UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 17, 2012

 

PHH CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

MARYLAND

 

1-7797

 

52-0551284

(State or other jurisdiction

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

of incorporation)

 

 

 

Identification No.)

 

3000 Leadenhall Road
Mt. Laurel, New Jersey 08054

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

(856) 917-1744
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

o         Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o         Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o         Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o         Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

 



 

Item 1.01.   Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

Indenture

 

On January 17, 2012, PHH Corporation (the “Company,” “we” or “our”) issued $250 million in aggregate principal amount of 6.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2017 (the “Notes”) under an indenture, dated as of January 17, 2012, (the “Base Indenture”), as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 17, 2012 (the “First Supplemental Indenture” and, together with the Base Indenture, the “Indenture”), between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the “Trustee”). The Notes will bear interest at a rate of 6.00% per year, payable semiannually in arrears in cash on June 15th and December 15th of each year, beginning on June 15, 2012. The Notes are our senior unsecured obligations and will rank equally with all of our existing and future senior unsecured debt and senior to all of our existing and future subordinated debt.

 

Holders may convert their Notes at their option on any day prior to the close of business on the “scheduled trading day” immediately preceding December 15, 2016 only under the following circumstances: (1) during the five business-day period after any five consecutive trading day period (the “measurement period”) in which the trading price per Note for each day of that measurement period was less than 98% of the product of the last reported sale price of our common stock and the conversion rate on each such day; (2) during any calendar quarter after the calendar quarter ending March 31, 2012, and only during such calendar quarter, if the last reported sale price of our common stock for 20 or more trading days in a period of 30 consecutive trading days ending on the last trading day of the immediately preceding calendar quarter exceeds 130% of the applicable conversion price in effect on each such trading day; or (3) upon the occurrence of specified corporate events. The Notes will be convertible, regardless of the foregoing circumstances, at any time from, and including, December 15, 2016 through the third “scheduled trading day” immediately preceding the maturity date.

 

Upon conversion we will pay cash and, if applicable, deliver shares of our common stock based on a “daily conversion value” calculated on a proportionate basis for each “VWAP trading day” of the relevant 60 VWAP trading day observation period. The initial conversion rate for the Notes will be 78.2014 shares of common stock per $1,000 in principal amount of Notes, equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $12.79 per share of common stock. The conversion rate will be subject to adjustment in some events but will not be adjusted for accrued interest.

 

Subject to certain exceptions, holders may require the Company to repurchase, for cash, all or part of their Notes upon a “fundamental change” (as defined in the Indenture) at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes being repurchased plus any accrued and unpaid interest up to, but excluding, the “fundamental change repurchase date.” In addition, upon a “make-whole fundamental change” (as defined in the Indenture) prior to the maturity date of the Notes, we will, in some cases, increase the conversion rate for a holder that elects to convert its Notes in connection with such make-whole fundamental change. The Company may not redeem the Notes prior to maturity.

 

The Indenture contains certain events of default after which the Notes may be declared due and payable or, in certain circumstances, may be due and payable immediately. Such events of default include, without limitation, the following: failure to pay interest on any Note when due and such failure continues for 30 days; failure to pay any principal of, or extension fee (if any) on, any Note when due and payable at maturity, upon required repurchase, upon acceleration or otherwise; failure to comply with our obligation to convert the Notes into cash and, if applicable, shares of our common stock, upon exercise of a holder’s conversion right and such failure continues for 5 days; failure in performance or breach of any other covenant or agreement by us under the Indenture and such failure or breach continues for 60 days after written notice has been given to us; failure by us to provide timely notice of a fundamental change; failure to pay any indebtedness borrowed by us or one of our majority owned subsidiaries in an outstanding principal amount in excess of $25 million if such default is not rescinded or annulled within 30 days after written notice or, if applicable, the maturity date or date of required repurchase of such indebtedness; failure by us or one of our majority-owned subsidiaries to pay, bond or otherwise discharge any judgments or orders in excess of $25 million within 60 days of notice; and certain events in bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of the Company.

 

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A copy of each of the Base Indenture and the First Supplemental Indenture is attached hereto as Exhibits 4.1, 4.2, respectively, and each is incorporated herein by reference. The descriptions of each of the Base Indenture and the First Supplemental Indenture herein is qualified in its entirety by reference to such Base Indenture and the First Supplemental Indenture.

 

Relationships

 

Thomas P. (Todd) Gibbons, one of the Company’s Directors effective July 1, 2011, is Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of the Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, the Bank of New York Mellon, and BNY Mellon, N.A. (collectively “BNY Mellon”).  The Company has certain relationships with BNY Mellon, including financial services, commercial banking and other transactions. BNY Mellon is a lender, along with various other lenders, in several of the Company’s credit facilities, functions as the custodian for loan files, and functions as the indenture trustee on certain privately issued convertible senior notes governed by the indentures dated April 2, 2008, and September 29, 2009, and certain notes issued under an indenture, dated as of August 11, 2010 by and between PHH and BNY Mellon, as supplemented by the first supplemental indenture dated December 12, 2011 between the Company and BNY Mellon, as well as several of the vehicle management asset-backed debt facilities.  The Company also executes forward loan sales agreements and interest rate contracts with BNY Mellon.  These transactions were entered into in the ordinary course of business upon terms, including interest rate and collateral, substantially the same as those prevailing at the time. The fees paid to BNY Mellon, including interest expense, during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 were not significant.

 

Certain of the underwriters and their affiliates provide or may in the future provide certain commercial banking, financial advisory and investment banking services for PHH and certain of its affiliates, for which they receive customary fees. Affiliates of each of the underwriters are lenders under, and an affiliate of J.P. Morgan Securities LLC is the administrative agent for, our Amended and Restated Competitive Advance and Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of January 6, 2006, as amended. We maintain mortgage warehouse facilities with affiliates of each of J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Barclays Capital Inc. and RBS Securities Inc. Additionally, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated is affiliated with Merrill Lynch Home Loans, one of our largest private-label clients, a division of Bank of America, National Association.

 

Item 2.03.   Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation Under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

 

The information set forth under Item 1.01 of this Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 8.01.   Other Events.

 

On January 17, 2011, the Company issued a press release announcing the closing of the Notes. The full text of the press release is attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit
Number

 

Description

4.1

 

Base Indenture, dated January 17, 2012, between PHH Corporation and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee

4.2

 

First Supplemental Indenture, dated January 17, 2012, between PHH Corporation and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee

4.3

 

Form of 6.00% Convertible Senior Note due 2017 (included as part of Exhibit 4.2)

5.1

 

Opinion of DLA Piper LLP (US) with respect to legality of the notes

23.1

 

Consent of DLA Piper LLP (US) (included in Exhibit 5.1)

99.1

 

Press Release of PHH Corporation, dated January 17, 2012.

 

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SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

PHH CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ William F. Brown

 

Name:

William F. Brown

 

Title:

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Dated: January 17, 2012

 

 

 

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Index to Exhibits

 

Exhibit
Number

 

Description

4.1

 

Base Indenture, dated January 17, 2012, between PHH Corporation and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee

4.2

 

First Supplemental Indenture, dated January 17, 2012, between PHH Corporation and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee

4.3

 

Form of 6.00% Convertible Senior Note due 2017 (included as part of Exhibit 4.2)

5.1

 

Opinion of DLA Piper LLP (US) with respect to legality of the notes

23.1

 

Consent of DLA Piper LLP (US) (included in Exhibit 5.1)

99.1

 

Press Release of PHH Corporation, dated January 17, 2012.

 

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Exhibit 4.1

 

EXECUTION COPY

 

PHH CORPORATION

as Issuer

AND

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.

as Trustee

 

INDENTURE

Dated as of January 17, 2012

 



 

Reconciliation and tie between
Trust Indenture Act of 1939 and Indenture*

 

Trust Indenture Act Section

 

Indenture Section

§ 310 (a)

(1)

 

 

608

(a)

(2)

 

 

608

(a)

(5)

 

 

608

(b)

 

 

 

608

(b)

(1)

 

 

608

§ 311 (a)

 

 

 

612

(b)

 

 

 

612

§ 312 (b)

 

 

 

702

(c)

 

 

 

702

§ 313 (a)

 

 

 

703

(b)

 

 

 

703

(c)

 

 

 

703

(d)

 

 

 

703

§ 314 (a)

(4)

 

 

1004

 


* This reconciliation and tie shall not, for any purpose, be deemed to be a part of the Indenture.

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS *

 

 

Page

 

 

ARTICLE ONE

 

DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS
OF GENERAL APPLICATION

 

 

 

SECTION 101

Definitions

1

SECTION 102

Compliance Certificates and Opinions

7

SECTION 103

Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee

7

SECTION 104

Acts of Holders

8

SECTION 105

Notices, Etc., to Trustee and Company

9

SECTION 106

Notice to Holders; Waiver

10

SECTION 107

Conflict with Trust Indenture Act

10

SECTION 108

Effect of Headings and Table of Contents

10

SECTION 109

Successors and Assigns

10

SECTION 110

Separability Clause

11

SECTION 111

Benefits of Indenture

11

SECTION 112

Governing Law

11

SECTION 113

Legal Holidays

11

SECTION 114

Indenture and Securities Solely Corporate Obligations

11

SECTION 115

Consent of Holders of Securities in a Foreign Currency or Euros

12

SECTION 116

Payment Currency

12

SECTION 117

Waiver of Trial by Jury

12

SECTION 118

Force Majeure

12

 

 

 

ARTICLE TWO

 

SECURITY FORMS

 

 

SECTION 201

Forms Generally

13

SECTION 202

Form of Trustee’s Certificate of Authentication

13

 

 

ARTICLE THREE

 

THE SECURITIES

 

 

SECTION 301

Amount Unlimited; Issuable in Series

14

SECTION 302

Denominations

17

SECTION 303

Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating

17

SECTION 304

Temporary Securities

18

SECTION 305

Registration, Registration of Transfer and Exchange

18

 


*                  The Table of Contents is not a part of the Indenture.

 

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SECTION 306

Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities

19

SECTION 307

Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved; Optional Interest Reset

20

SECTION 308

Persons Deemed Owners

22

SECTION 309

Cancellation

22

SECTION 310

Computation of Interest

23

SECTION 311

Global Securities

23

SECTION 312

Optional Extension of Maturity

25

SECTION 313

CUSIP and ISIN Numbers

26

 

 

 

ARTICLE FOUR

 

SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE

 

 

 

SECTION 401

Satisfaction and Discharge of Securities of any Series

26

SECTION 402

Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture

28

SECTION 403

Application of Trust Money

28

 

 

 

ARTICLE FIVE

 

REMEDIES

 

 

 

SECTION 501

Events of Default

28

SECTION 502

Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment

30

SECTION 503

Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee

31

SECTION 504

Trustee May File Proofs of Claim

32

SECTION 505

Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Securities

32

SECTION 506

Application of Money Collected

32

SECTION 507

Limitation on Suits

33

SECTION 508

Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal, Premium and Interest

34

SECTION 509

Restoration of Rights and Remedies

34

SECTION 510

Rights and Remedies Cumulative

34

SECTION 511

Delay or Omission Not Waiver

34

SECTION 512

Control by Holders

34

SECTION 513

Waiver of Past Defaults

35

SECTION 514

Undertaking for Costs

35

 

 

 

ARTICLE SIX

 

THE TRUSTEE

 

 

 

SECTION 601

Certain Duties and Responsibilities

36

SECTION 602

Notice of Defaults

37

SECTION 603

Certain Rights of Trustee

37

SECTION 604

Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities

39

SECTION 605

May Hold Securities

39

SECTION 606

Money Held in Trust

39

 

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SECTION 607

Compensation and Reimbursement

39

SECTION 608

Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility; Conflicting Interests

40

SECTION 609

Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor

40

SECTION 610

Acceptance of Appointment by Successor

42

SECTION 611

Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business

43

SECTION 612

Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company

43

SECTION 613

Appointment of Authenticating Agent

43

 

 

ARTICLE SEVEN

 

HOLDERS’ LISTS AND REPORTS BY TRUSTEE AND COMPANY

 

 

SECTION 701

Holder Lists

45

SECTION 702

Communications by Holders with Other Holders

45

SECTION 703

Reports by Trustee

45

SECTION 704

Reports by Company

45

 

 

ARTICLE EIGHT

 

SUCCESSOR CORPORATION

 

 

SECTION 801

Limitation on Consolidation, Merger and Sale of Assets

46

SECTION 802

Successor Person Substituted

46

 

 

ARTICLE NINE

 

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES

 

 

SECTION 901

Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders

47

SECTION 902

Supplemental Indentures with Consent of Holders

48

SECTION 903

Execution of Supplemental Indentures

49

SECTION 904

Effect of Supplemental Indentures

50

SECTION 905

Conformity with Trust Indenture Act

50

SECTION 906

Reference in Securities to Supplemental Indentures

50

 

 

ARTICLE TEN

 

COVENANTS

 

 

SECTION 1001

Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest

50

SECTION 1002

Maintenance of Office or Agency

50

SECTION 1003

Money for Securities Payments to Be Held in Trust

51

SECTION 1004

Statement as to Compliance

53

SECTION 1005

Waiver of Certain Covenants

53

 

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ARTICLE ELEVEN

 

REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES

 

 

SECTION 1101

Applicability of Article

53

SECTION 1102

Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee

53

SECTION 1103

Selection by Trustee of Securities to be Redeemed

54

SECTION 1104

Notice of Redemption

54

SECTION 1105

Deposit of Redemption Price

55

SECTION 1106

Securities Payable on Redemption Date

55

SECTION 1107

Securities Redeemed in Part

56

 

 

 

ARTICLE TWELVE

 

SINKING FUNDS

 

 

 

SECTION 1201

Applicability of Article

56

SECTION 1202

Satisfaction of Sinking Fund Payments with Securities

56

SECTION 1203

Redemption of Securities for Sinking Fund

57

 

 

ARTICLE THIRTEEN

 

REPAYMENT AT THE OPTION OF HOLDERS

 

 

SECTION 1301

Applicability of Article

57

 

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INDENTURE, dated as of January 17, 2012, between PHH Corporation, a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Maryland (herein called the “ Company ”), and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (herein called the “ Trustee ”).

 

RECITALS OF THE COMPANY

 

WHEREAS, the Company has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture to provide for the issuance from time to time of its unsecured and unsubordinated debentures, notes or other evidences of senior indebtedness (herein called the “ Securities ”), to be issued in one or more series as in this Indenture provided; and

 

WHEREAS, all things necessary to make this Indenture a legal, valid and binding agreement of the Company, in accordance with its terms, have been done.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH:

 

For and in consideration of the premises and the purchase of the securities by the Holders thereof, it is mutually covenanted and agreed, for the equal and proportionate benefit of all holders of the Securities or of any series thereof, as follows:

 

ARTICLE ONE

 

DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS
OF GENERAL APPLICATION

 

SECTION 101        Definitions .

 

For all purposes of this Indenture, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires:

 

(1)           the terms defined in this Article  have the meanings assigned to them in this Article  and include the plural as well as the singular;

 

(2)           unless otherwise defined in this Indenture or the context otherwise requires, all terms used herein without definition which are defined in the Trust Indenture Act, either directly or by reference therein, have the meanings assigned to them therein; and

 

(3)           all accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and, except as otherwise herein expressly provided, the term “generally accepted accounting principles” with respect to any computation required or permitted hereunder shall mean such accounting principles as are generally accepted in the United States of America at the date of such computation; and

 

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(4)           the words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision.

 

Act ,” when used with respect to any Holder, has the meaning specified in Section 104 .

 

Affiliate ” of any specified person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person.  For the purposes of this definition, “control” when used with respect to any specified Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.

 

Authenticating Agent ” means any Person authorized by the Trustee to act on behalf of the Trustee to authenticate and deliver one or more series of Securities.

 

Beneficial Owner ” means, with respect to Global Securities, the Person who is the beneficial owner of such Securities as effected on the books of the Depositary for such Securities or on the books of a Person maintaining an account with such Depositary (directly or as an indirect participant, in accordance with the rules of such Depositary).

 

Board of Directors ” means either the board of directors of the Company or any duly authorized committee of that board.

 

Board Resolution ” means a copy of a resolution certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company to have been duly adopted by the Board of Directors (or by a committee of the Board of Directors to the extent that any such other committee has been authorized by the Board of Directors to establish or approve the matters contemplated) and to be in full force and effect on the date of such certification, and delivered to the Trustee.

 

Business Day ,” when used with respect to any Place of Payment, means each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday which is not a day on which banking institutions in that Place of Payment, and (i) with respect to Securities denominated in a Foreign Currency, the capital city of the country of the Foreign Currency, or (ii) with respect to Securities denominated in Euros, Luxembourg, are authorized or obligated by it to close.

 

Commission ” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, as from time to time constituted, created under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or, if at any time after the execution of this instrument such Commission is not existing and performing the duties now assigned to it under the Trust Indenture Act, then the body performing such duties at such time.

 

Company ” means the Person named as the “Company” in the first paragraph of this Indenture until a successor corporation shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter “ Company ” shall mean such successor corporation.

 

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Company Request ” or “ Company Order ” means a written request or order signed in the name of the Company by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, President, Executive Vice President, Senior Vice President, Treasurer, Assistant Treasurer, Controller, Assistant Controller, Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the Company, and delivered to the Trustee.

 

Corporate Trust Office ” means the principal corporate trust office of the Trustee at which at any particular time its corporate trust business shall be principally administered.  At the date of this Indenture, the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee is located at 2 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 1020, Chicago, Illinois 60602, or such other address as the Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Holders and the Company.

 

Defaulted Interest ” has the meaning specified in Section 307 .

 

Depositary ” means a clearing agency registered as such under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor thereto, which shall in either case be designated by the Company pursuant to Section 301 until a successor Depositary shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter “Depositary” shall mean or include each Person who is then a Depositary hereunder, and if at any time there is more than one such Person, such Persons.  “Depositary” as used with respect to the Securities of any series shall mean the Depositary with respect to the Securities of that series.

 

Dollar ” or “ $ ” or any similar reference means the coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for the payment of public and private debts.

 

Euro ” means the single currency of participating member states of the economic and monetary union as contemplated in the Treaty on European Union.

 

Event of Default ” has the meaning specified in Section 501 .

 

Extension Notice ” has the meaning specified in Section 312 .

 

Extension Period ” has the meaning specified in Section 312 .

 

Final Maturity ” has the meaning specified in Section 312 .

 

Floating Rate Security ” means a Security which provides for the payment of interest at a variable rate determined periodically by reference to an interest rate index or other index specified pursuant to Section 301 .

 

Foreign Currency ” means a currency issued by the government of any country other than the United States of America or a composite currency, the value of which is determined by reference to the values of the currencies of any group of countries.

 

Global Security ” means a Security evidencing all or part of a series of Securities which is executed by the Company and authenticated and delivered to the Depositary for such series or its nominee, all in accordance with this Indenture and pursuant to a Company Order,

 

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which shall be registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee and which shall represent the amount of uncertificated securities as specified therein.

 

Holder ” means a Person in whose name a Security is registered in the Security Register.

 

Indenture ” means this instrument as originally executed or as it may from time to time be supplemented or amended by one or more indentures supplemental hereto entered into pursuant to the applicable provisions hereof and shall include any Officer’s Certificates setting forth the form and terms of particular series of Securities as contemplated by Sections 201 and 301 .

 

Interest ,” means, unless the context otherwise requires, interest payable on any Securities, and with respect to an Original Issue Discount Security that by its terms bears interest only after Maturity, interest payable after Maturity.

 

Interest Payment Date ,” when used with respect to any Security, means the Stated Maturity of an installment of interest on such Security.

 

Journal ” means the official Journal of the European Union or successor publication thereto.

 

Market Exchange Rate ” means on a given date, the noon Dollar buying rate in New York City for cable transfers of a currency as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York; provided that, in the case of the Euro, Market Exchange Rate shall mean the rate of exchange determined by the Commission of the European Union (or any successor thereto) as published in the Journal.

 

Maturity ,” when used with respect to any Security, means the date on which the principal of such Security or an installment of principal becomes due and payable as therein or herein provided, whether at the Stated Maturity or by declaration of acceleration, call for redemption or otherwise.

 

Officer’s Certificate ” means a certificate signed by any of the Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, the President, Executive Vice President, Senior Vice President, Treasurer, Assistant Treasurer, Controller, Assistant Controller, Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the Company and delivered to the Trustee. Each such certificate shall include the statements provided for in Section 102 if and to the extent required by the provisions of such Section.

 

Opinion of Counsel ” means a written opinion of counsel, who may be an employee of or counsel for the Company, which opinion is delivered to the Trustee.

 

Optional Reset Date ” has the meaning specified in Section 307 .

 

Original Issue Discount Security ” means any Security which provides for an amount less than the principal amount thereof to be due and payable upon a declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 502 .

 

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Original Stated Maturity ” has the meaning specified in Section 312 .

 

Outstanding ,” when used with respect to Securities, means, as of the date of determination, all Securities theretofore authenticated and delivered under this Indenture, except:

 

(i)            Securities theretofore cancelled by the Trustee or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation;

 

(ii)           Securities or portions thereof for whose payment or redemption money in the necessary amount has been theretofore deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent (other than the Company) in trust or set aside and segregated in trust by the Company (if the Company shall act as its own Paying Agent) for the Holders of such Securities; provided that, if such Securities or portions thereof are to be redeemed, notice of such redemption has been duly given pursuant to this Indenture or provision therefor satisfactory to the Trustee has been made; and

 

(iii)          Securities which have been paid pursuant to Section 306 or in exchange for or in lieu of which other Securities have been authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Indenture, other than any such Securities in respect of which there shall have been presented to the Trustee proof satisfactory to it that such Securities are held by a bona fide purchaser in whose hands such Securities are valid obligations of the Company;  provided , however , that in determining whether the Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities have given any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver hereunder, Securities owned by the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities or any Affiliate of the Company or of such other obligor shall be disregarded and deemed not to be Outstanding, except that, in determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying upon any such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver, only Securities which a Responsible Officer of the Trustee actually knows to be so owned shall be so disregarded.  Securities so owned which have been pledged in good faith may be regarded as Outstanding if the pledgee establishes to the satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgee’s right so to act with respect to such Securities and that the pledgee is not the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities or any Affiliate of the Company or of such other obligor.  In determining the requisite principal amount of any Original Issue Discount Security, such principal amount that shall be deemed to be Outstanding shall be equal to the amount of the principal thereof that could be declared to be due and payable upon an Event of Default pursuant to the terms of such Original Issue Discount Security at the time of such determination.

 

Paying Agent ” means any Person, which may include the Company, authorized by the Company to pay the principal of (and premium, if any) or interest, if any, on any Security on behalf of the Company.

 

Person ” means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.

 

Place of Payment ,” when used with respect to the Securities of any series, means the place or places where the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest, if any, on the

 

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Securities of that series are payable as specified as contemplated in Section 301 or, if not so specified, as specified in Section 1002 .

 

Predecessor Security ” of any particular Security means every previous Security evidencing all or a portion of the same debt as that evidenced by such particular Security; and, for the purposes of this definition, any Security authenticated and delivered under Section 306 in lieu of a mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall be deemed to evidence the same debt as the mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security.

 

Redemption Date ,” when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed, means the date fixed for such redemption by or pursuant to this Indenture.

 

Redemption Price ,” when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed, means the price at which it is to be redeemed pursuant to this Indenture.

 

Regular Record Date ” for the interest payable on any Interest Payment Date on the Securities of any series means the date specified for that purpose as contemplated by Section 301 .

 

Reset Notice ” has the meaning specified in Section 307 .

 

Responsible Officer ,” when used with respect to the Trustee, means any officer of the Trustee assigned to administer corporate trust matters and also means, with respect to a particular corporate trust matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of his or her knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject and who shall have direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture.

 

Securities ” has the meaning stated in the first recital of this Indenture and more particularly means any Securities authenticated and delivered under this Indenture.

 

Security Register ” and “Security Registrar” have the respective meanings specified in Section 305.

 

Special Record Date ” for the payment of any Defaulted Interest means a date fixed by the Trustee pursuant to Section 307 .

 

Stated Maturity ,” when used with respect to any Security or any installment of principal thereof or interest thereon, means the date specified in such Security as the fixed date on which the principal of such Security or such installment of principal or interest is due and payable.

 

Subsequent Interest Period ” has the meaning specified in Section 307 .

 

Subsidiary ” means with respect to any Person, any corporation, association, joint venture, partnership, limited liability company or other business entity of which at least a majority of the voting stock or other ownership interests having voting power for the election of directors, managers or trustees (or the equivalent) is, at the time as of which any determination is being made, owned or controlled by such Person or one or more subsidiaries of such Person, or

 

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by such Person and one or more subsidiaries of such Person, other than shares, interests, participations or other equivalents having such power by reason of the occurrence of any contingency.

 

Trustee ” means the Person named as the “Trustee” in the first paragraph of this instrument until a successor trustee shall have become such with respect to one or more series of Securities pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter “Trustee” shall mean or include each Person who is then a Trustee hereunder, provided , however , that if at any time there is more than one such Person, “Trustee” as used with respect to the Securities of any series shall mean the Trustee with respect to Securities of that series.

 

Trust Indenture Act ” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S. Code Sections 77aaa-77bbbb) as in force at the date on the date of this Indenture, except as provided in Section 905 .

 

Vice President ,” when used with respect to the Company or the Trustee, means any vice president, whether or not designated by a number or a word or words added before or after the title “vice president.”

 

SECTION 102        Compliance Certificates and Opinions .

 

Upon any application or request by the Company to the Trustee to take any action under any provision of this Indenture, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate stating that all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been complied with and an Opinion of Counsel stating that in the opinion of such counsel all such conditions precedent, if any, have been complied with.

 

Every certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture shall include:

 

(1)           a statement that each individual signing such certificate or opinion has read such condition or covenant and the definitions herein relating thereto;

 

(2)           a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such certificate or opinion are based;

 

(3)           a statement that, in the opinion of each such individual, he has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such condition or covenant has been complied with; and

 

(4)           a statement as to whether, in the opinion of each such individual, such condition or covenant has been complied with.

 

SECTION 103        Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee .

 

In any case where several matters are required to be certified by, or covered by an opinion of, any specified Person, it is not necessary that all such matters be certified by, or

 

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covered by the opinion of, only one such Person, or that they be so certified or covered by only one document, but one such Person may certify or give an opinion with respect to some matters and one or more other such Persons as to other matters, and any such Person may certify or give an opinion as to such matters in one or several documents.

 

Any certificate or opinion of an officer of the Company may be based, insofar as it relates to legal matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, counsel, unless such officer knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to the matters upon which his certificate or opinion is based are erroneous.  Any such certificate or Opinion of Counsel may be based, insofar as it relates to factual matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, an officer or officers of the Company stating that the information with respect to such factual matters is in the possession of the Company, unless such counsel knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to such matters are erroneous.

 

Any certificate or opinion of an officer of the Company or Opinion of Counsel may be based, insofar as it relates to accounting matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, an accountant or firm of accountants, unless such officer or counsel, as the case may be, knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to the accounting matters upon which his or her certificate or opinion may be based are erroneous.  Any certificate or opinion of any firm of independent registered public accountants filed with the Trustee shall contain a statement that such firm is independent.

 

Where any Person is required to make, give or execute two or more applications, requests, consents, certificates, statements, opinions or other instruments under this Indenture, they may, but need not, be consolidated and form one instrument.

 

SECTION 104        Acts of Holders .

 

(a)           Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided by this Indenture to be given or taken by Holders (or Holders of any series) may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such Holders in person or by agent duly appointed in writing; and, except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments are delivered to the Trustee and, where it is hereby expressly required, to the Company.  Such instrument or instruments (and the action embodied therein and evidenced thereby) are herein sometimes referred to as the “Act” of the Holders signing such instrument or instruments, proof of execution of any such instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent shall be sufficient for any purpose of this Indenture and (subject to Section 601 ) conclusive in favor of the Trustee and the Company and any agent of the Trustee or the Company, if made in the manner provided in this Section.

 

(b)           The fact and date of the execution by any person of any such instrument or writing may be proved by the affidavit of a witness of such execution or by a certificate of a notary public or other officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments of deeds, certifying

 

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that the individual signing such instrument or writing acknowledged to him the execution thereof.  Where such execution is by a signer acting in a capacity other than his individual capacity, such certificate or affidavit shall also constitute sufficient proof of his authority.  The fact and date of the execution of any such instrument or writing, or the authority of the person executing the same, may also be proved in any other manner which the Trustee deems sufficient; and the Trustee may in any instance require further proof with respect to any of the matters referred to in this Section.

 

(c)           The ownership of Securities and the principal amount held by any Person and the date of holding the same shall be proved by the Security Register.

 

(d)           If the Company shall solicit from the Holders any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act, the Company may, at its option, by Board Resolution, fix in advance a record date for the determination of Holders entitled to give such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act, but the Company shall have no obligation to do so.  If such a record date is fixed, such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act may be given before or after such record date, but only the Holders of record at the close of business on such record date shall be deemed to be Holders for the purposes of determining whether Holders of the requisite proportion of Outstanding Securities have authorized or agreed or consented to such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act, and for that purpose the Outstanding Securities shall be computed as of such record date, provided that no such authorization, agreement or consent by the Holders on such record date shall be deemed effective unless it shall become effective pursuant to the provision of this Indenture not later than six months after the record date.

 

(e)           Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act of the Holder of any Security shall bind every future Holder of the same Security and the Holder of every Security issued upon the registration of transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof in respect of anything done, omitted or suffered to be done by the Trustee, the Security Registrar, any Paying Agent or the Company in reliance thereon, whether or not notation of such action is made upon such Security.

 

SECTION 105        Notices, Etc., to Trustee and Company .

 

Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or Act of Holders or other document provided or permitted by this Indenture to be made upon, given or furnished to, or filed with,

 

(1)           the Trustee by any Holder or by the Company shall be sufficient for every purpose hereunder if made, given, furnished or filed in writing to or with the Trustee at its Corporate Trust Office, or

 

(2)           the Company by the Trustee or by any Holder shall be sufficient for every purpose hereunder (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to the Company addressed to the attention of its General

 

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Counsel at 3000 Leadenhall Road, Mt. Laurel, New Jersey 08054 or any other address subsequently furnished in writing to the Trustee by the Company.

 

SECTION 106        Notice to Holders; Waiver .

 

Where this Indenture provides for notice to Holders of any event, such notice shall be sufficiently given (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to each Holder affected by such event, at his address as it appears in the Security Register, not later than the latest date, and not earlier than the earliest date, prescribed for the giving of such notice.  In any case where notice to Holders is given by mail, neither the failure to mail such notice, nor any defect in any notice so mailed, to any particular Holder shall affect the sufficiency of such notice with respect to other Holders.  Any notice mailed in the manner prescribed by this Indenture shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given whether or not received by any particular Holder.  Where this Indenture provides for notice in any manner, such notice may be waived in writing by the Person entitled to receive such notice, either before or after the event, and such waiver shall be the equivalent of such notice.  Waivers of notice by Holders shall be filed with the Trustee, but such filing shall not be a condition precedent to the validity of any action taken in reliance upon such waiver.

 

In case by reason of the suspension of regular mail service or by reason of any other cause it shall be impracticable to give such notice by mail, then such notification as shall be made with the approval of the Trustee shall constitute a sufficient notification for every purpose hereunder.  In any case where notice to Holders is given by mail, neither the failure to mail such notice, nor any defect in any notice so mailed, to any particular Holder shall affect the sufficiency of such notice with respect to other Holders.

 

In the case of Global Securities, notices or communications to be given to Holders shall be given to the Depository, in accordance with its applicable policies from time to time.

 

SECTION 107        Conflict with Trust Indenture Act .

 

If and to the extent that any provision hereof limits, qualifies or conflicts with another provision hereof which is required to be included in this Indenture by any of the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act, such required provision shall control.  If any provision of this Indenture modifies or excludes any provision of the Trust Indenture Act which may be so modified or excluded, the latter provision shall be deemed to apply to this Indenture as so modified or to be excluded, as the case may be.

 

SECTION 108        Effect of Headings and Table of Contents .

 

The Article and Section headings herein and the Table of Contents are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

 

SECTION 109        Successors and Assigns .

 

All covenants and agreements in this Indenture by the Company shall bind its successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not.  All agreements of the Trustee, any

 

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additional trustee and any Paying Agents in this Indenture shall bind their respective successors and assigns.

 

SECTION 110        Separability Clause .

 

In case any provision of this Indenture or in the Securities shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby, and a Holder shall have no claim therefor against any party hereto.

 

SECTION 111        Benefits of Indenture .

 

Nothing in this Indenture or in the Securities, express or implied, shall give to any Person, other than the parties hereto, any Paying Agent, any Security Registrar, or any Authenticating Agent and their respective successors hereunder and the Holders, any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Indenture.

 

SECTION 112        Governing Law .

 

This Indenture and the Securities shall be governed and construed by and in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, as applied to contracts made and performed within the State of New York without regard to principles of conflicts of laws.

 

SECTION 113        Legal Holidays .

 

In any case where any Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date, the Stated Maturity of any Security or any date upon which any Defaulted Interest is proposed to be paid shall not be a Business Day at any Place of Payment, then (notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture or of the Securities) payment of interest, if any, or principal (and premium, if any) need not be made at such Place of Payment on such date, but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day at such Place of Payment with the same force and effect as if made on the Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date, at the Stated Maturity, or on the date for payment of Defaulted Interest, provided that no interest shall accrue for the period from and after such Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date, Stated Maturity or date for the payment of Defaulted Interest, as the case may be, to the date of payment.

 

SECTION 114        Indenture and Securities Solely Corporate Obligations .

 

No recourse for the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any) or interest on any Security, or for any claim based thereon or otherwise in respect thereof, and no recourse under or upon any obligation, covenant or agreement of the Company in this Indenture or in any supplemental indenture, or in any Security, or because of the creation of any indebtedness represented thereby, shall be had against any incorporator, stockholder, officer or director, as such, past, present or future, of the Company or of any successor corporation, either directly or through the Company or any successor corporation, whether by virtue of any constitution, statute or rule of law, or by the enforcement of any assessment or penalty or otherwise; it being expressly understood that all such liability is hereby expressly waived and released as a condition of, and as a consideration for, the execution of this Indenture and the issuance of the Securities.

 

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SECTION 115        Consent of Holders of Securities in a Foreign Currency or Euros .

 

Unless otherwise specified in a certificate delivered pursuant to Section 301 of this Indenture with respect to a particular series of Securities, whenever for purposes of this Indenture any action may be taken by the Holders of a specified percentage in aggregate principal amount of Securities of all series or all series affected by a particular action at the time Outstanding and, at such time, there are Outstanding Securities of any series which are denominated in a coin, currency or currency unit other than Dollars, then the principal amount of Securities of such series which shall be deemed to be Outstanding for the purpose of taking such action shall be that amount of Dollars that could be obtained for the stated Foreign Currency or Euro principal amount of such Outstanding Securities at the Market Exchange Rate on the record date for the purpose of taking such action.  If the appropriate Market Exchange Rate is not available for any reason with respect to such currency, the Trustee shall use, in its sole discretion and without liability on its part, such quotation of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York or, in the case of Euros, the rate of exchange as published in Journal, as of the most recent available date, or quotations or, in the case of Euros, rates of exchange from one or more major banks in The City of New York or in the country of issue of the currency in question or, in the case of Euros, in Luxembourg, or such other quotations or, in the case of Euros, rates of exchange as the Company, shall deem appropriate and deliver to the Trustee.  All decisions and determinations of the Trustee regarding the Market Exchange Rate or any alternative determination provided for in the preceding paragraph shall be in its sole discretion and shall, in the absence of manifest error, be conclusive for all purposes and irrevocably binding upon the Company and all Holders.

 

SECTION 116        Payment Currency .

 

If the principal of and/or interest on (or premium, if any, on) any Securities is payable in a Foreign Currency or Euros and such Foreign Currency or Euros is not available for payment due to the imposition of exchange controls or other circumstances beyond the control of the Company, then the Company shall be entitled to satisfy its obligations to Holders under this Indenture by making such payment in Dollars on the basis of the Market Exchange Rate for such Foreign Currency or Euros on the latest date for which such rate was established on or before the date on which payment is due.  Any payment made under this Section 116 in Dollars where the required payment is in a Foreign Currency or Euros shall not constitute an Event of Default.

 

SECTION 117        Waiver of Trial by Jury .

 

EACH PARTY TO THIS INDENTURE, AND EACH HOLDER OF A SECURITY BY ACCEPTANCE THEREOF, WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS INDENTURE.

 

SECTION 118        Force Majeure .

 

In no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations hereunder arising out of or caused by, directly or indirectly, forces

 

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beyond its control, including, without limitation, strikes, work stoppages, accidents, acts of war or terrorism, civil or military disturbances, nuclear or natural catastrophes or acts of God, and interruptions, loss or malfunctions of utilities, communications or computer (software and hardware) services; it being understood that the Trustee shall use reasonable efforts which are consistent with accepted practices in the banking industry to resume performance as soon as practicable under the circumstances.

 

ARTICLE TWO

 

SECURITY FORMS

 

SECTION 201        Forms Generally .

 

The Securities of each series shall be in substantially the form as shall be established by or pursuant to a Board Resolution or in one or more indentures supplemental hereto, in each case with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted by this Indenture, and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such legends or endorsements placed thereon as may be required to comply with the rules of any securities exchange or as may, consistently herewith, be determined by the officers executing such Securities, as evidenced by their execution of the Securities.  If the form of Securities of any series is established by action taken pursuant to a Board Resolution, an appropriate Officer’s Certificate setting forth such form together with a copy of the Board Resolution shall be delivered to the Trustee at or prior to the delivery of the Company Order contemplated by Section 303 for the authentication and delivery of such Securities.

 

The definitive Securities shall be printed, typed, lithographed or engraved or produced by any combination of these methods or may be produced in any other manner permitted by the rules of any securities exchange on which the Securities may be listed, all as determined by the officers executing such Securities, as evidenced by their execution of such Securities.

 

SECTION 202        Form of Trustee’s Certificate of Authentication .

 

The Trustee’s certificate of authentication shall be in substantially the form set forth below:

 

This is one of the Securities of the series designated herein issued under the within-mentioned Indenture.

 

 

 

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON

 

TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Trustee

 

 

 

 

 

By

 

 

 

Authorized Officer

Dated:

 

 

 

 

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ARTICLE THREE

 

THE SECURITIES

 

SECTION 301                        Amount Unlimited; Issuable in Series .

 

The aggregate principal amount of securities which may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture is unlimited.

 

The Securities may be issued in one or more series.  There shall be established in or pursuant to a procedure established in a Board Resolution, and set forth in an Officer’s Certificate, or established in one or more indentures supplemental hereto, prior to the issuance of Securities of any series:

 

(1)           the title of the Securities of the series (which shall distinguish the Securities of such series from the Securities of all other series, except to the extent that additional Securities of an existing series are being issued) and the form of the Securities of the series;

 

(2)           any limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the Securities of the series which may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture (except for Securities authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, other Securities of the series pursuant to Sections 304 , 305 , 306 , 906 or 1107 );

 

(3)           the guarantors, if any, of the Securities of the series, and the extent of the guarantees (including provisions relating to seniority, subordination, and the release of the guarantors), if any, and any additions or changes to permit or facilitate guarantees of such Securities;

 

(4)           the date or dates on which the principal of (and premium, if any, on) the Securities of the series is payable, or the manner in which such dates are determined;

 

(5)           the price or prices (expressed as a percentage of the principal amount thereof) at which the Securities of the series will be issued;

 

(6)           the rate or rates at which the Securities of the series shall bear interest, if any, or, if applicable, the method used to determine such rate or rates (including, but not limited to, any commodity, commodity index, stock exchange index or financial index) at which the Securities of the series shall bear interest, if any, the date or dates on which such interest, if any, shall commence, the date or dates from which any such interest shall accrue, or the manner in which such dates are determined, the Interest Payment Dates on which any such interest shall be payable, the Regular Record Dates, if any, for the payment of interest on any Interest Payment Date and the rate or rates of interest, if any, payable on overdue installments of interest on or principal of (or premium, if any, on) the Securities of the series, and whether the interest rate may be reset upon certain designated events and, in the case of Floating Rate Securities, the notice, if any, to Holders regarding the determination of interest and the manner of giving such notice, and the extent to which, or the manner in which, any interest payable on any Global Security on an Interest Payment Date will be paid or calculated if other than in the

 

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manner provided in Section 307 or Section 310 if other than calculated on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months;

 

(7)           if other than the Trustee, the identity of the Security Registrar and, if other than as specified in Section 1002, the place or places where the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest, if any, on Securities of the series shall be payable, or the method of such payment, if by wire transfer, mail or other means;

 

(8)           if the Securities of such series are redeemable, the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which and the terms and conditions upon which Securities of the series may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at the option of the Company;

 

(9)           the obligation, if any, of the Company to redeem or purchase Securities of the series pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous provisions or at the option of a Holder thereof and the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which and the terms and conditions upon which Securities of the series shall be redeemed or purchased, in whole or in part, pursuant to such obligation;

 

(10)         if other than denominations of $2,000 and any integral multiple thereof, the denominations in which Securities of the series shall be issuable;

 

(11)         if other than the principal amount thereof, the portion of the principal amount of Securities of the series which shall be payable upon declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 502 ;

 

(12)         additional covenants of the Company, if any, for the benefit of the Holders of Securities of such series and additional Events of Default, if any, with respect to Securities of such series;

 

(13)         if the provisions of Section 401(4)  relating to satisfaction and discharge of Securities more than one year prior to their Stated Maturity or redemption shall apply to Securities of the series, a statement of such fact;

 

(14)         if other than Dollars, the coin or currency in which the Securities of that series are denominated (including, but not limited to any Foreign Currency or Euros) if payments of principal of, or interest or premium, if any, on, the Securities of the series are to be made in one or more currencies or currency units other than that or those in which such Securities are denominated, the manner in which the exchange rate with respect to such payments will be determined;

 

(15)         if the amount of payments of principal (and premium, if any) or interest, if any, on the Securities of the series may be determined with reference to an index based on a currency or currencies or by reference to a commodity, commodity index, stock exchange index or financial index, the manner in which such amounts shall be determined;

 

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(17)         the date as of which any Global Security representing any Outstanding Debt Securities of the series shall be dated if other than the date of original issuance of the first Security of the series to be issued;

 

(18)         whether the Securities of the series shall be issued in whole or in part in the form of one or more Global Securities and, in such case, the Depositary for such Global Security or Securities;

 

(19)         the provisions, if any, relating to any collateral provided for the Securities of the series;

 

(20)         any addition to or change in the Events of Default which applies to any Securities of the series, and any change in the right of the Trustee or the requisite Holders of such Securities to declare the principal amount thereof due and payable pursuant to Section 502 ;

 

(21)         the terms and conditions, if any, for conversion of the Securities into or exchange of the Securities for shares of common stock or preferred stock of the Company that apply to Securities of the series;

 

(22)         the right, if any, to extend the maturity of the Securities of the series and the duration of such extension;

 

(23)         any depositories, interest rate calculation agents, exchange rate calculation agents or other agents with respect to Securities of such series if other than those appointed herein; and

 

(24)         any other terms, conditions, rights and preferences (or limitations on such rights and preferences) relating to the Securities of such series.

 

All Securities of any one series shall be substantially identical except as to denomination and the rate or rates of interest, if any, the date or dates from which interest shall accrue and maturity and except as may otherwise be provided in or pursuant to such Board Resolution and set forth in such Officer’s Certificate or in any such indenture supplemental hereto.

 

If any of the terms of the series are established by action taken pursuant to a Board Resolution, a copy of an appropriate record of such action shall be certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company and delivered to the Trustee at or prior to the delivery of the Officer’s Certificate setting forth the terms of the series.

 

All Securities of any one series need not be issued at the same time, and may be issued from time to time, consistent with the terms of this Indenture, if so provided by or pursuant to the Board Resolution, supplemental indenture or Officer’s Certificate referred to above, however, the authorized principal amount of any series may not be increased to provide for issuances of additional Securities of such series, unless otherwise provided in such Board Resolution, supplemental indenture or Officer’s Certificate.

 

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SECTION 302        Denominations .

 

The Securities of each series shall be issuable in registered form without coupons in such denominations as shall be specified as contemplated by Section 301 .  In the absence of any such provisions with respect to the Securities of any series, the Securities of such series shall be issuable in denominations of $2,000 and any integral multiple thereof.

 

SECTION 303        Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating .

 

The Securities shall be executed in the name and on behalf of the Company by the manual or facsimile signature of its Chairman of the Board of Directors, its Chief Executive Officer, President, one of its Vice Presidents or Treasurer.

 

Securities bearing the manual or facsimile signatures of individuals who were at any time the proper officers of the Company shall bind the Company, notwithstanding that such individuals or any of them have ceased to hold such offices prior to the authentication and delivery of such Securities or did not hold such offices at the date of such Securities.

 

At any time and from time to time after the execution and delivery of this Indenture, the Company may deliver to the Trustee or an Authenticating Agent for authentication Securities of any series executed by the Company, together with a Company Order for the authentication and delivery of such Securities, and the Trustee or such Authenticating Agent in accordance with the Company Order shall authenticate and deliver such Securities.  If all the Securities of any series are not to be issued at one time, and if the Board Resolution, Officer’s Certificate or supplemental indenture establishing such series shall so permit, such Company Order may set forth procedures acceptable to the Trustee for the issuance of such Securities and the determination of the terms of particular Securities of such series such as interest rate, maturity date, date of issuance and date from which interest shall accrue.  If the form or terms of the Securities of the series have been established in or pursuant to one or more Board Resolutions as permitted by Sections 201 and 301 , in authenticating such Securities, and accepting the additional responsibilities under this Indenture in relation to such Securities, the Trustee shall receive, and (subject to Section 601 ) shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel stating,

 

(a)           if the form of such Securities has been established by or pursuant to Board Resolution as permitted by Section 201, that such form has been established in conformity with the provisions of this Indenture;

 

(b)           if the terms of such Securities have been established by or pursuant to Board Resolution as permitted by Section 301, that such terms have been established in conformity with the provisions of this Indenture; and

 

(c)           that such Securities when authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and issued by the Company will constitute legally valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable in accordance with their terms.

 

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such action may not lawfully be taken, or if it, its board of directors, trustees, executive committee, or a trust committee of directors or trustees and/or vice presidents shall determine in good faith that such action would expose it to personal liability to existing Holders or if the issue of such Securities pursuant to this Indenture will affect the Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under the Securities and this Indenture or otherwise in a manner which is not reasonably acceptable to the Trustee.

 

Each Security shall be dated the date of its authentication.

 

No Security shall be entitled to any benefit under this Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose unless there appears on such Security a certificate of authentication substantially in the form provided for herein executed by the Trustee or an Authenticating Agent by manual signature, and such certificate upon any Security shall be conclusive evidence, and the only evidence, that such Security has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder and is entitled to the benefits of this Indenture.

 

SECTION 304        Temporary Securities .

 

Pending the preparation of definitive Securities of any series, the Company may execute, and upon Company Order the Trustee or an Authenticating Agent shall authenticate and deliver, temporary Securities which are printed, lithographed, typewritten, mimeographed or otherwise produced, in any authorized denomination, substantially of the tenor of the definitive Securities in lieu of which they are issued and with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as the officers executing such Securities may determine, as evidenced by their execution of such Securities.

 

Until so exchanged the temporary Securities of any series shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as definitive Securities of such series.

 

SECTION 305        Registration, Registration of Transfer and Exchange .

 

With respect to each series of Securities, the Company shall cause to be kept at one of the offices or agencies maintained pursuant to Section 1002 a register (the register maintained in such office and in any other office or agency established by the Company in a Place of Payment being herein sometimes collectively referred to as the “ Security Register ”) in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Company shall provide for the registration of Securities of that series and of transfers of Securities of that series.  Pursuant to Section 301 , the Company shall appoint, with respect to Securities of each series, a “Security Registrar” for the purpose of registering such Securities and transfers and exchanges of such Securities as herein provided.  In the event the Trustee shall not be Security Registrar, it shall have the right to examine the Security Register at all reasonable times.

 

Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Security of any series at the designated office or agency in a Place of Payment for that series, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee or an Authenticating Agent shall authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Securities of the same series, of any authorized denominations and of a like tenor, aggregate principal amount and Stated Maturity.

 

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At the option of the Holder, Securities of any series (except Global Securities) may be exchanged for other Securities of the same series, of any authorized denominations and of a like tenor, aggregate principal amount and Stated Maturity, upon surrender of the Securities to be exchanged at such office or agency and upon payment, if the Company shall so require, of the charges hereinafter provided.  Whenever any Securities are so surrendered for exchange, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee or an Authenticating Agent shall authenticate and deliver, the Securities which the Holder making the exchange is entitled to receive.

 

All Securities issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities shall be the valid obligations of the Company, evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the Securities surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange.

 

Every Security presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange shall (if so required by the Company or the Trustee or the Security Registrar) be duly endorsed, or be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Security Registrar (and, if so required by the Trustee, to the Trustee) duly executed, by the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing.

 

No service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities, other than exchanges pursuant to Section 304 , 906 or 1107 not involving any transfer.

 

The Company shall not be required (i) to issue, register the transfer of or exchange Securities of any series during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day of selection for redemption of Securities of that series selected for redemption under Section 1103 and ending at the close of business on the day of the mailing of notice of redemption, or (ii) to register the transfer of or exchange any Security so selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Security being redeemed in part.

 

SECTION 306        Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities .

 

If there shall be delivered to the Company and the Trustee (i) a mutilated Security or evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Security and (ii) such security or indemnity bond as may be determined in the reasonable judgment of the Company and the Trustee, as the case may be, to protect the Company, the Trustee and any agent of either of them from any loss which any of them may suffer if a Security is replaced, then, in the absence of notice to the Company or the Trustee that such Security has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, the Company shall execute and upon its request the Trustee or an Authenticating Agent shall authenticate and deliver, in exchange for or in lieu of any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security, a new Security of the same series and of like tenor, principal amount and Stated Maturity and bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding.

 

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In case any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security has become or is about to become due and payable, the Company in its discretion may, instead of issuing a new Security, pay such Security.

 

Upon the issuance of any new Security under this Section, the Company may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Trustee) connected therewith.

 

Every new Security of any series issued pursuant to this Section in lieu of any destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall constitute an original additional contractual obligation of the Company, whether or not the destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall be at any time enforceable by anyone, and shall be entitled to all the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with any and all other Securities of that series duly issued hereunder.

 

The provisions of this Section are exclusive and shall preclude (to the extent lawful) all other rights and remedies with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Securities.

 

SECTION 307        Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved; Optional Interest Reset .

 

(a)           Except as otherwise specified with respect to a series of Securities in accordance with the provisions of Section 301 , interest on any Security which is payable, and is punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date shall be paid to the Person in whose name that Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest notwithstanding the cancellation of such Security upon any transfer or exchange subsequent to the Regular Record Date.

 

Any interest on any Security of any series which is payable, but is not punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date (herein called “Defaulted Interest”) shall forthwith cease to be payable to the registered Holder on the relevant Regular Record Date by virtue of having been such Holder, and such Defaulted Interest may be paid by the Company, at its election in each case, as provided in Clause (1) or (2) below:

 

(1)           The Company may elect to make payment of any Defaulted Interest to the persons in whose names the Securities of such series (or their respective Predecessor Securities) are registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest, which shall be fixed in the following manner.  The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of Defaulted Interest proposed to be paid on each Security of such series and the date of the proposed payment, and at the same time the Company shall deposit with the Trustee an amount of money equal to the aggregate amount proposed to be paid in respect of such Defaulted Interest or shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for such deposit prior to the date of the proposed payment, such money when deposited to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled to such Defaulted Interest as in this Clause provided.  Thereupon the Trustee shall fix a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest which shall be not more than 15 days and not less than 10 days prior to

 

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the date of the proposed payment and not less than 10 days after the receipt by the Trustee of the notice of the proposed payment.  The Trustee shall promptly notify the Company of such Special Record Date and, in the name and at the expense of the Company, shall cause notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date therefor to be mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to each Holder of Securities of such series at his address as it appears in the Security Register, not less than l0 days prior to such Special Record Date.  Notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date therefor having been so mailed, such Defaulted Interest shall be paid to the persons in whose names the Securities of such series (or their respective Predecessor Securities) are registered at the close of business on such Special Record Date and shall no longer be payable pursuant to the following Clause (2).

 

(2)           The Company may make payment of any Defaulted Interest on the Securities of any series in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which such Securities may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange.

 

Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section, each Security delivered under this Indenture upon registration of transfer of or in exchange for or in lieu of any other Security shall carry the rights to interest accrued and unpaid, and to accrue, which were carried by such other Security.

 

(b)           The provisions of this Section 307(b)  may be made applicable to any series of Securities pursuant to Section 301 (with such modifications, additional or substitutions as may be specified pursuant to such Section 301 ).  The interest rate on any Security of such series may be reset by the Company on the date or dates specified on the face of such Security (each an “ Optional Reset Date ”).  The Company may exercise such option with respect to a Security by notifying the Trustee of all of the relevant information relating to such exercise at least 50 but not more than 60 days prior to an Optional Reset Date, the Trustee shall transmit, in the manner provided for in Section 106 , to the Holder of any such Security a notice (the “ Reset Notice ”) indicating whether the Company has elected to reset the interest rate, and if so (i) such new interest rate and (ii) the provisions, if any, for redemption during the period from such Optional Reset Date to the next Optional Reset Date or if there is no such next Optional Reset Date, to the Stated Maturity Date of such Security (each such period a “ Subsequent Interest Period ”), including the date or dates on which or the period or periods during which and the price or prices at which such redemption may occur during the Subsequent Interest Period.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, not later than 20 days prior to the Optional Reset Date, the Company may, at its option, revoke the interest rate provided for in the Reset Notice and establish a higher interest rate for the Subsequent Interest Period by causing the Trustee to transmit, in the manner provided for in Section 106 , notice of such higher interest rate to the Holder of such Security.  Such notice shall be irrevocable.  All Securities with respect to which the interest rate is reset on an Optional Reset Date will bear such higher interest rate.

 

The Holder of any such Security will have the option to elect repayment by the Company of the principal of such Security on each Optional Reset Date at a price equal to the principal amount thereof plus interest accrued to such Optional Reset Date.  In order to obtain repayment on an Optional Reset Date, the Holder must follow the procedures set forth in Article

 

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Thirteen for repayment at the option of Holders, as such apply to such Security, except that the period for delivery or notification to the Trustee shall be at least 25 but not more than 35 days prior to such Optional Reset Date and except that, if the holder has tendered any Security for repayment pursuant to the Reset Notice, the Holder may, by written notice to the Trustee, revoke such tender or repayment until the close of business on the tenth day before such Optional Reset Date.

 

Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section and Section 305 , each Security delivered under this Indenture upon registration of transfer of or in exchange for or in lieu of any other Security shall carry the rights to interest accrued and unpaid, and to accrue, which were carried by such other Security.

 

SECTION 308        Persons Deemed Owners .

 

Prior to due presentment of a Security for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee, any Paying Agent, any Authenticating Agent and any other agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name such Security is registered as the owner of such Security for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of (and premium, if any) and (subject to Section 307 ) interest, if any, on such Security and for all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Security be overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee, any Paying Agent, any Authenticating Agent nor any other agent of the Company or the Trustee shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

 

None of the Company, the Trustee, any Paying Agent or the Security Registrar will have any responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records relating to or payments made on account of beneficial ownership interests in a Global Security or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to such beneficial ownership interests.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Global Security, nothing herein shall prevent the Company, the Trustee, or any agent of the Company or the Trustee, from giving effect to any written certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by any Depositary, as a Holder, with respect to such Global Security or impair, as between such Depositary and owners of beneficial interests in such Global Security, the operation of customary practices governing the exercise of the rights of such Depositary (or its nominee) as Holder of such Global Security.

 

SECTION 309        Cancellation .

 

Unless otherwise specified pursuant to Section 301 for Securities of any series, all Securities surrendered for payment, redemption, registration of transfer or exchange or for credit against any sinking fund payment shall, if surrendered to any person other than the Trustee, be delivered to the Trustee and shall be promptly cancelled by it.  The Company may at any time deliver to the Trustee for cancellation any Securities previously authenticated and delivered hereunder which the Company may have acquired in any manner whatsoever, and all Securities so delivered shall be promptly cancelled by the Trustee.  No Securities shall be authenticated in lieu of or in exchange for any Securities cancelled as provided in this Section, except as expressly permitted by this Indenture.  All cancelled Securities shall be disposed of by the Trustee and the Trustee shall deliver a certificate of such disposal to the Company at the

 

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Company’s request, unless the Company by Company Order shall direct that such cancelled Securities be returned to it.

 

SECTION 310        Computation of Interest .

 

Except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301 for Securities of any series, interest on the Securities of each series shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.

 

SECTION 311        Global Securities .

 

If the Company shall establish pursuant to Section 301 that the Securities of a series are to be issued in whole or in part in the form of one or more Global Securities, then the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall, in accordance with Section 303 and the Company Order with respect to such series, authenticate and deliver one or more Global Securities in temporary or permanent form that (i) shall represent and shall be denominated in an amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Securities of such series to be represented by one or more Global Securities, (ii) shall be registered in the name of the Depositary for such Global Security or Securities or the nominee of such depositary, (iii) shall be delivered by the Trustee to such Depositary or pursuant to such Depositary’s instruction, and (iv) shall bear a legend substantially to the following effect:  “This Security is a Global Security within the meaning of the Indenture hereinafter referred to, and is registered in the name of the Depository or a nominee of the Depository.  This Security is exchangeable for Securities registered in the name of a Person other than the Depository or its nominee only in the limited circumstances described in the Indenture, and may be transferred except as a whole by the Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary, by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or another nominee of the Depositary or by the Depositary or any such nominee to a successor Depositary or a nominee of such successor Depositary.” The Trustee shall deal with the Depositary and its participants as representatives of the Beneficial Owners of the Global Securities for purposes of exercising the rights of the Holders hereunder and the rights of the Beneficial Owners of the Global Securities shall be limited to those established by law and agreements between such Beneficial Owners and the Depositary and its participants.  Beneficial Owners shall not be entitled to certificates for Global Securities as to which they are the Beneficial Owners.  Requests and directions from, and votes of, such representatives shall not be deemed to be inconsistent if they are made with respect to different Beneficial Owners.

 

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section or Section 305, unless and until it is exchanged in whole or in part for Securities in definitive form, a Global Security representing all or a portion of the Securities of a series may not be transferred except as a whole by the Depositary for such series to a nominee of such Depositary, by a nominee of such Depositary to such Depositary or another nominee of such Depositary or by such Depositary or any such nominee to a successor Depositary for such series or a nominee of such successor depositary.  The Beneficial Owner’s ownership of Securities shall be recorded on the records of a participant of the Depositary that maintains such Beneficial Owner’s account for such purpose and the participant’s record ownership of such Securities shall be recorded on the records of the Depositary.

 

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If at any time the Depositary for the Securities of a series notifies the Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for the Securities of such series or if at any time the Depositary for Securities of a series ceases to be a clearing agency registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or other applicable statute or regulation, the Company shall appoint a successor Depositary with respect to the Securities of such series.  If a successor Depositary for the Securities of such series is not appointed by the Company within 90 days after the Company receives written notice or becomes aware of such condition, the Company will execute, and the Trustee, upon receipt of a Company Order for the authentication and delivery of definitive Securities of such series, will authenticate and deliver, Securities of such series, with like tenor and terms, in definitive form in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of the Global Security or Securities representing such series in exchange for such Global Security or Securities.

 

The Company may at any time and in its sole discretion determine that the Securities of any series issued in the form of one or more Global Securities shall no longer be represented by such Global Security or Securities.  In such event, the Company will execute, and the Trustee, upon receipt of a Company Order for the authentication and delivery of definitive Securities of such series, will authenticate and deliver, Securities of such series, with like tenor and terms, in definitive form and in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of the Global Security or Securities representing such series in exchange for such Global Security or Securities.

 

If specified by the Company pursuant to Section 301 with respect to Securities of a series, the Depositary for such series of Securities may surrender a Global Security for such series of Securities in exchange in whole or in part for Securities of such series in definitive form on such terms as are acceptable to the Company and such Depositary.  Thereupon, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, without charge,

 

(i)            to each Person specified by the Depositary a new Security or Securities of the same series of like tenor and terms of any authorized denomination as requested by such Person in aggregate principal amount equal to and in exchange for such Person’s beneficial interest in the Global Security; and

 

(ii)           to the Depositary a new Global Security in a denomination equal to the difference, if any, between the principal amount of the surrendered Global Security and the aggregate principal amount of Securities delivered to Holders thereof.

 

Upon the exchange of a Global Security for Securities in definitive form, such Global Security shall be cancelled by the Trustee.  Securities issued in exchange for a Global Security pursuant to this Section 311 shall be registered in such names and in such authorized denominations as the Depositary for such Global Security, pursuant to instructions from its direct or indirect participants or otherwise, shall instruct the Trustee.  The Trustee shall deliver such Securities to the persons in whose names such Securities are so registered.

 

The Depository, as a Holder, may appoint agents and otherwise authorize participants to give or take any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action which a Holder is entitled to give or take under the Indenture.

 

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Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Indenture, unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301 , payment of the principal of, and interest and premium, if any, on, any Global Security shall be made to the Depository or its nominee in its capacity as the Holder thereof.  Further, the Company, the Trustee and any Authentication Agent shall treat a Person as the Holder of such principal amount of outstanding Securities of any series represented by a Global Security as shall be specified in a written statement of the Depository (which may be in the form of a participants’ list for such series) with respect to such Global Security, for purposes of obtaining any consents, declarations, waivers or directions required to be given by the Holders pursuant to this Indenture, provided, that until the Trustee is so provided with a written statement, it may treat the Depository or any other Person in whose name a Global Security is registered as the owner of such Global Security for all purposes, and none of the Company, the Trustee or any agent of the Company or the Trustee shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

 

SECTION 312        Optional Extension of Maturity .

 

The provisions of this Section 312 may be made applicable to any series of Securities pursuant to Section 301 (with such modifications, additions or substitutions as may be specified pursuant to such Section 301 ).  The Stated Maturity of any Security of such series may be extended at the option of the Company for the period or periods specified on the face of such Security (each an “ Extension Period ”) up to but not beyond the date (the “ Final Maturity ”) set forth on the face of such Security.  The Company may exercise such option with respect to any Security by notifying the Trustee of such exercise at least 50 but not more than 60 days prior to the Stated Maturity of such Security in effect prior to the exercise of such (the “ Original Stated Maturity ”).  If the Company exercises such option, the Trustee shall transmit, in the manner provided for in Section 106 , to the Holder of such Security not later than 40 days prior to the Original Stated Maturity a notice (the “ Extension Notice ”) indicating (i) the election of the Company to extend the Maturity, (ii) the new Stated Maturity Date, (iii) the interest rate applicable to the Extension Period and (iv) the provisions, if any, for redemption during such Extension Period.  Upon the Trustee’s transmittal of the Extension Notice, the Stated Maturity Date of such Security shall be extended automatically and, except as modified by the Extension Notice and as described in the next paragraph, such Security will have the same terms as prior to the transmittal of such Notice.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, not later than 20 days before the Original Stated Maturity of such Security, the Company may, at its option, revoke the interest rate provided for in the Extension Notice and establish a higher interest rate for the Extension Period by causing the Trustee to transmit, in the manner provided for in Section 106 , notice of such higher interest rate to the Holder of such Security.  Such notice shall be irrevocable.  All Securities with respect to which the Stated Maturity is extended will bear such higher interest rate.

 

If the Company extends the Maturity of any Security, the Holder will have the option to elect repayment of such Security by the Company on the Original Stated Maturity at a price equal to the outstanding principal amount thereof, plus interest accrued to such date.  In order to obtain repayment on the Original Stated Maturity once the Company has extended the Maturity thereof, the Holder of an Outstanding Security must follow the procedures set forth in Article Thirteen for repayment at the option of Holders, as such applies to the Securities of such

 

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series, except that the period for delivery or notification to the Trustee shall be at least 25 but not more than 35 days prior to the Original Stated Maturity and except that, if the Holder has tendered any Security for repayment pursuant to an Extension Notice, the Holder may by written notice to the Trustee revoke such tender for repayment until the close of business on the tenth day before the Original Stated Maturity unless the Trustee has previously delivered repayment of such Security to such Holder.

 

SECTION 313        CUSIP and ISIN Numbers .

 

The Company in issuing the Securities may use one or more “CUSIP” and “ISIN” numbers (if then generally in use), and, if the Company does so, the Trustee shall use the CUSIP number(s) and ISIN numbers in notices of redemption or exchange as a convenience to Holders, provided, that any such notice may state that no representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP and ISIN number(s) printed in the notice or on the Securities, and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Securities, and that any such redemption or exchange shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of any such numbers.

 

ARTICLE FOUR

 

SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE

 

SECTION 401        Satisfaction and Discharge of Securities of any Series .

 

The Company shall be deemed to have satisfied and discharged the entire indebtedness on all the Securities of any particular series and the Trustee, upon Company request and at the expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of such indebtedness, when

 

(1)           either:

 

(A)          all Securities of such series theretofore authenticated and delivered (other than (i) Securities which have been destroyed, lost or stolen and which have been replaced or paid as provided in Section 306 and (ii) Securities for whose payment money has theretofore been deposited in trust or segregated and held in trust by the Company and thereafter repaid to the Company or discharged from such trust, as provided in the last paragraph of Section 1003) have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or

 

(B)           with respect to all Outstanding Securities of such series described in (A) above not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation,

 

(i)            The Company has deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee as trust funds in trust an amount sufficient to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness on all such Outstanding Securities of such series for principal (and premium, if any) and interest to the Stated Maturity or any Redemption Date as contemplated by Section 403 , as the case may be; or

 

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(ii)           The Company has deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee as obligations in trust such amount of direct obligations of, or obligations the principal of and interest on which are fully guaranteed by, the United States of America (other than obligations subject to prepayment, redemption or call prior to their stated maturity) as will, together with the predetermined and certain income to accrue thereon (without consideration of any reinvestment thereof), be sufficient to pay and discharge when due the entire indebtedness on all such Outstanding Securities of such series for principal (and premium, if any) and interest to the Stated Maturity or any Redemption Date as contemplated by Section 403 , as the case may be;

 

(2)           the Company has paid or caused to be paid all other sums payable with respect to the Securities of such series;

 

(3)           the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to the satisfaction and discharge of the entire indebtedness on all Securities of such series have been complied with; and

 

(4)           if the entire indebtedness on the Outstanding Securities of such series is to be satisfied and discharged pursuant to Section 401(l)(B)  above, then (i) the Company shall have specified the applicability (as provided in Section 301 ) of this Section 401(4)  to the Securities of such series, (ii) the Company shall have given, not later than the date of such deposit, notice of such deposit to the Holders of Securities of such series and (iii) the Trustee shall have received an Opinion of Counsel (which Counsel shall be recognized tax counsel) stating that, (x) the Company has received from the Internal Revenue Service a ruling or (y) since the date of the Indenture, there has been a change in the applicable federal income tax law, including by means of a Revenue Ruling published by the Internal Revenue Service, in either case to the effect that, and based thereon such Opinion of Counsel will confirm that the deposit of funds or obligations and the satisfaction and discharge of indebtedness on the Securities of such series pursuant to this Section 401 will not result in recognition by the Holders of income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes (other than income, gain or loss which would have been recognized in like amount and at a like time absent such deposit, satisfaction and discharge), provided that the Company will be discharged from the requirements of Article 8 if (i) it has satisfied all of the requirements for satisfaction and discharge of the indebtedness on the Outstanding Securities pursuant to Section 401(1)(B)  except for the delivery of the Opinion of Counsel described above, and (ii) the Trustee shall have received an Opinion of Counsel stating that the Holders will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of the deposit of such funds or obligations and will be subject to federal tax in the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such deposit of funds or obligations had not occurred.

 

Upon the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in this Section 401 with respect to all the Securities of any series, the terms and conditions of such series, including the terms and conditions with respect thereto set forth in this Indenture, shall no longer be binding upon, or applicable to, the Company, and the Holders of the Securities of such series shall look for payment only to the funds or obligations deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 401(l)(B) ; provided , however , that, in no event shall the Company be discharged (a)

 

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from any payment obligations in respect of Securities of such series which are deemed not to be Outstanding under clause (iii) of the definition thereof if such obligations continue to be valid obligations of the Company under applicable law, (b) from any obligations under Section 607 or the last paragraph of Section 1003 , and (c) from any obligations under Sections 305 and 306 (except that Securities of such series issued upon registration of transfer or exchange or in lieu of mutilated, lost, destroyed or stolen Securities shall not be obligations of the Company), and Section 701 .

 

SECTION 402        Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture .

 

Upon compliance by the Company with the provisions of Section 401 as to the satisfaction and discharge of each series of Securities issued hereunder, this Indenture shall cease to be of any further effect (except as otherwise provided herein).  Upon Company Request (and at the expense of the Company), the Trustee shall execute proper instruments acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture.  In the event there are two or more Trustees hereunder, then the effectiveness of any such instrument shall be conditioned upon receipt of such instruments from all Trustees hereunder.

 

Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, any obligations of the Company under Sections 305 , 306 , 607 and 701 and the last paragraph of Section 1003 , and of the Trustee under Sections 403 and the last two paragraphs of Section 1003 , shall survive such satisfaction and discharge.

 

SECTION 403        Application of Trust Money .

 

Subject to the provisions of the last two paragraphs of Section 1003 , all money and obligations deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 401 shall be held irrevocably in trust and shall be made under the terms of an escrow trust agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Trustee.  Such money and obligations shall be applied by the Trustee, in accordance with the provisions of the Securities, this Indenture and such escrow trust agreement, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Company acting as its own Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Persons entitled thereto, of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest, if any, on the Securities for the payment of which such money and obligations have been deposited with the Trustee (but such money need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law).  If Securities of any series are to be redeemed prior to their Stated Maturity, whether pursuant to any optional redemption provisions or in accordance with any mandatory sinking fund requirement, the Company shall make such arrangements as are satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption by the Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of the Company.

 

ARTICLE FIVE

 

REMEDIES

 

SECTION 501        Events of Default .

 

Event of Default ,” wherever used herein with respect to Securities of any series, means any one of the following events unless it is either inapplicable to a particular series or it is

 

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specifically deleted or modified in the manner contemplated in Section 301 (whatever the reason for such Event of Default and whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body):

 

(1)           default in the payment of any interest upon any Security of that series when it becomes due and payable, and continuance of such default for a period of 30 days; or

 

(2)           default in the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any, on) any Security of that series at its Maturity; or

 

(3)           default in the deposit of any sinking fund payment, when and as due by the terms of a Security of that series, which default shall have continued unremedied for a period of 30 days; or

 

(4)           default in the performance, or breach, of any covenant or agreement of the Company in this Indenture (other than a covenant or agreement a default in whose performance or whose breach is elsewhere in this Section specifically dealt with or which has expressly been included in this Indenture solely for the benefit of series of Securities other than that series), and continuance of such default or breach for a period of 90 days after there has been given, by registered or certified mail, to the Company by the Trustee or to the Company and the Trustee by the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series a written notice specifying such default or breach and requiring it to be remedied and stating that such notice is a “Notice of Default” hereunder; or

 

(5)                                   the Company pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law:

 

(A)                               commences a voluntary case,

 

(B)                                 consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary case,

 

(C)                                 consents to the appointment of a Custodian of it or for all or substantially all of its property, or

 

(D)                                makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or

 

(6)                                   a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy Law that:

 

(A)                               is for relief against the Company in an involuntary case;

 

(B)                                 appoints a Custodian of the Company or for all or substantially all of its property, or

 

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(C)           orders the liquidation of the Company, and the order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for 90 days.

 

The term “ Bankruptcy Law ” means Title 11 of the U.S. Code or any similar Federal or State law for the relief of debtors.  The term “ Custodian ” means any receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator or similar official under any Bankruptcy Law.

 

(7)           any other Event of Default provided with respect to the Securities of that series pursuant to Section 301 or in a supplemental indenture.

 

SECTION 502        Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment .

 

Except as otherwise provided as contemplated by Section 301 with respect to any series of Securities, if an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in Section 501(5)  or 501(6) ) with respect to Securities of any series at the time Outstanding occurs and is continuing, then in every such case the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the outstanding Securities of that series may declare the principal amount (or, if the Securities of that series are Original Issue Discount Securities, such portion of the principal amount as may be specified in the terms of that series) of all of the Securities of that series to be due and payable immediately, by a notice in writing to the Company (and to the Trustee if given by Holders), and upon any such declaration such principal amount (or specified portion) shall become immediately due and payable.  If an Event of Default specified in Section 501(5)  or 501(6)  occurs and is continuing, then in every such case, the principal amount of all of the Securities of that series then Outstanding shall automatically, and without any declaration or any other action on the part of the Trustee or any Holder, become due and payable immediately.

 

Upon payment of such amount, all obligations of the Company in respect of the payment of principal of the Securities of such series shall terminate.

 

At any time after such a declaration of acceleration with respect to Securities of any series has been made and before a judgment or decree for payment of the money due has been obtained by the Trustee as hereinafter in this Article  provided, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series, by written notice to the Company and the Trustee, may rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences if:

 

(1)                                   the Company has paid or deposited with the Trustee a sum sufficient to pay

 

(A)                               all overdue interest, if any, on all Securities of that series,

 

(B)                                 the principal of (and premium, if any, on) any Securities of that series which have become due otherwise than by such declaration of acceleration and interest thereon at the rate or rates prescribed therefor in such Securities,

 

(C)                                 to the extent that payment of such interest is lawful, interest upon overdue interest at the rate or rates, if any, prescribed therefor in such Securities, and

 

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(D)          all sums paid or advanced by the Trustee hereunder and the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel; and

 

(2)           all Events of Default with respect to Securities of that series, other than the non-payment of the principal of Securities of that series which have become due solely by such declaration of acceleration, have been cured, or waived as provided in Section 513 .

 

No such rescission shall affect any subsequent default or impair any right consequent thereon.

 

SECTION 503        Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee .

 

The Company covenants that if:

 

(1)           default is made in the payment of any interest on any Security of any series when such interest becomes due and payable and such default continues for a period of 30 days, or

 

(2)           default is made in the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any, on) any Security of any series at the Maturity thereof, the Company will, upon demand of the Trustee, pay to it, for the benefit of the Holders of Securities of such series, the whole amount then due and payable on Securities of such series for principal (and premium, if any) and interest and, to the extent that payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable, interest on any overdue principal (and premium, if any) and on any overdue interest, at the rate or rates, if any, prescribed therefor in such Securities; and, in addition thereto, such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection, including the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel.

 

If the Company fails to pay such amounts forthwith upon such demand, the Trustee, in its own name and as trustee of an express trust, may institute a judicial proceeding for the collection of the sums so due and unpaid, may prosecute such proceeding to judgment or final decree and may enforce the same against the Company or any other obligor upon such Securities and collect the moneys adjudged or decreed to be payable in the manner provided by law out of the property of the Company or any other obligor upon such Securities, wherever situated.

 

If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of any series occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may in its discretion proceed to protect and enforce its rights and the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series by such appropriate judicial proceedings as the Trustee shall deem most effectual to protect and enforce any such rights, whether for the specific enforcement of any covenant or agreement in this Indenture or in aid of the exercise of any power granted herein, or to enforce any other proper remedy.

 

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SECTION 504        Trustee May File Proofs of Claim .

 

In case of the pendency of any receivership, insolvency, liquidation, bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, composition or other judicial proceeding relative to the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities or the property of the Company or of such other obligor or their creditors, the Trustee (irrespective of whether the principal of the Securities shall then be due and payable as therein expressed or by declaration of acceleration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Trustee shall have made any demand on the Company for the payment of overdue principal or interest) shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise,

 

(i)            to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of principal (or with respect to Original Issue Discount Securities, such portion of the principal amount as may be specified in the terms of such Securities), and premium, if any and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Securities and to file such other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel) and of the Holders allowed in such judicial proceeding, and

 

(ii)           to collect and receive any moneys or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same; and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make such payments to the Trustee and, in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due it for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 607 .  Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Securities or the rights of any Holder thereof or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding.

 

SECTION 505        Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Securities .

 

All rights of action and claims under this Indenture or the Securities may be prosecuted and enforced by the Trustee without the possession of any of the Securities or the production thereof in any proceeding relating thereto, and any such proceeding instituted by the Trustee shall be brought in its own name as trustee of an express trust, and any recovery of judgment shall, after provision for the payment of the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, be for the ratable benefit of the Holders of the Securities in respect of which such judgment has been recovered.

 

SECTION 506        Application of Money Collected .

 

Any money collected by the Trustee pursuant to this Article  shall be applied in the following order, at the date or dates fixed by the Trustee and, in case of the distribution of such money on account of principal (or premium, if any) or interest, upon presentation of the

 

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Securities and the notation thereon of the payment if only partially paid and upon surrender thereof if fully paid:

 

FIRST: To the payment of all amounts due the Trustee under Section 607 ;

 

SECOND: To the payment of the amounts then due and unpaid for principal of (and premium, if any) and interest, if any, on the Securities in respect of which or for the benefit of which such money has been collected, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on such Securities for principal (and premium, if any) and interest, if any, respectively; and

 

THIRD: The balance, if any, to the Company, its successor or assigns or as a court of competent jurisdiction may direct.

 

SECTION 507        Limitation on Suits .

 

No Holder of any Security of any series shall have any right to institute any proceeding, judicial or otherwise, with respect to this Indenture, or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee, or for any other remedy hereunder, unless

 

(1)           An Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing with respect to the Securities of that series and such Holder shall have previously given written notice thereof to the Trustee;

 

(2)           the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series shall have made written request to the Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such Event of Default in its own name as Trustee hereunder;

 

(3)           such Holder or Holders have offered to the Trustee reasonable indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred in compliance with such request;

 

(4)           the Trustee for 60 days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity has failed to institute any such proceeding; and

 

(5)           no direction inconsistent with such written request has been given to the Trustee during such 60-day period by the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series;

 

it being understood and intended that no one or more of such Holders shall have any right in any manner whatever by virtue of, or by availing of, any provision of this Indenture to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of any other Holder or to obtain or to seek to obtain priority or preference over any other Holder or to enforce any right under this Indenture, except in the manner herein provided and for the equal and ratable benefit of all Holders of Securities of such series.

 

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SECTION 508        Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal, Premium and Interest .

 

Notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture, the Holder of any Security shall have the right, which is absolute and unconditional, to receive payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and (subject to Section 307 ) interest, if any, on such Security on the Stated Maturity or Maturities expressed in such Security (or, in the case of redemption, on the Redemption Date) and to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment, and such rights shall not be impaired without the consent of such Holder.

 

SECTION 509        Restoration of Rights and Remedies .

 

If the Trustee or any Holder has instituted any proceeding to enforce any right or remedy under this Indenture and such proceeding has been discontinued or abandoned for any reason, or has been determined adversely to the Trustee or to such Holder, then and in every such case, subject to any determination in such proceeding, the Company, the Trustee and the Holders shall be restored severally and respectively to their former positions hereunder and thereafter all rights and remedies of the Trustee and the Holders shall continue as though no such proceeding had been instituted.

 

SECTION 510        Rights and Remedies Cumulative .

 

Except as otherwise provided with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Securities in the last paragraph of Section 306 , no right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Trustee or to the Holders is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every right and remedy shall, to the extent permitted by law, be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise.  The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other appropriate right or remedy.

 

SECTION 511        Delay or Omission Not Waiver .

 

No delay or omission of the Trustee or of any Holder of any Security to exercise any right or remedy accruing upon any Event of Default shall impair any such right or remedy or constitute a waiver of any such Event of Default or an acquiescence therein.  Every right and remedy given by this Article  or by law to the Trustee or to the Holders may be exercised from time to time, and as often as may be deemed expedient, by the Trustee or by the Holders, as the case may be.

 

SECTION 512        Control by Holders .

 

The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series shall have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee, with respect to the Securities of such series, provided that

 

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(1)                                   such direction shall not be in conflict with any rule of law or with this Indenture,

 

(2)                                   the Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee which is not inconsistent with such direction,

 

(3)                                   such direction is not unduly prejudicial to the rights of other Holders, and

 

(4)                                   such direction would not involve the Trustee in personal liability.

 

SECTION 513        Waiver of Past Defaults .

 

The Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series may on behalf of the Holders of all the Securities of such series waive any past default hereunder with respect to such series and its consequences, except a default

 

(1)           in the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any) or interest, if any (subject to the provisions of Section 502), on any Security of such series, or

 

(2)           in respect of a covenant or provision hereof which under Article Nine cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security of such series affected.

 

Upon any such waiver, such default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured, for every purpose of the Securities of such series under this Indenture; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or impair any right consequent thereon.

 

SECTION 514        Undertaking for Costs .

 

All parties to this Indenture agree, and each Holder of any Security by his acceptance thereof shall be deemed to have agreed, that any court may in its discretion require, in any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture, or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it as Trustee, the filing by any party litigant in such suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of such suit, and that such court may in its discretion assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees at trial and on appeal, against any party litigant in such suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by such party litigant; but the provisions of this Section shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Company, to any suit instituted by the Trustee, to any suit instituted by any Holder, or group of Holders, holding in the aggregate more than 10% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series, or to any suit instituted by any Holder for the enforcement of the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any) or interest on any Security on or after the Stated Maturity or Maturities expressed in such Security (or, in the case of redemption, on or after the Redemption Date).

 

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ARTICLE SIX

 

THE TRUSTEE

 

SECTION 601        Certain Duties and Responsibilities .

 

(a)           Except during the continuance of an Event of Default,

 

(1)           the Trustee undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Indenture, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee; and

 

(2)           in the absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture; but in the case of any such certificate or opinion which by any provision hereof is specifically required to be furnished to the Trustee, the Trustee shall be under a duty to examine the same to determine whether or not it conforms to the requirements of this Indenture (but need not confirm or investigate the accuracy of mathematical calculations or other facts stated therein).

 

(b)           In case an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture, and use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise, as a prudent man would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his own affairs.

 

(c)           No provision of this Indenture shall be construed to relieve the Trustee from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that

 

(1)           this Subsection shall not be construed to limit the effect of Subsection (a) of this Section;

 

(2)           the Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it shall be proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts;

 

(3)           the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the direction of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series, as provided in Section 512 , relating to the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Trustee, under this Indenture with respect to the Securities of such series; and

 

(4)           No provision of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if it shall have reasonable

 

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grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it.

 

(d)           Whether or not herein expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture relating to the conduct of or affecting the liability of or affording protection to the Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of this Section.

 

SECTION 602        Notice of Defaults .

 

Within 90 days after the occurrence of any default hereunder with respect to the Securities of any series, the Trustee shall transmit by mail to all Holders of Securities of such series, as their names and addresses appear in the Security Register, notice of such default hereunder actually known to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee, unless such default shall have been cured or waived; provided , however , that except in the case of a default in the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any) or interest, if any, on any Security of such series, in the payment of any sinking fund installment with respect to Securities of such series or in the payment of the Redemption Price of any Securities as to which notice of redemption has been given, the Trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if and so long as the board of directors, the executive committee or a trust committee of directors or Responsible Officers of the Trustee in good faith determines that the withholding of such notice is in the interest of the Holders of Securities of such series; and provided , further , that in the case of any default of the character specified in Section 501(4)  with respect to Securities of such series, no such notice to Holders shall be given until at least 60 days after the occurrence thereof.  For the purpose of this Section, the term “ default ” means any event which is, or after notice or lapse of time or both would become, an Event of Default with respect to Securities of such series.

 

SECTION 603        Certain Rights of Trustee .

 

Subject to the provisions of Section 601 :

 

(a)           the Trustee may rely conclusively and shall be fully protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties;

 

(b)           any request or direction of the Company mentioned herein shall be sufficiently evidenced by a Company Request or Company Order and any resolution of the Board of Directors may be sufficiently evidenced by a Board Resolution;

 

(c)           whenever in the administration of this Indenture the Trustee shall deem it desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking, suffering or omitting any action hereunder, the Trustee (unless other evidence be herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith on its part, rely upon an Officer’s Certificate;

 

(d)           the Trustee may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection

 

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in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon;

 

(e)           the Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request or direction of any of the Holders pursuant to this Indenture, unless such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee reasonable security or indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction;

 

(f)            the Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document, but the Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit;

 

(g)           the Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys and the Trustee shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any agent or attorney, including any Authenticating Agent, appointed with due care by it hereunder;

 

(h)           the Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted by it in good faith and believed by it to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Indenture;

 

(i)            the Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge of any Event of Default with respect to the Securities of any series for which it is acting as Trustee unless either (1) a Responsible Officer of the Trustee assigned to the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee (or any successor division or department of the Trustee) shall have actual knowledge of the Event of Default or (2) written notice of such Event of Default shall have been received by the Trustee by the Company, any other obligor on such Securities or by any Holder of such Securities and such written notice references the Securities and the Indenture;

 

(j)            in no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for special, indirect, or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including, but not limited to, loss of profit) irrespective of whether the Trustee has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action;

 

(k)           the rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee, including, without limitation, its right to be indemnified, are extended to, and shall be enforceable by, the Trustee in each of its capacities hereunder, and each agent, custodian and other Person employed to act hereunder; and

 

(l)            the Trustee may request that the Company deliver a certificate setting forth the names of individuals and/or titles of officers authorized at such time to take specified actions pursuant to this Indenture.

 

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SECTION 604        Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities .

 

The recitals contained herein and in the Securities, except certificates of authentication, shall be taken as the statements of the Company, and neither the Trustee nor any Authenticating Agent assumes any responsibility for their correctness.  The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Indenture or of the Securities.  Neither the Trustee nor any Authenticating Agent shall be accountable for the use or application by the Company of Securities or the proceeds thereof.

 

SECTION 605        May Hold Securities .

 

The Trustee, any Authenticating Agent, any Paying Agent, the Security Registrar or any other agent of the Company or the Trustee, in their individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Securities and, subject to Sections 608 and 612 , may otherwise deal with the Company with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee, Authenticating Agent, Paying Agent, Security Registrar or such other agent.

 

SECTION 606        Money Held in Trust .

 

Money held by the Trustee or any Paying Agent in trust hereunder need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.  Neither the Trustee nor any Paying Agent shall be subject to any liability for interest on any money received by it hereunder except as otherwise agreed with the Company.

 

SECTION 607        Compensation and Reimbursement .

 

The Company agrees:

 

(1)           to pay to the Trustee from time to time reasonable compensation for all services rendered by it hereunder (which compensation shall not be limited by any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust);

 

(2)           except as otherwise expressly provided herein, to reimburse the Trustee upon its request for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Trustee in accordance with any provision of this Indenture (including the reasonable compensation and the expenses and disbursements of its agents and counsel), except any such expense, disbursement or advance as may be attributable to its negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct; and

 

(3)           to indemnify the Trustee and its agents and any predecessor Trustee and their agents for, and to hold them harmless against, any loss, liability, claim, damage or expense incurred without negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on their part, arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of the trust or trusts hereunder, including the costs and expenses of defending themselves against any claim or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of their powers or duties hereunder or in connection with enforcing the provisions of this Section.

 

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As security for the performance of the obligations of the Company under this Section, the Trustee shall have a lien prior to the Securities upon all property and funds held or collected by the Trustee as such, except funds held in trust for the payment of principal (or premium, if any) or interest, if any, on Securities.

 

The provisions of this Section 607 shall survive the resignation or removal of the Trustee or the termination or discharge of this Indenture.  When the Trustee incurs expenses after the occurrence of a default specified in Section 501(5)  or (6)  the expenses are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any Bankruptcy Law.

 

SECTION 608        Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility; Conflicting Interests .

 

This Indenture shall always have a Trustee who satisfies the requirements of Trust Indenture Act Sections 310(a)(1), (2) and (5) in every respect.  The Trustee (or in the case of a Trustee that is a Person included in a bank holding company system, the related bank holding company) shall have a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 as set forth in its most recent published annual report of condition.  The Trustee shall comply with Trust Indenture Act Section 310(b), including the provision in Section 310(b)(1).  In addition, if the Trustee is a Person included in a bank holding company system, the Trustee, independently of such bank holding company, shall meet the capital requirements of Trust Indenture Act Section 310(a)(2).  If at any time the Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section 608 , it shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in this Article Six .

 

SECTION 609        Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor .

 

(a)           No resignation or removal of the Trustee and no appointment of a successor Trustee or Trustees pursuant to this Article  shall become effective until the acceptance of appointment by the successor Trustee or Trustees in accordance with the applicable requirements of Section 610 .

 

(b)           The Trustee may resign at any time with respect to the Securities of one or more series by notifying the Company in writing at least 90 days in advance of such resignation.  If the instrument of acceptance by a successor Trustee required by Section 610 shall not have been delivered to the Trustee within 60 days after the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Trustee may petition any court of competent jurisdiction at the expense of the Company for the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series.

 

(c)           The Trustee may be removed at any time with respect to the Securities of any series by Act of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series, delivered to the Trustee and to the Company.

 

(d)           If at any time the Trustee shall fail to comply with Section 608 after written request therefor by the Company or by any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security for at least six months, the Company by a Board Resolution may remove the Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series or, subject to Section 514 , any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security of such series for at least six months may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction at the expense of the

 

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Company for the removal of the Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series and the appointment of a successor Trustee.

 

(e)           If at any time:

 

(1)           the Trustee shall cease to be eligible under Section 608 and shall fail to resign after written request therefor by the Company or by any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security for at least six months, or

 

(2)           the Trustee shall become incapable of acting or shall be adjudged a bankrupt or insolvent or a receiver of the Trustee or of its property shall be appointed or any public officer shall take charge or control of the Trustee or of its property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation,

 

then, in any such case, (i) the Company by a Board Resolution may remove the Trustee with respect to all Securities, or (ii) subject to Section 514 , any holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security for at least six months may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee with respect to all Securities and the appointment of a successor Trustee or Trustees.

 

(f)            If the Trustee shall resign, be removed or become incapable of acting, or if a vacancy shall occur in the office of Trustee for any cause, with respect to the Securities of one or more series, the Company, by a Board Resolution, shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee or Trustees with respect to the Securities of that or those series (it being understood that any such successor Trustee may be appointed with respect to the Securities of one or more or all of such series and that at any time there shall be only one Trustee with respect to the Securities of any particular series) and shall comply with the applicable requirements of Section 610 .  If, within one year after such resignation, removal or incapability, or the occurrence of such vacancy, a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series shall be appointed by Act of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series delivered to the Company and the retiring Trustee, the successor Trustee so appointed shall, forthwith upon its acceptance of such appointment in accordance with the applicable requirements of Section 610 , become the successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series and to that extent supersede the successor Trustee appointed by the Company with respect to such series.  If no successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series shall have been so appointed by the Company or the Holders of the Securities of such series and accepted appointment in the manner required by Section 610 , any Holder who has been a bona fide holder of a Security of such series for at least six months may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series.

 

(g)           The Company shall give notice of each resignation and each removal of the Trustee with respect to the securities of any series and each appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series by mailing written notice of such event by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to all Holders of Securities of such series as their names and addresses appear in the Security Register.  Each notice shall include the name of the successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series and the address of its Corporate Trust Office.

 

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SECTION 610        Acceptance of Appointment by Successor .

 

(a)           In case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Trustee with respect to all series of Securities, every such successor Trustee so appointed shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Company and to the retiring Trustee an instrument accepting such appointment, and thereupon the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective and such successor Trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee; but, on the request of the Company or the successor Trustee, such retiring Trustee shall, upon payment of its charges due pursuant to Section 607 , execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor Trustee all the rights, powers and trusts of the retiring Trustee and shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor Trustee all property and money held by such retiring Trustee hereunder subject to the lien provided in Section 607 .

 

(b)           In case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more (but not all) series, the Company, the retiring Trustee and each successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more series shall execute and deliver an indenture supplemental hereto wherein each successor Trustee shall accept such appointment and which (1) shall contain such provisions as shall be necessary or desirable to transfer and confirm to, and to vest in, each successor Trustee all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates, (2) if the retiring Trustee is not retiring with respect to all series of Securities, shall contain such provisions as shall be deemed necessary or desirable to confirm that all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities or that or those series as to which the retiring Trustee is not retiring shall continue to be vested in the retiring Trustee, and (3) shall add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee, it being understood that nothing herein or in such supplemental indenture shall constitute such Trustees co-trustees of the same trust and that each such Trustee shall be trustee of a trust or trusts hereunder separate and apart from any trust or trusts hereunder administered by any other such Trustee; and upon the execution and delivery of such supplemental indenture the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective to the extent provided therein and each such successor Trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates; but, on request of the Company or any successor Trustee, such retiring trustee shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor Trustee all property and money held by such retiring Trustee hereunder with respect to the Securities of that or these series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates.

 

(c)           Upon request of any such successor Trustee, the Company shall execute any and all instruments for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming to such successor Trustee all such rights, powers and trusts referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section, as the case may be.

 

(d)           No successor Trustee shall accept its appointment unless at the time of such acceptance such successor Trustee shall be qualified and eligible under this Article .

 

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SECTION 611        Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business.

 

Any corporation into which the Trustee may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Trustee shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to all or substantially all the corporate trust business of the Trustee, shall be the successor of the Trustee hereunder, provided such corporation shall be otherwise qualified and eligible under this Article , without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto.  In case any Securities shall have been authenticated, but not delivered, by the Trustee then in office, any successor by merger, conversion or consolidation to such authenticating Trustee may adopt such authentication and deliver the Securities so authenticated with the same effect as if such successor Trustee had itself authenticated such Securities.

 

SECTION 612        Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company .

 

The Trustee shall comply with Trust Indenture Act Section 311(a), excluding any creditor relationship listed in Trust Indenture Act Section 311(b).  A Trustee who has resigned or been removed shall be subject to Trust Indenture Act Section 311(a) to the extent indicated therein.

 

SECTION 613        Appointment of Authenticating Agent .

 

At any time when any of the Securities remain Outstanding the Trustee may appoint an Authenticating Agent or Agents with respect to one or more series of Securities which shall be authorized to act on behalf of the Trustee to authenticate and deliver Securities of such series with respect to which it has been so designated, and Securities so authenticated and delivered shall be entitled to the benefits of this Indenture and shall be valid and obligatory for all purposes as if authenticated by the Trustee hereunder.

 

Wherever reference is made in this Indenture to the authentication and delivery of Securities by the Trustee or the Trustee’s certificate of authentication, such reference shall be deemed to include authentication and delivery on behalf of the Trustee by an Authenticating Agent and a certificate of authentication executed on behalf of the Trustee by an Authenticating Agent.  Each Authenticating Agent shall be acceptable to the Company and shall at all times be a bank or trust company or corporation organized and doing business and in good standing under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, authorized under such laws to act as Authenticating Agent, having a combined capital and surplus of not less than $50,000,000 and subject to supervision or examination by Federal, State or District of Columbia authority.  If such Authenticating Agent publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of said supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section, the combined capital and surplus of such Authenticating Agent shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published.  If at any time an Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, such Authenticating Agent shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in this Section.

 

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Any corporation into which an Authenticating Agent may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which such Authenticating Agent shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to the corporate agency or corporate trust business of an Authenticating Agent, shall continue to be an Authenticating Agent, provided such corporation shall be otherwise eligible under this section, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of the Trustee or the Authenticating Agent.

 

An Authenticating Agent may resign with respect to one or more series of Securities at any time by giving written notice thereof to the Trustee and to the Company.  The Trustee may at any time terminate the agency of an Authenticating Agent with respect to one or more series of Securities by giving written notice thereof to such Authenticating Agent and to the Company.  Upon receiving such a notice of resignation or upon such a termination, or in case at any time such Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, the Trustee may appoint a successor Authenticating Agent which shall be acceptable to the Company and shall mail written notice of such appointment by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to all holders of Securities of the series with respect to which such Authenticating Agent will serve, as their names and addresses appear in the Security Register.  Any successor Authenticating Agent upon acceptance of its appointment hereunder shall become vested with all the rights, powers and duties of its predecessor hereunder, with like effect as if originally named as an Authenticating Agent.  No successor Authenticating Agent shall be appointed unless eligible under the provisions of this Section.

 

The Company agrees to pay to each Authenticating Agent from time to time reasonable compensation for its services under this Section.  The provisions of Sections 104 , 111 , 603 , 604 and 605 shall be applicable to any Authenticating Agent.

 

Pursuant to each appointment made under this Section, the Securities of each series covered by such appointment may have endorsed thereon, in lieu of the Trustee’s certificate of authentication, an alternate certificate of authentication in substantially the following form:

 

This is one of the Securities, of the series designated herein, issued under the within-mentioned Indenture.

 

 

 

[                              ]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

[

 

 

as Authenticating Agent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

[

 

 

Authorized Officer

 

 

 

Dated:

 

 

 

 

 

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ARTICLE SEVEN

 

HOLDERS’ LISTS AND REPORTS BY TRUSTEE AND COMPANY

 

SECTION 701        Holder Lists .

 

The Trustee shall preserve, in as current a form as is reasonably practicable, the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of Holders of each series of Securities.  If the Trustee is not the Securities Registrar, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee as of each regular record date for the payment of interest on the Securities of a series and before each related Interest Payment Date, and at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, a list in such form and as of such date as the Trustee may reasonably require of the names and addresses of Holders of each series of Securities.

 

SECTION 702        Communications by Holders with Other Holders .

 

Holders of any series may communicate pursuant to Trust Indenture Act Section 312(b) with other Holders of that series or any other series with respect to their rights under this Indenture or the Securities of that series or any other series.  The Company, the Trustee, the Securities Registrar and any other Person shall have the protection of Trust Indenture Act Section 312(c).

 

SECTION 703        Reports by Trustee .

 

(a)           If and to the extent required by the Trust Indenture Act, within 60 days after May 1 of each year commencing with the May 1 following the date of this Indenture, if and so long as any Securities are Outstanding hereunder, the Trustee shall transmit by mail to all Holders, as their names and addresses appear in the Security Register, a brief report dated as of such May 1 that complies with Trust Indenture Act Section 313(a).  The Trustee shall also comply with Trust Indenture Act Sections 313(b) and 313(c).

 

(b)           A copy of any such report required to be sent under Section 703(a)  shall, at the time of such transmission to Holders, be filed by the Trustee, with each securities exchange upon which any Securities of that series are listed, with the Commission and with the Company.  The Company will notify the Trustee when any Securities of any series are listed on any securities exchange or any delisting thereof, and the Trustee shall comply with Trust Indenture Act Section 313(d).

 

SECTION 704        Reports by Company .

 

The Company shall file with the Trustee and the Commission, and transmit to Holders, such information, documents and other reports, and such summaries thereof, as may be required pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act at the times and in the manner provided in the Trust Indenture Act; provided that, unless available on the Commission’s EDGAR database, any such information, documents or reports required to be filed with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, shall be filed with the Trustee within 30 days after the same is filed with the SEC.

 

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Delivery of such reports, information and documents to the Trustee is for informational purposes only and the Trustee’s receipt of such shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Company’s compliance with any of its covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on Officer’s Certificates).

 

ARTICLE EIGHT

 

SUCCESSOR CORPORATION

 

SECTION 801        Limitation on Consolidation, Merger and Sale of Assets .

 

Except as otherwise provided as contemplated by Section 301 with respect to any series of Securities, the Company will not consolidate with any other entity or accept a merger of any other entity into the Company or permit the Company to be merged into any other entity, or sell other than for cash or lease all or substantially all its assets to another entity, or purchase all or substantially all the assets of another entity, unless (i) either the Company shall be the continuing entity, or the successor, transferee or lessee entity (if other than the Company) shall be organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, any state thereof or the District of Columbia and shall expressly assume, by indenture supplemental hereto, executed and delivered by such entity prior to or simultaneously with such consolidation, merger, sale or lease, the due and punctual payment of the principal of and interest and premium, if any, on all the Securities, according to their tenor, and the due and punctual performance and observance of all other obligations to the Holders and the Trustee under this Indenture or under the Securities to be performed or observed by the Company; and (ii) immediately after such consolidation, merger, sale, lease or purchase the Company or the successor, transferee or lessee entity (if other than the Company) would not be in Default in the performance of any covenant or condition of this Indenture.  A purchase by a Subsidiary of all or substantially all of the assets of another entity shall not be deemed to be a purchase of such assets by the Company.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing provisions shall not be deemed to require the assumption of Securities of a series if the terms thereof established in accordance with Section 301 provide for their redemption or purchase in the event of a transaction described in this Section 801 .

 

SECTION 802        Successor Person Substituted .

 

Upon any consolidation with or merger into any other entity, or any sale other than for cash, or any conveyance or lease of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company in accordance with Section 801 above, the successor entity formed by such consolidation or into or with which the Company is merged or to which the Company is sold or to which such conveyance, transfer or lease is made shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company under this Indenture with the same effect as if such successor entity had been named as the Company herein, and thereafter, except in the case of a lease, the predecessor Company shall be relieved of all obligations and covenants under this Indenture and the Securities, and from time to time such entity may exercise each and every right and power of the Company under this Indenture, in the name of the Company, or in its own name;

 

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and any act or proceeding by any provision of this Indenture required or permitted to be done by the Board of Directors or any officer of the Company may be done with like force and effect by the like board or officer of any entity that shall at the time be the successor of the Company hereunder.  In the event of any such sale or conveyance, but not any such lease, the Company (or any successor entity which shall theretofore have become such in the manner described in Section 801 above) shall be discharged from all obligations and covenants under this Indenture and the Securities and may thereupon be dissolved and liquidated.

 

ARTICLE NINE

 

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES

 

SECTION 901        Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders .

 

Except as otherwise provided as contemplated by Section 301 with respect to any series of Securities, without the consent of any Holder, the Company and the Trustee, at any time and from time to time, may enter into one or more indentures supplemental hereto, in form satisfactory to the Trustee, for any of the following purposes:

 

(1)           to evidence the succession of another corporation to the Company and the assumption by any such successor of the covenants of the Company herein and in the Securities; or

 

(2)           to add to the covenants of the Company for the benefit of the Holders of all or any series of Securities (and if such covenants are to be for the benefit of less than all series of Securities, stating that such covenants are expressly being included solely for the benefit of such series) or to surrender any right or power herein conferred upon the Company; provided , however , that in respect of any such additional covenant, such supplemental indenture may provide for a particular period of grace after default in the performance of such covenant (which period may be shorter or longer than that allowed in the case of other defaults) or may provide for an immediate enforcement upon such default or may limit the remedies available to the Trustee upon such default; or

 

(3)           to add any additional Events of Default; or

 

(4)           to add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture to provide, change or eliminate any restrictions on the payment of principal of or premium, if any, on the Securities; provided that any such action shall not adversely affect the interests of the Holders of Securities of any series in any material respect; or

 

(5)           to add to or change or eliminate any of the provisions of this Indenture to the extent as shall be necessary to permit or facilitate the issuance of Securities in bearer form, registrable or not registrable as to principal, and with or without interest coupons; or

 

(6)           to change or eliminate any of the provisions of this Indenture, provided that any such change or elimination shall become effective only when there is no Security Outstanding of any series created prior to the execution of such supplemental indenture which is entitled to the benefit of such provision; or

 

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(7)           to secure the Securities; or

 

(8)           to establish the form or terms of Securities of any series as permitted by Sections 201 and 301 ; or

 

(9)           to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment hereunder by a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more series and to add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee, pursuant to the requirements of Section 610(b) ; or

 

(10)         to add guarantors or co-obligors with respect to any series of Securities or to release guarantors from their guarantees of Securities in accordance with the terms of the applicable series of Securities; or

 

(11)         to provide for uncertificated securities in addition to certificated securities;

 

(12)         to supplement any of the provisions of this Indenture to such extent as shall be necessary to permit or facilitate the defeasance and discharge of any series of Securities; provided that any such action shall not adversely affect the interests of the Holders of Securities of such series or of any other series of Securities; or

 

(13)         to prevent the authentication and delivery of additional series of Securities; or

 

(14)         to add to or change or eliminate any provision of this Indenture as shall be necessary or desirable in accordance with any amendments to the Trust Indenture Act; or

 

(15)         to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provision herein which may be inconsistent with any other provision herein, or to make any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Indenture, provided such action shall not adversely affect the interests of the Holders of Securities of any series in any material respect.

 

SECTION 902        Supplemental Indentures with Consent of Holders .

 

With the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of each series (each such series voting as a separate class) affected by such supplemental indenture, by Act of said Holders delivered to the Company and the Trustee, the Company and the Trustee may enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Indenture or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series under this Indenture; provided , however , that no such supplemental indenture shall, without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security affected thereby,

 

(1)           change the Stated Maturity of the principal of, or any installment of principal of or interest on, any Security, or reduce the principal amount thereof or the rate of

 

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interest thereon or any premium payable upon the redemption thereof, or modify the manner of determination of the rate of interest thereon so as to affect adversely the interest of such Holder or reduce the amount of the principal of an Original Issue Discount Security that would be due and payable upon a declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 502 , or change any Place of Payment where, or the coin or currency in which, any Security or any premium or the interest thereon is payable, or impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after the Stated Maturity thereof (or, in the case of redemption, on or after the Redemption Date), or

 

(2)           reduce the percentage in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series, the consent of whose Holders is required for any such supplemental indenture, or the consent of whose Holders is required for any waiver (of compliance with certain provisions of this Indenture or certain defaults hereunder and their consequences) provided for in this Indenture, or

 

(3)           modify any of the provisions of this Section , Section 513 or Section 1006 , except to increase any such percentage or to provide that certain other provisions of this Indenture cannot be modified or waived without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security affected thereby, provided , however , that this clause shall not be deemed to require the consent of any Holder with respect to changes in the references to the “Trustee” and concomitant changes in this Section and Section 1006 , or the deletion of this proviso, in accordance with the requirements of Sections 610(b)  and 901(8) .

 

A supplemental indenture which changes or eliminates any covenant or other provision of this Indenture which has expressly been included solely for the benefit of one or more particular series of Securities, or which modifies the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series with respect to such covenant or other provision, shall be deemed not to affect the rights under this Indenture of the Holders of Securities of any other series.

 

The Trustee may in its discretion determine whether or not any Securities would be affected by any supplemental indenture and any such determination shall be conclusive upon the Holders of all Securities of any series.  The Trustee shall not be liable for any such determination made in good faith.

 

It shall not be necessary for any Act of Holders under this Section to approve the particular form of any proposed supplemental indenture, but it shall be sufficient if such Act shall approve the substance thereof.

 

SECTION 903        Execution of Supplemental Indentures .

 

Upon the request of the Company, accompanied by the Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel required by Section 102 and stating that the supplemental indenture is authorized and permitted by the Indenture and evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee of consent of the Holders if the supplemental indenture is to be executed pursuant to Section 902 , the Trustee shall join with the Company in the execution of said supplemental indenture unless said supplemental indenture affects the Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise, in which case the Trustee may in its discretion, but shall not be obligated

 

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to, enter into said supplemental indenture.  The Trustee shall be fully protected in relying upon such Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel.

 

SECTION 904        Effect of Supplemental Indentures .

 

Upon the execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant to the provisions of this Article , this Indenture shall, with respect to such series, be deemed to be modified and amended in accordance therewith and the respective rights, limitations of rights, obligations, duties and immunities under this Indenture of the Trustee, the Company and the Holders of Securities of the series affected thereby shall thereafter be determined, exercised and enforced hereunder subject in all respects to such modifications and amendments, and all the terms and conditions of any such supplemental indenture, with respect to such series, shall be and be deemed to be part of the terms and conditions of this Indenture for any and all purposes.

 

SECTION 905        Conformity with Trust Indenture Act .

 

Every supplemental indenture executed pursuant to this Article  shall conform to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, in effect on such date.

 

SECTION 906        Reference in Securities to Supplemental Indentures .

 

Securities of any series, affected by a supplemental indenture, authenticated and delivered after the execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant to this Article  may, and shall if required by the Trustee, bear a notation in form approved by the Trustee as to any matter provided for in such supplemental indenture.  If the Company shall so determine, new Securities of any series so modified as to conform, in the opinion of the Board of Directors, to any such supplemental indenture may be prepared and executed by the Company and authenticated and delivered by the Trustee or any Authenticating Agent in exchange for Outstanding Securities of such series.

 

ARTICLE TEN

 

COVENANTS

 

SECTION 1001      Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest .

 

The Company covenants and agrees that it will duly and punctually pay the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest, if any, on the Securities of each series in accordance with the terms of the Securities of such series and this Indenture.

 

SECTION 1002      Maintenance of Office or Agency .

 

The Company will cause to be maintained in each Place of Payment for any series of Securities an office or agency where Securities of that series may be presented or surrendered for payment, where Securities of that series may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Securities of that series and this Indenture may be served.  The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency.  With

 

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respect to the Securities of any series such office or agency and each Place of Payment shall be as specified as contemplated in Section 301 .  In the absence of any such provisions with respect to the Securities of any series (i) the place of payment for such securities shall be Chicago, Illinois, and (ii) such office or agency in such Place of Payment shall be the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee therein.  If at any time the Company shall fail to maintain any such required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, and the Company hereby appoints the Trustee as its agent to receive all such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands.

 

The Company may also from time to time designate one or more other offices or agencies (in or outside Chicago, Illinois) where the Securities of one or more series may be presented or surrendered for any or all such purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations; provided , however , that no such designation or rescission shall in any manner relieve the Company of its obligation to maintain an office or agency in each place of Payment for Securities of any series for such purposes.  The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any such designation or rescission and of any change in the location of any such office or agency.

 

SECTION 1003      Money for Securities Payments to Be Held in Trust .

 

If the Company shall at any time act as its own Paying Agent with respect to any series of Securities, it will, on or before each due date of the principal of (and premium, if any) or interest, if any, on any of the Securities of that series, segregate and hold in trust for the benefit of the persons entitled thereto a sum sufficient to pay the principal (and premium, if any) or interest, if any, so becoming due until such sums shall be paid to such persons or otherwise disposed of as herein provided and will promptly notify the Trustee of its action or failure so to act.

 

Whenever the Company shall have one or more Paying Agents for any series of Securities, it will, on or before each due date of the principal of (and premium, if any) or interest, if any, on any Securities of that series, deposit with a Paying Agent a sum sufficient to pay the principal (and premium, if any) or interest, if any, so becoming due, such sum to be held in trust for the benefit of the persons entitled to such principal, premium or interest, and (unless such Paying Agent is the Trustee) the Company will promptly notify the Trustee of its action or failure so to act.

 

The Company will cause each Paying Agent other than the Trustee for any series of Securities to execute and deliver to the Trustee an instrument in which such paying Agent shall agree with the Trustee, subject to the provisions of this Section, that such Paying Agent will:

 

(1)           hold all sums held by it as agent for the payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) or interest, if any, on Securities of that series in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto until such sums shall be paid to such Persons or otherwise disposed of as herein provided;

 

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(2)           give the Trustee written notice within three Business Days of any default by the Company (or any other obligor upon the Securities of that series) in the making of any payment of principal (and premium, if any) or interest, if any, on the Securities of that series; and

 

(3)           at any time during the continuance of any such default, upon the written request of the Trustee, forthwith pay to the Trustee all sums so held in trust by such Paying Agent.

 

The Company may at any time, for the purpose of obtaining the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture or for any other purpose, pay, or by Company Order direct any Paying Agent to pay, to the Trustee all sums held in trust by the Company or such Paying Agent, such sums to be held by the Trustee upon the same trusts as those upon which such sums were held by the Company or such Paying Agent; and, upon such payment by any paying Agent to the Trustee, such paying agent shall be released from all further liability with respect to such money.  Upon the satisfaction and discharge of the indebtedness in respect of all Outstanding Securities of any series all sums then held by any Paying Agent (other than the Trustee) in respect thereof shall, upon demand of the Company, be repaid to it or paid to the Trustee, and thereupon such Paying Agent shall be released from all further liability with respect to such money.

 

The Trustee and any Paying Agent shall promptly pay to the Company upon Company Request any money or securities held by them at any time in excess of amounts necessary to satisfy amounts payable to the Holders, the Trustee and the Paying Agent.

 

Any money deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the Company, in trust for the payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) or interest, if any, on any Security of any series and remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal (and premium, if any) or interest, if any, has become due and payable shall, unless otherwise required by mandatory provisions of applicable escheat or abandoned or unclaimed property law, be paid to the Company on Company Request, or (if then held by the Company) shall be discharged from such trust; and the Holder of such Security shall, unless otherwise required by mandatory provisions of applicable escheat or abandoned or unclaimed property law, thereafter, as an unsecured general creditor, look only to the Company for payment thereof, and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such trust money, and all liability of the Company as trustee thereof, shall thereupon cease; provided , however , that the Trustee or such Paying Agent, before being required to make any such repayment, may at the expense of the Company cause to be published once, in a newspaper published in the English language, customarily published on each Business Day and of general circulation in each Place of Payment with respect to Securities of such series, notice that such money remains unclaimed and that, after a date specified therein, which shall not be less than 30 days from the date of such publication, any unclaimed balance of such money then remaining will, unless otherwise required by mandatory provisions of applicable escheat or abandoned or unclaimed property law, be repaid to the Company.

 

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SECTION 1004      Statement as to Compliance .

 

The Company will deliver to the Trustee, within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company ending after the date hereof, an Officer’s Certificate which complies with Trust Indenture Act Section 314(a)(4) and need not comply with Section 102 hereof, stating as to each signer thereof that

 

(1)           a review of the activities of the Company during such year and of performance under this Indenture has been made under his supervision, and

 

(2)           as of the end of such year and at the date of the certificate to the best of his knowledge, based on such review, (a) the Company is not in default in the fulfillment of any of its obligations under this Indenture, or specifying each such default known to him and the nature and status thereof and (b) no event has occurred and is continuing which is or after notice or lapse of time or both would become an Event of Default, or, if such an event has occurred and is continuing, specifying each such event known to him and the nature and status thereof.

 

SECTION 1005      Waiver of Certain Covenants .

 

Except as otherwise provided as contemplated by Section 301 with respect to any series of Securities, the Company may omit in any particular instance to comply with any covenant or condition set forth in Sections 1002 to 1004 , each inclusive, or a supplemental indenture with respect to the Securities of any series if before the time for such compliance the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series shall, by Act of such Holders, either waive such compliance in such instance or generally waive compliance with such covenant or condition, but no such waiver shall extend to or affect such covenant or condition except to the extent so expressly waived, and, until such waiver shall become effective, the obligations of the Company and the duties of the Trustee with respect to any such covenant or condition shall remain in full force and effect.

 

ARTICLE ELEVEN

 

REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES

 

SECTION 1101      Applicability of Article .

 

Securities of any series which are redeemable before their Stated Maturity shall be redeemable in accordance with their terms and (except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301 for Securities of any series) in accordance with this Article .

 

SECTION 1102      Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee .

 

The election of the Company to redeem any Securities shall be evidenced by a Board Resolution.  In case of any redemption at the election of the Company of less than all the Securities of any series, the Company shall, at least 30 days (unless a shorter notice shall be satisfactory to the Trustee) prior to the Redemption Date fixed by the Company, notify the Trustee in writing of such Redemption Date and of the principal amount of Securities of such

 

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series to be redeemed.  In the case of any redemption of Securities prior to the expiration of any restriction on such redemption provided in the terms of such Securities or elsewhere in this Indenture, the Company shall furnish the Trustee with an Officer’s Certificate evidencing compliance with such restriction.  Any such notice may be canceled at any time prior to notice of such redemption being mailed to any Holder, and shall thereby be void and of no effect.

 

SECTION 1103      Selection by Trustee of Securities to be Redeemed .

 

If less than all the Securities of any series are to be redeemed, the particular Securities to be redeemed shall be selected by the Trustee not more than 30 days prior to the Redemption Date, from the Outstanding Securities of such series not previously called for redemption, by such method as the Trustee shall deem fair and appropriate and in accordance with the Depositary’s policies and which may provide for the selection for redemption of portions (equal to the minimum authorized denomination for Securities of that series or any integral multiple thereof) of the principal amount of Securities of such series of a denomination larger than the minimum authorized denomination for Securities of that series.  In any case where Securities of such series are registered in the same name, the Trustee in its discretion may treat the aggregate principal amount so registered as if it were represented by one Security of such series.  If the Securities of any series to be redeemed consist of Securities having different Stated Maturities or different rates of interest (or methods of computing interest), then the Company may, by written notice to the Trustee, direct that the Securities of such series to be redeemed shall be selected from among groups of such Securities having specified Stated Maturities or rates of interest (or methods or computing interest) and the Trustee shall thereafter select the particular Securities to be redeemed in the manner set forth above from among the groups of such Securities so specified.

 

The Trustee shall promptly notify the Company in writing of the Securities selected for redemption and, in the case of any Securities selected, in accordance with the Depositary’s rules and regulations, for partial redemption, the principal amount thereof to be redeemed.

 

For all purposes of this Indenture, unless the context otherwise requires, all provisions relating to the redemption of Securities shall relate, in the case of any Security redeemed or to be redeemed only in part, to the portion of the principal amount of such Security which has been or is to be redeemed.

 

SECTION 1104      Notice of Redemption .

 

Notice of redemption shall be given by first-class mail, postage prepaid, mailed not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date, to each Holder of Securities to be redeemed, at his address appearing in the Security Register.

 

All notices of redemption shall state;

 

(1)           the Redemption Date,

 

(2)           the Redemption Price,

 

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(3)           if less than all the Outstanding Securities of any series are to be redeemed, the identification (and, in the case of partial redemption, the principal amounts) of the particular Securities to be redeemed,

 

(4)           in case any Security is to be redeemed in part only, the notice which relates to such Security shall state that on and after the Redemption Date, upon surrender of such Security, the Holder will receive, without charge, a new Security or Securities of authorized denominations for the principal amount thereof remaining unredeemed,

 

(5)           that on the Redemption Date, the Redemption Price will become due and payable upon each such Security to be redeemed and, if applicable, that interest thereon will cease to accrue on and after said date unless the Company defaults in making the redemption payment,

 

(6)           the place or places where such Securities are to be surrendered for payment of the Redemption Price,

 

(7)           that the redemption is for a sinking fund, if such is the case,

 

(8)           the CUSIP number, if any, printed on the Securities being redeemed, and

 

(9)           that no representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP number, if any, listed in such notice or printed on the Securities.

 

Notice of redemption of Securities to be redeemed at the election of the Company shall be given by the Company or, at the Company’s request, by the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Company, provided the Company gives the notice information to the Trustee, in writing.  In the case of redemptions by the Company of Global Securities, the Company shall, at least 30 days prior to the Redemption Date, notify the Depositary (with a copy to the Trustee) of such redemption.

 

SECTION 1105      Deposit of Redemption Price .

 

On or prior to any Redemption Date, the Company shall deposit with the Trustee or with a Paying Agent (or, if the Company is acting as its own Paying Agent, segregate and hold in trust as provided in Section 1003 ) an amount of money sufficient to pay the Redemption Price of, and (except if the Redemption Date shall be an Interest Payment Date) accrued interest on, all the Securities which are to be redeemed on that date.

 

SECTION 1106      Securities Payable on Redemption Date .

 

Notice of redemption having been given as aforesaid, the Securities so to be redeemed shall, on the Redemption Date, become due and payable at the Redemption Price therein specified, and from and after such date (unless the Company shall default in the payment of the Redemption Price and accrued interest) such Securities shall cease to bear interest.  Upon surrender of any such Security for redemption in accordance with said notice, such Security shall be paid by the Company at the Redemption Price, together with accrued interest to the

 

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Redemption Date; provided , however , that installments of interest whose Stated Maturity is on or prior to the Redemption Date shall be payable to the Holders of such Securities, or one or more Predecessor Securities, registered as such at the close of business on the relevant Regular Record Date according to their terms and the provisions of Section 307 .

 

If any Security called for redemption shall not be so paid upon surrender thereof for redemption, the principal (and premium, if any) shall, until paid, bear interest from the Redemption Date at the rate prescribed therefor in the Security.

 

SECTION 1107      Securities Redeemed in Part .

 

Any security which is to be redeemed only in part shall be surrendered at a Place of Payment therefor (with, if the Company or the Trustee so requires, due endorsement by, or a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Trustee duly executed by, the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing), and the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder of such Security without service charge, a new Security or Securities of the same series, of any authorized denomination as requested by such Holder, in aggregate principal amount equal to and in exchange for the unredeemed portion of the principal of the Security so surrendered; provided , however , that the Depositary need not surrender Global Securities for a partial redemption and may be authorized to make a notation on such Global Security of such partial redemption.  In the case of a partial redemption of the Global Securities, the Depositary, and in turn, the participants in the Depositary, shall have the responsibility to select any Securities to be redeemed by random lot.

 

ARTICLE TWELVE

 

SINKING FUNDS

 

SECTION 1201      Applicability of Article .

 

The provisions of this Article  shall be applicable to any sinking fund for the retirement of Securities of a series except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301 for Securities of such series.

 

The minimum amount of any sinking fund payment provided for by the terms of Securities of any series is herein referred to as a “mandatory sinking fund payment”, and any payment in excess of such minimum amount provided for by the terms of Securities of any series is herein referred to as an “optional sinking fund payment.” If provided for by the terms of Securities of any series, the cash amount of any sinking fund payment may be subject to reduction as provided in Section 1202 .  Each sinking fund payment shall be applied to the redemption of Securities of any series as provided for by the terms of Securities of such series.

 

SECTION 1202      Satisfaction of Sinking Fund Payments with Securities .

 

The Company may, in satisfaction of all or any part of any sinking fund payment with respect to the Securities of any series required to be made pursuant to the terms of such Securities as provided for by the terms of such series (1) deliver Outstanding Securities of such series (other than any previously called for redemption) and (2) apply as a credit Securities of

 

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such series which have been redeemed either at the election of the Company pursuant to the terms of such series of Securities or through the application of permitted optional sinking fund payments pursuant to the terms of such Securities, in each case, provided that such Securities have not been previously so credited.  Such Securities shall be received and credited for such purpose by the Trustee at the Redemption Price specified in such Securities for redemption through operation of the sinking fund and the amount of such sinking fund payment shall be reduced accordingly.

 

SECTION 1203      Redemption of Securities for Sinking Fund .

 

Not less than 45 days prior to each sinking fund payment date for any series of Securities, the Company will deliver to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate specifying the amount of the next ensuing sinking fund payment for that series pursuant to the terms of that series, the portion thereof, if any, which is to be satisfied by payment of cash and the portion thereof, if any, which is to be satisfied by delivering and crediting Securities of that series pursuant to Section 1202 , and the amount of any optional sinking fund payment to be added to the next ensuing sinking fund payment, and will also deliver to the Trustee any Securities to be so delivered.  If such Officer’s Certificate shall specify an optional amount to be added in cash to the next ensuing mandatory sinking fund payment, the Company shall thereupon be obligated to pay the amount therein specified.  Not less than 30 days before each such sinking fund payment date the Trustee shall select the Securities to be redeemed upon such sinking fund payment date in the manner specified in Section 1103 and cause notice of the redemption thereof to be given in the name of and at the expense of the Company in the manner provided in Section 1104 .  Such notice having been duly given, the redemption of such Securities shall be made upon the terms and in the manner stated in Sections 1106 and 1107 .

 

ARTICLE THIRTEEN

 

REPAYMENT AT THE OPTION OF HOLDERS

 

SECTION 1301      Applicability of Article .

 

Securities of any series which are repayable at the option of the Holders thereof before their Stated Maturity shall be repaid in accordance with the terms of the Securities of such series.  The repayment of any principal amount of Securities pursuant to such option of the Holder to require repayment of Securities before their Stated Maturity, for purposes of Section 309 , shall not operate as a payment, redemption or satisfaction of the indebtedness represented by such Securities unless and until the Company, at its option, shall deliver or surrender the same to the Trustee with a directive that such Securities be cancelled.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 1301 , in connection with any repayment of Securities, the Company may arrange for the purchase of any Securities by an agreement with one or more investment bankers or other purchasers to purchase such Securities by paying to the Holders of such Securities on or before the close of business on the repayment date an amount not less than the repayment price payable by the Company on repayment of such Securities, and the obligation of the Company to pay the repayment price of such Securities shall be satisfied and discharged to the extent such payment is so paid by such purchasers to the respective Holders thereof.

 

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This instrument may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

 

 

PHH CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Mark E. Johnson

 

Name: Mark E. Johnson

 

Title:    Senior Vice President and Treasurer

 

 

 

 

 

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Trustee

 

 

 

By:

 /s/ Richard Tarnas

 

 

Authorized Signatory

 

 

[Signature Page to Base Indenture]

 


Exhibit 4.2

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

PHH CORPORATION

 

as Issuer

 

AND

 

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.

 

as Trustee

 


 

First Supplemental Indenture

 

Dated as of January 17, 2012

 

Supplemental to Indenture

 

Dated as of January 17, 2012

 


 

6.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2017

 

 



 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

Page

 

 

ARTICLE 1

DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION

 

 

Section 1.01 . Scope of Supplemental Indenture

1

Section 1.02 . Definitions

2

 

 

ARTICLE 2

THE NOTES

 

 

Section 2.01 . Designation, Amount and Issuance of Notes

10

Section 2.02 . Form of the Notes

10

Section 2.03 . Date and Denomination of Notes; Payment at the Stated Maturity Date; Payment of Interest

11

Section 2.04 . Security Registrar, Paying Agent and Conversion Agent

12

Section 2.05 . Registration of Transfer and Exchange

13

Section 2.06 . Global Securities

13

Section 2.07 . Repurchase and Cancellation

14

Section 2.08 . Additional Notes

14

 

 

ARTICLE 3

PARTICULAR COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY

 

 

Section 3.01 . Covenants in Original Indenture

14

Section 3.02 . Book-Entry System

14

Section 3.03 . Compliance Certificate

14

 

 

ARTICLE 4

REPURCHASE OF NOTES

 

 

Section 4.01 . Right To Require Repurchase Upon a Fundamental Change

15

 

 

ARTICLE 5

CONVERSION

 

 

Section 5.01 . Conversion Privilege and Conversion Rate

19

Section 5.02 . Conversion Rate Adjustment Upon Certain Make-whole Fundamental Changes

21

Section 5.03 . Exercise of Conversion Privilege

23

Section 5.04 . Settlement of Conversion Obligation

24

Section 5.05 . Fractions of Shares

26

Section 5.06 . Adjustment of Conversion Rate

26

Section 5.07 . Notice of Adjustments of Conversion Rate

35

 

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Section 5.08 . Company To Reserve Common Stock

35

Section 5.09 . Taxes on Conversions

35

Section 5.10 . Certain Covenants

35

Section 5.11 . Cancellation of Converted Notes

35

Section 5.12 . Provision in Case of Effect of Reclassification, Consolidation, Merger or Sale

36

Section 5.13 . Responsibility of Trustee for Conversion Provisions

37

Section 5.14 . Notice to Holders Prior to Certain Actions

37

Section 5.15 . Stockholder Rights Plan

38

Section 5.16 . Company Determination Final

39

Section 5.17 . Exchange in Lieu of Conversion

39

 

 

ARTICLE 6

EVENTS OF DEFAULT; REMEDIES

 

 

Section 6.01 . Original Indenture

40

Section 6.02 . Events of Default.

40

Section 6.03 . Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment

41

Section 6.04. Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee

43

Section 6.05 . Trustee May File Proofs of Claim

43

Section 6.06 . Application of Money Collected

43

Section 6.07 . Limitation on Suits

44

Section 6.08 . Unconditional Right of Holders To Receive Payment

44

Section 6.09 . Restoration of Rights and Remedies

45

Section 6.10 . Rights and Remedies Cumulative

45

Section 6.11 . Delay or Omission Not Waiver

45

Section 6.12 . Control by Holders

45

Section 6.13 . Waiver of Past Defaults

45

Section 6.14 . Undertaking for Costs

46

Section 6.15 . Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws

46

Section 6.16. Violations of Certain Covenants

46

Section 6.17 . Company’s Failure to Convert

46

 

 

ARTICLE 7

CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, CONVEYANCE, TRANSFER OR LEASE

 

 

Section 7.01 . Original Indenture

47

Section 7.02 . Company May Consolidate, Etc., Only on Certain Terms

47

 

 

ARTICLE 8
REPORTS BY COMPANY

Section 8.01 . Reports by Company.

48

 

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ARTICLE 9

SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE

 

 

Section 9.01 . Original Indenture

49

Section 9.02 . Discharge of Indenture

49

Section 9.03 . Deposited Monies and Shares To Be Held in Trust by Trustee

50

Section 9.04 . Paying Agent To Repay Monies and Shares Held

50

Section 9.05 . Reinstatement

50

 

 

ARTICLE 10

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES

 

 

Section 10.01 . Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders

50

Section 10.02 . Supplemental Indentures with Consent of Holders

51

Section 10.03 . Notice to Holders of Supplemental Indentures

52

 

 

ARTICLE 11

MISCELLANEOUS

 

 

Section 11.01 . Provisions of Original Indenture Not Applicable

52

Section 11.02 . Successors

52

Section 11.03 . Multiple Originals

52

Section 11.04 . Calculations

53

Section 11.05 . Benefits of Supplemental Indenture

53

Section 11.06 . Governing Law

53

Section 11.07 . Waiver of Jury Trial

53

Section 11.08 . Force Majeure

53

Schedule A

Make-Whole Table

 

 

 

 

EXHIBITS

 

 

 

Exhibit A—

Form of Security

 

 

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FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE , dated as of January 17, 2012, between PHH Corporation, a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Maryland, as issuer (the “ Company ”), having its principal office at 3000 Leadenhall Road, Mt. Laurel, New Jersey 08054 and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., a national banking association, as trustee (the “ Trustee ”) to the Indenture dated as of January 17, 2012, between the Company and the Trustee (as amended or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, the “ Original Indenture ”).

 

RECITALS OF THE COMPANY

 

WHEREAS, the Company executed and delivered the Original Indenture to the Trustee to provide for, among other things, the issuance, from time to time, of the Company’s unsecured Securities, in an unlimited aggregate principal amount, in one or more series to be established by the Company under, and authenticated and delivered as provided in, the Original Indenture;

 

WHEREAS, Section 901(8) of the Original Indenture provides for the Company and the Trustee to enter into an indenture supplemental to the Original Indenture to establish the form and term of Securities of any series as contemplated by Sections 201 and 301 of the Original Indenture;

 

WHEREAS, the Company has duly authorized the creation of an issuance of 6.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2017 (each, a “ Note ” and, collectively, the “ Notes ”) of the tenor and amount hereinafter set forth, and to provide therefor the Company has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture; and

 

WHEREAS, all things necessary to make the Notes, when executed by the Company and authenticated and delivered hereunder and duly issued by the Company, the valid and legally binding obligations of the Company, and to make this Supplemental Indenture a valid and legally binding agreement of the Company, in accordance with the terms of the Notes and this Supplemental Indenture, have been done;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WITNESSETH, for and in consideration of the premises and the purchases of the Notes by the Holders thereof, it is mutually agreed, for the benefit of the Company and the equal and proportionate benefit of all Holders of the Notes, as follows:

 

ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION

 

Section 1.01 .  Scope of Supplemental Indenture .  The changes, modification and supplements to the Original Indenture effected by this Supplemental Indenture shall be applicable only with respect to, and shall only govern the terms of, the 6.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2017, and shall not apply to any other Securities that may be issued under the Original Indenture unless a supplemental indenture with respect to such other Securities specifically incorporates such changes, modifications and supplements.  The provisions of this Supplemental Indenture shall supplement

 



 

and, to the extent they are inconsistent, replace any corresponding provisions in the Original Indenture.

 

Section 1.02 .  Definitions.  For all purposes of the Indenture, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires:

 

(i)            the terms defined in this Article 1 have the meanings assigned to them in this Article and include the plural as well as the singular;

 

(ii)           all words, terms and phrases used in this Supplemental Indenture and defined in the Original Indenture (but not otherwise defined herein) shall have the same meanings as in the Original Indenture;

 

(iii)          all other terms used herein that are defined in the Trust Indenture Act, either directly or by reference therein, have the meanings assigned to them therein;

 

(iv)          all accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in accordance with GAAP; and

 

(v)           the words “herein,” “hereof’ and “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this Supplemental Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision.

 

Additional Notes ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.08.

 

Additional Shares ” has the meaning specified in Section 5.02(a).

 

Bankruptcy Law ” means Title 11 of the U.S. Code or any similar Federal or State law for relief of debtors.

 

Bid Solicitation Agent ” means initially the Company or any agent the Company may appoint in the future, including the Trustee, to determine a Trading Price for the Notes as may be required pursuant to this Supplemental Indenture.

 

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

 

Capital Stock ” means any and all shares, interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of corporate stock and limited liability company interests and, with respect to partnerships, partnership interests (whether general or limited) and any other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, such partnership.

 

close of business ” means 5:00 p.m., New York City time.

 

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Common Stock ” means the shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company as they exist on the date of the Indenture, subject to Section 5.12.

 

Company ” means the Person named as the “Company” in the first paragraph of this instrument until a successor Person shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Indenture, and thereafter “Company” shall mean such successor Person.

 

Continuing Directors ” means (i) individuals who on the date of original issuance of the Notes were members of the Board of Directors and (ii) any new directors whose election to the Board of Directors or whose nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders was approved by at least a majority of the Company’s directors then still in office (or a duly constituted committee thereof), either who were directors on the date of original issuance of the Notes or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved.  Solely for purposes of this definition, the phrase “or any duly authorized committee of that board” of the definition of Board of Directors in the Original Indenture shall be disregarded.

 

Conversion Agent ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.04.

 

Conversion Date ” has the meaning specified in Section 5.03(a).

 

Conversion Notice ” has the meaning specified in Section 5.03(a).

 

Conversion Obligation ” has the meaning specified in Section 5.01(a).

 

Conversion Price ” means, in respect of each Note, as of any date $1,000 divided by the Conversion Rate as of such date.

 

Conversion Rate ” means, initially 78.2014 shares of Common Stock per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, subject to adjustment as set forth herein.

 

Corporate Trust Office ” means the office of the Trustee at which the corporate trust business of the Trustee shall, at any particular time, be principally administered, which office is, at the date of this Supplemental Indenture, located at The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., 2 North LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602, Attn: Corporate Trust Administration or such other address as the Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Holders and the Company, or the principal corporate trust office of any successor Trustee (or such other address as such successor Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Holders and the Company).

 

Custodian ” means the Trustee, as custodian with respect to the Global Securities, or any successor entity.

 

Daily Conversion Value ” means for each of the 60 consecutive VWAP Trading Days during the Observation Period, one-sixtieth (1/60th) of the product of (a) the applicable Conversion Rate and (b) the Daily VWAP of the Common Stock (or the Reference Property

 

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pursuant to Section 5.12) on such VWAP Trading Day. Any determination of the Daily Conversion Value by the Company shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

Daily Settlement Amount ” has the meaning specified in Section 5.04(a).

 

Daily Share Amount ” has the meaning specified in Section 5.04(a)(ii).

 

Daily VWAP ” of the Common Stock means, for each of the 60 consecutive VWAP Trading Days during the Observation Period, the per share volume-weighted average price as displayed under the heading “Bloomberg VWAP” on Bloomberg page PHH.N <equity> AQR (or any equivalent successor page) in respect of the period from the scheduled open of trading on the principal trading market for the Common Stock to the scheduled close of trading on such market on such VWAP Trading Day, or if such volume-weighted average price is unavailable, the market value of one share of Common Stock on such VWAP Trading Day using a volume-weighted method as determined by a nationally recognized independent investment banking firm retained for this purpose by the Company.  Daily VWAP will be determined without regard to after hours trading or any other trading outside of the regular trading session trading hours.

 

Default ” means any event that is or with the passage of time or the giving of notice or both would become an Event of Default.

 

Depositary ” has the meaning set forth in the Original Indenture, which shall initially be The Depository Trust Company until a successor Depositary shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Indenture, and thereafter “ Depositary ” shall mean such successor Depositary.

 

Distributed Property ” has the meaning specified in Section 5.06(c).

 

Effective Date ” has the meaning specified in Section 5.02(b).

 

Event of Default ” has the meaning specified in Section 6.02.

 

Ex-Date ” shall mean the first date on which the shares of the Common Stock trade on the relevant exchange or in the relevant market, regular way, without the right to receive the issuance or distribution in question, from the Company or, if applicable, from the seller of Common Stock on such exchange or market (in the form of due bids or otherwise) as determined by such exchange or market.

 

Exchange Act ” means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

Extension Fee ” has the meaning specified in Section 6.03.

 

Foreign Jurisdiction Transaction ” has the meaning specified in Section 7.02(a).

 

Fundamental Change ” will be deemed to have occurred at the time after the Notes are originally issued if any of the following occurs:

 

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(1)           any Person acquires beneficial ownership, directly or indirectly, through a purchase, merger or other acquisition transaction or series of transactions, of shares of the Company’s Capital Stock entitling the Person to exercise 50% or more of the total voting power of all shares of the Company’s Capital Stock entitled to vote generally in elections of directors, other than an acquisition by the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries; provided that a Fundamental Change shall not occur as a result of this clause (1) if, in such purchase, merger, acquisition or other transaction, all or substantially all of the Common Stock is exchanged for or converted into cash, securities or other property, in which case clause (2) below shall apply (in addition to, if applicable, clauses (3), (4) or (5) below); or

 

(2)           the Company (i) merges or consolidates with or into any other Person, another Person merges with or into the Company, or the Company conveys, sells, transfers or leases all or substantially all of the Company’s assets to another Person (excluding a pledge of securities issued by any of the Company’s Subsidiaries, but not excluding any transfer or other disposition resulting from the foreclosure or other exercise of creditors’ remedies pursuant to such pledge) or (ii) engages in any recapitalization, reclassification or other acquisition transaction or series of transactions in which all or substantially all of the Common Stock is exchanged for or converted into cash, securities or other property, in each case other than any merger or consolidation:

 

(a)           pursuant to which the holders of Common Stock immediately prior to the transaction have the entitlement to exercise, directly or indirectly, 50% or more of the voting power of all shares of Capital Stock entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of either (x) the continuing or surviving corporation immediately after the transaction or (y) the corporation that directly or indirectly owns 100% of the Capital Stock of such continuing or surviving corporation; or

 

(b)           that does not result in a reclassification, conversion, exchange or cancellation of the outstanding shares of Common Stock; or

 

(c)           which is effected solely to change the Company’s jurisdiction of incorporation and results in a reclassification, conversion or exchange of outstanding shares of Common Stock solely into shares of common stock of the surviving entity; or

 

(3)           at any time the Company’s Continuing Directors do not constitute a majority of the Board of Directors (or, if applicable, a successor Person to the Company); or

 

(4)           the Company is liquidated or dissolved or holders of the Common Stock approve any plan or proposal for the Company’s liquidation or dissolution; or

 

(5)           if shares of Common Stock, or shares of any other Capital Stock which constitute the Reference Property as set forth in Section 5.12 hereof, are not listed for trading on any United States national securities exchange.

 

For purposes of this definition, whether a “person” is a “beneficial owner” shall be determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act and “person” includes any

 

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syndicate or group that would be deemed to be a “person” under Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act. In addition, solely for purposes of this definition, the phrase “or any duly authorized committee of that board” of the definition of Board of Directors shall be disregarded.

 

Fundamental Change Expiration Time ” has the meaning specified in Section 4.01(a)(i).

 

Fundamental Change Repurchase Date ” has the meaning specified in Section 4.01(a).

 

Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice ” has the meaning specified in Section 4.01(a)(i).

 

Fundamental Change Repurchase Price ” has the meaning specified in Section 4.01(a).

 

Fundamental Change Repurchase Right Notice ” has the meaning specified in Section 4.01(b).

 

GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by such other entity as have been approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession, in each case, as in effect in the United States from time to time.

 

Indenture ” means the Original Indenture as supplemented by this Supplemental Indenture.

 

Interest ” means, when used with reference to the Notes, any interest payable under the terms of the Notes and the Extension Fee, if any.

 

Interest Payment Date ” means each June 15 and December 15 of each year.

 

Issue Date ” means the date the Notes are originally issued as set forth on the face of the Note under this Supplemental Indenture.

 

Last Reported Sale Price ” of the Common Stock (or any other security for which a Last Reported Sale Price must be determined) on any date means the closing sale price per share (or, if no closing sale price is reported, the average of the last bid and last ask prices or, if more than one in either case, the average of the average last bid and the average last ask prices) on that date as reported in composite transactions for the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Stock (or such other security) is traded.  If the Common Stock (or such other security) is not listed for trading on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange on the relevant date, the “Last Reported Sale Price” shall be the average of the last quoted bid and ask prices for the Common Stock (or such other security) in the over-the-counter market on the relevant date, as reported by OTC Markets Group Inc. or similar organization. If the Common Stock (or such other security) is not so quoted, the “Last Reported Sale Price” shall be

 

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the average of the mid-point of the last bid and ask prices for the Common Stock (or such other security) on the relevant date from each of at least three nationally recognized independent investment banking firms, which may include one or more of the Underwriters, selected by the Company for this purpose. Any such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

Make-Whole Fundamental Change ” means any transaction or event that constitutes a Fundamental Change pursuant to clauses (1), (2) or (5) under the definition of Fundamental Change (but without giving effect to subclause (a) under clause (2) of that definition).

 

Market Disruption Event ” means the occurrence or existence on any Scheduled Trading Day for the Common Stock of any suspension or limitation imposed on trading (by reason of movements in price exceeding limits permitted by the stock exchange or otherwise) in the Common Stock or in any options contracts or futures contracts relating to the Common Stock, and such suspension or limitation occurs or exists at any time within the 30 minutes prior to the closing time of the relevant exchange on such day.

 

Measurement Period ” has the meaning specified in Section 5.01(a)(i).

 

Note ” or “ Notes ” has the meaning specified in the first paragraph of the Recitals of the Company.

 

Observation Period ” with respect to any Note means:

 

(i)            with respect to any Conversion Date occurring on or after the 65th Scheduled Trading Day prior to the Stated Maturity Date, the 60 consecutive VWAP Trading Day period beginning on, and including, the 62nd Scheduled Trading Day prior to the Stated Maturity Date (or if such day is not a VWAP Trading Day, the next succeeding VWAP Trading Day); and

 

(ii)           in all other instances, the 60 consecutive VWAP Trading Day period beginning on and including the third VWAP Trading Day after the Conversion Date.

 

open of business ” means 9:00 a.m., New York City time.

 

Original Indenture ” has the meaning specified in the first paragraph of this Supplemental Indenture.

 

Outstanding ,” has the meaning specified in the Original Indenture except that, with respect to the Notes, (i) any Notes converted pursuant to Article 5 shall cease to be Outstanding, and (ii) if the Paying Agent segregates and holds in trust, in accordance with the Indenture, on a Fundamental Change Repurchase Date or Stated Maturity Date money sufficient to pay all principal and Interest payable on that date with respect to the Notes (or portions thereof) to be repurchased or maturing, as the case may be, and the Paying Agent is not prohibited from paying such money to the Holders on that date pursuant to the terms of the Indenture, then on and after that date such Notes (or portions thereof) shall cease to be Outstanding.

 

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Paying Agent ” has the meaning specified in the Original Indenture, which, with respect to the Notes, shall initially be the Trustee.

 

Place of Payment ” has the meaning specified in the Original Indenture, which, with respect to the Notes, shall be Chicago, Illinois.

 

Physical Securities ” means permanent certificated Notes in registered form issued in denominations of $1,000 principal amount and integral multiples thereof.

 

Principal Portion ” has the meaning specified in Section 5.04(a)(i).

 

record date ” has the meaning specified in Section 5.06(e).

 

Record Date ” means, with respect to the payment of Interest, the June 1 (whether or not a Business Day) immediately preceding an Interest Payment Date on June 15 and December 1 (whether or not a Business Day) immediately preceding an Interest Payment Date on December 15.

 

Reference Property ” has the meaning specified in Section 5.12(b).

 

Scheduled Trading Day ” means a day that is scheduled to be a Trading Day on the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange or market on which the Common Stock is listed or admitted for trading or, if the Common Stock is not listed or admitted for trading on any exchange or market, a Business Day.

 

Securities Act ” means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.

 

Securitization Indebtedness ” means any indebtedness of any of the Company’s structured bankruptcy-remote subsidiaries which does not permit or provide for recourse to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than the structured bankruptcy-remote subsidiary) or any property or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than property or assets of such structured bankruptcy-remote subsidiary); provided that if at any time, whether by operation of law, the terms of such indebtedness, pursuant to a legal judgment, decree or order, or otherwise, any such indebtedness is, or becomes, recourse to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than the structured bankruptcy-remote subsidiary) then such indebtedness shall not be Securitization Indebtedness.

 

Security Registrar ” has the meaning specified in the Original Indenture, which, with respect to the Notes, shall initially be the Trustee.

 

Spin-Off ” has the meaning specified in Section 5.06(c).

 

Stated Maturity Date ” when used with respect to any Note and the payment of the principal amount thereof, means June 15, 2017.

 

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Stock Price ” means the price per share of Common Stock at the time of a Make-Whole Fundamental Change, which shall be equal to (i) if holders of Common Stock receive only cash consideration for their shares of Common Stock in connection with a Make-Whole Fundamental Change, the cash amount paid per share and (ii) otherwise, the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Stock over the 10 Trading Day period ending on the Trading Day preceding the Effective Date.

 

Stock Price Condition ” has the meaning specified in Section 5.01(a)(ii).

 

Subsidiary ” means a corporation more than 50% of the outstanding voting stock or other voting interests of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company or by one or more other Subsidiaries, or by the Company and one or more other Subsidiaries.  For the purposes of this definition, “voting stock or other voting interests” means stock or other voting interests which ordinarily have voting power for the election of directors or comparable governing body, whether at all times or only so long as no senior class of stock or other interests has such voting power by reason of any contingency.

 

Successor Company ” has the meaning specified in Section 7.02(a).

 

Supplemental Indenture ” means this instrument as originally executed or as it may from time to time be supplemented or amended by one or more indentures supplemental hereto entered into pursuant to the applicable provisions hereof.

 

Trading Day ” means a day during which (i) trading in the Common Stock generally occurs and (ii) there is no Market Disruption Event.

 

Trading Price ” of the Notes on any date of determination means the average of the secondary market bid quotations obtained by the Bid Solicitation Agent per $1,000 in principal amount of Notes for $2.0 million in principal amount of the Notes at approximately 3:30 p.m., New York City time, on such determination date from three independent nationally recognized securities dealers the Company selects, which may include one or more of the Underwriters; provided that if three such bids cannot reasonably be provided to the Bid Solicitation Agent, but two such bids are obtained, then the average of the two bids shall be used, and if only one such bid is obtained, that one bid shall be used. If at least one bid for $2.0 in million principal amount of the Notes cannot reasonably be obtained, then the Trading Price per $1,000 in principal amount of the Notes will be deemed to be less than 98% of the product of the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock and the applicable Conversion Rate. Any such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

Trading Price Condition ” has the meaning specified in Section 5.01(a)(i).

 

Trigger Event ” has the meaning specified in Section 5.06(c).

 

Underwriters ” means J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Barclays Capital Inc, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., RBC Capital Markets, LLC, and RBS Securities Inc. or any successor.

 

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U.S. ” or “ United States ” means the United States of America.

 

Valuation Period ” has the meaning specified in Section 5.06(c).

 

VWAP Market Disruption Event ” means (i) a failure by the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange or market on which the Common Stock is listed or admitted to trading to open for trading during its regular trading session or (ii) the occurrence or existence prior to 1:00 p.m. (local time on such exchange or market) on any Scheduled Trading Day for the Common Stock for an aggregate one half-hour period or longer of any suspension or limitation imposed on trading (by reason of movements in price exceeding limits permitted by the stock exchange or otherwise) in the Common Stock or in any options contracts or futures contracts relating to the Common Stock.

 

VWAP Trading Day ” means a day during which (i) trading in the Common Stock generally occurs on the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange or market on which the Common Stock is listed or admitted for trading and (ii) there is no VWAP Market Disruption Event.  If the Common Stock is not so listed or traded, then “VWAP Trading Day” shall mean a Business Day.

 

Wholly Owned Subsidiary ” of any Person means a Subsidiary of such Person, all the Capital Stock of which (other than directors’ qualifying shares) is owned by such Person or another Wholly Owned Subsidiary of such Person.

 

ARTICLE 2
THE NOTES

 

Section 2.01 .  Designation, Amount and Issuance of Notes.  The Notes shall be designated as “6.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2017.”  The Notes will be initially limited to an aggregate principal amount of $250,000,000, subject to Section 2.08 of this Supplemental Indenture and except for Notes authenticated and delivered upon registration or transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, other Notes pursuant to Sections 304, 305, 306 and 906 of the Original Indenture and Section 4.01 and Section 5.03 of this Supplemental Indenture.  Upon the execution of this Supplemental Indenture, or from time to time thereafter, Notes may be executed by the Company and delivered to the Trustee for authentication, and the Trustee shall thereupon authenticate and deliver Notes upon a written order of the Company, such order signed by an Officer of the Company, without any further action by the Company hereunder.

 

Section 2.02 .  Form of the Notes.  The Notes and the Trustee’s certificate of authentication to be borne by such Notes shall be substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A hereto.  The terms and provisions contained in the form of Notes attached as Exhibit A hereto shall constitute, and are hereby expressly made, a part of this Supplemental Indenture and, to the extent applicable, the Company and the Trustee, by their execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture, expressly agree to such terms and provisions and to be bound thereby.

 

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Any of the Notes may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such notations, legends, endorsements or changes as the officers executing the same may approve (execution thereof to be conclusive evidence of such approval) and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of the Indenture, or as may be required by the Custodian for the Global Securities or the Depositary or as may be required to comply with any applicable law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with any rule or regulation of any securities exchange or automated quotation system on which the Notes may be listed, or to conform to usage, or to indicate any special limitations or restrictions to which any particular Notes are subject.

 

So long as the Notes are eligible for book-entry settlement with the Depositary, or unless otherwise required by law, subject to Section 2.06 of this Supplemental Indenture and Section 311 of the Original Indenture, all of the Notes will be represented by one or more Global Securities.  The transfer and exchange of beneficial interests in any such Global Securities shall be effected through the Depositary in accordance with the Indenture and the applicable procedures of the Depositary.  Except as provided in Section 2.06 of this Supplemental Indenture or Section 311 of the Original Indenture (as amended pursuant to the immediately following paragraph), beneficial owners of a Global Security shall not be entitled to have certificates registered in their names, will not receive or be entitled to receive physical delivery of certificates in definitive form and will not be considered Holders of such Global Security.

 

For purposes of the Notes, the fourth paragraph of Section 311 of the Original Indenture shall be deemed to be deleted in its entirety.

 

Any Global Security shall represent such of the Outstanding Notes as shall be specified therein and shall provide that it shall represent the aggregate amount of Outstanding Notes from time to time endorsed thereon and that the aggregate amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby may from time to time be increased or reduced to reflect issuances, repurchases, conversions, transfers or exchanges permitted hereby.  Any endorsement of a Global Security to reflect the amount of any increase or decrease in the amount of Outstanding Notes represented thereby shall be made by the Trustee or the Custodian for the Global Security, at the direction of the Trustee, in such manner and upon instructions given by the Holder of such Notes in accordance with the Indenture.

 

Section 2.03 .  Date and Denomination of Notes; Payment at the Stated Maturity Date; Payment of Interest.   The Notes shall be issuable in registered form without coupons in denominations of $1,000 principal amount and integral multiples thereof.  Each Note shall be dated the date of its authentication and shall bear Interest from the date specified on the face of the form of Notes attached as Exhibit A hereto.  Interest on the Notes shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months.

 

On the Stated Maturity Date, each Holder shall be entitled to receive the principal amount of the Notes held. With respect to Global Securities, principal and Interest will be paid to the Depositary or its nominee in immediately available funds.  With respect to any Physical Securities, principal and Interest will be payable at the Company’s office or agency maintained

 

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for that purpose in the Place of Payment, which initially will be the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee.

 

The Person in whose name any Note is registered on the Security Register at the close of business on any Record Date with respect to any Interest Payment Date shall be entitled to receive the Interest payable on such Interest Payment Date.

 

Except as provided above, the Company shall pay Interest (i) on any Global Securities by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of the Depositary or its nominee, (ii) on any Notes in certificated form having a principal amount of $5,000,000 or less, by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as it appears in the Security Register, provided that on the Stated Maturity Date, Interest will be payable at the office of the Company maintained by the Company for such purposes in the Place of Payment, which shall initially be the Corporate Trust Office and (iii) on any Notes in certificated form having a principal amount of more than $5,000,000, either by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as it appears in the Security Register or, upon application by a Holder to the Security Registrar not later than the relevant Record Date, by wire transfer in immediately available funds to that Holder’s account within the United States, which application shall remain in effect until the Holder notifies, in writing, the Security Registrar to the contrary; provided that on the Stated Maturity Date, Interest will be payable at the office of the Company maintained by the Company for such purposes in the Place of Payment, which shall initially be the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee.

 

Section 2.04 .  Security Registrar, Paying Agent and Conversion Agent.  The Company shall maintain an office or agency where Notes may be presented for conversion (the “ Conversion Agent ”).  The Corporate Trust Office shall be considered as one such office or agency of the Company for such purpose, and shall also be considered as one office or agency for purposes of Section 1002 of the Original Indenture where Notes may be presented or surrendered for payment, where Notes may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Notes and the Indenture may be served.  The Company initially appoints the Trustee as (i) the Security Registrar with respect to the Notes for purposes of Section 305 of the Original Indenture, (ii) the Paying Agent with respect to the Notes, (iii) the Custodian with respect to the Global Securities, and (iv) the Conversion Agent.

 

The Company shall enter into an appropriate agency agreement with any Security Registrar, Paying Agent or Conversion Agent not a party to this Supplemental Indenture.  The agreement shall implement the provisions of this Supplemental Indenture that relate to such agent.  The Company shall notify the Trustee of the name and address of any such agent.  If the Company fails to maintain a Security Registrar, Paying Agent or Conversion Agent, the Trustee shall act as such and shall be entitled to appropriate compensation therefor pursuant to Section 607 of the Original Indenture.  The Company or any of its domestically organized Wholly Owned Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent, Conversion Agent or Security Register.

 

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The Company may remove any Security Registrar, Paying Agent or Conversion Agent upon written notice to such Security Registrar, Paying Agent or Conversion Agent and to the Trustee; provided that no such removal shall become effective until (1) acceptance of an appointment by a successor as evidenced by an appropriate agreement entered into by the Company and such successor Security Registrar, Paying Agent or Conversion Agent, as the case may be, and delivered to the Trustee or (2) notification to the Trustee that the Trustee shall serve as Security Registrar, Paying Agent or Conversion Agent until the appointment of a successor in accordance with clause (1) above.  The Security Registrar, Paying Agent or Conversion Agent may resign at any time upon written notice; provided that the Trustee may resign as Paying Agent, Conversion Agent or Security Register only if the Trustee also resigns as Trustee in accordance with Section 609 of the Original Indenture.

 

Section 2.05 .  Registration of Transfer and Exchange.  Notwithstanding anything in Section 305 of the Original Indenture to the contrary, neither the Company nor the Trustee nor any Security Registrar shall be required to exchange, issue or register a transfer of (a) any Notes or portions thereof surrendered for conversion pursuant to Article 5 or (b) any Notes or portions thereof tendered for repurchase (and not withdrawn) pursuant to Section 4.01.

 

Section 2.06 .  Global Securities.  The following provisions shall apply to Global Securities in addition to the provisions set forth in Section 311 of the Original Indenture:

 

(a)                         Physical Securities will be issued in exchange for beneficial interests in a Global Security upon request by or on behalf of the Depositary in accordance with customary procedures following the request of a beneficial owner seeking to enforce its rights under the Notes or the Indenture upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default.

 

Notes issued in exchange for a Global Security or any portion thereof pursuant to this Section 2.06(a) shall be issued in definitive, fully registered form, without interest coupons, shall have an aggregate principal amount equal to that of such Global Securities or portion thereof to be so exchanged, shall be registered in such names and be in such authorized denominations as the Depositary shall designate and shall bear any legends required hereunder, all in accordance with the provisions of Section 311 of the Original Indenture applicable to the exchange in whole or in part of a Global Security for definitive securities.

 

(b)                        Upon any request described in Section 2.06(a), the Company will promptly make available to the Trustee a sufficient supply of Physical Securities in definitive, fully registered form, without interest coupons.

 

(c)                         At such time as all interests in a Global Security have been repurchased, converted, cancelled or exchanged for Notes in certificated form, such Global Security shall, upon receipt thereof, be canceled by the Trustee in accordance with standing procedures and instructions existing between the Depositary and the Custodian for the Global Security.  At any time prior to such cancellation, if any interest in a Global Security is redeemed, repurchased, converted, cancelled or exchanged for Notes in certificated form, the principal amount of such Global Security shall, in accordance with the standing procedures and instructions existing between the

 

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Depositary and the Custodian for the Global Security, be appropriately reduced, and an endorsement shall be made on such Global Security, by the Trustee or the Custodian for the Global Security, at the direction of the Trustee, to reflect such reduction.

 

Section 2.07 .  Repurchase and Cancellation.  To the extent permitted by law, the Company may from time to time repurchase the Notes in open market purchases or negotiated transactions without prior notice to Holders.  The Company shall surrender any Notes repurchased by it for cancellation pursuant to Section 309 of the Original Indenture and any such repurchased Notes shall be deemed to be no longer Outstanding.  Any Notes surrendered for cancellation by the Company shall not be reissued or resold.

 

Section 2.08 .  Additional Notes.  The Company may, from time to time without the consent of the Holders of Outstanding Notes, issue additional Notes pursuant to this Supplemental Indenture (“ Additional Notes ”) with the same terms and with the same CUSIP number as the Notes issued on the date of this Supplemental Indenture in an unlimited amount; provided that such Additional Notes are issued pursuant to a “qualified reopening” or are treated as issued without original issue discount for U.S. federal income tax purposes.  The Notes issued on the date of this Supplemental Indenture and any Additional Notes shall be treated as a single class for all purposes under the Indenture, including waivers, amendments, offers to purchase and U.S. federal income tax purposes. No Additional Notes may be issued if on the Issue Date therefor any Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

 

ARTICLE 3
PARTICULAR COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY

 

Section 3.01 .  Covenants in Original Indenture.  The following covenants of the Company are made in addition to the covenants set forth in Article Ten of the Original Indenture.

 

Section 3.02 .  Book-Entry System.  If the Notes cease to trade in the Depositary’s book-entry settlement system, the Company covenants and agrees that it shall use reasonable efforts to make such other book entry arrangements that it determines are reasonable for the Notes.

 

Section 3.03 .  Compliance Certificate.  The Company shall deliver to the Trustee, as promptly as practicable and in any event within 30 days after the Company becomes aware of the occurrence of any Event of Default or an event which, with notice or the lapse of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default, an Officers’ Certificate setting forth the details of such Event of Default or Default, its status and the action which the Company proposes to take with respect thereto. Any notice required to be given under this Section 3.03 shall be delivered to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee at its Corporate Trust Office.

 

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ARTICLE 4
REPURCHASE OF NOTES

 

Section 4.01 .  Right To Require Repurchase Upon a Fundamental Change.  (a)  If a Fundamental Change occurs at any time, then each Holder shall have the right, at such Holder’s option, to require the Company to repurchase all of such Holder’s Notes or any portion thereof that is equal to $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 principal amount, for cash, on a date (the “ Fundamental Change Repurchase Date ”) of the Company’s choosing that is not less than 20 calendar days nor more than 35 calendar days after the date of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Right Notice, at a repurchase price (the “ Fundamental Change Repurchase Price ”) equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid Interest thereon to, but not including, the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date, unless such Fundamental Change Repurchase Date falls after a Record Date for the payment of Interest and on or prior to the corresponding Interest Payment Date, in which case the Company shall pay the full amount of accrued and unpaid Interest payable on such Interest Payment Date to the Holder of record at the close of business on the corresponding Record Date.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Holder shall have the right to require the Company to repurchase any of its Notes under clause (2) of the definition of Fundamental Change (and the Company shall not be required to deliver the Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice incidental thereto) if at least 90% of the consideration paid for the Common Stock (excluding cash payments for fractional shares and cash payments made pursuant to dissenters’ appraisal rights and cash dividends) in a merger or consolidation or such other transaction otherwise constituting a Fundamental Change under clause (2) of the definition thereof consists of shares of common stock traded on any of the New York Stock Exchange, the NASDAQ Global Market, the NASDAQ Global Select Market or the American Stock Exchange (or any of their respective successors) (or will be so traded or quoted immediately following the completion of the merger or consolidation or such other transaction) and, as a result of the completion of the merger or consolidation or such other transaction the Notes become convertible into cash (in respect of the Principal Portion) and, if applicable, such shares of such common stock pursuant to Section 5.12.

 

Repurchases of Notes under this Section 4.01 shall be made, at the option of the Holder thereof, upon:

 

(i)                                      delivery to the Trustee (or other Paying Agent appointed by the Company) by a Holder of a duly completed notice (the “ Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice ”) in the form set forth on the reverse of the Note on or before the Business Day prior to the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date (the “ Fundamental Change Expiration Time ”); and

 

(ii)                                   delivery or book-entry transfer of the Notes to the Trustee (or other Paying Agent appointed by the Company) at any time after delivery of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice (together with all necessary endorsements, if the Notes are Physical Securities) at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee (or other Paying Agent appointed

 

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by the Company), such delivery being a condition to receipt by the Holder of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price therefor.

 

The Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice shall state:

 

(A)                     if certificated, the certificate numbers of Notes to be delivered for repurchase;

 

(B)                       the portion of the principal amount of Notes to be repurchased, which must be $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof; and

 

(C)                       that the Notes are to be repurchased by the Company pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Notes and the Indenture;

 

provided , however , that if the Notes are Global Securities, the Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice must comply with applicable Depositary procedures.

 

Any repurchase by the Company contemplated pursuant to the provisions of this Section 4.01 shall be consummated by the delivery of the consideration to be received by the Holder on the later of (i) the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date and (ii) the time of the book-entry transfer or the delivery of the Note.

 

The Trustee (or other Paying Agent appointed by the Company) shall promptly notify the Company of the receipt by it of any Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice or written notice of withdrawal thereof in accordance with the provisions of subsection (c) of this Section 4.01.

 

Any Note that is to be repurchased only in part shall be, if certificated, surrendered to the Trustee (with, if the Company or the Trustee so requires, due endorsement by, or a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Trustee duly executed by the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing), and the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and make available for delivery to the Holder of such Note without service charge, a new Note or Notes, containing identical terms and conditions, each in an authorized denomination in aggregate principal amount equal to and in exchange for the unrepurchased portion of the principal of the Note so surrendered, or, if a Global Security, the Trustee, or the Custodian at the direction of the Trustee, shall make a notation on such Global Security as to the reduction in the principal amount represented thereby for the repurchased portion of the principal of the Note.

 

(b)                        After the occurrence of a Fundamental Change, but on or before the 10th calendar day following such occurrence, the Company shall provide to all Holders of the Notes and the Trustee and Paying Agent a notice (the “ Fundamental Change Repurchase Right Notice ”) of the occurrence of such Fundamental Change and of the repurchase right, if any, at the option of the Holders arising as a result thereof. Such mailing shall be by first class mail. Simultaneously with providing such Fundamental Change Repurchase Right Notice, the Company shall publish a notice containing the information included therein in a newspaper of general circulation in The

 

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City of New York or on the Company’s website or through such other public medium as the Company may use at such time.

 

Each Fundamental Change Repurchase Right Notice shall specify (if applicable):

 

(i)                                    the events causing a Fundamental Change;

 

(ii)                                 the date of the Fundamental Change;

 

(iii)                              the last date on which a Holder may exercise the repurchase right, if applicable;

 

(iv)                               the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, if applicable;

 

(v)                                  the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date, if applicable;

 

(vi)                               the name and address of the Paying Agent and the Conversion Agent, if applicable;

 

(vii)                            the applicable Conversion Rate and any adjustments to the applicable Conversion Rate;

 

(viii)                         that the Notes with respect to which a Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice has been delivered by a Holder may be converted only if the Holder withdraws the Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice in accordance with the terms of the Indenture;

 

(ix)                                 that the Holder must exercise the repurchase right on or prior to the Fundamental Change Expiration Time;

 

(x)                                    that the Holder shall have the right to withdraw any Notes surrendered for repurchase prior to the Fundamental Change Expiration Time; and

 

(xi)                                 the procedures that Holders must follow to require the Company to repurchase their Notes.

 

No failure of the Company to give the foregoing notices and no defect therein shall limit the Holders’ repurchase rights or affect the validity of the proceedings for the repurchase of the Notes pursuant to this Section 4.01.

 

(c)                         A Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice may be withdrawn, in whole or in part, by means of a written notice of withdrawal delivered to the Paying Agent in accordance with the Fundamental Change Repurchase Right Notice at any time prior to the Fundamental Change Expiration Time, specifying:

 

(i)                                      the principal amount of the Notes with respect to which such notice of withdrawal is being submitted,

 

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(ii)                                   if certificated Notes have been issued, the certificate numbers of the withdrawn Notes,

 

(iii)                                the principal amount, if any, of such Note that remains subject to the original Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice, which portion must be in principal amounts of $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000;

 

provided , however , that if the Notes are not in certificated form, the notice must comply with appropriate procedures of the Depositary.

 

(d)                        On or prior to 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date, the Company shall deposit with the Trustee (or other Paying Agent appointed by the Company or if the Company is acting as its own Paying Agent, set aside, segregate and hold in trust) an amount of money sufficient to repurchase on the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date all of the Notes to be repurchased on such date at the Fundamental Change  Repurchase Price. Subject to receipt of funds and/or Notes by the Trustee (or other Paying Agent appointed by the Company), payment for Notes surrendered for repurchase (and not withdrawn) prior to the Fundamental Change Expiration Time shall be made on the later of (x) the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date with respect to such Note ( provided the Holder has satisfied the conditions to the payment of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price in this Section 4.01), and (y) the time of book-entry transfer or the delivery of such Note to the Trustee (or other Paying Agent appointed by the Company) by the Holder thereof in the manner required by this Section 4.01 by mailing checks for the amount payable to the Holders of such Notes entitled thereto as they shall appear in the Security Register; provided , however , that payments to the Depositary shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of the Depositary or its nominee. The Trustee shall, promptly after such payment and upon written demand by the Company, return to the Company any funds in excess of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price.

 

(e)                         If the Trustee (or other Paying Agent appointed by the Company) holds money sufficient to repurchase on the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date all the Notes or portions thereof that are to be repurchased as of the Business Day following the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date, then on and after the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date (i) such Notes shall cease to be Outstanding and Interest, if any, shall cease to accrue on such Notes, whether or not book-entry transfer of the Notes has been made or the Notes have been delivered to the Trustee or Paying Agent and (ii) all other rights of the Holders of such Notes shall terminate, other than the right to receive (A) the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price upon delivery or transfer of the Notes, and (B) the Interest payable on the Interest Payment Date corresponding to the Record Date immediately preceding the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date if the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date falls between such Record Date and such Interest Payment Date .

 

(f)                           In connection with any repurchase of Notes pursuant to this Article 4, the Company hereby agrees to:

 

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(i)                                      comply with the provisions of Rule 13e-1, Rule 13e-4, Rule 14e-1 and any other tender offer rules under the Exchange Act that may then be applicable; and

 

(ii)                                   otherwise comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws.

 

(g)                        No Notes may be repurchased at the option of Holders upon a Fundamental Change if the principal amount of the Notes has been accelerated, and such acceleration has not been rescinded, on or prior to such date (except in the case of an acceleration resulting from the Company’s default in the payment of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price with respect to such Notes).

 

ARTICLE 5
CONVERSION

 

Section 5.01 .  Conversion Privilege and Conversion Rate.  (a) Subject to the conditions described in subsections (i), (ii), and (iii) below, and upon compliance with the provisions of this Article 5, a Holder shall have the right, at such Holder’s option, to convert all or any portion (if the portion to be converted is $1,000 principal amount or an integral multiple thereof) of such Note at any time prior to the close of business on the Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding December 15, 2016, at the Conversion Rate (subject to adjustment as provided in this Supplemental Indenture) per $1,000 principal amount of the Note (the “ Conversion Obligation ”) under the circumstances and during the periods set forth below. On and after December 15, 2016, regardless of the conditions described in subsections (i), (ii) and (iii) below, and upon compliance with the provisions of this Article 5, a Holder shall have the right, at such Holder’s option, to convert all or any portion (if the portion to be converted is $1,000 principal amount or an integral multiple thereof) of Notes at the applicable Conversion Rate at any time prior to the close of business on the third Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Stated Maturity Date.

 

(i)                                      The Notes shall be convertible prior to the close of business on the Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding December 15, 2016, during the five Business Day period after any five consecutive Trading Day period (the “ Measurement Period ”) in which the Trading Price per $1,000 in principal amount of the Notes, determined as set forth below, for each Trading Day of the Measurement Period was less than 98% of the product of (x) the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock and (y) the applicable Conversion Rate for the Notes for such Trading Day, as determined by the Bid Solicitation Agent and subject to compliance with the procedures and conditions described below concerning the Bid Solicitation Agent’s obligation to make such determination (the “ Trading Price Condition ”). The Bid Solicitation Agent shall have no obligation to determine the Trading Price of the Notes and the Company shall have no obligation to make such request unless a Holder provides the Company with reasonable evidence that the Trading Price per $1,000 in principal amount of the Notes would be less than 98% of the product of (a) the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock and (b) the applicable Conversion Rate, in which case and at such time the Company shall

 

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instruct the Bid Solicitation Agent to determine the Trading Price of the Notes beginning on the next Trading Day and on each successive Trading Day until the date on which the Trading Price per $1,000 in principal amount of the Notes is greater than or equal to 98% of the product of (a) the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock and (b) the applicable Conversion Rate. If the Company does not, when obligated to do so pursuant to this clause (i), instruct the Bid Solicitation Agent to determine the Trading Price of the Notes, or if the Company so instructs the Bid Solicitation Agent, but the Bid Solicitation Agent does not make such determination, then the Trading Price Condition shall be deemed to have been satisfied until such failure has been cured. If the Trading Price Condition has been met, the Company shall promptly notify the Holders of the Notes. If, at any time after the Trading Price Condition has been met, the Trading Price per $1,000 in principal amount of the Notes is greater than 98% of the product of (a) the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock and (b) the applicable Conversion Rate for such date, the Company shall so promptly notify the Holders of the Notes, and the Bid Solicitation Agent shall have no further obligation to determine the Trading Price of the Notes unless requested by the Company to do so again in writing pursuant to this Section 5.01(a)(i).

 

(ii)                                   The Notes shall be convertible prior to the close of business on the Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding December 15, 2016 during any calendar quarter after the calendar quarter ending March 31, 2012 (and only during such calendar quarter), if the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock for twenty (20) or more Trading Days in a period of thirty (30) consecutive Trading Days ending on the last Trading Day of the immediately preceding calendar quarter exceeds 130% of the applicable Conversion Price in effect on each such Trading Day, all as determined by the Company and communicated to the Trustee (the “ Stock Price Condition ”). If the Stock Price Condition has been satisfied, the Company shall promptly notify Holders of Notes.

 

(iii)                                The Notes shall be convertible prior to the close of business on the Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding December 15, 2016, as provided in subsections (b), (c) and (d) of this Section 5.01.

 

(b)                        If the Company elects to:

 

(i)                                      distribute to all or substantially all holders of Common Stock any rights or warrants entitling them for a period of not more than 60 calendar days after the record date for such distribution to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock at a price per share less than the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately preceding the declaration date of the distribution; or

 

(ii)                                   distribute to all or substantially all holders of Common Stock the Company’s assets (including cash), debt securities of the Company or rights to purchase the Company’s securities, which distribution has a per share value (as determined by the Board of Directors) exceeding 5% of the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately preceding the declaration date for such distribution,

 

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then, in either case, the Company shall notify Holders and the Trustee of such distribution and of the resulting conversion right at least 65 Scheduled Trading Days prior to the Ex-Date for such distribution.  Once the Company has given such notice, Holders may surrender the Notes for conversion at any time until the earlier of (x) the close of business on the Business Day immediately prior to the Ex-Date for such distribution and (y) the date the Company announces that such distribution will not take place, even if the Notes are not otherwise convertible at such time. A Holder may not exercise this right if such Holder is permitted to participate (as a result of holding the Notes, and at the same time as holders of the Common Stock participate) in any distribution referred to in clause (i) or clause (ii) of this Section 5.01(b) as if such Holder held a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the applicable Conversion Rate, multiplied by the principal amount (expressed in thousands) of Notes held by such Holder, without having to convert its Notes.

 

(c)                         If a transaction or event constituting a Fundamental Change occurs, a Holder may surrender Notes for conversion at any time after the effective date of such transaction or event until (i) the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date corresponding to such transaction or event or (ii) if there is no such Fundamental Change Repurchase Date, 30 Scheduled Trading Days following the effective date of such transaction or event and, upon such surrender the Holder may be entitled to an increase in the Conversion Rate by Additional Shares of Common Stock, if any, as specified in Section 5.02.  If a transaction or event constituting a Fundamental Change occurs, the Company shall notify, in the manner provided for in Section 106 of the Original Indenture, each of the Holders and the Trustee of the occurrence of any such transaction or event on the effective date of such transaction or event.

 

(d)                        If the Company is a party to a combination, merger, recapitalization, reclassification, binding share exchange or other similar transaction or sale or conveyance of all or substantially all of its property and assets (excluding a pledge of securities issued by any of the Company’s Subsidiaries but, for the avoidance of doubt, not excluding any foreclosure thereon), in each case pursuant to which the Common Stock would be converted into cash, securities and/or other property that does not constitute a Fundamental Change, then the Holders shall have the right to convert Notes at any time beginning on the earlier of (i) the date on which the Company gives notice or makes a public announcement of such transaction and (ii) the effective date of such transaction, and ending on the 20th Scheduled Trading Day following the effective date of such transaction. The Company shall notify each of the Holders and the Trustee as soon as practicable of the anticipated effective date of any such transaction to which the provisions of this Section 5.01(d) shall apply.

 

Section 5.02 .  Conversion Rate Adjustment Upon Certain Make-whole Fundamental Changes.  (a)  If a Holder elects to convert Notes in connection with a Make-Whole Fundamental Change that occurs prior to the Stated Maturity Date, the Conversion Rate applicable to each $1,000 principal amount of Notes so converted shall be increased by an additional number of shares of Common Stock (the “ Additional Shares ”) as described below; provided , however , that no increase shall be made pursuant to this Section 5.02 in the case of a transaction constituting a Fundamental Change described in clause (2) of such definition where 90% or more of the consideration for the Common Stock (excluding cash payments for fractional

 

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shares and cash payments made pursuant to dissenters’ appraisal rights) in such transaction consists of shares of common stock traded on any of the New York Stock Exchange, the NASDAQ Global Market, the NASDAQ Global Select Market or the American Stock Exchange (or any of their respective successors) (or that will be so traded or quoted immediately following the transaction) and as a result of such transaction or transactions the Notes become convertible into cash (in respect of the Principal Portion) and such shares of common stock pursuant to Section 5.12. Settlement of Notes tendered for conversion to which Additional Shares shall be added to the Conversion Rate as provided in this subsection shall be made pursuant to Section 5.04.  For purposes of this Section 5.02, a conversion shall be deemed to be “in connection with” a Make-Whole Fundamental Change if the related Conversion Date occurs on or after the Effective Date of such Make-Whole Fundamental Change, until the related Fundamental Change Repurchase Date or, if there is no such Fundamental Change Repurchase Date, 30 Scheduled Trading Days following such Effective Date (regardless of whether the Notes are otherwise convertible because of the conditions set forth in Section 5.01), as applicable.  The Company shall notify Holders and the Trustee of the occurrence of any such Make-Whole Fundamental Change on the Effective Date of such transaction or event.

 

(b)                        The number of Additional Shares by which the Conversion Rate shall be increased in the event of a Make-Whole Fundamental Change shall be determined by the Company by reference to the table attached as Schedule A hereto, based on the date on which the Make-Whole Fundamental Change becomes effective (the “ Effective Date ”) and the Stock Price.  The exact Stock Price and Effective Dates may not be set forth in the table attached as Schedule A hereto, in which case:

 

(i)                                      if the Stock Price is between two Stock Price amounts in the table or the Effective Date is between two Effective Dates in the table, the number of Additional Shares shall be determined by a straight-line interpolation between the number of Additional Shares set forth for higher and lower Stock Price amounts and the two Effective Dates, as applicable, based on a 365-day year;

 

(ii)                                   if the Stock Price is greater than $75.00 per share (subject to adjustment in the same manner as set forth in paragraph (c) below), no Additional Shares shall be added to the Conversion Rate; and

 

(iii)                                if the Stock Price is less than $10.23 per share (subject to adjustment in the same manner as set forth in paragraph (c) below), no Additional Shares shall be added to the Conversion Rate.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the Conversion Rate exceed 97.7517 per $1,000 in principal amount of Notes (subject to adjustments in the same manner as the Conversion Rate as set forth in Section 5.06).

 

(c)                         The Stock Prices set forth in the first column of the table in Schedule A hereto ( i.e. , the row headers) shall be adjusted by the Company as of any date on which the Conversion Rate of the Notes is otherwise adjusted. The adjusted Stock Prices shall equal the Stock Prices

 

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applicable immediately prior to such adjustment, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the applicable Conversion Rate immediately prior to the adjustment giving rise to the Stock Price adjustment and the denominator of which is the Conversion Rate as so adjusted. The number of Additional Shares within the table attached as Schedule A hereto shall be adjusted in the same manner as the Conversion Rate as set forth in Section 5.06 (other than by operation of an adjustment to the Conversion Rate by adding Additional Shares).

 

Section 5.03 .  Exercise of Conversion Privilege.  (a)  Before any Holder of a Note shall be entitled to convert the same as set forth above, such Holder shall (i) in the case of a Global Security, comply with the procedures of the Depositary in effect at that time and, if required, pay funds equal to Interest payable on the next Interest Payment Date to which such Holder is not entitled as set forth in Section 5.04(e) and, if required, pay all taxes or duties, if any, as set forth in Section 5.09 and (ii) in the case of a Physical Security, (A) complete and manually sign and deliver an irrevocable written notice to the Conversion Agent in the form set forth in Exhibit A hereto (or a facsimile thereof) (a “ Conversion Notice ”) at the office of the Conversion Agent and shall state in writing therein the principal amount of Notes to be converted and the name or names (with addresses) in which such Holder wishes the certificate or certificates for any shares of Common Stock, if any, to be delivered upon settlement of the Conversion Obligation to be registered, (B) surrender such Notes, duly endorsed to the Company or in blank (and accompanied by appropriate endorsement and transfer documents), at the office of the Conversion Agent, (C) if required, pay all transfer or similar taxes, if any, as set forth in Section 5.09 and (D) if required, pay funds equal to Interest payable on the next Interest Payment Date to which such Holder is not entitled as set forth in Section 5.04(e). A Note shall be deemed to have been converted immediately prior to the close of business on the date (the “ Conversion Date ”) that the Holder has complied with the requirements set forth in this Section 5.03.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Conversion Notice with respect to any Notes may be tendered by a Holder thereof if such Holder has also tendered a Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice and not validly withdrawn such Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice in accordance with the applicable provisions of Article 4.

 

If more than one Note shall be surrendered for conversion at one time by the same Holder, the Conversion Obligation with respect to such Notes, if any, that shall be payable upon conversion shall be computed on the basis of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes (or specified portions thereof to the extent permitted thereby) so surrendered.

 

(b)         In case any Note shall be surrendered for partial conversion, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall, as provided in a Company Order, authenticate and deliver to or upon the written order of the Holder of the Note so surrendered, without charge to such Holder, a new Note or Notes in authorized denominations in an aggregate principal amount equal to the unconverted portion of the surrendered Notes.

 

(c)         Upon the conversion of an interest in a Global Security, the Trustee, or the Custodian at the direction of the Trustee, shall make a notation on such Global Security as to the reduction in the principal amount represented thereby. The Company shall notify the Trustee in

 

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writing of any conversion of Notes effected through any Conversion Agent other than the Trustee.

 

Section 5.04 .  Settlement of Conversion Obligation.  (a)  Subject to clause (c) below, the Company shall satisfy the Conversion Obligation with respect to each $1,000 in principal amount of Notes tendered for conversion, on the third Business Day immediately following the last VWAP Trading Day of the related Observation Period, by paying cash and delivering shares of fully paid Common Stock, if applicable, equal to the aggregate cash and the number of shares of Common Stock, if applicable, for each VWAP Trading Day of such Observation Period (such cash and shares of Common Stock for any VWAP Trading Day, the “ Daily Settlement Amount ”) determined as follows:

 

(i)             an amount of cash equal to the lesser of: (x) one-sixtieth (1/60th) of $1,000 and (y) the Daily Conversion Value relating to such VWAP Trading Day (such cash amount, the “ Principal Portion ”); and

 

(ii)            if such Daily Conversion Value exceeds one-sixtieth (1/60th) of $1,000, a number of shares of Common Stock (the “ Daily Share Amount ”), subject to the Company’s right to pay cash in lieu of all or a portion of the Daily Share Amount in accordance with Section 5.04(b), equal to (A) the difference between such Daily Conversion Value and the Principal Portion for such VWAP Trading Day, divided by (B) the Daily VWAP of the Common Stock for such VWAP Trading Day.

 

The Daily Settlement Amounts shall be determined by the Company promptly following the last VWAP Trading Day of the Observation Period.

 

(b)         The Company may elect, subject to the requirements set forth in this clause (b), to deliver cash in lieu of all or a portion of the Daily Share Amount.  By the close of business on the VWAP Trading Day prior to the first Scheduled Trading Day of the applicable Observation Period, the Company may specify a percentage of the Daily Share Amount that will be settled in cash (the “ Cash Percentage ”) and the Company shall notify Holders of such Cash Percentage through written notice to the Trustee (the “ Cash Percentage Notice ”).  With respect to any Notes that are converted on or after December 15, 2016, the Cash Percentage that the Company specifies for the corresponding Observation Period shall apply to all such conversions.  If the Company timely elects to specify a Cash Percentage, (i) the amount of cash that the Company shall pay in lieu of the applicable portion of the Daily Share Amount in respect of each VWAP Trading Day in the applicable Observation Period shall equal: (A) the Cash Percentage, multiplied by (B) the Daily Share Amount for such Trading Day (assuming the Company had not specified a Cash Percentage), multiplied by (C) the Daily VWAP for such VWAP Trading Day and (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock deliverable in respect of each VWAP Trading Day in the applicable Observation Period (in lieu of the full Daily Share Amount for such Trading Day) shall be a percentage of the Daily Share Amount (assuming the Company had not specified a Cash Percentage) equal to 100% minus the Cash Percentage.  If the Company does not specify a Cash Percentage, the Company must settle the entire Daily Share Amount for each VWAP Trading Day in such Observation Period in cash as if it had specified a Cash Percentage

 

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of 100%.  The Company may, at its option, revoke any Cash Percentage Notice through written notice to the Trustee by the close of business on the VWAP Trading Day prior to the first Scheduled Trading Day of the applicable Observation Period.

 

(c)         Notwithstanding clauses (a) and (b) above, if, following a Make-Whole Fundamental Change, Notes are surrendered for conversion following the related Effective Date and the Reference Property consists solely of cash as set forth in Section 5.12, then the Company shall satisfy the related Conversion Obligations by paying, on the third Business Day following the Conversion Date, cash in an amount equal to the applicable Conversion Rate multiplied by the Stock Price.

 

(d)         Any cash amounts due upon conversion by a Holder of Notes surrendered for conversion shall be paid by the Company to such Holder, or such Holder’s nominee or nominees.  In addition, the Company shall issue, or shall cause to be issued, any shares of Common Stock due upon conversion to such Holder, or such Holder’s nominee or nominees, certificates or a book-entry transfer through the Depositary (together with any cash in lieu of fractional shares).

 

(e)         Upon conversion, a Holder shall not receive any separate cash payment for accrued and unpaid Interest except as set forth in this clause (e). The Company’s settlement of the Conversion Obligation as described above shall be deemed to satisfy its obligation to pay the principal amount of the Note and accrued and unpaid Interest to, but not including, the Conversion Date. As a result, accrued and unpaid Interest to, but not including, the Conversion Date shall be deemed to be paid in full rather than cancelled, extinguished or forfeited. Notwithstanding the preceding two sentences, if Notes are converted after the close of business on a Record Date for the payment of Interest, Holders of such Notes at the close of business on the Record Date shall receive the Interest payable on such Notes on the corresponding Interest Payment Date notwithstanding the conversion. Notes surrendered for conversion during the period from the close of business on any Record Date to the open of business on the immediately following Interest Payment Date must be accompanied by funds equal to the amount of Interest payable on the Notes so converted, except that no such payment need be made:

 

(i)             if the Company has specified a Fundamental Change Purchase Date that is after a Record Date and on or prior to the Business Day immediately following the corresponding Interest Payment Date;

 

(ii)            to the extent of any overdue Interest, if any overdue Interest remains unpaid at the time of conversion with respect to such Notes; or

 

(iii)           in respect of any conversion for which the related Conversion Date occurs after the close of business on the Record Date immediately preceding the Stated Maturity Date.

 

Except as described above, no payment or adjustment shall be made for accrued Interest on converted Notes.

 

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(f)          With respect to a conversion of Notes pursuant to this Article 5, at and after the close of business on each VWAP Trading Day of the relevant Observation Period, the Person in whose name any certificate representing any shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion is registered shall be treated as a stockholder of record of the Company in an amount of shares equal to the product of (i) the Daily Share Amount for such VWAP Trading Day and (ii) 100% minus the Cash Percentage.  A Holder of a Note is not entitled, as such, to any rights of a holder of Common Stock until, if such Holder converts such Note and is entitled pursuant hereto to receive shares of Common Stock in respect of such conversion, the close of business on each such VWAP Trading Day with respect to such amount of shares of Common Stock.

 

Section 5.05 .  Fractions of Shares.  No fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issued upon conversion of any Note or Notes. If more than one Note shall be surrendered for conversion at one time by the same Holder, the number of full shares which shall be issuable upon conversion thereof shall be computed on the basis of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes (or specified portions thereof) so surrendered. Instead of any fractional share of Common Stock that would otherwise be issuable upon conversion of any Note or Notes (or specified portions thereof), the Company shall calculate and pay a cash adjustment in respect of such fraction (calculated to the nearest 1/100th of a share) in an amount equal to the same fraction of the Daily VWAP of the Common Stock on the last VWAP Trading Day of the relevant Observation Period.

 

Section 5.06 .  Adjustment of Conversion Rate.  The Conversion Rate shall be adjusted from time to time by the Company as follows, except that the Company shall not make any adjustments to the Conversion Rate if Holders of the Notes participate (as a result of holding the Notes, and at the same time and upon the same terms as holders of the Common Stock participate) in any of the transactions described below as if such Holders held a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the applicable Conversion Rate, multiplied by the principal amount (expressed in thousands) of Notes held by such Holders, without having to convert their Notes:

 

(a)         If the Company issues shares of Common Stock as a dividend or distribution on shares of Common Stock, or if the Company effects a share split or share combination, the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted based on the following formula:

 

 

where,

 

CR 1  = the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the close of business on the Business Day prior to the Ex-Date for such dividend or distribution or the effective date of such share split or combination, as the case may be;

 

CR 0  = the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the Business Day prior to the Ex-Date for such dividend or distribution or the effective date of such share split or combination, as the case may be;

 

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OS 1  = the number of shares of Common Stock that will be outstanding (including as a result of such share split or combination, as the case may be) as of the close of business on the Business Day prior to the Ex-Date for such dividend or distribution and immediately after giving effect to such dividend or distribution or immediately after the effective date of such share split or combination, as the case may be; and

 

OS 0  = the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the close of business on the Business Day prior to the Ex-Date for such dividend or distribution or the effective date of such share split or combination, as the case may be.

 

Such adjustment shall become effective immediately after the close of business on the Business Day prior to the Ex-Date fixed for such dividend or distribution or the effective date for such share split or share combination. If any dividend or distribution of the type described in this Section 5.06(a) is declared but not so paid or made, or the outstanding shares of Common Stock are not split or combined, as the case may be, the Conversion Rate shall be immediately readjusted, effective as of the date the Company determines not to pay such dividend or distribution, or split or combine the outstanding shares of Common Stock, as the case may be, to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such dividend, distribution, share split or share combination had not been declared.

 

(b)         If the Company distributes to all or substantially all holders of its outstanding shares of Common Stock any rights or warrants entitling them for a period of not more than 60 days after the record date for such distribution to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock, at a price per share less than the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately preceding the declaration date of such distribution, the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted based on the following formula; provided that the Conversion Rate shall be readjusted to the extent that such rights or warrants are not exercised prior to their expiration:

 

 

where,

 

CR 1  = the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the close of business on the Business Day prior to the Ex-Date for such distribution;

 

CR 0  = the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the Business Day prior to the Ex-Date for such distribution;

 

OS 0  = the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the close of business on the Business Day prior to the Ex-Date for such distribution;

 

X = the total number of shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to such rights or warrants; and

 

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Y = the number of shares of Common Stock equal to the aggregate price payable to exercise such rights or warrants divided by the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of Common Stock over the 10 consecutive Trading Day period ending on the Trading Day immediately preceding the Ex-Date for such distribution.

 

Such adjustment shall be successively made whenever any such rights or warrants are distributed and shall become effective immediately after the opening of business on the Ex-Date for such distribution. The Company shall not issue any such rights or warrants in respect of shares of the Common Stock held in treasury by the Company. To the extent that shares of the Common Stock are not delivered after the expiration of such rights or warrants, the Conversion Rate shall be readjusted to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect had the adjustments made upon the issuance of such rights or warrants been made on the basis of delivery of only the number of shares of Common Stock actually delivered. If such rights or warrants are not so issued, the Conversion Rate shall again be adjusted to be the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such Ex- Date for such distribution had not been fixed.

 

In determining whether any rights or warrants entitle the holders to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock at less than such Last Reported Sale Price, and in determining the aggregate offering price of such shares of Common Stock, there shall be taken into account any consideration received by the Company for such rights or warrants and any amount payable on exercise or conversion thereof, the value of such consideration, if other than cash, to be determined by the Board of Directors.

 

(c)         If the Company distributes shares of its Capital Stock, evidences of its indebtedness or other assets or property of the Company to all or substantially all holders of its Common Stock, excluding:

 

(i)             dividends or distributions as to which an adjustment was effected pursuant to Section 5.06(a) or Section 5.06(b);

 

(ii)            dividends or distributions paid exclusively in cash; and

 

(iii)           Spin-Offs described below in this subsection (c);

 

(any of such shares of Capital Stock, evidences of indebtedness or other assets or property hereinafter in this subsection (c) called the “ Distributed Property ”), then, in each such case, the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted based on the following formula:

 

 

where,

 

CR 1  = the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the close of business on the Business Day prior to the Ex-Date for such distribution;

 

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CR 0  = the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the Business Day prior to the Ex-Date for such distribution;

 

SP 0  = the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of Common Stock over the 10 consecutive Trading Day period ending on the Trading Day immediately preceding the Ex-Date for such distribution; and

 

FMV = the fair market value as determined by the Board of Directors of the Distributed Property distributed with respect to each outstanding share of Common Stock on the Ex-Date for such distribution.

 

Such adjustment shall become effective immediately after the close of business on the Business Day prior to the Ex-Date for such distribution; provided that if “FMV” as set forth above is equal to or greater than “SP 0 ” as set forth above, in lieu of the foregoing adjustment, adequate provision shall be made so that each Holder of Notes has the right to receive, for each $1,000 principal amount of Notes, the amount of Distributed Property such Holder would have received had such Holder owned a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Rate on the record date for such distribution, without being required to convert the Notes. If such distribution is not so paid or made, the Conversion Rate shall again be adjusted to be the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such dividend or distribution had not been declared. If the Board of Directors determines “FMV” for purposes of this Section 5.06(c) by reference to the actual or when issued trading market for any securities, it must in doing so consider the prices in such market over the same period used in computing the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Stock over the 10 consecutive Trading Day period ending on the Trading Day immediately preceding the Ex-Date for such distribution.

 

With respect to an adjustment pursuant to this subsection (c) where there has been a payment of a dividend or other distribution on the Common Stock in shares of Capital Stock of any class or series, or similar equity interest, of or relating to a Subsidiary or other business unit of the Company (a “ Spin-Off ”), the Conversion Rate shall be increased based on the following formula:

 

 

where,

 

CR 1  = the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the close of business on the last day of the Valuation Period;

 

CR 0  = the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the last day of the Valuation Period;

 

FMV 0  = the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Capital Stock or similar equity interest distributed to holders of Common Stock applicable to one share of Common

 

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Stock over the first 10 consecutive Trading Day period immediately following, and including, the effective date of the Spin-Off (such period, the “ Valuation Period ”); and

 

MP 0  = the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Stock over the Valuation Period.

 

Such adjustment to the Conversion Rate under the foregoing provisions of this subsection (c) shall be made immediately after the close of business on the last day of the Valuation Period, with retroactive effect to the open of business on the effective date for the applicable Spin-Off.

 

To the extent that the final day of the related Observation Period occurs during the Valuation Period, the Company shall satisfy the Conversion Obligation on the third Business Day following the last day of the Valuation Period.

 

Rights or warrants distributed by the Company to all holders of Common Stock, entitling the holders thereof to subscribe for or purchase shares of the Company’s Capital Stock, including Common Stock (either initially or under certain circumstances), which rights or warrants, until the occurrence of a specified event or events (“ Trigger Event ”): (i) are deemed to be transferred with such shares of Common Stock; (ii) are not exercisable; and (iii) are also issued in respect of future issuances of Common Stock, shall be deemed not to have been distributed for purposes of this subsection (c) (and no adjustment to the Conversion Rate under this subsection (c) shall be required) until the occurrence of the earliest Trigger Event, whereupon such rights and warrants shall be deemed to have been distributed and an appropriate adjustment (if any is required) to the Conversion Rate shall be made under this subsection (c). If any such rights or warrants are subject to events, upon the occurrence of which such rights or warrants become exercisable to purchase different securities, evidences of indebtedness or other assets, then the date of the occurrence of any and each such event shall be deemed to be the date of distribution and Ex-Date with respect to new rights or warrants with such rights (and a termination or expiration of the existing rights or warrants without exercise by any of the holders thereof). In addition, in the event of any distribution (or deemed distribution) of rights or warrants, or any Trigger Event or other event (of the type described in the preceding sentence) with respect thereto that was counted for purposes of calculating a distribution amount for which an adjustment to the Conversion Rate under this subsection (c) was made, (1) in the case of any such rights or warrants that shall all have been redeemed or repurchased without exercise by any holders thereof, the Conversion Rate shall be readjusted upon such final redemption or repurchase to give effect to such distribution or Trigger Event, as the case may be, as though it were a cash distribution, equal to the per share redemption or repurchase price received by a holder or holders of Common Stock with respect to such rights or warrants (assuming such holder had retained such rights or warrants), made to all holders of Common Stock as of the date of such redemption or repurchase, and (2) in the case of such rights or warrants that shall have expired or been terminated without exercise by any holders thereof, the Conversion Rate shall be readjusted as if such rights and warrants had not been issued.

 

For purposes of this subsection (c) and subsections (a) and (b) of this Section 5.06, any dividend or distribution to which this subsection (c) is applicable that also includes shares of

 

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Common Stock to which subsection (a) of this Section 5.06 applies or rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock to which subsection (b) of this Section 5.06 applies, shall be deemed instead to be (1) a dividend or distribution of the shares of Capital Stock, evidences of indebtedness or other assets or property, other than such shares of Common Stock or such rights or warrants, to which this subsection (c) applies (and any Conversion Rate adjustment required by this subsection (c) with respect to such dividend or distribution shall then be made) immediately followed by (2) a dividend or distribution of such shares of Common Stock or such rights or warrants (and any further Conversion Rate adjustment required by subsections (a) and (b) of this Section 5.06 with respect to such dividend or distribution shall then be made), except (A) the Ex-Date of such dividend or distribution shall under this subsection (c) be substituted as “the Ex-Date” within the meaning of subsection (a) and subsection (b) of this Section 5.06 and (B) any shares of Common Stock included in such dividend or distribution shall not be deemed “outstanding immediately prior to the close of business on the Business Day prior to the Ex-Date for such dividend or distribution or the effective date of such share split or combination, as the case may be” within the meaning of subsection (a) of this Section 5.06 or “outstanding immediately prior to the close of business on the Business Day prior to the Ex-Date for such distribution” within the meaning of subsection (b) of this Section 5.06.

 

(d)         If the Company pays cash dividends or distributions to all or substantially all holders of its Common Stock, the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted based on the following formula:

 

 

where,

 

CR 1  = the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the close of business on the Business Day prior to the Ex-Date for such distribution;

 

CR 0  = the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the Business Day prior to the Ex-Date for such distribution;

 

SP 0  = the Last Reported Sale Price of Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately preceding the Ex-Date for such distribution; and

 

C = the amount in cash per share the Company distributes to holders of Common Stock.

 

Such adjustment shall become effective immediately after the close of business on the Business Day prior to the Ex-Date for such dividend or distribution; provided that if the portion of the cash so distributed applicable to one share of the Common Stock is equal to or greater than SP 0  as set forth above, in lieu of the foregoing adjustment, adequate provision shall be made so that each Holder of Notes shall receive on the date on which such cash dividend is distributed to holders of Common Stock, for each $1,000 principal amount of Notes, the amount of cash such

 

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holder would have received had such Holder owned a number of shares equal to the Conversion Rate on the Ex-Date for such distribution, without being required to convert the Notes. If such dividend or distribution is not so paid or made, the Conversion Rate shall again be adjusted to be the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such dividend or distribution had not been declared.

 

(e)         If the Company or any of its Subsidiaries make a payment in respect of a tender offer or exchange offer for the Common Stock, to the extent that the cash and value of any other consideration included in the payment per share of Common Stock exceeds the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock on the Trading Day next succeeding the last date on which tenders or exchanges may be made pursuant to such tender or exchange offer (as it may be amended), the Conversion Rate shall be increased based on the following formula:

 

 

where,

 

CR 1  = the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the close of business on the Trading Day next succeeding the date such tender or exchange offer expires;

 

CR 0  = the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the Trading Day next succeeding the date such tender or exchange offer expires;

 

AC = the aggregate value of all cash and any other consideration as determined by the Board of Directors paid or payable for shares purchased in such tender or exchange offer;

 

SP 1  = the Last Reported Sale Price of Common Stock on the Trading Day next succeeding the date such tender or exchange offer expires;

 

OS 1  = the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after the close of business on the Business Day prior to the date such tender or exchange offer expires (after giving effect to such tender offer or exchange offer); and

 

OS 0  = the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the close of business on the Business Day prior to the date such tender or exchange offer expires (prior to giving effect to such tender offer or exchange offer).

 

Such adjustment shall become effective immediately after the close of business on the Trading Day next succeeding the date such tender or exchange offer expires. If the Company or its Subsidiary is obligated to purchase shares of Common Stock pursuant to any such tender or exchange offer but is permanently prevented by applicable law from effecting any such purchase or all such purchases are rescinded, the Conversion Rate shall again be adjusted to be the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such tender or exchange offer had not been made.

 

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(f)          No adjustment to the Conversion Rate shall be made if the application of any of the foregoing formulas (other than in respect of a share combination) would result in a decrease in the Conversion Rate.

 

(g)         For purposes of this Section 5.06, the term “ record date ” shall mean, with respect to any dividend, distribution or other transaction or event in which the holders of Common Stock have the right to receive any cash, securities or other property or in which the Common Stock (or other applicable security) is exchanged for or converted into any combination of cash, securities or other property, the date fixed for determination of shareholders entitled to receive such cash, securities or other property (whether such date is fixed by the Board of Directors or by statute, contract or otherwise).

 

(h)         For the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of subsections (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) of this Section in the event of any reclassification of the Common Stock, as a result of which the Notes become convertible into more than one class of Common Stock, if an adjustment to the Conversion Rate is required pursuant to any of subsections (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e) references in those subsections to one share of Common Stock or Last Reported Sale Price of one share of Common Stock shall be deemed to refer to a unit or to the price of a unit consisting of the number of shares of each class of Common Stock into which the Notes are then convertible equal to the numbers of shares of such class issued in respect of one share of Common Stock in such reclassification. The above provisions of this paragraph shall similarly apply to successive reclassifications.

 

(i)          In addition to those required by subsections (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) of this Section 5.06, and to the extent permitted by applicable law and the rules of the New York Stock Exchange or any other securities exchange or market in which the Common Stock is then listed, the Company in its sole discretion from time to time may increase the Conversion Rate by any amount for a period of at least 20 Business Days if the Board of Directors determines that such increase would be in the Company’s best interest. Whenever the Conversion Rate is increased pursuant to the preceding sentence, the Company shall mail to the Holder of each Note pursuant to Section 106 of the Original Indenture a notice of the increase at least 20 Business Days prior to the date the increased Conversion Rate takes effect, and such notice shall state the increased Conversion Rate and the period during which it will be in effect. In addition, the Company may also (but is not required to) increase the Conversion Rate to avoid or diminish any income tax to holders of Common Stock or rights to purchase Common Stock in connection with a dividend or distribution of shares (or rights to acquire shares) or similar event.

 

(j)          Without limiting the foregoing, the Conversion Rate shall not be adjusted:

 

(i)             upon the issuance of any shares of Common Stock pursuant to any present or future plan providing for the reinvestment of dividends or interest payable on securities of the Company and the investment of additional optional amounts in shares of Common Stock under any plan;

 

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(ii)            upon the issuance of any shares of Common Stock or options or rights to purchase those shares of Common Stock pursuant to any present or future employee, director or consultant benefit plan or program or stock purchase plan of or assumed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;

 

(iii)           upon the issuance of any shares of Common Stock pursuant to any option, warrant, right or exercisable, exchangeable or convertible security not described in clause (ii) above and outstanding as of the date of this Supplemental Indenture;

 

(iv)           for a change in the par value of the Common Stock; or

 

(v)            for accrued and unpaid Interest.

 

(k)         All calculations and other determinations under this Article 5 shall be made by the Company and shall be made to the nearest cent or to the nearest one-ten thousandth (1/10,000) of a share, as the case may be.

 

(l)          For purposes of this Section 5.06, the number of shares of Common Stock at any time outstanding shall not include shares held in the treasury of the Company but shall include shares issuable in respect of scrip certificates issued in lieu of fractions of shares of Common Stock.

 

(m)        Whenever any provision of this Article 5 requires a calculation of Last Reported Sale Prices, Daily VWAPs, Daily Conversion Values or Daily Settlement Amounts over a span of multiple days (including an Observation Period and the period for determining the Stock Price for purposes of a Make-Whole Fundamental Change), the Company shall make appropriate adjustments (determined in good faith by the Board of Directors) to account for any adjustment to the Conversion Rate that becomes effective, or any event requiring an adjustment to the Conversion Rate where the Ex-Date of the event occurs, at any time during the period for which such calculation is to be calculated; provided that such adjustments shall only be made to the Daily Conversion Amounts relating to days prior to the date that the adjustment to the Conversion Rate becomes effective (it being understood that no such adjustment shall be made to the extent that a converting Holder is entitled to participate in the related transaction as a result of being treated as a stockholder of record of any shares issuable upon conversion of the related Notes pursuant to Section 5.04(f)).

 

(n)         If the effective date of any adjustment to the Conversion Rate occurs during an Observation Period for any Notes, then the Company shall make proportional adjustments to the Daily Share Amount for each VWAP Trading Day during the portion of the Observation Period preceding the date that such adjustment to the Conversion Rate becomes effective (it being understood that no such adjustment shall be made to the Daily Share Amount to the extent that a converting Holder is entitled to participate in the related transaction as a result of being treated as a stockholder of record of any shares issuable upon conversion of the related Notes pursuant to Section 5.04(f)).

 

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Section 5.07 .  Notice of Adjustments of Conversion Rate.  Whenever the Conversion Rate is adjusted as herein provided:

 

(a)         the Company shall compute the adjusted Conversion Rate in accordance with Section 5.06 and shall prepare a certificate signed by the Chief Financial Officer of the Company setting forth the adjusted Conversion Rate and showing in reasonable detail the facts upon which such adjustment is based, and such certificate shall promptly be filed with the Trustee and with each Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee); and

 

(b)         upon each such adjustment, a notice stating that the Conversion Rate has been adjusted and setting forth the adjusted Conversion Rate shall be required, such notice shall be provided by the Company to all Holders in accordance with Section 106 of the Original Indenture.

 

Neither the Trustee nor any Conversion Agent shall be under any duty or responsibility with respect to any such certificate or the information and calculations contained therein, except to exhibit the same to any Holder of Notes desiring inspection thereof at its office during normal business hours.

 

Section 5.08 .  Company To Reserve Common Stock.  The Company shall at all times reserve and keep available, free from preemptive rights, out of its authorized but unissued Common Stock, for the purpose of effecting the conversion of Notes, the full number of shares of Common Stock then issuable upon the conversion of all Outstanding Notes.

 

Section 5.09 .  Taxes on Conversions.  Except as provided in the next sentence, the Company shall pay any and all documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer taxes and duties that may be payable in respect of the issue or delivery of shares of Common Stock on conversion of Notes pursuant hereto. The Company shall not, however, be required to pay any tax or duty that may be payable (i) in respect of income of the Holder, or (ii) because the Holder requests any shares to be issued and delivered in a name other than the Holder’s name, and no such issue or delivery shall be made unless and until the Person requesting such issue has paid to the Company the amount of any such tax or duty, or has established to the satisfaction of the Company that such tax or duty has been paid.  Nothing herein shall preclude any tax withholding required by law or regulations.

 

Section 5.10 .  Certain Covenants.  Before taking any action which would cause an adjustment reducing the Conversion Rate below the then par value, if any, of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes, the Company shall take all corporate action which it reasonably determines may be necessary in order that the Company may validly and legally issue shares of such Common Stock at such adjusted Conversion Rate.

 

Section 5.11 .  Cancellation of Converted Notes.  All Notes delivered for conversion shall be delivered to the Trustee or its agent and canceled by the Trustee as provided in Section 309 of the Original Indenture.

 

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Section 5.12 .  Provision in Case of Effect of Reclassification, Consolidation, Merger or Sale.  (a)  In the event of:

 

(i)             any reclassification of the Common Stock,

 

(ii)            a consolidation, binding share exchange, recapitalization, reclassification, merger, combination or other similar event, or

 

(iii)           any sale or conveyance to another Person of all or substantially all of the property and assets of the Company (excluding a pledge of securities issued by any of the Company’s Subsidiaries but, for the avoidance of doubt, not excluding any foreclosure thereon),

 

in any case as a result of which holders of the outstanding Common Stock would be entitled to receive cash, securities or other property or assets for their shares of Common Stock (any such event, a “ Merger Event ”), then the Company or the successor or purchasing Person, as the case may be, shall execute with the Trustee a supplemental indenture permitted under Section 10.01 providing for the conversion and settlement of the Notes as set forth in this Supplemental Indenture, subject to Section 5.04(b). Such supplemental indenture shall provide for adjustments which shall be as nearly equivalent as may be practicable to the adjustments provided for in this Article 5 and the Trustee may conclusively rely on the determination by the Company of the equivalency of such adjustments. If, in the case of any Merger Event, the Reference Property includes shares of stock or other securities and assets of a company other than the successor or purchasing company, as the case may be, in such Merger Event, then such supplemental indenture shall also be executed by such other company and shall contain such additional provisions to protect the interests of the Holders of the Notes as the Board of Directors shall reasonably consider necessary by reason of the foregoing, including to the extent required by the Board of Directors and practicable the provisions providing for the repurchase rights set forth in Article 4.

 

In the event a supplemental indenture is executed pursuant to this Section 5.12, the Company shall promptly file with the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate briefly stating the reasons therefore, the kind or amount of cash, securities or property or assets that will constitute the Reference Property after any such Merger Event, any adjustment to be made with respect thereto and that all conditions precedent have been complied with, and shall promptly mail notice thereof to all Holders.

 

(b)         Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 5.04(a), and subject to the provisions of Section 5.01, at and after the effective time of such Merger Event, the right to convert each $1,000 principal amount of Notes shall be changed to a right to convert such principal amount of Notes by reference to the kind and amount of cash, securities or other property or assets that a holder of a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Rate immediately prior to such Merger Event would have owned or been entitled to receive (the “ Reference Property ”) such that from and after the effective time of such Merger Event, a Holder shall be entitled thereafter to convert its Notes into cash up to the aggregate Principal Portion thereof and, in lieu

 

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of the shares of Common Stock otherwise deliverable, units of Reference Property based on the Daily Conversion Amounts of such Reference Property and the applicable Conversion Rate, as described under Section 5.04(a). For purposes of determining the constitution of Reference Property, the type and amount of consideration that a holder of Common Stock would have been entitled to in the case of reclassifications, consolidations, mergers, sales or conveyance of assets or other transactions that cause the Common Stock to be converted into the right to receive more than a single type of consideration determined, based in part upon any form of stockholder election, shall be deemed to be (i) the weighted average of the types and amounts of consideration received by the holders of Common Stock that affirmatively make such an election or (ii) if no holders of Common Stock affirmatively make such an election, the types and amounts of consideration actually received by such holders. The Company shall not become a party to any such transaction unless its terms are consistent with the preceding. None of the foregoing provisions shall affect the right of a holder of Notes to convert its Notes in accordance with the provisions of this Article 5 prior to the effective date.

 

(c)         The Company shall cause notice of the execution of such supplemental indenture to be mailed to each Holder, at its address appearing on the Security Register provided for in the Indenture, within 20 calendar days after execution thereof. Failure to deliver such notice shall not affect the legality or validity of such supplemental indenture.

 

(d)         The above provisions of this Section 5.12 shall similarly apply to successive Merger Events.

 

Section 5.13 .  Responsibility of Trustee for Conversion Provisions.  The Trustee, subject to the provisions of Article Six of the Original Indenture, and any Conversion Agent shall not at any time be under any duty or responsibility to any Holder of Notes or to the Company to determine whether any facts exist which may require any adjustment of the Conversion Rate, or with respect to the nature or extent of any such adjustment when made, or with respect to the method employed, herein or in any supplemental indenture provided to be employed, in making the same, or whether a supplemental indenture need be entered into.  Neither the Trustee, subject to the provisions of Article Six of the Original Indenture, nor any Conversion Agent shall be accountable with respect to the validity or value (or the kind or amount) of any Common Stock, or of any other securities or property or cash, which may at any time be issued or delivered upon the conversion of any Notes; and it or they do not make any representation with respect thereto.  Neither the Trustee, subject to the provisions of Article Six of the Original Indenture, nor any Conversion Agent shall be responsible for any failure of the Company to make or calculate any cash payment or to issue, transfer or deliver any shares of Common Stock or share certificates or other securities or property or cash upon the surrender of any Note for the purpose of conversion; and the Trustee, subject to the provisions of Article Six of the Original Indenture, and any Conversion Agent shall not be responsible for any failure of the Company to comply with any of the covenants of the Company contained in this Article 5.

 

Section 5.14 .  Notice to Holders Prior to Certain Actions.   Unless a notice has been provided under Section 5.01(b) or Section 5.01(c), as applicable, in case:

 

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(a)                         the Company shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution ) on its Common Stock that would require an adjustment in the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 5.06;

 

(b)                        the Company shall authorize the granting to the holders of all or substantially all of its Common Stock of rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any share of any class or any other rights or warrants that would require an adjustment in the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 5.06;

 

(c)                         of any reclassification or reorganization of the Common Stock of the Company (other than a subdivision or combination of its outstanding Common Stock, or a change in par value, or from par value to no par value, or from no par value to par value), or of any consolidation or merger to which the Company is a party and for which approval of any stockholders of the Company is required, or of the sale, lease or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company; or

 

(d)                        of the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;

 

then, in each case, the Company shall cause to be filed with the Trustee and the Conversion Agent and to be mailed to each Holder at such Holder’s address appearing on the list of Holders provided for in Section 701 of the Original Indenture, as promptly as practicable but in any event at least 20 days prior to the applicable date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such action by the Company or, if a record is not to be taken, the date as of such the holders of Common Stock of record are to be determined for the purposes of such action by the Company, or (y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, lease, transfer, dissolution, liquidation or winding up is expected to become effective or occur, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their Common Stock for securities or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer, dissolution, liquidation or winding up. Failure to give such notice, or any defect therein, shall not affect the legality or validity of such dividend, distribution, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer, dissolution, liquidation or winding up.

 

Section 5.15 .  Stockholder Rights Plan.  Each share of Common Stock issued upon conversion of Notes pursuant to this Article 5 shall be entitled to receive the appropriate number of rights, if any, and the certificates representing the Common Stock issued upon such conversion shall bear such legends, if any, in each case as may be provided by the terms of any stockholder rights plan adopted by the Company, as the same may be amended from time to time.  If prior to any conversion, however, such rights have separated from the shares of Common Stock in accordance with the provisions of the applicable stockholder rights agreement, the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted at the time of separation as if the Company distributed to all holders of the Common Stock, shares of the Company’s Capital Stock, evidences of indebtedness, assets, property, rights or warrants as described in Section 5.06(c), subject to readjustment in the event of the expiration, termination or redemption of such rights.

 

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Section 5.16 .  Company Determination Final.  Any determination that the Company or the Board of Directors must make pursuant to this Article 5 shall be conclusive if made in good faith, absent manifest error.

 

Section 5.17 .  Exchange in Lieu of Conversion.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, when a Holder surrenders Notes for conversion, the Company may direct the Conversion Agent to surrender, prior to the commencement of the applicable Observation Period, such Notes to a financial institution designated by the Company for exchange in lieu of conversion.  In order to accept any Notes surrendered for conversion, the designated institution must agree to deliver to the Conversion Agent for delivery to such Holder, in exchange for such Notes to be delivered to such designated institution by the Conversion Agent, all cash and shares of Common Stock, if any, equal to the consideration otherwise due upon conversion, as provided under this Article 5 (assuming for this purpose and for the purpose of determining the related Observation Period that the date such Holder surrenders such Notes for conversion is the Conversion Date for such Notes), at the sole option of the designated institution and as is designated to the Conversion Agent by the Company.  By the close of business on the Trading Day immediately preceding the start of the Observation Period, the Company will notify the Holder surrendering Notes for conversion that it has directed the designated financial institution to make an exchange in lieu of conversion and such designated institution will be required to notify the Conversion Agent, who will then notify the Holder, whether it will deliver, upon exchange, all cash or a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock (by the Company’s specifying a Cash Percentage as provided under this Article 5).

 

If the designated institution accepts any such Notes, it will deliver cash and, if applicable, the appropriate number of shares of Common Stock to the Conversion Agent on the date such cash and shares of Common Stock, if any, would otherwise be due as set forth in this Article 5 and the Conversion Agent will promptly deliver the cash and those shares to Holders.  Any Notes exchanged by the designated institution will remain Outstanding.  If the designated institution agrees to accept any Notes for exchange but does not timely deliver the related consideration, or if such designated financial institution does not accept the Notes for exchange, the Company shall, no later than the third Business Day immediately following the last day of the related Observation Period, convert the Notes into cash and shares of Common Stock, if any, in accordance with this Article 5 (based on such assumed Conversion Date as described above and the specified Cash Percentage as described above).

 

The Company’s designation of an institution to which the Notes may be submitted for exchange does not require the institution to accept any Notes.  The Company will not pay any consideration to, or otherwise enter into any agreement with, the designated institution for or with respect to such designation.

 

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ARTICLE 6
EVENTS OF DEFAULT; REMEDIES

 

Section 6.01 .  Original Indenture.  This Article 6 replaces in its entirety the corresponding provisions set forth in Article Five of the Original Indenture.

 

Section 6.02 .  Events of Default.

 

Event of Default, ” wherever used herein, means any one of the following events with respect to the Notes (whatever the reason for such Event of Default or whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body):

 

(a)                         default in any payment of Interest (but excluding the Extension Fee, if any) on any Note when due and payable and the default continues for a period of 30 days; or

 

(b)                        default in the payment of principal of, or Extension Fee, if any, on, any Note when due and payable at its Stated Maturity Date, upon required repurchase, upon acceleration or otherwise; or

 

(c)                         failure by the Company to comply with its obligation to convert the Notes into cash and, if applicable, shares of Common Stock upon exercise of a Holder’s conversion right and that failure continues for five (5) days; or

 

(d)                        failure by the Company to comply with its obligations under Article 7; or

 

(e)                         default in the performance, or breach of any covenant or agreement by the Company under the Indenture (other than a covenant or agreement otherwise described as a separate “Event of Default” hereunder) and continuance of such default or breach by the Company for 60 days after written notice has been given, by registered or certified mail, to the Company from the Trustee or to the Company and the Trustee from the Holders of at least 25% principal amount of the Notes then Outstanding which written notice shall specify such default or breach and requiring it to be remedied and stating that such notice is a “Notice of Default” under the Indenture; or

 

(f)                           failure by the Company to comply with its notice obligations under Sections 5.01(b) through (d) or under Section 4.01 when due; or

 

(g)                        default by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company with respect to any mortgage, agreement or other instrument under which there may be outstanding, or by which there may be secured or evidenced, any debt for money borrowed in excess of $25 million in the aggregate of the Company and/or any such Subsidiary (other than Securitization Indebtedness), whether such debt now exists or shall hereafter be created, which default results (i) in such debt becoming or being declared due and payable and such debt has not been discharged in full or such declaration rescinded or annulled within 30 days of such declaration or (ii) from a failure to

 

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pay the principal of any such debt when due and payable at its stated maturity or upon required repurchase and such defaulted payment shall not have been made, waived or extended within 30 days of such due date or required date of repurchase; provided , however , that clause (i) shall not apply to any indebtedness of any Subsidiary issued and outstanding prior to the date such Subsidiary became a Subsidiary of the Company (other than indebtedness issued in connection with, or in anticipation of, such Subsidiary becoming a Subsidiary of the Company) if such default arises solely as a result of a “change of control” provision applicable to such indebtedness which becomes operative as a result of the acquisition of such Subsidiary by the Company or any of its existing Subsidiaries; or

 

(h)                        failure by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, within 60 days, to pay, bond or otherwise discharge any judgments or orders for the payment of money the total uninsured amount of which for the Company or any of its Subsidiaries exceeds $25 million, which are not stayed while on appeal; or

 

(i)                            the Company, pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law shall (i) commence a voluntary case, (ii) consent to the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary case, (iii) consent to the appointment of any receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator or similar official under any Bankruptcy Law for it or all or substantially all of its property, or (iv) make a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or

 

(j)                            a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy Law that: (i) is for relief against the Company in an involuntary case, (ii) appoints any receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator or similar official under any Bankruptcy Law for the Company or for all or substantially all of its property, or (iii) orders the liquidation of the Company and the order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for 60 days.

 

Section 6.03 .  Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment.  If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in Section 6.02(i) or Section 6.02(j)) occurs and is continuing, then in every such case (except as provided in the immediately following paragraph) the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Notes may, and the Trustee at the request of such Holders shall, declare the principal of all such Notes to be due and payable immediately, by a notice in writing to the Company (and to the Trustee if given by the Holders), and upon any such declaration such principal shall become immediately due and payable. If an Event of Default specified in Section 6.02(i) or Section 6.02(j) with respect to the Company occurs, the principal of, and accrued and unpaid Interest, if any, on, all of the Notes shall become immediately due and payable without any declaration or other Act of the Holders or any act on the part of the Trustee.

 

At any time following an Event of Default and after such a declaration of acceleration has been made, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Notes, by written notice to the Company and the Trustee, may rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences (other than with respect to an Event of Default under Sections 6.02(a), 6.02(b), 6.02(c), 6.02(i) or 6.02(j)) if:

 

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(i)              such rescission and annulment will not conflict with any judgment or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction; and

 

(ii)           all Events of Default, other than the non-payment of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid Interest on Notes that have become due solely by such declaration of acceleration, have been cured or waived as provided in Section 6.13.

 

No such rescission shall affect any subsequent default or impair any right consequent thereon.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, at the election of the Company, the sole remedy for an Event of Default specified in Section 6.02(e) relating to the failure by the Company to comply with its obligations under Section 704 of the Original Indenture and Section 8.01 of this Supplemental Indenture or any filing obligation the Company shall have or be deemed to have pursuant to Section 314(a)(1) of the Trust Indenture Act relating to its failure to file any documents or reports that it is required to file with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act or the covenant set forth in Section 704 of the Original Indenture and Section 8.01 of this Supplemental Indenture, shall for the first 180 days after the occurrence of such an Event of Default consist exclusively of the right to receive an extension fee (“ Extension Fee ”) on the Notes at an annual rate equal to 0.5% of the principal amount of the Notes over such portion of the 180-day period during which time such Event of Default continues. If the Company so elects, such Extension Fee shall accrue on all Outstanding Notes from and including the date on which such Event of Default first occurs and shall be payable on each relevant Interest Payment Date to Holders of record on the Record Date immediately preceding that Interest Payment Date.  On the 181st calendar day after such Event of Default (if such violation is not cured or waived prior to such 181st calendar day), the Notes shall be subject to acceleration in accordance with the provisions of this Section 6.03 set forth above.  This paragraph and the two immediately succeeding paragraphs shall not affect the rights of Holders of Notes in the event of the occurrence of any other Event of Default.  In the event the Company does not elect to pay the Extension Fee upon an Event of Default in accordance with this paragraph, the Notes shall be subject to acceleration in accordance with the provisions of this Section 6.03 set forth above.

 

In order to elect to pay the Extension Fee as the sole remedy during the first 180 days after an Event of Default relating to the failure to comply with the reporting obligations in accordance with the immediately preceding paragraph, the Company must notify, in the manner provided for in Section 106 of the Original Indenture, all Holders of record of Notes and the Trustee and Paying Agent of such election on or before the close of business on the date on which such Event of Default occurs. Upon the Company’s failure to timely give such notice or pay the Extension Fee, the Notes shall be subject to acceleration in accordance with the provisions of this Section 6.03 set forth above.

 

If an Extension Fee is payable under this Section 6.03, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee a certificate to that effect stating that an Extension Fee is payable and the date upon which such Extension Fee shall begin to accrue. Unless and until a Responsible Officer of the

 

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Trustee receives at the Corporate Trust Office such a certificate, the Trustee may assume without inquiry that an Extension Fee is not payable. If an Extension Fee has been paid by the Company directly to the persons entitled to it, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee a certificate setting forth the particulars of such payment.

 

Section 6.04.  Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee.  The Company covenants that if a Default is made in the payment of the principal amount and accrued and unpaid Interest at the Stated Maturity Date or in the payment of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price in respect of any Note, the Company will, upon demand of the Trustee, pay to it, for the benefit of the Holders of such Notes, the whole amount then due and payable on such Notes, and, in addition thereto, such further amounts required pursuant to Section 6.08.

 

If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, pursue any available remedy to collect the payment of the principal amount plus accrued but unpaid Interest on the Notes or to enforce the performance of any provision of the Notes or the Indenture.  The Trustee may maintain a proceeding even if the Trustee does not possess any of the Notes or does not produce any of the Notes in the proceeding.  A delay or omission by the Trustee or any Holder in exercising any right or remedy accruing upon an Event of Default shall not impair the right or remedy or constitute a waiver of, or acquiescence in, the Event of Default.  No remedy is exclusive of any other remedy.  All available remedies are cumulative.

 

Section 6.05 .  Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.  In case of any judicial proceeding relative to the Company (or any other obligor upon the Notes), its property or its creditors, the Trustee shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise, to take any and all actions authorized under the Trust Indenture Act in order to have claims of the Holders and the Trustee allowed in any such proceeding.  In particular, the Trustee shall be authorized to collect and receive any moneys or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same; and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make such payments to the Trustee and, in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due it for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 607 of the Original Indenture.

 

No provision of the Indenture shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Notes or the rights of any Holder thereof or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding.

 

Section 6.06 .  Application of Money Collected.  Any money collected by the Trustee pursuant to this Article shall be applied in the following order, at the date or dates fixed by the Trustee and, in case of the distribution of such money to Holders, upon presentation of the Notes and the notation thereon of the payment if only partially paid and upon surrender thereof if fully paid:

 

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FIRST:  To the payment of all amounts due the Trustee under Section 607 of the Original Indenture;

 

SECOND:  To the payment of the amounts then due and unpaid on the Notes for the principal amount, Fundamental Change Repurchase Price or Interest, as the case may be, in respect of which or for the benefit of which such money has been collected, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on such Notes; and

 

THIRD:  To the payment of the remainder, if any, to the Company or as a court of competent jurisdiction shall direct in writing.

 

Section 6.07 .  Limitation on Suits.  No Holder of any Note shall have any right to institute any proceeding, judicial or otherwise, with respect to the Indenture, or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee, or for any other remedy hereunder (other than in the case of an Event of Default specified in Section 6.02(a), Section 6.02(b) or Section 6.02(d)), unless:

 

(i)                                      such Holder has previously given the Trustee notice that an Event of Default is continuing;

 

(ii)                                   Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Notes shall have made written request to the Trustee to pursue such remedy in its own name as Trustee hereunder;

 

(iii)                                such Holder or Holders have offered the Trustee security or indemnity reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee against any loss, liability or expense to be incurred in compliance with such request;

 

(iv)                               the Trustee has not complied with such request within 60 days after its receipt of such notice and the offer of security or indemnity; and

 

(v)                                  the Holders of a majority principal amount of the Outstanding Notes have not given the Trustee a direction that is inconsistent with such request within such 60-day period;

 

it being understood and intended that no one or more Holders shall have any right in any manner whatever by virtue of, or by availing itself of, any provision of the Indenture to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of any other Holders, or to obtain or to seek to obtain priority or preference over any other Holders or to enforce any right under the Indenture, except in the manner herein provided and for the equal and ratable benefit of all the Holders.

 

Section 6.08 .  Unconditional Right of Holders To Receive Payment.  Notwithstanding any other provision of the Indenture, the right of any Holder to receive payment of the principal amount, Fundamental Change Repurchase Price or accrued and unpaid Interest in respect of the Notes held by such Holder, on or after the respective due dates expressed in the Notes or any Fundamental Change Repurchase Date, as applicable, and to convert the Notes in accordance

 

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with Article 5, or to bring suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective dates or the right to convert, shall not be impaired or affected adversely without the consent of such Holder.

 

Section 6.09 .  Restoration of Rights and Remedies.  If the Trustee or any Holder has instituted any proceeding to enforce any right or remedy under the Indenture and such proceeding has been discontinued or abandoned for any reason, or has been determined adversely to the Trustee or to such Holder, then and in every such case, subject to any determination in such proceeding, the Company, the Trustee and the Holders shall be restored severally and respectively to their former positions hereunder and thereafter all rights and remedies of the Trustee and the Holders shall continue as though no such proceeding had been instituted.

 

Section 6.10 .  Rights and Remedies Cumulative.  Except as otherwise provided with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Securities in Section 306 of the Original Indenture, no right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Trustee or to the Holders is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every right and remedy shall, to the extent permitted by law, be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise.  The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other appropriate right or remedy.

 

Section 6.11 .  Delay or Omission Not Waiver.  No delay or omission of the Trustee or of any Holder of any Note to exercise any right or remedy accruing upon any Event of Default shall impair any such right or remedy or constitute a waiver of any such Event of Default or an acquiescence therein.  Every right and remedy given by this Article or by law to the Trustee or to the Holders may be exercised from time to time, and as often as may be deemed expedient, by the Trustee or by the Holders, as the case may be.

 

Section 6.12 .  Control by Holders.  The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Notes shall have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee; provided that:

 

(i)                                      such direction shall not be in conflict with any rule of law or with the Indenture; and

 

(ii)                                   the Trustee may refuse to follow any such direction that the Trustee determines is unduly prejudicial to the rights of any other Holder or that would involve the Trustee in personal liability.

 

Section 6.13 .  Waiver of Past Defaults.  The Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Notes may on behalf of the Holders of all the Notes waive any past Default hereunder and its consequences, except a Default:

 

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(i)                                      described in Section 6.02(a), Section 6.02(b), Section 6.02(c), Section 6.02(i), or Section 6.02(j); or

 

(ii)                                   in respect of a covenant or provision hereof which under Article Nine of the Original Indenture, as supplemented by Article 10, cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Note affected.

 

Upon any such waiver, such Default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured, for every purpose of the Indenture; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or impair any right consequent thereon.

 

Section 6.14 .  Undertaking for Costs.  In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under the Indenture or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it as Trustee, in either case in respect of the Notes, a court may require any party litigant in such suit to file an undertaking to pay the costs of the suit, and the court may assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses, against any party litigant in the suit having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by the party litigant; but the provisions of this Section 6.14 shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Company, to any suit instituted by the Trustee, to any suit instituted by any Holder, or group of Holders, holding in the aggregate more than 10% in principal amount of the Outstanding Notes, or to any suit instituted by any Holder for the enforcement of the payment of the principal amount on any Note on or after the Stated Maturity Date of such Note or the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price.

 

Section 6.15 .  Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws.  The Company covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it will not at any time insist upon, or plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension or usury law or other law which would prohibit or forgive the Company from paying all or any portion of the principal of or Interest on the Notes as contemplated herein, wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, or which may affect the covenants or the performance of the Indenture; and the Company (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law and covenants that it will not hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law had been enacted.

 

Section 6.16.  Violations of Certain Covenants .  A violation of any covenant or agreement in the Indenture that expressly provides that a violation of such covenant or agreement shall not constitute an Event of Default may only be enforced by the Trustee by instituting a legal proceeding against the Company for enforcement of such covenant or agreement.

 

Section 6.17 .  Company’s Failure to Convert.  For purposes of the first proviso to Section 602 of the Original Indenture, any failure by the Company to comply with its obligation to convert the Notes into cash and, if applicable, shares of Common Stock upon exercise of a Holder’s conversion right shall be deemed to be a default in the payment of the principal of such Notes.

 

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ARTICLE 7
CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, CONVEYANCE, TRANSFER OR LEASE

 

Section 7.01 .  Original Indenture.  This Article 7 replaces in its entirety the corresponding provisions set forth in Article Eight of the Original Indenture.

 

Section 7.02 .  Company May Consolidate, Etc., Only on Certain Terms.  The Company shall not consolidate with or merge with or into, transfer all or substantially all its assets (excluding a pledge of securities issued by any of the Company’s Subsidiaries) to, another Person, unless:

 

(a)                         the resulting, surviving or transferee person (the “ Successor Company ”) assumes by supplemental indenture all of the Company’s obligations under the Notes and the Indenture; provided , however , that in the event that the Successor Company in any merger, consolidation, or transfer is not organized and existing under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia (any such merger, consolidation or transfer, a “ Foreign Jurisdiction Transaction ”), (i) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the Holders will not recognize income, gain or loss for U.S. Federal income tax purposes as a result of such transaction and will be subject to U.S. Federal income tax on the same amounts and at the same times as would have been the case if such transaction had not occurred; and (ii) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel in the jurisdiction of the Successor Company to the effect that (A) any payment of Interest, principal, or any other payment or amount delivered under the Notes under or with respect to the Notes will, after giving effect to such transaction, be exempt from any withholding or deduction for or on account of any present or future tax, duty, levy, impost, assessment or other governmental charge of whatever nature imposed or levied by or on behalf of any jurisdiction from or through which payment is made or in which the payor is organized, resident or engaged in business for tax purposes and (B) no transfer taxes, stamp taxes, or taxes on income (including capital gains) will be payable by a Holder of Notes under the laws of any jurisdiction where the Successor Company is or becomes organized, resident or engaged in business for tax purposes in respect of the acquisition, ownership or disposition of the Notes, including the receipt of Interest or principal thereon, provided that such Holder does not use or hold, and is not deemed to use or hold the Notes in carrying on a business in the jurisdiction where the Successor Company is or becomes organized, resident or engaged in business for tax purposes; provided that the Holder will not be deemed to use or hold the Notes in carrying on a business in such jurisdiction solely as a result of the Holder’s ownership of the notes. Thereafter all such obligations of the Company or such other predecessor corporation shall be terminated. Upon any such consolidation, merger or transfer, the resulting, surviving or transferee person shall succeed to, and may exercise, every right and power of the Company under the Notes and under the Indenture;

 

(b)                        immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing;

 

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(c)         the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger or transfer and, if a supplemental indenture is required in connection with such transaction, such supplemental indenture, comply with this Article 7; and

 

(d)         other than in connection with a Foreign Jurisdiction Transaction (to which the requirements of the proviso in clause (a) above shall apply), the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the Holders or beneficial owners of the Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a result of such transaction and will be subject to U.S. federal income tax in the same amount, in substantially the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if the transaction had not occurred.

 

For purposes of the foregoing, the transfer (by assignment, sale or otherwise) of the properties and assets of one or more Subsidiaries (other than to the Company or another Subsidiary), which, if such assets were owned by the Company, would constitute all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, shall be deemed to be the transfer of all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company.

 

The Successor Company formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or the Successor Company to which such conveyance, transfer, lease or other disposition is made shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company under the Indenture with the same effect as if such successor had been named as the Company herein; and thereafter, except in the case of a conveyance, transfer or lease of all or substantially all the Company’s assets (in which case the Company will not be discharged from the obligation to pay the principal amount of the Notes and Interest) and except for obligations, if any, that the Company may have under a supplemental indenture, the Company shall be discharged from all obligations and covenants under the Indenture and the Notes. Subject to Section 903 of the Original Indenture, the Company, the Trustee and the Successor Company shall enter into a supplemental indenture to evidence the succession and substitution of such Successor Company and such discharge and release of the Company.

 

ARTICLE 8
REPORTS BY COMPANY

 

Section 8.01 .  Reports by Company.

 

(a)         For purposes of the Notes, the reference to 30 days in Section 704 of the Original Indenture shall be revised to be 15 days.  Any information, documents or reports that the Company is required to file with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act shall be filed with the Trustee within 15 days after the same are required (giving effect to any grace period provided by Rule 12b-25) to be filed with the Commission. To the extent any such information, documents and reports are filed by the Company electronically on

 

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the Commission’s Electronic Data Gathering and Retrieval System (or any successor system), and an automatic e-mail notification thereof to the Trustee is generated, such information, documents and reports shall be deemed filed with the Trustee.

 

(b)         Delivery of such reports, information and documents to the Trustee is for informational purposes only, and the Trustee’s receipt of such shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Company’s compliance with any of its covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to conclusively rely exclusively on an Officers’ Certificate).  It is expressly understood that materials transmitted electronically by the Company to the Trustee shall be deemed filed with the Trustee for purposes of this Section 8.01.

 

ARTICLE 9
SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE

 

Section 9.01 .  Original Indenture.  This Article 9 replaces in its entirety the corresponding provisions set forth in Article Four of the Original Indenture.

 

Section 9.02 .  Discharge of Indenture.  When (a) the Company shall deliver to the Trustee for cancellation all Notes theretofore authenticated (other than any Notes that have been destroyed, lost or stolen and in lieu of or in substitution for which other Notes shall have been authenticated and delivered) and not theretofore canceled, or (b) all the Notes not theretofore canceled or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation shall have become due and payable (whether at the Stated Maturity Date, or on any Fundamental Change Repurchase Date or upon conversion or otherwise) and the Company shall deposit with the Trustee, in trust, cash funds and shares of Common Stock, as applicable, sufficient to pay all amounts due (and shares of Common Stock deliverable following conversion, if applicable) on all of such Notes (other than any Notes that shall have been mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen and in lieu of or in substitution for which other Notes shall have been authenticated and delivered) not theretofore canceled or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, including principal and Interest due, accompanied, except in the event the Notes are due and payable solely in cash upon a Fundamental Change Repurchase Date, by a verification report as to the sufficiency of the deposited amount from an independent certified accountant or other financial professional satisfactory to the Trustee, and if the Company shall also pay or cause to be paid all other sums payable hereunder by the Company, then the Indenture shall cease to be of further effect (except as to (i) remaining rights of registration of transfer, substitution and exchange and conversion of Notes, (ii) rights hereunder of Holders to receive payments of principal of and Interest on, the Notes and the other rights, duties and obligations of Holders, as beneficiaries hereof with respect to the amounts, if any, so deposited with the Trustee and (iii) the rights, obligations and immunities of the Trustee hereunder), and the Trustee, on written demand of the Company accompanied by an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel as required by Section 102 or the Original Indenture and at the cost and expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture.  The Company, however, hereby agrees to reimburse the Trustee for any costs or expenses thereafter reasonably and properly incurred by the Trustee

 

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and to compensate the Trustee for any services thereafter reasonably and properly rendered by the Trustee in connection with the Indenture or the Notes.

 

Section 9.03 .  Deposited Monies and Shares To Be Held in Trust by Trustee.  Subject to Section 9.04, all monies and shares of Common Stock, if any, deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 9.02 shall be held in trust for the sole benefit of the Holders, and such monies and shares of Common Stock, if any, shall be applied by the Trustee to the payment, either directly or through any paying agent (including the Company if acting as its own paying agent), to the Holders of the particular Notes for the payment or settlement of which such monies have been deposited with the Trustee, of all sums due and to become due thereon for principal and Interest.

 

Section 9.04 .  Paying Agent To Repay Monies and Shares Held.  Upon the satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture, all monies and shares of Common Stock, if any, then held by any paying agent of the Notes (other than the Trustee) shall, upon written request of the Company, be repaid to it or paid to the Trustee, and thereupon such paying agent shall be released from all further liability with respect to such monies and shares of Common Stock, if any.

 

Subject to the requirements of applicable law, any monies and shares of Common Stock deposited with or paid to the Trustee for payment of the principal of or interest on or settlement of the Notes and not applied but remaining unclaimed by the Holders of the Notes for two years after the date upon which the principal of or interest on such Notes, as the case may be, shall have become due and payable, shall be repaid to the Company by the Trustee on demand and all liability of the Trustee shall thereupon cease with respect to such monies and shares of Common Stock; and the Holder of any of the Notes shall thereafter look only to the Company for any payment that such Holder may be entitled to collect unless an applicable abandoned property law designates another Person.

 

Section 9.05 .  Reinstatement.  If the Trustee or the paying agent is unable to apply any money in accordance with Section 9.03 by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, the Company’s obligations under the Indenture and the Notes shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 9.02 until such time as the Trustee or the paying agent is permitted to apply all such money in accordance with Section 9.03; provided , however , that if the Company makes any payment of Interest on or principal of any Note following the reinstatement of its obligations, the Company shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Notes to receive such payment from the money held by the Trustee or paying agent.

 

ARTICLE 10
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES

 

Section 10.01 .  Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders.  The Company and the Trustee, at any time and from time to time, may, without the consent of any Holder, enter

 

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into one or more indentures supplemental hereto, in form satisfactory to the Trustee, for any of the following purposes in addition to the purposes set forth in Section 901 of the Original Indenture:

 

(i)             provide for the assumption by a Successor Company of the Company’s obligations under the Indenture;

 

(ii)            to provide for the conversion of the Notes in accordance with the terms of the Indenture;

 

(iii)           to provide for the conversion rights of Holders of Notes and the Company’s repurchase obligation in connection with a Fundamental Change in accordance with the terms of the Indenture in the event of any reclassification of the Common Stock, merger or consolidation, or sale, conveyance, transfer or lease of the Company’s property and assets substantially as an entirety;

 

(iv)           to comply with any requirements of the Commission in connection with the qualification of the indenture under the Trust Indenture Act; or

 

(v)            to make any change that does not adversely affect the rights of any Holder in any material respect; provided that any amendment to conform the terms of the Indenture or the Notes to the section entitled “Description of the Notes” as set forth in the preliminary prospectus supplement dated January 10, 2012, as supplemented by the pricing term sheet dated January 10, 2012, relating to the offering and sale of the Notes, will not be deemed to be adverse to any Holder.

 

For purposes of the Notes, clause (12) of Section 901 of the Original Indenture shall be deemed to be deleted in its entirety.

 

Section 10.02 .  Supplemental Indentures with Consent of Holders.  Except as provided below in this Section 10.02 and in Section 10.01 and Section 901 and Section 902 of the Original Indenture, the Indenture or the Notes may be amended with the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Notes then Outstanding, including without limitation, consents obtained in connection with a purchase of, or tender offer or exchange offer for, Notes, and, subject to certain exceptions as set forth in the Indenture, any past Default or compliance with any provisions may be waived with the consent of the Holders of a majority principal amount of the Notes then Outstanding, including, without limitation, consents obtained in connection with a purchase of, or tender offer or exchange offer for, Notes.

 

Notwithstanding the immediately preceding paragraph or Section 902 of the Original Indenture, and in addition to any restrictions set forth in the proviso in Section 902 of the Original Indenture, without the written consent of each Holder of an Outstanding Note affected thereby, no amendment, supplement or waiver under Section 902 of the Original Indenture, as supplemented by this Section 10.02, may:

 

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(i)             reduce the rate, or extend the stated time for payment, of Interest on any Note or reduce the amount, or extend the stated time for payment, of the Extension Fee;

 

(ii)            make any change that adversely affects the conversion rights of any Notes;

 

(iii)           reduce the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price of any Note or amend or modify in any manner adverse to the Holders of Notes the Company’s obligation to make such payments, whether through an amendment or waiver of provisions in the covenants, definitions or otherwise;

 

(iv)           change the place or currency of payment of principal or interest or any Extension Fee in respect of any Note;

 

(v)            impair the right of any Holder to receive payment of principal of and Interest on such Holder’s Notes on or after the due dates therefor or to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on or with respect to such Holder’s Notes;

 

(vi)           adversely affect the ranking of the Notes as the Company’s senior unsecured indebtedness; or

 

(vii)          make any change in the amendment provisions which require each Holder’s consent or in the waiver provisions.

 

Section 10.03 .   Notice to Holders of Supplemental Indentures.  The Company shall cause notice of the execution of any supplemental indenture to be mailed to each Holder, at his address appearing on the Security Register provided for in this Supplemental Indenture, within 20 days after execution thereof. Failure to deliver such notice, or any defect in such notes, shall not affect the legality or validity of such supplemental indenture.

 

ARTICLE 11
MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 11.01 .  Provisions of Original Indenture Not Applicable.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Indenture, Section 312, Section 1005, Article Eleven, Article Twelve and Article Thirteen of the Original Indenture shall not apply with respect to the Notes.

 

Section 11.02 .  Successors.  All agreements of the Company in this Supplemental Indenture and the Notes shall bind their respective successors.  All agreements of the Trustee in the Indenture shall bind its successors.

 

Section 11.03 .  Multiple Originals.  The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture.  Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement.  One signed copy is enough to prove this Supplemental Indenture.

 

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Section 11.04 .  Calculations.  Except as otherwise provided herein, the Company shall be responsible for making all calculations called for under the Indenture and the Notes. These calculations include, but are not limited to, determinations of the Last Reported Sale Prices, accrued Interest payable on the Notes or in connection with a conversion of Notes under the Indenture, and none of the Trustee, the Conversion Agent, the Security Registrar or the Paying Agent (in each case, if different from the Company) shall have any responsibility for making calculations, for determining amounts to be paid or for monitoring stock price, or be charged with any knowledge of or have any duties to monitor any measurement period (except as set forth herein) and the Conversion Rate of the Notes.  The Company shall make all these calculations in good faith and, absent manifest error, its calculations will be final and binding on Holders. The Company will provide a schedule of its calculations to each of the Trustee and the Conversion Agent, and each of the Trustee and Conversion Agent is entitled to rely conclusively upon the accuracy of the Company’s calculations without independent verification. The Trustee will forward a copy of such schedule to any Holder upon the request of such Holder.

 

Section 11.05 .  Benefits of Supplemental Indenture.  Nothing in this Supplemental Indenture or in the Notes, express or implied, shall give to any Person, other than the parties hereto and their respective successors hereunder and the Holders of Notes, any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Supplemental Indenture.

 

Section 11.06 .  Governing Law.  THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE AND EACH NOTE (AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE AND EACH NOTE) SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CONFLICTS OF LAWS PROVISIONS THEREOF THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE APPLICATION OF ANY LAW OTHER THAN THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK).

 

Section 11.07 .  Waiver of Jury Trial.  EACH OF THE COMPANY AND THE TRUSTEE HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, THE NOTES OR THE TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY.

 

Section 11.08 .  Force Majeure.  In no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations hereunder arising out of or caused by, directly or indirectly, forces beyond its control, including, without limitation, strikes, work stoppages, accidents, acts of war or terrorism, civil or military disturbances, nuclear or natural catastrophes or acts of God, and interruptions, loss or malfunctions of utilities, communications or computer (software or hardware) services; it being understood that the Trustee shall use reasonable efforts which are consistent with accepted practices in the banking industry to resume performance as soon as practicable under the circumstances.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

 

PHH CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Mark E. Johnson

 

Name: Mark E. Johnson

 

Title: Senior Vice President and Treasurer

 

 

 

 

 

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Trustee

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Richard Tarnas

 

Authorized Signatory

 



 

SCHEDULE A

 

Make-Whole Table

 

The following table sets forth the number of Additional Shares to be added to the Conversion Rate per $1,000 principal amount of Notes pursuant to Section 5.02 of this Supplemental Indenture:

 

 

 

Stock price

 

Effective date

 

$10.23

 

$12.00

 

$13.00

 

$14.00

 

$15.00

 

$17.50

 

$20.00

 

$25.00

 

$30.00

 

$40.00

 

$50.00

 

$75.00

 

January 17, 2012

 

19.5503

 

17.3218

 

15.2081

 

13.4715

 

12.0242

 

9.2941

 

7.3934

 

4.9503

 

3.4701

 

1.8155

 

0.9647

 

0.1306

 

June 15, 2012

 

19.5503

 

17.0986

 

14.9598

 

13.2115

 

11.7611

 

9.0448

 

7.1706

 

4.7829

 

3.3470

 

1.7483

 

0.9267

 

0.1184

 

June 15, 2013

 

19.5503

 

16.4051

 

14.1944

 

12.4145

 

10.9594

 

8.2940

 

6.5062

 

4.2931

 

2.9933

 

1.5617

 

0.8256

 

0.0970

 

June 15, 2014

 

19.5503

 

15.4009

 

13.0833

 

11.2577

 

9.7973

 

7.2137

 

5.5596

 

3.6090

 

2.5075

 

1.3117

 

0.6926

 

0.0707

 

June 15, 2015

 

19.5503

 

13.8543

 

11.3838

 

9.5026

 

8.0503

 

5.6294

 

4.2045

 

2.6675

 

1.8561

 

0.9849

 

0.5213

 

0.0389

 

June 15, 2016

 

19.5503

 

11.3316

 

8.5894

 

6.6403

 

5.2487

 

3.2307

 

2.2712

 

1.4266

 

1.0223

 

0.5674

 

0.3047

 

0.0060

 

June 15, 2017

 

19.5503

 

5.1319

 

0.0000

 

0.0000

 

0.0000

 

0.0000

 

0.0000

 

0.0000

 

0.0000

 

0.0000

 

0.0000

 

0.0000

 

 



 

EXHIBIT A

 

[FORM OF FACE OF SECURITY]

 

[INCLUDE IF A GLOBAL SECURITY]

 

[UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

 

THIS SECURITY IS A GLOBAL SECURITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO, AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF THE DEPOSITORY OR A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY.  THIS SECURITY IS EXCHANGEABLE FOR SECURITIES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A PERSON OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITORY OR ITS NOMINEE ONLY IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE, AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY, BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY.]

 

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PHH CORPORATION

 

No.

Initially $[          ]

 

6.00% Convertible Senior Note due 2017

 

CUSIP No.:

 

[              ]

ISIN Number:

 

[              ]

 

PHH CORPORATION, a Maryland corporation, promises to pay to [CEDE & CO., or its registered assigns](1), the principal sum of                  DOLLARS, [as revised by the Schedule of Increases or Decreases in Global Security attached hereto,](2) on June 15, 2017.

 

Interest Payment Dates:  June 15 and December 15.

 

Interest Record Dates:  June 1 and December 1.

 

Reference is made to the further provisions of this Note set forth on the reverse hereof, including, without limitation, provisions giving the Holder of this Note the right to convert this Note into cash and, if applicable, Common Stock, on the terms and subject to the limitations referred to on the reverse hereof and as more fully specified in the Indenture.  Such further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as though fully set forth at this place.

 

In the case of any conflict between this Note and the Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture shall control.

 

This Note shall not be valid or become obligatory for any purpose until the certificate of authentication hereon shall have been manually signed by the Trustee or a duly authorized authenticating agent under the Indenture.

 


(1)  Use bracketed language for a Global Security.

 

(2)  Use bracketed language for a Global Security.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be duly executed.

 

 

PHH CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

 

This is one of the Securities of the series designated herein issued under the within-mentioned Indenture.

 

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON

 

TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Trustee

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Authorized Signatory

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dated:

 

 

 

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[FORM OF REVERSE OF NOTE]

 

PHH CORPORATION
6.00% Convertible Senior Note due 2017

 

1.              Interest

 

PHH CORPORATION , a Maryland corporation (such corporation, and its successors and assigns under the Indenture, the “ Company ”), promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Note at the rate of 6.00% per annum.  The Company will pay interest semiannually on June 15 and December 15 of each year, commencing on June 15, 2012.  Interest on this Note will accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from January 17, 2012.  Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.  If a payment date is not a Business Day, payment will be made on the next succeeding Business Day, and no additional interest will accrue in respect of the delay.  The Company shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue principal and premium, if any, from time to time on demand at the rate of interest then in effect; and it shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue installments of interest (without regard to any applicable grace periods) from time to time on demand at the same rate to the extent lawful.

 

2.              Paying Agent, Security Registrar and Conversion Agent

 

Initially, The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., a New York banking corporation (the “ Trustee ”), will act as Paying Agent, Security Registrar and Conversion Agent.  The Company may appoint and change any Paying Agent, Security Registrar or co-registrar or Conversion Agent without notice.  The Company or any of its domestically incorporated Wholly Owned Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent, Security Registrar or co-registrar, or Conversion Agent.

 

3.              Indenture

 

The Company issued the Notes under an Indenture dated as of January 17, 2012 (the “ Original Indenture ”) and as further supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture dated as of January 17, 2012 (the “ Supplemental Indenture ” and the Original Indenture, as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, the “ Indenture ”) between the Company and the Trustee.  Terms defined in the Indenture and not defined herein have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Indenture.  The Notes are subject to all such terms, and Holders are referred to the Indenture for a statement of those terms.

 

This Note is one of the Securities of the Company, designated as its 6.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2017, issued pursuant to the Indenture in an initial aggregate principal amount of $250,000,000.  Additional Notes may be issued in accordance with the terms of the Indenture.  The Indenture also imposes limitations on the ability of the Company to consolidate or merge with or into any other Person or convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all of the property of the Company.

 

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4.              Conversion

 

Upon the occurrence of certain events specified in the Indenture and in compliance with the provisions of the Indenture, at any time prior to the close of business on the third Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Stated Maturity Date of this Note, the Holder hereof has the right, at its option, to convert each $1,000 principal amount of this Note into a cash and, if applicable, shares of Common Stock, determined as set forth in the Indenture, based on the applicable Conversion Rate, as the same may be adjusted pursuant to the terms of the Indenture.

 

5.              Denominations, Transfer, Exchange

 

The Notes are in registered form without coupons in denominations of $1,000 and whole multiples of $1,000.  A Holder may transfer or exchange Notes in accordance with the terms of the Indenture.  Upon any transfer or exchange, the Registrar and the Trustee may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements or transfer documents and to pay any taxes required by law or permitted by the Indenture.

 

6.              Persons Deemed Owners

 

The registered Holder of this Note may be treated as the owner of it for all purposes.

 

7.              Defaults and Remedies

 

If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default relating to certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of the Company or relating to the failure to file certain reports subject to the provisions of the Indenture) occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Notes may declare the principal of and accrued and unpaid Interest on all the Notes to be due and payable.  If an Event of Default relating to certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of the Company occurs, the principal of and Interest on all the Notes will become immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holder.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, at the election of the Company, the sole remedy for an Event of Default relating to a failure to file certain reports with the Commission and the Trustee shall for the first 180 calendar days after such Event of Default consist exclusively of the right to receive an Extension Fee.

 

8.              No Recourse Against Others

 

A director, officer, employee or stockholder, as such, of the Company shall not have any liability for any obligations of the Company under the Notes or the Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligations or their creation.  By accepting a Note, each Holder waives and releases all such liability.  The waiver and release are part of the consideration for the issue of the Notes.

 

9.              Authentication

 

This Note shall not be valid until an authorized signatory of the Trustee (or an authenticating agent) manually signs the certificate of authentication on the other side of this Note.

 

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10.                                  Abbreviations

 

Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder or an assignee, such as TEN COM (=tenants in common), TEN ENT (=tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (=joint tenants with rights of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (=custodian), and U/G/M/A (=Uniform Gift to Minors Act).

 

11.                                  GOVERNING LAW

 

THIS NOTE (AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS NOTE) SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CONFLICTS OF LAWS PROVISIONS THEREOF THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE APPLICATION OF ANY LAW OTHER THAN THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK).

 

12.                                  CUSIP and ISIN Numbers

 

The Company has caused CUSIP and ISIN numbers to be printed on the Notes and the Trustee shall use the CUSIP number(s) and ISIN numbers in notices of redemption or exchange as a convenience to Holders, provided , that any such notice may state that no representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP and ISIN number(s) printed in the notice or on the Notes, and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Notes, and that any such redemption or exchange shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of any such numbers.

 

The Company will furnish to any Holder of Notes upon written request and without charge to the Holder a copy of the Indenture which has in it the text of this Note.

 

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SCHEDULE OF INCREASES AND DECREASES IN GLOBAL SECURITY(3)

 

The following increases or decreases in this Global Security have been made:

 

Date of
Exchange

 

Amount of decrease in
principal amount of this
Global Security

 

Amount of increase in
principal amount of this
Global Security

 

Principal amount of this
Global Security
following such decrease
or increase

 

Signature of
authorized
signatory of
Trustee or
Custodian

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


(3)  For Global Securities only.

 

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[FORM OF CONVERSION NOTICE]

 

To:  PHH Corporation

 

The undersigned registered owner of this Note hereby irrevocably exercises the option to convert this Note, or the portion thereof (which is $1,000 or a multiple thereof) below designated, into, cash and shares of Common Stock of PHH Corporation, if any, in accordance with the terms of the Indenture referred to in this Note, and directs that the check in payment for cash and the shares, if any, issuable and deliverable upon such conversion, together with any check in payment for fraction shares and any Notes representing any unconverted principal amount hereof, be issued and delivered to the registered Holder hereof unless a different name has been indicated below.

 

If shares or any portion of this Note not converted are to be issued in the name of a Person other than the undersigned, the undersigned will provide the appropriate information below and pay all transfer taxes payable with respect thereto.  In addition, subject to certain exceptions in the Indenture, if this notice is being delivered on a date after the close of business on a Record Date and prior to the open of business on the related Interest Payment Date, this notice is accompanied by payment of an amount equal to the Interest payable on such Interest Payment Date of the principal of this Note to be converted.

 

Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Indenture.

 

Dated:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Signature(s)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Signature(s) must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of the Registrar, which requirements include membership or participation in the Security Transfer Agent Medallion Program (“STAMP”) or such other “signature guarantee program” as may be determined by the Registrar in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Signature Guarantee

 

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Fill in the registration of shares of Common Stock, if any, if to be issued, and Notes, if any, to be delivered, and the person to whom cash, if any, and payment for fractional shares, if any, is to be made, if other than to and in the name of the registered Holder:

 

Please print name and address

 

 

 

 

(Name)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Street Address)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(City, State and Zip Code)

 

 

Principal amount to be converted
(if less than all, must be $1,000 or whole multiples thereof):

 

$

 

Social Security or Other Taxpayer
Identification Number:

 

NOTICE:  The signature on this Conversion Notice must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the Notes in every particular without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever.

 

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[FORM OF FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE REPURCHASE NOTICE]

 

To : PHH Corporation

 

The undersigned registered owner of this Note hereby acknowledges receipt of a notice from PHH Corporation (the “ Company ”) as to the occurrence of a Fundamental Change with respect to the Company and specifying the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date and requests and instructs the Company to repay to the registered holder hereof in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Indenture referred to in this Note (1) the entire principal amount of this Note, or the portion thereof (that is $1,000 principal amount or an integral multiple thereof) below designated, and (2) if such Fundamental Change Repurchase Date does not fall during the period after a Record Date and on or prior to the Business Day immediately following the corresponding Interest Payment Date, accrued and unpaid Interest thereon to, but excluding, such Fundamental Change Repurchase Date.

 

In the case of Physical Securities, the certificate numbers of the Notes to be repurchased are as set forth below:

 

 

Dated:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Signature(s)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Social Security or Other Taxpayer Identification Number

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

principal amount to be repaid (if less than all):  $            ,000

 

NOTICE:  The signature on the Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the Note in every particular without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever.

 

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[FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND TRANSFER]

 

For value received                                                          hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto                                    (Please insert social security or Taxpayer Identification Number of assignee) the within Note, and hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints                                             attorney to transfer the said Note on the books of the Company, with full power of substitution in the premises.

 

Dated:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Signature(s)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Signature(s) must be guaranteed by an institution which is a member of one of the following recognized signature Guarantee Programs:

 

(i) The Securities Transfer Agent Medallion Program (STAMP); (ii) The New York Stock Exchange Medallion Program (MNSP); (iii) The Stock Exchange Medallion Program (SEMP) or (iv) another guarantee program acceptable to the Trustee.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Signature Guarantee

 

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Exhibit 5.1

 

DLA Piper LLP (US)

The Marbury Building
6225 Smith Avenue
Baltimore, Maryland  21209-3600

www.dlapiper.com

 

 

T    410.580.3000

F    410.580.3001

 

 

January 17, 2012

 

 

PHH Corporation

3000 Leadenhall Road

Mt. Laurel, New Jersey 08054

 

Re:

PHH Corporation:

$250,000,000 in Aggregate Principal Amount of

 

 

6.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2017

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

We have acted as special counsel to PHH Corporation, a Maryland corporation (the “ Company ”), and have been requested to render this opinion in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”), pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-3 of the Company (File No. 333-177723) (including information deemed to be a part of the registration statement pursuant to Rule 430B of the Securities Act, the “ Registration Statement ”), prepared and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ Commission ”) effective on November 3, 2011, including the base prospectus included therein at the time the Registration Statement became effective (the “ Base Prospectus ”), the preliminary prospectus supplement filed by the Company with the Commission on January 10, 2012 pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5) under the Securities Act (the “ Preliminary Prospectus ”) and the final prospectus supplement filed by the Company with the Commission on January 11, 2012 pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act (the “ Final Prospectus ”), relating to the issuance, offer and sale by the Company of $250,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of its 6.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2017 (the “ Firm Securities ”), including $30,000,000 principal amount of such convertible senior notes to cover over-allotments, granted to the Underwriters (as defined below) (the “ Option Securities ” and together with the Firm Securities, the “ Securities ”) in connection with that certain Underwriting Agreement dated January 10, 2012 (the “ Underwriting Agreement ”), by and among the Company and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as representatives of the several underwriters named in Schedule I thereto (the “ Underwriters ”).  The Securities are convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “ Common Stock ”), and are being issued pursuant to an indenture, dated January 17, 2012 (the “ Base Indenture ”) by and between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the “ Trustee ”), as supplemented by a First Supplemental Indenture (the “ Supplemental Indenture ”), dated as of the date hereof by and between the Company and the Trustee.  (The Base Indenture, as supplemented by the Supplemental Indenture, is referred to herein as the “ Indenture ”.)  This opinion is being provided at your request in connection with the filing of a Current Report on Form 8-K by the Company with the Commission on the date hereof (the “ Form 8-K ”) and supplements our opinion, dated November 3, 2011, previously filed as Exhibit 5.1 to the Registration Statement.

 



 

In our capacity as the Company’s special counsel, we have reviewed the following documents (collectively, the “ Documents ”):

 

(a)           Articles of Amendment and Restatement of PHH Corporation as filed with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of the State of Maryland on and effective as of January 31, 2005, Articles Supplementary of PHH Corporation, as filed with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of the State of Maryland on and effective as of March 27, 2008, and Articles of Amendment of PHH Corporation, as filed with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of the State of Maryland on and effective as of June 12, 2009 (each as attached to the Secretary’s Certificate (as defined below), collectively, the “ Charter ”);

 

(b)           The By-Laws of the Company, as amended and restated as of October 27, 2011 (as attached to the Secretary’s Certificate, the “ By-Laws ”), certified by the Secretary of the Company to be in effect on the date hereof;

 

(c)           The Registration Statement, including the Base Prospectus contained therein;

 

(d)           The Preliminary Prospectus;

 

(e)           The Final Prospectus;

 

(f)            An executed copy of the Underwriting Agreement (as attached to the Secretary’s Certificate);

 

(g)           An executed copy of the Base Indenture (as attached to the Secretary’s Certificate);

 

(h)           An executed copy of the Supplemental Indenture (as attached to the Secretary’s Certificate);

 

(i)            The global note representing the Securities (as attached to the Secretary’s Certificate) (the “ Note Certificate ”);

 

(j)            A certificate of the Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of the Company, dated as of the date hereof, as to certain factual matters (the “ Secretary’s Certificate ”);

 

(k)           The T-1 Statement of Eligibility under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, of the Trustee (as filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and attached to the Secretary’s Certificate);

 

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(l)            Resolutions adopted by the Company’s Board of Directors by unanimous written consent on January 9, 2012 relating to the authorization, execution and delivery of the Underwriting Agreement, the Base Indenture, the Supplemental Indenture and the Securities and the issuance, offer and sale of the Securities, and the preparation and filing of the Preliminary Prospectus and the Final Prospectus; resolutions of the Finance and Risk Management Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company adopted by unanimous written consent on January 10, 2012 relating to the final principal terms of the Securities; and resolutions adopted by the Company’s Board of Directors by unanimous written consent on October 27, 2011 relating to the authorization, issuance, offer and sale of debt securities of the Company from time to time and the preparation and filing of the Registration Statement, (in each case, as attached to the Secretary’s Certificate);

 

(m)          A short form good standing certificate with respect to the Company issued by the Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation, dated as of January 17, 2012; and

 

(n)           Such other documents as we have considered necessary to the rendering of the opinion expressed below.

 

In examining the Documents, and in rendering the opinion set forth below, we have assumed, without independent investigation, the following:  (a) each of the parties to the Documents (other than the Company) has duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered each of the Documents to which such party (other than the Company) is a signatory and each instrument, agreement and other document executed in connection with the Documents to which such party (other than the Company) is a signatory and each such party’s (other than the Company’s) obligations set forth in such Documents and each other instrument, agreement and other document executed in connection with such Documents, are its legal, valid and binding obligations, enforceable in accordance with their respective terms; (b) each person executing any Document and any other instrument, agreement and other document executed in connection with the Documents on behalf of any such party (other than the Company) is duly authorized to do so; (c) each natural person executing any Document and any other instrument, agreement and other document executed in connection with the Documents is legally competent to do so; (d) there are no oral or written modifications of or amendments or supplements to the Documents (other than such modifications or amendments or supplements identified above and attached to the Secretary’s Certificate) and there has been no waiver of any of the provisions of the Documents by actions or conduct of the parties or otherwise; and (e) all Documents submitted to us as originals are authentic, all Documents submitted to us as certified or photostatic copies or telecopies or portable document file (“.PDF”) copies conform to the original Documents (and the authenticity of the originals of such copies), all signatures on all documents submitted to us for examination (and including signatures on photocopies, telecopies and .PDF copies) are genuine, and all public records reviewed are accurate and complete.  As to all factual matters relevant to the opinion set forth below, we have relied upon the representations and warranties

 

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made in the Underwriting Agreement, Indenture and on the Secretary’s Certificate as to the factual matters set forth therein, which we assume to be accurate and complete, and on the oral or written statements and representations of public officials and our review of the Documents.

 

Based upon the foregoing, and subject to the assumptions, limitations and qualifications stated herein, it is our opinion that:

 

(1)           The Securities have been duly authorized and, when the Securities have been authenticated by the Trustee as specified in the Indenture, and have been issued and delivered to, and paid for by, the Underwriters in accordance with the terms of the Indenture and the Underwriting Agreement, each as described in the Final Prospectus, the Securities will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms.

 

(2)           The shares of Common Stock initially issuable upon conversion of the Securities have been duly authorized and, upon conversion of the Securities in accordance with the terms of the Securities and the Indenture, each as described in the Final Prospectus, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

 

The opinion expressed above is subject to the following assumptions, exceptions, qualifications and limitations:

 

(a)           The foregoing opinion is rendered as of the date hereof. We assume no obligation to update such opinion to reflect any facts or circumstances that may hereafter come to our attention or changes in the law which may hereafter occur.

 

(b)           We have assumed that the Trustee’s certificate of authentication of the Note Certificate will have been manually signed by one of the Trustee’s authorized officers.

 

(c)            We have made no investigation of, and we express no opinion as to, the laws of any jurisdiction other than the laws of the State of Maryland and the laws of the State of New York.  This opinion concerns only the effect of the laws (exclusive of the principles of conflict of laws) of the State of Maryland and the State of New York, each as currently in effect.

 

(d)           We express no opinion as to compliance with the securities (or “blue sky”) laws of any jurisdiction.

 

(e)            The opinion stated in Paragraph 1 relating to the validity, binding nature and enforceability of the obligations of the Company with respect to the Securities is subject to (a) the effect of any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency (including, without limitation, all laws relating to fraudulent

 

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transfers), reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, (b) the effect of general principles of equity (regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law), and (c) public policy considerations, statutes or court decisions that may limit the rights of a party to obtain indemnification or contribution.

 

(f)            With respect to our opinion stated in Paragraph 1 relating to the validity, binding nature and enforceability of obligations of the Company with respect to the Securities, we express no opinion concerning the provisions of the Indenture or the Securities which provide for the jurisdiction of the courts of any particular jurisdiction, which may not be binding on the courts in the forums selected or excluded, or the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief, or other equitable remedies.

 

(g)            With respect to our opinion stated in Paragraph 2 relating to the shares of Common Stock initially issuable upon conversion of the Securities being validly issued, we have relied upon representations in the Secretary’s Certificate that the Company has taken or caused to be taken or will take or will cause to be taken the necessary actions to cause the issuance and delivery of stock certificates or, if uncertificated at the time of conversion, all applicable notices as provided in the Maryland General Corporation Law to the holders of such shares of Common Stock and appropriate notations made in the stock ledger of the Company to evidence ownership of such shares of Common Stock.

 

(h)           With respect to our opinion stated in Paragraph 2, we have assumed that the Conversion Price (as defined in the Indenture) will be at least equal to the par value of the shares of Common Stock issued upon conversion of the Securities at the time of conversion.

 

(i)             This opinion is limited to the matters set forth herein, and no other opinion should be inferred beyond the matters expressly stated.

 

We consent to the filing of this opinion with the Commission as an exhibit to the Current Report on Form 8-K and to the reference to our firm under the heading “Legal Matters” in the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.

 

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This opinion is given to you solely for use in connection with the issuance and/or sale of the Securities and is not to be relied on for any other purpose. Our opinion is expressly limited to the matters set forth above, and we render no opinion, whether by implication or otherwise, as to any other matters relating to the Company or the Securities.

 

Very truly yours,

 

 

 

DLA Piper LLP (US)

 

 

 

/s/ DLA Piper LLP (US)

 

 

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Exhibit 99.1

 

PHH CORPORATION ANNOUNCES COMPLETION OF OFFERING OF CONVERTIBLE SENIOR NOTES

 

Mt. Laurel, NJ — January 17, 2012 — PHH Corporation (NYSE: PHH) (“PHH” or the “Company”) announced today the closing of its offering of $250 million in aggregate principal amount of 6.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2017 (the “notes”). The aggregate principal amount of the notes issued reflects the full exercise of the $30 million over-allotment option granted to the underwriters with respect to the notes.

 

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and BofA Merrill Lynch acted as joint book-running managers for the offering. Barclays Capital Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., RBC Capital Markets, LLC and RBS Securities Inc. acted as co-managers.

 

The Company will use a portion of the net proceeds of the offering, along with the net proceeds from the recent reopening of its 9 ¼% senior notes due 2016, to repay at or prior to maturity the outstanding $250 million aggregate principal amount of its 4.00% Convertible Senior Notes due April 15, 2012. The remainder of the net proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes.

 

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. The offering was made by means of a prospectus only. Copies of the prospectus can be obtained by contacting J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717 or by telephone at 866-803-9204 or from BofA Merrill Lynch, 4 World Financial Center, New York, NY 10080, Attn: Prospectus Department or by e-mail at dg.prospectus_requests@baml.com. Alternatively, you may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the Securities and Exchange Commission website at http://www.sec.gov/. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in such shelf registration statement, the prospectus related to the offering and other documents incorporated by reference in the prospectus for more complete information about this offering.

 

About PHH Corporation

 

Headquartered in Mount Laurel, New Jersey, PHH Corporation is a leading provider of business process management services for the mortgage and fleet industries. Its subsidiary, PHH Mortgage, is one of the top five retail originators of residential mortgages in the United States,(1) and its subsidiary, PHH Arval, is a leading fleet management services provider in the United States and Canada. PHH has more than 5,000 employees dedicated to delivering premier customer service and providing value-added solutions to its clients.

 


(1)   Inside Mortgage Finance, Copyright 2011.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

Certain statements in this press release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Generally, forward looking-statements are not based on

 



 

historical facts but instead represent only our current beliefs regarding future events. All forward-looking statements are, by their nature, subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Such statements may be identified by words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “projects,” “estimates,” “plans,” “may increase,” “may fluctuate” and similar expressions or future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “should,” “would,” “may” and “could.”

 

You should understand that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of performance or results and are preliminary in nature. You should consider the areas of risk described under the heading “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” and “Risk Factors” in the prospectus supplement related to the offering and in our periodic reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, in connection with any forward-looking statements that may be made by us or our businesses generally. Except for our ongoing obligations to disclose material information under the federal securities laws, applicable stock exchange listing standards and unless otherwise required by law, we undertake no obligation to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements or to report the occurrence or non-occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events.

 

Contact Information:

 

Investors

Jim Ballan

jim.ballan@phh.com

856-917-4311

 

Media

Heather McElrath

heather.mcelrath@phh.com

856-296-2427

 

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