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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 14, 2007

Registration No. 333-            


SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


FORM S-3

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Under

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 


XEROX CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

New York   16-0468020

(State of other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

800 Long Ridge Road

P.O. Box 1600

Stamford, Connecticut 06904-1600

(203) 968-3000

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

 


Samuel K. Lee, Esq.

Assistant Secretary

Xerox Corporation

800 Long Ridge Road

P.O. Box 1600

STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT 06904-1600

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

 


Copy to:

LizabethAnn R. Eisen, Esq.

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP

825 Eighth Avenue

New York, New York 10019

(212) 474-1000

 


Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time after this registration statement becomes effective.

If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box.   ¨

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box.   x

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.   ¨

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.   ¨

If this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box.   x

If this Form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to General Instruction I.D. filed to register additional securities or additional classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box.   ¨

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

 


Title of each class of securities
to be registered
 

Amount to be

registered

 

Proposed maximum

offering price

per unit

 

Proposed maximum

aggregate

offering price

 

Amount of

registration

fee

Debt Securities

      (1) (2)        

Convertible Debt Securities

       

Preferred Stock, par value $1.00 per share

       

Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $1.00 per share

       

Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share

       

Warrants to purchase Debt Securities

       

Warrants to purchase Preferred Stock

       

Warrants to purchase Common Stock

       

Depositary Shares

       

Securities Purchase Contracts

       

Securities Purchase Units

       

(1) An indeterminate principal amount or number of debt securities, preferred stock, common stock, warrants to purchase debt securities, preferred stock and common stock, stock purchase contracts, stock purchase units and depositary shares as may be issued in the event Xerox Corporation elects to offer fractional interests in preferred stock as may from time to time be issued at indeterminate prices are being registered hereby. Pursuant to Rule 457(p), we are offsetting the filing fee with $32,360 of filing fees which are associated with $400,000,000 of securities which remain unsold and were registered on Registration Statement No. 333-111623 (as originally filed by Xerox Corporation on December 30, 2003). Any additional registration fees are deferred in accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r).
(2) Also includes such indeterminate principal amounts or number of debt securities, preferred stock or common stock as may be issued upon conversion of, or in exchange for, or upon exercise of, or pursuant to, warrants, or convertible or exchangeable debt securities, stock purchase contracts or stock purchase units or preferred stock that provides for exercise or conversion into or purchase of such securities of Xerox Corporation. Separate consideration may or may not be received for any debt securities or any shares of preferred stock or common stock so issued upon conversion, exchange or redemption.

 



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Prospectus

XEROX CORPORATION

Debt Securities

Convertible Debt Securities

Preferred Stock

Convertible Preferred Stock

Common Stock

Warrants to Purchase Debt Securities, Preferred Stock, Common Stock

Depositary Shares

Securities Purchase Contracts

Securities Purchase Units

WE WILL PROVIDE SPECIFIC TERMS OF THESE SECURITIES IN SUPPLEMENTS TO THIS PROSPECTUS. YOU SHOULD READ THIS PROSPECTUS AND ANY SUPPLEMENT CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU INVEST.

Our common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and the Chicago Stock Exchange under the trading symbol “XRX.”

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

The date of this prospectus is     , 2007.


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XEROX CORPORATION

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RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES AND EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS

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THE SECURITIES WE MAY OFFER

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USE OF PROCEEDS

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DESCRIPTION OF THE DEBT SECURITIES AND CONVERTIBLE DEBT SECURITIES

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DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED STOCK AND CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK

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DESCRIPTION OF COMMON STOCK

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DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS

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DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES PURCHASE CONTRACTS AND SECURITIES PURCHASE UNITS

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DESCRIPTION OF DEPOSITARY SHARES

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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

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MARKET SHARE, RANKING AND OTHER DATA

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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

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INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE

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VALIDITY OF THE SECURITIES

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EXPERTS

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XEROX CORPORATION

Xerox Corporation is a $15.9 billion technology and services enterprise and a leader in the global document market. We develop, manufacture, market, service and finance a complete range of document equipment, software, solutions and services. We operate in over 160 countries worldwide. We sell our products and solutions directly to customers through our worldwide sales force and through a network of independent agents, dealers, value-added resellers and systems integrators.

Xerox is a New York corporation and our principal executive offices are located at 800 Long Ridge Road, P.O. Box 1600, Stamford, Connecticut 06904-1600. Our telephone number is (203) 968-3000.

RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES AND EARNINGS TO

COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS

The following table shows the ratios of earnings to fixed charges and earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends of Xerox for the periods indicated.

 

     Three months ended
March 31,
   Year ended December 31,
     2007    2006    2006    2005    2004    2003    2002

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (1)

   3.09    2.38    2.34    2.39    2.26    1.48    1.14

Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends (1)

   3.09    2.06    2.18    2.08    1.99    1.35    1.05

(1) Refer to Exhibit 12 to each of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006 and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2007 for the computation of these ratios.

THE SECURITIES WE MAY OFFER

This prospectus is part of a shelf registration statement. Under the shelf registration statement, we may offer from time to time any of the following securities, either separately or in units:

 

   

debt securities;

 

   

convertible debt securities;

 

   

preferred stock;

 

   

convertible preferred stock;

 

   

common stock;

 

   

warrants to purchase debt securities, preferred stock or common stock;

 

   

depositary shares;

 

   

securities purchase contracts; and

 

   

securities purchase units.

USE OF PROCEEDS

Unless we state differently in a prospectus supplement, we expect to use the net proceeds we receive from the sale of the securities offered by this prospectus and the accompanying prospectus supplement(s) for general corporate purposes.


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DESCRIPTION OF THE DEBT SECURITIES

AND CONVERTIBLE DEBT SECURITIES

We may offer unsecured general obligations, which may be senior (the “senior debt securities”) or subordinated (the “subordinated debt securities”). The senior debt securities and the subordinated debt securities are together referred to in this prospectus as the “debt securities.” We also may offer convertible debt securities. The senior debt securities will have the same rank as all our other unsecured, unsubordinated debt. The subordinated debt securities may be senior or junior to, or rank pari passu with, our other subordinated obligations and will be entitled to payment only after payment on our Senior Indebtedness (as described below). The subordinated debt securities will be effectively subordinated to creditors (including trade creditors) and our preferred stockholders and those of our subsidiaries.

The senior debt securities may be issued under the Indenture dated June 25, 2003 between us and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (as successor by merger to Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, National Association), as from time to time supplemented, or may be issued under a senior indenture to be entered into between us and the trustee named in the prospectus supplement. The subordinated debt securities will be issued under a subordinated indenture to be entered into between us and the trustee named in the prospectus supplement. We have summarized certain general features of the debt securities from the indenture. A Form of each of a senior indenture and a subordinated indenture is attached as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. The following summary is of certain provisions of the Form of senior indenture and this summary does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to, all the provisions of the senior indenture and the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (the “TIA”), as amended. If we issue any subordinated debt securities, the description of those securities and the subordinated indenture will be set forth in the related prospectus supplement.

The following description of the terms of the debt securities sets forth certain general terms and provisions. The particular terms of the debt securities offered by any prospectus supplement and the extent, if any, to which such general provisions may apply to the debt securities will be described in the related prospectus supplement. Accordingly, for a description of the terms of a particular issue of debt securities, reference must be made to both the related prospectus supplement and to the following description.

General

The aggregate principal amount of debt securities that may be issued under the indenture is unlimited. The debt securities may be issued in one or more series as may be authorized from time to time.

Reference is made to the applicable prospectus supplement for the following terms of the debt securities (if applicable):

 

   

title and aggregate principal amount;

 

   

indenture under which the debt securities are issued;

 

   

applicable subordination provisions, if any;

 

   

percentage or percentages of principal amount at which such securities will be issued;

 

   

maturity date(s);

 

   

interest rate(s) or the method for determining the interest rate(s);

 

   

dates on which interest will accrue or the method for determining dates on which interest will accrue and dates on which interest will be payable;

 

   

redemption or early repayment provisions;

 

   

authorized denominations;

 

   

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amount of discount or premium with which such securities will be issued;

 

   

whether such securities will be issued in whole or in part in the Form of one or more global securities;

 

   

identity of the depositary for global securities;

 

   

whether a temporary security is to be issued with respect to such series and whether any interest payable prior to the issuance of definitive securities of the series will be credited to the account of the persons entitled thereto;

 

   

the terms upon which beneficial interests in a temporary global security may be exchanged in whole or in part for beneficial interests in a definitive global security or for individual definitive securities;

 

   

conversion or exchange features;

 

   

any covenants applicable to the particular debt securities being issued;

 

   

currency, currencies or currency units in which the purchase price for, the principal of and any premium and any interest on, such securities will be payable;

 

   

time period within which, the manner in which and the terms and conditions upon which the purchaser of the securities can select the payment currency;

 

   

securities exchange(s) on which the securities will be listed, if any;

 

   

whether any underwriter(s) will act as market maker(s) for the securities;

 

   

extent to which a secondary market for the securities is expected to develop;

 

   

additions to or changes in the events of default with respect to the securities and any change in the right of the trustee or the holders to declare the principal, premium and interest with respect to such securities to be due and payable; and

 

   

additional terms not inconsistent with the provisions of the indenture.

One or more series of debt securities may be sold at a substantial discount below their stated principal amount, bearing no interest or interest at a rate which at the time of issuance is below market rates. One or more series of debt securities may be variable rate debt securities that may be exchanged for fixed rate debt securities.

United States federal income tax consequences and special considerations applicable to any such series will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement.

Debt securities may be issued where the amount of principal and/or interest payable is determined by reference to one or more currency exchange rates, commodity prices, equity indices or other factors. Holders of such securities may receive a principal amount or a payment of interest that is greater than or less than the amount of principal or interest otherwise payable on such dates, depending upon the value of the applicable currencies, commodities, equity indices or other factors. Information as to the methods for determining the amount of principal or interest, if any, payable on any date, the currencies, commodities, equity indices or other factors to which the amount payable on such date is linked and certain additional United States federal income tax considerations will be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement.

The term “debt securities” includes debt securities denominated in U.S. dollars or, if specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, in any other freely transferable currency or units based on or relating to foreign currencies.

We expect most debt securities to be issued in fully registered form without coupons and in denominations of $2,000 and any integral multiple of $1,000. Subject to the limitations provided in the indenture and in the prospectus supplement, debt securities which are issued in registered form may be transferred or exchanged at the office of the trustee maintained in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York or the principal corporate trust office of the trustee, without the payment of any service charge, other than any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.

 

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Global Securities

We expect the following provisions to apply to all debt securities.

The debt securities of a series may be issued in whole or in part in the form of one or more global securities that will be deposited with, or on behalf of, a depositary (the “depositary”) identified in the prospectus supplement. Global securities will be issued in registered form and in either temporary or definitive form. Unless and until it is exchanged in whole or in part for the individual debt securities, a global security may not be transferred except as a whole by the depositary for such global security to a nominee of such depositary or 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 of such depositary or a nominee of such successor.

The specific terms of the depositary arrangement with respect to any debt securities of a series and the rights of and limitations upon owners of beneficial interests in a global security will be described in the prospectus supplement. We expect that the following provisions will generally apply to depositary arrangements.

Upon the issuance of a global security, the depositary for such global security or its nominee will credit, on its book-entry registration and transfer system, the respective principal amounts of the individual debt securities represented by such global security to the accounts of persons that have accounts with such depositary. Such accounts shall be designated by the dealers, underwriters or agents with respect to the debt securities or by us if such debt securities are offered and sold directly by us. Ownership of beneficial interests in a global security will be limited to persons that have accounts with the applicable depositary (“participants”) or persons that may hold interests through participants. Ownership of beneficial interests in such global security will be shown on, and the transfer of that ownership will be effected only through, records maintained by the applicable depositary or its nominee with respect to interests of participants and the records of participants with respect to interests of persons other than participants. The laws of some states require that certain purchasers of securities take physical delivery of such securities in definitive form. Such limits and such laws may impair the ability to transfer beneficial interests in a global security.

So long as the depositary for a global security, or its nominee, is the registered owner of a global security, such depositary or such nominee, as the case may be, will be considered the sole owner or holder of the debt securities represented by that global security for all purposes under the indenture governing those debt securities. Except as provided below, owners of beneficial interests in a global security will not be entitled to have any of the individual debt securities of the series represented by that global security registered in their names, will not receive or be entitled to receive physical delivery of any debt securities of such series in definitive Form and will not be considered the owners or holders thereof under the indenture governing such debt securities.

Payments of principal, premium, if any, and interest, if any, on individual debt securities represented by a global security registered in the name of a depositary or its nominee will be made to the depositary or its nominee, as the case may be, as the registered owner of the global security representing the debt securities. None of Xerox, the trustee for the debt securities, any paying agent, or the registrar for the debt securities will have any responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records relating to or payments made by the depositary or any participants on account of beneficial ownership interests of the global security for the debt securities or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to such beneficial ownership interests.

We expect that the depositary for a series of debt securities or its nominee, upon receipt of any payment of principal, premium or interest in respect of a permanent global security representing the debt securities, immediately will credit participants’ accounts with payments in amounts proportionate to their respective beneficial interests in the principal amount of such global security for the debt securities as shown on the records of the depositary or its nominee. We also expect that payments by participants to owners of beneficial interests in a global security held through such participants will be governed by standing instructions and customary practices, as is now the case with securities held for the accounts of customers in bearer form or registered in “street name.” Such payments will be the responsibility of such participants.

 

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If the depositary for a series of debt securities is at any time unwilling, unable or ineligible to continue as depositary and a successor depositary is not appointed by us within 90 days, we will issue definitive debt securities of that series in exchange for the global security or securities representing that series of debt securities. In addition, we may at any time and in our sole discretion, subject to any limitations described in the prospectus supplement relating to the debt securities, determine not to have any debt securities of a series represented by one or more global securities, and, in such event, will issue definitive debt securities of that series in exchange for the global security or securities representing that series of debt securities. If definitive debt securities are issued, an owner of a beneficial interest in a global security will be entitled to physical delivery of definitive debt securities of the series represented by that global security equal in principal amount to that beneficial interest and to have the debt securities registered in its name. Definitive debt securities of any series so issued will be issued in denominations, unless otherwise specified by us, of $1,000 and integral multiples thereof.

Events of Default, Notice and Waiver

The following events are defined in the indenture as “Events of Default” with respect to a series of debt securities:

(1) the failure to pay interest on debt securities of such series when the same becomes due and payable and the default continues for a continuous period of 30 days;

(2) the failure to pay the principal on debt securities of such series, when such principal becomes due and payable, at maturity, upon redemption or otherwise (including, when applicable to a series of debt securities, the failure to make a payment to purchase debt securities of such series tendered pursuant to a Change of Control Offer);

(3) a default in the observance or performance of any other covenant or agreement contained in the indenture which default continues for a period of 90 days after we receive written notice specifying the default (and demanding that such default be remedied) from the trustee or the holders of at least 25% of the outstanding principal amount of the debt securities of such series (except in the case of a default with respect to the “Merger, Consolidation and Sale of Assets” covenant, which will constitute an Event of Default with such notice requirement but without such passage of time requirement); or

(4) certain events of bankruptcy affecting Xerox or any of its Significant Subsidiaries.

If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in clause (4) above with respect to Xerox) shall occur and be continuing, the trustee or the holders of at least 25% in principal amount of outstanding debt securities of the affected series under the indenture may declare the principal of and accrued interest on all the debt securities of such series under the indenture to be due and payable by notice in writing to Xerox and the trustee specifying the respective Event of Default and that it is a “notice of acceleration,” and the same shall become immediately due and payable. If an Event of Default specified in clause (4) above with respect to Xerox occurs and is continuing, then all unpaid principal of, and premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest on all of the outstanding debt securities shall ipso facto become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the trustee or any holder.

The indenture will provide that, at any time after a declaration of acceleration with respect to a series of debt securities as described in the preceding paragraph, the holders of a majority in principal amount of debt securities of such series under the indenture may rescind and cancel such declaration and its consequences:

(1) if the rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree;

(2) if all existing Events of Default have been cured or waived except nonpayment of principal or interest that has become due solely because of the acceleration;

(3) to the extent the payment of such interest is lawful, interest on overdue installments of interest and overdue principal, which has become due otherwise than by such declaration of acceleration, has been paid; and

(4) if Xerox has paid the trustee its reasonable compensation and reimbursed the trustee for its expenses, disbursements and advances.

 

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No such rescission shall affect any subsequent Default or impair any right consequent thereto.

The holders of a majority in principal amount of the debt securities of the affected series under the indenture may waive any existing Default or Event of Default under such series, and its consequences, except a default in the payment of the principal of or interest on any debt securities of such series.

Holders of the debt securities may not enforce the indenture or the debt securities except as provided in the indenture and under the TIA. Subject to the provisions of the indenture relating to the duties of the trustee, the trustee is under no obligation to exercise any of its rights or powers under the indenture at the request, order or direction of any of the holders, unless such holders have offered to the trustee reasonable indemnity. Subject to all provisions of the indenture and applicable law, the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding debt securities of any affected series 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.

Under the indenture, Xerox is required to provide an officers’ certificate to the trustee promptly upon any such officer obtaining knowledge of any Default or Event of Default (provided that such officers shall provide such certification at least annually whether or not they know of any Default or Event of Default) that has occurred and, if applicable, describe such Default or Event of Default and the status thereof.

Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance

Xerox may, at its option and at any time, elect to have its obligations discharged with respect to any series of the outstanding debt securities (“Legal Defeasance”). Such Legal Defeasance means that Xerox shall be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire indebtedness represented by such series of outstanding debt securities, except for:

(1) the rights of holders of such series to receive payments in respect of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on such series of debt securities when such payments are due from the trust fund referred to below;

(2) Xerox’s obligations with respect to such series of debt securities concerning issuing temporary debt securities, issuing debt securities to replace mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen debt securities and the maintenance of an office or agency for payments;

(3) the rights, powers, trust, duties and immunities of the trustee and Xerox’s obligations in connection therewith; and

(4) the Legal Defeasance provisions of the indenture.

In addition, Xerox may, at its option and at any time, elect to have its obligations released with respect to certain covenants (other than, among others, the covenant to make payments in respect of the principal, premium, if any, and interest on the debt securities) that are described in the indenture (“Covenant Defeasance”) and thereafter any omission to comply with such obligations shall not constitute a Default or Event of Default with respect to the applicable series of the debt securities. In the event Covenant Defeasance occurs, certain events (not including nonpayment, bankruptcy, receivership, reorganization and insolvency events) described under “Events of Default” will no longer constitute Events of Default with respect to the debt securities. We may exercise our Legal Defeasance option notwithstanding its prior exercise of its Covenant Defeasance option.

In order to exercise either Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance:

(1) We must irrevocably deposit with the trustee, in trust for the benefit of the holders of the applicable series of debt securities, cash in U.S. dollars, non-callable U.S. government obligations, or a combination thereof, in such amounts as will be sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants, to pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the applicable debt securities on the stated date for payment thereof or on the applicable redemption date, as the case may be;

 

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(2) in the case of Legal Defeasance, we shall have delivered to the trustee an opinion of counsel in the United States reasonably acceptable to the trustee confirming that:

 

  (a) Xerox has received from, or there has been published by, the Internal Revenue Service a ruling; or

 

  (b) since the date of the indenture, there has been a change in the applicable federal income tax law, in either case to the effect that, and based thereon such opinion of counsel shall confirm that, the applicable holders will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such Legal Defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Legal Defeasance had not occurred;

(3) in the case of Covenant Defeasance, Xerox shall have delivered to the trustee an opinion of counsel in the United States reasonably acceptable to the trustee confirming that the applicable holders will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such Covenant Defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Covenant Defeasance had not occurred;

(4) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such deposit or insofar as Events of Default from bankruptcy or insolvency events are concerned, at any time in the period ending on the 91st day after the date of deposit;

(5) such Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under the indenture or any other material agreement or instrument to which Xerox or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which Xerox or any of its Subsidiaries is bound;

(6) Xerox shall have delivered to the trustee an officers’ certificate stating that the deposit was not made by Xerox with the intent of preferring the holders over any other creditors of Xerox or with the intent of defeating, hindering, delaying or defrauding any other creditors of Xerox or others;

(7) Xerox shall have delivered to the trustee an officers’ certificate and an opinion of counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent provided for or relating to the Legal Defeasance or the Covenant Defeasance have been complied with; and

(8) certain other customary conditions precedent are satisfied.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the opinion of counsel required by clause (2) above with respect to a Legal Defeasance need not be delivered if all debt securities not theretofore delivered to the trustee for cancellation (1) have become due and payable or (2) will become due and payable on the maturity date within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the trustee for the giving of notice of redemption by the trustee in the name, and at the expense, of Xerox.

Satisfaction and Discharge

The indenture will be discharged and will cease to be of further effect (except as to surviving rights of transfer or exchange of the applicable debt securities, as expressly provided for in the indenture) as to all outstanding debt securities of any series under the indenture when:

(1) either:

 

  (a) all the debt securities of such series theretofore authenticated and delivered (except lost, stolen or destroyed debt securities which have been replaced or paid and debt securities for whose payment money has theretofore been deposited in trust or segregated and held in trust by Xerox and thereafter repaid to Xerox or discharged from such trust) have been delivered to the trustee for cancellation; or

 

  (b)

all debt securities of such series not theretofore delivered to the trustee for cancellation have become due and payable within one year or as a result of a mailing of a notice of redemption and

 

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Xerox has irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited with the trustee cash or non-callable U.S. government obligations or a combination thereof in an amount sufficient to pay and discharge the entire Indebtedness on such debt securities not theretofore delivered to the trustee for cancellation, for principal of, premium, if any, and interest on such debt securities to the date of deposit together with irrevocable instructions from Xerox directing the trustee to apply such funds to the payment thereof at maturity or redemption, as the case may be;

(2) Xerox has paid all other sums payable under the indenture in respect of such debt securities by Xerox; and

(3) Xerox has delivered to the trustee an officers’ certificate and an opinion of counsel stating that all conditions precedent under the indenture relating to the satisfaction and discharge of the indenture in respect of such debt securities have been complied with.

Modification of the Indenture

From time to time, Xerox and the trustee, without the consent of the holders of debt securities of any series, may amend the indenture for certain specified purposes, including curing ambiguities, defects or inconsistencies, complying with the covenant described under “—Provisions Applicable Only to Senior Debt Securities—Covenants—Merger, Consolidation and Sale of Assets,” complying with any requirement of the SEC in connection with qualifying, or maintaining the qualification of, the indenture under the TIA and making any change that does not adversely affect the rights of any holder of such debt securities in any material respect. Other modifications and amendments of the indenture as it applies to a series of debt securities may be made with the consent of the holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding debt securities of such series, except that, without the consent of each holder affected thereby, no amendment may:

(1) reduce the amount of debt securities whose holders must consent to an amendment;

(2) reduce the rate of or change or have the effect of changing the time for payment of interest, including defaulted interest, on any debt securities;

(3) reduce the principal of or change or have the effect of changing the fixed maturity of any debt securities, or change the date on which any debt securities may be subject to redemption or reduce the redemption price therefor;

(4) make any debt securities payable in money other than that stated in the debt securities;

(5) make any change in provisions of the indenture protecting the right of each holder to receive payment of principal of and interest on such debt securities on or after the due date thereof or to bring suit to enforce such payment, or permitting holders of a majority in principal amount of debt securities to waive Defaults or Events of Default;

(6) modify or change any provision of the indenture or the related definitions affecting the ranking of the debt securities in a manner which adversely affects the holders.

 

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Governing Law

The indenture and the debt securities shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to the principles thereof relating to conflicts of law (other than Section 5-1401 of the General Obligations Law of the State of New York, and any successor statute or statutes).

Convertibility

Debt securities may be convertible into or exchangeable for our common stock or preferred stock. The prospectus supplement will describe the terms of any conversion rights.

Provisions Applicable Only To Senior Debt Securities

Ranking

The senior debt securities will be unsecured obligations, and will rank pari passu with all other unsecured and unsubordinated debt of the issuer.

Covenants

Set forth below are summaries of certain covenants contained in the indenture.

Limitation on Liens. Xerox will not create or suffer to exist, or permit any of its Specified Subsidiaries to create or suffer to exist, any Lien, or any other type of preferential arrangement, upon or with respect to any of its properties (other than “margin stock” as that term is defined in Regulation U issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System), whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or assign, or permit any of its Specified Subsidiaries to assign, any right to receive income, in each case to secure any Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness described in clauses (5) and (8) of the definition of “Indebtedness” herein) without making effective provision whereby all of the debt securities (together with, Xerox shall so determine, any other Indebtedness of Xerox or such Specified Subsidiary then existing or thereafter created which is not subordinate to the debt securities) shall be equally and ratably secured with the Indebtedness secured by such security (provided that any Lien created for the benefit of the holders of the debt securities pursuant to this sentence shall provide by its terms that such Lien shall be automatically and unconditionally released and discharged upon the release and discharge of the Lien that resulted in such provision becoming applicable, unless a Default or Event of Default shall then be continuing); provided, however, that Xerox or its Specified Subsidiaries may create or suffer to exist any Lien or preferential arrangement of any kind in, of or upon any of the properties or assets of Xerox or its Specified Subsidiaries to secure Indebtedness if upon creation of such Lien or arrangement and after giving effect thereto, the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness secured by Liens would not exceed the greater of (i) $2.0 billion and (ii) 20% of the Consolidated Net Worth of Xerox; and provided, further, that the foregoing restrictions or limitations shall not apply to any of the following:

(1) deposits, liens or pledges arising in the ordinary course of business to enable Xerox or any of its Specified Subsidiaries to exercise any privilege or license or to secure payments of workers’ compensation or unemployment insurance, or to secure the performance of bids, tenders, leases, contracts (other than for the payment of borrowed money) or statutory landlords’ liens or to secure public or statutory obligations or surety, stay or appeal bonds, or other similar deposits or pledges made in the ordinary course of business;

(2) Liens imposed by law or other similar Liens, if arising in the ordinary course of business, such as mechanic’s, materialman’s, workman’s, repairman’s or carrier’s liens, or deposits or pledges in the ordinary course of business to obtain the release of such Liens;

(3) Liens arising out of judgments or awards against Xerox or any of its Specified Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding under this clause (3) the greater of (a) 15% of the Consolidated Net Worth of Xerox or (b) the minimum amount which, if subtracted from such Consolidated Net Worth, would reduce such Consolidated Net Worth below $3.2 billion and, in each case, with respect to

 

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which Xerox or such Specified Subsidiary shall in good faith be prosecuting an appeal or proceedings for review, or Liens for the purpose of obtaining a stay or discharge in the course of any legal proceedings;

(4) Liens for taxes if such taxes are not delinquent or thereafter can be paid without penalty, or are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, or minor survey exceptions or minor encumbrances, easements or restrictions which do not in the aggregate materially detract from the value of the property so encumbered or restricted or materially impair their use in the operation of the business of Xerox or any Specified Subsidiary owning such property;

(5) Liens in favor of any government or department or agency thereof or in favor of a prime contractor under a government contract and resulting from the acceptance of progress or partial payments under government contracts or subcontracts thereunder;

(6) Liens existing on December 1, 1991;

(7) purchase money liens or security interests in property acquired or held by Xerox or any Specified Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business to secure the purchase price thereof or Indebtedness incurred to finance the acquisition thereof;

(8) Liens existing on property at the time of its acquisition;

(9) the rights of Xerox Credit Corporation relating to a certain reserve account established pursuant to an operating agreement dated as of November 1, 1980, between Xerox and Xerox Credit Corporation;

(10) the replacement, extension or renewal of any of the foregoing; and

(11) Liens on any assets of any Specified Subsidiary of up to $500.0 million incurred since December 1, 1991 in connection with the sale or assignment of assets of such Specified Subsidiary for cash where the proceeds are applied to repayment of Indebtedness of such Specified Subsidiary and/or invested by such Specified Subsidiary in assets which would be reflected as receivables on the balance sheet of such Specified Subsidiary.

In addition, if after January 17, 2002 any Capital Markets Debt of Xerox or any Restricted Subsidiary becomes secured by a Lien pursuant to any provision similar to the covenant in the immediately preceding paragraph, then, for so long as such Capital Markets Debt of Xerox is secured by such Lien (and provided that any Lien created for the benefit of the holders of the debt securities pursuant to this sentence shall be automatically and unconditionally released and discharged upon the release and discharge of the Lien that resulted in the imposition of the Lien hereunder):

(1) in the case of a Lien securing Subordinated Indebtedness, the debt securities shall be secured by a Lien on the same property as such Lien that is senior in priority to such Lien; and

(2) in all other cases, the debt securities shall be equally and ratably secured by a Lien on the same property as such Lien.

Merger, Consolidation and Sale of Assets.  Xerox will not, in a single transaction or series of related transactions, consolidate or merge with or into any Person, or sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of (or cause or permit any Restricted Subsidiary of Xerox to sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of) all or substantially all Xerox’s assets (determined on a consolidated basis for Xerox and Xerox’s Restricted Subsidiaries) whether as an entirety or substantially as an entirety to any Person unless:

(1) either:

 

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  (b) the Person (if other than Xerox) formed by such consolidation or into which Xerox is merged or the Person which acquires by sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition the properties and assets of Xerox and of Xerox’s Restricted Subsidiaries substantially as an entirety (the “Surviving Entity”):

(x) shall be a corporation organized and validly existing under the laws of the United States or any State thereof or the District of Columbia; and

(y) shall expressly assume, by supplemental indenture (in Form and substance satisfactory to the trustee), executed and delivered to the trustee, the due and punctual payment of the principal of, and premium, if any, and interest on all of the debt securities and the performance of every covenant of the debt securities and the indenture on the part of Xerox to be performed or observed;

(2) immediately after giving effect to such transaction and the assumption contemplated by clause (1)(b)(y) above, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred or be continuing; and

(3) Xerox or the Surviving Entity shall have delivered to the trustee an officers’ certificate and an opinion of counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger, sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition and, if a supplemental indenture is required in connection with such transaction, such supplemental indenture, comply with the applicable provisions of the indenture and that all conditions precedent in the indenture relating to such transaction have been satisfied.

For purposes of the foregoing, the transfer (by lease, assignment, sale or otherwise, in a single transaction or series of transactions) of all or substantially all the properties or assets of one or more Restricted Subsidiaries of Xerox, the Capital Stock of which constitutes all or substantially all the properties and assets of Xerox, shall be deemed to be the transfer of all or substantially all the properties and assets of Xerox.

The indenture will provide that upon any consolidation, combination or merger or any transfer of all or substantially all the assets of Xerox in accordance with the foregoing, in which Xerox is not the continuing corporation, the successor Person formed by such consolidation or into which Xerox is merged or to which such conveyance, lease or transfer is made shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, Xerox under the indenture and the debt securities with the same effect as if such surviving entity had been named as such.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, Xerox need not comply with clause (2) of the first paragraph of this covenant in connection with (x) a sale assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of assets between or among Xerox and any of its Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiaries or (y) any merger of Xerox with or into any Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary or (z) a merger by Xerox with an Affiliate incorporated or organized solely for the purpose of reincorporating or reorganizing Xerox in another jurisdiction.

Certain Definitions

Set forth below is a summary of certain of the defined terms used in the indenture. Reference is made to the indenture for the full definition of all such terms, as well as any other terms used herein for which no definition is provided.

“Affiliate” means, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person who directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified Person. The term “control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative of the foregoing.

“Board of Directors” means, as to any Person, the board of directors or similar governing body of such Person or any duly authorized committee thereof.

 

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“Board Resolution” means, with respect to any Person, a copy of a resolution certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of such Person to have been duly adopted by the Board of Directors of such Person and to be in full force and effect on the date of such certification, and delivered to the trustee.

“Capital Markets Debt” means any Indebtedness that is a security (other than syndicated commercial loans) that is eligible for resale in the United States pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act or outside the United States pursuant to Regulation S of the Securities Act or a security (other than syndicated commercial loans) that is sold or subject to resale pursuant to a registration statement under the Securities Act.

“Capital Stock” means:

(1) with respect to any Person that is a corporation, any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated and whether or not voting) of corporate stock, including each class of Common Stock and Preferred Stock of such Person; and

(2) with respect to any Person that is not a corporation, any and all partnership, membership or other equity interests of such Person.

“Capitalized Lease Obligation” means, as to any Person, the obligations of such Person under a lease that are required to be classified and accounted for as capital lease obligations under GAAP and, for purposes of this definition, the amount of such obligations at any date shall be the capitalized amount of such obligations at such date, determined in accordance with GAAP.

“Common Stock” of any Person means any and all shares, interests or other participations in, and other equivalents (however designated and whether voting or non-voting) of such Person’s common stock, whether outstanding on January 17, 2002 or issued thereafter, and includes, without limitation, all series and classes of such common stock.

“Consolidated Net Worth” means, at any time, as to a given entity (a) the sum of the amounts appearing on the latest consolidated balance sheet of such entity and its Subsidiaries, prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied, as (i) the par or stated value of all outstanding Capital Stock (including preferred stock), (ii) capital paid-in and earned surplus or earnings retained in the business plus or minus cumulative transaction adjustments, (iii) any unappropriated surplus reserves, (iv) any net unrealized appreciation of equity investment, and (v) minorities’ interests in equity of subsidiaries, less (b) treasury stock, plus (c) in the case of Xerox, $600.0 million.

“Default” means an event or condition the occurrence of which is, or with the lapse of time or the giving of notice or both would be, an Event of Default.

“Disqualified Capital Stock” means that portion of any Capital Stock which, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable at the option of the holder thereof), or upon the happening of any event (other than an event which would constitute an Asset Sale or Change of Control), matures or is mandatorily redeemable (other than such Capital Stock that will be redeemed with Qualified Capital Stock), pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or is redeemable at the sole option of the holder thereof (except, in each case, upon the occurrence of an Asset Sale or Change of Control) on or prior to the final maturity date of the applicable debt securities.

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor statute or statutes thereto.

“fair market value” means, with respect to any asset or property, the price which could be negotiated in an arm’s-length, free market transaction, for cash, between a willing seller and a willing and able buyer, neither of whom is under undue pressure or compulsion to complete the transaction.

 

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“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 may be approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession of the United States, which are in effect from time to time.

“Indebtedness” means with respect to any Person, without duplication:

(1) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money;

(2) all indebtedness of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments;

(3) all Capitalized Lease Obligations of such Person;

(4) all indebtedness of such Person issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property, all conditional sale obligations and all indebtedness under any title retention agreement (but excluding trade accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course with a maturity of not greater than 90 days);

(5) all indebtedness for the reimbursement of any obligor on any letter of credit, banker’s acceptance or similar credit transaction (other than obligations with respect to letters of credit supporting obligations not for money borrowed entered into in the ordinary course of business of such Person to the extent such letters of credit are not drawn upon or, if and to the extent drawn upon, such drawing is reimbursed no later than the fifth business day following payment on the letter of credit);

(6) guarantees and other contingent obligations in respect of Indebtedness referred to in clauses (1) through (5) above and clause (8) below;

(7) all indebtedness of any other Person of the type referred to in clauses (1) through (6) which are secured by any Lien on any property or asset of such Person, the amount of such indebtedness being deemed to be the lesser of the fair market value of such property or asset or the amount of the indebtedness so secured;

(8) all indebtedness under currency agreements and interest swap agreements of such Person; and

(9) all Disqualified Capital Stock issued by such Person or any Preferred Stock of such Person or any Restricted Subsidiary of such Person with the amount of Indebtedness represented by such Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock being equal to the greater of its voluntary or involuntary liquidation preference and its maximum fixed repurchase price, but excluding accrued dividends, if any.

For purposes hereof, the “maximum fixed repurchase price” of any Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock which does not have a fixed repurchase price shall be calculated in accordance with the terms of such Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock as if such Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock were purchased on any date on which Indebtedness shall be required to be determined pursuant to the indenture, and if such price is based upon, or measured by, the fair market value of such Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock, such fair market value shall be determined reasonably and in good faith by the Board of Directors of the issuer of such Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock.

Accrual of interest, accrual of dividends, the accretion of accreted value, the payment of interest in the Form of additional Indebtedness and the payment of dividends in the Form of additional shares of Preferred Stock will not be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness. The amount of any Indebtedness outstanding as of any date shall be (i) the accreted value of the Indebtedness in the case of any Indebtedness issued with original issue discount and (ii) the principal amount or liquidation preference thereof.

“Issue Date” means the date of original issuance of debt securities.

“Lien” means any lien, mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, security interest, charge or encumbrance of any kind (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any lease in the nature thereof and any agreement to give any security interest).

 

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“Person” means an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, unincorporated organization, trust or joint venture, or a governmental agency or political subdivision thereof.

“Preferred Stock” of any Person means any Capital Stock of such Person that has preferential rights to any other Capital Stock of such Person with respect to dividends or redemptions or upon liquidation.

“Qualified Capital Stock” means any Capital Stock that is not Disqualified Capital Stock.

“Restricted Subsidiary” of any Person means any Subsidiary of such Person which at the time of determination is not an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any successor statute or statutes thereto.

“Specified Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of Xerox from time to time having a Consolidated Net Worth Amount of at least $100.0 million; provided, however, that each of Xerox Financial Services, Inc., Xerox Credit Corporation and any other Subsidiary principally engaged in any business or businesses other than development, manufacture and/or marketing of (x) business equipment (including, without limitation, reprographic, computer (including software) and facsimile equipment), (y) merchandise or (z) services (other than financial services) shall be excluded as a “Specified Subsidiary” of Xerox.

“Subordinated Indebtedness” means Indebtedness of Xerox that is subordinated or junior in right of payment to the debt securities.

“Subsidiary,” with respect to any Person, means:

(1) any corporation of which the outstanding Capital Stock having at least a majority of the votes entitled to be cast in the election of directors under ordinary circumstances shall at the time be owned, directly or indirectly, by such Person; or

(2) any other Person of which at least a majority of the voting interest under ordinary circumstances is at the time, directly or indirectly, owned by such Person.

“Unrestricted Subsidiary” of any Person means:

(1) the Subsidiary to be so designated has total assets of $1,000 or less or any Subsidiary of such Person that at the time of determination shall be or continue to be designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary by the Board of Directors of such Person in the manner provided below; and

(2) any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

The Board of Directors may designate any Subsidiary (including any newly acquired or newly formed Subsidiary) to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary unless such Subsidiary owns any Capital Stock of, or owns or holds any Lien on any property of, Xerox or any other Subsidiary of Xerox that is not a Subsidiary of the Subsidiary to be so designated; provided that each Subsidiary to be so designated and each of its Subsidiaries has not at the time of designation, and does not thereafter, create, incur, issue, assume, guarantee or otherwise become directly or indirectly liable with respect to any Indebtedness pursuant to which the lender has recourse to any of the assets of Xerox or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.

The Board of Directors may designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary only if immediately before and immediately after giving effect to such designation, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

Any such designation by the Board of Directors shall be evidenced to the trustee by promptly filing with the trustee a copy of the Board Resolution giving effect to such designation and an officers’ certificate certifying that such designation complied with the foregoing provisions.

 

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“Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary” of any Person means any Wholly Owned Subsidiary of such Person which at the time of determination is a Restricted Subsidiary of such Person.

“Wholly Owned Subsidiary” of any Person means any Subsidiary of such Person of which all the outstanding voting securities (other than in the case of a foreign Subsidiary, directors’ qualifying shares or an immaterial amount of shares required to be owned by other Persons pursuant to applicable law) are owned by such Person or any Wholly Owned Subsidiary of such Person.

Provisions Applicable Only To Subordinated Debt Securities

The subordinated debt securities may be senior or junior to, or rank pari passu with, our other subordinated obligations and will be subordinated to all of our existing and future “Senior Indebtedness.” Senior Indebtedness means, without duplication, the principal, premium (if any) and unpaid interest on all present and future:

 

   

indebtedness of Xerox for borrowed money,

 

   

obligations of Xerox evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments,

 

   

all obligations of Xerox under:

 

  (a) interest rate swaps, caps, collars, options and similar arrangements,

 

  (b) any foreign exchange contract, currency swap contract, futures contract, currency option contract or other foreign currency hedge, and

 

  (c) credit swaps, caps, floors, collars and similar arrangements,

 

   

indebtedness incurred, assumed or guaranteed by Xerox in connection with the acquisition by it or a subsidiary of any business, properties or assets (except purchase-money indebtedness classified as accounts payable under generally accepted accounting principles),

 

   

obligations of Xerox as lessee under leases required to be capitalized on the balance sheet of the lessee under generally accepted accounting principles,

 

   

reimbursement obligations of Xerox in respect of letters of credit relating to indebtedness or other obligations of Xerox that qualify as indebtedness or obligations of the kind referred to in the first five bullet points above, and

 

   

obligations of Xerox under direct or indirect guarantees in respect of, and obligations (contingent or otherwise) to purchase or otherwise acquire, or otherwise to assure a creditor against loss in respect of, indebtedness or obligations of others of the kinds referred to in the first six bullet points above.

Subordinated debt securities will not be subordinated to any indebtedness or obligation if the instrument creating or evidencing the indebtedness or obligation or pursuant to which it is outstanding provides that such indebtedness or obligation is not superior in right of payment to the subordinated debt securities.

Other provisions applicable to subordinated debt securities will be described in a prospectus supplement.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED STOCK AND

CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK

Xerox Preferred Stock

The following is a description of certain general terms and provisions of our preferred stock. The particular terms of any series of preferred stock will be described in a prospectus supplement. The following summary of terms of our preferred stock is not complete. You should refer to the provisions of our Restated Certificate of Incorporation and the certificate of amendment relating to each series of the preferred stock (the “Certificate of Amendment”), which will be filed with the SEC at or prior to the time of issuance of such series of the preferred stock. We may also offer convertible preferred stock. As of the date of this prospectus, we are authorized to issue up to 22,043,067 shares of cumulative preferred stock, par value $1.00 per share.

 

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Subject to limitations prescribed by law, the Board of Directors is authorized at any time to:

 

   

issue one or more series of preferred stock;

 

   

determine the distinctive serial designation for any such series; and

 

   

determine the number of shares in any such series.

The Board of Directors is authorized to determine, for each series of preferred stock, and the applicable prospectus supplement will set forth with respect to such series, the following information:

 

   

the dividend rate (or method for determining the rate);

 

   

any liquidation preference per share of that series of preferred stock;

 

   

any conversion or exchange provisions applicable to that series of preferred stock;

 

   

any redemption or sinking fund provisions applicable to that series of preferred stock;

 

   

any voting rights of that series of preferred stock in addition to those specified in our Restated Certificate of Incorporation; and

 

   

the terms of any other preferences or rights applicable to that series of preferred stock.

Dividends

Holders of preferred stock will be entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors, cash dividends at the rates and on the dates as set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. Except as set forth below, no dividends will be declared or paid on any series of preferred stock unless full dividends for all series of preferred stock (including cumulative dividends still owing, if any) have been or contemporaneously are declared and a sum sufficient to pay such dividends has been set apart or has been paid. When those dividends are not paid in full, the shares of all series of preferred stock will share ratably in the payment of dividends, in accordance with the sums that would be payable on those shares if all dividends were declared and paid in full. In addition, generally, unless all dividends on the preferred stock have been declared and a sum sufficient to pay such dividends has been set apart or has been paid, no dividends will be declared or paid on the common stock and generally we may not redeem or purchase any common stock.

The Indentures, dated as of January 17, 2002 (pursuant to which our 9-  3 / 4 % Senior Notes due 2009 were issued), June 25, 2003 (pursuant to which our 7-  1 / 8 % Senior Notes due 2010 and 7-  5 / 8 % Senior Notes due 2013 were issued) and August 10, 2004 (pursuant to which our 6-  7 / 8  % Senior Notes due 2011 were issued) (the “Senior Note Indentures”), contain covenants that restrict our ability to pay dividends on preferred stock under certain circumstances that include the occurrence and continuation of any default or event of default (as defined therein) under the Senior Note Indentures, respectively.

Convertibility

Shares of preferred stock may be convertible or exchangeable into another series of our preferred stock, our common stock, or other securities. The Certificate of Amendment and the prospectus supplement relating to each series of convertible preferred stock, if any, will describe those conversion rights.

Redemption And Sinking Fund

No series of preferred stock will be redeemable or receive the benefit of a sinking fund except as set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement.

 

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Liquidation

In the event we voluntarily or involuntarily liquidate, dissolve or wind up our affairs, the holders of each series of preferred stock will be entitled to receive the liquidation preference per share specified in the prospectus supplement plus an amount equal to accrued and unpaid dividends, if any, before any distribution to the holders of common stock. If the amounts payable with respect to preferred stock are not paid in full, the holders of preferred stock will share ratably in any distribution of assets based upon the aggregate liquidation preference for all outstanding shares for each series. After the holders of shares of preferred stock are paid in full, they will have no right or claim to any of our remaining assets.

Voting

Except as indicated below or in the prospectus supplement, the holders of preferred stock will not be entitled to vote. If the equivalent of six quarterly dividends payable on any series of preferred stock is in default, whether or not consecutive, the number of directors constituting our Board of Directors will be increased by two and the holders of such series of preferred stock, voting together as a class with all other series of preferred stock entitled to vote on such election of directors, will be entitled to elect those additional directors. In the event of such a default, any holder of preferred stock may request that we call a special meeting of the holders of preferred stock for the purpose of electing the additional directors and we must call such meeting within 20 days of request. If we fail to call such a meeting upon request, then any holder of preferred stock can call a meeting. If all accumulated dividends on any series of preferred stock have been paid in full, the holders of shares of such series will no longer have the right to vote on directors and the term of office of each director so elected will terminate and the number of our directors will, without further action, be reduced by two.

The vote of the holders of two-thirds of the outstanding shares of each series of preferred stock voting together as a class, is required to authorize any amendment, alteration or repeal of our Restated Certificate of Incorporation or any Certificate of Amendment or our By-Laws which would adversely affect the rights, preferences, privileges or voting power of the preferred stock or any holder thereof.

Miscellaneous

The holders of preferred stock will have no preemptive rights. All our issued and outstanding preferred stock is fully paid and non-assessable. The shares of preferred stock offered, when issued, will also be fully paid and nonassessable. Shares of preferred stock that we redeem or otherwise reacquire will resume the status of authorized and unissued shares of preferred stock undesignated as to series, and will be available for subsequent issuance. We may not repurchase or redeem less than all the preferred stock, pursuant to a sinking fund or otherwise, while there are any dividends in arrears on the preferred stock. Neither the par value nor the liquidation preference is indicative of the price at which the preferred stock will actually trade on or after the date of issuance. Payment of dividends on any series of preferred stock may be restricted by loan agreements, indenture and other transactions we may enter into.

No Other Rights

The shares of a series of preferred stock will not have any preferences, voting powers or relative, participating, optional or other special rights except as set forth above or in the applicable prospectus supplement, our Restated Certificate of Incorporation or Certificate of Amendment or as otherwise required by law.

Transfer Agent and Registrar

The transfer agent and registrar for each series of preferred stock will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF COMMON STOCK

The following description of our common stock is only a summary. We encourage you to read our Restated Certificate of Incorporation and our Shareholder Rights Plan, referred to below, which have been filed with the SEC and are incorporated by reference into this prospectus.

As of the date of this prospectus, we are authorized to issue up to 1,750,000,000 shares of common stock, $1.00 par value per share (the “common stock”). As of March 31, 2007, 937,346,141 shares of common stock were outstanding. Also, as of such date, there were 165,857,269 shares of common stock authorized, but reserved for issuance and 634,219,190 shares of common stock authorized and available for issue or reserve.

General

Dividend Rights and Restrictions

Holders of our common stock are entitled to dividends as and when declared by the Board of Directors out of the net assets legally available therefor. All shares of common stock are entitled to participate equally in such dividends. There are no restrictions on the payment of dividends or purchase or redemption of our common stock under our Restated Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws, provided all dividends for past periods and the dividends for the current quarter on any outstanding preferred stock and retirement, purchase or sinking fund requirements thereon, if any, have been paid or provided for, and subject further to the restrictions referred to below.

The Senior Note Indentures contain covenants that restrict our ability to pay dividends on common stock under certain circumstances that include the occurrence and continuation of any default or event of default (as defined therein).

Voting Rights

Each share of common stock is entitled to one vote per share, subject, to the right of the holders of any outstanding preferred stock, if six quarterly dividends (whether or not consecutive) thereon are in default, to elect, voting as a class, two members of the Board of Directors, which right continues until the default is cured. In addition, the separate vote or consent of the holders of outstanding preferred stock may be required to authorize certain corporate action.

Liquidation Rights

Holders of our common stock are entitled to receive our net assets, on a pro-rata basis, upon the dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Company, after the payment in full of all preferential amounts to which the holders of any then-outstanding shares of preferred stock shall be entitled.

Preemptive Rights

Holders of our common stock do not possess preemptive rights or subscription rights as to any additional issues of any class of the capital stock or any of our other securities.

Liability To Further Calls Or Assessments

All our issued and outstanding common stock is fully paid and non-assessable. The shares of common stock offered, when issued, will be also fully paid and non-assessable.

Transfer Agent

Our common stock is listed and traded on the New York Stock Exchange and the Chicago Stock Exchange under the symbol “XRX” and is also traded on the Boston, Cincinnati, Pacific Coast, Philadelphia and

 

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Switzerland exchanges. The transfer agent for the common stock is Computershare Trust Company, N.A., P.O. Box 43010, Providence, RI 02940-3010, (800) 828-6396, or reachable, via email at website www.computershare.com.

DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS

This section describes the general terms of the warrants that Xerox may offer and sell by this prospectus. This prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement will contain the material terms and conditions for each warrant. The prospectus supplement may add, update or change the terms and conditions of the warrants as described in this prospectus.

General

Xerox may issue warrants to purchase debt securities, preferred stock or common stock. Warrants may be issued independently or together with any securities and may be attached to or separate from those securities. The warrants will be issued under warrant agreements to be entered into between us and a bank or trust company, as warrant agent, all of which will be described in the prospectus supplement relating to the warrants we are offering. The warrant agent will act solely as our agent in connection with the warrants and will not have any obligation or relationship of agency or trust for or with any holders or beneficial owners of warrants. A copy of the warrant agreement will be filed with the SEC in connection with the offering of the warrants.

Debt Warrants

We may issue warrants for the purchase of our debt securities. As explained below, each debt warrant will entitle its holder to purchase debt securities at an exercise price set forth in, or to be determinable as set forth in, the related prospectus supplement. Debt warrants may be issued separately or together with debt securities.

The debt warrants are to be issued under debt warrant agreements to be entered into between us, and one or more banks or trust companies, as debt warrant agent, as will be set forth in the prospectus supplement relating to the debt warrants being offered by the prospectus supplement and this prospectus. A copy of the debt warrant agreement, including a Form of debt warrant certificate representing the debt warrants, will be filed with the SEC in connection with the offering of the debt warrants.

The particular terms of each issue of debt warrants, the debt warrant agreement relating to the debt warrants and the debt warrant certificates representing debt warrants will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement, including, as applicable:

(a) the title of the debt warrants;

(b) the initial offering price;

(c) the title, aggregate principal amount and terms of the debt securities purchasable upon exercise of the debt warrants;

(d) the currency or currency units in which the offering price, if any, and the exercise price are payable;

(e) the title and terms of any related debt securities with which the debt warrants are issued and the number of the debt warrants issued with each debt security;

(f) the date, if any, on and after which the debt warrants and the related debt securities will be separately transferable;

(g) the principal amount of debt securities purchasable upon exercise of each debt warrant and the price at which that principal amount of debt securities may be purchased upon exercise of each debt warrant;

(h) if applicable, the minimum or maximum number of warrants that may be exercised at any one time;

 

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(i) the date on which the right to exercise the debt warrants will commence and the date on which the right will expire;

(j) if applicable, a discussion of United States federal income tax, accounting or other considerations applicable to the debt warrants;

(k) whether the debt warrants represented by the debt warrant certificates will be issued in registered or bearer form, and, if registered, where they may be transferred and registered;

(l) anti-dilution provisions of the debt warrants, if any;

(m) redemption or call provisions, if any, applicable to the debt warrants; and

(n) any additional terms of the debt warrants, including terms, procedures and limitations relating to the exchange and exercise of the debt warrants.

Debt warrant certificates will be exchangeable for new debt warrant certificates of different denominations and, if in registered form, may be presented for registration of transfer and debt warrants may be exercised at the corporate trust office of the debt warrant agent or any other office indicated in the related prospectus supplement. Before the exercise of debt warrants, holders of debt warrants will not be entitled to payments of principal, premium, if any, or interest, if any on the debt securities purchasable upon exercise of the debt warrants, or to enforce any of the covenants in the applicable indenture.

Equity Warrants

We may issue warrants for the purchase of our equity securities such as our preferred stock or common stock. As explained below, each equity warrant will entitle its holder to purchase equity securities at an exercise price set forth in, or to be determinable as set forth in, the related prospectus supplement. Equity warrants may be issued separately or together with equity securities.

The equity warrants are to be issued under equity warrant agreements to be entered into between us and one or more banks or trust companies, as equity warrant agent, as will be set forth in the prospectus supplement relating to the equity warrants being offered by the prospectus supplement and this prospectus. A copy of the equity warrant agreement, including a Form of equity warrant certificate representing the equity warrants, will be filed with the SEC in connection with the offering of the equity warrants.

The particular terms of each issue of equity warrants, the equity warrant agreement relating to the equity warrants and the equity warrant certificates representing equity warrants will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement, including, as applicable:

(a) the title of the equity warrants;

(b) the initial offering price;

(c) the aggregate number of equity warrants and the aggregate number of shares of the equity security purchasable upon exercise of the equity warrants;

(d) the currency or currency units in which the offering price, if any, and the exercise price are payable;

(e) the designation and terms of the equity securities with which the equity warrants are issued, and the number of equity warrants issued with each equity security;

(f) the date, if any, on and after which the equity warrants and the related equity security will be separately transferable;

(g) if applicable, the minimum or maximum number of the warrants that may be exercised at any one time;

(h) the date on which the right to exercise the equity warrants will commence and the date on which the right will expire;

 

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(i) if applicable, a discussion of United States federal income tax, accounting or other considerations applicable to the equity warrants;

(j) anti-dilution provisions of the equity warrants, if any;

(k) redemption or call provisions, if any, applicable to the equity warrants; and

(l) any additional terms of the equity warrants, including terms, procedures and limitations relating to the exchange and exercise of the equity warrants.

Holders of equity warrants will not be entitled, solely by virtue of being holders, to vote, to consent, to receive dividends, to receive notice as shareholders with respect to any meeting of shareholders for the election of directors or any other matter, or to exercise any rights whatsoever as a holder of the equity securities purchasable upon exercise of the equity warrants.

DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES PURCHASE CONTRACTS

AND SECURITIES PURCHASE UNITS

This section describes the general terms of the securities purchase contracts and securities purchase units that Xerox may offer and sell by this prospectus. This prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement will contain the material terms and conditions for each securities purchase contract and securities purchase unit. The accompanying prospectus supplement may add, update or change the terms and conditions of the securities purchase contracts and securities purchase units as described in this prospectus.

Stock Purchase Contract and Stock Purchase Units

We may issue stock purchase contracts, representing contracts obligating holders to purchase from us, and obligating us to sell to the holders, a specified number of shares of common stock or preferred stock at a future date or dates, or a variable number of shares of common stock or preferred stock for a stated amount of consideration. The price per share and the number of shares of common stock or preferred stock may be fixed at the time the stock purchase contracts are issued or may be determined by reference to a specified formula set forth in the stock purchase contracts. Any such formula may include anti-dilution provisions to adjust the number of shares of common stock or preferred stock issuable pursuant to the stock purchase contracts upon certain events.

The stock purchase contracts may be issued separately or as a part of units consisting of a stock purchase contract and, as security for the holder’s obligations to purchase the shares under the stock purchase contracts, either (a) our senior debt securities or subordinated debt securities or, (b) our debt obligations of third parties, including U.S. Treasury securities. The stock purchase contracts may require us to make periodic payments to the holders of the stock purchase units or vice versa, and such payments may be unsecured or prefunded on some basis. The stock purchase contracts may require holders to secure their obligations in a specified manner and in certain circumstances we may deliver newly issued prepaid stock purchase contracts upon release to a holder of any collateral securing such holder’s obligations under the original stock purchase contract.

Debt Purchase Contracts and Debt Purchase Units

We may issue debt purchase contracts, representing contracts obligating holders to purchase from us, and obligating us to sell to the holders, a specified principal amount of debt securities at a future date or dates. The purchase price and the interest rate may be fixed at the time the debt purchase contracts are issued or may be determined by reference to a specific formula set forth in the debt purchase contracts.

The debt purchase contracts may be issued separately or as a part of units consisting of a debt purchase contracts and, as security for the holder’s obligations to purchase the securities under the debt purchase contracts, either (a) our senior debt securities or subordinated debt securities or (b) our debt obligations of third parties,

 

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including U.S. Treasury securities. The debt purchase contracts may require us to make periodic payments to the holders of the debt purchase units or vice versa, and such payments may be unsecured or prefunded on some basis. The debt purchase contracts may require holders to secure their obligations in a specified manner and in certain circumstances we may deliver newly issued prepaid debt purchase contracts upon release to a holder of any collateral securing such holder’s obligations under the original debt purchase contract.

The prospectus supplement will describe the general terms of any purchase contracts or purchase units and, if applicable, prepaid purchase contracts. The description in the prospectus supplement will not purport to be complete and will be qualified in its entirety by reference to (a) the purchase contracts, (b) the collateral arrangements and depositary arrangements, if applicable, relating to such purchase contracts or purchase units and (c) if applicable, the prepaid purchase contracts and the document pursuant to which such prepaid purchase contracts will be issued. Material United States federal income tax considerations applicable to the purchase contracts and the purchase units will also be discussed in the prospectus supplement.

DESCRIPTION OF DEPOSITARY SHARES

This section describes the general terms of the depositary shares Xerox may offer and sell by this prospectus. This prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement will contain the material terms and conditions for the depositary shares. The accompanying prospectus supplement may add, update, or change the terms and conditions of the depositary shares as described in this prospectus.

General

We may, at our option, elect to offer depositary shares, each representing a fraction (to be set forth in the prospectus supplement relating to a particular series of preferred stock) of a share of a particular class or series of preferred stock as described below. In the event we elect to do so, depositary receipts evidencing depositary shares will be issued to the public.

The shares of any class or series of preferred stock represented by depositary shares will be deposited under a deposit agreement among us, a depositary selected by us and the holders of the depositary receipts. The depositary will be a bank or trust company having its principal office in the United States and having a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000. Subject to the terms of the deposit agreement, each owner of a depositary share will be entitled, in proportion to the applicable fraction of a share of preferred stock represented by such depositary share, to all the rights and preferences of the shares of preferred stock represented by the depositary share, including dividend, voting, redemption and liquidation rights. The depositary shares will be evidenced by depositary receipts issued pursuant to the deposit agreement. Depositary receipts will be distributed to those persons purchasing the fractional shares of the related class or series of preferred shares in accordance with the terms of the offering described in the applicable prospectus supplement.

Pending the preparation of definitive depositary receipts the depositary may, upon our written order, issue temporary depositary receipts substantially identical to, and entitling the holders thereof to all the rights pertaining to, the definitive depositary receipts but not in definitive form. Definitive depositary receipts will be prepared without unreasonable delay, and temporary depositary receipts will be exchangeable for definitive depositary receipts without charge to the holder.

Dividends and Other Distributions

The depositary will distribute all cash dividends or other cash distributions received for the preferred stock to the entitled record holders of depositary shares in proportion to the number of depositary shares that the holder owns on the relevant record date, provided, however, that if we or the depositary is required by law to withhold an amount on account of taxes, then the amount distributed to the holders of depositary shares shall be reduced accordingly. The depositary will distribute only an amount that can be distributed without attributing to any

 

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holder of depositary shares a fraction of one cent. The depositary will add the undistributed balance to and treat it as part of the next sum received by the depositary for distribution to holders of the depositary shares.

If there is a non-cash distribution, the depositary will distribute property received by it to the entitled record holders of depositary shares, in proportion, insofar as possible, to the number of depositary shares owned by the holders, unless the depositary determines, after consultation with us, that it is not feasible to make such distribution. If this occurs, the depositary may, with our approval, sell such property and distribute the net proceeds from such sale to the holders. The deposit agreement also will contain provisions relating to how any subscription or similar rights that we may offer to holders of the preferred stock will be available to the holders of the depositary shares.

The Senior Note Indentures contain covenants that restrict our ability to pay dividends on preferred stock under certain circumstances that include the occurrence and continuation of any default or event of default (as defined therein) under the Senior Note Indentures.

Withdrawal of Shares

Upon surrender of the depositary receipts at the corporate trust office of the depositary unless the related depositary shares have previously been called for redemption, converted or exchanged into our other securities, the holder of the depositary shares evidenced thereby is entitled to delivery of the number of whole shares of the related class or series of preferred stock and any money or other property represented by such depositary shares. Holders of depositary receipts will be entitled to receive whole shares of the related class or series of preferred stock on the basis set forth in the prospectus supplement for such class or series of preferred stock, but holders of such whole shares of preferred stock will not thereafter be entitled to exchange them for depositary shares. If the depositary receipts delivered by the holder evidence a number of depositary shares in excess of the number of depositary shares representing the number of whole shares of preferred stock to be withdrawn, the depositary will deliver to such holder at the same time a new depositary receipt evidencing such excess number of depositary shares. In no event will fractional shares of preferred stock be delivered upon surrender of depositary receipts to the depositary.

Conversion, Exchange and Redemption

If any class or series of preferred stock underlying the depositary shares may be converted or exchanged, each record holder of depositary receipts representing the shares of preferred stock being converted or exchanged will have the right or obligation to convert or exchange the depositary shares represented by the depositary receipts. Whenever we redeem or convert shares of preferred stock held by the depositary, the depositary will redeem or convert, at the same time, the number of depositary shares representing the preferred stock to be redeemed or converted. The depositary will redeem the depositary shares from the proceeds it receives from the corresponding redemption of the applicable series of preferred stock. The depositary will mail notice of redemption or conversion to the record holders of the depositary shares that are to be redeemed between 30 and 60 days before the date fixed for redemption or conversion. The redemption price per depositary share will be equal to the applicable fraction of the redemption price per share on the applicable class or series of preferred stock. If less than all the depositary shares are to be redeemed, the depositary will select which shares are to be redeemed by lot on a pro rata basis or by any other equitable method as the depositary may decide. After the redemption or conversion date, the depositary shares called for redemption or conversion will no longer be outstanding. When the depositary shares are no longer outstanding, all rights of the holders will end, except the right to receive money, securities or other property payable upon redemption or conversion.

Voting the Preferred Stock

When the depositary receives notice of a meeting at which the holders of the particular class or series of preferred stock are entitled to vote, the depositary will mail the particulars of the meeting to the record holders of the depositary shares. Each record holder of depositary shares on the record date may instruct the depositary on how to vote the shares of preferred stock underlying the holder’s depositary shares. The depositary will try, if practical,

 

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to vote the number of shares of preferred stock underlying the depositary shares according to the instructions. We will agree to take all reasonable action requested by the depositary to enable it to vote as instructed.

Amendment and Termination of the Deposit Agreement

We and the depositary may agree at any time to amend the deposit agreement and the depositary receipt evidencing the depositary shares. Any amendment that (a) imposes or increases certain fees, taxes or other charges payable by the holders of the depositary shares as described in the deposit agreement that (b) otherwise materially adversely affects any substantial existing rights of holders of depositary shares, will not take effect until such amendment is approved by the holders of at least a majority of the depositary shares then outstanding. Any holder of depositary shares that continue to hold its shares after such amendment has become effective will be deemed to have agreed to the amendment.

We may direct the depositary to terminate the deposit agreement by mailing a notice of termination of holders of depositary shares at least 30 days prior to termination. The depositary may terminate the deposit agreement if 90 days have elapsed after the depositary delivered written notice of its election to resign and a successor depositary is not appointed. In addition, the deposit agreement will automatically terminate if:

 

   

the depositary has redeemed all related outstanding depositary shares;

 

   

all outstanding shares of preferred stock have been converted into or exchanged for common stock; or

 

   

we have liquidated, terminated or wound up our business and the depositary has distributed the preferred stock of the relevant series to the holders of the related depositary shares.

Reports and Obligations

The depositary will forward to the holders of depositary shares all reports and communications from us that are delivered to the depositary and that we are required by law, the rules of an applicable securities exchange or our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, to furnish to the holders of the preferred stock. Neither we nor the depositary will be liable if the depositary is prevented or delayed by law or any circumstances beyond its control in performing its obligations under the deposit agreement. The deposit agreement limits our obligations to performance in good faith of the duties stated in the deposit agreement. The depositary assumes no obligation and will not be subject to liability under the deposit agreement except to perform such obligations as are set forth in the deposit agreement without negligence or bad faith. Neither we nor the depositary will be obligated to prosecute or defend any legal proceeding connected with any depositary shares or class or series of preferred stock unless the holders of depositary shares requesting us to do so furnish us with a satisfactory indemnity. In performing our obligations, we and the depositary may rely and act upon the advice of our counsel on any information provided to us by a person presenting shares for deposit, any holder of a receipt, or any other document believed by us or the depositary to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties.

Payment of Fees and Expenses

We will pay all fees, charges and expenses of the depositary, including the initial deposit of the preferred stock and any redemption of the preferred stock. Holders of depositary shares will pay taxes and governmental charges and any other charges as are stated in the deposit agreement for their accounts.

Resignation and Removal of Depositary

At any time, the depositary may resign by delivering notice to us, and we may remove the depositary at any time. Resignations or removals will take effect upon the appointment of a successor depositary and its acceptance of the appointment. The successor depositary must be appointed within 90 days after the delivery of the notice of resignation or removal and must be a bank or trust company having its principal office in the United States and having a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000.

 

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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

We may sell the securities offered by this prospectus to one or more underwriters or dealers for public offering, through agents, directly to purchasers or through a combination of any such methods of sale.

The prospectus supplement with respect to the securities being offered will set forth the terms of the offering, including the names of the underwriters, dealers or agents, if any, the purchase price, the net proceeds to Xerox, any underwriting discounts and other items constituting underwriters’ compensation, and public offering price and any discounts or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers and any securities exchanges on which such securities may be listed.

We have reserved the right to sell the securities directly to investors on our own behalf in those jurisdictions where we are authorized to do so. The sale of the securities may be effected in transactions (a) on any national or international securities exchange or quotation service on which the securities may be listed or quoted at the time of sale, (b) in the over-the-counter market, (c) in transactions otherwise than on such exchanges or in the over-the-counter market or (d) through the writing of options.

We and our respective agents and underwriters, may offer and sell the securities at a fixed price or prices that may be changed, at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to such prevailing market prices or at negotiated prices. The securities may be offered on an exchange, which will be disclosed in the applicable prospectus supplement. We may, from time to time, authorize dealers, acting as our agents, to offer and sell the securities upon such terms and conditions as set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement.

If we use underwriters to sell securities, we will enter into an underwriting agreement with them at the time of the sale to them. In connection with the sale of the securities, underwriters may receive compensation from us in the Form of underwriting discounts or commissions and may also receive commissions from purchasers of the securities for whom they may act as agent. Any underwriting compensation paid by us to underwriters or agents in connection with the offering of the securities, and any discounts, concessions or commissions allowed by underwriters to participating dealers, will be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement to the extent required by applicable law. Underwriters may sell the securities to or through dealers, and such dealers may receive compensation in the Form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the underwriters or commissions (which may be changed from time to time) from the purchasers for whom they may act as agents.

Dealers and agents participating in the distribution of the securities may be deemed to be underwriters, and any discounts and commissions received by them and any profit realized by them on resale of the securities may be deemed to be underwriting discounts and commissions under the Securities Act. Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, an agent will be acting on a best efforts basis and a dealer will purchase debt securities as a principal, and may then resell the debt securities at varying prices to be determined by the dealer.

If so indicated in the prospectus supplement, we will authorize underwriters, dealers or agents to solicit offers by certain specified institutions to purchase offered securities from us at the public offering price set forth in the prospectus supplement pursuant to delayed delivery contracts providing for payment and delivery on a specified date in the future. Such contracts will be subject to any conditions set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement and the prospectus supplement will set forth the commission payable for solicitation of such contracts. The underwriters and other persons soliciting such contracts will have no responsibility for the validity or performance of any such contracts.

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We may enter into derivative or other hedging transactions with financial institutions. These institutions may in turn engage in sales of our common stock to hedge their position, deliver this prospectus in connection with some or all of those sales and use the shares covered by this prospectus to close out any short position created in connection with those sales.

To facilitate the offering of securities, certain persons participating in the offering may engage in transactions that stabilize, maintain, or otherwise affect the price of the securities. These may include over-allotment, stabilization, syndicate short covering transactions and penalty bids. Over-allotment involves sales in excess of the offering size, which creates a short position. Stabilizing transactions involve bids to purchase the underlying security so long as the stabilizing bids do not exceed a specified maximum. Syndicate short covering transactions involve purchases of securities in the open market after the distribution has been completed in order to cover syndicate short positions. Penalty bids permit the underwriters to reclaim selling concessions from dealers when the securities originally sold by the dealers are purchased in covering transactions to cover syndicate short positions. These transactions may cause the price of the securities sold in an offering to be higher than it would otherwise be. These transactions, if commenced, may be discontinued by the underwriters at any time.

Any securities, other than our common stock issued hereunder, may be new issues of securities with no established trading market. Any underwriters, or agents to or through whom such securities are sold for public offering and sale, may make a market in such securities, but such underwriters or agents will not be obligated to do so and may discontinue any market making at any time without notice. No assurance can be given as to the liquidity of the trading market for any such securities. The amount of expenses expected to be incurred by us in connection with any issuance of securities will be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. Certain of the underwriters, dealers or agents and their associates may engage in transactions with, and perform services for, us and certain of our affiliates and in the ordinary course of our business.

The broker dealers, if any, acting in connection with these sales might be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of section 2(11) of the Securities Act. Any commission they receive and any profit upon the resale of the securities might be deemed to be underwriting discounts and commissions under the Securities Act.

During such time as we may be engaged in a distribution of the securities covered by this prospectus we are required to comply with Regulation M promulgated under the Exchange Act. With certain exceptions, Regulation M precludes us, any affiliated purchasers, and any broker-dealer or other person who participates in such distributing from bidding for or purchasing, or attempting to induce any person to bid for or purchase, any security which is the subject of the distribution until the entire distribution is complete. Regulation M also restricts bids or purchases made in order to stabilize the price of a security in connection with the distribution of that security. All of the foregoing may affect the marketability of our common stock.

 

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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

This prospectus is part of a registration statement that Xerox Corporation (the “Company”) has filed with the SEC utilizing a “shelf” registration process. Under this shelf registration process, we may, from time to time over approximately the next three years, sell any combination of the securities described in this prospectus in one or more offerings. References to “we,” “our,” or “us” refer to Xerox Corporation and consolidated subsidiaries unless the context specifically requires otherwise.

This prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities we may offer. Each time we sell securities, we will provide a prospectus supplement that will contain specific information about the terms of that offering. The prospectus supplement may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. You should read both this prospectus and any prospectus supplement together with additional information described below under the heading “Where You Can Find More Information.”

You should rely only on the information provided in this prospectus and in any prospectus supplement including the information incorporated by reference. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with different information. We are not offering the securities in any state where the offer is not permitted. You should not assume that the information in this prospectus, or any supplement to this prospectus, is accurate at any date other than the date indicated on the cover page of the documents.

Any statement made in this prospectus or in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus will be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this prospectus to the extent that a statement contained in this prospectus or in any other subsequently filed document that is also incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus modifies or supersedes that statement. Any statement so modified or superseded will not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this prospectus. See “Incorporation of Certain Documents By Reference.”

MARKET SHARE, RANKING AND OTHER DATA

The market share, ranking and other data contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus are based either on management’s own estimates, independent industry publications, reports by market research firms or other published independent sources and, in each case, are believed by management to be reasonable estimates. However, market share data is subject to change and cannot always be verified with complete certainty due to limits on the availability and reliability of raw data, the voluntary nature of the data gathering process and other limitations and uncertainties inherent in any statistical survey of market shares. In addition, consumption patterns and consumer preferences can and do change. As a result, you should be aware that market share, ranking and other similar data set forth herein, and estimates and beliefs based on such data, may not be reliable.

 

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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

We are subject to the information requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). In accordance with the Exchange Act, we file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. Our SEC file number is 1-4471. You can read and copy this information at the following location of the SEC:

Public Reference Room

100 F Street, N.E.

Room 1024

Washington, D.C. 20549

Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on its public reference room. The SEC also maintains a web site that contains reports, proxy statements and other information about issuers, like us, who file electronically with the SEC. The address of that site is www.sec.gov.

This prospectus, which forms part of the registration statement, does not contain all of the information that is included in the registration statement. You will find additional information about our company in the registration statement. Any statements made in this prospectus concerning the provisions of legal documents are not necessarily complete and you should read the documents that are filed as exhibits to the registration statement or otherwise filed with the SEC for a more complete understanding of the document or matter.

 

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INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE

The SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” information that we file with the SEC, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents filed separately with the SEC. The information incorporated by reference is an important part of this prospectus, and information that we subsequently file will automatically update and supersede information in this prospectus and in our other filings with the SEC. We incorporate by reference the documents listed below, which we have already filed with the SEC, and any future filings under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14, or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, until our offering is completed:

1. Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, filed with the SEC on February 16, 2007;

2. Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for quarter ended March 31, 2007, filed with the SEC on April 27, 2007;

3. Current Reports on Form 8-K dated February 22, 2007 (filed February 26, 2007), April 1, 2007 (filed April 2, 2007), April 2, 2007 (filed April 5, 2007), April 30, 2007 and May 10, 2007;

4. Description of Xerox’s common stock, contained in Amendment No. 5 to Form 8-A filed with the SEC on February 8, 2000.

You may request a copy of any filing referred to above (including any exhibits that are specifically incorporated by reference), at no cost, by contacting Xerox at the following address or telephone number:

Xerox Corporation

800 Long Ridge Road

P.O. Box 1600

Stamford, CT 06904-1600

(203) 968-3000

VALIDITY OF THE SECURITIES

The validity of the securities will be passed upon for Xerox by Samuel K. Lee. Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP , New York, New York, will pass upon the validity of the offered securities for any underwriters, dealers, purchasers or agents.

EXPERTS

The financial statements and management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting (which is included in Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting) incorporated in the prospectus by reference to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006 have been so incorporated in reliance on the reports of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.

 

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PART II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN THE PROSPECTUS

 

Item 14. Other Expenses Of Issuance And Distribution.

All expenses in connection with the issuance and distribution of the securities being registered will be paid by the Xerox Corporation (the “Registrant”). The following is an itemized statement of these expenses (all amounts are estimated):

 

Registration Fee

     $    (1)    

Printing expenses

     400,000

Legal fees and expenses

  

Accounting fees and expenses

     300,000

Trustee fees and expenses (including counsel fees)

     100,000

Rating agency fees

     240,000

Miscellaneous

     100,000
      

Total

   $             
      

(1) To be determined. The registrant is deferring payment of the registration fee in reliance on Rule 456(b) and 457(r) except for $32,360 that has already been paid in connection with $400,000,000 of securities that remain unsold and were registered on Registration Statement No. 333-111623 (as originally filed by Xerox Corporation on December 30, 2003).

 

Item 15. Indemnification Of Directors And Officers.

The Registrant, a New York corporation, is empowered by Sections 721-726 of the New York Business Corporation Law, subject to the procedures and limitations therein, to indemnify and hold harmless any director or officer or other person from and against any and all claims and demands whatsoever, subject to such standards and restrictions, if any, as are set forth in its Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws.

The Registrant’s Certificate of Incorporation does not contain indemnification provisions. Article VIII of the By-laws of Registrant requires the Registrant to indemnify any person made or threatened to be made a party in any civil or criminal action or proceeding, including an action or proceeding by or in the right of the Registrant to procure a judgment in its favor or by or in the right of any other Corporation of any type or kind, domestic or foreign, or any partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, which any director or officer of the Registrant served in any capacity at the request of the Registrant, by reason of the fact that he, his testator or intestate is or was a director or officer of the Registrant or serves or served such other Corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, in any capacity against judgments, fines, penalties, amounts paid in settlement and reasonable expenses, including attorneys’ fees, incurred in connection with such action or proceeding, or any appeal therein, provided that no such indemnification shall be required with respect to any settlement unless the company shall have given its prior approval thereto.


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Item 16. Exhibits.

 

(1)(a)

     Form of Underwriting Agreement, incorporated by reference to Exhibit (1)(e) to Xerox Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated August 18, 2006.

(1)(b)

     Form of Selling Agency Agreement, incorporated by reference to Exhibit (1)(b) to Xerox Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 10, 1992.

(4)(a)(1)

     Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Xerox Corporation filed with the Department of State of New York on November 7, 2003, as amended by Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation filed with the Department of State of New York on August 19, 2004. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(a) to Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Year Ended December 31, 2004.

(4)(a)(2)

    

By-Laws of Xerox Corporation, as amended through December 10, 2003.

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(a)(2) to Registrant’s Registration Statement No. 333-111623.

(4)(b)(1)

     Indenture dated June 25, 2003, between Xerox Corporation and Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, National Association, as Trustee (the “June 25, 2003 Indenture”), incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Xerox Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 25, 2003.

(4)(b)(2)

     Form of Sixth Supplemental Indenture to the June 25, 2003 Indenture.*

(4)(b)(3)

     Form of Indenture relating to unlimited amounts of debt securities which may be issued from time to time by Registrant when and as authorized by or pursuant to a resolution of Xerox’s Board of Directors incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(a) to Xerox Corporation’s Registration Statement No. 333-13179.

(4)(b)(4)

     Form of Indenture relating to unlimited amounts of subordinated and/or convertible debt securities which may be issued from time to time by Registrant when and as authorized by or pursuant to a resolution of Xerox’s Board of Directors incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(e) to Xerox Corporation’s Registration Statement No. 33-54629. The Form of Indenture is hereby modified, effective as of April 22, 2003, by deleting all references therein to “Citibank, N.A.”, “July 15, 1994” and any specific day, month and/or year and substituting therefor blank spaces.

(4)(c)

     A form of debt security will be filed as an exhibit to a current report of Xerox Corporation and incorporated in this registration statement by reference.

(4)(d)(1)

     A form of Warrant Agreement will be filed as an exhibit to a current report of Xerox Corporation and incorporated in this registration statement by reference.

(4)(d)(2)

     Form of Warrant Certificate (included in Exhibit (4)(d)(1)).

(4)(e)(1)

     A form of Deposit Agreement will be filed as an exhibit to a current report of Xerox Corporation and incorporated in this registration statement by reference.

(4)(e)(2)

     Form of Depositary Receipt (included in Exhibit (4)(e)(1)).

(4)(f)

     A form of Securities Purchase Contract will be filed as an exhibit to a current report of Xerox Corporation and incorporated in this registration statement by reference.

(4)(g)

     A form of Securities Purchase Unit will be filed as an exhibit to a current report of Xerox Corporation and incorporated in this registration statement by reference.

(4)(h)

     A Certificate of Designation relating each series of preferred stock will be filed with the Department of State of New York and will be filed as an exhibit to a current report of Xerox Corporation and incorporated in this registration statement by reference.

 

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(5)(a)

     Opinion of Samuel K. Lee as to the legality of the Securities and certain other legal matters.*

(12)

     Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends of Xerox Corporation, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 12 to Xerox Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 and to Exhibit 12 to Xerox Corporation’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2007.

(23)(a)(1)

     Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.*

(23)(b)(1)

     Consent of Samuel K. Lee (see Exhibit 5(a)).

(24)(a)

     Certified Resolutions of the Board of Directors of Xerox Corporation.*

(24)(b)

     Powers of Attorney for Xerox Corporation.*

(25)

     Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association.*

* Filed herewith

 

Item 17. UNDERTAKINGS.

The undersigned registrants hereby undertake:

(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales of the securities registered hereby are being made, a post-effective amendment to the registration statement: (i) to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Act”); (ii) to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement; and (iii) to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement, provided , however , that clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in this registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the registration statement.

(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

(4) That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser:

(i) Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and

(ii) Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by Section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time

 

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shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date.

(5) That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, the undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:

(i) Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;

(ii) Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;

(iii) The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and

(iv) Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.

(6) That, for purposes of determining any liability under the Act, each filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(7) The undersigned registrants hereby undertake to file an application for the purpose of determining the eligibility of the trustee to act under subsection (a) of Section 310 of the Trust Indenture Act in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the SEC under Section 305(b)(2) of the Act.

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrants have been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrants of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrants will, unless in the opinion of their counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by them is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Stamford, State of Connecticut on the 14th day of May, 2007.

 

XEROX CORPORATION
By:  

/s/    A NNE M. M ULCAHY *        

 

Anne M. Mulcahy

Chairman of the Board and

Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on the 14th day of May, 2007.

 

Name

       

Capacities

/s/    A NNE M. M ULCAHY *        

Anne M. Mulcahy

    Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)

/s/    L AWRENCE A. Z IMMERMAN *        

Lawrence A. Zimmerman

    Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)

/s/    G ARY R. K ABURECK *        

Gary R. Kabureck

    Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)

/s/    G LENN A. B RITT *        

Glenn A. Britt

    Director

/s/    U RSULA M. B URNS *        

Ursula M. Burns

    Director

/s/  R ICHARD J. H ARRINGTON *        

Richard J. Harrington

    Director

/s/    W ILLIAM C URT H UNTER *        

William Curt Hunter

    Director

/s/    V ERNON E. J ORDAN , J R .*        

Vernon E. Jordan, Jr.

    Director

/s/    H ILMAR K OPPER *        

Hilmar Kopper

    Director

/s/    R ALPH S. L ARSEN *        

Ralph S. Larsen

    Director

/s/    R OBERT A. M C D ONALD *        

Robert A. McDonald

    Director

 

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Name

       

Capacities

/s/    N. J. N ICHOLAS , J R .*        

N. J. Nicholas, Jr.

    Director

/s/    A NN N. R EESE *        

Ann N. Reese

    Director

/s/    M ARY A GNES W ILDEROTTER *        

Mary Agnes Wilderotter

    Director

 

*By:  

/s/    S AMUEL K. L EE        

 

Samuel K. Lee

Attorney in Fact

 

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Exhibit (4)(b)(2)

 


XEROX CORPORATION,

as Issuer

and

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Trustee

 


SIXTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

Dated as of May [•], 2007

to Indenture dated as of June 25, 2003

 


All Series of Securities Created After the

Date of this Supplemental Indenture

 



XEROX CORPORATION

RECONCILIATION AND TIE BETWEEN TRUST

INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 AND INDENTURE

 

Trust Indenture

Act Section

   Indenture Section

310(a)(1)

   707

(a)(2)

   707

(a)(3)

   N.A.

(a)(4)

   N.A.

(a)(5)

   N.A.

(b)

   704, 708(d)

(c)

   N.A.

311(a)

   704

(b)

   704

(c)

   N.A.

312(a)

   801

(b)

   207, 801

(c)

   801

313(a)

   201, 802

(b)

   802

(c)

   206, 701, 802

(d)

   802

314(a)

   203, 1105, 1114

(b)

   N.A.

(c)(1)

   203

(c)(2)

   203

(c)(3)

   N.A.

(d)

   N.A.

(e)

   203

(f)

   N.A.

315(a)

   702

(b)

   206, 701, 702

(c)

   702

(d)

   702

(e)

   603, 708(d)

316(a)(last sentence)

   N.A.

(a)(1)(A)

   612

(a)(1)(B)

   613

(a)(2)

   N.A.

(b)

   608

(c)

   1102

317(a)(1)

   603

(a)(2)

   604

 


Trust Indenture

Act Section

   Indenture Section

(b)

   417

318(a)

   213

N.A. means not applicable.


Note:    This reconciliation and tie shall not, for any purpose, be deemed to be a part of this Supplemental Indenture.


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PARTIES

   1

RECITALS OF THE COMPANY

   1
ARTICLE ONE   
APPLICATION OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE   

SECTION 101.

   Application of This Supplemental Indenture.    2

SECTION 102.

   Effect of Supplemental Indenture.    2
ARTICLE TWO   
DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION   

SECTION 201.

   Definitions.    3

SECTION 202.

   Rules of Construction.    12

SECTION 203.

   Compliance Certificates and Opinions.    13

SECTION 204.

   Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee.    13

SECTION 205.

   Acts of Holders.    14

SECTION 206.

   Notices, etc., to Trustee and Company.    15

SECTION 207.

   Notice to Holders; Waiver.    15

SECTION 208.

   Effect of Headings and Table of Contents.    15

SECTION 209.

   Successors.    15

SECTION 210.

   Separability Clause.    16

SECTION 211.

   Benefits of Indenture.    16

SECTION 212.

   Governing Law.    16

SECTION 213.

   Conflict with Trust Indenture Act.    16

SECTION 214.

   Legal Holidays.    16

SECTION 215.

   Unclaimed Money; Prescription.    17

SECTION 216.

   No Recourse Against Others.    17

SECTION 217.

   Multiple Originals.    17

SECTION 218.

   No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements.    17

SECTION 219.

   Securities Denominated in a Currency Other Than United States Dollars.    17


ARTICLE THREE

RESERVED

ARTICLE FOUR

SECURITIES

 

SECTION 401.

   Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating.    18
ARTICLE FIVE   
SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE   

SECTION 501.

   Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture.    19

SECTION 502.

   Application of Trust Money.    19
ARTICLE SIX   
REMEDIES   

SECTION 601.

   Events of Default.    20

SECTION 602.

   Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment.    21

SECTION 603.

   Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee.    22

SECTION 604.

   Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.    22

SECTION 605.

   Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Securities.    23

SECTION 606.

   Application of Money Collected.    23

SECTION 607.

   Limitation on Suits.    24

SECTION 608.

   Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal, Premium and Interest.    24

SECTION 609.

   Restoration of Rights and Remedies.    25

SECTION 610.

   Rights and Remedies Cumulative.    25

SECTION 611.

   Delay or Omission Not Waiver.    25

SECTION 612.

   Control by Holders.    25

SECTION 613.

   Waiver of Past Defaults.    26

SECTION 614.

   Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws.    26
ARTICLE SEVEN   
THE TRUSTEE   

SECTION 701.

   Notice of Defaults.    26

SECTION 702.

   Certain Rights of Trustee.    27

SECTION 703.

   Trustee Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities.    28

 

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SECTION 704.

   Trustee May Hold Securities.    28

SECTION 705.

   Money Held in Trust.    28

SECTION 706.

   Compensation and Reimbursement.    28

SECTION 707.

   Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility.    29

SECTION 708.

   Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor.    29

SECTION 709.

   Acceptance of Appointment by Successor.    31

SECTION 710.

   Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business.    31
ARTICLE EIGHT   
HOLDERS’ LISTS AND REPORTS BY TRUSTEE AND COMPANY   

SECTION 801.

   Disclosure of Names and Addresses of Holders; Holders’ List.    31

SECTION 802.

   Reports by Trustee.    32
ARTICLE NINE   
MERGER, CONSOLIDATION AND SALE OF ASSETS   

SECTION 901.

   Company May Consolidate, etc., Only on Certain Terms.    32

SECTION 902.

   Successor Substituted.    33
ARTICLE TEN   
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES   

SECTION 1001.

   Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders.    33

SECTION 1002.

   Supplemental Indentures and Waivers With Consent of Holders.    34

SECTION 1003.

   Execution of Supplemental Indentures.    35

SECTION 1004.

   Effect of Supplemental Indentures.    35

SECTION 1005.

   Conformity with Trust Indenture Act.    35

SECTION 1006.

   Reference in Securities to Supplemental Indentures.    35

SECTION 1007.

   Notice of Supplemental Indentures.    36

SECTION 1008.

   Record Date.    36
ARTICLE ELEVEN   
COVENANTS   

SECTION 1101.

   Payment of Principal, Premium, if any, and Interest.    36

SECTION 1102.

   Maintenance of Office or Agency.    36

SECTION 1103.

   Money for Security Payments to Be Held in Trust.    37

SECTION 1104.

   Corporate Existence.    38

SECTION 1105.

   Statement by Officers as to Compliance.    38

SECTION 1106.

   RESERVED.    38

 

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SECTION 1107.

   RESERVED.    38

SECTION 1108.

   RESERVED.    38

SECTION 1109.

   RESERVED.    38

SECTION 1110.

   RESERVED.    38

SECTION 1111.

   RESERVED.    38

SECTION 1112.

   Limitation on Liens.    38

SECTION 1113.

   RESERVED.    40

SECTION 1114.

   RESERVED.    40

SECTION 1115.

   RESERVED.    40
ARTICLE TWELVE   
RESERVED   
ARTICLE THIRTEEN   
LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE   

SECTION 1301.

   Company’s Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.    41

SECTION 1302.

   Legal Defeasance and Discharge.    41

SECTION 1303.

   Covenant Defeasance.    41

SECTION 1304.

   Conditions to Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.    42

SECTION 1305.

   Deposited Money and U.S. Government Obligations to Be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions.    43

SECTION 1306.

   Reinstatement.    44

 

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SIXTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of May [•], 2007 (the “ Supplemental Indenture ”), by and between XEROX CORPORATION, a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York (herein called, the “ Company ”), having its principal office at 800 Long Ridge Road, P.O. Box 1600, Stamford, Connecticut 06904 and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association, as trustee (herein called, the “ Trustee ”) to the Indenture, dated as of June 25, 2003 between the Company and the Trustee as successor by merger to Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, National Association (the “ Base Indenture ” and as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 25, 2003, the Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 10, 2004, the Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 20, 2006, the Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 18, 2006 and the Fifth Supplemental Indenture dated as of August 18, 2006, each among the Company, the guarantors party thereto and the Trustee as successor by merger to Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, National Association and this Supplemental Indenture between the Company and the Trustee, in respect of all Securities of each series created after the date of this Supplemental Indenture, the “ Indenture ”).

RECITALS OF THE COMPANY

WHEREAS , the Company and the Trustee entered into the Base Indenture to provide for the issuance from time to time of unsecured debentures, notes, bonds or other evidences of indebtedness (including instruments in global, temporary or definitive form) to be issued in one or more series (hereinafter called the “ Securities ”) as the Base Indenture provides;

WHEREAS , this Supplemental Indenture shall be subject to and governed by the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act;

WHEREAS , the execution of this Supplemental Indenture has been duly authorized by the Board of Directors of the Company and all things necessary to make this Supplemental Indenture a valid, binding and legal instrument according to its terms have been done and performed; and

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

NOW, THEREFORE, THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WITNESSETH:

For and in consideration of the premises and the purchase of all Securities of each series created after the date of this Supplemental Indenture by the Holders thereof, it is mutually covenanted and agreed, for the equal and proportionate benefit of all Holders of all Securities of each series created after the date of this Supplemental Indenture, as follows:


ARTICLE ONE

APPLICATION OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

SECTION 101. Application of This Supplemental Indenture.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Supplemental Indenture, the provisions of this Supplemental Indenture, including as provided in Section 102 below, are expressly and solely for the benefit of the Holders of all Securities of each series created after the date of this Supplemental Indenture. Unless otherwise expressly specified, references in this Supplemental Indenture to specific Article numbers or Section numbers refer to Articles and Sections contained in this Supplemental Indenture, and not the Base Indenture or any other document.

SECTION 102. Effect of Supplemental Indenture.

With respect to all Securities of each series created after the date of this Supplemental Indenture only, the Base Indenture shall be supplemented pursuant to Section 9.01 thereof to make the provisions of this Supplemental Indenture applicable to all Securities of each series created after the date of this Supplemental Indenture as set forth in this Supplemental Indenture, including as follows:

(a) Definitions . The definitions and other provisions of general application set forth in Section 1.01 of the Base Indenture are deleted and replaced in their entirety by the provisions of Section 201 of this Supplemental Indenture;

(b) Provisions of General Application and Security Forms . Sections 1.02 through 1.15 of the Base Indenture are deleted and replaced in their entirety by the provisions of Article Two (other than Section 201 of this Supplemental Indenture) of this Supplemental Indenture;

(c) Execution . The provisions of Section 3.03 of the Base Indenture are deleted and replaced in their entirety by the provisions of Section 401 of this Supplemental Indenture;

(d) Covenants . The provisions of Article Five of the Base Indenture are deleted and replaced in their entirety by the provisions of Article Eleven of this Supplemental Indenture;

(e) Holders Lists and Reports by Trustee and Company . The provisions of Article Six of the Base Indenture are deleted and replaced in their entirety by Article Eight of this Supplemental Indenture;

(f) Remedies . The provisions of Article Seven of the Base Indenture are deleted and replaced in their entirety by the provisions of Article Six of this Supplemental Indenture;

(g) The Trustee . The provisions of Article Eight of the Base Indenture are deleted and replaced in their entirety by the provisions of Article Seven of this Supplemental Indenture;

 

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(h) Amendments and Waivers . The provisions of Article Nine of the Base Indenture are deleted and replaced in their entirety by the provisions of Article Ten of this Supplemental Indenture;

(i) Consolidation, Merger, Sale of Assets . The provisions of Article Ten of the Base Indenture are deleted and replaced in their entirety by the provisions of Article Nine of this Supplemental Indenture;

(j) Satisfaction and Discharge . The provisions of Article Eleven of the Base Indenture are deleted and replaced in their entirety by the provisions of Article Five of this Supplemental Indenture;

(k) Immunity of Incorporators, Stockholders, Officers and Directors . The provisions of Article Twelve of the Base Indenture are deleted in their entirety; and

(l) Meetings of Holders of Securities . The provisions of Article Thirteen of the Base Indenture are deleted in their entirety.

The provisions of Article Thirteen of this Supplemental Indenture shall supplement the Base Indenture.

To the extent that the provisions of this Supplemental Indenture (including those referred to in clauses (a) through (l) above) conflict with any provision of the Base Indenture, the provisions of this Supplemental Indenture shall govern and be controlling.

ARTICLE TWO

DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS

OF GENERAL APPLICATION

SECTION 201. Definitions .

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

Act ,” when used with respect to any Holder, has the meaning specified in Section 205.

Affiliate ” means, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person who directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified Person. The term “control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative of the foregoing.

Bankruptcy Law ” means Title 11, United States Bankruptcy Code of 1978, as amended, or any similar United States federal or state law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, winding-up, liquidation, reorganization or relief of debtors or any amendment to, succession to or change in any such law.

 

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Base Indenture ” has the meaning provided in the first paragraph hereto.

Board of Directors ” means, as to any Person, the board of directors or similar governing body of such Person or any duly authorized committee thereof.

Board Resolution ” means, with respect to any Person, a copy of a resolution certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of such Person to have been duly adopted by the Board of Directors of such Person and to be in full force and effect on the date of such certification, and delivered to the Trustee.

Business Day ” means each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday which is not a day on which banking institutions in The City of New York or Place of Payment are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close.

Capitalized Lease Obligation ” means, as to any Person, the obligations of such Person under a lease that are required to be classified and accounted for as capital lease obligations under GAAP and, for purposes of this definition, the amount of such obligations at any date shall be the capitalized amount of such obligations at such date, determined in accordance with GAAP.

Capital Markets Debt ” means any Indebtedness that is a security (other than syndicated commercial loans) that is eligible for resale in the United States pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act or outside the United States pursuant to Regulation S of the Securities Act or a security (other than syndicated commercial loans) that is sold or subject to resale pursuant to a registration statement under the Securities Act.

Capital Stock ” means:

(1) with respect to any Person that is a corporation, any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated and whether or not voting) of corporate stock, including each class of Common Stock and Preferred Stock of such Person; and

(2) with respect to any Person that is not a corporation, any and all partnership, membership or other equity interests of such Person.

Certificated Security ” means a definitive Security registered in physical certificated form.

Commission ” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Common Stock ” of any Person means any and all shares, interests or other participations in, and other equivalents (however designated and whether voting or non-voting) of such Person’s common stock, whether outstanding on January 17, 2002 or issued thereafter, and includes, without limitation, all series and classes of such common stock.

 

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

Company Request ” or “ Company Order ” means a written request or order signed in the name of the Company by its Chairman, any Vice Chairman, its President, any Vice President, its Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer, and delivered to the Trustee.

Consolidated Net Worth ” means, at any time, as to a given entity (a) the sum of the amounts appearing on the latest consolidated balance sheet of such entity and its Subsidiaries, prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied, as (i) the par or stated value of all outstanding Capital Stock (including preferred stock), (ii) capital paid-in and earned surplus or earnings retained in the business plus or minus cumulative translation adjustments, (iii) any unappropriated surplus reserves, (iv) any net unrealized appreciation of equity investment, and (v) minorities’ interests in equity of subsidiaries, less (b) treasury stock, plus (c) in the case of the Company, $600.0 million.

Corporate Trust Office ” means a corporate trust office of the Trustee, at which at any particular time its corporate trust business shall be administered, which office at the date of execution of this Supplemental Indenture is located at Sixth Street and Marquette Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55479, Attn: Corporate Trust Services, Xerox Administrator.

Coupon Security ” means any Security authenticated and delivered with one or more interest coupons appertaining thereto.

Covenant Defeasance ” has the meaning specified in Section 1303.

Custodian ” means the Trustee, in its capacity as custodian for the Depository or its nominee.

Default ” means an event or condition the occurrence of which is, or with the lapse of time or the giving of notice or both would be, an Event of Default.

Defaulted Interest ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.07 of the Base Indenture.

Depositary ”, with respect to a series of Securities, unless otherwise provided for that series, means Depository Trust Company, its nominees and their respective successors; and with respect to all Securities of each series created after the date of this Supplemental Indenture issuable or issued, in whole or in part, in the form of a Global Security, means the Person designated as Depositary by the Company pursuant to Section 3.01 of the Base Indenture.

Disqualified Capital Stock ” means that portion of any Capital Stock which, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable at the option of the holder thereof), or upon the happening of any event (other than an event which would constitute an asset sale or Change of Control), matures or is mandatorily redeemable (other than such Capital Stock that will be redeemed with Qualified Capital Stock), pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or is redeemable at the sole option of the holder thereof (except, in each case, upon the occurrence of an asset sale or Change of Control) on or prior to the final maturity date of a series of Securities.

 

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Event of Default ” has the meaning specified in Section 601.

Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor statute or statutes thereto.

fair market value ” means, with respect to any asset or property, the price which could be negotiated in an arm’s-length, free market transaction, for cash, between a willing seller and a willing and able buyer, neither of whom is under undue pressure or compulsion to complete the transaction.

Foreign Subsidiary ” means a Restricted Subsidiary that is incorporated or formed in a jurisdiction other than the United States or a State thereof or the District of Columbia.

Fully Registered Security ” means any Security registered as to principal and interest.

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 may be approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession of the United States, which are in effect from time to time.

Global Security ” means a Security issued to evidence all or a part of any series of Securities which is executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee and delivered to the Depositary or pursuant to the Depositary’s instructions, all in accordance with this Indenture and pursuant to a Company Order, which shall be registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee and which shall represent the amount of uncertificated Securities of such series as specified therein.

Holder ” with respect to any Security means a Person in whose name such Security is registered in a Security Register.

Indebtedness ” means with respect to any Person, without duplication:

(1) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money;

(2) all indebtedness of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments;

(3) all Capitalized Lease Obligations of such Person;

(4) all indebtedness of such Person issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property, all conditional sale obligations and all indebtedness under any title retention agreement (but excluding trade accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course with a maturity of not greater than 90 days);

 

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(5) all indebtedness for the reimbursement of any obligor on any letter of credit, banker’s acceptance or similar credit transaction (other than obligations with respect to letters of credit supporting obligations not for money borrowed entered into in the ordinary course of business of such Person to the extent such letters of credit are not drawn upon or, if and to the extent drawn upon, such drawing is reimbursed no later than the fifth business day following payment on the letter of credit);

(6) guarantees and other contingent obligations in respect of Indebtedness referred to in clauses (1) through (5) above and clause (8) below;

(7) all indebtedness of any other Person of the type referred to in clauses (1) through (6) which are secured by any Lien on any property or asset of such Person, the amount of such indebtedness being deemed to be the lesser of the fair market value of such property or asset or the amount of the indebtedness so secured;

(8) all indebtedness under currency agreements and interest swap agreements of such Person; and

(9) all Disqualified Capital Stock issued by such Person or any Preferred Stock of such Person or any Restricted Subsidiary of such Person with the amount of Indebtedness represented by such Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock being equal to the greater of its voluntary or involuntary liquidation preference and its maximum fixed repurchase price, but excluding accrued dividends, if any.

For purposes of this Supplemental Indenture, the “maximum fixed repurchase price” of any Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock which does not have a fixed repurchase price shall be calculated in accordance with the terms of such Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock as if such Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock were purchased on any date on which Indebtedness shall be required to be determined pursuant to this Supplemental Indenture, and if such price is based upon, or measured by, the fair market value of such Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock, such fair market value shall be determined reasonably and in good faith by the Board of Directors of the issuer of such Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock.

Accrual of interest, accrual of dividends, the accretion of accreted value, the payment of interest in the form of additional Indebtedness and the payment of dividends in the form of additional shares of Preferred Stock will not be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness. The amount of any Indebtedness outstanding as of any date shall be (i) the accreted value of the Indebtedness in the case of any Indebtedness issued with original issue discount and (ii) the principal amount or liquidation preference thereof.

Indenture ” has the meaning specified in the first paragraph hereto.

Legal Defeasance ” has the meaning specified in Section 1302.

 

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Lien ” means any lien, mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, security interest, charge or encumbrance of any kind (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any lease in the nature thereof and any agreement to give any security interest).

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

Officers’ Certificate ” means, with respect to any Person, a certificate signed by the chief executive officer, the president or any vice president and the chief financial officer, the treasurer, any assistant treasurer or the controller of such Person that shall comply with applicable provisions of this Supplemental Indenture and delivered to the Trustee.

Opinion of Counsel ” means a written opinion of counsel, who may be an officer, counsel or employee of the Company or Trustee, and who shall be reasonably acceptable to the Trustee.

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

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

(2) such 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 are to be redeemed, notice of such redemption shall have been duly given pursuant to the Indenture or provision therefor satisfactory to the Trustee has been made;

(3) Securities, except to the extent provided in Sections 1302 and 1303, with respect to which the Company has effected Legal Defeasance and/or Covenant Defeasance as provided in Article Thirteen with respect to such Securities; and

(4) such Securities, in exchange for or in lieu of which other Securities have been authenticated and delivered pursuant to the 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 the 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, consent, notice or waiver hereunder, and for the purpose of making the calculations required by Section 313 of the Trust Indenture Act, Securities owned by the Company or any other obligor upon the

 

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Securities or any Affiliate of the Company or such other obligor shall be disregarded and deemed not to be Outstanding, except that, in determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in making such calculation or in relying upon any such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver, only Securities which 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 Securities and that the pledgee is not the Company or any other obligor upon Securities or any Affiliate of the Company or such other obligor.

Paying Agent ” means any Person (including the Company acting as Paying Agent) authorized by the Company to pay the principal of (and premium, if any, on) or interest on any Securities on behalf of the Company.

Person ” means an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, unincorporated organization, trust or joint venture, or a governmental agency or political subdivision thereof.

Place of Payment ” means a city or any political subdivision thereof designated as such pursuant to Section 3.01 of the Base Indenture.

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 3.06 of the Base Indenture in exchange for a mutilated security or in lieu of a lost, destroyed or stolen Security shall be deemed to evidence the same debt as the mutilated, lost, destroyed or stolen Security.

Preferred Stock ” of any Person means any Capital Stock of such Person that has preferential rights to any other Capital Stock of such Person with respect to dividends or redemptions or upon liquidation.

Qualified Capital Stock ” means any Capital Stock that is not Disqualified Capital Stock.

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

Regular Record Date ” for the interest payable on any Security on any Interest Payment Date means the date, if any, specified in such Security as the “Regular Record Date”.

Repayment Date ”, when used with respect to any Security to be repaid, means the date fixed for such repayment pursuant to such Security.

Repayment Price ”, when used with respect to any Security to be repaid, means the price at which it is to be repaid pursuant to such Security.

 

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Responsible Officer ,” when used with respect to the Trustee, means the chairman or any vice-chairman of the board of directors, the chairman or any vice-chairman of the executive committee of the board of directors, the chairman of the trust committee, the president, any vice president, the secretary, any assistant secretary, the treasurer, any assistant treasurer, the cashier, any assistant cashier, any trust officer or assistant trust officer, the controller or any assistant controller or any other officer of the Trustee customarily performing functions similar to those performed by any of the above-designated officers, and also means, with respect to a particular corporate trust matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of his knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject.

Restricted Subsidiary ” of any Person means any Subsidiary of such Person which at the time of determination is not an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

Securities ” has the meaning specified in the recitals to this Supplemental Indenture.

Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any successor statute or statutes thereto.

Security Register ” and “ Security Registrar ” have the respective meanings specified in Section 3.05 or the Base Indenture.

Significant Subsidiary ,” with respect to any Person, means any Restricted Subsidiary of such Person that satisfies the criteria for a “significant subsidiary” set forth in Rule 1.02 of Regulation S-X under the Exchange Act as such Regulation is in effect on January 17, 2002.

Special Record Date ” for the payment of any Defaulted Interest means a date fixed by the Trustee pursuant to Section 3.07 of the Base Indenture.

Specified Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary of the Company from time to time having a Consolidated Net Worth Amount of at least $100.0 million; provided , however , that each of Xerox Financial Services, Inc., Xerox Credit Corporation and any other Subsidiary principally engaged in any business or businesses other than development, manufacture and/or marketing of (x) business equipment (including, without limitation, reprographic, computer (including software) and facsimile equipment), (y) merchandise or (z) services (other than financial services) shall be excluded as a “Specified Subsidiary” of the Company.

Stated Maturity ” when used with respect to any Indebtedness or any installment of interest thereon means the dates specified in such Indebtedness as the fixed date on which the principal of or premiums on such Indebtedness or such installment of interest is due and payable, and shall not include any contingent obligations to repay, redeem or repurchase any such interest or principal prior to the date originally scheduled for the payment thereof.

Subordinated Indebtedness ” means Indebtedness of the Company that is subordinated or junior in right of payment to the Securities.

 

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Subsidiary ,” with respect to any Person, means:

(1) any corporation of which the outstanding Capital Stock having at least a majority of the votes entitled to be cast in the election of directors under ordinary circumstances shall at the time be owned, directly or indirectly, by such Person; or

(2) any other Person of which at least a majority of the voting interest under ordinary circumstances is at the time, directly or indirectly, owned by such Person.

Supplemental Indenture ” has the meaning specified in the first paragraph hereto.

Surviving Entity ” has the meaning specified in Section 901(a) of this Supplemental Indenture.

Trust Indenture Act ” or “ TEA ” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.

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

Unregistered Security ” means any Coupon Security, or bearer Security, not registered as to principal.

Unrestricted Subsidiary ” of any Person means:

(1) the Subsidiary to be so designated has total assets of $1,000 or less or any Subsidiary of such Person that at the time of determination shall be or continue to be designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary by the Board of Directors of such Person in the manner provided below; and

(2) any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

The Board of Directors may designate any Subsidiary (including any newly acquired or newly formed Subsidiary) to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary unless such Subsidiary owns any Capital Stock of, or owns or holds any Lien on any property of, the Company or any other Subsidiary of the Company that is not a Subsidiary of the Subsidiary to be so designated; provided that each Subsidiary to be so designated and each of its Subsidiaries has not at the time of designation, and does not thereafter, create, incur, issue, assume, guarantee or otherwise become directly or indirectly liable with respect to any Indebtedness pursuant to which the lender has recourse to any of the assets of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.

The Board of Directors may designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary only if immediately before and immediately after giving effect to such designation, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

Any such designation by the Board of Directors shall be evidenced to the Trustee by promptly filing with the Trustee a copy of the Board Resolution giving effect to such designation and an Officers’ Certificate certifying that such designation complied with the foregoing provisions.

 

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U.S. Government Obligations ” means securities that are (i) direct obligations of the United States for the timely payment of which its full faith and credit is pledged or (ii) obligations of a Person controlled or supervised by and acting as an agency or instrumentality of the United States, the timely payment of which is unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation by the United States, which, in either case, are not callable or redeemable at the option of the issuer thereof, and shall also include a depository receipt issued by a bank (as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act) as custodian with respect to any such U.S. Government Obligation or a specific payment of principal of or interest on any such U.S. Government Obligation held by such custodian for the account of the holder of such depository receipt; provided that (except as required by law) such custodian is not authorized to make any deduction from the amount payable to the holder of such depository receipt from any amount received by the custodian in respect of the U.S. Government Obligation or the specific payment of principal of or interest on the U.S. Government Obligation evidenced by such depository receipt.

Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary ” of any Person means any Wholly Owned Subsidiary of such Person which at the time of determination is a Restricted Subsidiary of such Person.

Wholly Owned Subsidiary ” of any Person means any Subsidiary of such Person of which all the outstanding voting securities (other than in the case of a Foreign Subsidiary, directors’ qualifying shares or an immaterial amount of shares required to be owned by other Persons pursuant to applicable law) are owned by such Person or any Wholly Owned Subsidiary of such Person.

SECTION 202. Rules of Construction.

Unless the context otherwise requires:

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

(b) all terms used herein which are defined in the Trust Indenture Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission hereunder, either directly or by reference therein, have the meanings assigned to them therein;

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

(d) 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;

 

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(e) references to any Article, Section or other subdivision in this Supplemental Indenture, unless otherwise described, are references to an Article, Section or subdivision of this Supplemental Indenture;

(f) “or” is not exclusive;

(g) words used herein implying any gender shall apply to every gender; and

(h) unsecured Indebtedness shall not be deemed to be subordinate or junior to secured Indebtedness merely by virtue of its nature as unsecured Indebtedness.

SECTION 203. Compliance Certificates and Opinions.

Upon any application or request by the Company to the Trustee to take any action under any provision of this Supplemental Indenture, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate stating that all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in the Indenture (including any covenant compliance with which constitutes a condition precedent) 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, except that in the case of any such application or request as to which the furnishing of such documents is specifically required by any provision of this Supplemental Indenture relating to such particular application or request, no additional certificate or opinion need be furnished.

Every certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in the Indenture (other than pursuant to Section 1105) shall include:

(1) a statement that each individual signing such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition 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 covenant or condition 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 204. 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 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.

 

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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. In giving such opinion, such counsel may rely upon opinions of outside counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee. 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, 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.

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

SECTION 205. Acts of Holders.

(a) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided by the Indenture to be given or taken by Holders of Securities may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by Holders of Securities in person or by agents 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 Supplemental Indenture and conclusive in favor of the Trustee and the Company, if made in the manner provided in this Section 205.

(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 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 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.

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

(d) 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 or the Company in reliance thereon, whether or not notation of such action is made upon such Security.

 

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SECTION 206. Notices, etc., to Trustee and Company.

Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or Act of Holders of Securities or other document provided or permitted by the 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, to the attention of its Corporate Trust Department;

(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 delivered electronically or mailed first-class postage prepaid, to the Company addressed to it at the address of its principal office specified in the first paragraph of this Supplemental Indenture, or at any other address previously furnished in writing to the Trustee by the Company.

SECTION 207. Notice to Holders; Waiver.

Where the Indenture provides notice of any event to Holders by the Company or the Trustee, such notice shall be sufficiently given (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if in writing and delivered electronically or mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to each Holder affected by such event, at its address as it appears in the applicable Security Register, not later than the latest date, if any, and not earlier than the earliest date, if any, prescribed for the giving of such notice. In any case where notice to Holders is delivered electronically or given by mail, neither the failure to electronically transmit or mail such notice, nor any defect in any notice so transmitted or mailed, to any particular Holder shall affect the sufficiency of such notice with respect to other Holders. Any notice delivered to a Holder in the manner herein prescribed shall be conclusively deemed to have been received by such Holder when so mailed or delivered, whether or not such Holder actually receives such notice. Where the 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.

Holders may communicate pursuant to Section 312(b) of the Trust Indenture Act with other Holders with respect to their rights under the Indenture or the Securities they hold. The Company, the Trustee, the Registrar and anyone else shall have the protection of Section 312(c) of the Trust Indenture Act.

SECTION 208. 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 of this Supplemental Indenture.

SECTION 209. Successors.

All agreements of the Company in the Indenture and any Securities shall bind its successors. All agreements of the Trustee in the Indenture shall bind its successors.

 

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SECTION 210. Separability Clause.

In case any provision in the Indenture or in any 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.

SECTION 211. Benefits of Indenture.

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

SECTION 212. Governing Law.

THE INDENTURE AND ALL SECURITIES SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK BUT WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAW OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY.

SECTION 213. Conflict with Trust Indenture Act.

If any provision of this Supplemental Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with any provision of the Trust Indenture Act or another provision which is required or deemed to be included in the Indenture by any of the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act, such provision or requirement of the Trust Indenture Act shall control.

If any provision of the Indenture modifies or excludes any provision of the Trust Indenture Act that may be so modified or excluded, the latter provision shall be deemed to apply to the Indenture as so modified or excluded, as the case may be.

SECTION 214. Legal Holidays.

Except as may otherwise be provided for a series of Securities, in any case where any Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date, Repayment Date, date established for the payment of Defaulted Interest, Stated Maturity, Maturity Date of any Security shall not be a Business Day in a Place of Payment, then (notwithstanding any other provision of the Indenture or of the Securities of a series) payment of interest or principal (and premium, if any) need not be made on such date, but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if made on the Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date, date established for the payment of Defaulted Interest, Stated Maturity, Maturity Date or Change of Control Payment Date; provided that no interest shall accrue for the period from and after such Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date, date established for the payment of Defaulted Interest, Stated Maturity, Maturity Date or Change of Control Payment Date, as the case may be. In such event, no interest shall accrue with respect to such payment for the period from and after such Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date, date established for the payment of Defaulted Interest, Stated Maturity, Maturity Date or Change of Control Payment Date, as the case may be, to the next succeeding

 

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Business Day and, with respect to any Interest Payment Date, interest for the period from and after such Interest Payment Date shall accrue with respect to the next succeeding Interest Payment Date. If a regular record date is a date that is not a Business Day, such record date shall not be affected.

SECTION 215. Unclaimed Money; Prescription.

If money deposited with the Trustee or any applicable agent for the payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Security remains unclaimed for two years, the Trustee and such Paying Agent shall return the money to the Company upon its written request. After that, Holders entitled to the money must look to the Company for payment unless applicable abandoned property law designates another Person and all liability of the Trustee and such Paying Agent shall cease. Other than as set forth in this paragraph, the Indenture does not provide for any periods for the escheatment of the payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest and on any Security.

SECTION 216. No Recourse Against Others.

No past, present or future director, officer, employee, promoter, adviser, incorporator or shareholder of the Company, as such, shall have any liability for any obligations of the Company under any Security or the Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder of any Security by accepting a Security waives and releases all such liability, to the extent permitted by applicable law. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Securities.

SECTION 217. 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.

SECTION 218. No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements.

This Supplemental Indenture may not be used to interpret another indenture, loan, security or debt agreement of the Company. No such indenture, loan, security or debt agreement may be used to interpret this Supplemental Indenture.

SECTION 219. Securities Denominated in a Currency Other Than United States Dollars.

For the purposes of calculating the principal amount of Securities denominated in a currency other than U.S. dollars (including units consisting of multiple currencies) for any purpose under this Indenture the principal amount of such Securities at any time Outstanding shall be deemed to be that amount of U.S. dollars that could be obtained for such principal amount on the basis of the spot rate of exchange for such currency into U.S. dollars as of the date of any such calculation.

 

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ARTICLE THREE

RESERVED

ARTICLE FOUR

SECURITIES

SECTION 401. Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating.

The Securities of any Series shall be executed on behalf of the Company by its chairman, any vice chairman, its president, a vice president, the treasurer or any assistant treasurer, and attested by its secretary or an assistant secretary. The signature of any of these officers on the Securities may be manual or facsimile signatures of the present or any future such authorized officer and may be imprinted or otherwise reproduced on the Securities.

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.

At any time and from time to time after the execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture, the Company may deliver Securities executed by the Company to the Trustee for authentication, together with a Company Order for the authentication and delivery of such Securities, and the Trustee in accordance with such Company Order shall authenticate and deliver such Securities.

Each Security shall be dated the date of its authentication.

No Security shall be entitled to any benefit under the 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 duly executed by the Trustee by manual signature of a Responsible Officer, 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 the Indenture.

 

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ARTICLE FIVE

SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE

SECTION 501. Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture.

The Indenture will be discharged with respect to a series of Securities and will cease to be of further effect (except as to surviving rights of transfer or exchange of such Securities, as expressly provided for in the Indenture) solely as to all Outstanding Securities of such series under the Indenture when with respect to such series of Securities:

(1) either:

(a) all Securities of such series previously authenticated and delivered (except lost, stolen or destroyed Securities of such series which have been replaced or paid and Securities of such series 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) have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or

(b) all Securities of such series not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation have become due and payable within one year or as a result of delivering a notice of redemption and the Company has irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee cash or non-callable U.S. Government Obligations or a combination thereof in an amount sufficient to pay and discharge the entire Indebtedness on the Securities of such series theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, for principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Securities of such series to the date of deposit together with irrevocable instructions from the Company directing the Trustee to apply such funds to the payment thereof at maturity or redemption, as the case may be;

(2) the Company has paid all other sums payable with respect to the Securities of such series under the Indenture by the Company; and

(3) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that all conditions precedent under the Indenture relating to the satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture with respect to the Securities of such series have been complied with.

Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture with respect to the Securities of a series, the obligations of the Company to the Trustee under Section 706 and, if money shall have been deposited with the Trustee pursuant to sub clause (B) of clause (1) of this Section 501, the obligations of the Trustee under Section 502 and Section 1103 shall survive such satisfaction and discharge, in each case, with respect to the Securities of such series.

SECTION 502. Application of Trust Money.

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of the applicable series of Securities and the Indenture, 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 (and premium, if any) and interest for whose payment such money has been deposited with the Trustee; but such money need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.

ARTICLE SIX

REMEDIES

SECTION 601. Events of Default.

Event of Default ,” wherever used herein, means any one of the following events with respect to any series of Securities:

(1) the failure to pay interest on any Security when the same becomes due and payable and the default continues for a continuous period of 30 days;

(2) the failure to pay the principal of or premium, if any, on any Security, when such principal or premium becomes due and payable, at maturity, upon redemption or otherwise (including the failure to make a payment to purchase any Security tendered pursuant to a Change of Control Offer);

(3) a default in the observance or performance of any other covenant or agreement contained in the Indenture which default continues for a period of 90 days after the Company receives written notice specifying the default (and demanding that such default be remedied) from the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% of the outstanding principal amount of the Securities of a series (except in the case of a default with respect to Section 901, which will constitute an Event of Default with such notice requirement but without such passage of time requirement);

(4) the entry by a court of competent jurisdiction of (A) a decree or order for relief in respect of the Company or any Significant Subsidiary in an involuntary case or proceeding under any applicable Bankruptcy Law or (B) a decree or order adjudging the Company or any Significant Subsidiary bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition of or in respect of the Company or any Significant Subsidiary under any applicable federal or state law, or appointing a custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator or other similar official of the Company or any Significant Subsidiary or of any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding up or liquidation of its affairs, and any such decree or order for relief shall continue to be in effect, or any such other decree or order shall be unstayed and in effect, for a period of 60 consecutive days; or

(5) (A) the commencement by the Company or any Significant Subsidiary of a voluntary case or proceeding under any applicable Bankruptcy Law or any other case or proceeding to be adjudicated bankrupt or insolvent, (B) the Company or any Significant Subsidiary consents to the entry of a decree or order for relief in respect of the Company or such Significant Subsidiary in an involuntary case or proceeding under any applicable

 

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Bankruptcy Law or to the commencement of any bankruptcy or insolvency case or proceeding against it, (C) the Company or any Significant Subsidiary files a petition or answer or consent seeking reorganization or relief under any applicable federal or state law, (D) the Company or any Significant Subsidiary (x) consents to the filing of such petition or the appointment of, or taking possession by, a custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator or similar official of the Company or such Significant Subsidiary or of any substantial part of its property, (y) makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors or (z) admits in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due or (E) the Company or any Significant Subsidiary takes any corporate action in furtherance of any such actions in this clause (5).

SECTION 602. Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment.

(a) If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in clauses (4) or (5) above with respect to the Company) shall occur and be continuing with respect to any series of Securities, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of Outstanding Securities of such series may declare the principal of, and premium, if any, and accrued interest on all Securities of such series under the Indenture to be due and payable by notice in writing to the Company and the Trustee specifying the respective Event of Default and that it is a “notice of acceleration”, and the same shall become immediately due and payable. If an Event of Default specified in Sections 601(4) or 601(5) with respect to the Company occurs and is continuing, then all unpaid principal of, and premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest on all of the Outstanding Securities shall ipso facto become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holder.

(b) At any time after a declaration of acceleration with respect to the Securities of a series as described in paragraph (a) above, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of Securities of such series under the Indenture may rescind and cancel such declaration and its consequences:

(1) if the rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree;

(2) if all existing Events of Default with respect to Securities of such series have been cured or waived except nonpayment of principal or interest that has become due solely because of the acceleration;

(3) to the extent the payment of such interest is lawful, interest on overdue installments of interest and overdue principal, which has become due otherwise than by such declaration of acceleration, has been paid; and

(4) if the Company has paid the Trustee its reasonable compensation and reimbursed the Trustee for its expenses, disbursements and advances.

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SECTION 603. Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee.

The Company covenants that if:

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

(b) default is made in the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any, on) any Security at the maturity thereof, or

(c) default is made in the making or satisfaction of any sinking fund payment or analogous obligation when the same becomes due by the terms of the Securities of any series,

the Company will, upon demand of the Trustee, pay to it, for the benefit of the Holder of any such Security (or Holders of Securities of any such series in the case of clause (c) above), the whole amount then due and payable on any such Security (or Securities of any such series in the case of clause (c) above) for principal, premium if any, and interest, with interest upon the overdue principal and premium, if any (to the extent that payment of such interest is lawful), and (to the extent that payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable) upon overdue installments of interest, at the rate or rates prescribed therefor by the terms of any such Security (or Securities of any such series in the case of clause (c) above); 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 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 any series of Securities occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may in its discretion proceed to protect and enforce its rights and the rights of the Holders of the 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 the Indenture or in aid of the exercise of any power granted herein, or to enforce any other proper remedy.

SECTION 604. 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 Securities of a series or the property of the Company or of such other obligor or their creditors, the Trustee (irrespective of whether the principal of any Securities of such series shall then be due and payable as therein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Trustee shall have made any demand on the Company

 

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for the payment of overdue principal, premium, if any, or interest) shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise,

(1) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of principal (and premium, if any) and interest owing and unpaid in respect of any Securities of such series 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 of the Securities of such series allowed in such judicial proceeding, and

(2) 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 similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder with respect to any Securities of such series of which it is a 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 applicable Holders, to pay 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 706.

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 any 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 605. Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Securities.

All rights of action and claims under the Indenture or any 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 and 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 affected Securities in respect of which such judgment has been recovered.

SECTION 606. Application of Money Collected.

Any money or property collected by the Trustee pursuant to this Article Six 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 Securities of a series 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 706;

 

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SECOND: To the payment of the amounts then due and unpaid for principal of (and premium, if any, on,) and interest on the Securities of such series 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, respectively; and

THIRD: The balance, if any, to the Company.

SECTION 607. 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 the Indenture, or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee, or for any other remedy hereunder, unless:

(1) such Holder has previously given written notice to the Trustee of a continuing Event of Default with respect to such series;

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

(3) such Holder or Holders have offered to the Trustee indemnity reasonably 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 reasonably satisfactory 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 or more in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series;

it being understood and intended that no one or more Holders of Securities of such series shall have any right in any manner whatever by virtue of, or by availing of, any provision of the Indenture to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of any other Holders of the Securities of such series, or to obtain or to seek to obtain priority or preference over any other Holders of the Securities of such series, 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 of Securities of such series.

SECTION 608. Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal, Premium and Interest.

Notwithstanding any other provision in the Indenture, the Holder of any Security shall have the right, which is absolute and unconditional, to receive payment, as provided herein (including, if applicable, Article Thirteen) and in such Security, of the principal of (and premium, if any, on) and (subject to Section 3.07 of the Base Indenture) interest on, such Security on the respective Stated 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.

 

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SECTION 609. 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 610. Rights and Remedies Cumulative.

Except as otherwise provided with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Securities in Section 3.06 of the Base 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, subject to the provisions of Section 607, 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 611. 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 Six 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 612. Control by Holders.

The Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of a 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

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

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(3) the Trustee need not take any action which might involve it in personal liability or be unjustly prejudicial to the Holders of the Securities of such series not consenting.

SECTION 613. Waiver of Past Defaults.

The Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of a series may on behalf of the Holders of all Securities of such series waive any past Default or Event of Default hereunder and its consequences, except a Default or Event of Default:

(1) in respect of the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any, on) or interest on any Security, or

(2) in respect of a covenant or provision of this Supplemental Indenture which under Article Ten cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security affected.

Upon any such waiver, such Default or Event of 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 with respect to the Securities of such series; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon.

SECTION 614. Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws.

The Company covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it shall not at any time insist upon, or plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay or extension law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, 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 shall not hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but shall suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law had been enacted.

ARTICLE SEVEN

THE TRUSTEE

SECTION 701. Notice of Defaults.

Within 90 days after the occurrence of any Default with respect to a series of Securities under the Indenture, the Trustee shall transmit in the manner and to the extent provided in Section 313(c) of the Trust Indenture Act, notice of such Default hereunder known to the Trustee, to Holders of Securities of such series unless such Default shall have been cured or waived; provided , however , that, except in the case of a Default or Event of Default in the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any, on) or interest on any Security, the Trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if and so long as a trust committee and/or Responsible Officers of the Trustee in good faith determines that the withholding of such notice is in the

 

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interest of the Holders of such Securities; and provided further that in the case of any Default or Event of Default of the character specified in Section 601(3), no such notice to Holders shall be given until at least 30 days after the occurrence thereof.

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 the Indenture, and use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise thereof, as a prudent Person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of such Person’s own affairs.

SECTION 702. Certain Rights of Trustee.

Subject to the provisions of Sections 315(a) through 315(d) of the Trust Indenture Act:

(1) the Trustee may rely and shall be 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;

(2) 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;

(3) whenever in the administration of the 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 Officers’ Certificate;

(4) the Trustee may consult with counsel and the written advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon;

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

(6) 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, and, if the Trustee shall determine to make such further inquiry or investigation, it shall be entitled at all reasonable times to examine the books, records and premises of the Company personally or by agent or attorney;

 

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(7) 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 appointed with due care by it hereunder; and

(8) the Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken, suffered 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 the Indenture.

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

SECTION 703. Trustee Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities.

The recitals contained herein and in the Securities, except for the Trustee’s certificates of authentication, shall be taken as the statements of the Company and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness. The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of the Indenture or of the Securities, except that the Trustee represents that it is duly authorized to execute and deliver the Indenture, authenticate the Securities and perform its obligations hereunder and that the statements made by it in any Statement of Eligibility of Form T-1 supplied or to be supplied to the Company are or will be, as the case may be, true and accurate, subject to the qualifications set forth therein. The Trustee shall not be accountable for the use or application by the Company of Securities or the proceeds thereof.

SECTION 704. Trustee May Hold Securities.

The Trustee, any Paying Agent, any Security Registrar or any other agent of the Company or of the Trustee, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Securities and, subject to Sections 310(b) and 311 of the Trust Indenture Act, may otherwise deal with the Company with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee, Paying Agent, Security Registrar or such other agent.

SECTION 705. Money Held in Trust.

Cash in U.S. dollars or U.S. Government Obligations held by the Trustee in trust hereunder need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law. The Trustee shall be under no liability for interest on any such cash or U.S. Government Obligations received by it hereunder except as otherwise agreed in writing with the Company.

SECTION 706. 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);

 

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(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 the 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 gross negligence or bad faith; and

(3) to indemnify the Trustee for, and to hold it harmless against, any loss, liability or expense incurred without gross negligence or bad faith on its part, arising out of or in connection with the acceptance, administration or enforcement of this trust, including the costs and expenses of defending itself against any claim or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder.

The obligations of the Company under this Section 706 to compensate the Trustee, to pay or reimburse the Trustee for expenses, disbursements and advances and to indemnify and hold harmless the Trustee shall constitute indebtedness and shall survive the satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture. As security for the performance of such obligations of the Company, the Trustee shall have a claim 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 of (and premium, if any, on) or interest on particular Securities.

SECTION 707. Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility.

There shall at all times be a Trustee hereunder which shall be eligible to act as Trustee under Section 310(a)(1) of the Trust Indenture Act and shall have a combined capital and surplus of at least $100.0 million. If such corporation publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of federal, state, territorial or District of Columbia supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section 707, the combined capital and surplus of such corporation shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. If at any time the Trustee with respect to any series of Securities shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section 707, it shall resign immediately with respect to such series of Securities in the manner and with the effect hereinafter specified in this Article Seven.

SECTION 708. Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor.

(a) No resignation or removal of the Trustee and no appointment of a successor Trustee pursuant to this Article Seven shall become effective until the acceptance of appointment by the successor Trustee in accordance with the applicable requirements of Section 709.

(b) The Trustee may resign at any time by giving at least 60 days prior written notice thereof to the Company addressed to the Company. If the instrument of acceptance by a successor Trustee required by Section 709 shall not have been delivered to the Trustee within 90 days after the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Trustee may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee.

(c) The Trustee with respect to any series of Securities may be removed at any time by Act of the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series, delivered to the Trustee and to the Company addressed to each of the Company and Trustee.

 

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(d) If at any time:

(1) the Trustee shall fail to comply with the provisions of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act with respect to any series of Securities after written request therefor by the Company or by any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security of such series for at least six months, or

(2) the Trustee shall cease to be eligible under Section 707 with respect to any series of Securities 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 of such series for at least six months, or

(3) the Trustee shall become incapable of acting with respect to any series of Securities 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 may remove the Trustee with respect to such series, or (ii) subject to Section 315(e) of the Trust Indenture Act, any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security of such series for at least six months may, on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to such series.

(e) 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 a series, the Company shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee for such series of Securities. If, within one year after such resignation, removal or incapability, or the occurrence of such vacancy, a successor Trustee 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, become the successor Trustee of the Securities of such series and supersede the successor Trustee appointed by the Company. If no successor Trustee shall have been so appointed by the Company or the Holders of the Securities of such series and accepted appointment in the manner hereinafter provided, any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security of such series for at least six months may, on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee.

(f) The Company shall give notice of each resignation and each removal of the Trustee and each appointment of a successor Trustee to the Holders of each affected series of Securities in the manner provided for in Section 207. Each notice shall include the name of the successor Trustee and the address of its Corporate Trust Office.

 

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SECTION 709. Acceptance of Appointment by Successor.

Every successor Trustee appointed hereunder 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 request of the Company or the successor Trustee, such retiring Trustee shall, upon payment of its charges, 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. 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. 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 Seven.

SECTION 710. 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 of 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 Seven, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties to this Supplemental Indenture. In case any Securities of any series 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 of such series so authenticated with the same effect as if such successor Trustee had itself authenticated such Securities; and in case at that time any of the Securities of any series shall not have been authenticated, any successor Trustee may authenticate such Securities either in the name of any predecessor hereunder or in the name of the successor Trustee; and in all such cases such certificates shall have the full force which it is anywhere in the Securities or in the Indenture provided that the certificate of the Trustee shall have; provided , however , that the right to adopt the certificate of authentication of any predecessor Trustee or to authenticate Securities in the name of any predecessor Trustee shall apply only to its successor or successors by merger, conversion or consolidation.

ARTICLE EIGHT

HOLDERS’ LISTS AND REPORTS BY TRUSTEE AND COMPANY

SECTION 801. Disclosure of Names and Addresses of Holders; Holders’ List.

(a) Every Holder of Securities of a series, by receiving and holding the same, agrees with the Company and the Trustee that none of the Company or the Trustee or any agent of either of them shall be held accountable by reason of the disclosure of any such information as to the names and addresses of the Holders in accordance with Section 312 of the Trust Indenture

 

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Act, regardless of the source from which such information was derived, and that the Trustee shall not be held accountable by reason of delivering any material pursuant to a request made under Section 312(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.

(b) The Registrar 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. If the Trustee is not the Registrar, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee, in writing no later than one business day following the record date for each 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.

SECTION 802. Reports by Trustee.

Within 60 days after May 15 of each year commencing with the first May 15 after the date of this Supplemental Indenture, the Trustee shall transmit to the Holders, in the manner and to the extent provided in Section 313(c) of the Trust Indenture Act, a brief report dated as of such May 15 if required by Section 313(a) of the Trust Indenture Act.

ARTICLE NINE

MERGER, CONSOLIDATION AND SALE OF ASSETS

SECTION 901. Company May Consolidate, etc., Only on Certain Terms.

(a) The Company will not, in a single transaction or series of related transactions, consolidate or merge with or into any Person, or sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of (or cause or permit any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company to sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of) all or substantially all of the Company’s assets (determined on a consolidated basis for the Company and the Company’s Restricted Subsidiaries) whether as an entirety or substantially as an entirety to any Person unless:

(1) either:

(a) the Company shall be the surviving or continuing corporation; or

(b) the Person (if other than the Company) formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or the Person which acquires by sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition the properties and assets of the Company and the Company’s Restricted Subsidiaries substantially as an entirety (the “ Surviving Entity ”):

(x) shall be a corporation organized and validly existing under the laws of the United States or any State thereof or the District of Columbia; and

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any, and interest on all of the Securities and the performance of every covenant of the Securities and the Indenture on the part of the Company to be performed or observed;

(2) immediately after giving effect to such transaction and the assumption contemplated by clause (l)(b)(y) above no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred or be continuing; and

(3) the Company or the Surviving Entity shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger, sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition and, if a supplemental indenture is required in connection with such transaction, such supplemental indenture, comply with the applicable provisions of the Indenture and that all conditions precedent in the Indenture relating to such transaction have been satisfied.

(b) For purposes of the foregoing, the transfer (by lease, assignment, sale or otherwise, in a single transaction or series of transactions) of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of one or more Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company, the Capital Stock of which constitutes all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company, shall be deemed to be the transfer of all or substantially all the properties and assets of the Company.

SECTION 902. Successor Substituted.

Upon any consolidation, merger, sale, assignment, conveyance, transfer, lease or other transaction described in, and complying with the provisions of, Section 901 in which the Company is not the continuing corporation, the Surviving Entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company, as the case may be, under the Indenture and the Securities with the same effect as if such Surviving Entity had been named as such, and the Company shall be discharged from all obligations and covenants under the Indenture and the Securities, provided that, in the case of a transfer by lease, the predecessor shall not be released from its obligations with respect to the payment of principal (premium, if any) and interest on the Securities.

ARTICLE TEN

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES

SECTION 1001. Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders.

Without the consent of any Holders, the Company, when authorized by a Board Resolution, and the Trustee, at any time and from time to time, may enter into one or more indentures supplemental to this Supplemental Indenture, in form satisfactory to the Trustee, for any of the following purposes:

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(2) to add to the covenants of the Company for the benefit of the Holders or to surrender any right or power herein conferred upon the Company; or

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

(4) to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment hereunder by a successor Trustee pursuant to the requirements of Section 709; or

(5) to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency, to correct or supplement any provision herein which may be inconsistent with any other provision herein, or to make clear any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the Indenture; provided that such action shall not adversely affect the interests of the Holders in any material respect; or

(6) to secure the Securities pursuant to the requirements of Section 1112 or otherwise; or

(7) to comply with any requirements of the Commission in order to effect and maintain the qualification of the Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act; or

(8) to establish the form of any Security, as permitted by Section 2.02 of the Base Indenture, and to provide for the issuance of any series of Securities, as permitted by Section 3.01 of the Base Indenture, and to set forth the terms thereof; or

(9) to make any other amendments, modifications or supplements hereto or to the Securities, provided, that such amendments, modifications or supplements shall only apply to Securities of one or more series to be thereafter issued or shall not adversely affect the rights of any Holder of any Outstanding Security.

SECTION 1002. Supplemental Indentures and Waivers 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 affected, by Act of said Holders delivered to the Company and the Trustee, the Company, when authorized by a Board Resolution, and the Trustee may enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental to the Indenture for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Indenture or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of the Securities of each such series under the Indenture. However, no such supplemental indenture or waiver (including a waiver pursuant to Section 613) shall, without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security affected thereby,

(1) reduce the amount of Securities of a series whose Holders must consent to an amendment;

(2) reduce the rate of or change or have the effect of changing the time for payment of interest, including defaulted interest, on any such Security;

 

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(3) reduce the principal of or change or have the effect of changing the fixed maturity of any Security, or change the date on which any Security may be subject to redemption or reduce the redemption price therefor;

(4) make any Security payable in money other than that stated in the Securities of such series;

(5) make any change in provisions of the Indenture protecting the right of each Holder to receive payment of principal of and interest on a Security on or after the due date thereof or to bring suit to enforce such payment, or permitting Holders of a majority in principal amount of Securities of such series to waive Defaults or Events of Default; or

(6) modify or change any provision of the Indenture or the related definitions, in each case, affecting the ranking of the Securities of a series in a manner which adversely affects the Holders thereof.

It shall not be necessary for any Act of Holders under this Section 1002 to approve the particular form of any proposed supplemental indenture or waiver, but it shall be sufficient if such Act shall approve the substance thereof.

SECTION 1003. Execution of Supplemental Indentures.

In executing, or accepting the additional trusts created by, any supplemental indenture permitted by this Article Ten or the modifications thereby of the trusts created by the Indenture, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such supplemental indenture is authorized or permitted by the Indenture. The Trustee may. but shall not be obligated to. enter into any such supplemental indenture which affects the Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under the Indenture or otherwise.

SECTION 1004. Effect of Supplemental Indentures.

Upon the execution of any supplemental indenture with respect to Securities of one or more series under this Article Ten, the Indenture shall be modified in accordance therewith, and such supplemental indenture shall form a part of the Indenture for all purposes; and every Holder of Securities of such series theretofore or thereafter authenticated and delivered hereunder shall be bound thereby.

SECTION 1005. Conformity with Trust Indenture Act.

Every supplemental indenture executed pursuant to this Article Ten shall conform to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act as then in effect.

SECTION 1006. Reference in Securities to Supplemental Indentures.

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the Company shall so determine, new Securities so modified as to conform, in the opinion of the Company, to any such supplemental indenture may be prepared and executed by the Company and authenticated and delivered by the Trustee in exchange for Outstanding Securities.

SECTION 1007. Notice of Supplemental Indentures.

Promptly after the execution by the Company and the Trustee of any supplemental indenture pursuant to the provisions of Sections 1001 and 1002, the Company shall give notice thereof to the Holders of each Outstanding series of Securities affected, in the manner provided for in Section 207, setting forth in general terms the substance of such supplemental indenture; provided , however , that the Company shall not be required to give notice of any indenture supplemental to this Supplemental Indenture entered into solely for the purpose specified in Section 1001(5) or (8), notice with respect to which shall be given by the Company when it is next required to give notice pursuant to this Section 1007.

SECTION 1008. Record Date.

The Company may, but shall not be obligated to, fix a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders entitled to consent to any supplemental indenture, agreement or instrument or any waiver, and, if a record date is fixed, shall promptly notify the Trustee of any such record date. If a record date is fixed, those Persons who were Holders at such record date (or their duly designated proxies), and only those Persons, shall be entitled to consent to such supplemental indenture, agreement or instrument or waiver or to revoke any consent previously given, whether or not such Persons continue to be Holders after such record date. No such consent shall be valid or effective with respect to such supplemental indenture, agreement or instrument or waiver which is entered into more than 120 days after such record date.

ARTICLE ELEVEN

COVENANTS

SECTION 1101. Payment of Principal, Premium, if any, and Interest.

With respect to each series of Securities, the Company shall pay the principal of (and premium, if any, on) and interest on such series of Securities in accordance with the terms of such series of Securities and the Indenture. Principal, premium, if any, interest shall be considered paid on the date due if on such date the Trustee or the relevant Paying Agent hold in accordance with the Indenture money sufficient to pay all principal, premium and interest then due and the Trustee or such Paying Agent, as the case may be, are not prohibited from paying such money to the Holders of such Securities on that date.

SECTION 1102. Maintenance of Office or Agency.

The Company shall maintain an office or agency where Securities may be presented or surrendered for payment, where Securities may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Securities and the Indenture may be served. The Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee shall be such office or agency of the Company, unless the Company shall designate and maintain some other office or agency for one or more of such purposes. The Company shall give prompt

 

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written notice to the Trustee of any change in the location of any such office or agency. 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. Unless otherwise specified with respect to a series of Securities as contemplated by Section 3.01 of the Base Indenture, the Company hereby designates as a place of payment for the Securities the office or agency of the Trustee, and initially appoints the Trustee as Paying 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 where the Securities may be presented or surrendered for any or all such purposes and may from time to time rescind any such designation. The Company shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any such designation or rescission and any change in the location of any such other office or agency but shall not be required to give notice of such designation, rescission or change to the Holders.

SECTION 1103. Money for Security Payments to Be Held in Trust.

(a) If the Company shall at any time act as its own Paying Agent, it shall, on or before each due date of the principal of (and premium, if any, on) or interest on any series of Securities, 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 so becoming due until such sums shall be paid to such Persons or otherwise disposed of as herein provided and shall promptly notify the Trustee of its action or failure so to act. Whenever the Company shall have one or more Paying Agents for the Securities of a series, it shall, on or before each due date of the principal of (and premium, if any, on), or interest on, any Securities of such series, deposit with a Paying Agent a sum sufficient to pay the principal (and premium, if any) or interest 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 shall promptly notify the Trustee of such action or any failure so to act. The Company shall cause each Paying Agent (other than the Trustee) 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 1103, that such Paying Agent will:

(1) hold all sums held by it for the payment of the principal of (and premium, if any, on) or interest on Securities of a 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;

(2) give the Trustee notice of any default by the Company (or any other obligor upon the Securities of such series) in the making of any payment of principal (and premium, if any) or interest; 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.

 

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SECTION 1104. Corporate Existence.

Subject to Article Nine of this Supplemental Indenture, the Company shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its corporate existence and its material rights (charter and statutory), licenses and franchises; provided that the Company shall not be required to preserve any such right, license or franchise if the Board of Directors of the Company shall determine that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

SECTION 1105. Statement by Officers as to Compliance.

The Company shall deliver to the Trustee, within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year, an Officers’ Certificate stating that in the course of the performance by the signer of its duties as an officer of the Company he would normally have knowledge of any Default or Event of Default and whether or not the signer knows of any Default or Event of Default that occurred during such period and if any specifying such Default or Event of Default, its status and what action the Company is taking or proposed to take with respect thereto. The Company shall provide an Officers’ Certificate to the Trustee promptly upon any such officer obtaining knowledge of any Default or Event of Default that has occurred and, if applicable, describe such Default or Event of Default and the status thereof. For purposes of this Section 1105, such compliance shall be determined without regard to any period of grace or requirement of notice under the Indenture. The Company shall comply with Section 314(a)(4) of the Trust Indenture Act.

SECTION 1106. RESERVED.

SECTION 1107. RESERVED.

SECTION 1108. RESERVED.

SECTION 1109. RESERVED.

SECTION 1110. RESERVED.

SECTION 1111. RESERVED.

SECTION 1112. Limitation on Liens.

(a) The Company will not create or suffer to exist, or permit any of its Specified Subsidiaries to create or suffer to exist, any Lien, or any other type of preferential arrangement, upon or with respect to any of its properties (other than “margin stock” as that term is defined in Regulation U issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System), whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or assign, or permit any of its Specified Subsidiaries to assign, any right to receive income, in each case to secure any Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness described in clauses (5) and (8) of the definition of “Indebtedness” herein) without making effective provision whereby all of the Securities of each series (together with, if the Company shall so determine, any other Indebtedness of the Company or such Specified Subsidiary then existing or thereafter created which is not subordinate to the Securities of each series) shall be

 

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equally and ratably secured with the Indebtedness secured by such security ( provided that any Lien created for the benefit of the Holders of the Securities of each series pursuant to this sentence shall provide by its terms that such Lien shall be automatically and unconditionally released and discharged upon the release and discharge of the Lien that resulted in such provision becoming applicable, unless a Default or Event of Default shall then be continuing); provided , however , that the Company or its Specified Subsidiaries may create or suffer to exist any Lien or preferential arrangement of any kind in, of or upon any of the properties or assets of the Company or its Specified Subsidiaries to secure Indebtedness if upon creation of such Lien or arrangement and after giving effect thereto, the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness secured by Liens would not exceed the greater of (i) $2.0 billion and (ii) 20% of the Consolidated Net Worth of the Company; and provided , further , that the foregoing restrictions or limitations shall not apply to any of the following:

(1) deposits, Liens or pledges arising in the ordinary course of business to enable the Company or any of its Specified Subsidiaries to exercise any privilege or license or to secure payments of workers’ compensation or unemployment insurance, or to secure the performance of bids, tenders, leases, contracts (other than for the payment of borrowed money) or statutory landlords’ Liens or to secure public or statutory obligations or surety, stay or appeal bonds, or other similar deposits or pledges made in the ordinary course of business;

(2) Liens imposed by law or other similar Liens, if arising in the ordinary course of business, such as mechanic’s, material man’s, workman’s, repairman’s or carrier’s liens, or deposits or pledges in the ordinary course of business to obtain the release of such Liens;

(3) Liens arising out of judgments or awards against the Company or any of its Specified Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding under this clause (3) the greater of (a) 15% of the Consolidated Net Worth of the Company or (b) the minimum amount which, if subtracted from such Consolidated Net Worth, would reduce such Consolidated Net Worth below $3.2 billion and, in each case, with respect to which the Company or such Specified Subsidiary shall in good faith be prosecuting an appeal or proceedings for review, or Liens for the purpose of obtaining a stay or discharge in the course of any legal proceedings;

(4) Liens for taxes if such taxes are not delinquent or thereafter can be paid without penalty, or are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, or minor survey exceptions or minor encumbrances, easements or restrictions which do not in the aggregate materially detract from the value of the property so encumbered or restricted or materially impair their use in the operation of the business of the Company or any Specified Subsidiary owning such property;

(5) Liens in favor of any government or department or agency thereof or in favor of a prime contractor under a government contract and resulting from the acceptance of progress or partial payments under government contracts or subcontracts thereunder;

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(7) purchase money Liens or security interests in property acquired or held by the Company or any Specified Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business to secure the purchase price thereof or Indebtedness incurred to finance the acquisition thereof;

(8) Liens existing on property at the time of its acquisition;

(9) the rights of Xerox Credit Corporation relating to a certain reserve account established pursuant to an operating agreement dated as of November 1, 1980, between the Company and Xerox Credit Corporation;

(10) the replacement, extension or renewal of any of the foregoing;

(11) Liens on any assets of any Specified Subsidiary of up to $500.0 million incurred since December 1, 1991 in connection with the sale or assignment of assets of such Specified Subsidiary for cash where the proceeds are applied to repayment of Indebtedness of such Specified Subsidiary and/or invested by such Specified Subsidiary in assets which would be reflected as receivables on the balance sheet of such Specified Subsidiary.

(b) In addition, if after January 17, 2002 any Capital Markets Debt of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary becomes secured by a Lien pursuant to any provision similar to the covenant in the immediately preceding paragraph, then, for so long as such Capital Markets Debt of the Company is secured by such Lien ( provided that any Lien created for the benefit of the Holders of the Securities of each series pursuant to this sentence shall be automatically and unconditionally released and discharged upon the release and discharge of the Lien that resulted in the imposition of the Lien hereunder):

(A) in the case of a Lien securing Subordinated Indebtedness, the Securities of each series shall be secured by a Lien on the same property as such Lien that is senior in priority to such Lien; and

(B) in all other cases, the Securities of each series shall be equally and ratably secured by a Lien on the same property as such Lien.

SECTION 1113. RESERVED.

SECTION 1114. RESERVED.

SECTION 1115. RESERVED.

 

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ARTICLE TWELVE

RESERVED

ARTICLE THIRTEEN

LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE

SECTION 1301. Company’s Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.

The Company may, at its option and at any time, elect to have either Section 1302 or Section 1303 be applied to all Outstanding Securities of any series upon compliance with the conditions set forth below in this Article Thirteen.

SECTION 1302. Legal Defeasance and Discharge.

The Company may, at its option and at any time, elect to have its obligations discharged with respect to the Outstanding Securities of any series (“ Legal Defeasance ”). Such Legal Defeasance means that the Company shall be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire indebtedness represented by the Outstanding Securities of such series, except for:

(1) the rights of Holders of such Securities to receive payments in respect of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on such Securities when such payments are due from the trust fund referred to below;

(2) the Company’s obligations with respect to Sections 404, 406, 407 and 1102;

(3) the rights, powers, trust, duties and immunities of the Trustee under Article Seven and the Company’s obligations in connection therewith; and

(4) the provisions of this Article Thirteen of this Supplemental Indenture.

SECTION 1303. Covenant Defeasance.

The Company may, at its option and at any time, elect to have the obligations of the Company released with respect to the Securities of any series with respect to Sections 1106 through and including 1113 and Section 901(a)(2) (“ Covenant Defeasance ”) and thereafter any omission to comply with such obligations shall not constitute a Default or Event of Default with respect to such Securities. The Company may exercise its Legal Defeasance option notwithstanding its prior exercise of its Covenant Defeasance option.

 

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SECTION 1304. Conditions to Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.

The following shall be the conditions to application of either Section 1302 or Section 1303:

In order to exercise either Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance:

(1) the Company must irrevocably deposit with the Trustee, in trust, for the benefit of the Holders of the Securities of each affected series, cash in U.S. dollars, non-callable U.S. Government Obligations, or a combination thereof, in such amounts as will be sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants, to pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on such Securities on the stated date for payment thereof or on the applicable redemption date, as the case may be;

(2) in the case of Legal Defeasance, the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel in the United States reasonably acceptable to the Trustee confirming that:

(a) the Company has received from, or there has been published by, the Internal Revenue Service a ruling; or

(b) since the date of the Indenture, there has been a change in the applicable federal income tax law,

in either case to the effect that, and based thereon such Opinion of Counsel shall confirm that, the Holders will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such Legal Defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Legal Defeasance had not occurred;

(3) in the case of Covenant Defeasance, the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel in the United States reasonably acceptable to the Trustee confirming that the Holders will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such Covenant Defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Covenant Defeasance had not occurred;

(4) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such deposit or insofar as Events of Default from bankruptcy or insolvency events are concerned, at any time in the period ending on the 91st day after the date of deposit;

(5) such Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under the Indenture or any other material agreement or instrument to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound;

 

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(6) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate stating that the deposit was not made by the Company with the intent of preferring the Holders over any other creditors of the Company or with the intent of defeating, hindering, delaying or defrauding any other creditors of the Company or others;

(7) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent provided for or relating to the Legal Defeasance or the Covenant Defeasance have been complied with; and

(8) no event or condition shall exist that would prevent the Company from making payments of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on such Securities on the date of such deposit on the date of such deposit.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Opinion of Counsel required by clause (2) above with respect to a Legal Defeasance need not be delivered if all Securities of each affected series not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation (1) have become due and payable or (2) will become due and payable on the maturity date within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption by the Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of the Company.

SECTION 1305. Deposited Money and U.S. Government Obligations to Be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions.

Subject to the provisions of Section 1103, all money and U.S. Government Obligations (including the proceeds thereof) deposited with the Trustee (or other qualifying trustee, collectively, for purposes of this Section 1305, the “ Trustee ”) pursuant to Section 1304 in respect of the Outstanding Securities of each affected series shall be held in trust and applied by the Trustee, in accordance with the provisions of such Securities and the Indenture, 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 Holders of such Securities of all sums due and to become due thereon in respect of principal (and premium, if any) and interest, but such money need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.

The Company shall pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against the U.S. Governmental Obligations deposited pursuant to Section 1304 or the principal and interest received in respect thereof other than any such tax, fee or other charge which by law is for the account of the Holders of the Outstanding Securities of each affected series.

Anything in this Article Thirteen to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee shall deliver or pay to the Company from time to time upon Company Request any money or U.S. Government Obligations held by it as provided in Section 1304 which, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee, are in excess of the amount thereof which would then be required to be deposited to effect an equivalent Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance, as applicable, in accordance with this Article Thirteen.

 

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SECTION 1306. Reinstatement.

If the Trustee or any Paying Agent is unable to apply any money in accordance with Section 1305 by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, then the Company’s obligations under the Indenture and the Securities of each affected series shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 1302 or 1303, as the case may be, until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such money in accordance with Section 1305, and the Company shall execute all documents reasonably satisfactory to the

 

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Trustee evidencing such revival and reinstatement; provided , however , that if the Company makes any payment of principal of (or premium, if any, on) or interest on any Security following the reinstatement of its obligations, the Company shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Securities to receive such payment from the money held by the Trustee or Paying Agent.

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

 

    XEROX CORPORATION
Attest:  

 

  By:  

 

Name:     Name:  
Title:     Title:  
   

WELLS FARGO BANK

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee

    By:  

 

    Name:   Lynn M. Steiner
    Title:   Vice President

 

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Exhibit (5)(a)

May 14, 2007

Xerox Corporation Registration Statement on Form S-3

Xerox Corporation

800 Long Ridge Road

P.O.Box 1600

Stamford, CT 06904-1600

Ladies and Gentlemen:

As Associate General Counsel, Corporate, Finance and Ventures, to Xerox Corporation, a New York corporation (the “Company”), I am familiar with the Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed by the Company (as defined below) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), on May 14, 2007 (the “Registration Statement”). The Registration Statement relates to the issuance and sale from time to time, pursuant to Rule 415 of the General Rules and Regulations promulgated under the Securities Act, of an indeterminate principal amount of the following securities: (i) senior debt securities, subordinated debt securities or convertible debt securities of the Company, in one or more series (in each case, the “Debt Securities”), which may be issued pursuant to an indenture relating to such Debt Securities in the form filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement (the “Indenture”); (ii) shares of preferred stock of the Company, $1.00 par value per share, or convertible preferred stock of the Company, $1.00 par value per share, in one or more series (in each case, the “Preferred Stock”); (iii) shares of common stock of the Company, $1.00 par value per share (the “Common Stock”); (iv) warrants to purchase Debt Securities, Preferred Stock or Common Stock (collectively, the “Warrants”) under one or more warrant agreements (each, a “Warrant Agreement”) proposed to be entered into between the Company and warrant agent(s) to be named therein (each, a “Warrant Agent”); (v) shares of the Company’s Preferred Stock represented by depositary shares (“Depositary Shares”), evidenced by depositary receipts (the “Receipts”), which may be issued pursuant to one or more deposit agreements (each a “Deposit Agreement”) proposed to be entered into between the Company and a depositary to be named therein; (vi) stock purchase contracts of the Company and debt purchase contracts of the Company (together, “Securities Purchase Contracts”); (viii) stock purchase units and debt purchase units (together, the “Securities Purchase Units”); and (ix) such indeterminate amount of Debt Securities and number of shares of Preferred Stock or Common Stock as may be issued upon conversion, exchange or exercise of any Debt Securities, Preferred Stock or Warrants, including such shares of Preferred Stock or Common Stock as may be issued pursuant to anti-dilution adjustments, in amounts, at prices and on terms to be determined at the time of offering (the “Indeterminate Securities”). The Debt Securities, the Preferred Stock, the Common Stock, the Warrants, the Depositary Shares, the Securities Purchase Contracts, the Securities Purchase Units and the Indeterminate Securities are collectively referred to herein as the “Offered Securities.”

This opinion is delivered in accordance with the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act.


In rendering the opinions set forth herein, I or other attorneys of the Company who report directly to me have examined and relied on originals or copies of the following:

 

  (i) the Registration Statement;

 

  (ii) the forms of Indenture filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement;

 

  (iii) the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as amended, and certified by the Secretary of State of the State of New York as being currently in effect (the “Certificate of Incorporation”);

 

  (iv) the Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Company as currently in effect (the “By-Laws”); and

 

  (v) certain resolutions adopted to date by the board of directors of the Company (the “Board of Directors”), relating to the Offered Securities.

I or other attorneys of the Company who report directly to me have also examined originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to my satisfaction, of such records of the Company and such agreements, certificates and receipts of public officials, certificates of officers or other representatives of the Company and others, and such other documents as I have deemed necessary or appropriate as a basis for the opinions set forth below.

In my examination, I have assumed the legal capacity of all natural persons, the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of all documents submitted to me as originals, the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to me as facsimile, electronic, certified or photostatic copies, and the authenticity of the originals of such documents. In making my examination of executed documents or documents to be executed, I have assumed that the parties thereto, other than the Company, had or will have the power, corporate or other, to enter into and perform all obligations thereunder and have also assumed the due authorization by all requisite action, corporate or other, and the execution and delivery by such parties of such documents and the validity and binding effect thereof on such parties. As to any facts material to the opinions expressed herein that I did not independently establish or verify, I have relied on statements and representations of officers and other representatives of the Company, of public officials and others.

My opinions set forth herein are limited to those laws of the State of New York and the United States of America, in each case, that, in my experience, are normally applicable to transactions of the type contemplated by the Registration Statement and to the extent that judicial or regulatory orders or decrees or consents, approvals, licenses, authorizations, validations, filings, recordings or registrations with governmental authorities are relevant, to those required under such laws (all of the foregoing being referred to as “Opined on Law”). I do not express any opinion with respect to the law of any jurisdiction other than Opined on Law or as to the effect of any such non-Opined on Law on the opinions herein stated. The Offered Securities may be issued from time to time on a delayed or continuous basis, and this opinion is limited to the laws, including the rules and regulations, as in effect on the date hereof, which laws are subject to change with possible retroactive effect.

Based upon the foregoing and subject to the limitations, qualifications, exceptions and assumptions set forth herein, I am of the opinion that:

1. With respect to any series of Debt Securities (the “Offered Debt Securities”), when (i) the Registration Statement, as finally amended (including all necessary post-effective amendments), has become effective under the Securities Act and the Indenture and trustee thereunder have been qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the “TIA”); (ii) the Indenture governing the Offered Debt Securities is duly authorized, executed and delivered by the trustee named therein and any Debt Securities that may be issued are executed in accordance with the Indenture by duly authorized officers of such trustee; (iii) an appropriate prospectus supplement


or term sheet with respect to the Offered Debt Securities has been prepared, delivered and filed in compliance with the Securities Act and the applicable rules and regulations thereunder; (iv) if the Offered Debt Securities are to be sold pursuant to a firm commitment underwritten offering, an underwriting agreement with respect to the Offered Debt Securities has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and the other parties thereto; (v) the Board of Directors, including any appropriate committee appointed thereby, and appropriate officers of the Company have taken all necessary corporate action to approve the issuance and terms of the Offered Debt Securities and related matters; (vi) the terms of the Offered Debt Securities and of their issuance and sale have been duly established in conformity with the Indenture so as not to violate any applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation or the By-Laws or result in a default under or breach of any agreement or instrument binding upon the Company and so as to comply with any requirement or restriction imposed by any court or governmental body having jurisdiction over the Company and the applicable trustee; and (vii) the Offered Debt Securities have been duly executed and authenticated in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture and delivered upon payment of the agreed-upon consideration therefor, and duly issued and sold in the applicable form to be filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement or any amendment thereto and in the manner contemplated in the Registration Statement or any prospectus supplement or term sheet relating thereto, the Offered Debt Securities (including any Debt Securities duly issued upon conversion, exchange or exercise of any other Debt Securities, Preferred Stock, Securities Purchase Contracts or Warrants), when issued and sold in accordance with the Indenture and the applicable underwriting agreement, if any, or any other duly authorized, executed and delivered, valid and binding purchase or agency agreement, will be valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective terms, except to the extent that enforcement thereof may be limited by (a) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors’ rights generally, (b) general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding at law or in equity), (c) public policy considerations which may limit the rights of the parties to obtain remedies, (d) the waivers of any usury defense contained in the Indenture which may be unenforceable, (e) requirements that a claim with respect to any Offered Debt Securities denominated other than in United States dollars (or a judgment denominated other than in United States dollars in respect of such claim) be converted into United States dollars at a rate of exchange prevailing on a date determined pursuant to applicable law, and (f) governmental authority to limit, delay or prohibit the making of payments outside the United States or in foreign currencies, currency units or composite currencies.

2. With respect to the shares of any series of Preferred Stock (the “Offered Preferred Stock”), when (i) the Registration Statement, as finally amended (including all necessary post-effective amendments), has become effective under the Securities Act; (ii) an appropriate prospectus supplement or term sheet with respect to the Offered Preferred Stock has been prepared, delivered and filed in compliance with the Securities Act and the applicable rules and regulations thereunder; (iii) if the Offered Preferred Stock is to be sold pursuant to a firm commitment underwritten offering, an underwriting agreement with respect to the Offered Preferred Stock has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and the other parties thereto; (iv) the Board of Directors, including any appropriate committee appointed thereby, and appropriate officers of the Company have taken all necessary corporate action to approve the issuance and terms of the Offered Preferred Stock and related matters, including the adoption of a Certificate of Designation for the Offered Preferred Stock in accordance with the applicable provisions of New York law (the “Certificate of Designation”), in the form to be filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement, any amendment thereto or any document incorporated by reference therein; (v) the filing of the applicable Certificate of Designation with the Secretary of State of the State of New York has duly occurred; (vi) the terms of the Offered Preferred Stock and of their issuance and sale have been duly established in conformity with the Certificate of Incorporation, including the applicable Certificate of Designation, and the By-Laws so as not to violate any applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation or the By-Laws or result in a default under or breach of any agreement or instrument binding upon the Company and so as to comply with any requirement or restriction imposed by any court or governmental body having jurisdiction over the Company; and (vii)


certificates representing the shares of the Offered Preferred Stock are duly executed, countersigned, registered and delivered upon payment of the agreed-upon consideration therefor and duly issued and sold in the applicable form to be filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement or any amendment thereto and in the manner contemplated in the Registration Statement or any prospectus supplement or term sheet relating thereto, the shares of the Offered Preferred Stock (including any Preferred Stock duly issued upon conversion, exchange or exercise of any Debt Securities, other Preferred Stock, Securities Purchase Contracts or Warrants), when issued or sold in accordance with the applicable Certificate of Designation and the underwriting agreement or any other duly authorized, executed and delivered, valid and binding purchase or agency agreement, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, provided that the consideration therefor is not less than the par value thereof.

3. With respect to any offering of Common Stock (the “Offered Common Stock”), when (i) the Registration Statement, as finally amended (including all necessary post-effective amendments), has become effective under the Securities Act; (ii) an appropriate prospectus supplement or term sheet with respect to the Offered Common Stock has been prepared, delivered and filed in compliance with the Securities Act and the applicable rules and regulations thereunder; (iii) if the Offered Common Stock is to be sold pursuant to a firm commitment underwritten offering, an underwriting agreement with respect to the Offered Common Stock has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and the other parties thereto; (iv) the Board of Directors, including any appropriate committee appointed thereby, and appropriate officers of the Company have taken all necessary corporate action to approve the issuance and terms of the Offered Common Stock and related matters; (v) the terms of the Offered Common Stock and of their issuance and sale have been duly established in conformity with the Certificate of Incorporation and the By-Laws so as not to violate any applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation or the By-Laws or result in a default under or breach of any agreement or instrument binding upon the Company and so as to comply with any requirement or restriction imposed by any court or governmental body having jurisdiction over the Company; and (vi) certificates representing the shares of Offered Common Stock are duly executed, countersigned, registered and delivered upon payment of the agreed-upon consideration therefor and duly issued and sold in the applicable form to be filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement or any amendment thereto and in the manner contemplated in the Registration Statement or any prospectus supplement or term sheet relating thereto, the shares of Offered Common Stock (including any Common Stock duly issued upon conversion, exchange or exercise of any Debt Securities, Preferred Stock, Securities Purchase Contracts or Warrants), when issued and sold in accordance with the applicable underwriting agreement with respect to the Offered Common Stock or any other duly authorized, executed and delivered, valid and binding purchase or agency agreement, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, provided that the consideration therefor is not less than the par value thereof.

4. With respect to any series of Warrants (the “Offered Warrants”), when (i) the Registration Statement, as finally amended (including all necessary post-effective amendments), has become effective under the Securities Act; (ii) an appropriate prospectus supplement or term sheet with respect to the Offered Warrants has been prepared, delivered and filed in compliance with the Securities Act and the applicable rules and regulations thereunder; (iii) if the Offered Warrants are to be sold pursuant to a firm commitment underwritten offering, an underwriting agreement with respect to the Offered Warrants has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and the other parties thereto; (iv) the applicable Warrant Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the parties thereto and does not violate any applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws or result in a default under or breach of any agreement or instrument binding upon the Company and so as to comply with any requirement or restriction imposed by any court or governmental body having jurisdiction over the Company; (v) the Board of Directors, including any appropriate committee appointed thereby, and appropriate officers of the Company have taken all necessary corporate action to approve the issuance and terms of the Offered Warrants and related matters; (vi) the terms of the Offered Warrants and of their issuance and sale have been duly established in conformity with the applicable Warrant Agreement so as


not to violate any applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws or result in a default under or breach of any agreement or instrument binding upon the Company and so as to comply with any requirement or restriction imposed by any court or governmental body having jurisdiction over the Company; and (vii) the Offered Warrants have been duly executed, delivered and countersigned in accordance with the provisions of the applicable Warrant Agreement and duly issued and sold in the applicable form to be filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement or any amendment thereto and in the manner contemplated in the Registration Statement or any prospectus supplement or term sheet relating thereto, the Offered Warrants, when issued and sold in accordance with the applicable Warrant Agreement and the applicable underwriting agreement or any other duly authorized, executed and delivered, valid and binding purchase or agency agreement, will be valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective terms, except to the extent that enforcement thereof may be limited by (a) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors’ rights generally, (b) general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding at law or in equity); and (c) public policy considerations which may limit the rights of parties to obtain remedies.

5. With respect to any offering of Depositary Shares (the “Offered Depositary Shares”), when (i) the Registration Statement, as finally amended (including all necessary post-effective amendments), has become effective under the Securities Act; (ii) an appropriate prospectus supplement or term sheet with respect to the Offered Depositary Shares has been prepared, delivered and filed in compliance with the Securities Act and the applicable rules and regulations thereunder; (iii) if the Offered Depositary Shares are to be sold pursuant to a firm commitment underwritten offering, the underwriting agreement with respect to the Offered Depositary Shares has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and other parties thereto; (iv) the Board of Directors, including any appropriate committee appointed thereby, and appropriate officers of the Company have taken all necessary corporate action to approve the issuance and terms of the Offered Depositary Shares and related matters, including the adoption of a Certificate of Designation for the related series of Preferred Stock in accordance with the applicable provisions of New York law in the form to be filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement, any amendment thereto or any document incorporated by reference therein; (v) the filing of such Certificate of Designation with the Secretary of State of the State of New York has duly occurred; (vi) the terms of the Offered Depositary Shares and of their issuance and sale have been duly established in conformity with the Certificate of Incorporation, including the applicable Certificate of Designation, and the By-Laws so as not to violate any applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation or the By-Laws, or result in a default under or breach of any agreement or instrument binding upon the Company and so as to comply with any requirement or restriction imposed by any court or governmental body having jurisdiction over the Company; (vii) the applicable Deposit Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the parties thereto; (viii) the related series of Preferred Stock has been duly authorized and validly issued in accordance with New York law and delivered to the depositary for deposit in accordance with the Deposit Agreement; and (ix) the Receipts evidencing the Depositary Shares have been duly issued against deposit of the related series of Preferred Stock with the depositary in accordance with the Deposit Agreement, the Depositary Shares will be validly issued and the Receipts will entitle the holders thereof to the rights specified therein and in the Deposit Agreement.

6. With respect to any offering of Securities Purchase Contracts, (the “Offered Securities Purchase Contracts”), when (i) the Registration Statement, as finally amended (including all necessary post-effective amendments), has become effective under the Securities Act; (ii) an appropriate prospectus supplement or term sheet with respect to the Offered Securities Purchase Contracts has been prepared, delivered and filed in compliance with the Securities Act and the applicable rules and regulations thereunder; (iii) if the Offered Securities Purchase Contracts are to be sold pursuant to a firm commitment underwritten offering, the underwriting agreement with respect to the Offered Securities Purchase Contracts has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and other parties thereto; (iv) the Board of Directors, including any


appropriate committee appointed thereby, and appropriate officers of the Company have taken all necessary corporate action to approve the issuance and terms of the Offered Securities Purchase Contracts and related matters, (v) the terms of the Offered Securities Purchase Contracts and of their issuance and sale have been duly established in conformity with the Certificate of Incorporation and the By-Laws so as not to violate any applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation or the By-Laws, or result in a default under or breach of any agreement or instrument binding upon the Company and so as to comply with any requirement or restriction imposed by any court or governmental body having jurisdiction over the Company; and (vi) the applicable Securities Purchase Contracts have been duly executed and delivered and duly issued and sold in the applicable form to be filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement or any amendment thereto and in the manner contemplated in the Registration Statement or any prospectus supplement or term sheet relating thereto, the Securities Purchase Contracts will be valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective terms, except to the extent that enforcement thereof may be limited by (a) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors’ rights generally, (b) general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding at law or in equity); and (c) public policy considerations which may limit the rights of parties to obtain remedies.

7. With respect to any offering of Securities Purchase Units (the “Offered Securities Purchase Units”), when (i) the Registration Statement, as finally amended (including all necessary post-effective amendments), has become effective under the Securities Act; (ii) an appropriate prospectus supplement or term sheet with respect to the Offered Securities Purchase Units has been prepared, delivered and filed in compliance with the Securities Act and the applicable rules and regulations thereunder; (iii) if the Offered Securities Purchase Units are to be sold pursuant to a firm commitment underwritten offering, the underwriting agreement with respect to the Offered Securities Purchase Units has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and other parties thereto; (iv) the Board of Directors, including any appropriate committee appointed thereby, and appropriate officers of the Company have taken all necessary corporate action to approve the issuance and terms of the Offered Securities Purchase Units and related matters, (v) the terms of the Offered Securities Purchase Units and of their issuance and sale have been duly established in conformity with the Certificate of Incorporation and the By-Laws so as not to violate any applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation or the By-Laws, or result in a default under or breach of any agreement or instrument binding upon the Company and so as to comply with any requirement or restriction imposed by any court or governmental body having jurisdiction over the Company; and (vi) the applicable Securities Purchase Units have been duly executed and delivered and duly issued and sold in the applicable form to be filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement or any amendment thereto and in the manner contemplated in the Registration Statement or any prospectus supplement or term sheet relating thereto, the Securities Purchase Units will be valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective terms, except to the extent that enforcement thereof may be limited by (a) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors’ rights generally, (b) general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding at law or in equity); and (c) public policy considerations which may limit the rights of parties to obtain remedies.

I hereby consent to the filing of this opinion with the Commission as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. I also consent to the reference to me under the heading “Validity of the Securities and the Guarantees” in the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, I do not thereby admit that I am in 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. This opinion is expressed as of the date hereof unless otherwise expressly stated, and I disclaim any undertaking to advise you of any subsequent changes of the facts stated or assumed herein or any subsequent changes in applicable law.

 

Very truly yours,

/s/ Samuel K. Lee

Samuel K. Lee
Associate General Counsel
Corporate, Finance and Ventures

Exhibit (23)(a)(1)

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated February 16, 2007 relating to the financial statements, management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in the 2006 Annual Report to Shareholders, which is incorporated by reference in Xerox Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006. We also consent to the incorporation by reference of our report dated February 16, 2007 relating to the financial statement schedule, which appears in such Annual Report on Form 10-K. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in such Registration Statement.

 

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Stamford, CT
May 14, 2007

Exhibit (24)(a)

CERTIFICATE

I, Samuel K. Lee, Assistant Secretary of Xerox Corporation, a New York corporation (the “Company”), DO HEREBY CERTIFY that Exhibit A is a true and correct copy of a resolution duly adopted at a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company duly held and convened on October 12, 2006, at which meeting a duly constituted quorum of the Board of Directors was present and acting throughout and that such resolution has not been modified, rescinded or revoked and is at present in full force and effect.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Certificate this 14 th day of May, 2007.

 

/s/ SAMUEL K. LEE

Samuel K. Lee
Assistant Secretary

Exhibit A

RESOLVED: that each officer and director of the Company who may be required to execute the Registration Statements or any amendment thereto (whether on behalf of the Company or as an officer or director thereof) be and hereby is authorized to execute a power of attorney appointing L. A. Zimmerman, R. L. Seegal, S. K. Lee and D. H. Marshall, and each of them, as true and lawful attorneys and agents to execute in his or her name, place and stead (in any such capacity) the Registration Statements and any and all amendments thereto, and any and all documents in connection therewith, and to file the same, in electronic or paper form, with the SEC, each of said attorneys and agents to have power to act with or without the other and to have the full power and authority to do and perform in the name and on behalf of each of said officers and directors, or both, as the case may be, every act whatsoever necessary or advisable to be done in the premises as fully and to all intents and purposes as any such officer and director might or could do in person.

Exhibit (24)(b)

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Xerox Corporation (the “Company”) and each person whose signature appears below authorize each of L. A. Zimmerman, R. L. Seegal, S. K. Lee and D. H. Marshall (each an “appointee”) to file, either in paper or electronic form, from time to time one or more registration statements and amendments thereto (including post-effective amendments), under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, for the purpose of registering the offering and sale of an unlimited amount of securities of the Company (including, but not limited to, equity securities, debt securities, convertible securities and preferred stock), which registration statements and amendments shall contain such information and exhibits as any such appointee deems advisable. Each such person hereby appoints each appointee as attorney-in-fact, with full power to act alone, to execute any such registration statements and any and all amendments thereto and any and all other documents in connection therewith, in the name of and on behalf of the Company and each such person, individually and in each capacity stated below, including the power to enter electronically such company identification numbers, passwords and other information as may be required to effect such filing as prescribed under the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), and to file, either in paper or electronic form, with the SEC a form of this Power of Attorney. Each such person individually and in such capacities stated below hereby grants to said attorneys-in-fact, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing whatsoever that said attorney or attorneys may deem necessary or advisable to carry out fully the intent of the foregoing as the undersigned could do personally or in the capacities as aforesaid.

 

  XEROX CORPORATION
Dated: April 27, 2007   By:  

/s/ Anne M. Mulcahy

    Anne M. Mulcahy
    Chairman of the Board and
    Chief Executive Officer

 

/s/ Anne M. Mulcahy

(Anne M. Mulcahy)

  

Chairman of the Board, Chief

Executive Officer and Director

(Principal Executive Officer)

/s/ Lawrence A. Zimmerman

(Lawrence A. Zimmerman)

  

Executive Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)

/s/ Gary R. Kabureck

(Gary R. Kabureck)

  

Vice President and Chief

Accounting Officer

(Principal Accounting Officer)

/s/ Glenn A. Britt

(Glenn A. Britt)

   Director

/s/ Ursula M. Burns

(Ursula M. Burns)

   Director


/s/ Richard J. Harrington

(Richard J. Harrington)

   Director

/s/ William Curt Hunter

(William Curt Hunter)

   Director

/s/ Vernon E. Jordan, Jr.

(Vernon E. Jordan, Jr.)

   Director

/s/ Hilmar Kopper

(Hilmar Kopper)

   Director

/s/ Ralph S. Larsen

(Ralph S. Larsen)

   Director

/s/ Robert A. McDonald

(Robert A. McDonald)

   Director

/s/ N. J. Nicholas, Jr.

(N. J. Nicholas, Jr.)

   Director

/s/ Ann N. Reese

(Ann N. Reese)

   Director

/s/ Mary Agnes Wilderotter

(Mary Agnes Wilderotter)

   Director

Exhibit 25

 


SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


FORM T-1

STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY

UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A

CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

 


     CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO

SECTION 305(b) (2)

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

 

A National Banking Association   94-1347393

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or

organization if not a U.S. national bank)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

101 North Phillips Avenue

Sioux Falls, South Dakota

  57104
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip code)

Wells Fargo & Company

Law Department, Trust Section

MAC N9305-175

Sixth Street and Marquette Avenue, 17 th Floor

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479

(612) 667-4608

(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)

 


Xerox Corporation

(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

 

New York   16-0468020

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

800 Long Ridge Road

P.O. Box 1600

Stamford, Connecticut

  06904-1600
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip code)

 


Senior Notes

(Title of the indenture securities)

 



Item 1. General Information. Furnish the following information as to the trustee:

 

  (a) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it is subject.

Comptroller of the Currency

Treasury Department

Washington, D.C.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Washington, D.C.

Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

San Francisco, California 94120

 

  (b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

The trustee is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

Item 2. Affiliations with Obligor . If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such affiliation.

None with respect to the trustee.

No responses are included for Items 3-14 of this Form T-1 because the obligor is not in default as provided under Item 13.

Item 15. Foreign Trustee . Not applicable.

Item 16. List of Exhibits . List below all exhibits filed as a part of this Statement of Eligibility.

 

Exhibit 1.   A copy of the Articles of Association of the trustee now in effect.*
Exhibit 2.   A copy of the Comptroller of the Currency Certificate of Corporate Existence and Fiduciary Powers for Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, dated February 4, 2004.**
Exhibit 3.   See Exhibit 2
Exhibit 4.   Copy of By-laws of the trustee as now in effect.***
Exhibit 5.   Not applicable.
Exhibit 6.   The consent of the trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act.
Exhibit 7.   A copy of the latest report of condition of the trustee published pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority.
Exhibit 8.   Not applicable.
Exhibit 9.   Not applicable.


* Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of the same number to the trustee’s Form T-1 filed as exhibit 25 to the Form S-4 dated December 30, 2005 of Hornbeck Offshore Services LLC file number 333-130784-06.
** Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of the same number to the trustee’s Form T-1 filed as exhibit 25 to the Form T-3 dated March 3, 2004 of Trans-Lux Corporation file number 022-28721.
*** Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of the same number to the trustee’s Form T-1 filed as exhibit 25 to the Form S-4 dated May 26, 2005 of Penn National Gaming Inc. file number 333-125274.


SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the trustee, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of Minneapolis and State of Minnesota on the 9 th day of May 2007.

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

/s/ Lynn Steiner

Lynn Steiner
Vice President


EXHIBIT 6

May 9, 2007

Securities and Exchange Commission

Washington, D.C. 20549

Gentlemen:

In accordance with Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the undersigned hereby consents that reports of examination of the undersigned made by Federal, State, Territorial, or District authorities authorized to make such examination may be furnished by such authorities to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon its request therefor.

 

Very truly yours,
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

/s/ Lynn Steiner

Lynn Steiner
Vice President