UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities and Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 5, 2012

 

 

EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   1-12626   62-1539359
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)  

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

200 South Wilcox Drive
Kingsport, TN
  37662
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (423) 229-2000

None

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 

 


Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

On June 5, 2012, Eastman Chemical Company (the “Company”) issued and sold $1,000,000,00 aggregate principal amount of 2.4% Notes due 2017 (the “2017 Notes”), $900,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 3.6% Notes due 2022 (the “2022 Notes”) and $500,000,0000 aggregate principal amount of 4.8% Notes due 2042 (the “2042 Notes” and, together with the 2017 Notes and the 2022 Notes, the “Notes”) pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement (as defined below) and the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-181549) filed with, and declared effective by, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on May 18, 2012 (the “Registration Statement”), and the prospectus supplement and issuer free writing prospectus, filed with the SEC on May 30, 2012 and May 31, 2012, respectively. The Notes were issued under an indenture, dated June 5, 2012 (the “Indenture”), by and between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”).

The Notes are unsecured, unsubordinated general obligations of the Company. Interest is payable semi-annually on June 1 and December 1 of each year, beginning on December 1, 2012, in the case of the 2017 Notes, on February 15 and August 15 of each year, beginning on February 15, 2013, in the case of the 2022 Notes, and on March 1 and September 1 of each year, beginning on March 1, 2013, in the case of the 2042 Notes, to the persons in whose names the Notes are registered in the security register at the close of business on the May 15 or November 15 preceding the relevant interest payment date, in the case of the 2017 Notes, on the February 1 or August 1 preceding the relevant interest payment date, in the case of the 2022 Notes, and on the February 15 or August 15 preceding the relevant interest payment date, in the case of the 2042 Notes, except that interest payable at maturity shall be paid to the same persons to whom principal of the Notes is payable.

The Company may redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, in the case of the 2017 Notes, at any time prior to June 1, 2017, in the case of the 2022 Notes, at any time prior to May 15, 2022 and, in the case of the 2042 Notes, at any time prior to March 1, 2042, at a redemption price equal to the sum of the principal being redeemed, plus a “make-whole” premium specified in the Notes and accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date.

The 2022 Notes are redeemable on or after May 15, 2022 (three months prior to the maturity date) at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 2022 Notes being redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date. The 2042 Notes are redeemable on or after March 1, 2042 (six months prior to the maturity date) at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 2042 Notes being redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date.

If the Company is unable to complete its previously disclosed merger (the “Merger”) with Solutia Inc., pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated January 26, 2012, among the Company, Eagle Merger Sub Corporation, a subsidiary of the Company and Solutia Inc., by October 31, 2012, the Company will redeem all of the Notes at a redemption price of 101% of the aggregate principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption.

The Indenture contains covenants that, among other things, restrict the ability of the Company to incur certain secured indebtedness, enter into sale and leaseback transactions and consolidate, merge or transfer all or substantially all of its assets and the assets of its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis. These covenants are subject to a number of important exceptions and qualifications. In addition, upon the occurrence of a Change of Control Triggering Event (as defined in the Indenture), the holders of the Notes will have the right to cause the Company to repurchase all or a portion of the Notes at a price equal to 101% of their principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of repurchase.

The Indenture also contains customary provisions for events of default including for failure to pay principal or interest when due, failure to perform covenants in the Indenture and failure to cure or obtain a waiver of such default upon notice, and certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization. Subject to certain exceptions and conditions as set forth in the Indenture, in the case of an event of default, the principal amount of the Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest may be accelerated.

 

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The foregoing summary does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete terms of the Indenture, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 4.1 hereto, and the Notes, the forms of which are filed as Exhibits 4.2, 4.3 and 4.4 hereto, all of which are incorporated herein by reference.

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

The information contained under Item 1.01 above is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 8.01 Other Events

On May 29, 2012, the Company entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”), with Barclays Capital Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as representatives of several underwriters named therein (collectively, the “Underwriters”), with respect to the issuance and sale of the Notes.

The Underwriting Agreement includes customary representations, warranties and covenants by the Company. It also provides for customary indemnification by each of the Company and the respective Underwriters against certain liabilities arising out of or in connection with sale of the Notes and for customary contribution provisions in respect of those liabilities.

The foregoing summary does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete terms of the Underwriting Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 1.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the sale of the Notes to pay a portion of the Merger consideration. Pending the application of the net proceeds, the Company will invest the net proceeds in short-term investments.

Forward-Looking Statements

This communication includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and the federal securities laws. Actual results could differ materially from expectations expressed in the forward-looking statements if one or more of the underlying assumptions or expectations prove to be inaccurate or are unrealized. Certain important factors, risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, those set forth under “Part I. Financial Information–Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations–Forward-Looking Statements and Risk Factors” contained in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2012, and any risk factors included or described in the Company’s other periodic reports, and in other information that the Company files with the SEC from time to time.

Additional Information and Where to Find It

The Company has filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 (Registration No. 333-179975), including a proxy statement of Solutia and a prospectus of the Company, relating to the Company’s proposed acquisition of Solutia. Prospective investors should read the proxy statement/prospectus the Company has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the Company and the Merger. The Company also files annual, quarterly, and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. We urge you to read these documents and any other relevant documents when available because they contain (and will contain) important information about the Company and the Merger. You may get these documents for free by searching the SEC online database (EDGAR) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. You may also access the Company’s SEC filings and obtain other information about the Company through its website, http://www.eastman.com, by clicking on the “Investors” link and then clicking on the “SEC Information” link, and may request these documents from the Company by calling (423) 229-4647 or by writing the Company at Eastman Chemical Company, P.O. Box 431, Kingsport, Tennessee 37662, Attention: Investor Relations.

 

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Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

  (d) Exhibits

 

Number

  

Exhibit

  1.1    Underwriting Agreement, dated May 29, 2012, by and among the Company and Barclays Capital Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as representatives of several underwriters named therein
  4.1    Indenture, dated June 5, 2012, by and between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee
  4.2    Form of 2.4% Note due 2017
  4.3    Form of 3.6% Note due 2022
  4.4    Form of 4.8% Note due 2042
  5.1    Opinion of Jones Day regarding the validity of the Notes
23.1    Consent of Jones Day (contained in Exhibit 5.1)

 

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SIGNATURES

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

 

    EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY
Date: June 5, 2012   By:  

/s/ Mary D. Hall

  Name:   Mary D. Hall
  Title:   Vice President and Treasurer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Exhibit

  1.1    Underwriting Agreement, dated May 29, 2012, by and among the Company and Barclays Capital Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as representatives of several underwriters named therein
  4.1    Indenture, dated June 5, 2012, by and between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee
  4.2    Form of 2.4% Note due 2017
  4.3    Form of 3.6% Note due 2022
  4.4    Form of 4.8% Note due 2042
  5.1    Opinion of Jones Day regarding the validity of the Notes
23.1    Consent of Jones Day (contained in Exhibit 5.1)

 

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Exhibit 1.1

Execution Version

$2,400,000,000

EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY

$1,000,000,000 2.4% Notes due 2017

$900,000,000 3.6% Notes due 2022

$500,000,000 4.8% Notes due 2042

Underwriting Agreement

May 29, 2012

Barclays Capital Inc.

745 Seventh Avenue

New York, New York 10019

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

388 Greenwich Street

New York, New York 10013

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

383 Madison Avenue

New York, New York, 10179

As Representatives of the

several Underwriters listed

in Schedule 1 hereto

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Eastman Chemical Company, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), proposes to issue and sell to the several Underwriters listed in Schedule 1 hereto (the “Underwriters”), for whom you are acting as representatives (the “Representatives”), $1,000,000,000 principal amount of its 2.4% Notes due 2017 (the “2017 Notes”), $900,000,000 principal amount of its 3.6% Notes due 2022 (the “2022” Notes”) and $500,000,000 principal amount of its 4.8% Notes due 2042 (the “2042” Notes” collectively with the 2017 Notes and the 2022 Notes, the “Securities”). The Securities will be issued pursuant to an Indenture dated as of June 5, 2012 (the “Indenture”) between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”).


The Company hereby confirms its agreement with the several Underwriters concerning the purchase and sale of the Securities, as follows:

1. Registration Statement . The Company has prepared and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Securities Act of 1933 and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (collectively, the “Securities Act”), a registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-181549), including a prospectus (the “Base Prospectus”), relating to the Securities. The Company has also filed, or proposes to file, with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act a prospectus supplement specifically relating to the Securities (the “Prospectus Supplement”). Such registration statement, as may be amended at the time it becomes effective, including the information, if any, deemed pursuant to Rule 430A or 430B under the Securities Act to be part of the registration statement at the time of its effectiveness (“Rule 430 Information”), is referred to herein as the “Registration Statement”; and as used herein, the term “Preliminary Prospectus” means the preliminary Prospectus Supplement specifically relating to the Securities together with the Base Prospectus, and the term “Prospectus” means the Base Prospectus as supplemented by the Prospectus Supplement specifically relating to the Securities in the form first used (or made available upon request of purchasers pursuant to Rule 173 under the Securities Act) in connection with a confirmation of sales of the Securities. Any reference in this Agreement to the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include the documents incorporated by reference therein pursuant to Item 12 of Form S-3 under the Securities Act, as of the effective date of the Registration Statement or the date of such Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, as the case may be, and any reference to “amend”, “amendment” or “supplement” with respect to the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include any documents filed after such date under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (collectively, the “Exchange Act”) that are deemed to be incorporated by reference therein. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus.

At or prior to the time when sales of the Securities were first made (the “Time of Sale”), the Company had prepared the following information (collectively, the “Time of Sale Information”): a Preliminary Prospectus dated May 29, 2012, and each “free-writing prospectus” (as defined pursuant to Rule 405 under the Securities Act) listed on Annex B hereto as constituting part of the Time of Sale Information.

2. Purchase of the Securities by the Underwriters . (a) The Company agrees to issue and sell the Securities to the several Underwriters as provided in this Agreement, and each Underwriter, on the basis of the representations, warranties and agreements set forth herein and subject to the conditions set forth herein, agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Company the respective principal amount of Securities set forth opposite such Underwriter’s name in Schedule 1 hereto at a price equal to 99.064% of the principal amount of the 2017 Notes, 98.574% of the principal amount of the 2022 Notes and 98.395% of the principal amount of the 2042 Notes, in each case plus accrued interest, if any, from May 29, 2012 to the Closing Date (as defined below). The Company will not be obligated to deliver any of the Securities except upon payment for all the Securities to be purchased as provided herein.

 

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(b) The Company understands that the Underwriters intend to make a public offering of the Securities as soon after the effectiveness of this Agreement as in the judgment of the Representatives is advisable, and initially to offer the Securities on the terms set forth in the Prospectus. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Underwriters may offer and sell Securities to or through any affiliate of an Underwriter and that any such affiliate may offer and sell Securities purchased by it to or through any Underwriter.

(c) Payment for and delivery of the Securities will be made at the offices of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, 450 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10017, at 10:00 A.M., New York City time, on June 5, 2012, or at such other time or place on the same or such other date, not later than the fifth business day thereafter, as the Representatives and the Company may agree upon in writing. The time and date of such payment and delivery is referred to herein as the “Closing Date”.

(d) Payment for the Securities shall be made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account(s) specified by the Company to the Representatives against delivery to the nominee of The Depository Trust Company, for the account of the Underwriters, of global notes representing the Securities (collectively, the “Global Notes”), with any transfer taxes payable in connection with the sale of the Securities duly paid by the Company. The Global Notes will be made available for inspection by the Representatives not later than 1:00 P.M., New York City time, on the business day prior to the Closing Date.

(e) The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Underwriters are acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length contractual counterparty to the Company with respect to the offering of Securities contemplated hereby (including in connection with determining the terms of the offering) and not as a financial advisor or a fiduciary to, or an agent of, the Company or any other person. Additionally, neither the Representatives nor any other Underwriter is advising the Company or any other person as to any legal, tax, investment, accounting or regulatory matters in any jurisdiction. The Company shall consult with its own advisors concerning such matters and shall be responsible for making its own independent investigation and appraisal of the transactions contemplated hereby, and the Underwriters shall have no responsibility or liability to the Company with respect thereto. Any review by the Underwriters of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Company.

 

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3. Representations and Warranties of the Company . The Company represents and warrants to each Underwriter that:

(a) Preliminary Prospectus. No order preventing or suspending the use of any Preliminary Prospectus has been issued by the Commission, and each Preliminary Prospectus, at the time of filing thereof, complied in all material respects with the Securities Act and did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that the Company makes no representation or warranty with respect to any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use in any Preliminary Prospectus.

(b) Time of Sale Information . The Time of Sale Information, at the Time of Sale did not, and at the Closing Date will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that the Company makes no representation or warranty with respect to any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use in such Time of Sale Information. No statement of material fact included in the Prospectus has been omitted from the Time of Sale Information and no statement of material fact included in the Time of Sale Information that is required to be included in the Prospectus has been omitted therefrom.

(c) Issuer Free Writing Prospectus. The Company (including its agents and representatives, other than the Underwriters in their capacity as such) has not prepared, made, used, authorized, approved or referred to, and will not prepare, make, use, authorize, approve or refer to, any “written communication” (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) that constitutes an offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to buy the Securities (each such communication by the Company or its agents and representatives (other than a communication referred to in clauses (i) (ii) and (iii) below) an “Issuer Free Writing Prospectus”) other than (i) any document not constituting a prospectus pursuant to Section 2(a)(10)(a) of the Securities Act or Rule 134 under the Securities Act, (ii) the Preliminary Prospectus, (iii) the Prospectus, (iv) the documents listed on Annex B hereto as constituting the Time of Sale Information and (v) any electronic road show or other written communications, in each case approved in writing in advance by the Representatives (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld). Each such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus complied in all material respects with the Securities Act, has been or will be (within the time period specified in Rule 433) filed in accordance with the Securities Act (to the extent required thereby) and, when taken together with the Preliminary Prospectus accompanying, or delivered prior to delivery of, or filed prior to the first use of, such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, did not, and at the Closing Date will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that the

 

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Company makes no representation or warranty with respect to any statements or omissions made in each such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use in any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus.

(d) Registration Statement and Prospectus. The Registration Statement is an “automatic shelf registration statement” as defined under Rule 405 of the Securities Act that has been filed with the Commission not earlier than three years prior to the date hereof; and no notice of objection of the Commission to the use of such registration statement or any post-effective amendment thereto pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) under the Securities Act has been received by the Company. No order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued by the Commission and no proceeding for that purpose or pursuant to Section 8A of the Securities Act against the Company or related to the offering of Securities contemplated hereby has been initiated or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened by the Commission; as of the applicable effective date of the Registration Statement and any amendment thereto, the Registration Statement complied and will comply in all material respects with the Securities Act, and the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (collectively, the “Trust Indenture Act”), and did not and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading; and as of the date of the Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto and as of the Closing Date, the Prospectus did not and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that the Company makes no representation or warranty with respect to (i) that part of the Registration Statement that constitutes the Statement of Eligibility and Qualification (Form T-1) of the Trustee under the Trust Indenture Act or (ii) any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto.

(e) Incorporated Documents. The Company’s documents incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Information, when they became effective or were filed with the Commission, as the case may be, conformed in all material respects to the requirements of the Exchange Act, and none of such documents contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein, or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and during the Prospectus Delivery Period (as defined below) any further documents of the Company so filed and incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Information, or any further amendment or supplement thereto, when such documents become effective or are filed with the

 

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Commission, as the case may be, will conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as applicable, and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that this representation and warranty shall not apply to any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by an Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use therein.

(f) Financial Statements. The financial statements and the related notes thereto with respect to the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus comply in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as applicable, and present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries as of the dates indicated and the statements of earnings, comprehensive earnings and retained earnings, and statements of cash flows for the periods specified; such financial statements have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods covered thereby, and the summary consolidated historical financial data included in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus presents fairly, in all material respects, the information shown therein and have been compiled on a basis consistent with that of the related financial statements incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus.

(g) No Material Adverse Change. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has sustained since the date of the latest audited financial statements included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus any material loss or interference with its business from fire, explosion, flood or other calamity, whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor dispute or court or governmental action, order or decree which would be reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the financial position, stockholders’ equity, results of operations or business prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole (a “Material Adverse Effect”), otherwise than as set forth or contemplated in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus; and, since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, there has not been any change in the capital stock (other than pursuant to options, stock purchase and other employee benefit plans and the Company’s stock buy-back program) or long-term debt of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole or any material adverse change, or any development involving a prospective material adverse change, in or affecting the general affairs, management, financial position, stockholders’ equity or results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, in each case, otherwise than as set forth or contemplated in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus.

 

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(h) Organization and Good Standing. The Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, with corporate power and authority to own its properties and conduct its business as described in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, and has been duly qualified as a foreign corporation for the transaction of business and is in good standing under the laws of each other jurisdiction in which it owns or leases properties, or conducts any business, so as to require such qualification, or is subject to no material liability or disability by reason of the failure to be so qualified in any such jurisdiction; and each subsidiary of the Company listed on Exhibit A hereto, has been duly incorporated or otherwise organized and is validly existing as a corporation or other entity in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or organization, with power and authority (corporate and other) to own and conduct its properties and conduct its business as currently conducted, and has been duly qualified as a foreign corporation or other entity for the transaction of business and is in good standing under the laws of each other jurisdiction in which it owns or leases properties, or conducts any business, so as to require such qualification, or is subject to no liability or disability by reason of the failure to be so qualified in any such jurisdiction, except where the failure to be would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect, and none of the subsidiaries of the Company is a significant subsidiary.

(i) Capitalization. The Company has an authorized capitalization as set forth in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, and all of the issued shares of capital stock of the Company have been duly and validly authorized and issued and are fully paid and non-assessable; and all of the issued shares of capital stock of each subsidiary of the Company that are owned by the Company are owned directly or indirectly by the Company, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, equities or claims and all of the issued shares of capital stock of each subsidiary of the Company that is a significant subsidiary have been duly and validly authorized and issued and are fully paid and non-assessable (except for directors’ qualifying shares).

(j) Due Authorization. The Company has full right, power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Securities, and to perform its obligations hereunder, thereunder and under the Indenture (collectively, the “Transaction Documents”); and all action required to be taken for the due and proper authorization, execution and delivery of each of the Transaction Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby has been duly and validly taken.

(k) The Securities and the Indenture. The Securities have been duly authorized and, when issued and delivered pursuant to this Agreement and the Indenture, will have been duly executed, authenticated, issued and delivered and will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company entitled to the benefits provided by the Indenture; the Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and duly qualified under the Trust Indenture Act and constitutes a valid and legally binding instrument, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject, as to

 

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enforcement, to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and other laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general equity principles; and the Indenture conforms, and the Securities will conform, to the descriptions thereof in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus as amended or supplemented.

(l) Underwriting Agreement . This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company.

(m) No Conflict; No Consent Required. The issue and sale of the Securities and the compliance by the Company with all of the provisions of each of the Transaction Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents will not conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other 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 or to which any of the property or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject except, in each case, for such breaches, violations and defaults that would not, individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect, nor will such action result in any violation of (i) the provisions of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company or (ii) any statute or any order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of their properties, except, in the case of clause (ii) above, for such violations that would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect; and no consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or qualification of or with any court or governmental agency or body is required for the issue and sale of the Securities or the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, except the registration under the Securities Act of the Securities, such as have been obtained under the Trust Indenture Act and such consents, approvals, authorizations, registrations or qualifications as may be required under state securities laws or Blue Sky laws in connection with the purchase and distribution of the Securities by the Underwriters.

(n) Legal Proceedings. Other than as set forth in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, there are no known legal or governmental proceedings pending to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or of which any property of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is the subject which would, individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect; and, to the Company’s knowledge, no such proceedings are threatened or contemplated by governmental authorities or threatened by others.

(o) Independent Accountants. (i) PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, which has audited certain financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries is, to our knowledge, an independent registered public accounting firm with respect to the Company and its subsidiaries within the applicable rules and regulations adopted by the

 

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Commission and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) and as required by the Securities Act; and (ii) Deloitte & Touche LLP which has audited certain financial statements of Solutia Inc. is, to our knowledge, an independent registered public accounting firm with respect to Solutia Inc. within the applicable rules and regulations adopted by the Commission and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) and as required by the Securities Act.

(p) Title to Real and Personal Property. The Company and its subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple to all real property and good and marketable title to all personal property owned by them, in each case free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and defects except such as are described in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus or such as are not material and do not interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company and its subsidiaries; and any real property and buildings held under lease by the Company and its subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with such exceptions as are not material and do not interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property and buildings by the Company and its subsidiaries.

(q) Title to Intellectual Property. The Company and its subsidiaries own or possess the patents, patent rights, licenses, inventions, copyrights, know-how (including trade secrets and other unpatented and/or unpatentable proprietary or confidential information, systems or procedures), trademarks, service marks and trade names (collectively, “patent and proprietary rights”) presently employed by them in connection with the business now operated by them, and the patent and proprietary rights necessary in connection with the business proposed to be operated by them, as described in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, and neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has received any notice or is otherwise aware of any infringement of or conflict with asserted rights of others with respect to any patent or proprietary rights referred to above, or of any facts which would render any such patent and proprietary rights invalid or inadequate to protect the interest of the Company or any of its subsidiaries therein, and which infringement or conflict (if the subject of any unfavorable decision, ruling or finding) or invalidity or inadequacy, would, individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(r) Investment Company Act. The Company is not and, upon the issuance and sale of the Securities and the application of the proceeds thereof as described in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, will not be required to register as an “investment company” or an entity “controlled” by an “investment company” (as such terms are defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940) and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (collectively, “Investment Company Act”).

(s) Licenses and Permits. Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect, each of the Company and its subsidiaries owns or possesses all licenses, certificates, permits and other authorizations issued by the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign governmental or regulatory authorities that

 

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are necessary for the ownership or lease of their respective properties or the conduct of their respective businesses as described in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus; and except as described in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has received notice of any revocation or modification of any such license, certificate, permit or authorization or has any reason to believe that any such license, certificate, permit or authorization could not be renewed in the ordinary course.

(t) Compliance With Environmental Laws. Except as described in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries (i) has received notice or has knowledge of any claim, demand, obligation, cause of action, accusation, allegation, order, violation, damage, injury, judgment, penalty or fine which would, individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect resulting from (A) the violation or alleged violation of any laws relating to air pollution, water pollution, noise control and/or handling discharge, disposal or recovery of on-site or off-site hazardous substances or materials, (B) any noncompliance with or violation of the requirements of any environmental law, (C) the release or threatened release of any toxic or hazardous waste, substance or constituent or (D) any other Environmental Matter (as hereinafter defined), or (ii) is liable, or has any contingent liability known to the Company, in connection with the release or threatened release of any toxic or hazardous waste, substance or constituent, which liability would, individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect, or (iii) has received notice or has actual knowledge of any governmental investigation seeking remedial action in connection with a release or threatened release of any toxic or hazardous waste, substance or constituent for which the Company or any of its subsidiaries may be liable and which (if the Company or any of its subsidiaries were so liable) would be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. “Environmental Matter” means (I) the release of any amount of toxic or hazardous waste or substances, pollutant or contaminant into the environment, (II) the management, including the generation, handling, treatment, storage, transport, discharge or disposal or recovery, whether on-site or off-site, of any solid wastes, toxic or hazardous wastes, hazardous substances, pollutants or contaminants, (III) the past and present use of surface waters or groundwater and (IV) the construction or maintenance of any dams or levees.

(u) Disclosure Controls . The Company maintains an effective system of “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange Act) that is designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms, including controls and procedures designed to ensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. The Company has carried out evaluations of the effectiveness of its disclosure controls and procedures as required by Rule 13a-15 of the Exchange Act.

 

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(v) Accounting Controls. The Company maintains a system of “internal control over financial reporting” (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act) that complies with the requirements of the Exchange Act. There are no material weaknesses in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

(w) No Unlawful Payments. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee or other person associated with or acting on behalf of the Company or any of its subsidiaries has (i) used any corporate funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expense relating to political activity; (ii) made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee from corporate funds; (iii) violated or is in violation of any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977; or (iv) made any bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment.

(x) Compliance with Money Laundering Laws . The operations of the Company and its subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, the money laundering statutes of all jurisdictions, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any governmental agency (collectively, the “Money Laundering Laws”) and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened.

(y) Compliance with OFAC. None of the Company, any of its subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“OFAC”); and the Company will not directly or indirectly use the proceeds of the offering of the Securities hereunder, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person or entity, for the purpose of financing the activities of any person currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by OFAC.

(z) Sarbanes-Oxley Act . There is and has been no failure on the part of the Company or any of the Company’s directors or officers, in their capacities as such, to comply in all material respects with any provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations promulgated in connection therewith, including Section 402 related to loans and Sections 302 and 906 related to certifications.

(aa) No Stabilization. The Company has not taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that could reasonably be expected to cause or result in any stabilization or manipulation of the price of the Securities.

 

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(bb) Margin Rules . Neither the issuance, sale and delivery of the Securities nor the application of the proceeds thereof by the Company as described in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus will violate Regulation T, U or X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or any other regulation of such Board of Governors.

(cc) Status under the Securities Act . The Company is not (and at all times relevant to the offer and sale of the Securities has not been) an “ineligible issuer,” and is (and at all times relevant to the offer and sale of the Securities has been) a “well-known seasoned issuer,” in each case as defined in the Securities Act.

4. Further Agreements of the Company . The Company covenants and agrees with each Underwriter that:

(a) Required Filings. The Company will file the final Prospectus with the Commission within the time periods specified by Rule 424(b) and Rule 430A or 430B under the Securities Act, will file any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (including the Term Sheet in the form of Annex C hereto) to the extent required by Rule 433 under the Securities Act; and will file promptly all reports and any definitive proxy or information statements required to be filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date of the Prospectus and for so long as the delivery of a prospectus is required in connection with the offering or sale of the Securities; and the Company will furnish copies of the Prospectus and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (to the extent not previously delivered) to the Underwriters in New York City on the business day next succeeding the date of this Agreement in such quantities as the Representatives may reasonably request. The Company will pay the registration fees for this offering within the time period required by Rule 456(b)(1)(i) under the Securities Act (without giving effect to the proviso therein) and in any event prior to the Closing Date.

(b) Delivery of Copies. The Company will deliver, without charge, (i) to the Representatives, conformed copies of the Registration Statement as originally filed and each amendment thereto, in each case including all exhibits and consents filed therewith and documents incorporated by reference therein; and (ii) to each Underwriter (A) a conformed copy of the Registration Statement as originally filed and each amendment thereto, in each case including all exhibits and consents filed therewith and (B) during the Prospectus Delivery Period (as defined below), as many copies of the Prospectus (including all amendments and supplements thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein) and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus as the Representatives may reasonably request. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company will not be required to deliver conformed copies of the Registration Statement as described in clauses (b)(i) and (ii)(A) above, provided that such documents are available electronically through the Commission’s EDGAR system. As used herein, the term “Prospectus Delivery Period” means such period of time after the first date of the public offering of the Securities as in the opinion of counsel for the Underwriters a prospectus relating to the Securities is required by law to be delivered (or required to be delivered but for Rule 172 under the Securities Act) in connection with sales of the Securities by any Underwriter or dealer.

 

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(c) Amendments or Supplements; Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses. Before making, preparing, using, authorizing, approving, referring to or filing any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, and before filing any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, the Company will furnish to the Representatives and counsel for the Underwriters a copy of the proposed Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, amendment or supplement for review and will not make, prepare, use, authorize, approve, refer to or file any such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or file any such proposed amendment or supplement to which the Representatives reasonably objects, provided, however, following the Closing Date, the foregoing requirements shall not apply to any of the Company’s reports filed with the Commission required to be filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, copies of which filings the Company will cause to be delivered to the Representatives promptly after being transmitted for filing with the Commission unless such filings are available electronically through the Commission’s EDGAR system.

(d) Notice to the Representatives. The Company will advise the Representatives promptly, and confirm such advice in writing, (i) when any amendment to the Registration Statement has been filed or becomes effective; (ii) when any supplement to the Prospectus or any amendment to the Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus has been filed during the Prospectus Delivery Period; (iii) of any request by the Commission for any amendment to the Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or the receipt of any comments from the Commission relating to the Registration Statement or any other request by the Commission for any additional information in connection with this offering of Securities; (iv) of the issuance by the Commission of any order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or preventing or suspending the use of any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for that purpose or pursuant to Section 8A of the Securities Act; (v) of the occurrence of any event within the Prospectus Delivery Period as a result of which the Prospectus, the Time of Sale Information or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus as then amended or supplemented would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances existing when the Prospectus, the Time of Sale Information or any such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, as applicable, is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading; (vi) of the receipt by the Company of any notice of objection of the Commission to the use of the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) under the Securities Act; and (vii) of the receipt by the Company of any notice with respect to any suspension of the qualification of the Securities for offer and sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose; and the Company will use its reasonable best efforts to prevent the issuance of any such order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, preventing or suspending the use of any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus or suspending any such qualification of the Securities and, if any such order is issued, will obtain as soon as possible thereafter the withdrawal thereof.

 

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(e) Time of Sale Information. If at any time prior to the Closing Date (i) any event shall occur or condition shall exist as a result of which the Time of Sale Information as then amended or supplemented would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances, not misleading or (ii) it is necessary to amend or supplement the Time of Sale Information to comply with law, the Company will immediately notify the Underwriters thereof and forthwith prepare and, subject to paragraph (c) above, file with the Commission (to the extent required) and furnish to the Underwriters and to such dealers as the Representatives may designate, such amendments or supplements to the Time of Sale Information as may be necessary so that the statements in the Time of Sale Information as so amended or supplemented will not, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, be misleading or so that the Time of Sale Information will comply with law.

(f) Ongoing Compliance . If during the Prospectus Delivery Period (i) any event shall occur or condition shall exist as a result of which the Prospectus as then amended or supplemented would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances existing when the Prospectus is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading or (ii) it is necessary to amend or supplement the Prospectus to comply with law, the Company will immediately notify the Underwriters thereof and forthwith prepare and, subject to paragraph (c) above, file with the Commission and furnish to the Underwriters and to such dealers as the Representatives may designate, such amendments or supplements to the Prospectus as may be necessary so that the statements in the Prospectus as so amended or supplemented will not, in the light of the circumstances existing when the Prospectus is delivered to a purchaser, be misleading or so that the Prospectus will comply with law.

(g) Blue Sky Compliance. The Company will qualify the Securities for offer and sale under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as the Representatives shall reasonably request and will continue such qualifications in effect so long as required for distribution of the Securities; provided that the Company shall not be required to (i) qualify as a foreign corporation or other entity or as a dealer in securities in any such jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to so qualify, (ii) file any general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction or (iii) subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction if it is not otherwise so subject.

(h) Earning Statement. The Company will make generally available to its security holders and the Representatives as soon as practicable an earning statement that satisfies the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 of the Commission promulgated thereunder covering a period of at least twelve months beginning with the first fiscal quarter of the Company occurring after the “effective date” (as defined in Rule 158) of the Registration Statement.

 

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(i) Clear Market. During the period from the date hereof through and including the business day following the Closing Date, the Company will not, without the prior written consent of the Representatives, offer for sale, sell, contract to sell or otherwise dispose of any debt securities issued or guaranteed by the Company and having a tenor of more than one year.

(j) Use of Proceeds. The Company will apply the net proceeds from the sale of the Securities as described in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus under the heading “Use of proceeds”.

(k) No Stabilization. The Company will not take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that could reasonably be expected to cause or result in any stabilization or manipulation of the price of the Securities.

(l) Record Retention . The Company will, pursuant to reasonable procedures developed in good faith, retain copies of each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus that is not filed with the Commission in accordance with Rule 433 under the Securities Act.

5. Certain Agreements of the Underwriters . Each Underwriter hereby represents and agrees that:

(a) It has not and will not use, authorize use of, refer to, or participate in the planning for use of, any “free writing prospectus”, as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act (which term includes use of any written information furnished to the Commission by the Company and not incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement and any press release issued by the Company) other than (i) a free writing prospectus that, solely as a result of use by such underwriter, would not trigger an obligation to file such free writing prospectus with the Commission pursuant to Rule 433, (ii) any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus listed on Annex B or prepared pursuant to Section 3(c) or Section 4(c) above (including any electronic road show), or (iii) any free writing prospectus prepared by such underwriter and approved by the Company in advance in writing (each such free writing prospectus referred to in clauses (i) or (iii), an “Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Underwriters may use a term sheet substantially in the form of Annex C hereto without the consent of the Company.

(b) It is not subject to any pending proceeding under Section 8A of the Securities Act with respect to the offering (and will promptly notify the Company if any such proceeding against it is initiated during the Prospectus Delivery Period).

 

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6. Conditions of Underwriters’ Obligations. The obligation of each Underwriter to purchase Securities on the Closing Date as provided herein is subject to the performance by the Company of its covenants and other obligations hereunder and to the following additional conditions:

(a) Registration Compliance; No Stop Order. No order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall be in effect, and no proceeding for such purpose, pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) or pursuant to Section 8A under the Securities Act shall be pending before, or to the knowledge of the Company, threatened by the Commission; the Prospectus and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus shall have been timely filed with the Commission under the Securities Act (in the case of an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, to the extent required by Rule 433 under the Securities Act) and in accordance with Section 4(a) hereof; and all requests by the Commission for additional information shall have been complied with to the reasonable satisfaction of the Representatives.

(b) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Company contained herein shall be true and correct on the date hereof and on and as of the Closing Date; and the statements of the Company and its officers made in any certificates delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall be true and correct on and as of the Closing Date.

(c) No Downgrade. Subsequent to the earlier of (A) the Time of Sale and (B) the execution and delivery of this Agreement, (i) no downgrading shall have occurred in the rating accorded the Securities or any other debt securities or preferred stock of or guaranteed by the Company or any of its subsidiaries by any “nationally recognized statistical rating organization”, as such term is used by the Commission in relation to Rule 15c3-1(c)(2)(vi)(F) under the Exchange Act and (ii) no such organization shall have publicly announced that it has under surveillance or review, or has changed its outlook with respect to, its rating of the Securities or of any other debt securities or preferred stock of or guaranteed by the Company or any of its subsidiaries (other than an announcement with positive implications of a possible upgrading).

(d) No Material Adverse Change. No event or condition of a type described in Section 3(g) hereof shall have occurred or shall exist, which event or condition is not described in the Time of Sale Information (excluding any amendment or supplement thereto) and the Prospectus (excluding any amendment or supplement thereto) and the effect of which in the judgment of the Representatives makes it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offering, sale or delivery of the Securities on the terms and in the manner contemplated by this Agreement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus.

(e) Officer’s Certificate. The Representatives shall have received on and as of the Closing Date a certificate of an executive officer of the Company who has specific knowledge of the Company’s financial matters and is satisfactory to the Representatives (i) confirming that such officer has carefully reviewed the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus and, to the knowledge of such officer, the representations set forth in Sections 3(b) or 3(d) hereof are true and correct, (ii) confirming that the other representations and warranties of the Company in this Agreement are true and correct and that the Company has complied with all agreements and satisfied all conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied hereunder at or prior to the Closing Date and (iii) to the effect set forth in paragraphs (a), (c) and (d) above.

 

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(f) Comfort Letters. On the date of this Agreement and on the Closing Date, each of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and Deloitte & Touche LLP shall have furnished to the Representatives, at the request of the Company and Solutia Inc., respectively, letters, dated the respective dates of delivery thereof and addressed to the Underwriters, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives, containing statements and information of the type customarily included in accountants’ “comfort letters” to underwriters with respect to the financial statements and certain financial information contained or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus; provided that each such letter delivered on the Closing Date shall use a “cut-off” date no more than three business days prior to the Closing Date.

(g) Opinion and 10b-5 disclosure statement of Counsel for the Company. Jones Day, counsel for the Company, shall have furnished to the Representatives, at the request of the Company, their written opinion and 10b-5 disclosure statement, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Underwriters, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives, to the effect set forth in Annex A-1 hereto.

(h) Opinion of Chief Legal Officer for the Company . Theresa K. Lee, Chief Legal and Administrative Officer of the Company, shall have furnished to the Representatives, at the request of the Company, her written opinion, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Underwriters, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives, to the effect set forth in Annex A-2 hereto.

(i) Opinion and 10b-5 disclosure statement of Counsel for the Underwriters. The Representatives shall have received on and as of the Closing Date an opinion and 10b-5 disclosure statement of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, counsel for the Underwriters, with respect to such matters as the Representatives may reasonably request, and such counsel shall have received such documents and information as they may reasonably request to enable them to pass upon such matters.

(j) No Legal Impediment to Issuance. No action shall have been taken and no statute, rule, regulation or order shall have been enacted, adopted or issued by any federal, state or foreign governmental or regulatory authority that would, as of the Closing Date, prevent the issuance or sale of the Securities; and no injunction or order of any federal, state or foreign court shall have been issued that would, as of the Closing Date, prevent the issuance or sale of the Securities.

(k) Good Standing . The Representatives shall have received on and as of the Closing Date satisfactory evidence of the good standing of the Company in its jurisdiction of incorporation and its good standing in such other jurisdictions as the Representatives may reasonably request, in each case in writing or any standard form of telecommunication from the appropriate governmental authorities of such jurisdictions.

 

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(l) Additional Documents. On or prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall have furnished to the Representatives such further certificates and documents as the Representatives may reasonably request.

All opinions, letters, certificates and evidence mentioned above or elsewhere in this Agreement shall be deemed to be in compliance with the provisions hereof only if they are in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to counsel for the Underwriters.

7. Indemnification and Contribution .

(a) Indemnification of the Underwriters. The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter, its affiliates, directors and officers and each person, if any, who controls such Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including, without limitation, legal fees and other expenses incurred in connection with any suit, action or proceeding or any claim asserted, promptly after such fees and expenses are incurred), joint or several, that arise out of, or are based upon, (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement or caused by any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, not misleading, (ii) or any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or any Time of Sale Information, or caused by any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, in each case except insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities arise out of, or are based upon, any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with any information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use therein.

(b) Indemnification of the Company. Each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors, its officers who signed the Registration Statement and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act to the same extent as the indemnity set forth in paragraph (a) above, but only with respect to any losses, claims, damages or liabilities (including, without limitation, legal fees and other expenses incurred in connection with any suit, action or proceeding or any claim asserted, promptly after such fees and expenses are incurred) that arise out of, or are based upon, any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with any information relating to such Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter through the

 

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Representatives expressly for use in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or any Time of Sale Information, it being understood and agreed that the only such information consists of the following: the third paragraph of text under the caption “Underwriting” in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus relating to the terms of offering, including the concession and reallowance to certain dealers, by the Underwriters; the third and fourth sentences of the seventh paragraph of text under the caption “Underwriting” in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus relating to market making by the Underwriters; the ninth paragraph of text under the caption “Underwriting” in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus relating to over-allotment, stabilization and syndicate covering transactions by the Underwriters, and the fourth sentence of the tenth paragraph of text, under the caption “Underwriting” in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus relating to the fact that the underwriters may, now or in the future, on behalf of themselves or their customers, hold long or short positions in the Company’s debt or equity securities or loans.

(c) Notice and Procedures. If any suit, action, proceeding (including any governmental or regulatory investigation), claim or demand shall be brought or asserted against any person in respect of which indemnification may be sought pursuant to either paragraph (a) or (b) above, such person (the “Indemnified Person”) shall promptly notify the person against whom such indemnification may be sought (the “Indemnifying Person”) in writing; provided that the failure to notify the Indemnifying Person shall not relieve it from any liability that it may have under this Section 7 except to the extent that it has been materially prejudiced (through the forfeiture of substantive rights or defenses) by such failure; and provided , further , that the failure to notify the Indemnifying Person shall not relieve it from any liability that it may have to an Indemnified Person otherwise than under this Section 7. If any such proceeding shall be brought or asserted against an Indemnified Person and it shall have notified the Indemnifying Person thereof, the Indemnifying Person shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person (who shall not, without the consent of the Indemnified Person, be counsel to the Indemnifying Person) to represent the Indemnified Person and any others entitled to indemnification pursuant to Section 7 that the Indemnifying Party may designate in such proceeding and shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such proceeding and shall pay the fees and expenses of counsel related to such proceeding, promptly after incurred. In any such proceeding, any Indemnified Person shall have the right to retain its own counsel, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Person unless (i) the Indemnifying Person and the Indemnified Person shall have mutually agreed to the contrary; (ii) the Indemnifying Person has failed within a reasonable time to retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person; (iii) the Indemnified Person shall have reasonably concluded that there may be legal defenses available to it that are different from or in addition to those available to the Indemnifying Person; or (iv) the named parties in any such proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both the Indemnifying Person and the Indemnified Person and representation of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between them. It is understood and agreed that the Indemnifying Person shall not, in connection with any

 

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proceeding or related proceeding in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one separate firm (in addition to any local counsel) for all Indemnified Persons, and that all such fees and expenses shall be reimbursed promptly after they are incurred. Any such separate firm for any Underwriter, its affiliates, directors and officers and any control persons of such Underwriter shall be designated in writing by the Representatives and any such separate firm for the Company, its directors, its officers who signed the Registration Statement and any control persons of the Company shall be designated in writing by the Company. The Indemnifying Person shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, the Indemnifying Person agrees to indemnify each Indemnified Person from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, if at any time an Indemnified Person shall have requested that an Indemnifying Person reimburse the Indemnified Person for fees and expenses of counsel as contemplated by this paragraph, the Indemnifying Person shall be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent if (i) such settlement is entered into more than 30 days after receipt by the Indemnifying Person of such request and (ii) the Indemnifying Person shall not have reimbursed the Indemnified Person in accordance with such request prior to the date of such settlement. No Indemnifying Person shall, without the written consent of the Indemnified Person, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which any Indemnified Person is or could have been a party and indemnification could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Person, unless such settlement (x) includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Person, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Person, from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding and (y) does not include any statement as to or any admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of any Indemnified Person.

(d) Contribution. If the indemnification provided for in paragraphs (a) and (b) above is unavailable to an Indemnified Person or insufficient in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to therein, then each Indemnifying Person under such paragraph, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Person thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Person as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other from the offering of the Securities or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) but also the relative fault of the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other shall be deemed to be in the same respective proportions as the net proceeds (before deducting expenses) received by the Company from the sale of the Securities and the total underwriting discounts and commissions received by the Underwriters in

 

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connection therewith, in each case as set forth in the table on the cover of the Prospectus, bear to the aggregate offering price of the Securities. The relative fault of the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company or by the Underwriters and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.

(e) Limitation on Liability. The Company and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 7 were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Underwriters were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in paragraph (d) above. The amount paid or payable by an Indemnified Person as a result of the losses, claims, damages and liabilities referred to in paragraph (d) above shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses incurred by such Indemnified Person in connection with any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 7, in no event shall an Underwriter be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total underwriting discounts and commissions received by such Underwriter with respect to the offering of the Securities exceeds the amount of any damages that such Underwriter has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The Underwriters’ obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 7 are several in proportion to their respective purchase obligations hereunder and not joint.

(f) Non-Exclusive Remedies. The remedies provided for in this Section 7 are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available to any Indemnified Person at law or in equity.

8. Effectiveness of Agreement . This Agreement shall become effective upon the execution and delivery hereof by the parties hereto.

9. Termination . This Agreement may be terminated in the absolute discretion of the Representatives, by notice to the Company, if after the execution and delivery of this Agreement and prior to the Closing Date (i) trading generally shall have been suspended or materially limited on the New York Stock Exchange or the over-the-counter market; (ii) trading of any securities issued or guaranteed by the Company shall have been suspended on any exchange or in any over-the-counter market; (iii) a general moratorium on commercial banking activities shall have been declared by federal or New York State authorities; or (iv) there shall have occurred any outbreak or escalation of hostilities or any change in financial markets or any calamity or crisis, either within or outside the United States, that, in the judgment of the Representatives,

 

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is material and adverse and makes it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offering, sale or delivery of the Securities on the terms and in the manner contemplated by this Agreement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus.

10. Defaulting Underwriter . (a) If, on the Closing Date, any Underwriter defaults on its obligation to purchase the Securities that it has agreed to purchase hereunder, the non-defaulting Underwriters may in their discretion arrange for the purchase of such Securities by other persons satisfactory to the Company on the terms contained in this Agreement. If, within 36 hours after any such default by any Underwriter, the non-defaulting Underwriters do not arrange for the purchase of such Securities, then the Company shall be entitled to a further period of 36 hours within which to procure other persons satisfactory to the non-defaulting Underwriters to purchase such Securities on such terms. If other persons become obligated or agree to purchase the Securities of a defaulting Underwriter, either the non-defaulting Underwriters or the Company may postpone the Closing Date for up to five full business days in order to effect any changes that in the opinion of counsel for the Company or counsel for the Underwriters may be necessary in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus or in any other document or arrangement, and the Company agrees to promptly prepare any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus that effects any such changes. As used in this Agreement, the term “Underwriter” includes, for all purposes of this Agreement unless the context otherwise requires, any person not listed in Schedule 1 hereto that, pursuant to this Section 10, purchases Securities that a defaulting Underwriter agreed to, but failed to, purchase.

(b) If, after giving effect to any arrangements for the purchase of the Securities of a defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters by the non-defaulting Underwriters and the Company as provided in paragraph (a) above, the aggregate principal amount of such Securities that remains unpurchased does not exceed one-eleventh of the aggregate principal amount of all the Securities, then the Company shall have the right to require each non-defaulting Underwriter to purchase the principal amount of Securities that such Underwriter agreed to purchase hereunder plus such Underwriter’s pro rata share (based on the principal amount of Securities that such Underwriter agreed to purchase hereunder) of the Securities of such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters for which such arrangements have not been made.

(c) If, after giving effect to any arrangements for the purchase of the Securities of a defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters by the non-defaulting Underwriters and the Company as provided in paragraph (a) above, the aggregate principal amount of such Securities that remains unpurchased exceeds one-eleventh of the aggregate principal amount of all the Securities, or if the Company shall not exercise the right described in paragraph (b) above, then this Agreement shall terminate without liability on the part of the non-defaulting Underwriters. Any termination of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 10 shall be without liability on the part of the Company, except that the Company will continue to be liable for the payment of expenses as set forth in Section 11 hereof and except that the provisions of Section 7 hereof shall not terminate and shall remain in effect.

 

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(d) Nothing contained herein shall relieve a defaulting Underwriter of any liability it may have to the Company or any non-defaulting Underwriter for damages caused by its default.

11. Payment of Expenses . (a) Whether or not the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are consummated or this Agreement is terminated, the Company will pay or cause to be paid all costs and expenses incident to the performance of its obligations hereunder, including without limitation, (i) the costs incident to the authorization, issuance, sale, preparation and delivery of the Securities and any taxes payable in that connection; (ii) the costs incident to the preparation, printing and filing under the Securities Act of the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, any Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus (including all exhibits, amendments and supplements thereto) and the distribution thereof; (iii) the costs of reproducing and distributing each of the Transaction Documents; (iv) the fees and expenses of the Company’s counsel and independent accountants; (v) the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the registration or qualification and determination of eligibility for investment of the Securities under the laws of such jurisdictions as the Representatives may designate and the preparation, printing and distribution of a Blue Sky Memorandum (including the related fees and expenses of counsel for the Underwriters); (vi) any fees charged by rating agencies for rating the Securities; (vii) the fees and expenses of the Trustee and any paying agent (including related fees and expenses of any counsel to such parties); (viii) all expenses and application fees incurred in connection with any filing with, and clearance of the offering by, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.; and (ix) all expenses incurred by the Company in connection with any “road show” presentation to potential investors.

(b) If (i) this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 9, (ii) the Company for any reason fails to tender the Securities for delivery to the Underwriters or (iii) the Underwriters decline to purchase the Securities for any reason permitted under this Agreement, the Company agrees to reimburse the Underwriters for all out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including the reasonable fees and expenses of their counsel) reasonably incurred by the Underwriters in connection with this Agreement and the offering contemplated hereby.

12. Persons Entitled to Benefit of Agreement . This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and the officers and directors and any controlling persons referred to herein, and the affiliates of each Underwriter referred to in Section 7 hereof. Nothing in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to give any other person any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Agreement or any provision contained herein. No purchaser of Securities from any Underwriter shall be deemed to be a successor merely by reason of such purchase.

13. Survival . The respective indemnities, rights of contribution, representations, warranties and agreements of the Company and the Underwriters contained in this

 

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Agreement or made by or on behalf of the Company or the Underwriters pursuant to this Agreement or any certificate delivered pursuant hereto shall survive the delivery of and payment for the Securities and shall remain in full force and effect, regardless of any termination of this Agreement or any investigation made by or on behalf of the Company or the Underwriters.

14. Certain Defined Terms . For purposes of this Agreement, (a) except where otherwise expressly provided, the term “affiliate” has the meaning set forth in Rule 405 under the Securities Act; (b) the term “business day” means any day other than a day on which banks are permitted or required to be closed in New York City, New York; (c) the term “subsidiary” has the meaning set forth in Rule 405 under the Securities Act; and (d) the term “significant subsidiary” has the meaning set forth in Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X under the Exchange Act.

15. Miscellaneous . (a)  Authority of the Representatives. Any action by the Underwriters hereunder may be taken by the Representatives on behalf of the Underwriters, and any such action taken by the Representatives shall be binding upon the Underwriters.

(b) Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if mailed or transmitted and confirmed by any standard form of telecommunication. Notices to the Underwriters shall be given to the Representatives c/o Barclays Capital Inc., 745 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10019 (fax: (646)-834-8133); Attention: Syndicate Registration; Citigroup Global Markets Inc., 388 Greenwich Street, New York, New York 10013 (fax: 212-816-7912), Attention: General Counsel; and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, 383 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10179 (fax: 212-834-6081), Attention: High Grade Syndicate Desk. Notices to the Company shall be given to it at Eastman Chemical Company, 100 North Eastman Road, Kingsport, Tennessee 37660, (fax: 423-224-0165); Attention: Treasurer.

(c) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

(d) Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in counterparts (which may include counterparts delivered by any standard form of telecommunication), each of which shall be an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

(e) Amendments or Waivers. No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, nor any consent or approval to any departure therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the parties hereto.

(f) Headings. The headings herein are included for convenience of reference only and are not intended to be part of, or to affect the meaning or interpretation of, this Agreement.

 

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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding, please indicate your acceptance of this Agreement by signing in the space provided below.

 

Very truly yours,
EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY
By  

/s/    Curt Espeland        

  Name:   Curt Espeland
  Title:   SVP & CFO


Accepted: May 29, 2012
BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC.
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC
For themselves and on behalf of the
several Underwriters listed
in Schedule 1 hereto.
BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC.
By:  

/s/ Gregory J. Hall

 

Authorized Signatory

CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.
By:  

/s/ Brian D. Bednarski

 

Authorized Signatory

J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC
By:  

/s/ Stephen L. Sheiner

 

Authorized Signatory

[ Signature Page to Underwriting Agreement ]

Exhibit 4.1

EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY

and

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee

 

 

INDENTURE

Dated as of June 5, 2012

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

         Page  

ARTICLE 1.

  DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE      1   

Section 1.01.

 

Definitions

     1   

Section 1.02.

 

Other Definitions

     8   

Section 1.03.

 

Incorporation by Reference of TIA

     8   

Section 1.04.

 

Rules of Construction

     8   

ARTICLE 2.

  THE NOTES      9   

Section 2.01.

 

Forms

     9   

Section 2.02.

 

Amount Unlimited; Issuable in Series

     10   

Section 2.03.

 

Authentication

     13   

Section 2.04.

 

Date and Denomination of Notes

     14   

Section 2.05.

 

Execution of Notes

     14   

Section 2.06.

 

Exchange and Registration of Transfer of Notes

     15   

Section 2.07.

 

Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Notes

     17   

Section 2.08.

 

Temporary Notes

     18   

Section 2.09.

 

Cancellation of Notes Paid, etc.

     18   

Section 2.10.

 

Computation of Interest

     19   

Section 2.11.

 

Form of Legend for Global Notes

     19   

Section 2.12.

 

Persons Deemed Owners

     20   

ARTICLE 3.

  REDEMPTION AND PREPAYMENT      20   

Section 3.01.

 

Applicability of Article

     20   

Section 3.02.

 

Notice of Redemption; Partial Redemptions

     20   

Section 3.03.

 

Payment of Notes Called for Redemption

     21   

ARTICLE 4.

  COVENANTS      22   

Section 4.01.

 

Payment of Principal and Interest

     22   

Section 4.02.

 

Maintenance of Office or Agency

     22   

Section 4.03.

 

[Reserved]

     23   

Section 4.04.

 

Appointments To Fill Vacancies in Trustee’s Office

     23   

Section 4.05.

 

Provision as to Paying Agent

     23   

Section 4.06.

 

Reports by the Company

     24   

Section 4.07.

 

Securityholder Lists

     25   

Section 4.08.

 

Change of Control Offer

     25   

Section 4.09.

 

Restrictions on Secured Debt

     26   

Section 4.10.

 

Limitation on Sales and Leasebacks

     27   

Section 4.11.

 

Waiver of Certain Covenants

     28   

 

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(continued)

 

         Page  

ARTICLE 5.

  SUCCESSORS      28   

Section 5.01.

 

Limitation on Mergers, Consolidations and Sales of Assets

     28   

Section 5.02.

 

Successor Corporation To Be Substituted

     29   

Section 5.03.

 

Opinion of Counsel To Be Given Trustee

     29   

ARTICLE 6.

  DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES      30   

Section 6.01.

 

Event of Default Defined; Acceleration of Maturity; Waiver of Default

     30   

Section 6.02.

 

Collection of Indebtedness by Trustee; Trustee May Prove Debt

     31   

Section 6.03.

 

Application of Proceeds

     33   

Section 6.04.

 

Suits for Enforcements

     34   

Section 6.05.

 

Restoration of Rights on Abandonment of Proceedings

     34   

Section 6.06.

 

Limitation on Suits by Noteholders

     34   

Section 6.07.

 

Right of Noteholders To Institute Certain Suits

     35   

Section 6.08.

 

Powers and Remedies Cumulative; Delay or Omission Not Waiver of Default

     35   

Section 6.09.

 

Control by Holders of Notes

     35   

Section 6.10.

 

Waiver of Past Defaults

     36   

Section 6.11.

 

Right of Court To Require Filing of Undertaking To Pay Costs

     36   

ARTICLE 7.

  TRUSTEE      37   

Section 7.01.

 

Duties of Trustee

     37   

Section 7.02.

 

Rights of Trustee

     38   

Section 7.03.

 

Individual Rights of Trustee

     39   

Section 7.04.

 

Trustee’s Disclaimer

     39   

Section 7.05.

 

Notice of Defaults

     40   

Section 7.06.

 

Reports by Trustee to Holders

     40   

Section 7.07.

 

Compensation and Indemnity

     40   

Section 7.08.

 

Replacement of Trustee

     41   

Section 7.09.

 

Successor Trustee by Merger, etc.

     43   

Section 7.10.

 

Eligibility; Disqualification

     43   

Section 7.11.

 

Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company

     43   

Section 7.12.

 

Money Held in Trust

     43   

ARTICLE 8.

  LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE      44   

Section 8.01.

 

Option To Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance

     44   

Section 8.02.

 

Legal Defeasance and Discharge

     44   

Section 8.03.

 

Covenant Defeasance

     44   

 

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(continued)

 

         Page  

Section 8.04.

 

Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance

     45   

Section 8.05.

 

Deposited Money and Government Securities To Be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions

     46   

Section 8.06.

 

Repayment to Company

     47   

Section 8.07.

 

Reinstatement

     47   

Section 8.08.

 

Survival

     47   

ARTICLE 9.

  SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES      47   

Section 9.01.

 

Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Noteholders

     47   

Section 9.02.

 

Supplemental Indentures with Consent of Noteholders

     49   

Section 9.03.

 

Effect of Supplemental Indenture

     50   

Section 9.04.

 

Documents To Be Given to Trustee

     51   

Section 9.05.

 

Notation on Securities in Respect of Supplemental Indentures

     51   

Section 9.06.

 

Conformity with the TIA

     51   

ARTICLE 10.

  SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE      51   

Section 10.01.

 

Satisfaction and Discharge

     51   

Section 10.02.

 

Deposited Cash and U.S. Government Securities To Be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions

     52   

Section 10.03.

 

Repayment to Company

     53   

ARTICLE 11.

  MISCELLANEOUS      53   

Section 11.01.

 

TIA Controls

     53   

Section 11.02.

 

Notices

     53   

Section 11.03.

 

Communication by Holders of Notes with Other Holders of Notes

     55   

Section 11.04.

 

Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent

     55   

Section 11.05.

 

Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion

     55   

Section 11.06.

 

Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee

     55   

Section 11.07.

 

Acts of Holders

     56   

Section 11.08.

 

Rules by Trustee and Agents

     57   

Section 11.09.

 

No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders

     57   

Section 11.10.

 

Governing Law

     57   

Section 11.11.

 

No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements

     57   

Section 11.12.

 

Notes in a Specified Currency Other than Dollars

     57   

Section 11.13.

 

Successors

     58   

Section 11.14.

 

Severability

     58   

Section 11.15.

 

Counterpart Originals

     58   

 

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(continued)

 

         Page  

Section 11.16.

 

Table of Contents, Headings, etc.

     58   

Section 11.17.

 

Legal Holidays

     58   

Section 11.18.

 

Company-Owned Notes Disregarded

     59   

Section 11.19.

 

USA PATRIOT Act

     59   

EXHIBIT A    Form of Notes

 

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CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE

 

TIA Section Reference

  

Indenture Section

310(a)(1)    7.10
(a)(2)    7.10
(a)(3)    N.A.
(a)(4)    N.A.
(a)(5)    7.10
(b)    7.08, 7.10
(c)    N.A.
311(a)    7.11
(b)    7.11
(c)    N.A.
312(a)    4.07
(b)    11.03
(c)    11.03
313(a)    7.06
(b)(1)    N.A.
(b)(2)    7.06
(c)    7.06
(d)    7.06
314(a)    4.06
(b)    N.A.
(c)(1)    11.04
(c)(2)    11.04
(c)(3)    N.A.
(d)    N.A.
(e)    11.05
315(a)    7.01
(b)    7.05, 11.02
(c)    7.01
(d)    7.01
(e)    6.11
316(a) (last sentence)    11.18
(a)(1)(A)    6.09
(a)(1)(B)    6.10
(a)(2)    N.A.
(b)    6.07
317(a)(1)    6.02
(a)(2)    6.02
(b)    4.05
318(a)    11.02

N.A. means Not Applicable.

Note: This Cross-Reference Table shall not, for any purpose, be deemed to be part of this Indenture.


This INDENTURE dated as of             , 20     is between Eastman Chemical Company, a Delaware corporation, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association organized under the laws of the United States of America, as trustee (the “Trustee”).

ARTICLE 1.

DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

Section 1.01. Definitions . For all purposes of this Indenture, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires, the terms defined in this Section 1.01 shall have the respective meanings specified in this Section 1.01. Except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires, all other terms used in this Indenture which are defined in the TIA (as defined below) shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the TIA.

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

Attributable Debt means, as to any lease in respect of a Sale and Leaseback Transaction under which any Person is at the time liable, at any date as of which the amount thereof is to be determined, the total net amount of rent required to be paid by such Person under such lease during the remaining term thereof (or, if earlier, the first date upon which such lease may be terminated without penalty), discounted from the respective due dates thereof to such date at the rate per annum borne by the Notes, compounded annually. The net amount of rent required to be paid under any such lease for any such period shall be the aggregate amount of the rent payable by the lessee with respect to such period after excluding amounts required to be paid on account of maintenance and repairs, insurance, taxes, assessments, water rates and similar charges. Unless the Company elects to calculate the total amount of rent required to be paid through the first date upon which such lease may be terminated without penalty (if such a provision exists), in the case of any lease which is terminable by the lessee upon the payment of a penalty, such net amount shall also include the amount of such penalty, but no rent shall be considered as required to be paid under such lease subsequent to the first date upon which it may be so terminated.

Bankruptcy Law means Title 11, U.S. Code or any similar federal or state law for the relief of debtors.

Below Investment Grade Rating Event means the Notes of a series cease to be rated Investment Grade by each of the Rating Agencies on any date during the period (the “Trigger Period”) commencing on the earlier of (a) the occurrence of a Change of Control and (b) the first public announcement by the Company of any Change of Control (or pending Change of Control) and ending 60 days following the consummation of such Change of Control (which Trigger Period will be extended if the rating of such series of Notes is under publicly announced consideration for possible downgrade by any Rating Agency on such 60th day, such extension to

 

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last with respect to each Rating Agency until the date on which such Rating Agency considering such possible downgrade either (x) rates such series of Notes below Investment Grade or (y) publicly announces that it is no longer considering the Notes for possible downgrade; provided , that no such extension will occur if on such 60th day such series of Notes are rated Investment Grade not subject to review for possible downgrade by any Rating Agency); provided , that a rating event will not be deemed to have occurred in respect of a particular Change of Control (and thus will not be deemed a Below Investment Grade Rating Event for purposes of the definition of Change of Control Triggering Event) if each Rating Agency making the reduction in rating does not publicly announce or confirm or inform the Trustee in writing at the Company’s request that the reduction was the result, in whole or in part, of any event or circumstance comprised of or arising as a result of, or in respect of, the Change of Control (whether or not the applicable Change of Control has occurred at the time of the Below Investment Grade Rating Event).

Beneficial Owner has the meaning assigned to such term in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that in calculating the beneficial ownership of any particular “person” as such term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act, such “person” will be deemed to have beneficial ownership of all securities that such “person” has the right to acquire by conversion or exercise of other securities, whether such right is currently exercisable or is exercisable only upon the occurrence of a subsequent condition.

Board of Directors means either the Board of Directors of the Company or any committee of such Board duly authorized to act on its behalf, or, if the Company shall not be a corporation, the governing body of such entity.

Board Resolution means one or more resolutions, certified by the secretary or an assistant secretary of the Company to have been duly adopted or consented to by the Board of Directors, a duly authorized committee thereof or by action of an authorized Officer or Officers designated as such pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors, and to be in full force and effect, and delivered to the Trustee.

Business Day means a day that (a) in the Place of Payment (or in any of the Places of Payment, if more than one) in which amounts are payable and (b) in New York, New York, is not a Saturday or Sunday or any other day on which banking institutions are authorized or required by law or regulation to close.

Change of Control means the occurrence of any of the following after the date of issuance of a series of Notes: (1) the direct or indirect sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other than by way of merger or consolidation), in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole to any “person” or “group” (as those terms are used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) other than to the Company or one of its Subsidiaries; (2) the consummation of any transaction (including, without limitation, any merger or consolidation) the result of which is that any “person” or “group” (as those terms are used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act, it being agreed that an employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for whom shares are held under an employee stock ownership, employee retirement, employee savings or similar plan and whose shares are voted in accordance with the instructions of such employee shall not be a

 

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member of a “group” (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) solely because such employee’s shares are held by a trustee under said plan) becomes the ultimate Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of the Company’s Voting Stock representing more than 50% of the voting power of the Company’s outstanding Voting Stock; (3) the Company consolidates with, or merges with or into, any Person, or any Person consolidates with, or merges with or into, the Company, in any such event pursuant to a transaction in which any of the Company’s outstanding Voting Stock or Voting Stock of such other Person is converted into or exchanged for cash, securities or other property, other than any such transaction where the Company’s Voting Stock outstanding immediately prior to such transaction constitutes, or is converted into or exchanged for, Voting Stock representing more than 50% of the voting power of the Voting Stock of the surviving Person or its parent immediately after giving effect to such transaction; or (4) during any period of 24 consecutive calendar months, the majority of the members of the Board of Directors shall no longer be composed of individuals (a) who were members of the Board of Directors on the first day of such period or (b) whose election or nomination to the Board of Directors was approved by individuals referred to in clause (a) above constituting, at the time of such election or nomination, at least a majority of the Board of Directors or, if directors are nominated by a committee of the Board of Directors, constituting at the time of such nomination, at least a majority of such committee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a transaction will not be deemed to involve a Change of Control if (1) the Company becomes a direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of a holding company and (2) the direct or indirect holders of the Voting Stock of such holding company immediately following that transaction are substantially the same as the holders of the Company’s Voting Stock immediately prior to that transaction.

Change of Control Triggering Event means the occurrence of both a Change of Control and a Below Investment Grade Rating Event. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Change of Control Triggering Event will be deemed to have occurred in connection with any particular Change of Control unless and until such Change of Control has actually been consummated.

Commission means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Company means Eastman Chemical Company, and any successor thereto.

Company Request and Company Order mean, respectively, a written request, order or consent signed in the name of the Company by an Officer, delivered to the Trustee.

Consolidated Net Tangible Assets means the aggregate amount of assets (less applicable reserves and other properly deductible items) after deducting therefrom (1) all current liabilities, except for (a) notes and loans payable, (b) current maturities of long-term debt and (c) current maturities of obligations under capital leases and (2) all goodwill, trade names, trademarks, patents, unamortized debt discount and expense and other like intangibles, all as set forth on the most recent balance sheet of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries and computed in accordance with GAAP.

Corporate Trust Office means, with respect to any series of Notes, the office of the Trustee of such series of Notes at which the trust created by this Indenture shall, at any particular time, be principally administered, which office is, at the date as of which this Indenture is dated, located at 7000 Central Parkway NE, Suite 550, Atlanta, Georgia 30328, Attn: Corporate Trust Services.

 

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Default means any event that is, or after notice or passage of time or both would be, an Event of Default.

Depositary means, with respect to the Notes of any series issuable or issued in whole or in part in global form, The Depository Trust Company (unless another Person is specified in a Board Resolution, Officers’ Certificate or supplemental indenture, as applicable with respect to any series of Notes) and any successor thereto appointed as depositary with respect to any series of Notes.

Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Funded Debt means all indebtedness for money borrowed having a maturity of more than 12 months from the date of the most recent balance sheet of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries or having a maturity of less than 12 months but by its terms being renewable or extendible beyond 12 months from the date of such balance sheet at the option of the borrower.

GAAP means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States as in effect from time to time.

Global Note means, with respect to any series of Notes, a Note of such series issued in global form that evidences all or part of the Notes of such series and bears the Global Note Legend (or such legend as may be specified as contemplated by Section 2.02 for such series of Notes).

Global Note Legend means the legend set forth in Section 2.11.

Holder, ” “ Holder of Notes, ” “ Noteholder or other similar terms mean the Person in whose name a Note is registered in the Security Register kept by the Registrar for that purpose in accordance with the terms hereof.

Indenture means this instrument, as originally executed or as it may from time to time be supplemented or amended by one or supplemental indentures hereto entered into pursuant to the applicable provisions hereof, including, for all purposes of this Indenture and any such supplemental indenture, the provisions of the TIA that are deemed to be part of and govern this Indenture and any such supplemental indenture, respectively. The term “Indenture” shall also include the terms of particular series of Notes established as contemplated by Section 2.02 pursuant to a Board Resolution, an Officers’ Certificate or by one or more supplemental indentures hereto.

“Interest Payment Date means, with respect to any series of Notes, the Stated Maturity of an installment of interest on such Note.

“Internal Revenue Code means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

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Investment Grade means a rating of Baa3 or better by Moody’s (or its equivalent under any successor rating category of Moody’s) and a rating of BBB- or better by S&P (or its equivalent under any successor rating category of S&P), and the equivalent investment grade credit rating from any replacement rating agency or rating agencies selected by the Company under the circumstances permitting the Company to select a replacement agency and in the manner for selecting a replacement agency, in each case as set forth in the definition of “Rating Agency.”

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

Moody’s means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., a subsidiary of Moody’s Corporation, and its successors.

Note or Notes means a note or notes, as the case may be, of any series authenticated and delivered from time to time under this Indenture.

Officer means the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of the Company.

Officers’ Certificate means, with respect to any Person, a certificate signed by two Officers, one of whom must be the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer or the Treasurer, and delivered to the Trustee.

Opinion of Counsel means a written opinion, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, from legal counsel who is acceptable to the Trustee and which meets the requirements of Section 11.05 hereof. The counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the Company.

Original Issue Discount Note means any Note which provides for an amount less than the principal amount thereof to be due and payable upon a declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 6.01.

Outstanding ”, when used with reference to Notes, shall, subject to the provisions of Section 11.18, mean, as of any particular time, all Notes authenticated and delivered by the Trustee under this Indenture, except:

(a) Notes theretofore cancelled by the Trustee or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation;

(b) Notes, or portions thereof, for the payment or redemption of which cash and/or securities in the necessary amount shall have been deposited in trust with the Trustee or with any Paying Agent (other than the Company) or shall have been set aside and segregated in trust by the Company (if the Company shall act as its own Paying Agent), provided that if such Notes are to be redeemed prior to the Stated Maturity thereof, notice of such redemption shall have been mailed as provided in Article 3, or provision satisfactory to the Trustee shall have been made for mailing such notice;

 

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(c) Notes as to which defeasance has been effected pursuant to Article 8; and

(d) Notes in lieu of or in substitution for which other Notes shall have been authenticated and delivered, or which shall have been paid, pursuant to the terms of Section 2.07, unless proof satisfactory to the Trustee is presented that any such Notes are held by Persons in whose hands any of such Notes is a valid, binding and legal obligation of the Company.

provided, however, that in determining whether the Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Notes of any or all series have given any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action hereunder, the principal amount of an Original Issue Discount Note that shall be deemed to be Outstanding for such purposes shall be the amount of the principal thereof that would be due and payable as of the date of such determination upon a declaration of acceleration of the maturity thereof pursuant to Section 6.01.

Overdue Rate means, with respect to each series of Notes, the rate of interest designated as such in the Board Resolution, Officers’ Certificate or supplemental indenture, as applicable, relating to such series as contemplated by Section 2.02, or if no such rate is specified, the rate at which such Notes shall bear interest.

Paying Agent means any Person authorized by the Company to pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on Notes of any series on behalf of the Company.

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

Place of Payment, when used with respect to the Notes of any series, means the place or places where the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes of such series are payable as determined in accordance with the Indenture.

Principal Property means any single parcel of real estate, any single manufacturing plant or any single warehouse owned or leased in connection with a Sale and Leaseback Transaction by the Company or any Subsidiary which is located within the United States and the net book value of which on the date as of which the determination is being made exceeds 1% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets, other than any such manufacturing plant or warehouse or portion thereof (1) which is a pollution control or other facility financed by obligations issued by a state or local government unit and described in Sections 141(a), 142(a)(5), 142(a)(6), 142(a)(10) or 144(a) of the Internal Revenue Code (or their successor provisions) or by any other obligations the interest of which is excluded under Section 103 of the Internal Revenue Code (or its successor provision), or (2) which, in the good-faith opinion of the Board of Directors, as evidenced by a Board Resolution, is not of material importance to the total business conducted by the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.

Rating Agency means each of Moody’s and S&P; provided , that if any of Moody’s or S&P ceases to provide rating services to issuers or investors, the Company may appoint another “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” (as defined under the Exchange Act) as a replacement for such Rating Agency; provided , that the Company shall give written notice of such appointment to the Trustee.

 

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Redemption Date means, with respect to the Notes of any series to be redeemed, the date fixed for such redemption by or pursuant to this Indenture.

Redemption Price means, with respect to the Notes of any series to be redeemed, the price at which it is to be redeemed pursuant to this Indenture.

Responsible Officer, when used with respect to the Trustee of a series of Notes, means any vice president, any assistant vice president, any trust officer or assistant trust officer or any other officer within the Corporate Trust Department of the Trustee (or any successor group of the Trustee) with direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture with respect to such series of Notes and also means, with respect to a particular corporate trust matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of his or her knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject.

Restricted Subsidiary means a wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Company substantially all of the assets of which are located in the United States (excluding territories or possessions) and which owns a Principal Property; provided , however , that the term Restricted Subsidiary shall not include any Subsidiary that is principally engaged in (1) the business of financing; (2) the business of owning, buying, selling, leasing, dealing in or developing real property; or (3) the business of exporting goods or merchandise from or importing goods or merchandise into the United States.

S&P means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., and its successors.

Securities Act means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Specified Currency means the currency in which a Note is denominated, which may include U.S. dollars, any foreign currency or any composite of two or more currencies.

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

Subsidiary means a corporation more than 50% of the outstanding Voting Stock of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company or by one or more other Subsidiaries, or by the Company and one or more other Subsidiaries.

TIA means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.

Trigger Period has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of Below Investment Grade Rating Event in this Section 1.01.

Trustee means the Person named as the “Trustee” in the first paragraph of this instrument until a successor Trustee shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture or until a different Trustee shall have been appointed with respect to a particular series of Notes, and thereafter “Trustee” shall mean, with respect to such series of Notes, such successor Trustee or such Trustee with respect to such particular series of Notes.

 

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U.S. Government Securities means direct obligations (or certificates representing an ownership interest in such obligations) of the United States of America (including any agency or instrumentality thereof) for the payment of which the full faith and credit of the United States of America is pledged and which are not callable or redeemable at the issuer’s option.

Voting Stock of any specified Person as of any date means the capital stock (or comparable equity interests) of such Person that is at the time entitled to vote generally in the election of the board of directors (or members of the governing body) of such Person.

Section 1.02. Other Definitions .

 

Term

   Defined in Section:
“Agent Member”    2.06(7)
“Covenant Defeasance”    8.03
“Change of Control Offer”    4.08
“Change of Control Payment”    4.08
“Change of Control Payment Date”    4.08
“Debt”    4.09
“Event of Default”    6.01
“Legal Defeasance”    8.02
“Losses”    7.07

“Market Exchange Rate”

“Mortgage” or “Mortgages”

   11.12

4.09

“Notice of Default”

“Record Date”

   6.01

2.04

“Registrar”    2.06

“Sale and Leaseback Transaction”

“Secured Debt”

   4.10

4.09

“Security Register”    2.06

Section 1.03. Incorporation by Reference of TIA .

Whenever this Indenture refers to a provision of the TIA, the provision is incorporated by reference in and made a part of this Indenture.

Section 1.04. Rules of Construction .

(a) Unless the context otherwise requires:

 

  (i) a term has the meaning assigned to it;

 

  (ii) an accounting term not otherwise defined herein has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with GAAP;

 

  (iii) “or” is not exclusive;

 

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  (iv) words in the singular include the plural, and in the plural include the singular;

 

  (v) all references in this instrument to “Articles,” “Sections” and other subdivisions are to the designated Articles, Sections and subdivisions of this instrument as originally executed;

 

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

 

  (vii) “including” means “including without limitation;”

 

  (viii) provisions apply to successive events and transactions; and

 

  (ix) references to sections of or rules under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, the TIA or the Internal Revenue Code shall be deemed to include substitute, replacement or successor sections or rules adopted by the Commission from time to time thereunder.

ARTICLE 2.

THE NOTES

Section 2.01. Forms . (a) The Notes of each series shall be in substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, or such form as shall be established by or pursuant to a Board Resolution, Officers’ Certificate or in one or more indentures supplemental hereto, in each case with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted by this Indenture, and may have such legends or endorsements placed thereon as the officers executing the same may approve (execution thereof to be conclusive evidence of such approval) and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Indenture, or as may be required to comply with any law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which the Notes of such series may be listed, or to conform to usage.

(b) The Board Resolution, Officers’ Certificate or indentures supplemental hereto establishing the form and terms of the Notes of any series pursuant to Sections 2.01 and 2.02, respectively, of this Indenture, may provide for issuance of Global Notes. If Notes of a series are so authorized to be issued as Global Notes, any such Global Note may provide that it shall represent that aggregate amount of Notes from time to time endorsed thereon and may also provide that the aggregate amount of Outstanding Notes represented thereby may from time to time be increased or decreased to reflect exchanges. Any endorsement of a Global Note to reflect the amount, or any increase or decrease in the amount or changes in the rights of Holders of Notes represented thereby, shall be made in such manner and by such Person or Persons as shall be specified therein.

 

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(c) The Trustee’s Certificate of Authentication on all Notes shall be in substantially the following form:

“This is one of the Notes of the series designated therein described in the within-mentioned Indenture.

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee
By:  

 

  Authorized Signatory”

Section 2.02. Amount Unlimited; Issuable in Series . The aggregate principal amount of Notes which may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture is unlimited.

The Notes may be issued in one or more series. There shall be established in or pursuant to a Board Resolution and set forth, or determined in the manner provided, in an Officers’ Certificate, or established in one or more indentures supplemental hereto, prior to the issuance of Notes of any series:

(1) the title of the Notes of the series (which shall distinguish the Notes of the series from the Notes of all other series and which may be part of a series of Notes previously issued);

(2) any limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the Notes of the series which may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture (except for Notes authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, other Notes of the series pursuant to Sections 2.06, 2.07, 2.08, 3.03 or 9.05);

(3) the date or dates on which the principal of the Notes of the series is payable;

(4) the rate or rates, or the method of determination thereof, at which the Notes of the series shall bear interest, if any, the date or dates from which such interest shall accrue, the Interest Payment Dates on which such interest shall be payable and, if other than as set forth in Section 2.04, the Record Dates for the determination of Holders to whom interest is payable;

(5) in addition to the office or agency of the Company in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York required to be maintained pursuant to Section 4.02, any other Place of Payment of the Notes of the series;

(6) the Specified Currency of the Notes of the series;

(7) the currency or currencies in which payments on the Notes of the series are payable, if other than the Specified Currency;

(8) the right, if any, of the Company to redeem, purchase or repay the Notes of the series, and the price or prices at which, the period or periods within which and the terms and conditions upon which Notes of the series may be so redeemed, in whole or in part, at the option of the Company, pursuant to any sinking fund or otherwise, and any additions or changes to the provisions set forth in Article 3 which apply to Notes of the series;

 

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

(10) if other than denominations of $2,000 and any integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof, the denominations in which Notes of the series shall be issuable;

(11) if other than the principal amount thereof, the portion of the principal amount of Notes of the series which shall be payable upon declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 6.01;

(12) if the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the Notes of the series are to be payable, at the election of the Company or a Holder thereof, in a coin or currency other than the Specified Currency, the period or periods within which, and the terms and conditions upon which, such election may be made;

(13) if the amount of payments of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the Notes of the series may be determined with reference to an index based on a coin or currency other than the Specified Currency, the manner in which such amounts shall be determined;

(14) any additions to or changes in the Events of Default with respect to the Notes of the series, as set forth herein;

(15) if other than the rate of interest stated in the title of the Notes of the series, the applicable Overdue Rate;

(16) in the case of any series of non-interest bearing Notes, the applicable dates for purposes of clause (a) of Section 4.07;

(17) if other than Wells Fargo Bank, National Association is to act as Trustee for the Notes of the series, the name and Corporate Trust Office of such Trustee;

(18) if either or both of the provisions related to Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance are altered or do not apply to any Notes of the series;

(19) if applicable, that any Notes of the series shall be issuable in whole or in part in the form of one or more Global Notes and, in such case, the name of the respective Depositaries for such Global Notes, the form of any legend or legends which shall be borne by any such Global Note in addition to or in lieu of that set forth in Section 2.11 and any circumstances in addition to or in lieu of those set forth in clause (2) of Section 2.06 in which any such Global Note may be exchanged in whole or in part for Notes in definitive form, and any transfer of such Global Note in whole or in part may be issued in definitive form, in the name or names of Persons other than the Depositary for such Global Note or a nominee thereof;

 

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(20) whether such Notes of the series are secured and, if so, the provisions related to such security;

(21) whether such Notes of the series are convertible or exchangeable and, if so, the provisions related to such convertibility or exchangeability;

(22) whether such Notes of the series are senior securities or subordinated securities and, if subordinated securities, the provisions related to such subordination;

(23) any additions or changes to the covenants set forth in Article 4 which apply to Notes of the series and, if applicable, whether any such covenant shall not be subject to defeasance under Article 8;

(24) any additions or changes to Article 9, which terms shall not be inconsistent with the terms of this Indenture;

(25) any Depositaries, interest rate calculation agents or other agents with respect to Notes of such series if other than those appointed herein; and

(26) any other terms of the series (which terms shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of this Indenture).

All Notes of any one series shall be substantially identical except as to denomination and except as may otherwise be provided in or pursuant to the Board Resolution referred to above and set forth, or determined in the manner provided, in the Officers’ Certificate referred to above or in any such indenture supplemental hereto.

Notwithstanding Section 2.02(2) herein and unless otherwise expressly provided with respect to a series of Notes, the aggregate principal amount of a series of Notes may be increased and additional Notes of such series may be issued up to the maximum aggregate principal amount authorized with respect to such series as increased; provided that no Event of Default with respect to such series has occurred and is continuing; provided further that if such additional Notes are not fungible for purposes of U.S. federal income tax purposes, such Notes shall have a different CUSIP number.

The terms of any Notes of any series issued under this Indenture shall be incorporated by reference and deemed a part of this Indenture insofar as it relates to such series of Notes, and shall be subject to the terms and provisions of this Indenture, including but not limited to those relating to modification, amendment, waiver and consent.

 

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Section 2.03. Authentication . At any time and from time to time after the execution and delivery of this Indenture, the Company may deliver Notes of any series executed by the Company together with a Company Order for authentication and the Trustee shall thereupon authenticate and deliver said Notes upon receipt of such Company Order. In authenticating such Notes, and accepting the additional responsibilities under this Indenture in relation to such Notes, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive and (subject to Section 7.01) shall be fully protected in relying upon:

(1) the Board Resolution, supplemental indenture or Officers’ Certificate establishing the form of the Notes of that series and the terms of the Notes of that series;

(2) an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel complying with Section 11.04; and

(3) an Opinion of Counsel stating substantially to the effect that: (a) that the form of such Notes has been established by or pursuant to a Board Resolution, Officers’ Certificate or in one or more indentures supplemental hereto, in each case, in accordance with Sections 2.01 and 2.02 and in conformity with the provisions of this Indenture; and (b) that such Notes, when authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and issued by the Company in the manner and subject to any conditions specified in such Opinion of Counsel, will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent transfer and fraudulent conveyance, voidable preference, moratorium or other similar laws, and related regulations and judicial doctrines from time to time in effect, relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and remedies generally and any additional customary limitations, qualifications and assumptions.

The Trustee shall have the right to decline to authenticate and deliver any Notes of such series if the Trustee (a) being advised by counsel, determines that such action may not lawfully be taken or (b) in good faith by its board of directors or trustees, executive committee or a trust committee of directors and/or vice-presidents shall determine that such action would expose the Trustee to personal liability.

Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2.02 and of the preceding paragraph of this Section 2.03, if all Notes of a series are not to be originally issued at one time, including in the event that the aggregate principal amount of a series of Outstanding Notes is increased as contemplated by Section 2.02, it shall not be necessary to deliver the Officers’ Certificate otherwise required pursuant to Section 2.02 or the Company Order and Opinion of Counsel otherwise required pursuant to this Section 2.03 at or prior to the authentication of each Note of such series if such documents are delivered at or prior to the authentication upon original issuance of the first Note of such series to be issued.

No Note shall be entitled to any benefit under this Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose unless there appears on such Note a certificate of authentication substantially in the form provided for herein executed by the Trustee by manual signature, and such certificate upon any Note shall be conclusive evidence, and the only evidence, that such Note has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any Note shall have been authenticated and delivered hereunder but never issued and sold by the Company, and the Company shall deliver such Note to the Trustee for cancellation as provided in Section 2.09, for all purposes of this Indenture such Note shall be deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered hereunder and shall never be entitled to the benefits of this Indenture.

 

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Section 2.04. Date and Denomination of Notes . The Notes of each series shall be issued in registered form without coupons in such denominations as shall be specified as contemplated by Section 2.02. In the absence of any such specification with respect to the Notes of any series, the Notes of such series shall be issuable in denominations of $2,000 and any integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof. Notes of each series shall be numbered, lettered or otherwise distinguished in such manner or in accordance with such plan as the Officers of the Company executing the same may determine with the approval of the Trustee.

Every Note shall be dated the date of its authentication.

The Person in whose name any Note of a particular series is registered at the close of business on any Record Date with respect to any Interest Payment Date for such series shall be entitled to receive the interest payable on such Interest Payment Date notwithstanding the cancellation of such Note upon any registration of transfer or exchange subsequent to the Record Date and prior to such Interest Payment Date; provided , however , that if and to the extent that the Company shall default in the payment of the interest due on such Interest Payment Date, such defaulted interest shall be paid to the Persons in whose names Outstanding Notes of such series are registered on a subsequent record date established by notice given by mail by or on behalf of the Company to the Holders of such Notes not less than 15 days preceding such subsequent record date, such subsequent record date to be not less than five days preceding the date of payment of such defaulted interest. Except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 2.02 for Notes of a particular series, the term “Record Date” as used in this Section 2.04 with respect to any regular Interest Payment Date, shall mean, the last day of the calendar month preceding such Interest Payment Date if such Interest Payment Date is the fifteenth day of such calendar month, and shall mean the fifteenth day of the calendar month preceding such Interest Payment Date if such Interest Payment Date is the first day of a calendar month, whether or not such day shall be a Business Day.

Interest on the Notes may at the option of the Company be paid by check mailed to the Persons entitled thereto at their respective addresses as such appear on the registry books of the Company.

Section 2.05. Execution of Notes . The Notes shall be signed in the name and on behalf of the Company by the manual or facsimile signature of the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer or the Treasurer. Only such Notes as shall bear thereon a certificate of authentication substantially in the form herein set forth, executed by the Trustee by the manual signature of an authorized officer, shall be entitled to the benefits of this Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose. Such certificate by the Trustee upon any Note executed by the Company shall be conclusive evidence that the Note so authenticated has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder and that the Holder is entitled to the benefits of this Indenture.

In case any officer of the Company who shall have signed any of the Notes shall cease to be such officer before the Notes so signed shall have been authenticated and delivered by the

 

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Trustee, or disposed of by the Company, such Notes nevertheless may be authenticated and delivered or disposed of as though the Person who signed such Notes had not ceased to be such officer of the Company; and any Note may be signed on behalf of the Company by such Persons as, at the actual date of the execution of such Note, shall be the proper officers of the Company, although at the date of the execution of this Indenture any such Person was not such an officer.

Section 2.06. Exchange and Registration of Transfer of Notes . Notes of any series may be exchanged for a like aggregate principal amount of Notes of the same series of other authorized denominations. Notes to be exchanged shall be surrendered, at the option of the Holders thereof, either at the office or agency designated and maintained by the Company for such purpose for such series in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.02 or at any of such other offices or agencies as may be designated and maintained by the Company for such purpose for such series in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.02, and the Company shall execute and register and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor the Note or Notes which the Noteholder making the exchange shall be entitled to receive. Each Person designated by the Company pursuant to the provisions of Section 4.02 as a Person authorized to register and register transfer of the Notes is sometimes herein referred to as a “Registrar.” The Trustee is hereby initially appointed as Registrar for each series of Notes.

The Company shall keep, at one of its offices or agencies maintained pursuant to Section 4.02, a register for each series of Notes issued hereunder (the registers of all Registrars being herein sometimes collectively referred to as the “Security Register”) in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Company shall register Notes and shall register the transfer of Notes as provided in this Article 2. The Security Register shall be in written form or in any other form capable of being converted into written form within a reasonable time. At all reasonable times the Security Register shall be open for inspection by the Trustee and any Registrar other than the Trustee. Upon due presentment for registration or registration of transfer of any Note of any series at any designated office or agency, the Company shall execute and register and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in the name of the transferee or transferees a new Note or Notes of the same series for an equal aggregate principal amount. Registration or registration of transfer of any Note by any Registrar in the registry books of the Company maintained by such Registrar, and delivery of such Note, duly authenticated, shall be deemed to complete the registration or registration of transfer of such Note.

No Person shall at any time be designated as or act as a Registrar unless such Person is at such time empowered under applicable law to act as such under and to the extent required by applicable law and regulations.

All Notes presented for registration of transfer or for exchange, redemption or payment shall (if so required by the Company or the Trustee) be duly endorsed by, or be accompanied by a written instrument or instruments of transfer or exchange in form satisfactory to the Company and the Trustee duly executed by, the Holder or his attorney duly authorized in writing.

No service charge shall be made for any exchange or registration of transfer of Notes, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection therewith.

 

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The Company shall not be required to issue, exchange or register a transfer of (a) any Notes of any series for a period of 15 days next preceding the selection of Notes of that series to be redeemed and thereafter until the date of the mailing of a notice of redemption of Notes of that series selected for redemption, provided , however , that the Trustee shall have no duty or responsibility with respect to issuing, exchanging or registering a transfer during such period unless and until it shall have received written notice setting forth the date which starts such 15 day period; or (b) any Notes selected, called or being called for redemption in whole or in part except, in the case of any Note to be redeemed in part, the portion thereof not so to be redeemed.

The provisions of clauses (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6) and (7) below shall apply only to Global Notes:

(1) Each Global Note of any series authenticated under this Indenture shall be registered in the name of the Depositary designated for such Global Note or a nominee thereof and delivered to such Depositary or nominee thereof or custodian therefor, and each such Global Note shall constitute a single Note for all purposes under this Indenture.

(2) Notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture, no Global Note of any series may be exchanged in whole or in part for Notes of such series issued in definitive form, and no transfer of a Global Note of any series in whole or in part may be registered in the name of any Person other than the Depositary for such Global Note or a nominee thereof unless (A) such Depositary (i) has notified the Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue its services as Depositary for such Global Note and no successor Depositary has been appointed within 90 days after such notice or (ii) ceases to be a “clearing agency” registered under Section 17A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 when the Depositary is required to be so registered to act as the Depositary and so notifies the Company, and no successor Depositary has been appointed within 90 days after such notice, (B) the Company determines at any time that the Notes of such series shall no longer be represented by Global Notes and shall inform such Depositary for such Global Note of such determination and participants in such Depositary elect to withdraw their beneficial interests in the Notes from such Depositary, following notification by the Depositary of their right to do so, or (C) such exchange is made upon request by or on behalf of the Depositary for such Global Note in accordance with customary procedures, following the request of a Beneficial Owner seeking to exercise or enforce its rights under the Notes.

(3) Subject to clause (2) above, any exchange of a Global Note of any series for other Notes of such series may be made in whole or in part, and all such Notes issued in exchange for a Global Note or any portion thereof shall be registered in such names as the Depositary for such Global Note shall direct.

(4) Every Note of a series authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for or in lieu of, a Global Note of such series or any portion thereof shall be authenticated and delivered in the form of, and shall be, a Global Note, unless such Note is registered in the name of a Person other than the Depositary for such Global Note or a nominee thereof.

(5) Subject to the provisions of clause (7) below, the registered Holder of Notes of any series may grant proxies and otherwise authorize any Person, including Agent Members (as defined below in clause (7)) and Persons that may hold interests through Agent Members, to take any action which such Holder is entitled to take under this Indenture or such Notes.

 

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(6) In the event of the occurrence of any of the events specified in clause (2) above, the Company will promptly make available to the Trustee a reasonable supply of certificated Notes of such series in definitive, fully registered form, without interest coupons.

(7) Neither any members of, or participants in, the Depositary of any series (collectively, the “Agent Members”) nor any other Persons on whose behalf Agent Members may act shall have any rights under this Indenture with respect to any Global Note of such series registered in the name of the Depositary or any nominee thereof, or under any such Global Note, and the Depositary or such nominee, as the case may be, may be treated by the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee as the absolute owner and Holder of such Global Note for all purposes whatsoever. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall prevent the Company or the Trustee or any agent of the Company or the Trustee from giving effect to any written certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by such Depositary or such nominee, as the case may be, or impair, as between such Depositary, its Agent Members and any other Person on whose behalf an Agent Member may act, the operation of customary practices of such Persons governing the exercise of the rights of a Holder of any Note.

(8) The Trustee shall have no obligation or duty to monitor, determine or inquire as to compliance with any restrictions on transfer imposed under this Indenture or under applicable law with respect to any transfer of any interest in any Note (including any transfers between or among Depositary participants or beneficial owners of interests in any Global Notes) other than to require delivery of such certificates and other documentation or evidence as are expressly required by, and to do so if and when expressly required by the terms of, this Indenture, and to examine the same to determine substantial compliance as to form with the express requirements hereof.

Neither the Trustee nor any agent of the Trustee shall have any responsibility for any actions taken or not taken by the Depositary.

Section 2.07. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Notes . In case any temporary or definitive Note shall become mutilated or be destroyed, lost or stolen, the Company in the case of a mutilated Note shall, and in the case of a lost, stolen or destroyed Note may in its discretion, execute and, upon the written request or authorization of any Officer of the Company, the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, a new Note of the same series, bearing a number not contemporaneously Outstanding, in exchange and substitution for the mutilated Note, or in lieu of and in substitution for the Note so destroyed, lost or stolen. In every case the applicant for a substituted Note shall furnish to the Company and to the Trustee such security or indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them harmless, and, in every case of destruction, loss or theft, the applicant shall also furnish to the Company and the Trustee evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of such Note and the ownership thereof.

Upon the issuance of any substituted Note, the Company may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Trustee) connected

 

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therewith. In case any Note which has matured or is about to mature shall become mutilated or be destroyed, lost or stolen, the Company may, instead of issuing a substituted Note, pay or authorize the payment of the same (without surrender thereof except in the case of a mutilated Note) if the applicant for such payment shall furnish to the Company and to the Trustee such security or indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them harmless and, in case of destruction, loss or theft, evidence satisfactory to the Company and the Trustee of the destruction, loss or theft of such Note and the ownership thereof.

Every replacement Note of any series issued in accordance with this Section 2.07 shall be the valid obligation of the Company, evidencing the same indebtedness as the destroyed, lost or stolen Note, and shall be entitled to all of the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with all other Notes of the same series duly issued hereunder. All Notes shall be held and owned upon the express condition that the foregoing provisions are exclusive with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes and shall preclude (to the extent lawful) any and all other rights or remedies with respect to the replacement or payment of negotiable instruments or other securities without their surrender.

Section 2.08. Temporary Notes . Pending the preparation of definitive Notes of any series the Company may execute and, upon receipt of a Company Order, the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver temporary Notes of such series (printed, lithographed or typewritten). Temporary Notes of any series shall be issuable in any authorized denomination and substantially in the form of the definitive Notes in lieu of which they are issued, but with such omissions, insertions and variations as may be appropriate for temporary Notes, all as may be determined by the Company, as evidenced by its execution of such Notes. Every such temporary Note shall be authenticated by the Trustee upon the same conditions and in substantially the same manner, and with the same effect, as the definitive Notes in lieu of which they are issued. Without unreasonable delay the Company will execute and deliver to the Trustee definitive Notes of such series and thereupon any or all temporary Notes of such series may be surrendered in exchange therefor, at the option of the holders thereof, either at the office or agency to be designated and maintained by the Company for such purpose for that series in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.02 or at any of such other offices or agencies as may be designated and maintained by the Company for such purpose for that series in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.02, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in exchange for such temporary Notes of such series an equal aggregate principal amount of definitive Notes of the same series. Such exchange shall be made by the Company at its own expense and without any charge therefor. Until so exchanged, the temporary Notes of any series shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as definitive Notes of the same series authenticated and delivered hereunder.

Section 2.09. Cancellation of Notes Paid, etc . All Notes surrendered for the purpose of payment, redemption, repayment, exchange or registration of transfer or for credit against any sinking fund shall, if surrendered to the Company, any Registrar, any Paying Agent or any other agent of the Company or of the Trustee, be delivered to the Trustee and promptly cancelled by it, or, if surrendered to the Trustee, shall be promptly cancelled by it, in accordance with its customary procedures, and no Notes shall be issued in lieu thereof except as expressly permitted by any of the provisions of this Indenture. The Trustee may dispose of cancelled Notes in accordance with its customary procedures and, at the written request of the Company, deliver a

 

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certificate of such disposition to the Company or, at the written request of the Company, shall deliver cancelled Notes to the Company. If the Company shall acquire any of the Notes, however, such acquisition shall not operate as a redemption or satisfaction of the indebtedness represented by such Notes unless and until the same are delivered to the Trustee for cancellation. Where the Notes are held in global form, and to the extent less than all of the Notes are to be cancelled, the Registrar’s notation of such cancellation on its books and records shall be deemed to satisfy any cancellation obligation.

Section 2.10. Computation of Interest . Except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 2.02 for Notes of any series, interest on the Notes of each series shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.

Section 2.11. Form of Legend for Global Notes . Unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 2.02 for the Notes of any series evidenced thereby, every Global Note authenticated and delivered hereunder shall bear a legend in substantially the following form (or such other form as a securities exchange or Depositary may request or require):

THIS NOTE IS A GLOBAL NOTE WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (“DTC”), OR A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY. THIS NOTE IS EXCHANGEABLE FOR NOTES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A PERSON OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY OR ITS NOMINEE ONLY IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY TO THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY.

UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DTC TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

 

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Section 2.12. Persons Deemed Owners . The Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name any Note is registered as the owner of such Note for the purpose of receiving payments of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on such Note and for all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Note be overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee nor any agent of the Company or the Trustee shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

ARTICLE 3.

REDEMPTION AND PREPAYMENT

Section 3.01. Applicability of Article .

The provisions of this Article 3 shall be applicable to the Notes of any series which are redeemable before their Stated Maturity.

Section 3.02. Notice of Redemption; Partial Redemptions .

Notice of redemption to the Holders of Notes of any series to be redeemed as a whole or in part at the option of the Company shall be given by mailing notice of such redemption by first class mail, postage prepaid, at least 30 days and not more than 60 days prior to the date fixed for redemption to such Holders of Notes of such series at their last addresses as they shall appear in the Security Register, with a copy thereof provided by the Company to the Trustee. Any notice which is mailed in the manner herein provided shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given, whether or not the Holder receives the notice. Failure to give notice by mail, or any defect in the notice to the Holder of any Notes of such series designated for redemption as a whole or in part shall not affect the validity of the proceedings for the redemption of any other Note. The notice of redemption to each such Holder shall specify (i) the principal amount of each Note held by such Holder to be redeemed, (ii) the Redemption Date, (iii) the Redemption Price, (iv) the Place of Payment, (v) the CUSIP number relating to the Notes, (vi) that payment will be made upon presentation and surrender of the Notes, (vii) whether interest, if any, accrued to the date fixed for redemption will be paid as specified in such notice and (viii) whether on and after said date interest, if any, thereon or on the portions thereof to be redeemed will cease to accrue. In case any Note is to be redeemed in part only, the notice of redemption shall state the portion of the principal amount thereof to be redeemed and shall state that on and after the Redemption Date, upon surrender of such Note, a new Note or Notes in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion thereof will be issued.

The notice of redemption of Notes to be redeemed at the option of the Company shall be given by the Company or, at the Company’s request, by the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Company.

On or before the Redemption Date specified in the notice of redemption given as provided in this Section 3.02, the Company will deposit with the Trustee or with one or more Paying Agents (or, if the Company is acting as its own Paying Agent, set aside, segregate and hold in trust as provided in Section 4.05(b)) an amount of money sufficient to redeem on the Redemption Date all the Notes of such series so called for redemption at the appropriate

 

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Redemption Price, together with accrued interest, if any, to the date fixed for redemption. If the Company shall at any time elect to redeem all or any portion of the Notes of a series, it shall at least 5 calendar days (or such shorter period acceptable to the Trustee) prior to the date the notice of redemption is to mailed, notify the Trustee of such Redemption Date and of the principal amount of Notes to be redeemed. In case of a redemption at the election of the Company prior to the expiration of any restriction on such redemption, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee, prior to the giving of any notice of redemption to Holders pursuant to this Section 3.02, an Officers’ Certificate stating that such restriction has been complied with.

If less than all of the Notes of such series are to be redeemed, selection of the Notes for redemption shall be made by the Trustee as follows:

(a) if such Notes are listed on any principal national securities exchange, in compliance with the requirements of such principal national securities exchange; or

(b) if such Notes are not so listed, on a pro rata basis (subject to the procedures of DTC) or, to the extent a pro rata basis is not permitted, in such manner as the Trustee shall deem to be fair and appropriate (subject to the procedures of the Depositary).

However, no Note of $2,000 in principal amount or less shall be redeemed in part. A new Note in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion shall be issued upon cancellation of the original Note. Notice of the redemption shall be given only after such selection has been made. Notes may be redeemed in part in multiples equal to the minimum authorized denomination for Notes or any multiple thereof. The Trustee shall promptly notify the Company in writing of the Notes selected for redemption and, in the case of any Notes selected for partial redemption, the principal amount thereof to be redeemed. For all purposes of this Indenture, unless the context otherwise requires, all provisions relating to the redemption of Notes shall relate, in the case of any Note redeemed or to be redeemed only in part, to the portion of the principal amount of such Note which has been or is to be redeemed.

Section 3.03. Payment of Notes Called for Redemption .

If notice of redemption has been given as provided by this Article 3, the Notes or portions of Notes specified in such notice shall become due and payable on the date and at the place or places stated in such notice at the applicable Redemption Price, together with interest, if any, accrued to the date fixed for redemption, and on and after said date (unless the Company shall default in the payment of such Notes at the Redemption Price, together with interest, if any, accrued to said date) interest, if any, on the Notes or portions of Notes so called for redemption shall cease to accrue, and such Notes shall cease from and after the date fixed for redemption, except as provided herein, to be entitled to any benefit or security under this Indenture, and the Holders thereof shall have no right in respect of such Notes except the right to receive the Redemption Price thereof and unpaid interest, if any, to the date fixed for redemption. On presentation and surrender of such Notes at a place of payment specified in said notice, said Notes or the specified portions thereof shall be paid and redeemed by the Company at the applicable Redemption Price, together with interest, if any, accrued thereon to the date fixed for redemption; provided that payment of interest, if any, becoming due on or prior to the date fixed for redemption shall be payable to the Holders of Notes registered as such on the relevant Record Date subject to the terms and provisions of this Section 3.03.

 

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If any Note called for redemption shall not be so paid upon surrender thereof for redemption, the Redemption Price shall, until paid or duly provided for, bear interest from the date fixed for redemption at the rate of interest borne by such Note.

Upon presentation of any Note redeemed in part only, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to or on the order of the Holder thereof, at the expense of the Company, a new Note or Notes, and of like tenor, of authorized denominations, in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion of the Note so presented.

ARTICLE 4.

COVENANTS

Section 4.01. Payment of Principal and Interest .

The Company covenants and agrees that it, for the benefit of each series of Notes, will duly and punctually pay or cause to be paid the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on each of the Notes at the place, at the respective times and in the manner provided in such Notes. Principal, premium, if any, and interest will be considered paid on the date due if the Paying Agent, if other than the Company or a Subsidiary thereof, holds as of the due date money deposited by the Company in immediately available funds and designated for and sufficient to pay all principal, premium, if any, and interest then due.

Section 4.02. Maintenance of Office or Agency .

So long as any Notes of a series are Outstanding, the Company will maintain in each Place of Payment for each series of Notes an office or agency where such Notes may be presented for payment, an office or agency where such Notes may be presented for registration of transfer and for exchange as provided in this Indenture, an office or agency where Notes of any series that are convertible or exchangeable may be surrendered for conversion or exchange, as applicable, and an office or agency where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of such Notes or of this Indenture may be served. The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change in location, of such office or agency. In case the Company shall at any time fail to maintain any such office or agency, or shall fail to give notice to the Trustee of any change in the location thereof, presentation may be made and notice and demand may be served in respect of such Notes or of this Indenture at the Corporate Trust Office. The Company hereby initially designates the Corporate Trust Office for each such purpose with respect to each series of Notes that may be issued under this Indenture.

 

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Section 4.03. [Reserved] .

Section 4.04. Appointments To Fill Vacancies in Trustee’s Office .

The Company, whenever necessary to avoid or fill a vacancy in the office of the Trustee, will appoint, in the manner provided in Section 7.08, a Trustee, so that there shall at all times be a Trustee with respect to each series of Notes that may be issued under this Indenture.

Section 4.05. Provision as to Paying Agent .

(a) The Company hereby initially appoints the Trustee as the Paying Agent for each series of Notes. If the Company shall, for any series of Notes, appoint a Paying Agent other than the Trustee, it will cause such Paying Agent 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 4.05,

 

  (i) that it will hold all sums held by it as such Paying Agent for the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on such Notes (whether such sums have been paid to it by the Company or by any other obligor on such Notes) in trust for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes and the Trustee; and

 

  (ii) that it will give the Trustee notice of any failure by the Company (or by any other obligor on such Notes) to make any payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on such Notes when the same shall be due and payable; and

 

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

(b) If the Company shall act as its own Paying Agent with respect to any series of Notes, it will, on or before each due date of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on such Notes, set aside, segregate and hold in trust for the benefit of the Holders of such Notes a sum sufficient to pay such principal, premium, if any, or interest so becoming due and will notify the Trustee of any failure to take such action and of any failure by the Company (or by any other obligor under such Notes) to make any payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on such Notes when the same shall become due and payable.

(c) Anything in this Section 4.05 to the contrary notwithstanding, the Company may, at any time, for the purpose of obtaining a satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, or for any other reason, pay or cause to be paid to the Trustee all sums held in trust by it, or any Paying Agent hereunder, as required by this Section 4.05, such sums to be held by the Trustee upon the trusts herein contained. Upon such payment by any Paying Agent to the Trustee, such Paying Agent shall be released from all further liability with respect to such money.

(d) Anything in this Section 4.05 to the contrary notwithstanding, any agreement of the Trustee or any Paying Agent to hold sums in trust as provided in this Section 4.05 is subject to Sections 8.04, 8.05, 10.01 and 10.02, as applicable.

 

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

Section 4.06. Reports by the Company .

The Company covenants:

(a) to file with the Trustee, within 15 days after the Company files the same with the Commission, copies of the annual reports and of the information, documents and other reports (or copies of such portions of any of the foregoing as the Commission may from time to time by rules and regulations prescribe), if any, which the Company may be required to file with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act; or, if the Company is not required to file information, documents or reports pursuant to either of such Sections, then to file with the Trustee and the Commission, in accordance with rules and regulations prescribed from time to time by the Commission, such of the supplementary and periodic information, documents and reports which may be required pursuant to Section 13 of the Exchange Act, in respect of a debt security listed and registered on a national securities exchange as may be prescribed from time to time in such rules and regulations; provided that, in either case described in this subsection (a), such information, documents, reports and periodic information, as applicable, shall be deemed to be filed with the Trustee when publicly filed with the Commission through the Commission’s Electronic Data Gathering and Retrieval System filing system (or any successor electronic filing system);

(b) to file with the Trustee and the Commission, in accordance with rules and regulations prescribed from time to time by the Commission, such additional information, documents and reports with respect to compliance by the Company with the conditions and covenants provided for in this Indenture as may be required from time to time by such rules and regulations;

(c) to transmit by mail to the Holders of the Notes within 30 days after the filing thereof with the Trustee, in the manner and to the extent provided in Section 7.06, such summaries of any information, documents and reports required to be filed by the Company pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of this Section 4.06 as may be required to be transmitted to such Holders by rules and regulations prescribed from time to time by the Commission;

(d) to furnish to the Trustee by April 30 of each fiscal year of the Company, beginning April 30, 2013, a brief certificate from the principal executive officer, principal financial officer or principal accounting officer as to his or her knowledge of the Company’s compliance with all conditions and covenants under this Indenture during the prior fiscal year. For purposes of this subsection (d), such compliance shall be determined without regard to any period of grace or requirement of notice provided under this Indenture; and

 

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(e) to deliver to the Trustee written notice of any event that with the giving of notice and the lapse of time would become an Event of Default under Section 6.01(c), such notice to be delivered to the Trustee within 10 Business Days after an Officer of the Company becomes aware of the occurrence of such event and is aware that such event with the giving of notice and lapse of time would become an Event of Default under Section 6.01(c) and such event is continuing.

Section 4.07. Securityholder Lists . If and so long as the Trustee shall not be the Registrar for the Notes of any series, the Company and any other obligor on the Notes will furnish or cause to be furnished to the Trustee a list in such form as the Trustee may reasonably require of the names and addresses of the Holders of the Notes of such series pursuant to TIA§ 312 (a) semi-annually not more than 15 days after each Record Date for the payment of interest on such Notes, as hereinabove specified, as of such Record Date, and on dates to be determined pursuant to Section 2.02 for non-interest bearing Notes in each year, and (b) at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, within thirty days after receipt by the Company of any such request as of a date not more than 15 days prior to the time such information is furnished.

Section 4.08. Change of Control Offer . Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control Triggering Event with respect to the Notes, unless the Company has exercised its right to redeem the Notes in accordance with the terms of this Indenture, each Holder of any Note will have the right to require the Company to purchase all or a portion of such Holder’s Notes pursuant to the offer described below (the “Change of Control Offer”), at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of purchase (the “Change of Control Payment”), subject to the rights of each Holder of any Notes on the relevant Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date.

Within 30 days following the date upon which the Change of Control Triggering Event occurred with respect to the Notes, or at the Company’s option, prior to any Change of Control but after the public announcement of the pending Change of Control, the Company will be required to send, by first class mail, a notice to each Holder of any Notes, with a copy to the Trustee, which notice will govern the terms of the Change of Control Offer. Such notice will state, among other things, the purchase date, which must be no earlier than 30 days nor later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed, other than as may be required by law (the “Change of Control Payment Date”). The notice, if mailed prior to the date of consummation of the Change of Control, will state that the Change of Control Offer is conditioned on the Change of Control being consummated on or prior to the Change of Control Payment Date.

On the Change of Control Payment Date, the Company will, to the extent lawful:

(a) accept or cause a third party to accept for payment all Notes or portions of Notes properly tendered pursuant to the Change of Control Offer;

(b) deposit or cause a third party to deposit with the paying agent an amount equal to the Change of Control Payment in respect of all Notes or portions of Notes properly tendered; and

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being repurchased and that all conditions precedent to the Change of Control Offer and to the repurchase by the Company of Notes pursuant to the Change of Control Offer have been complied with.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company will not be required to make a Change of Control Offer with respect to the Notes (i) if a third party makes such an offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements for such an offer otherwise required to be made by the Company and such third party purchases all the Notes properly tendered and not withdrawn under its offer or (ii) a notice of redemption has been given to the Holders of all of the Notes in accordance with the terms of this Indenture, unless and until there is a default in payment of the Redemption Price. A Change of Control Offer may be made in advance of a Change of Control, conditional upon such Change of Control, if a definitive agreement is in place of the Change of Control at the time of making of the Change of Control Offer.

The Company will comply in all material respects with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act, and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent those laws and regulations are applicable in connection with the repurchase of the Notes as a result of a Change of Control Triggering Event. To the extent that the provisions of any such securities laws or regulations conflict with the Change of Control Offer provisions of the Notes, the Company will comply with those securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations under the Change of Control Offer provisions of the Notes by virtue of any such conflict.

Section 4.09. Restrictions on Secured Debt . The Company will not itself, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, incur, issue, assume or guarantee any notes, bonds, debentures or other similar evidences of indebtedness for money borrowed (“Debt”), secured by pledge of, or mortgage or lien on, any Principal Property of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, or any shares of stock of or Debt of any Restricted Subsidiary (such pledges, mortgages and liens being hereinafter in this Section 4.09 called “Mortgage” or “Mortgages” and such debt secured by such Mortgages being hereinafter in this Section 4.09 called “Secured Debt”), without effectively providing that the Notes of each series (together with, if the Company shall so determine, any other indebtedness of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary then existing or thereafter created which is not subordinate to the Notes) shall be secured equally and ratably with (or prior to) such Secured Debt, so long as such Secured Debt shall be so secured, unless after giving effect thereto, the aggregate amount of all such Secured Debt plus all Attributable Debt of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of any Sale and Leaseback Transaction (as defined in Section 4.10 below) would not exceed 10% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets; provided , however , that this Section 4.09 shall not apply to, and there shall be excluded from Secured Debt in any computation under this Section 4.09, indebtedness secured by:

(1) Mortgage on such property or shares of stock or Debt existing as of the date of this Indenture;

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(3) Mortgages on such property or shares of stock of or Debt of any Person, which Mortgages are existing at the time (A) such Person became a Restricted Subsidiary, (B) such Person is merged into or consolidated with the Company or any Subsidiary or (C) the Company or a Subsidiary merges into or consolidates with such Person (in a transaction in which such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary), which Mortgage was not incurred in anticipation of such transaction and was outstanding prior to such transaction;

(4) Mortgages in favor of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary;

(5) Mortgages in favor of any governmental body to secure progress, advance or other payments pursuant to any contract or provision of any statute;

(6) Mortgages on such property or shares of stock or Debt existing at the time of acquisition thereof (including acquisition through merger or consolidation);

(7) Mortgages on such property or shares of stock or Debt to secure the payment of all or any part of the purchase price or construction cost thereof or to secure any Debt incurred prior to, at the time of, or within 180 days after, the acquisition of such property or shares or Debt, the completion of any construction or the commencement of full operation, for the purpose of financing all or any part of the purchase price or construction cost thereof;

(8) Mortgages incurred in connection with a Sale and Leaseback Transaction satisfying the provisions of Section 4.10; and

(9) any extension, renewal or replacement (or successive extensions, renewals or replacements), as a whole or in part, of any Mortgage referred to in the foregoing clauses (1) to (8), inclusive; provided that such extension, renewal or replacement Mortgage shall be limited to all or a part of the same such property or shares of stock or Debt that secured the Mortgage extended, renewed or replaced (plus improvements on such property).

Section 4.10. Limitation on Sales and Leasebacks . The Company will not itself, and it will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, enter into any arrangement with any bank, insurance company or other lender or investor (not including the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary) or to which any such lender or investor is a party, providing for the leasing by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary for a period, including renewals, in excess of three years of any Principal Property the ownership of which has been or is to be sold or transferred, more than 180 days after the completion of construction and commencement of full operation thereof, by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary to such lender or investor or to any Person to whom funds have been or are to be advanced by such lender or investor on the security of such Principal Property (herein referred to as a “Sale and Leaseback Transaction”) unless either:

(1) the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary could create Secured Debt pursuant to Section 4.09 on the Principal Property to be leased in an amount equal to the Attributable Debt with respect to such Sale and Leaseback Transaction without equally and ratably securing the Notes, or

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Principal Property and (b) within 180 days after such sale or transfer shall have been made by the Company or by a Restricted Subsidiary, the Company applies an amount not less than the greater of (i) the net proceeds of the sale of the Principal Property leased pursuant to such arrangement or (ii) the fair market value of the Principal Property so leased at the time of entering into such arrangement (as evidenced by an Officers’ Certificate) to the retirement of Funded Debt of the Company; provided that the amount to be applied to the retirement of Funded Debt of the Company shall be reduced by (x) the principal amount of any Notes delivered within 180 days after such sale to the Trustee for retirement and cancellation, and (y) the principal amount of Funded Debt other than Notes, voluntarily retired by the Company within 180 days after such sale. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no retirement referred to in this clause (2) may be effected by payment at maturity or pursuant to any mandatory sinking fund payment or mandatory prepayment provision.

Section 4.11. Waiver of Certain Covenants . The Company may omit in any particular instance to comply with any term, provision or condition set forth in this Indenture with respect to the Notes of any series that could be changed, modified or eliminated with the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of all of the Notes of each applicable series then Outstanding pursuant to Section 9.02 if, before the time for such compliance, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of all of the Notes of each applicable series then Outstanding affected thereby (treated as a single class) shall, by act of such Holders, either waive such compliance in such instance or generally waive compliance with such term, provision or condition, but no such waiver shall extend to or affect such term, provision or condition except to the extent so expressly waived, and, until such waiver shall become effective, the obligations of the Company in respect of any such term, provision or condition shall remain in full force and effect. For the avoidance of doubt, with respect to any series of Notes, the waiver of Holders of Notes of such series permitted by this Section 4.11, if the Company so determines, may also be obtained from the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes of that series.

ARTICLE 5.

SUCCESSORS

Section 5.01. Limitation on Mergers, Consolidations and Sales of Assets .

The Company may not consolidate or merge with or into, or sell, lease or convey all or substantially all of its assets in any one transaction or series of transactions to any other Person, unless:

(a) the resulting, surviving or transferee Person is either the Company or is a corporation, partnership, trust or other entity organized under the laws of the United States, any state or the District of Columbia and expressly assumes by supplemental indenture all of the Company’s obligations under this Indenture and the Notes of each series issued hereunder; and

 

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(b) immediately after giving effect to the transaction, with respect to each series of Notes issued hereunder, no Event of Default or event which with notice or lapse of time would be an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

Section 5.02. Successor Corporation To Be Substituted .

In case of any such consolidation or merger or any sale, conveyance or lease of all or substantially all of the property of the Company and upon the assumption by the successor Person, by supplemental indenture executed and delivered to the Trustee and satisfactory in form to the Trustee, of the due and punctual payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on all of the Notes of each series issued hereunder and the due and punctual performance of all of the covenants and conditions of this Indenture to be performed by the Company, such successor Person shall succeed to and be substituted for the Company, with the same effect as if it had been named herein as the party of the first part, and the Company (including any intervening successor to the Company which shall have become the obligor hereunder) shall be relieved of any further obligation under this Indenture and the Notes of each series issued hereunder; provided , however , that in the case of a sale, lease, exchange or other disposition of the property and assets of the Company (including any such intervening successor), the Company (including any such intervening successor) shall continue to be liable for its obligations under this Indenture and each series of Notes to the extent, but only to the extent, of liability to pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on such Notes at the time, places and rate prescribed in this Indenture and such Notes. Such successor Person thereupon may cause to be signed, and may issue either in its own name or in the name of the Company, any or all of the Notes of any series issuable hereunder which theretofore shall not have been signed by the Company and delivered to the Trustee; and, upon the order of such successor Person instead of the Company and subject to all the terms, conditions and limitations in this Indenture prescribed, the Trustee shall authenticate and shall deliver any Notes of any series that previously shall have been signed and delivered by the officers of the Company to the Trustee for authentication, and any Notes of any series that such successor Person thereafter shall cause to be signed and delivered to the Trustee for that purpose. All the Notes so issued shall in all respects have the same legal rank and benefit under this Indenture as the Notes theretofore or thereafter issued in accordance with the terms of this Indenture as though all of such Notes had been issued at the date of the execution hereof.

In case of any such consolidation or merger or any sale, lease, exchange or other disposition of all or substantially all of the property and assets of the Company, such changes in phraseology and form (but not in substance) may be made in the Notes, thereafter to be issued, as may be appropriate.

Section 5.03. Opinion of Counsel To Be Given Trustee .

The Trustee, subject to Sections 7.01 and 7.02, shall receive an Officers’ Certificate and Opinion of Counsel as conclusive evidence that any such consolidation, merger, sale, lease, exchange or other disposition and any such assumption complies with the provisions of this Article 5.

 

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ARTICLE 6.

DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES

Section 6.01. Event of Default Defined; Acceleration of Maturity; Waiver of Default .

Event of Default with respect to Notes of any series, wherever used herein, means any one of the following events which shall have occurred and be continuing:

(a) default in the payment of any installment of interest upon any Notes of any series as and when the same shall become due and payable, and continuance of such default for a period of 30 days; or

(b) default in the payment of all or any part of the principal of, or premium, if any, on any of Notes of such series as and when the same shall become due and payable either at Stated Maturity, upon any redemption, by acceleration or otherwise; or

(c) failure on the part of the Company duly to observe or perform any other of the covenants or agreements on the part of the Company with respect to the Notes of such series contained in this Indenture for a period of 90 days after the date on which written notice specifying such failure, stating that such notice is a “Notice of Default” hereunder and demanding that the Company remedy the same, shall have been given by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to the Company by the Trustee, or to the Company and the Trustee by the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Notes of such series; or

(d) without the consent of the Company a court having jurisdiction in the premises shall enter a decree or order for relief in respect of the Company in an involuntary case under any Bankruptcy Law, or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator (or similar official) of the Company for all or substantially all of its property or ordering the winding up or liquidation of the Company, and such decree or order shall remain unstayed and in effect for a period of 60 consecutive days; or

(e) the Company shall commence a voluntary case under any applicable Bankruptcy Law, or consent to the entry of a decree or order for relief in an involuntary case under any such Bankruptcy Law, or consent to the appointment of, or taking possession by, a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator (or similar official) of the Company or for all or substantially all of its property, or make any general assignment for the benefit of creditors.

If an Event of Default described in clause (a), (b) or (c) occurs with respect to any series of Notes and is continuing, then, and in each and every such case, either the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then Outstanding of such series by notice in writing to the Company (and to the Trustee if given by Holders), may declare the entire principal of the Notes of such series, and the interest accrued thereon, if any, to be due and payable immediately, and upon any such declaration, the same shall become immediately due and payable.

 

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If an Event of Default described in clause (d) or (e) above occurs and is continuing, then the principal amount of all the Notes then Outstanding of each series of Notes, and the interest accrued thereon, if any, shall become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holder.

The foregoing provisions are subject to the condition that if, at any time after the principal of the Notes of such series shall have been so declared due and payable, and before any judgment or decree for the payment of the moneys due shall have been obtained or entered as hereinafter provided:

(a) the Company shall pay or shall deposit with the Trustee a sum sufficient to pay:

 

  (i) all matured installments of interest upon all the Notes of such series; and

 

  (ii) the principal of any and all Notes of such series which shall have become due otherwise than by acceleration; and

 

  (iii) interest upon such principal and, to the extent that payment of such interest is enforceable under applicable law, on overdue installments of interest, at the Overdue Rate applicable to such series to the date of such payment or deposit; and

 

  (iv) all amounts payable to the Trustee pursuant to Section 7.07; and

(b) all Events of Default with respect to such series of Notes, other than the non-payment of the principal of Notes of such series which shall have become due by acceleration, shall have been cured, waived or otherwise remedied as provided herein,

then, and in every such case, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of all of the Notes of each applicable series then Outstanding affected thereby (treated as a single class), by written notice to the Company and to the Trustee, may waive all defaults related to such series of Notes (or with respect to all of the Notes, as the case may be) and rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences, but no such waiver or rescission and annulment shall extend to or shall affect any subsequent default relating to such series of Notes (or with respect to all of the Notes, as the case may be) or shall impair any right consequent thereon. For the avoidance of doubt, with respect to any series of Notes, the waiver of Holders of Notes of such series permitted by this Section 6.01, if the Company so determines, may also be obtained from the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes of that series.

Section 6.02. Collection of Indebtedness by Trustee; Trustee May Prove Debt .

The Company covenants that (a) in case default shall be made in the payment of any installment of interest on any of the Notes of any series when such interest shall have become due and payable, and such default shall have continued for a period of 30 days, or (b) in case default shall be made in the payment of all or any part of the principal of any of the Notes of any series when the same shall have become due and payable, whether upon Stated Maturity of such Notes of such series or upon any redemption or by declaration of acceleration of the Maturity of the Notes of any series or otherwise, then upon demand of the Trustee, the Company will pay to

 

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the Trustee for the benefit of the Holders of such Notes of such series the whole amount that then shall have become due and payable on such Notes of such series for principal and interest, as the case may be (with interest to the date of such payment upon the overdue principal and, to the extent that payment of such interest is enforceable under applicable law, on overdue installments of interest at the Overdue Rate applicable to such series of Notes); and in addition thereto, such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection, and such other amount due the Trustee under Section 7.07 in respect of such Notes of such series.

Until such demand is made by the Trustee, the Company may pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on such Notes to the registered Holders, whether or not the Notes be overdue.

In case the Company shall fail forthwith to pay such amounts upon such demand, the Trustee, in its own name and as trustee of an express trust, shall be entitled and empowered to institute any action or proceedings at law or in equity for the collection of the sums so due and unpaid, and may prosecute any such action or proceedings to judgment or final decree, and may enforce any such judgment or final decree against the Company or other obligor upon such Notes of such series and collect in the manner provided by law out of the property of the Company or other obligor upon such Notes of such series, wherever situated, all the moneys adjudged or decreed to be payable.

In case there shall be pending proceedings relative to the Company or any other obligor upon the Notes of any series then Outstanding under Bankruptcy Law, the Trustee, irrespective of whether the principal of such Notes 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 pursuant to the provisions of this Section 6.02, shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceedings or otherwise:

(a) to file and prove a claim or claims for the whole amount of principal and interest, if any, owing and unpaid in respect of such Notes, and, in the case of any judicial proceedings, 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 amounts payable to the Trustee under Section 7.07) and of the Holders of such Notes allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to the Company or other obligor upon such Notes, or to the creditors or property of the Company or such other obligor;

(b) unless prohibited by applicable law and regulations, or unless otherwise directed by a majority in aggregate principal amount of such series of Notes at the time Outstanding, to vote on behalf of the Holders of such series of Notes in any election of a receiver, assignee, trustee or a standby trustee in arrangement, reorganization, liquidation or other bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings, custodian or other Person performing similar functions in respect of any such proceedings; and

(c) to collect and receive any moneys or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims, and to distribute all amounts received with respect to the claims of the Holders of such series of Notes and of the Trustee on their behalf; and any trustee, receiver, or liquidator, custodian or other similar official performing similar functions in respect of any such

 

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proceedings is hereby authorized by each of the Holders of such series of Notes to make payments to the Trustee, and, in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of payments directly to the Holders of such series of Notes, to pay to the Trustee its costs and expenses of collection and all other amounts due to it pursuant to Section 7.07.

Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or vote for or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder of such series of Notes any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting such Notes or the rights of any Holder thereof, or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder of such series of Notes in any such proceeding, except as aforesaid in clause (b).

All rights of action and of asserting claims under this Indenture, or under any of the Notes of any series, may be enforced by the Trustee without the possession of any of such series of Notes or the production thereof in any trial or other proceedings relative thereto, and any such action or proceedings instituted by the Trustee shall be brought in its own name and as trustee of an express trust, and any recovery of judgment shall be awarded to the Trustee for ratable distribution to the Holders of such series of Notes in respect of which such action was taken, after payment of all sums due to the Trustee under Section 7.07 in respect of such series of Notes.

In any proceedings brought by the Trustee (and also any proceedings involving the interpretation of any provision of this Indenture to which the Trustee shall be a party), the Trustee shall be held to represent all the Holders of the Notes of such series in respect to which such action was taken, and it shall not be necessary to make any Holders of such series of Notes parties to any such proceedings.

Section 6.03. Application of Proceeds .

Any moneys collected by the Trustee pursuant to this Article 6 in respect of the Company’s obligations with respect to a series of Notes shall be applied in the following order at the date or dates fixed by the Trustee and, in case of the distribution of such moneys on account of principal, premium, if any, or interest, upon presentation of the Notes in respect of which monies have been collected and stamping (or otherwise noting) thereon the payment, or issuing Notes of such series in reduced principal amounts in exchange for the presented Notes of such series if only partially paid, or upon surrender thereof if fully paid:

FIRST: To the payment of all amounts due to the current Trustee and then to each predecessor Trustee under Section 7.07 in respect to the Notes of such series;

SECOND: In case the principal of the Outstanding Notes of such series in respect of which moneys have been collected shall not have become and be then due and payable, to the payment of interest on such series of Notes in default in the order of the Maturity of the installments on such interest, with interest (to the extent that such interest has been collected by the Trustee and is permitted by applicable law) upon the overdue installments of interest at the Overdue Rate applicable to such series of Notes, such payments to be made ratably to the Persons entitled thereto, without discrimination or preference;

 

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THIRD: In case the principal of the Outstanding Notes of such series in respect of which moneys have been collected shall have become and shall be then due and payable, to the payment of the whole amount then owing and unpaid upon such series of Notes for principal and interest, with interest upon the overdue principal, and (to the extent that such interest has been collected by the Trustee and is permitted by applicable law) upon the overdue installations of interest at the Overdue Rate applicable to such series of Notes; and in case such moneys shall be insufficient to pay in full the whole amount so due and unpaid upon the Notes of such series, then to the payment of such principal and interest, without preference or priority of principal over interest, or of interest over principal, or of any installment of interest over any other installment of interest or of any such Note over any other such Note, ratably to the aggregate of such principal and accrued and unpaid interest; and

FOURTH: To the payment of the remainder, if any, to the Company or any other Person lawfully entitled thereto.

Section 6.04. Suits for Enforcements .

In case an Event of Default with respect to any series of Notes has occurred, has not been waived and is continuing, the Trustee may in its discretion proceed to protect and enforce the rights vested in it by this Indenture and such series of Notes by such appropriate judicial proceedings as the Trustee shall deem most effectual to protect and enforce any of such rights, either at law or in equity or in bankruptcy or otherwise, whether for the specific enforcement of any covenant or agreement contained in this Indenture or such series of Notes or in aid of the exercise of any power granted in this Indenture or such series of Notes or to enforce any other legal or equitable right vested in the Trustee by this Indenture, such series of Notes or by law.

Section 6.05. Restoration of Rights on Abandonment of Proceedings .

In case the Trustee or any Holder of a series of Notes shall have proceeded to enforce any right under this Indenture and such proceedings shall have been discontinued or abandoned for any reason, or shall have been determined adversely to the Trustee or such Holder, then and in every such case the Company, the Trustee and the Holders shall be restored respectively to their former positions and rights hereunder, and all rights, remedies and powers of the Company, the Trustee and the Holders shall continue as though no such proceedings had been taken.

Section 6.06. Limitation on Suits by Noteholders .

No Holder of any Note of any series shall have any right by virtue or by availing of any provision of this Indenture to institute any action or proceeding at law or in equity or in bankruptcy or otherwise upon or under or with respect to this Indenture or such Note of a series, or for the appointment of a trustee, receiver, liquidator, custodian or other similar official or for any other remedy hereunder or thereunder, unless (a) such Holder previously shall have given to the Trustee written notice of an Event of Default with respect to the Notes of that series and of the continuance thereof, as hereinbefore provided, and (b) the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then Outstanding of such series shall have made written request upon the Trustee to institute such action or proceeding in its own name as Trustee

 

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hereunder and shall have offered to the Trustee indemnity satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred therein or thereby, and (c) the Trustee for 60 days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity shall have failed to institute any such action or proceeding, and (d) no direction inconsistent with such written request shall have been given to the Trustee pursuant to Section 6.09. For the protection and enforcement of the provisions of this Section 6.06, each and every Holder of Notes of such series and the Trustee shall be entitled to such relief as can be given either at law or in equity.

Section 6.07. Right of Noteholders To Institute Certain Suits .

Notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture and any provision of any Note, the right of any Holder of any Note to receive payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on such Note, on or after the respective due dates expressed in such Note, or upon redemption, by declaration, repayment or otherwise, or to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective dates, shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of such Holder.

Section 6.08. Powers and Remedies Cumulative; Delay or Omission Not Waiver of Default .

No right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Trustee or to the Holders of Notes of any series is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy and every right and remedy shall, to the extent permitted by law, be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other appropriate right or remedy.

No delay or omission of the Trustee or of any Holder of such Notes to exercise any right or remedy accruing upon any Event of Default with respect to any such series of Notes occurring and continuing as aforesaid shall impair any such right or remedy or shall be construed to be a waiver of any such Event of Default or an acquiescence therein. Every right and remedy given by this Indenture, any Note or law to the Trustee or to the Holders of such Notes may be exercised from time to time, and as often as shall be deemed expedient, by the Trustee or, subject to Section 6.06, by the Holders of Notes.

Section 6.09. Control by Holders of Notes .

The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of each series of Notes at the time Outstanding 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 such series of Notes by this Indenture; provided that such direction shall not be otherwise than in accordance with law and the provisions of this Indenture and shall not expose the Trustee to personal liability; and provided further , that, subject to Section 7.01, the Trustee shall have the right to decline to follow any such direction (a) if the Trustee, being advised by counsel, shall determine that the action or proceeding so directed may not lawfully be taken; or (b) if the Trustee by its board of directors, the executive committee or a trust committee of directors or Responsible Officers of the Trustee shall determine in good faith that the action or

 

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proceedings so directed would involve the Trustee in personal liability; or (c) if the Trustee in good faith shall so determine that the actions or forbearances specified in or pursuant to such direction would be unduly prejudicial to the interests of the Holders of the Notes not joining in the giving of said direction, it being understood that, subject to Section 7.01, the Trustee shall have no duty to ascertain whether or not such actions or forbearances are unduly prejudicial to such Holders.

Nothing in this Indenture shall impair the right of the Trustee in its discretion to take any action deemed proper by the Trustee that is not inconsistent with such direction or directions by Noteholders.

Section 6.10. Waiver of Past Defaults .

Prior to the declaration of acceleration of the Maturity of the Notes of any series as provided in Section 6.01, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of all of the Notes of each applicable series then Outstanding affected thereby (treated as a single class), by written notice to the Trustee, may on behalf of the Holders of all such Notes waive any past default or Event of Default described in Section 6.01 and its consequences, except a default in respect of a covenant or provision of this Indenture or of such series of Notes (or with respect to all of the Notes, as the case may be) which cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the Holder of each Note of such series affected. In the case of any such waiver, the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of all such Notes shall be restored to their former positions and rights hereunder, respectively, and such default shall cease to exist and be deemed to have been cured and not to have occurred for purposes of this Indenture; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or impair any right consequent thereon. For the avoidance of doubt, with respect to any series of Notes, the waiver of Holders of Notes of such series permitted by this Section 6.10, if the Company so determines, may also be obtained from the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes of that series.

Section 6.11. Right of Court To Require Filing of Undertaking To Pay Costs .

All parties to this Indenture agree, and each Holder of any Note by his acceptance thereof shall be deemed to have agreed, that any court may in its discretion require, in any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it as Trustee, the filing by any party litigant in such suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of such suit, and that such court may in its discretion assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, against any party litigant in such suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by such party litigant; but the provisions of this Section 6.11 shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Trustee, to any suit instituted by any Noteholder or group of Noteholders holding in the aggregate more than 10% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes of any series, or to any suit instituted by any Noteholder of such series for the enforcement of the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Note of such series on or after the due date therefor or any date fixed for redemption.

 

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ARTICLE 7.

TRUSTEE

Section 7.01. Duties of Trustee .

(a) If an Event of Default with respect to any series of Notes has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture, and use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of such person’s own affairs.

(b) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default with respect to any series of Notes:

(1) the duties of the Trustee with respect to any series of Notes shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this Indenture, and the Trustee need perform only those duties that are specifically set forth in this Indenture and no others, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee; and

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

(c) The Trustee may not be relieved from liabilities for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own bad faith or willful misconduct, except that:

(1) this paragraph does not limit the effect of paragraph (b) of this Section 7.01;

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

(3) the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in accordance with a direction received by it pursuant to Section 6.09 hereof.

(d) Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture that in any way relates to the Trustee is subject to this Section 7.01.

(e) No provision of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or incur any 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

 

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of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it. The Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of its rights and powers under this Indenture at the request of any Holder, unless such Holder shall have offered to the Trustee security and indemnity satisfactory to it against the cost, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction.

(f) The Trustee shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Trustee may agree in writing with the Company. Money held in trust by the Trustee need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.

Section 7.02. Rights of Trustee .

Subject to TIA § 315:

(a) The Trustee may conclusively rely upon and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order or document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper Person. The Trustee need not investigate any fact or matter stated in any such document.

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

(c) Before the Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may require an Officers’ Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel or both. The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on such Officers’ Certificate or Opinion of Counsel. The Trustee may consult with counsel, and the advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon.

(d) The Trustee will not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith that it believes to be authorized or within the rights or powers conferred upon it by this Indenture, provided that the Trustee’s conduct does not constitute bad faith, willful misconduct or negligence.

(e) Unless otherwise specifically provided in this Indenture, any demand, request, direction or notice from the Company shall be sufficient if signed by an Officer of the Company.

(f) The Trustee shall not be bound to make investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture 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 to examine the books, records and premises of the Company, personally or by agent or attorney at the sole cost of the Company and shall incur no liability or additional liability of any kind by reason of such inquiry or investigation.

 

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(g) The Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice of any Default or Event of Default with respect to any series of Notes unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge thereof or unless written notice of any event that is in fact such a Default or Event of Default is received by a Responsible Officer of the Trustee at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee from the Company or the Holders of 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Notes of such series, and such notice references the specific Default or Event of Default, the series of Notes and this Indenture.

(h) The Trustee shall not be required to give any bond or surety in respect of the performance of its powers and duties hereunder.

(i) The Trustee shall have no duty to inquire as to the performance of the Company’s covenants herein.

(j) 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.

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

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

(m) The rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee, including, without limitation, its right to be indemnified, are extended to, and shall be enforceable by, the Trustee in each of its capacities hereunder.

Section 7.03. Individual Rights of Trustee .

The Trustee, Registrar or Paying Agent in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Notes of any series and may otherwise deal with the Company or any Affiliate of the Company with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee, Registrar or Paying Agent.

Section 7.04. Trustee’s Disclaimer .

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Company’s use of the proceeds of the Notes or of any series thereof or any money paid to the Company or upon the Company’s direction under any provision of this Indenture, it shall not be responsible for the use or application of any money received by any Paying Agent other than the Trustee, and it shall not be responsible for any statement or recital herein or any statement in the Notes of any series or any other document in connection with the sale of the Notes of any series or pursuant to this Indenture other than its certificate of authentication.

Section 7.05. Notice of Defaults .

If a Default or Event of Default with respect to any series of Notes occurs and is continuing and if it is known to the Trustee, the Trustee shall mail to Holders of such series of Notes, as their names and addresses appear in the Security Register, a notice of the Default or Event of Default within 90 days after it occurs, unless such default shall have been cured or waived. Except in the case of a Default or Event of Default in payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any such Note, the Trustee may withhold and shall be protected in withholding the notice if and so long as its Responsible Officers in good faith determine that withholding the notice is in the interests of the Holders of such Notes. In the case of any Default of the character specified in Section 6.01(c) no such notice to Holders shall be given until at least 30 days after the occurrence thereof.

Section 7.06. Reports by Trustee to Holders .

Within 60 days after each May 15 beginning with the May 15 following the date of this Indenture, and for so long as Notes of any series remain Outstanding, the Trustee shall mail to the Holders, as their names and addresses appear in the Security Register, a report dated as of such May 15, in accordance with, and to the extent required under, TIA § 313(a), and the Trustee shall otherwise comply with TIA § 313.

A copy of each report at the time of its mailing to the Holders shall be mailed to the Company and filed with the Commission and each stock exchange on which Notes of a series are listed in accordance with TIA § 313(d). The Company shall promptly notify the Trustee when the Notes of any series are listed on any stock exchange and any delisting thereof.

Section 7.07. Compensation and Indemnity .

The Company shall pay to the Trustee from time to time compensation that the Company and the Trustee have agreed to in writing for its acceptance of this Indenture and services hereunder. The Trustee’s compensation shall not be limited by any law on compensation of a trustee of an express trust. The Company shall reimburse the Trustee promptly upon request for all reasonable disbursements, advances and expenses incurred or made by it in addition to the compensation for its services. Such expenses shall include the reasonable compensation, disbursements and expenses of the Trustee’s agents and counsel.

The Company shall indemnify the Trustee or any predecessor Trustee against and hold each harmless against any and all losses, claims, damages, penalties, fines, liabilities or expenses, including incidental and out-of-pocket expenses and reasonable attorneys’ fees (for purposes of this Article 7, “Losses”) incurred by it arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of its duties under this Indenture, including the costs and expenses of enforcing

 

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this Indenture against the Company (including this Section 7.07) and defending itself against any claim (whether asserted by the Company or any Holder or any other Person) or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder, except to the extent such Losses may be attributable to its negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct. The Trustee shall notify the Company promptly of any claim for which it may seek indemnity. Failure by the Trustee to so notify the Company shall not relieve the Company of its obligations under this Section 7.07, unless (and then only to the extent that) the Company has been prejudiced thereby. The Company shall defend the claim, and the Trustee shall cooperate in the defense. The Trustee may have separate counsel if the Trustee has been advised by counsel that there may be one or more legal defenses available to it that are different from or additional to those available to the Company and in the reasonable judgment of such counsel it is advisable for the Trustee to engage separate counsel, and the Company shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel. The Company need not pay for any settlement made without its consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.

The obligations of the Company under this Section 7.07 shall survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, the resignation or removal of the Trustee and payment in full of the Notes of all series issued pursuant to this Indenture through the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations.

To secure the Company’s payment obligations in this Section 7.07, the Trustee shall have a Lien prior to the Notes of each series on all money or property held or collected by the Trustee, except that held in trust to pay principal of, premium, if any, and interest on particular Notes of such series. Such Lien and the provisions in this Section 7.07 shall survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture and the resignation or removal of the Trustee.

When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after an Event of Default specified in Sections 6.01(d) or 6.01(e) with respect to any series of Notes, the expenses and the compensation for the services (including the fees and expenses of its agents and counsel) are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any Bankruptcy Law.

Section 7.08. Replacement of Trustee .

A resignation or removal of the Trustee and appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to any or all series of Notes shall become effective only upon the successor Trustee’s acceptance of appointment as provided in this Section 7.08.

The Trustee with respect to any or all series of Notes may resign in writing at any time upon 30 days’ prior notice to the Company and be discharged from the trust hereby created by so notifying the Company. If an instrument of acceptance by a successor Trustee shall not have been delivered to the Trustee within 30 days after giving such notice of resignation, the resigning Trustee may, at the expense of the Company, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee. The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then Outstanding Notes of any series of Notes may remove the Trustee by so notifying the Trustee and the Company in writing.

If, with respect to the applicable series of Notes:

(a) the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10 hereof;

 

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(b) the Trustee is adjudged bankrupt or insolvent or an order for relief is entered with respect to the Trustee under any Bankruptcy Law;

(c) a custodian or public officer takes charge of the Trustee or its property; or

(d) the Trustee becomes incapable of acting, or the Company determines that the Trustee has failed to perform its obligations under this Indenture in any material respect,

then (i) the Company may remove the Trustee with respect to such series of Notes or (ii) subject to Section 6.11, any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Note of such series for at least six months may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor Trustee. If the Trustee resigns or is removed or if a vacancy exists in the office of Trustee for any reason with respect to any series of Notes (the Trustee in such event being referred to herein as the retiring Trustee), the Company shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee for each such affected series of Notes (it being understood that any such successor Trustee may be appointed with respect to the Notes of one or more or all of such series and that at any time there shall be only one Trustee with respect to the Notes of any particular series).

If a successor Trustee with respect to any series of Notes does not take office within 30 days after the retiring Trustee resigns or is removed, the retiring Trustee, the Company, or the bona fide Holders of at least 10% in aggregate principal amount of the then Outstanding Notes of such series may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee.

A successor Trustee with respect to any series of Notes shall execute, acknowledge and deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring Trustee and to the Company. Thereupon, the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective without any further act, deed or conveyance, and the successor Trustee shall become vested with all the rights, powers and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to such series of Notes. The successor Trustee shall mail a notice of its succession by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to the Holders of such series as their names and addresses appear in the Security Registrar. Each notice shall include the name of the successor Trustee and the address of its principal corporate trust office. Subject to the Lien provided for in Section 7.07 hereof, the retiring Trustee shall promptly transfer all property held by it as Trustee to the successor Trustee; provided , however , that all sums owing to the Trustee hereunder shall have been paid. 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 rights, powers and trusts. Notwithstanding replacement of the Trustee pursuant to this Section 7.08, the Company’s obligations under Section 7.07 hereof shall continue for the benefit of the retiring Trustee.

In the case of an appointment hereunder of a separate or successor Trustee with respect to the Notes of one or more series (but not all series of Notes) Outstanding, the Company, any retiring Trustee and each successor or separate Trustee with respect to the Notes of any

 

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applicable series shall execute and deliver an indenture supplemental hereto (1) which shall contain such provisions as shall be deemed necessary or desirable to confirm that all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of any retiring Trustee with respect to the Notes of any series as to which any such retiring Trustee is not retiring shall continue to be vested in such retiring Trustee and (2) that shall add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee, it being understood that nothing herein or in such supplemental indenture shall constitute such Trustee co-trustee of the same trust and that each such separate, retiring or successor Trustee shall be Trustee of a trust or trusts hereunder separate and apart from any trust or trusts hereunder administered by any such other Trustee. The retiring Trustee shall have no responsibility or liability for any action or inaction of the successor Trustee.

Section 7.09. Successor Trustee by Merger, etc.

If the Trustee consolidates, merges or converts into, or transfers all or substantially all of its corporate trust business to, another Person, the successor Person without any further act shall, if such successor Person is otherwise eligible hereunder, be the successor Trustee, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto. In case any Notes 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 Notes of such series so authenticated with the same effect as if such successor Trustee had itself authenticated such Notes.

Section 7.10. Eligibility; Disqualification .

There shall at all times be a Trustee for each series hereunder that is a Person organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America or of any state thereof that is authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trustee power, that is subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authorities and that has a combined capital and surplus of at least $50.0 million (or a wholly-owned subsidiary of a bank or trust company, or of a bank holding company, the principal subsidiary of which is a bank or trust company having a combined capital and surplus of at least $50.0 million) as set forth in its most recent published annual report of condition.

The Trustee shall comply with the terms of TIA § 310(b).

Section 7.11. Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company .

The Trustee is subject to TIA § 311(a), excluding any creditor relationship listed in TIA § 311(b). A Trustee who has resigned or been removed shall be subject to TIA § 311(a) to the extent indicated therein.

Section 7.12. Money Held in Trust .

Money 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 money received by it hereunder except as otherwise agreed with the Company.

 

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ARTICLE 8.

LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE

Section 8.01. Option To Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance .

The Company may, at its option as evidenced by a resolution of its Board of Directors set forth in an Officers’ Certificate, at any time, elect (unless otherwise provided in the Board Resolution, Officers’ Certificate or supplemental indenture, as applicable, establishing the terms of such series of Notes) to have either Sections 8.02 or 8.03 hereof applied to all Outstanding Notes of any series upon compliance with the conditions set forth below in this Article 8.

Section 8.02. Legal Defeasance and Discharge .

Upon the Company’s exercise under Section 8.01 hereof of the option applicable to this Section 8.02 with respect to any series of Notes, the Company shall, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.04 hereof, be deemed to have been discharged from its obligations with respect to all Outstanding Notes of each affected series on the date the conditions set forth below are satisfied (hereinafter, “Legal Defeasance”). For this purpose, Legal Defeasance means that the Company shall be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire indebtedness represented by the Outstanding Notes of such series of Notes, which shall thereafter be deemed to be Outstanding only for the purposes of Section 8.05 hereof and the other Sections of this Indenture referred to in clauses (a) and (b) below, and to have satisfied all of its obligations under such series of Notes and this Indenture with respect to such series of Notes (and the Trustee, on demand of and at the expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments delivered to it by the Company acknowledging the same), except for the following provisions which shall survive with respect to each such series of Notes until otherwise terminated or discharged hereunder: (a) the rights of Holders of Outstanding Notes of such series to receive payments in respect of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on such Notes when such payments are due from the trust referred to below; (b) the Company’s obligations with respect to the Notes of such series concerning mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes and the maintenance of an office or agency for payment and money for security payments held in trust; (c) the rights, powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the Trustee, and the Company’s obligations in connection therewith; and (d) the Legal Defeasance provisions of this Indenture. Subject to compliance with this Article 8, the Company may exercise its option under this Section 8.02 with respect to any series of Notes notwithstanding the prior exercise of its option under Section 8.03 hereof.

Section 8.03. Covenant Defeasance .

Upon the Company’s exercise under Section 8.01 hereof of the option applicable to this Section 8.03 with respect to any series of Notes, the Company shall, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.04 hereof, be released from its obligations under the provisions contained in Articles 4 (other than in Section 4.06, to the extent that such an obligation cannot be defeased under the TIA) and 5 (including such obligations as are set forth in a Board Resolution, Officers’ Certificate or supplemental indenture, as applicable, establishing the terms of such series of Notes, with respect to Articles 4 and 5) with respect to the Notes of

 

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such series on and after the date the conditions set forth in Section 8.04 are satisfied with respect to such series (hereinafter, “Covenant Defeasance”), and such Notes shall thereafter be deemed not Outstanding for the purposes of any direction, waiver, consent or declaration or act of Holders (and the consequences of any thereof) in connection with such covenants, but shall continue to be deemed Outstanding for all other purposes hereunder. For this purpose, Covenant Defeasance means that, with respect to the Outstanding Notes of such series, the Company may omit to comply with and shall have no liability in respect of any term, condition or limitation set forth in any such covenant, whether directly or indirectly, by reason of any reference elsewhere herein to any such covenant, or by reason of any reference in any such covenant to any other provision herein or in any other document, and such omission to comply shall not constitute a Default or an Event of Default with respect to such series of Notes under Section 6.01 hereof, but, except as specified above, the remainder of this Indenture and such Notes shall be unaffected thereby. In addition, upon the Company’s exercise under Section 8.01 hereof of the option applicable to this Section 8.03, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.04 hereof, Sections 6.01(d) and 6.01(e) hereof shall not constitute Events of Default or defaults hereunder with respect to such series of Notes.

Section 8.04. Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance .

The following shall be the conditions to the application of either Sections 8.02 or 8.03 hereof to the Outstanding Notes of any series:

In order to exercise either Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance with respect to any series of Notes:

(a) the Company must irrevocably deposit, or cause to be deposited, with the Trustee, in trust, for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes of such series, cash in U.S. dollars, U.S. Government Securities, or a combination thereof, in such amounts as will be sufficient, based on evidence satisfactory to the Trustee, which may if reasonably requested by the Trustee include the opinion of a nationally-recognized firm of independent public accountants, to pay, without reinvestment, the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Outstanding Notes of such series on the Stated Maturity thereof or on the applicable Redemption Date, as the case may be, and the Company must specify whether the Notes of such series are being defeased to Stated Maturity or to a particular Redemption Date;

(b) in the case of Legal Defeasance with respect to any series of Notes, the Company must deliver to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel reasonably acceptable to the Trustee confirming that the Company has received from, or there has been published by, the Internal Revenue Service a ruling, or there has been a change in the applicable United States federal income tax law, in either case to the effect that, and based thereon such Opinion of Counsel shall confirm that, the Holders of the Outstanding Notes of such series will not recognize income, gain or loss for United States federal income tax purposes as a result of such Legal Defeasance, and will be subject to United States 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 with respect to such series of Notes had not occurred;

 

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(c) in the case of Covenant Defeasance with respect to any series of Notes, the Company must deliver to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel reasonably acceptable to the Trustee confirming that the Holders of the Outstanding Notes of such series will not recognize income, gain or loss for United States federal income tax purposes as a result of such Covenant Defeasance of such series of Notes, and such Holders will be subject to United States 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 with respect to such series of Notes had not occurred;

(d) no Default or Event of Default with respect to such series of Notes shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such deposit (other than a Default or Event of Default resulting from the borrowing of funds to be applied to such deposit);

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

(f) the Company must deliver to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate stating that the deposit was not made by the Company with the intent of preferring the Holders of the Notes of such series over other creditors of the Company, or with the intent of defeating, hindering, delaying or defrauding creditors of the Company or others; and

(g) the Company must deliver to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel reasonably acceptable to the Trustee, each stating that the conditions precedent provided for or relating to Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance, as applicable, in the case of the Officers’ Certificate, in clauses (a) through (f) and, in the case of the Opinion of Counsel, in clauses (b) or (c) of this paragraph, as applicable, have been complied with.

Section 8.05. Deposited Money and Government Securities To Be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions .

Subject to Section 8.06 hereof, all cash and/or U.S. Government Securities (including the proceeds thereof) deposited with the Trustee (or other qualifying trustee, collectively, and solely for purposes of this Section 8.05, the “Trustee”) pursuant to Section 8.04 hereof in respect of the Outstanding Notes of any series shall be held in trust and applied by the Trustee, in accordance with the provisions of such series of Notes and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Company acting as Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Holders of such series of Notes of all sums due and to become due thereon in respect of principal, premium, if any, and interest, but such cash and/or U.S. Government Securities 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 cash and/or U.S. Government Securities deposited pursuant to Section 8.04 hereof 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 Notes of such series.

 

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Anything in this Article 8 to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee shall deliver or pay to the Company from time to time upon the request of the Company any cash and/or U.S. Government Securities held by it as provided in Section 8.04 hereof that, based on evidence satisfactory to the Trustee, which may if reasonably requested by the Trustee include the opinion of a nationally-recognized firm of independent public accountants, are in excess of the amount thereof that would then be required to be deposited to effect an equivalent Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance of the affected series of Notes.

Section 8.06. Repayment to Company .

The Trustee and the Paying Agent shall promptly turn over to the Company upon request any excess cash and/or U.S. Government Securities held by them upon payment of all the obligations under this Indenture.

Subject to any applicable abandoned property law, the Trustee and the Paying Agent shall pay to the Company upon request any money held by them for the payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the Notes that remains unclaimed by the Holders thereof for two years, and, thereafter, Holders entitled to the money must look to the Company for payment as unsecured general creditors.

Section 8.07. Reinstatement .

If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any cash and/or U.S. Government Securities to any series of Notes in accordance with Sections 8.02 or 8.03 hereof, as the case may be, 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 this Indenture and such Notes shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Sections 8.02 or 8.03 hereof until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such money in accordance with Sections 8.02 or 8.03 hereof, as the case may be; provided , however , that, if the Company makes any payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Note of such series following the reinstatement of its obligations, the Company shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Notes to receive such payment from the money held by the Trustee or Paying Agent.

Section 8.08. Survival .

The Trustee’s rights under Section 7.07 and this Article 8 shall survive termination of this Indenture pursuant to the provisions of this Article 8.

ARTICLE 9.

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES

Section 9.01. Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Noteholders .

The Company, when authorized by a Board Resolution (which resolution may provide general terms or parameters for such action and may provide that the specific terms of such action may be determined in accordance with or pursuant to an Officers’ Certificate), and the

 

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Trustee, upon the written request of the Company, may from time to time and at any time enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto (which shall conform to the provisions of the TIA as in force at the date of the execution thereof) for one or more of the following purposes:

(a) to cure any ambiguity or to correct or supplement any provision contained herein or in any supplemental indenture that may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision contained herein or in any supplemental indenture;

(b) to convey, transfer, assign, mortgage or pledge to the Trustee as security for the Notes of one or more series any property or assets;

(c) to evidence the succession of another Person to the Company, or successive successions, and the assumption by the successor Person of the covenants, agreements and obligations of the Company pursuant to Article 5;

(d) to add to the covenants of the Company such further covenants, restrictions, conditions or provisions as the Company shall consider to be for the protection of the Holders of all or any series of Notes (and if such covenants are to be for the benefit of less than all of the series of Notes, stating that such covenants are expressly being included for the benefit of such series), and to make the occurrence, or the occurrence and continuance, of a default in any such additional covenants, restrictions, conditions or provisions an Event of Default permitting the enforcement of all or any of the several remedies provided in this Indenture as herein set forth; provided , however , that in respect of any such additional covenant, restriction, condition or provision such supplemental indenture may provide for a particular period of grace after default (which period may be shorter or longer than that allowed in the case of other defaults) or may provide for an immediate enforcement upon such an Event of Default or may limit the remedies available to the Trustee upon such an Event of Default or may limit the right of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes of such series to waive such an Event of Default;

(e) to provide for the issuance of and establish the form and terms of Notes of any series as permitted by Sections 2.01 and 2.02;

(f) To provide for uncertificated Notes or to comply with the provisions of any clearing system or the requirements of the Trustee relating to transfers or exchanges of Notes;

(g) to modify, eliminate or add to the provisions of this Indenture to such extent as shall be necessary to effect the qualification of this Indenture under the TIA, or under any similar federal statute hereafter enacted, and to add to this Indenture such other provisions as may be expressly permitted by the TIA, excluding , however , the provisions referred to in TIA § 316(a)(2) as in effect at the date as of which this instrument was executed or any corresponding provision provided for in any similar federal statute hereafter enacted;

(h) to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment hereunder by a successor trustee with respect to the Notes of any or all series and to add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one trustee, pursuant to the requirements of Section 7.08;

 

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(i) in the case of subordinated Notes, to make any change in the provisions of this Indenture or any supplemental indenture relating to subordination that would limit or terminate the benefits available to any holder of senior indebtedness under such provisions; provided that such change is made in accordance with the provisions of such senior Notes;

(j) to add guarantees with respect to the Notes of any series; and

(k) to make any other provisions as the Company may deem necessary or desirable; provided , however , that no such provisions shall materially adversely affect the legal rights of the Holders of any Notes of the applicable series.

The Trustee is hereby authorized to join with the Company in the execution of any such supplemental indenture, to make any further appropriate agreements and stipulations which may be therein contained and to accept the conveyance, transfer, assignment, mortgage or pledge of any property thereunder, but the Trustee shall not be obligated to enter into any such supplemental indenture which affects the Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.

Any supplemental indenture authorized by the provisions of this Section 9.01 may be executed without the consent of the Holders of any of the Notes then Outstanding, notwithstanding any of the provisions of Section 9.02.

Section 9.02. Supplemental Indentures with Consent of Noteholders .

With the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of all of the Notes of each applicable series then Outstanding affected by such supplemental indenture (treated as a single class), the Company, when authorized by a Board Resolution (which resolution may provide general terms or parameters for such action and may provide that the specific terms of such action may be determined in accordance with or pursuant to an Officers’ Certificate), and the Trustee may, upon the written request of the Company and receipt of the aforementioned Board Resolution and upon providing the Trustee evidence of the consent of the Holders of the Notes as aforesaid, from time to time and at any time, enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto (which shall conform to the provisions of the TIA as in force at the date of execution thereof) for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Indenture or of any supplemental indenture or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of the Notes of each such series; provided , that no such supplemental indenture shall (a) extend the Stated Maturity of the principal of any Note, or reduce the principal amount thereof or premium, if any, or reduce the rate or extend the time of payment of interest, if any, thereon, or reduce or alter the method of computation of any amount payable on redemption, repayment or purchase by the Company thereof (or the time at which any such redemption, repayment or purchase may be made), or make the principal thereof, premium, if any, or interest thereon payable in any coin or currency other than that provided in such Notes, this Indenture or any supplemental indenture or in accordance with the terms of such Notes, or impair or affect the right of any Noteholder to institute suit for the payment thereof or, if such Notes provide therefor, any right of repayment or purchase at the option of the Noteholder, without the consent of the Holder of each Note so affected, (b) reduce the percentage of Notes of any series, the consent of the Holders of which is

 

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required for any such supplemental indenture or to waive compliance with certain provisions of this Indenture or for waiver of certain defaults, without the consent of the Holders of each Note so affected or (c) modify any of the provisions of this Section 9.02, except to increase any such percentage, to limit the ability of obtaining consents of Holders of each applicable series then Outstanding affected (treated as a single class) or to provide that certain other provisions of this Indenture cannot be modified or waived, without the consent of Holders of each Note so affected or in any manner not adverse to the Holders of each Note so affected.

For the avoidance of doubt, with respect to any series of Notes, the consent of Holders of Notes of such series required by this Section 9.02, if the Company so determines, may also be obtained from the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes of that series.

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

The Trustee shall join with the Company in the execution of such supplemental indenture unless such supplemental indenture affects the Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise, in which case the Trustee may at its discretion, but shall not be obligated to, enter into such supplemental indenture.

It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Noteholders under this Section 9.02 to approve the particular form of any proposed supplemental indenture, but it shall be sufficient if such consent shall approve the substance thereof.

Promptly after the execution by the Company and the Trustee of any supplemental indenture pursuant to the provisions of this Section 9.02, the Company (or the Trustee at the request and expense of the Company) shall give notice thereof to the Holders of then Outstanding Notes affected thereby, as provided in Section 11.02. Any failure of the Company to give such notice, or any defect therein, shall not, however, in any way impair or affect the validity of any such supplemental indenture.

Section 9.03. Effect of Supplemental Indenture .

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

 

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Section 9.04. Documents To Be Given to Trustee .

The Trustee, subject to the provisions of Sections 7.01 and 7.02, shall be entitled to receive an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel as conclusive evidence that any supplemental indenture executed pursuant to this Article 9 complies with the applicable provisions of this Indenture and that all conditions precedent to the execution and delivery of such supplemental indenture have been satisfied. The Trustee shall also receive an Opinion of Counsel stating substantially to the effect that the supplemental indenture constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, subject to any customary limitations, qualifications and assumptions.

Section 9.05. Notation on Securities in Respect of Supplemental Indentures .

Notes of any series authenticated and delivered after the execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant to the provisions of this Article 9 may bear a notation in form approved by the Trustee for such series as to any matter provided for by such supplemental indenture or as to any action taken by Noteholders. If the Company or the Trustee shall so determine, new Notes of any series so modified as to conform, in the opinion of the Trustee and the Company, to any modification of this Indenture contained in any such supplemental indenture may be prepared and executed by the Company, authenticated by the Trustee and delivered in exchange for the Notes of such series then Outstanding.

Section 9.06. Conformity with the TIA .

Every supplemental indenture executed pursuant to this Article 9 shall conform to the requirements of the TIA as then in effect if this Indenture shall then be qualified under the TIA.

ARTICLE 10.

SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE

Section 10.01. Satisfaction and Discharge .

The obligations of the Company pursuant to any series of Notes shall be discharged and shall cease to be of further effect, except as to surviving rights of registration of transfer or exchange of the Notes of such series, as to all Notes of such series issued hereunder, and the Trustee, on demand and at the expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, when:

(a) either:

 

  (i) all Notes of such series that have been previously authenticated and delivered (except lost, stolen or destroyed Notes that have been replaced or paid, and Notes for whose payment money has previously been deposited in trust or segregated and held in trust by the Company and thereafter repaid to the Company or discharged from the trust) have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or

 

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  (ii) (A) all Notes of such series that have not been previously delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, have become due and payable by their terms, will become due and payable at their Stated Maturity within one year, have been called for redemption, or are to be called for redemption within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption by the Company or by the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Company, and the Company has irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee, as trust funds in trust solely for the benefit of the Holders, cash and/or U.S. Government Securities, or a combination thereof, in such amounts as shall be sufficient without consideration of any reinvestment of interest, to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness on the Notes of such series not previously delivered to the Trustee for cancellation or redemption for principal, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes of such series to the date of deposit, in the case of Notes that have become due and payable, or to the Stated Maturity or Redemption Date, as the case may be; (B) the Company has paid all other sums payable by the Company with respect to the Notes of such series under this Indenture and the Notes; and (C) the Company has delivered irrevocable instructions to the Trustee to apply the deposited money toward the payment of the Notes of such series at their Stated Maturity or on the Redemption Date, as the case may be;

(b) no Default or Event of Default with respect to such series of Notes shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such deposit (other than a Default or Event of Default resulting from the borrowing of funds to be applied to such deposit) and such deposit will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any material agreement or instrument (other than this Indenture) to which the Company is a party or by which the Company is bound; and

(c) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and Opinion of Counsel stating that all conditions precedent relating to the satisfaction and discharge of such series of Notes have been satisfied.

Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, the obligations of the Company to the Trustee under Section 7.07 shall survive.

Section 10.02. Deposited Cash and U.S. Government Securities To Be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions .

Subject to Section 10.03, all cash and/or U.S. Government Securities (including the proceeds thereof) deposited with the Trustee (or other qualifying trustee, collectively for purposes of this Section 10.02, the “Trustee”) pursuant to Section 10.01 hereof in respect of the Outstanding Notes of such series to be satisfied and discharged in accordance with Section 10.01 shall be held in trust and applied by the Trustee, in accordance with the provisions of such series of Notes and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Company acting as Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Holders of such series of Notes of all sums due and to become due thereon in respect of principal, premium, if any, and interest, but such cash and/or securities need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.

 

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Section 10.03. Repayment to Company .

The Trustee and the Paying Agent shall promptly turn over to the Company upon request any excess money, U.S. Government Securities held by them upon payment of all the obligations under this Indenture.

Subject to any applicable abandoned property law, the Trustee and the Paying Agent shall pay to the Company upon request any money held by them for the payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any series of Notes that remains unclaimed by the Holders thereof for two years, and, thereafter, Holders entitled to the money must look to the Company for payment as unsecured general creditors.

ARTICLE 11.

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 11.01. TIA Controls .

If any provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with another provision that is required or deemed to be included in this Indenture by the TIA, such required or deemed provision shall control.

Section 11.02. Notices .

Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or communication by the Company or the Trustee to the other is duly given if in writing and delivered in person or mailed by first-class mail (registered or certified, return receipt requested), facsimile transmission or overnight air courier guaranteeing next-day delivery, to the other’s address:

If to the Company:

Eastman Chemical Company

100 North Eastman Road

Kingsport, Tennessee 37660

Attention: Treasurer

Telecopier No.: (423) 224-0165

 

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with a copy to:

Jones Day

1420 Peachtree Street, N.E.

Suite 800

Atlanta, Georgia 30309-3053

Attention: Mark L. Hanson

Telecopier No.: (404) 581-8330

If to the Trustee:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

7000 Central Parkway NE

Suite 550

Atlanta, Georgia 30328

Attention: Corporate Trust Services

Telecopier No.: (770) 551-5118

The Company or the Trustee, by notice to the other, may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.

All notices and communications (other than those sent to the Trustee or Holders) shall be deemed to have been duly given: at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered; five Business Days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed; when receipt is acknowledged, if sent by facsimile transmission; and the next Business Day after timely delivery to the courier, if sent by overnight air courier guaranteeing next-day delivery.

Any notice or communication to a Holder shall be mailed by first-class mail, postage prepaid, or by overnight air courier guaranteeing next-day delivery to its address shown on the Security Register. Any notice or communication shall also be so mailed to any Person described in TIA § 313(c), to the extent required by the TIA. Failure to mail a notice or communication to a Holder or any defect therein shall not affect its sufficiency with respect to other Holders.

If a notice or communication is mailed in the manner provided above within the time prescribed, it is duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it.

If the Company mails a notice or communication to Holders, it shall mail a copy to the Trustee and each Registrar and Paying Agent at the same time.

Where this Indenture provides for notice in any manner, such notice may be waived in writing by the Person entitled to receive such notice, either before or after the event, and such waiver shall be the equivalent of such notice. Waivers of notice by Holders shall be filed with the Trustee, but such filing shall not be a condition precedent to the validity of any action taken in reliance upon such waiver.

 

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Section 11.03. Communication by Holders of Notes with Other Holders of Notes .

Holders may communicate pursuant to TIA § 312(b) with other Holders with respect to their rights under this Indenture or the Notes. The Company, the Trustee, the Registrar and anyone else shall have the protection of TIA § 312(c).

Section 11.04. Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent .

Upon any request or application by the Company to the Trustee to take any action under any provision of this Indenture, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee:

(a) an Officers’ Certificate in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee (which shall include the statements set forth in Section 11.05 hereof) stating that, in the opinion of the signers, all conditions precedent or covenants, if any, provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been complied with; and

(b) an Opinion of Counsel in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee (which shall include the statements set forth in Section 11.05 hereof) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all such conditions precedent or covenants have been complied with.

Section 11.05. Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion .

Each certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture (other than a certificate provided pursuant to TIA § 314(a)(4)) shall comply with the provisions of TIA § 314(e) and shall include:

(a) a statement that the Person making such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition and the definitions relating thereto;

(b) 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;

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

(d) a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of such Person, such condition or covenant has been complied with.

With respect to matters of fact, an Opinion of Counsel may rely on an Officers’ Certificate, certificates of public officials or reports or opinions of experts.

Section 11.06. 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

 

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one document, but one such Person may certify or give an opinion with respect to some matters and one or more other such Persons as to other matters, and any such Person may certify or give an opinion as to such matters in one or several documents.

Any certificate or opinion of an Officer of the Company may be based, in so far as it relates to legal matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, counsel, unless such Officer knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to the matters upon which his certificate or opinion is based are erroneous. Any such certificate or opinion (including any Opinion of Counsel) may be based, in so far as it relates to factual matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, an Officer or Officers of the Company stating that the information with respect to such factual matters is in the possession of the Company, unless such Person giving such certificate, opinion or Opinion of 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 this Indenture, they may, but need not, be consolidated and form one instrument.

Section 11.07. Acts of Holders .

(a) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided by this Indenture to be given or taken by Holders of the outstanding Notes of all series or more than one series, as the case may be, may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such Holders in person or by agent duly appointed in writing; and except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments are delivered to the Trustee, and, where it is hereby expressly required, to the Company. Proof of execution of any such instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent shall be sufficient for any purpose of this Indenture and conclusive in favor of the Trustee and the Company, if made in the manner provided in this Section 11.07.

(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 the certificate of any 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 an officer of a corporation or a member of a partnership, on behalf of such corporation or partnership, such certificate or affidavit shall also constitute sufficient proof of his authority. The fact and date of the execution of any such instrument or writing, or the authority of the Person executing the same, may also be proved in any other manner which the Trustee deems sufficient.

(c) The ownership of the Notes shall be proved by the Security Register.

(d) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action by the Holder of any Note shall bind the Holder of every Note issued upon the transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof, in respect of anything done 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 Note.

 

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(e) The Company may, in the circumstances permitted by the TIA, set a record date for Notes of any series for purposes of determining the identity of Holders of Notes of any series entitled to give any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided by this Indenture. If not set by the Company prior to the first solicitation of a Holder of Notes of such series made by any Person in respect of any such action, such record date shall be the later of 30 days prior to the first solicitation of such action or the date of the most recent list of Holders of such Notes furnished to the Trustee pursuant to Section 4.07 prior to the commencement of such solicitation.

Section 11.08. Rules by Trustee and Agents .

The Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or at a meeting of Holders. The Registrar or Paying Agent may make reasonable rules and set reasonable requirements for its functions.

Section 11.09. No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders .

No past, present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator or stockholder of the Company, as such, shall have any liability for any obligations of the Company under the Notes of any series or this Indenture, or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder of Notes by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Notes of any series. The waiver and release may not be effective to waive or release liabilities under the federal securities laws.

Section 11.10. Governing Law .

THIS INDENTURE AND EACH NOTE ISSUED HEREUNDER SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A CONTRACT UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND FOR ALL PURPOSES SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF SUCH STATE, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS.

Section 11.11. No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements .

This Indenture may not be used to interpret any other indenture, loan or debt agreement of the Company or its Subsidiaries or of any other Person. Any such indenture, loan or debt agreement may not be used to interpret this Indenture.

Section 11.12. Notes in a Specified Currency Other than Dollars . Unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 2.02 with respect to a particular series of Notes, whenever for purposes of this Indenture any action may be taken by the Holders of a specified percentage in aggregate principal amount of Notes of all series or all series affected by a particular action at the time Outstanding and, at such time, there are Outstanding any Notes of any series which are denominated in a Specified Currency other than U.S. dollars, then the principal amount of Notes

 

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of such series which shall be deemed to be Outstanding for the purpose of taking such action shall be that amount of U.S. dollars that could be obtained for such amount of such Specified Currency at the Market Exchange Rate. For purposes of this Section 11.12, “Market Exchange Rate” shall mean the noon U.S. dollar buying rate in New York City for cable transfers of the Specified Currency published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. If such Market Exchange Rate is not available for any reason with respect to such Specified Currency, such quotation of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York or such other quotations as appropriate shall be used. The provisions of this paragraph shall apply in determining the equivalent principal amount in respect of Notes of a series denominated in a Specified Currency other than U.S. dollars in connection with any action taken by Holders of Notes pursuant to the terms of this Indenture.

In no event will the Trustee have any duty or liability regarding the Market Exchange Rate or any alternative determination provided for in the preceding paragraph.

Section 11.13. Successors .

All covenants and agreements of the Company in this Indenture and the Notes shall bind its successors and assigns. All covenants and agreements of the Trustee in this Indenture shall bind its successors and assigns.

Section 11.14. Severability .

In case any provision in this Indenture or in the Notes 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 11.15. Counterpart Originals .

The parties may sign counterparts of this Indenture. Each counterpart shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. Signatures of the parties hereto transmitted by facsimile or PDF shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes.

Section 11.16. Table of Contents, Headings, etc .

The Table of Contents, Cross-Reference Table and headings in this Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part of this Indenture and shall in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.

Section 11.17. Legal Holidays .

In any case where any Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date or Stated Maturity of any Note, or any date on which a Holder has the right to convert such Holder’s Note, shall not be a Business Day at any Place of Payment, then (notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture or of the Notes other than a provision of the Notes of any series which specifically states that such provision shall apply in lieu of this Section 11.17) payment of interest or principal (and premium, if any), or the Redemption Price or conversion of such Note, need not be made at such Place of Payment on such date, but may be made on the next succeeding

 

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Business Day at such Place of Payment with the same force and effect as if made on the Interest Payment Date or Redemption Date, or at the Stated Maturity, or on such conversion date, provided that no interest shall accrue for the period from and after such Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date or Stated Maturity, or on such conversion date, as the case may be, to the date of such payment.

Section 11.18. Company-Owned Notes Disregarded .

In determining whether the Holders of the requisite aggregate principal amount of Notes, or any series thereof, have concurred in any demand, request, notice, direction, consent, waiver or other action under this Indenture, Notes which are owned by the Company or any other obligor on the Notes or any Affiliate of the Company or of such other obligor on the Notes shall be disregarded and deemed not to be Outstanding for the purpose of any such determination; provided , that for the purposes of determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying on any such demand, request, notice, direction, consent, waiver or other action only Notes which the Trustee knows are so owned shall be so disregarded. Notes so owned which have been pledged in good faith may be regarded as Outstanding for the purposes of this Section 11.18 if the pledgee shall establish to the satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgee’s right to vote such Notes and that the pledgee is not the Company or any other obligor upon the securities of any Affiliate of the Company or such other obligor. In the case of a dispute as to such right, any decision by the Trustee taken upon the advice of counsel shall be full protection to the Trustee.

Section 11.19. USA PATRIOT Act .

The parties hereto acknowledge that in accordance with Section 326 of the USA PATRIOT Act the Trustee, like all financial institutions and in order to help fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering, is required to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person or legal entity that establishes a relationship or opens an account. The Company agrees that it will provide the Trustee with such information as it may request in order for the Trustee to satisfy the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act.

[Signatures on following pages]

 

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C OMPANY :
EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY
By:  

/s/ Mary D. Hall

Name:   Mary D. Hall
Title:   Vice President and Treasurer


T RUSTEE :
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee
By:  

/s/ Stefan Victory

Name:   Stefan Victory
Title:   Vice President


EXHIBIT A

[FACE OF NOTE]

[IF THIS NOTE IS TO BE A GLOBAL NOTE, INSERT:]

THIS NOTE IS A GLOBAL NOTE WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (“DTC”), OR A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY. THIS NOTE IS EXCHANGEABLE FOR NOTES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A PERSON OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY OR ITS NOMINEE ONLY IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY TO THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY.

UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DTC TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

[“THIS NOTE IS ISSUED WITH ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT FOR PURPOSES OF SECTION 1271 ET SEQ. OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE ISSUE DATE IS                     . INFORMATION REGARDING THE ISSUE PRICE, THE YIELD TO MATURITY AND THE AMOUNT OF ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT UNDER THIS NOTE CAN BE PROMPTLY OBTAINED BY SENDING A WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE TREASURER OF THE ISSUER AT                                         .”]

 

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Eastman Chemical Company

 

No.                 % [SENIOR] NOTE DUE            
CUSIP No.                    $            

Eastman Chemical Company, a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “ Company ”), for value received, hereby promises to pay             , or its registered assigns, the principal sum of $             (            United States dollars) or such other amounts that appear in the schedule attached hereto on         ,              (the “ Maturity Date ”), in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment shall be legal tender for the payment of public and private debts, and to pay semi-annually in arrears on          and              of each year (each, an “ Interest Payment Date ”), commencing         ,            , and on the Maturity Date (or on any redemption or repayment date) the amount of interest on said principal sum, in like coin or currency, at the rate per annum specified in the title of this Note, from and including         ,             or from but excluding the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for until said principal sum has been paid or duly provided for. Interest shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. [For the purposes of determining the accrual of original issue discount on the Notes for federal income tax purposes, the “accrual periods” shall correspond to the intervals between Interest Payment Dates and each accrual period shall end on an Interest Payment Date.]

The interest payable on any Interest Payment Date which is punctually paid or duly provided for on such Interest Payment Date, will be paid to the Person in whose name this Note (or one or more predecessor Notes) is registered at the close of business on              or              (in each case, whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be (each, a “ Regular Record Date ”), immediately preceding such Interest Payment Date. Interest payable on this Note which is not punctually paid or duly provided for on any Interest Payment Date therefor, shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Person in whose name this Note is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date immediately preceding such Interest Payment Date, and such interest may either (i) be paid to the Person in whose name this Note is registered at the close of business on a special record date to be established for such payment by the Trustee or (ii) be paid in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Notes may be listed, all as more fully provided in the Indenture referred to on the reverse hereof.

Payment of the principal, any premium and the interest due on the Maturity Date (or on any redemption or repayment date) of this Note will be made in immediately available funds upon surrender of this Note at the office or agency of the Paying Agent, as defined on the reverse hereof, maintained for that purpose in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, or at such other paying agency as the Company may determine. At the option of the Company, interest on the Notes may be paid by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the register of Holders of the Notes.

 

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Reference is made to the further provisions of this Note set forth on the reverse hereof. Such further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as though fully set forth at this place.

This Note shall not be valid or become obligatory for any purpose until the certificate of authentication hereon shall have been signed by the Trustee under the Indenture referred to on the reverse hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be signed manually or by facsimile by its duly authorized officer.

Dated:         ,            

 

Eastman Chemical Company
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

 

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This is one of the Notes of the series designated therein described in the within-mentioned Indenture.

Dated:         ,            

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Trustee

By:  

 

  Authorized Signatory

 

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[REVERSE OF NOTE]

1. INDENTURE. (a) This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of senior debt securities of the Company (hereinafter called the “ Notes ”), all issued or to be issued under and pursuant to the Indenture, dated as of         ,             (the “ Base Indenture ”), between the Company and [                    ], as Trustee (the “ Trustee ,” which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture), as amended and supplemented by the Supplemental Indenture, dated as of         ,             (herein called the “ Supplemental Indenture ,” and together with the Base Indenture, the “ Indenture ”) to which Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a description of the rights, limitations of rights, obligations, duties and immunities thereunder of the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of the Notes, and the terms upon which the Notes are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered. The Company has appointed the Trustee as the paying agent (the “ Paying Agent ,” which term includes any additional or successor Paying Agent appointed by the Company) with respect to the Notes. To the extent not inconsistent herewith, the terms of the Indenture are hereby incorporated by reference herein. To the extent any provision of this Note conflicts with the Indenture, the Indenture shall govern and be controlling. This Note is one of the series designated on the face hereof initially limited in aggregate principal amount to $            ; provided that the Company may from time to time, without notice to or the consent of the Holders of the applicable series of Notes, create and issue additional Notes of such series (the “Additional Notes”) having the same terms and ranking equally and ratably with the Notes of such series in all respects and with the same CUSIP number as the Notes of the applicable series, or in all respects except for any differences in the issue price and the payment of interest accruing prior to the issue date of the Additional Notes or except for the first payment of interest following the issue date of such Additional Notes. Any Additional Notes will be consolidated and form a single series with the applicable series of Notes and shall have the same terms as to status, redemption and otherwise as such Notes. Any Additional Notes may be issued pursuant to authorization provided by a resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company, a supplement to the Indenture, or under an Officers’ Certificate pursuant to the Indenture. No Additional Notes may be issued if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing with respect to the Notes of such series. If such Additional Notes are not fungible for purposes of U.S. federal income tax purposes, such Notes shall have a different CUSIP number.

(b) All capitalized terms used in this Note which are defined in the Indenture and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.

2. AMENDMENTS AND WAIVERS. The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company and the rights of the Holders of the Notes of any series and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of all of the Notes of each applicable series then Outstanding affected by such amendment or modification (treated as a single class). The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of all of the Notes of each applicable series then Outstanding affected thereby (treated as a single class) to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. For the avoidance of doubt, with respect to any series of Notes, the consent or waiver, as the case may be, of Holders of Notes of such series required or permitted under the Indenture, as the case may be, if the Company so determines, may also be obtained from the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes of that series.

 

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3. OBLIGATION TO PAY PRINCIPAL, PREMIUM, IF ANY, AND INTEREST. No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Note or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company or any other obligor on the Notes, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on this Note in the manner, at the respective times, at the rate, and in the coin or currency herein prescribed.

4. OPTIONAL REDEMPTION. [Insert applicable redemption provisions, if any].

5. REPURCHASE AT OPTION OF HOLDER. Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control Triggering Event, and subject to certain conditions set forth in the Indenture, the Company will be required to offer to purchase all of the Outstanding Notes at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to the date of repurchase.

6. CERTAIN COVENANTS. The Indenture restricts, among other things, the ability of the Company and its Subsidiaries to incur certain secured indebtedness and the ability of the Company to merge or consolidate with, or transfer all or substantially all of its assets to, other companies. These covenants are subject to the defeasance procedures outlined in the Indenture.

7. EFFECT OF EVENT OF DEFAULT. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing under the Indenture, the principal hereof may be declared immediately due and payable in the manner, with the effect and subject to the conditions provided in the Indenture.

8. DEFEASANCE. The Indenture contains provisions for legal defeasance and covenant defeasance at any time of the Indebtedness on this Note upon compliance by the Company with certain conditions set forth therein.

9. DENOMINATIONS; EXCHANGES. (a) The Notes are issuable in registered form without coupons in a minimum denomination of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof at the office or agency of the Company in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, and in the manner and subject to the limitations provided in the Indenture, Notes may be exchanged for a like aggregate principal amount of Notes of other authorized denomination.

10. HOLDER AS OWNER. Prior to the due presentment of this Note for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee, any Registrar and any Paying Agent of the Company or the Trustee may deem and treat the registered holder hereof as the absolute owner of this Note (whether or not this Note shall be overdue and notwithstanding any notation of ownership or other writing hereon), for the purpose of receiving payment of, or on account of, the principal hereof and, subject to the provisions on the face hereof, interest hereon, and for all other purposes, and none of the Company, the Trustee, any Registrar or any Paying Agent of the Company or the Trustee shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

11. NO LIABILITY OF CERTAIN PERSONS. No recourse under or upon any obligation, covenant or agreement of the Company in the Indenture or any indenture supplemental thereto or in any Note, or because of the creation of any Indebtedness represented thereby, shall be had

 

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against any past, present or future incorporator, shareholder, officer or director, as such, of the Company or of any successor, either directly or through the Company, or any successor corporation, under any constitution, statute or rule of law or by the enforcement of any assessment or otherwise, all such liability being expressly waived and released by the acceptance hereof and as part of the consideration for the issue hereof.

12. GOVERNING LAW. This Note shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York without regard to conflict of law provisions thereof.

 

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ASSIGNMENT FORM

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto:

PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER OR TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE

 

 

PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE NAME AND ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, OF ASSIGNEE

 

 

the within Note of Eastman Chemical Company and all rights thereunder and hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints such person attorney to transfer such Note on the books of Eastman Chemical Company, with full power of substitution in the premises.

 

Dated:  

 

Signature :  

 

 

NOTICE:    THE SIGNATURE TO THIS ASSIGNMENT MUST CORRESPOND WITH THE NAME AS WRITTEN UPON THE FACE OF THE WITHIN INSTRUMENT IN EVERY PARTICULAR, WITHOUT ALTERATION OR ENLARGEMENT OR ANY CHANGE WHATSOEVER. THE SIGNATURE SHOULD BE MEDALLION GUARANTEED BY A COMMERCIAL BANK OR TRUST COMPANY, A MEMBER ORGANIZATION OF THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.

 

Signature Guarantee:     Tax Identification No.:

 

   

 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INCREASES OR DECREASES IN NOTE

The initial principal amount of this Note is U.S.$            . The following increases or decreases in the principal amount of this Note have been made:

 

Date

  

Amount of
decrease in principal
amount of this Note

  

Amount of
increase in principal
amount of this Note

  

Principal amount of
this Note following such
decrease or increase

  

Signature of authorized
signatory of Trustee

           
           
           
           
           

 

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Exhibit 4.2

[FACE OF NOTE]

THIS NOTE IS A GLOBAL NOTE WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (“DTC”), OR A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY. THIS NOTE IS EXCHANGEABLE FOR NOTES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A PERSON OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY OR ITS NOMINEE ONLY IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY TO THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY.

UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DTC TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

Eastman Chemical Company

 

No. A-1

   FORM OF 2.4% NOTE DUE 2017                     

CUSIP No.                      

      $                        

Eastman Chemical Company, a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “ Company ”), for value received, hereby promises to pay CEDE & CO., or its registered assigns, the principal sum of $                    (                    United States dollars) or such other amounts that appear in the schedule attached hereto on June 1, 2017 (the “ Maturity Date ”), in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment shall be legal tender for the payment of public and private debts, and to pay semi-annually in arrears on June 1 and December 1 of each year (each, an “ Interest Payment Date ”), commencing December 1, 2012, and on the Maturity Date (or on any redemption or repayment date) the amount of interest on said principal sum, in like coin or currency, at the rate per annum specified in the title of this Note, from and including June 5, 2012 or from but


excluding the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for until said principal sum has been paid or duly provided for. Interest shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months.

The interest payable on any Interest Payment Date which is punctually paid or duly provided for on such Interest Payment Date, will be paid to the Person in whose name this Note (or one or more predecessor Notes) is registered at the close of business on May 15 or November 15 (in each case, whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be (each, a “ Regular Record Date ”), immediately preceding such Interest Payment Date. Interest payable on this Note which is not punctually paid or duly provided for on any Interest Payment Date therefor, shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Person in whose name this Note is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date immediately preceding such Interest Payment Date, and such interest may either (i) be paid to the Person in whose name this Note is registered at the close of business on a special record date to be established for such payment by the Trustee or (ii) be paid in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Notes may be listed, all as more fully provided in the Indenture referred to on the reverse hereof.

Payment of the principal, any premium and the interest due on the Maturity Date (or on any redemption or repayment date) of this Note will be made in immediately available funds upon surrender of this Note at the office or agency of the Paying Agent, as defined on the reverse hereof, maintained for that purpose in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, or at such other paying agency as the Company may determine. At the option of the Company, interest on the Notes may be paid by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the register of Holders of the Notes.

Reference is made to the further provisions of this Note set forth on the reverse hereof. Such further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as though fully set forth at this place.

This Note shall not be valid or become obligatory for any purpose until the certificate of authentication hereon shall have been signed by the Trustee under the Indenture referred to on the reverse hereof.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be signed manually or by facsimile by its duly authorized officer.

 

Dated: June 5, 2012

 
  Eastman Chemical Company
  By:  

 

    Name:
    Title:


This is one of the Notes of the series designated therein described in the within-mentioned Indenture.

 

Dated: June 5, 2012  
 

Wells Fargo Bank, National

    Association,

    as Trustee

  By:  

 

    Authorized Signatory


[REVERSE OF NOTE]

1. INDENTURE. (a) This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of senior debt securities of the Company (hereinafter called the “ Notes ”), all issued or to be issued under and pursuant to the Indenture, dated as of June 5, 2012 (the “ Indenture ”), between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee (the “ Trustee ,” which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture), and reference is hereby made to the Indenture for a description of the rights, limitations of rights, obligations, duties and immunities thereunder of the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of the Notes, and the terms upon which the Notes are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered. The Company has appointed the Trustee as the paying agent (the “ Paying Agent ,” which term includes any additional or successor Paying Agent appointed by the Company) with respect to the Notes. To the extent not inconsistent herewith, the terms of the Indenture are hereby incorporated by reference herein. To the extent any provision of this Note conflicts with the Indenture, the Indenture shall govern and be controlling. This Note is one of the series designated on the face hereof initially limited in aggregate principal amount to $1,000,000,000; provided that the Company may from time to time, without notice to or the consent of the Holders of the applicable series of Notes, create and issue additional Notes of such series (the “Additional Notes”) having the same terms and ranking equally and ratably with the Notes of such series in all respects and with the same CUSIP number as the Notes of the applicable series, or in all respects except for any differences in the issue price and the payment of interest accruing prior to the issue date of the Additional Notes or except for the first payment of interest following the issue date of such Additional Notes. Any Additional Notes will be consolidated and form a single series with the applicable series of Notes and shall have the same terms as to status, redemption and otherwise as such Notes. Any Additional Notes may be issued pursuant to authorization provided by a resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company, a supplement to the Indenture, or under an Officers’ Certificate pursuant to the Indenture. No Additional Notes may be issued if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing with respect to the Notes of such series. If such Additional Notes are not fungible for purposes of U.S. federal income tax purposes, such Notes shall have a different CUSIP number.

(b) All capitalized terms used in this Note which are defined in the Indenture and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.

2. AMENDMENTS AND WAIVERS. The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company and the rights of the Holders of the Notes of any series and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of all of the Notes of each applicable series then Outstanding affected by such amendment or modification (treated as a single class). The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of all of the Notes of each applicable series then Outstanding affected thereby (treated as a single class) to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. For the avoidance of


doubt, with respect to any series of Notes, the consent or waiver, as the case may be, of Holders of Notes of such series required or permitted under the Indenture, as the case may be, if the Company so determines, may also be obtained from the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes of that series.

3. OBLIGATION TO PAY PRINCIPAL, PREMIUM, IF ANY, AND INTEREST. No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Note or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company or any other obligor on the Notes, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on this Note in the manner, at the respective times, at the rate, and in the coin or currency herein prescribed.

4. SPECIAL MANDATORY REDEMPTION. The Notes are subject to a special mandatory redemption in the event the Company’s merger (the “ Merger ”) with Solutia Inc. (“ Solutia ”), pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “ Merger Agreement ”), dated as of January 26, 2012, by and among the Company, Eagle Merger Sub Corporation, a subsidiary of the Company, and Solutia, is not consummated on or prior to October 31, 2012 or, if prior to October 31, 2012, the Merger Agreement is terminated (each such event, a “ Redemption Event ”). If a Redemption Event occurs, the Notes will be redeemed at a special mandatory redemption price equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest from the date of initial issuance, or the most recent date to which interest has been paid or provided for, whichever is later, to but excluding the Special Mandatory Redemption Date. The “ Special Mandatory Redemption Date ” means the earlier to occur of (1) October 31, 2012, if the Merger has not been completed on or prior to October 31, 2012, or (2) the 30th day (or if such day is not a business day, the first business day thereafter) following the termination of the Merger Agreement.

The Company will cause the notice of special mandatory redemption to be mailed, with a copy to the Trustee, within five business days after the occurrence of the Redemption Event to each Holder at its registered address.

5. OPTIONAL REDEMPTION. The Company may redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, at any time prior to the Maturity Date at a Redemption Price equal to the greater of:

 

   

100% of the principal amount of the Notes being redeemed; or

 

   

as determined by a Quotation Agent (as defined below), the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest thereon (not including any portion of such payments of interest accrued to the date of redemption) discounted to the Redemption Date on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Adjusted Treasury Rate (as defined below) plus 25 basis points,

plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes to the Redemption Date; provided that the principal amount of a Note remaining outstanding after redemption in part shall be $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof.


“Adjusted Treasury Rate” means, with respect to any Redemption Date, the rate per annum equal to the semiannual equivalent yield to maturity of the Comparable Treasury Issue, assuming a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for such Redemption Date.

“Comparable Treasury Issue” means the United States Treasury security selected by a Quotation Agent as having a maturity comparable to the remaining term of the Notes to be redeemed that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable maturity to the remaining term of such Notes.

“Quotation Agent” means the Reference Treasury Dealer appointed by the Company.

“Comparable Treasury Price” means, with respect to any Redemption Date, (1) the average of the Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such redemption date, after excluding the highest and lowest of such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, or (2) if the Quotation Agent obtains fewer than three such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all quotations obtained.

“Reference Treasury Dealer” means (1) Barclays Capital Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, and their respective successors; provided, however, that if any of the foregoing shall cease to be a primary U.S. Government securities dealer in New York City (a “Primary Treasury Dealer”), the Company shall substitute therefor another Primary Treasury Dealer, and (2) any other Primary Treasury Dealer selected by the Company.

“Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations” means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any Redemption Date, the average, as determined by the Company, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount) quoted in writing to the Quotation Agent by such Reference Treasury Dealer as of 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the third business day preceding such Redemption Date.

The Company will give notice to the Holders of Notes and the Trustee of any Notes to be redeemed of any redemption the Company proposes to make at least 30 days, but not more than 60 days, before the Redemption Date. If fewer than all of the Notes are to be redeemed, the Trustee must select the particular Notes to be redeemed by the method specified in the Indenture.

Unless the Company defaults in payment of the Redemption Price, on and after the Redemption Date, interest will cease to accrue on the Notes or the portion of the Notes called for redemption.

6. REPURCHASE AT OPTION OF HOLDER. Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control Triggering Event, and subject to certain conditions set forth in the Indenture, the Company will be required to offer to purchase all of the Outstanding Notes at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to the date of repurchase.


7. CERTAIN COVENANTS. The Indenture restricts, among other things, the ability of the Company and its Subsidiaries to incur certain secured indebtedness and the ability of the Company to merge or consolidate with, or transfer all or substantially all of its assets to, other companies. These covenants are subject to the defeasance procedures outlined in the Indenture.

8. EFFECT OF EVENT OF DEFAULT. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing under the Indenture, the principal hereof may be declared immediately due and payable in the manner, with the effect and subject to the conditions provided in the Indenture.

9. DEFEASANCE. The Indenture contains provisions for legal defeasance and covenant defeasance at any time of the Indebtedness on this Note upon compliance by the Company with certain conditions set forth therein.

10. DENOMINATIONS; EXCHANGES. (a) The Notes are issuable in registered form without coupons in a minimum denomination of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof at the office or agency of the Company in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, and in the manner and subject to the limitations provided in the Indenture, Notes may be exchanged for a like aggregate principal amount of Notes of other authorized denomination.

11. HOLDER AS OWNER. Prior to the due presentment of this Note for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee, any Registrar and any Paying Agent of the Company or the Trustee may deem and treat the registered holder hereof as the absolute owner of this Note (whether or not this Note shall be overdue and notwithstanding any notation of ownership or other writing hereon), for the purpose of receiving payment of, or on account of, the principal hereof and, subject to the provisions on the face hereof, interest hereon, and for all other purposes, and none of the Company, the Trustee, any Registrar or any Paying Agent of the Company or the Trustee shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

12. NO LIABILITY OF CERTAIN PERSONS. No recourse under or upon any obligation, covenant or agreement of the Company in the Indenture or any indenture supplemental thereto or in any Note, or because of the creation of any Indebtedness represented thereby, shall be had against any past, present or future incorporator, shareholder, officer or director, as such, of the Company or of any successor, either directly or through the Company, or any successor corporation, under any constitution, statute or rule of law or by the enforcement of any assessment or otherwise, all such liability being expressly waived and released by the acceptance hereof and as part of the consideration for the issue hereof.

13. GOVERNING LAW. This Note shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York without regard to conflict of law provisions thereof.


ASSIGNMENT FORM

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto:

PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER OR TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE

 

 

PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE NAME AND ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, OF ASSIGNEE

 

 

the within Note of Eastman Chemical Company and all rights thereunder and hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints such person attorney to transfer such Note on the books of Eastman Chemical Company, with full power of substitution in the premises.

 

Dated:

 

 

 

Signature :

 

 

 

NOTICE:    THE SIGNATURE TO THIS ASSIGNMENT MUST CORRESPOND WITH THE NAME AS WRITTEN UPON THE FACE OF THE WITHIN INSTRUMENT IN EVERY PARTICULAR, WITHOUT ALTERATION OR ENLARGEMENT OR ANY CHANGE WHATSOEVER. THE SIGNATURE SHOULD BE MEDALLION GUARANTEED BY A COMMERCIAL BANK OR TRUST COMPANY, A MEMBER ORGANIZATION OF THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.

 

Signature Guarantee:    Tax Identification No.:

 

  

 


SCHEDULE OF INCREASES OR DECREASES IN NOTE

The initial principal amount of this Note is U.S. $                    . The following increases or decreases in the principal amount of this Note have been made:

 

Date

 

Amount of

decrease in

principal amount of

this Note

 

Amount of

increase in principal

amount of this Note

 

Principal amount of
this Note following

such decrease or

increase

 

Signature of

authorized signatory

of Trustee

       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       

Exhibit 4.3

[FACE OF NOTE]

THIS NOTE IS A GLOBAL NOTE WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (“DTC”), OR A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY. THIS NOTE IS EXCHANGEABLE FOR NOTES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A PERSON OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY OR ITS NOMINEE ONLY IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY TO THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY.

UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DTC TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

Eastman Chemical Company

 

No. A-1

   FORM OF 3.6% NOTE DUE 2022                     

CUSIP No.                      

      $                        

Eastman Chemical Company, a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “ Company ”), for value received, hereby promises to pay CEDE & CO., or its registered assigns, the principal sum of $                    (                    United States dollars) or such other amounts that appear in the schedule attached hereto on August 15, 2022 (the “ Maturity Date ”), in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment shall be legal tender for the payment of public and private debts, and to pay semi-annually in arrears on February 15 and August 15 of each year (each, an “ Interest Payment Date ”), commencing February 15, 2013, and on the Maturity Date (or on any redemption or repayment date) the amount of interest on said principal sum, in like coin or currency, at the rate per annum specified in the title of this Note, from and including June 5, 2012 or


from but excluding the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for until said principal sum has been paid or duly provided for. Interest shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months.

The interest payable on any Interest Payment Date which is punctually paid or duly provided for on such Interest Payment Date, will be paid to the Person in whose name this Note (or one or more predecessor Notes) is registered at the close of business on February 1 or August 1 (in each case, whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be (each, a “ Regular Record Date ”), immediately preceding such Interest Payment Date. Interest payable on this Note which is not punctually paid or duly provided for on any Interest Payment Date therefor, shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Person in whose name this Note is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date immediately preceding such Interest Payment Date, and such interest may either (i) be paid to the Person in whose name this Note is registered at the close of business on a special record date to be established for such payment by the Trustee or (ii) be paid in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Notes may be listed, all as more fully provided in the Indenture referred to on the reverse hereof.

Payment of the principal, any premium and the interest due on the Maturity Date (or on any redemption or repayment date) of this Note will be made in immediately available funds upon surrender of this Note at the office or agency of the Paying Agent, as defined on the reverse hereof, maintained for that purpose in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, or at such other paying agency as the Company may determine. At the option of the Company, interest on the Notes may be paid by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the register of Holders of the Notes.

Reference is made to the further provisions of this Note set forth on the reverse hereof. Such further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as though fully set forth at this place.

This Note shall not be valid or become obligatory for any purpose until the certificate of authentication hereon shall have been signed by the Trustee under the Indenture referred to on the reverse hereof.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be signed manually or by facsimile by its duly authorized officer.

 

Dated: June 5, 2012

   
    Eastman Chemical Company
    By:  

 

      Name:
      Title:

 


This is one of the Notes of the series designated therein described in the within-mentioned Indenture.

 

Dated: June 5, 2012    
   

Wells Fargo Bank, National

    Association,

    as Trustee

    By:  

 

      Authorized Signatory


[REVERSE OF NOTE]

1. INDENTURE. (a) This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of senior debt securities of the Company (hereinafter called the “ Notes ”), all issued or to be issued under and pursuant to the Indenture, dated as of June 5, 2012 (the “ Indenture ”), between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee (the “ Trustee ,” which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture), and reference is hereby made to the Indenture for a description of the rights, limitations of rights, obligations, duties and immunities thereunder of the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of the Notes, and the terms upon which the Notes are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered. The Company has appointed the Trustee as the paying agent (the “ Paying Agent ,” which term includes any additional or successor Paying Agent appointed by the Company) with respect to the Notes. To the extent not inconsistent herewith, the terms of the Indenture are hereby incorporated by reference herein. To the extent any provision of this Note conflicts with the Indenture, the Indenture shall govern and be controlling. This Note is one of the series designated on the face hereof initially limited in aggregate principal amount to $900,000,000; provided that the Company may from time to time, without notice to or the consent of the Holders of the applicable series of Notes, create and issue additional Notes of such series (the “Additional Notes”) having the same terms and ranking equally and ratably with the Notes of such series in all respects and with the same CUSIP number as the Notes of the applicable series, or in all respects except for any differences in the issue price and the payment of interest accruing prior to the issue date of the Additional Notes or except for the first payment of interest following the issue date of such Additional Notes. Any Additional Notes will be consolidated and form a single series with the applicable series of Notes and shall have the same terms as to status, redemption and otherwise as such Notes. Any Additional Notes may be issued pursuant to authorization provided by a resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company, a supplement to the Indenture, or under an Officers’ Certificate pursuant to the Indenture. No Additional Notes may be issued if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing with respect to the Notes of such series. If such Additional Notes are not fungible for purposes of U.S. federal income tax purposes, such Notes shall have a different CUSIP number.

(b) All capitalized terms used in this Note which are defined in the Indenture and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.

2. AMENDMENTS AND WAIVERS. The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company and the rights of the Holders of the Notes of any series and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of all of the Notes of each applicable series then Outstanding affected by such amendment or modification (treated as a single class). The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of all of the Notes of each applicable series then Outstanding affected thereby (treated as a single class) to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. For the avoidance of


doubt, with respect to any series of Notes, the consent or waiver, as the case may be, of Holders of Notes of such series required or permitted under the Indenture, as the case may be, if the Company so determines, may also be obtained from the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes of that series.

3. OBLIGATION TO PAY PRINCIPAL, PREMIUM, IF ANY, AND INTEREST. No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Note or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company or any other obligor on the Notes, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on this Note in the manner, at the respective times, at the rate, and in the coin or currency herein prescribed.

4. SPECIAL MANDATORY REDEMPTION. The Notes are subject to a special mandatory redemption in the event the Company’s merger (the “ Merger ”) with Solutia Inc. (“ Solutia ”), pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “ Merger Agreement ”), dated as of January 26, 2012, by and among the Company, Eagle Merger Sub Corporation, a subsidiary of the Company, and Solutia, is not consummated on or prior to October 31, 2012 or, if prior to October 31, 2012, the Merger Agreement is terminated (each such event, a “ Redemption Event ”). If a Redemption Event occurs, the Notes will be redeemed at a special mandatory redemption price equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest from the date of initial issuance, or the most recent date to which interest has been paid or provided for, whichever is later, to but excluding the Special Mandatory Redemption Date. The “ Special Mandatory Redemption Date ” means the earlier to occur of (1) October 31, 2012, if the Merger has not been completed on or prior to October 31, 2012, or (2) the 30th day (or if such day is not a business day, the first business day thereafter) following the termination of the Merger Agreement.

The Company will cause the notice of special mandatory redemption to be mailed, with a copy to the Trustee, within five business days after the occurrence of the Redemption Event to each Holder at its registered address.

5. OPTIONAL REDEMPTION. The Company may redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, at any time prior to May 15, 2022 at a Redemption Price equal to the greater of:

 

   

100% of the principal amount of the Notes being redeemed; or

 

   

as determined by a Quotation Agent (as defined below), the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest thereon (not including any portion of such payments of interest accrued to the date of redemption) discounted to the Redemption Date on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Adjusted Treasury Rate (as defined below) plus 30 basis points,

plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes to the Redemption Date; provided that the principal amount of a Note remaining outstanding after redemption in part shall be $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof.


Commencing on May 15, 2022, the Company may redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a Redemption Price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes being redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest to the Redemption Date.

“Adjusted Treasury Rate” means, with respect to any Redemption Date, the rate per annum equal to the semiannual equivalent yield to maturity of the Comparable Treasury Issue, assuming a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for such Redemption Date.

“Comparable Treasury Issue” means the United States Treasury security selected by a Quotation Agent as having a maturity comparable to the remaining term of the Notes to be redeemed that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable maturity to the remaining term of such Notes.

“Quotation Agent” means the Reference Treasury Dealer appointed by the Company.

“Comparable Treasury Price” means, with respect to any Redemption Date, (1) the average of the Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such redemption date, after excluding the highest and lowest of such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, or (2) if the Quotation Agent obtains fewer than three such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all quotations obtained.

“Reference Treasury Dealer” means (1) Barclays Capital Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, and their respective successors; provided, however, that if any of the foregoing shall cease to be a primary U.S. Government securities dealer in New York City (a “Primary Treasury Dealer”), the Company shall substitute therefor another Primary Treasury Dealer, and (2) any other Primary Treasury Dealer selected by the Company.

“Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations” means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any Redemption Date, the average, as determined by the Company, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount) quoted in writing to the Quotation Agent by such Reference Treasury Dealer as of 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the third business day preceding such Redemption Date.

The Company will give notice to the Holders of Notes and the Trustee of any Notes to be redeemed of any redemption the Company proposes to make at least 30 days, but not more than 60 days, before the Redemption Date. If fewer than all of the Notes are to be redeemed, the Trustee must select the particular Notes to be redeemed by the method specified in the Indenture.


Unless the Company defaults in payment of the Redemption Price, on and after the Redemption Date, interest will cease to accrue on the Notes or the portion of the Notes called for redemption.

6. REPURCHASE AT OPTION OF HOLDER. Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control Triggering Event, and subject to certain conditions set forth in the Indenture, the Company will be required to offer to purchase all of the Outstanding Notes at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to the date of repurchase.

7. CERTAIN COVENANTS. The Indenture restricts, among other things, the ability of the Company and its Subsidiaries to incur certain secured indebtedness and the ability of the Company to merge or consolidate with, or transfer all or substantially all of its assets to, other companies. These covenants are subject to the defeasance procedures outlined in the Indenture.

8. EFFECT OF EVENT OF DEFAULT. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing under the Indenture, the principal hereof may be declared immediately due and payable in the manner, with the effect and subject to the conditions provided in the Indenture.

9. DEFEASANCE. The Indenture contains provisions for legal defeasance and covenant defeasance at any time of the Indebtedness on this Note upon compliance by the Company with certain conditions set forth therein.

10. DENOMINATIONS; EXCHANGES. (a) The Notes are issuable in registered form without coupons in a minimum denomination of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof at the office or agency of the Company in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, and in the manner and subject to the limitations provided in the Indenture, Notes may be exchanged for a like aggregate principal amount of Notes of other authorized denomination.

11. HOLDER AS OWNER. Prior to the due presentment of this Note for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee, any Registrar and any Paying Agent of the Company or the Trustee may deem and treat the registered holder hereof as the absolute owner of this Note (whether or not this Note shall be overdue and notwithstanding any notation of ownership or other writing hereon), for the purpose of receiving payment of, or on account of, the principal hereof and, subject to the provisions on the face hereof, interest hereon, and for all other purposes, and none of the Company, the Trustee, any Registrar or any Paying Agent of the Company or the Trustee shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

12. NO LIABILITY OF CERTAIN PERSONS. No recourse under or upon any obligation, covenant or agreement of the Company in the Indenture or any indenture supplemental thereto or in any Note, or because of the creation of any Indebtedness represented thereby, shall be had against any past, present or future incorporator, shareholder, officer or director, as such, of the Company or of any successor, either directly or through the Company, or any successor corporation, under any constitution,


statute or rule of law or by the enforcement of any assessment or otherwise, all such liability being expressly waived and released by the acceptance hereof and as part of the consideration for the issue hereof.

13. GOVERNING LAW. This Note shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York without regard to conflict of law provisions thereof.


ASSIGNMENT FORM

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto:

PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER OR TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE

 

 

PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE NAME AND ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, OF ASSIGNEE

 

 

the within Note of Eastman Chemical Company and all rights thereunder and hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints such person attorney to transfer such Note on the books of Eastman Chemical Company, with full power of substitution in the premises.

 

Dated:  

 

 

Signature :  

 

 

NOTICE:    THE SIGNATURE TO THIS ASSIGNMENT MUST CORRESPOND WITH THE NAME AS WRITTEN UPON THE FACE OF THE WITHIN INSTRUMENT IN EVERY PARTICULAR, WITHOUT ALTERATION OR ENLARGEMENT OR ANY CHANGE WHATSOEVER. THE SIGNATURE SHOULD BE MEDALLION GUARANTEED BY A COMMERCIAL BANK OR TRUST COMPANY, A MEMBER ORGANIZATION OF THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.

 

Signature Guarantee:    Tax Identification No.:

 

  

 


SCHEDULE OF INCREASES OR DECREASES IN NOTE

The initial principal amount of this Note is U.S. $                    . The following increases or decreases in the principal amount of this Note have been made:

 

Date

 

Amount of
decrease in

principal amount of

this Note

 

Amount of
increase in principal

amount of this Note

 

Principal amount of

this Note following

such decrease or

increase

 

Signature of

authorized signatory

of Trustee

       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       

Exhibit 4.4

[FACE OF NOTE]

THIS NOTE IS A GLOBAL NOTE WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (“DTC”), OR A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY. THIS NOTE IS EXCHANGEABLE FOR NOTES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A PERSON OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY OR ITS NOMINEE ONLY IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY TO THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY.

UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DTC TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

Eastman Chemical Company

 

No. A-1

  FORM OF 4.8% NOTE DUE 2042    

CUSIP No.                     

    $                     

Eastman Chemical Company, a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “ Company ”), for value received, hereby promises to pay CEDE & CO., or its registered assigns, the principal sum of $                    (                    United States dollars) or such other amounts that appear in the schedule attached hereto on September 1, 2042 (the “Maturity Date” ), in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment shall be legal tender for the payment of public and private debts, and to pay semi-annually in arrears on March 1 and September 1 of each year (each, an “Interest Payment Date” ), commencing March 1, 2013, and on the Maturity Date (or on any redemption or repayment date) the amount of interest on said principal sum, in like coin or currency, at the rate per annum specified in the title of this Note, from and including June 5, 2012 or from but excluding the most


recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for until said principal sum has been paid or duly provided for. Interest shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months.

The interest payable on any Interest Payment Date which is punctually paid or duly provided for on such Interest Payment Date, will be paid to the Person in whose name this Note (or one or more predecessor Notes) is registered at the close of business on February 15 or August 15 (in each case, whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be (each, a “Regular Record Date” ), immediately preceding such Interest Payment Date. Interest payable on this Note which is not punctually paid or duly provided for on any Interest Payment Date therefor, shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Person in whose name this Note is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date immediately preceding such Interest Payment Date, and such interest may either (i) be paid to the Person in whose name this Note is registered at the close of business on a special record date to be established for such payment by the Trustee or (ii) be paid in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Notes may be listed, all as more fully provided in the Indenture referred to on the reverse hereof.

Payment of the principal, any premium and the interest due on the Maturity Date (or on any redemption or repayment date) of this Note will be made in immediately available funds upon surrender of this Note at the office or agency of the Paying Agent, as defined on the reverse hereof, maintained for that purpose in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, or at such other paying agency as the Company may determine. At the option of the Company, interest on the Notes may be paid by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the register of Holders of the Notes.

Reference is made to the further provisions of this Note set forth on the reverse hereof. Such further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as though fully set forth at this place.

This Note shall not be valid or become obligatory for any purpose until the certificate of authentication hereon shall have been signed by the Trustee under the Indenture referred to on the reverse hereof.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be signed manually or by facsimile by its duly authorized officer.

 

Dated: June 5, 2012

 
  Eastman Chemical Company
  By:  

 

    Name:
    Title:


This is one of the Notes of the series designated therein described in the within-mentioned Indenture.

 

Dated: June 5, 2012  
 

Wells Fargo Bank, National

    Association,

    as Trustee

  By:  

 

    Authorized Signatory


[REVERSE OF NOTE]

1. INDENTURE. (a) This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of senior debt securities of the Company (hereinafter called the “Notes” ), all issued or to be issued under and pursuant to the Indenture, dated as of June 5, 2012 (the “Indenture” ), between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee (the “Trustee,” which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture), and reference is hereby made to the Indenture for a description of the rights, limitations of rights, obligations, duties and immunities thereunder of the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of the Notes, and the terms upon which the Notes are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered. The Company has appointed the Trustee as the paying agent (the “Paying Agent,” which term includes any additional or successor Paying Agent appointed by the Company) with respect to the Notes. To the extent not inconsistent herewith, the terms of the Indenture are hereby incorporated by reference herein. To the extent any provision of this Note conflicts with the Indenture, the Indenture shall govern and be controlling. This Note is one of the series designated on the face hereof initially limited in aggregate principal amount to $500,000,000; provided that the Company may from time to time, without notice to or the consent of the Holders of the applicable series of Notes, create and issue additional Notes of such series (the “Additional Notes”) having the same terms and ranking equally and ratably with the Notes of such series in all respects and with the same CUSIP number as the Notes of the applicable series, or in all respects except for any differences in the issue price and the payment of interest accruing prior to the issue date of the Additional Notes or except for the first payment of interest following the issue date of such Additional Notes. Any Additional Notes will be consolidated and form a single series with the applicable series of Notes and shall have the same terms as to status, redemption and otherwise as such Notes. Any Additional Notes may be issued pursuant to authorization provided by a resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company, a supplement to the Indenture, or under an Officers’ Certificate pursuant to the Indenture. No Additional Notes may be issued if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing with respect to the Notes of such series. If such Additional Notes are not fungible for purposes of U.S. federal income tax purposes, such Notes shall have a different CUSIP number.

(b) All capitalized terms used in this Note which are defined in the Indenture and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.

2. AMENDMENTS AND WAIVERS. The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company and the rights of the Holders of the Notes of any series and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of all of the Notes of each applicable series then Outstanding affected by such amendment or modification (treated as a single class). The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of all of the Notes of each applicable series then Outstanding affected thereby (treated as a single class) to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. For the avoidance of


doubt, with respect to any series of Notes, the consent or waiver, as the case may be, of Holders of Notes of such series required or permitted under the Indenture, as the case may be, if the Company so determines, may also be obtained from the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes of that series

3. OBLIGATION TO PAY PRINCIPAL, PREMIUM, IF ANY, AND INTEREST. No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Note or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company or any other obligor on the Notes, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on this Note in the manner, at the respective times, at the rate, and in the coin or currency herein prescribed.

4. SPECIAL MANDATORY REDEMPTION. The Notes are subject to a special mandatory redemption in the event the Company’s merger (the “ Merger ”) with Solutia Inc. (“ Solutia ”), pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “ Merger Agreement ”), dated as of January 26, 2012, by and among the Company, Eagle Merger Sub Corporation, a subsidiary of the Company, and Solutia, is not consummated on or prior to October 31, 2012 or, if prior to October 31, 2012, the Merger Agreement is terminated (each such event, a “ Redemption Event ”). If a Redemption Event occurs, the Notes will be redeemed at a special mandatory redemption price equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest from the date of initial issuance, or the most recent date to which interest has been paid or provided for, whichever is later, to but excluding the Special Mandatory Redemption Date. The “ Special Mandatory Redemption Date ” means the earlier to occur of (1) October 31, 2012, if the Merger has not been completed on or prior to October 31, 2012, or (2) the 30th day (or if such day is not a business day, the first business day thereafter) following the termination of the Merger Agreement.

The Company will cause the notice of special mandatory redemption to be mailed, with a copy to the Trustee, within five business days after the occurrence of the Redemption Event to each Holder at its registered address.

5. OPTIONAL REDEMPTION. The Company may redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, at any time prior to March 1, 2042 at a Redemption Price equal to the greater of:

 

   

100% of the principal amount of the Notes being redeemed; or

 

   

as determined by a Quotation Agent (as defined below), the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest thereon (not including any portion of such payments of interest accrued to the date of redemption) discounted to the Redemption Date on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Adjusted Treasury Rate (as defined below) plus 30 basis points,

plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes to the Redemption Date; provided that the principal amount of a Note remaining outstanding after redemption in part shall be $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof.


Commencing on March 1, 2042, the Company may redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a Redemption Price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes being redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest to the Redemption Date.

“Adjusted Treasury Rate” means, with respect to any Redemption Date, the rate per annum equal to the semiannual equivalent yield to maturity of the Comparable Treasury Issue, assuming a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for such Redemption Date.

“Comparable Treasury Issue” means the United States Treasury security selected by a Quotation Agent as having a maturity comparable to the remaining term of the Notes to be redeemed that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable maturity to the remaining term of such Notes.

“Quotation Agent” means the Reference Treasury Dealer appointed by the Company.

“Comparable Treasury Price” means, with respect to any Redemption Date, (1) the average of the Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such redemption date, after excluding the highest and lowest of such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, or (2) if the Quotation Agent obtains fewer than three such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all quotations obtained.

“Reference Treasury Dealer” means (1) Barclays Capital Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, and their respective successors; provided, however, that if any of the foregoing shall cease to be a primary U.S. Government securities dealer in New York City (a “Primary Treasury Dealer”), the Company shall substitute therefor another Primary Treasury Dealer, and (2) any other Primary Treasury Dealer selected by the Company.

“Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations” means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any Redemption Date, the average, as determined by the Company, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount) quoted in writing to the Quotation Agent by such Reference Treasury Dealer as of 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the third business day preceding such Redemption Date.

The Company will give notice to the Holders of Notes and the Trustee of any Notes to be redeemed of any redemption the Company proposes to make at least 30 days, but not more than 60 days, before the Redemption Date. If fewer than all of the Notes are to be redeemed, the Trustee must select the particular Notes to be redeemed by the method specified in the Indenture.


Unless the Company defaults in payment of the Redemption Price, on and after the Redemption Date, interest will cease to accrue on the Notes or the portion of the Notes called for redemption.

6. REPURCHASE AT OPTION OF HOLDER. Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control Triggering Event, and subject to certain conditions set forth in the Indenture, the Company will be required to offer to purchase all of the Outstanding Notes at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to the date of repurchase.

7. CERTAIN COVENANTS. The Indenture restricts, among other things, the ability of the Company and its Subsidiaries to incur certain secured indebtedness and the ability of the Company to merge or consolidate with, or transfer all or substantially all of its assets to, other companies. These covenants are subject to the defeasance procedures outlined in the Indenture.

8. EFFECT OF EVENT OF DEFAULT. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing under the Indenture, the principal hereof may be declared immediately due and payable in the manner, with the effect and subject to the conditions provided in the Indenture.

9. DEFEASANCE. The Indenture contains provisions for legal defeasance and covenant defeasance at any time of the Indebtedness on this Note upon compliance by the Company with certain conditions set forth therein.

10. DENOMINATIONS; EXCHANGES. (a) The Notes are issuable in registered form without coupons in a minimum denomination of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof at the office or agency of the Company in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, and in the manner and subject to the limitations provided in the Indenture, Notes may be exchanged for a like aggregate principal amount of Notes of other authorized denomination.

11. HOLDER AS OWNER. Prior to the due presentment of this Note for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee, any Registrar and any Paying Agent of the Company or the Trustee may deem and treat the registered holder hereof as the absolute owner of this Note (whether or not this Note shall be overdue and notwithstanding any notation of ownership or other writing hereon), for the purpose of receiving payment of, or on account of, the principal hereof and, subject to the provisions on the face hereof, interest hereon, and for all other purposes, and none of the Company, the Trustee, any Registrar or any Paying Agent of the Company or the Trustee shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

12. NO LIABILITY OF CERTAIN PERSONS. No recourse under or upon any obligation, covenant or agreement of the Company in the Indenture or any indenture supplemental thereto or in any Note, or because of the creation of any Indebtedness represented thereby, shall be had against any past, present or future incorporator, shareholder, officer or director, as such, of the Company or of any successor, either directly or through the Company, or any successor corporation, under any constitution,


statute or rule of law or by the enforcement of any assessment or otherwise, all such liability being expressly waived and released by the acceptance hereof and as part of the consideration for the issue hereof.

13. GOVERNING LAW. This Note shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York without regard to conflict of law provisions thereof.


ASSIGNMENT FORM

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto:

PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER OR TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE

 

 

PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE NAME AND ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, OF ASSIGNEE

 

 

the within Note of Eastman Chemical Company and all rights thereunder and hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints such person attorney to transfer such Note on the books of Eastman Chemical Company, with full power of substitution in the premises.

 

Dated:  

 

 

Signature :  

 

 

NOTICE:    THE SIGNATURE TO THIS ASSIGNMENT MUST CORRESPOND WITH THE NAME AS WRITTEN UPON THE FACE OF THE WITHIN INSTRUMENT IN EVERY PARTICULAR, WITHOUT ALTERATION OR ENLARGEMENT OR ANY CHANGE WHATSOEVER. THE SIGNATURE SHOULD BE MEDALLION GUARANTEED BY A COMMERCIAL BANK OR TRUST COMPANY, A MEMBER ORGANIZATION OF THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.

 

Signature Guarantee:    Tax Identification No.:

 

  

 


SCHEDULE OF INCREASES OR DECREASES IN NOTE

The initial principal amount of this Note is U.S. $                    . The following increases or decreases in the principal amount of this Note have been made:

 

Date

 

Amount of
decrease in

principal amount of

this Note

 

Amount of

increase in principal

amount of this Note

  

Principal amount of
this Note following such
decrease or

increase

  

Signature of

authorized signatory

of Trustee

         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         

Exhibit 5.1

[Jones Day Letterhead]

June 5, 2012

Eastman Chemical Company

200 South Wilcox Drive

Kingsport, Tennessee 37662

 

  Re: $1,000,000,000 Aggregate Principal Amount of 2.4% Notes due 2017,

$900,000,000 Aggregate Principal Amount of 3.6% Notes due 2022 and

$500,000,000 Aggregate Principal Amount of 4.8% Notes due 2042 of

Eastman Chemical Company

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We are acting as counsel for Eastman Chemical Company, a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), in connection with the issuance and sale of $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 2.4% Notes due 2017 (the “ 2017 Notes ”), $900,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 3.6% Notes due 2022 (the “ 2022 Notes ”) and $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 4.8% Notes due 2042 (together with the 2017 Notes and the 2022 Notes, the “ Notes ”), pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, dated May 29, 2012 (the “ Underwriting Agreement ”), entered into by and among the Company and Barclays Capital Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and J.P Morgan Securities LLC, acting as representatives of the several underwriters named therein (collectively, the “ Underwriters ”). The Notes have been issued pursuant to an indenture, dated as of June 5, 2012 (the “ Indenture ”), by and between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (the “ Trustee ”).

In connection with the opinion expressed herein, we have examined such documents, records and matters of law as we have deemed relevant or necessary for purposes of such opinion. Based on the foregoing, and subject to the further limitations, qualifications and assumptions set forth herein, we are of the opinion that the Notes constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company.

The opinion expressed herein is limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent transfer and fraudulent conveyance, voidable preference, moratorium or other similar laws and related regulations and judicial doctrines from time to time in effect relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally, and by general equitable principles and public policy considerations, whether such principles and considerations are considered in a proceeding at law or at equity.

As to facts material to the opinion and assumptions expressed herein, we have relied upon oral and written statements and representations of officers and other representatives of the Company and others. The opinion expressed herein is limited to the laws of the State of New York and the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, in each case as currently in effect, and we express no opinion as to the effect of the laws of any other jurisdiction.


Eastman Chemical Company

June 5, 2012

Page 2

 

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as Exhibit 5.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K dated the date hereof filed by the Company and incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-181549) (the “ Registration Statement ”), filed by the Company to effect the registration of the Notes under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “ Act ”) and to the reference to Jones Day under the caption “Validity of Securities” in the prospectus constituting a part of such Registration Statement. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are included in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act or the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated thereunder.

 

Very truly yours,
/s/ Jones Day