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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 19, 2021

Registration Statement No. 333-            

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM F-4

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Under

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

 

ATLAS CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Republic of the Marshall Islands   4412   N/A

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(Primary Standard Industrial

Classification Code Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

23 Berkeley Square

London

W1J 6HE

+44 20 7788 7819

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

 

 

Puglisi & Associates

850 Library Avenue

Suite 204

Newark, Delaware 19711

(302) 738-6680

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

 

 

Copy to:

Christopher C. Paci, Esq.

Jamie Knox, Esq.

1251 Avenue of the Americas, 27th Floor

New York, NY 10020

Tel: (212) 335-4500

 

 

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable after this registration statement becomes effective.

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

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

If applicable, place an X in the box to designate the appropriate rule provision relied upon in conducting this transaction:

Exchange Act Rule 13e-4(i) (Cross-Border Issuer Tender Offer)  ☐

Exchange Act Rule 14d-1(d) (Cross-Border Third-Party Tender Offer)  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933.

Emerging growth company  ☐

If an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards† provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.  ☐

 

The term “new or revised financial accounting standard” refers to any update issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board to its Accounting Standards Codification after April 5, 2012.

 

 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

 

Title of Each Class of
Securities to be Registered
 

Amount
to Be

Registered

 

Proposed

Maximum

Offering Price

Per Note(1)

 

Proposed

Maximum

Aggregate

Offering Price(1)

  Amount of
Registration Fee

7.125% Notes due 2027

  $80,000,000   100%   $80,000,000   $8,728

 

 

(1)

Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(f) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

 

The registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or until this registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to Section 8(a), may determine.

 

 

 


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The information in this prospectus may change. We may not complete the exchange offer and issue these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer is not permitted.

 

Subject to completion, dated March 19, 2021

PROSPECTUS

 

LOGO

Atlas Corp.

Offer to Exchange

up to $80,000,000 principal amount of 7.125% Notes due 2027,

which have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,

for

any and all outstanding unregistered

$80,000,000 principal amount of 7.125% Notes due 2027 issued by Seaspan Corporation

 

 

We are offering to exchange, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this prospectus (the “Exchange Offer”) up to $80,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of our new 7.125% Notes due 2027 (the “ATCO Notes”), which have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), for any and all of the outstanding 7.125% Notes due 2027 (the “Seaspan Notes”) of our wholly owned subsidiary Seaspan Corporation (“Seaspan”).

 

   

We will exchange all outstanding Seaspan Notes that are validly tendered and not validly withdrawn for an equal principal amount of ATCO Notes that are registered under the Securities Act.

 

   

The Exchange Offer expires at 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on                 , 2021 unless extended (such date, the “Expiration Date”).

 

   

You may withdraw tenders of Seaspan Notes at any time prior to the Expiration Date.

 

   

The terms of the ATCO Notes to be issued in the Exchange Offer are substantially similar in all material respects to the terms of the Seaspan Notes. See “Description of the ATCO Notes—Certain Material Distinctions of ATCO Notes as Compared to Seaspan Notes” for more information.

 

   

The exchange of Seaspan Notes for ATCO Notes will not be a taxable transaction for U.S. federal income tax purposes. You should read the discussion in the section entitled “Certain United States Federal Income Tax Considerations” for more information.

 

   

Seaspan Notes that are not exchanged will remain outstanding under their original terms.

 

   

We will not receive any proceeds from the Exchange Offer.

Our common shares trade on The New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “ATCO.”

 

 

For a more detailed description of the ATCO Notes, see “Description of the ATCO Notes” beginning on page 26.

 

 

See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 13 of this prospectus for a discussion of risks you should consider before participating in the Exchange Offer.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved the notes to be distributed in the Exchange Offer, nor have any of these organizations determined that this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

 

The date of this prospectus is                 , 2021.


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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

     1  

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

     2  

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

     3  

INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE

     4  

SUMMARY

     5  

RISK FACTORS

     13  

USE OF PROCEEDS

     19  

THE EXCHANGE OFFER

     20  

DESCRIPTION OF THE ATCO NOTES

     26  

CERTAIN UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS

     47  

CERTAIN REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS TAX CONSIDERATIONS

     48  

CERTAIN U.K. TAX CONSIDERATIONS

     49  

LEGAL MATTERS

     51  

EXPERTS

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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we have filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Prior to making any decision with respect to the Exchange Offer, you should read this prospectus, together with the documents incorporated by reference herein, the registration statement, the exhibits thereto and the additional information described under the heading “Where You Can Find More Information.”

We have not authorized anyone to provide you with information other than that contained in this prospectus. We take no responsibility for, and can provide no assurance as to, the reliability of any other information that others may give you. We are making the Exchange Offer only in jurisdictions where such offer is permitted. You should not assume that the information contained in this prospectus is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front cover of this prospectus or the respective dates of the documents incorporated herein by reference.

Unless otherwise indicated, references in this prospectus to “Atlas,” the “Company,” “we,” “us” and “our” and similar terms refer to Atlas Corp. and/or one or more of its subsidiaries, except that those terms, when used in this prospectus in connection with the ATCO Notes described herein, shall mean Atlas Corp. Unless otherwise indicated, all references in this prospectus to “dollars” and “$” are to, and amounts are presented in, U.S. dollars, and financial information presented in this prospectus is prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.

 

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included in or incorporated by reference into this prospectus are forward-looking statements. In addition, we and our representatives may from time to time make other oral or written statements that are also forward-looking statements. Such statements include, in particular, statements about our plans, strategies, business prospects, changes and trends in our business, and the markets in which we operate. In some cases, you can identify the forward-looking statements by the use of words such as “continue,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates,” “projects,” “forecasts,” “will,” “may,” “potential,” “should” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology.

Forward-looking statements are made based upon management’s current plans, expectations, estimates, assumptions and beliefs concerning future events affecting us. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including those risks discussed in “Risk Factors” set forth in this prospectus and those risks discussed in other reports we file with the SEC and that are incorporated into this prospectus by reference, including, without limitation, our Annual Report on Form 20-F. The risks, uncertainties and assumptions involve known and unknown risks and are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond our control. We caution that forward-looking statements are not guarantees and that actual results could differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements.

We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which such statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all of these factors. In addition, we cannot assess the effect of each such factor on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to be materially different from those contained in any forward-looking statement.

 

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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

We have filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form F-4 regarding the securities covered by this prospectus. This prospectus does not contain all of the information found in the registration statement. For further information regarding us and the securities offered in this prospectus, you may wish to review the full registration statement, including its exhibits. In addition, we file annual, quarterly and other reports with and furnish information to the SEC. Copies of this material are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

As a foreign private issuer, we are exempt under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or the Exchange Act, from, among other things, certain rules prescribing the furnishing and content of proxy statements, and our executive officers, directors and principal security-holders are exempt from the reporting and short-swing profit recovery provisions contained in Section 16 of the Exchange Act. In addition, we are not required under the Exchange Act to file periodic reports and financial statements with the SEC as frequently or as promptly as U.S. companies whose securities are registered under the Exchange Act, including the filing of quarterly reports on Form 10-Q or current reports on Form 8-K. However, we intend to make available quarterly reports containing our unaudited interim financial information for the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year.

 

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INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE

The SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” into this prospectus information that we file with the SEC. This means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents. The information incorporated by reference is an important part of this prospectus. Information that we later provide to the SEC, and which is deemed to be “filed” with the SEC, will automatically update information previously filed with the SEC, and may replace information included in or incorporated by reference into this prospectus.

We incorporate by reference into this prospectus the documents listed below:

 

   

our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, filed with the SEC on March 19, 2021; and

 

   

any subsequent Reports of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K furnished to the SEC prior to the Expiration Date, in each case, that we identify in such Reports as being incorporated by reference into the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part.

These reports contain important information about us, our financial condition and our results of operations.

You may obtain any of the documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus from the SEC through its website at the address provided above. You also may request a copy of any document incorporated by reference into this prospectus (excluding any exhibits to those documents, unless the exhibit is specifically incorporated by reference into this document), at no cost, by visiting our website at https://atlascorporation.com, or by writing or calling us at the following address:

Atlas Corp.

23 Berkeley Square

London

W1J 6HE

Telephone: +44 20 7788 7819

You should rely only on the information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus. We have not authorized any other person to provide you with different information. You should assume that the information appearing in this prospectus as well as the information we previously filed with the SEC and incorporated by reference, is accurate as of the dates on the front cover of those documents only.

Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference into this prospectus will be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this prospectus to the extent that a statement contained in this prospectus or any other subsequently filed document that is deemed to be incorporated by reference into this prospectus modifies or supersedes the statement. Any statement so modified or superseded will not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this prospectus. Any statement concerning the contents of any contract or other document filed as an exhibit to the registration statement is not necessarily complete. With respect to each contract or other document filed as an exhibit to the registration statement, you are referred to that exhibit for a more complete description of the matter involved, and each such statement is qualified in its entirety by such reference.

 

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SUMMARY

This summary highlights information about us and the Exchange Offer. Because it is a summary, it does not contain all the information that you should consider before tendering Seaspan Notes for exchange and we urge you to read this entire prospectus carefully, including the “Risk Factors” section and the information and documents incorporated by reference herein, including our financial statements and notes thereto, before deciding to tender Seaspan Notes for exchange. See the section of this prospectus entitled “Where You Can Find More Information.”

Atlas Corp.

We are Atlas Corp., a global asset manager and the parent company of Seaspan and APR Energy Limited (“APR Energy”).

Seaspan is a leading independent owner and manager of containerships. We primarily deploy our vessels on long-term, fixed-rate time charters to take advantage of the stable cash flow and high utilization rates that are typically associated with long-term time charters. As of March 1, 2021, we operated a fleet of 127 vessels that have an average age of approximately eight years, on a TEU weighted basis.

Customers for our operating fleet as of March 1, 2021 were CMA CGM, COSCO, Hapag-Lloyd, KMTC, Maersk, MSC, ONE, Yang Ming Marine and ZIM.

APR Energy is a global leasing business that owns and operates a fleet of capital-intensive assets (gas turbines and other power generation equipment), providing power solutions to customers including large corporations and government backed utilities. APR Energy focuses on maintaining high asset utilization to optimize cash flows across its lease portfolio. APR Energy is the global leader in its market and offers a unique integrated platform to both lease and operate its assets.

Corporate Information

Atlas Corp. is a holding company and its sole assets are its interests in Seaspan and APR Energy and their respective subsidiaries. We maintain our principal executive offices at 23 Berkeley Square, London, United Kingdom, W1J 6HE, and our telephone number is +44 20 7788 7819. We maintain an Internet site at https://atlascorporation.com. The information contained on our website or information about us that can be accessed through our website will not be deemed to be incorporated into this prospectus.



 

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Summary Description of the Exchange Offer

The following summary is provided solely for your convenience. This summary is not intended to be complete. You should read the full text and more specific details contained elsewhere in this prospectus.

 

The Exchange Offer   

We are offering up to $80,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of our new 7.125% Notes due 2027, which have been registered under the Securities Act, for any and all of Seaspan’s outstanding 7.125% Notes due 2027 issued on October 10, 2017. You may tender some or all of your Seaspan Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer. However, Seaspan Notes may be tendered only in a minimum principal amount of $25 and in integral multiples of $25 in excess thereof.

 

  

The terms of the ATCO Notes to be issued in the Exchange Offer are substantially similar in all material respects to the terms of the Seaspan Notes, except that the ATCO Notes will (i) be obligations of Atlas, not Seaspan, (ii) be redeemable at our option, in whole or in part, at any time on or after the second year anniversary of their date of issuance, at a redemption price equal to 100% of their principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the redemption date, (iii) exclude a covenant requiring that the primary business of Atlas and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, be the direct or indirect ownership, management, operation, leasing or chartering of container vessels and containers and any business incidental thereto, and (iv) exclude a covenant requiring Atlas to provide holders of the ATCO Notes with certain reports and information in the event of a cross-default. In addition, the ATCO Notes are expected to be listed on the Nasdaq Bond Exchange.

 

Expiration Date   

The Exchange Offer will expire on the Expiration Date, or a later date and time to which we extend it.

 

Withdrawal; Non-Acceptance    You may withdraw any Seaspan Notes tendered in the Exchange Offer at any time prior to the Expiration Date, but will thereafter be irrevocable except in the limited circumstances where additional withdrawal rights are required by law. If we decide for any reason not to accept any Seaspan Notes tendered for exchange, the Seaspan Notes will be returned to the registered holder at our expense promptly after the Expiration Date or termination of the Exchange Offer. In the case of the Seaspan Notes tendered by book-entry transfer into the account of the Exchange Agent (as defined below) at The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”), any withdrawn or unaccepted Seaspan Notes will be credited to the tendering holder’s account at DTC. For further

 

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information regarding the withdrawal of tendered Seaspan Notes, see the sections entitled “The Exchange Offer—Terms of the Exchange Offer” and the “The Exchange Offer—Withdrawal of Tenders.”

 

Conditions to the Exchange Offer   

The Exchange Offer is subject to a minimum tender of $40,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Seaspan Notes (the “Minimum Tender Condition”), as well as customary conditions, including the following:

 

  

•  the Seaspan Notes are validly tendered in accordance with the Exchange Offer;

 

  

•  no action or proceeding would impair our ability to proceed with the Exchange Offer; and

 

  

•  any governmental approval has been obtained that we believe, in our sole discretion, is necessary for the completion of the Exchange Offer as outlined in this prospectus.

Procedures for Participation in the Exchange Offer   

If you wish to accept the Exchange Offer, you must instruct your custodian to cause the book-entry transfer of your Seaspan Notes to the Exchange Agent’s account at DTC, and the Exchange Agent must receive a confirmation of book-entry transfer with respect to such Seaspan Notes and an agent’s message transmitted under DTC’s Automated Tender Offer Program (“ATOP”), in each case at or prior to the Expiration Date.

 

  

See “The Exchange Offer—Procedures for Tendering.”

 

  

You will not be required to pay any fees or commissions to the Company or the Exchange Agent in connection with the Exchange Offer. If you hold Seaspan Notes through a broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee that tenders your Seaspan Notes on your behalf, your broker or other nominee may charge you a commission for doing so. You should consult your broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee to determine whether any charges will apply.

 

Special Procedures for Beneficial Owners    If you are a beneficial owner whose Seaspan Notes are registered in the name of the broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee and you wish to tender your Seaspan Notes in the Exchange Offer, you should promptly contact the person in whose name the Seaspan Notes are registered and instruct that person to tender on your

 

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   behalf. If you wish to tender Seaspan Notes in the Exchange Offer on your own behalf, prior to the Exchange Agent’s receipt of a confirmation of book-entry transfer with respect to the such Seaspan Notes, an agent’s message transmitted under DTC’s ATOP and your Seaspan Notes, you must either make appropriate arrangements to register ownership of the Seaspan Notes in your name or obtain a properly completed bond power from the person in whose name the Seaspan Notes are registered.
  

Beneficial owners should be aware that their broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee may establish its own earlier deadlines for accepting the Exchange Offer. Accordingly, beneficial owners wishing accept the Exchange Offer should contact their broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee as soon as possible in order to determine the times by which you must take action in order to accept the Exchange Offer.

 

No Guaranteed Delivery Procedures   

No guaranteed delivery provisions are available in connection with the Exchange Offer. You must tender your Seaspan Notes by the Expiration Date in order to participate in the Exchange Offer.

 

U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations   

The exchange of the Seaspan Notes for ATCO Notes in the Exchange Offer will not be a taxable transaction for United States federal income tax purposes. See the discussion in the section entitled “Certain United States Federal Income Tax Considerations” for more information regarding the tax consequences to you of the Exchange Offer.

 

Consequences of Not Exchanging Seaspan Notes   

If you do not exchange Seaspan Notes for ATCO Notes, you will not receive the benefit of having Atlas, the parent entity of Seaspan, as the obligor of your notes. Additionally, the trading market for any remaining Seaspan Notes may be more limited than it is at present, and the smaller outstanding principal amount may make the trading market of any remaining Seaspan Notes more volatile. Consequently, the liquidity, market value and price of Seaspan Notes that remain outstanding may be materially and adversely affected. Therefore, if your Seaspan Notes are not tendered and accepted in the Exchange Offer, it may become more difficult for you to sell or transfer your unexchanged Seaspan Notes.

 

 

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Use of Proceeds   

We will not receive any proceeds from the Exchange Offer.

 

Exchange Agent   

D.F. King & Co., Inc. is the Exchange Agent for the Exchange Offer. You can find the address and telephone number of the Exchange Agent below in the section entitled “The Exchange Offer—Exchange Agent.”

 

Risk Factors    For risks related to the Exchange Offer, please read the section of this prospectus entitled “Risk Factors” beginning on page 13 of this prospectus to determine whether participating in the Exchange Offer is appropriate for you.

 

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The ATCO Notes

The following summary contains basic information about the ATCO Notes. It does not contain all of the information that may be important to you. For a more complete description of the terms of the ATCO Notes, see “Description of the ATCO Notes.”

 

Issuer    Atlas Corp.
Securities Offered    Up to $80,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of our 7.125% Notes due 2027, issued in minimum denominations of $25 and integral multiples of $25 in excess thereof. The ATCO Notes will be issued under that certain base indenture, dated as of March 19, 2021, between us and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee (in such capacity, the “Trustee”), as supplemented by a first supplemental indenture.
   The terms of the ATCO Notes to be issued in the Exchange Offer are substantially similar in all material respects to the terms of the Seaspan Notes, except that the ATCO Notes will (i) be obligations of Atlas, not Seaspan, (ii) be redeemable at our option, in whole or in part, at any time on or after the second year anniversary of their date of issuance, at a redemption price equal to 100% of their principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the redemption date, (iii) exclude a covenant requiring that the primary business of Atlas and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, be the direct or indirect ownership, management, operation, leasing or chartering of container vessels and containers and any business incidental thereto, and (iv) exclude a covenant requiring Atlas to provide holders of the ATCO Notes with certain reports and information in the event of a cross-default. In addition, the ATCO Notes are expected to be listed on the Nasdaq Bond Exchange.
Maturity Date    October 30, 2027.
Interest Rate    The ATCO Notes will bear interest from                , 2021, the last interest payment made on the Seaspan Notes until maturity at a rate of 7.125% per year, payable quarterly in arrears.
Interest Payment Dates    January 30, April 30, July 30 and October 30 of each year, commencing                , 2021.
No Security or Guarantees    None of our obligations under the ATCO Notes will be secured by collateral or guaranteed by any of our other affiliates or any other persons.

 

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Ranking    The ATCO Notes will be our unsubordinated unsecured obligations. The ATCO Notes will rank senior to any of our future subordinated debt and rank equally in right of payment with all of our existing and future unsecured and unsubordinated debt. The ATCO Notes will effectively rank junior to our existing and future secured debt, to the extent of the value of the assets securing such debt, as well as to existing and future debt of our subsidiaries.
“Reopening” of Notes    We may “reopen” the ATCO Notes at any time without the consent of the holders of the ATCO Notes and issue additional notes with the same terms as the ATCO Notes (except the issue price, issue date and initial interest payment date), which will thereafter constitute a single fungible series with the ATCO Notes.
Listing    We intend to file an application to list the ATCO Notes on the Nasdaq Bond Exchange. If the application is approved, trading of the ATCO Notes on Nasdaq is expected to begin within 30 days after the original issue date of the ATCO Notes. No assurance can be given that a market for the ATCO Notes will be maintained.
Form    The ATCO Notes will be represented by one or more permanent global notes, which will be deposited with the Trustee as custodian for The Depository Trust Company, or DTC, and registered in the name of a nominee designated by DTC. Holders of the ATCO Notes may elect to hold interests in a global note only in the manner described in this prospectus. Any such interest may not be exchanged for certificated securities except in limited circumstances described in this prospectus. For additional information, please read “Description of Notes—Book-entry System; Delivery and Form” in this prospectus.
Additional Amounts    Any payments made by us with respect to the ATCO Notes will be made without withholding or deduction for or on account of taxes unless required by law. If we are required by law to withhold or deduct amounts for or on account of tax imposed by a relevant taxing authority with respect to a payment to the holders of the ATCO Notes, we will, subject to certain exceptions, pay the additional amounts necessary so that the net amount received by the holders of the ATCO Notes after the withholding or deduction is not less than the amount that they would have received in the absence of the withholding or deduction. See “Description of Notes—Additional Amounts.”

 

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Optional Redemption    The ATCO Notes will be redeemable at our option, in whole or in part, at any time on or after                , 2023, at a redemption price equal to 100% of their principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the redemption date. “See “Description of Notes—Optional Redemption.”
Tax Redemption    If we become obligated to pay additional amounts under the ATCO Notes as a result of changes affecting certain withholding taxes, we may redeem at our option all, but not less than all, of the ATCO Notes at 100% of their principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the date of redemption and all additional amounts, if any. See “Description of Notes—Optional Redemption for Changes in Withholding Taxes.”
Change of Control Offer    Unless the principal amount of the ATCO Notes has been accelerated, and such acceleration has not been rescinded, upon the occurrence of specific kinds of changes of control, you will have the right, as holders of the ATCO Notes, to cause us to repurchase some or all of the ATCO Notes at 101% of their face amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the repurchase date. See “Description of Notes—Change of Control Permits Holders to Require Us to Purchase Notes.”
Denominations    The ATCO Notes will be issued in minimum denominations of $25 and integral multiples of $25 in excess thereof.
Governing Law    The Indentures and the ATCO Notes will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without regard to conflicts of laws.
Trustee    The Bank of New York Mellon.
Risk Factors    Tendering your Seaspan Notes in the Exchange Offer involves risks. You should consider carefully the factors set forth in the section of the prospectus entitled “Risk Factors” beginning on page 13 of this prospectus to determine whether tendering your Seaspan Notes in the Exchange Offer is appropriate for you.

 

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RISK FACTORS

Before participating in the Exchange Offer, you should carefully consider the risk factors described below and in our periodic reports filed with the SEC, together with all of the other information included in this prospectus and the other information that we have incorporated by reference, including those risks discussed in our latest Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the SEC. The risks and uncertainties described below and in the foregoing documents are not the only risks and uncertainties we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business operations. If any of such risks were to occur, our business, financial condition, operating results or cash flows could be materially adversely affected and could cause the value of our securities to decline, which in turn could cause you to lose all or a part of your investment.

Risks Relating to the ATCO Notes

An investment in the ATCO Notes is subject to our credit risk.

The ATCO Notes are unsubordinated unsecured general obligations of ours and are not, either directly or indirectly, an obligation of a third party. The ATCO Notes will rank on par with all of our other unsecured and unsubordinated debt obligations, except as such obligations may be preferred by operation of law. Any payment to be made on the ATCO Notes, including the return of the principal amount at maturity or any redemption or repurchase date, as applicable, depends on our ability to satisfy our obligations as they come due. As a result, our actual and perceived creditworthiness may affect the market value of the ATCO Notes and, in the event we were to default on our obligations, you may not receive the amounts owed to you under the terms of the ATCO Notes.

Our substantial debt levels and vessel lease and other financing obligations may limit our flexibility in obtaining additional financing and in pursuing other business opportunities.

As of December 31, 2020, we had $3.7 billion in aggregate principal amount of debt outstanding under our credit facilities and Notes, and vessel lease and other arrangements of approximately $1.8 billion. In February 2021, we issued $200.0 million of our NOK Bonds, and we have been actively pursuing other sources of financing, including debt financing. In particular, the amounts outstanding under our credit facilities and our vessel lease and other arrangements will increase following the delivery of the 31 newbuilding and two secondhand containerships that we have contracted to purchase.

Our level of debt and vessel lease and other financing obligations could have important consequences to us, including the following:

 

   

our ability to obtain additional financing, if necessary, for working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions or other purposes, may be impaired or such financing may not be available on favorable terms, or at all;

 

   

we may need to use a substantial portion of our cash from operations to make principal and interest payments on our debt or make our lease payments, reducing the funds that would otherwise be available for operation and future business opportunities;

 

   

our debt level could make us more vulnerable to competitive pressures, a downturn in our business or the economy generally than our competitors with less debt; and

 

   

our debt level may limit our flexibility in responding to changing business and economic conditions.

Our ability to service our debt and vessel lease and other arrangements will depend upon, among other things, our financial and operating performance, which will be affected by prevailing economic, financial, business and regulatory conditions, as well as other factors, some of which are beyond our control. If our results of operations are not sufficient to service our current or future indebtedness and vessel lease and other

 

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obligations, we will be forced to take actions such as reducing or delaying our business activities, acquisitions, investments or capital expenditures, selling assets, restructuring or refinancing our debt, or seeking additional equity capital or bankruptcy protection. We may not be able to effect any of these remedies on satisfactory terms, or at all.

We and our subsidiaries have the ability to incur substantial additional debt, which may increase the risks associated with our substantial existing debt, including our ability to service the ATCO Notes and other debt.

Our and our subsidiaries’ credit agreements and other debt instruments, including the indenture that will govern the ATCO Notes, will permit us, subject to compliance with certain covenants, to incur a substantial amount of additional indebtedness, including senior secured indebtedness. As of December 31, 2020, our subsidiaries had commitments available to be borrowed under their existing credit facilities and capital lease obligations of $4,213.3 million. If we incur additional debt above the levels in effect upon the closing of the Exchange Offer, the risks associated with our substantial existing debt, including our ability to service our debt, could increase.

We may not have sufficient cash from our operations to enable us to pay interest or principal on our indebtedness, including the ATCO Notes, and we may be forced to take other actions to satisfy our payment obligations under our indebtedness, which may not be successful.

We may have insufficient cash available to pay interest and principal on our indebtedness, including the ATCO Notes, and to meet our other obligations. Our ability to make scheduled payments on or to refinance our debt obligations depends in part upon the amount of cash we generate from and use in our operations, which may fluctuate significantly based on, among other things:

 

   

our continued ability to maintain, enter into or renew charters for vessels and leases of our power generation assets with our existing customers or new customers;

 

   

the rates we obtain for such charters and leases and the ability of our customers to perform their obligations thereunder;

 

   

the level of our operating costs;

 

   

the number of off-charter or unscheduled off-hire days for our fleet and the timing of, and number of days required for, dry-docking of our containerships;

 

   

prevailing global and regional economic and political conditions;

 

   

the effect of governmental regulations and maritime self-regulatory organization standards on the conduct of our business;

 

   

changes in the basis of taxation of our activities in various jurisdictions;

 

   

our ability to service and refinance our current and future indebtedness;

 

   

our ability to raise additional debt and equity to satisfy our capital needs;

 

   

dividend and redemption payments applicable to other senior or parity equity securities; and

 

   

our ability to draw on our existing credit facilities and the ability of our lenders and lessors to perform their obligations under their agreements with us.

If our cash flows and capital resources are insufficient to fund our debt service obligations, we may be forced to reduce or delay investments and capital expenditures, or to sell assets, seek additional capital or restructure or refinance our indebtedness, including the ATCO Notes. These alternative measures may not be successful and may not permit us to meet our scheduled debt service obligations. In addition, the terms of existing or future debt agreements, including the indenture relating to the ATCO Notes, may restrict us from pursuing any of these alternatives. Any limitation on our ability to pay principal of and interest on the ATCO Notes would likely reduce the value of the ATCO Notes.

 

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Our subsidiaries conduct all of our operations and own all of our operating assets, and your right to receive payments on the ATCO Notes is effectively subordinated to the rights of the lenders of our subsidiaries, none of which are obligors on or guarantors of the ATCO Notes.

Our subsidiaries conduct all of our consolidated operations and own all of our consolidated assets. Consequently, our cash flow and our ability to meet our debt service obligations depend in large part upon the cash flow of our subsidiaries and the payment of funds by the subsidiaries to us in the form of loans, dividends or otherwise. Our subsidiaries are separate and distinct legal entities and have no obligation to pay any amounts due under the ATCO Notes or make funds available to us for payment of our debt securities, preferred stock dividends or otherwise. The ATCO Notes will not be guaranteed by any of our subsidiaries. In addition, their ability to make any payments will depend on their earnings, the terms of their indebtedness, business and tax considerations and legal restrictions. To the extent our subsidiaries are unable to distribute, or are restricted from distributing, funds to us, we may be unable to fulfill our obligations under the ATCO Notes.

The rights of holders of the ATCO Notes will be structurally subordinated to the rights of our subsidiaries’ lenders. For example, a default by one of our subsidiaries under its debt obligations would result in a block on the ability of the affected subsidiary to distribute funds to us to be used to make payments on the ATCO Notes. Certain of our operating subsidiaries have entered into credit facilities or capital lease obligations that require a minimum amount of cash to be retained in bank accounts to cover minimum debt service payments for future periods and, in some cases, amounts for future operating costs. In addition, certain of our operating subsidiaries are restricted from distributing funds to us from the distribution accounts under their respective credit agreements. These dividend restrictions could impact the timing and amount of dividends ultimately distributed and available to us. The ATCO Notes will also be effectively junior to all existing and future liabilities of our subsidiaries. In the event of a bankruptcy, liquidation or reorganization of any of our subsidiaries, creditors of our subsidiaries will generally be entitled to payment of their claims from the assets of those subsidiaries before any assets are made available for distribution to us. As of December 31, 2020, our subsidiaries had $4,627.6 million of outstanding indebtedness, including capital lease obligations, and excluding trade payables and intercompany liabilities.

The ATCO Notes will be unsecured obligations and will be effectively subordinated to our secured debt.

The ATCO Notes will be unsecured and therefore will be effectively subordinated to any secured debt we maintain or may incur to the extent of the value of the assets securing the debt. In the event of a bankruptcy or similar proceeding involving us, the assets that serve as collateral will be available to satisfy the obligations under any secured debt before any payments are made on our Notes. As of December 31, 2020, we had an aggregate of approximately $4,628 million of secured debt and capital lease obligations outstanding. We will continue to have the ability to incur additional secured debt, subject to limitations in our credit facilities and the indentures relating to our notes.

We may not have the ability to raise the funds necessary to purchase the ATCO Notes as required upon a change of control, and our credit facilities and lease arrangements for existing and future indebtedness or obligations may contain limitations on our ability to purchase the ATCO Notes.

Following a change of control as described under “Description of Notes—Change of Control Permits Holders to Require Us to Purchase Notes,” holders of ATCO Notes will have the right to require us to purchase their notes for cash. A change of control may also constitute an event of default or prepayment under, and result in the acceleration of the maturity of, our credit facilities and lease arrangements for existing or future indebtedness or obligations. We may not have sufficient financial resources, or not be able to arrange financing, to pay the change of control purchase price in cash with respect to any ATCO Notes surrendered by holders for purchase upon a change of control. In addition, restrictions in our credit facilities and lease arrangements for existing or future indebtedness or obligations, if any, may not allow us to purchase the ATCO Notes upon a change of control. Our failure to purchase the ATCO Notes upon a change of control when required would result

 

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in an event of default with respect to the ATCO Notes which could, in turn, constitute a default under the terms of our other indebtedness, if any. If the repayment of the related indebtedness were to be accelerated after any applicable notice or grace periods, we may not have sufficient funds to repay the indebtedness and purchase the ATCO Notes.

Some significant restructuring transactions may not constitute a change of control, in which case we would not be obligated to offer to purchase the ATCO Notes.

Upon the occurrence of a change of control as defined in the indenture that will govern the ATCO Notes, you have the right to require us to purchase your notes. However, the change of control provisions will not afford protection to holders of the ATCO Notes in the event of certain transactions that could adversely affect the ATCO Notes. For example, transactions such as leveraged recapitalizations, refinancings, restructurings or acquisitions initiated by us would not constitute a change of control requiring us to repurchase the ATCO Notes. In the event of any such transaction, holders of the ATCO Notes would not have the right to require us to purchase their ATCO Notes, even though each of these transactions could increase the amount of our indebtedness, or otherwise adversely affect our capital structure or any credit ratings, thereby adversely affecting holders of the ATCO Notes.

The ATCO Notes do not have an established trading market, which may negatively affect their market value and your ability to transfer or sell your ATCO Notes.

The ATCO Notes are a new issuance of securities with no established trading market. We intend to apply to list the ATCO Notes on the Nasdaq Bond Exchange, but there can be no assurance that Nasdaq will accept the ATCO Notes for listing. Even if the ATCO Notes are approved for listing by Nasdaq, an active trading market on Nasdaq for the ATCO Notes may not develop or, even if it develops, may not last, in which case the trading price of the ATCO Notes could be adversely affected and your ability to transfer your ATCO Notes will be limited. The trading price of the ATCO Notes will depend on many factors, including:

 

   

prevailing interest rates;

 

   

the market for similar securities;

 

   

general economic and financial market conditions;

 

   

our issuance of debt or preferred equity securities; and

 

   

our financial condition, results of operations and prospects.

The ATCO Notes have not been rated, and ratings of any other of our securities may affect the trading price of our Notes.

We have not sought to obtain a rating for the ATCO Notes, and the ATCO Notes may never be rated. It is possible, however, that one or more rating agencies might independently determine to assign a rating to the ATCO Notes or that we may elect to obtain a rating of our ATCO Notes in the future. In addition, we may elect to issue other securities for which we may seek to obtain a rating. If any ratings are assigned to the ATCO Notes in the future or if we issue other securities with a rating, such ratings, if they are lower than market expectations or are subsequently lowered or withdrawn, or if ratings for such other securities would imply a lower relative value for the ATCO Notes, could adversely affect the market for, or the market value of, the ATCO Notes. Ratings only reflect the views of the issuing rating agency or agencies and such ratings could at any time be revised downward or withdrawn entirely at the discretion of the issuing rating agency. A rating is not a recommendation to purchase, sell or hold any particular security, including the ATCO Notes. Ratings do not reflect market prices or suitability of a security for a particular investor and any future rating of the ATCO Notes may not reflect all risks related to us and our business, or the structure or market value of the ATCO Notes.

 

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Risk Relating to the Exchange Offer

You must comply with the Exchange Offer procedures to receive ATCO Notes.

Holders are responsible for complying with all the Exchange Offer procedures. The issuance of ATCO Notes in exchange for Seaspan Notes will only occur upon completion of the procedures described in this prospectus under “The Exchange Offer.” Therefore, holders of Seaspan Notes who wish to exchange them for ATCO Notes should allow sufficient time for timely completion of the exchange procedures. Beneficial owners should be aware that their broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee may establish its own earlier deadlines for participation in the Exchange Offer. Accordingly, beneficial owners wishing to participate in the Exchange Offer should contact their broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee as soon as possible in order to determine the times by which you must take action in order to participate in the Exchange Offer. Neither the Company nor the Exchange Agent is obligated to extend the Exchange Offer or notify you of any failure to follow the proper procedures or waive any defect if you fail to follow the proper procedures.

The Exchange Offer may be cancelled or delayed.

The consummation of the Exchange Offer is subject to, and conditional upon the satisfaction or, where permitted, waiver of the conditions specified in this prospectus, including the tender of a minimum of $40,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of Seaspan Notes. Even if the Exchange Offer is completed, it may not be completed on the schedule described in this prospectus. Accordingly, holders participating in the Exchange Offer may have to wait longer than they expect to receive their ATCO Notes.

We may acquire Seaspan Notes not tendered in the Exchange Offer in future transactions on terms that could be more favorable to holders of Seaspan Notes than the terms of the Exchange Offer.

We may in the future, at any time, seek to acquire Seaspan Notes in open market or privately negotiated transactions, through subsequent exchange offers or otherwise. The terms of any of those purchases or offers could differ from the terms of this Exchange Offer and such other terms may be more or less favorable to holders of Seaspan Notes. We also reserve the right to repay any Seaspan Notes not tendered. Although we currently do not intend to do so, if we decide to repurchase or repay Seaspan Notes that are not tendered in the Exchange Offer on terms that are more favorable than the terms of the Exchange Offer, those holders who decided not to participate in the Exchange Offer would be better off than those that participated in the Exchange Offer.

If we consummate the Exchange Offer, claims against Atlas with respect to the ATCO Notes will be structurally subordinated to claims against Seaspan with respect to the Seaspan Notes.

In the event of Seaspan’s bankruptcy, liquidation or insolvency, all of Seaspan’s debt obligations, including the Seaspan Notes, will be satisfied in full before any of its assets would be available to us. Consequently, any Seaspan Notes not tendered by holders, not accepted for exchange or otherwise left outstanding following the consummation of the Exchange Offer will be structurally senior to all of Atlas’s indebtedness, including under the ATCO Notes.

Holders who fail to exchange their Seaspan Notes may have reduced liquidity after the Exchange Offer.

We expect that the trading market for Seaspan Notes not tendered by holders, not accepted for exchange or otherwise left outstanding following the consummation of the Exchange Offer will become more limited due to the reduction in the amount of the Seaspan Notes outstanding upon consummation of the Exchange Offer. Subject to the condition that the Exchange Offer occur only upon a minimum aggregate principal amount of $40,000,000 of Seaspan Notes being tendered for exchange, as Seaspan Notes are tendered and accepted in the Exchange Offer, the principal amount of remaining Seaspan Notes will decrease. A more limited trading market might adversely affect the liquidity, market price and price volatility of Seaspan Notes.

 

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If a market for unexchanged Seaspan Notes exists or develops, those securities may trade at a discount to the price at which the securities would trade if the amount outstanding were not reduced, depending on prevailing interest rates, the market for similar securities and other factors. However, we cannot assure you that an active market in the unexchanged Seaspan Notes will exist, develop or be maintained or as to the prices at which the unexchanged Seaspan Notes may be traded.

Risks Relating to Our Business

For a description of the risks associated with the Company, see the section entitled “Risk Factors” in our latest Annual Report on Form 20-F as well as the other information incorporated by reference in this prospectus.

 

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USE OF PROCEEDS

We will not receive any proceeds from the Exchange Offer. Any Seaspan Notes that are validly tendered and exchanged pursuant to the Exchange Offer will be retired and cancelled. Accordingly, issuance of the ATCO Notes will not result in any change in our capitalization (on a consolidated basis).

 

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THE EXCHANGE OFFER

Purpose of the Exchange Offer

On October 10, 2017, Seaspan issued $80,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Seaspan Notes, in minimum denominations of $25 and integral multiples of $25 in excess thereof, pursuant to a base indenture, dated as of October 10, 2017, between Seaspan Corporation, as issuer, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee, as supplemented by a first supplemental indenture. The Seaspan Notes were sold pursuant to an SEC-registered offering and listed on the New York Stock Exchange prior to a holding company reorganization in which Seaspan became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Atlas; in connection with such reorganization, the Seaspan Notes were deregistered and delisted. The last day of trading of the Seaspan Notes was March 9, 2020.

We are conducting the Exchange Offer to give existing holders of Seaspan Notes the option to obtain debt securities issued by Atlas. The terms of the ATCO Notes to be issued in the Exchange Offer are substantially similar in all material respects to the terms of the Seaspan Notes, except that the ATCO Notes will (i) be obligations of Atlas, not Seaspan, (ii) be redeemable at our option, in whole or in part, at any time on or after the second year anniversary of their date of issuance, at a redemption price equal to 100% of their principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the redemption date, (iii) exclude a covenant requiring that the primary business of Atlas and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, be the direct or indirect ownership, management, operation, leasing or chartering of container vessels and containers and any business incidental thereto, and (iv) exclude a covenant requiring Atlas to provide holders of the ATCO Notes with certain reports and information in the event of a cross-default. In addition, the ATCO Notes are expected to be listed on the Nasdaq Bond Exchange. For a description of the terms of the Indenture and the ATCO Notes, see “Description of the ATCO Notes.”

Terms of the Exchange Offer

Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Exchange Offer described in this prospectus, we will accept for exchange all Seaspan Notes validly tendered and not withdrawn before 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on the Expiration Date (unless we elect in our sole discretion to accept for exchange Seaspan Notes prior to the Expiration Date). We will issue $25 principal amount of ATCO Notes in exchange for each $25 principal amount of Seaspan Notes accepted in the Exchange Offer. You may tender some or all of your Seaspan Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer. However, Seaspan Notes may be tendered only in a minimum principal amount of $25 and in integral multiples of $25 in excess thereof.

The Exchange Offer is conditioned upon the Minimum Tender Condition being satisfied. As of the date of this prospectus, we have an aggregate of $80,000,000 principal amount of Seaspan Notes outstanding.

We intend to conduct the Exchange Offer in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC. Holders of Seaspan Notes do not have any appraisal or dissenters’ rights under law or under the Indenture in connection with the Exchange Offer. Seaspan Notes that are not tendered will remain outstanding and continue to accrue interest, but will not be registered or listed, and may not have a trading market.

We will be deemed to have accepted for exchange validly tendered Seaspan Notes when we have given oral or written notice of the acceptance to the Exchange Agent. The Exchange Agent will act as agent for the tendering holders of Seaspan Notes for the purposes of receiving the ATCO Notes from us and delivering the ATCO Notes to the tendering holders. We expressly reserve the right to amend or terminate the Exchange Offer, and not to accept for exchange any Seaspan Notes not previously accepted for exchange, upon the occurrence of any of the conditions specified below under “ —Conditions.” All Seaspan Notes accepted for exchange will be exchanged for ATCO Notes promptly following the Expiration Date (or, if we elect to accept for exchange Seaspan Notes prior to the Expiration Date, promptly after acceptance). If we decide for any reason to delay for any period our acceptance of any Seaspan Notes for exchange, we will extend the Expiration Date for the same period.

 

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If we do not accept for exchange any tendered Seaspan Notes because of an invalid tender, the occurrence of certain other events described in this prospectus or otherwise, such unaccepted Seaspan Notes will be returned, without expense, to the holder tendering them or the appropriate book-entry will be made, in each case, as promptly as practicable after the Expiration Date.

We are not making, nor is our Board of Directors, the Trustee or the Exchange Agent making, any recommendation to you as to whether to tender or refrain from tendering all or any portion of your Seaspan Notes in the Exchange Offer. No one has been authorized to make any such recommendation. You must make your own decision whether to tender in the Exchange Offer and, if you decide to do so, you must also make your own decision as to the aggregate amount of Seaspan Notes to tender after reading this prospectus and consulting with your advisers, if any, based on your own financial position and requirements.

Expiration Date; Extensions; Amendments

The term “Expiration Date” means 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on                , 2021 unless we, in our sole discretion, extend the Exchange Offer, in which case the term “Expiration Date” shall mean the latest date and time to which the Exchange Offer is extended.

If we determine to extend the Exchange Offer, we will notify the Exchange Agent of any extension by oral or written notice. We will notify the registered holders of Seaspan Notes of the extension no later than 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the business day immediately following the previously scheduled Expiration Date.

We reserve the right, in our sole discretion:

 

   

to delay accepting for exchange any Seaspan Notes;

 

   

to extend the Exchange Offer or to terminate the Exchange Offer and to refuse to accept Seaspan Notes not previously accepted if any of the conditions set forth below under “—Conditions” have not been satisfied by the Expiration Date; or

 

   

to amend the terms of the Exchange Offer in any manner.

Any such delay in acceptance, extension, termination or amendment will be followed as promptly as practicable by oral or written notice to the registered holders of Seaspan Notes. If we amend the Exchange Offer in a manner that we determine to constitute a material change, we will promptly disclose the amendment in a manner reasonably calculated to inform the holders of the Seaspan Notes of the amendment.

Without limiting the manner in which we may choose to make public announcements of any delay in acceptance, extension, termination or amendment of the Exchange Offer, we will have no obligation to publish, advertise or otherwise communicate any public announcement, other than by making a timely release to a financial news service.

During any extension of the Exchange Offer, all Seaspan Notes previously tendered will remain subject to the Exchange Offer, and we may accept them for exchange. We will return any Seaspan Notes that we do not accept for exchange for any reason without expense to the tendering holder as promptly as practicable after the expiration or earlier termination of the Exchange Offer.

Interest on the ATCO Notes and the Seaspan Notes

Any Seaspan Notes not tendered or accepted for exchange will continue to accrue interest at the rate of 7.125% per annum in accordance with their terms. The ATCO Notes will accrue interest at the rate of 7.125% per annum

from                , 2021, the date of the last periodic payment of interest on the Seaspan Notes. Interest on the ATCO Notes and any Seaspan Notes not tendered or accepted for exchange will be payable quarterly in arrears on January 30, April 30, July 30 and October 30 of each year.

 

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Procedures for Tendering

Only a registered holder of Seaspan Notes may tender those notes in the Exchange Offer. For a holder to validly tender Seaspan Notes in the Exchange Offer, the ATOP procedures described below must be complied with at or prior to the Expiration Date, and the Seaspan Notes must be transferred pursuant to the procedures for book-entry transfer described below and a book-entry confirmation must be received by the Exchange Agent, in each case at or prior to the Expiration Date. In all cases, the exchange of Seaspan Notes tendered and accepted for exchange pursuant to the Exchange Offer will be made only after timely receipt by the Exchange Agent of:

 

   

a book-entry confirmation with respect to such Seaspan Notes; and

 

   

an agent’s message transmitted through DTC’s ATOP.

Any acceptance of an agent’s message transmitted through DTC’s ATOP is at the election and risk of the person transmitting such agent’s message and delivery will be deemed made only when actually received by the Exchange Agent. Holders should not send any documents to us. Holders may request their respective brokers, dealers, commercial banks, trust companies or other nominees to effect the above transactions for them.

A tender of Seaspan Notes by a holder that is not withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date will constitute an agreement between that holder and us in accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this prospectus.

Any beneficial owner whose Seaspan Notes are registered in the name of a broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee and who wishes to tender those notes should contact the registered holder promptly and instruct it to tender on the beneficial owner’s behalf.

We will determine, in our sole discretion, all questions as to the validity, form, eligibility (including time of receipt), acceptance of tendered Seaspan Notes and withdrawal of tendered Seaspan Notes, and our determination will be final and binding. We reserve the absolute right to reject any and all Seaspan Notes not properly tendered or any Seaspan Notes the acceptance of which would, in the opinion of us or our counsel, be unlawful. We also reserve the absolute right to waive any defects or irregularities or conditions of the Exchange Offer as to any particular Seaspan Notes either before or after the Expiration Date. Our interpretation of the terms and conditions of the Exchange Offer as to any particular Seaspan Notes either before or after the Expiration Date, will be final and binding on all parties. Unless waived, any defects or irregularities in connection with tenders of Seaspan Notes for exchange must be cured within such time as we shall determine. Although we intend to notify holders of any defects or irregularities with respect to tenders of Seaspan Notes for exchange, neither we nor the Exchange Agent nor any other person shall be under any duty to give such notification, nor shall any of them incur any liability for failure to give such notification. Any Seaspan Notes delivered by book-entry transfer within DTC, will be credited to the account maintained within DTC by the participant in DTC which delivered such Seaspan Notes as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date.

In addition, we reserve the right in our sole discretion (a) to purchase or make offers for any Seaspan Notes that remain outstanding after the Expiration Date, (b) as set forth below under “—Conditions,” to terminate the Exchange Offer and (c) to the extent permitted by applicable law, purchase Seaspan Notes in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions or otherwise. The terms of any such purchases or offers could differ from the terms of the Exchange Offer.

Book-Entry Transfer

The Exchange Agent will establish a new account or utilize an existing account with respect to the Seaspan Notes at DTC promptly after the date of this prospectus, and any financial institution that is a participant in DTC’s systems may make book-entry delivery of Seaspan Notes by causing DTC to transfer these Seaspan Notes into the Exchange Agent’s account in accordance with DTC’s ATOP procedures for transfer. However, the exchange

 

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for the Seaspan Notes so tendered will only be made after timely confirmation of this book-entry transfer of Seaspan Notes into the Exchange Agent’s account, and timely receipt by the Exchange Agent of a book-entry confirmation with respect to such Seaspan Notes and an agent’s message. The term “agent’s message” means a message transmitted by DTC to, and received by, the Exchange Agent and forming a part of a book-entry confirmation, that states that DTC has received an express and unconditional acknowledgment from a participant in DTC described in such agent’s message stating (a) the aggregate principal amount of Seaspan Notes that have been tendered by such participant pursuant to the Exchange Offer, (b) that such participant has received this prospectus and agrees to be bound by the terms of the Exchange Offer as described in this prospectus and (c) that we may enforce such agreement against the participant.

Although delivery of Seaspan Notes must be effected through book-entry transfer into the Exchange Agent’s account at DTC and an agent’s message must be received by the Exchange Agent before 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on the Expiration Date.

Delivery of documents to DTC in accordance with its procedures does not constitute delivery to the Exchange Agent.

All references in this prospectus to deposit or delivery of Seaspan Notes shall be deemed to also refer to DTC’s book-entry delivery method.

No Guaranteed Delivery Procedures

No guaranteed delivery provisions are available in connection with the Exchange Offer. You must tender your Seaspan Notes by the Expiration Date in order to participate in the Exchange Offer.

Withdrawal of Tenders

Except as otherwise provided in this prospectus, tenders of Seaspan Notes may be validly withdrawn at any time prior to 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on the Expiration Date, but will thereafter be irrevocable except in the limited circumstances where additional withdrawal rights are required by law.

For a withdrawal to be effective, a written or facsimile transmission notice of withdrawal through ATOP must be received by the Exchange Agent prior to the Expiration Time. The withdrawal notice must:

 

   

specify the name of the person who tendered the Seaspan Notes to be withdrawn (or, if tendered by book-entry transfer, the name of the participant in the book-entry transfer facility whose name appears on the security position listing as the owner of such Seaspan Notes);

 

   

bear a description, including the series, of the Seaspan Notes to be withdrawn;

 

   

specify, in the case of Seaspan Notes tendered by delivery of certificates for those Seaspan Notes, the certificate numbers shown on the particular certificates evidencing those Seaspan Notes;

 

   

specify the aggregate principal amount represented by those Seaspan Notes; and

 

   

specify, in the case of Seaspan Notes tendered by delivery of certificates for those Seaspan Notes, the name of the registered holder, if different from that of the tendering holder, or specify, in the case of Seaspan Notes tendered by book-entry transfer, the name and number of the account at DTC to be credited with the withdrawn Seaspan Notes.

We will determine, in our sole discretion, all questions as to the validity, form and eligibility (including time of receipt) of any notice of withdrawal, and our determination shall be final and binding on all parties. Withdrawals of tenders of Seaspan Notes may not be rescinded, and any Seaspan Notes validly withdrawn will thereafter be

 

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deemed not to have been validly tendered for exchange for purposes of the Exchange Offer and no ATCO Notes will be issued with respect thereto unless the Seaspan Notes so withdrawn are validly retendered. Validly withdrawn Seaspan Notes may be retendered by following one of the procedures described above under “—Procedures for Tendering” at any time prior to the Expiration Date.

Any Seaspan Notes that are tendered for exchange through the facilities of DTC but that are not exchanged for any reason will be credited to an account maintained with DTC for the Seaspan Notes as soon as practicable after withdrawal, rejection of tender or termination of the Exchange Offer.

Conditions

Despite any other term of the Exchange Offer, we will not be required to accept for exchange, or to issue ATCO Notes in exchange for, any Seaspan Notes, and we may terminate the Exchange Offer as provided in this prospectus prior to the Expiration Date, if:

 

   

the Exchange Offer, or the making of any exchange by a holder of Seaspan Notes, would violate applicable law or any applicable interpretation of the SEC staff;

 

   

the Minimum Tender Condition is not satisfied or waived by us;

 

   

the Seaspan Notes are not tendered in accordance with the Exchange Offer; or

 

   

any action or proceeding is instituted or threatened in any court or by or before any governmental agency with respect to the Exchange Offer which, in our judgment, would reasonably be expected to impair our ability to proceed with the Exchange Offer.

These conditions are for our sole benefit and may be asserted by us regardless of the circumstances giving rise to any of these conditions or may be waived by us, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time in our reasonable discretion. Our failure at any time to exercise any of the foregoing rights shall not be deemed a waiver of the right and each right shall be deemed an ongoing right which may be asserted at any time and from time to time.

If we determine in our reasonable judgment that any of the conditions are not satisfied, we may:

 

   

refuse to accept and return to the tendering holder any Seaspan Notes or credit any tendered Seaspan Notes to the account maintained within DTC by the participant in DTC which delivered the Seaspan Notes; or

 

   

extend the Exchange Offer and retain all Seaspan Notes tendered before the Expiration Date, subject to the rights of holders to withdraw the tenders of Seaspan Notes (see “—Withdrawal of Tenders” above); or

 

   

waive the unsatisfied conditions with respect to the Exchange Offer prior to the Expiration Date and accept all properly tendered Seaspan Notes that have not been withdrawn or otherwise amend the terms of the Exchange Offer in any respect as provided under “—Expiration Date; Extensions; Amendments.” If a waiver constitutes a material change to the Exchange Offer, we will promptly disclose the waiver by means of a prospectus supplement that will be distributed to the registered holders, and we will extend the Exchange Offer as required in our judgment by law, depending upon the significance of the waiver and the manner of disclosure to the registered holders, if the Exchange Offer would otherwise expire during such extended period.

In addition, we will not accept for exchange any Seaspan Notes tendered, and we will not issue ATCO Notes in exchange for any of the Seaspan Notes, if at that time any stop order is threatened or in effect with respect to the registration statement of which this prospectus constitutes a part or the qualification of the Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939.

 

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Exchange Agent

D.F. King & Co., Inc. has been appointed as the Exchange Agent for the Exchange Offer. All documents required for a valid tender of your Seaspan Notes should be directed to the Exchange Agent at one of the addresses set forth below. Questions and requests for assistance and requests for additional copies of this prospectus should be directed to the Exchange Agent addressed as follows:

D.F. KING & CO., INC.

48 Wall Street, 22nd Floor

New York, NY 10005

By Facsimile Transmission (for Eligible

Institutions Only): (212) 709-3328

Attn: Michael Horthman

Email: atco@dfking.com

Delivery to other than the above addresses or facsimile number will not constitute a valid delivery.

Fees and Expenses

We will bear the expenses of soliciting tenders. We have not retained any dealer-manager in connection with the Exchange Offer and will not make any payments to brokers, dealers or others soliciting acceptance of the Exchange Offer. The principal solicitation is being made by mail; however, additional solicitation may be made by facsimile, telephone or in person by our officers and employees.

We will pay the expenses to be incurred in connection with the Exchange Offer. These expenses include fees and expenses of the Exchange Agent and the Trustee, accounting and legal fees, printing costs, and related fees and expenses.

Transfer Taxes

Holders who tender their Seaspan Notes for exchange will not be obligated to pay any transfer taxes in connection with the Exchange Offer. If, however, ATCO Notes issued in the Exchange Offer, or Seaspan Notes for principal amounts not tendered or accepted for exchange, are to be delivered to, or are to be issued in the name of, any person other than the registered holder of the Seaspan Notes tendered, or if a transfer tax is imposed for any reason other than the exchange of Seaspan Notes for ATCO Notes in connection with the Exchange Offer, then the holder must pay any applicable transfer taxes, whether imposed on the registered holder or on any other person. If satisfactory evidence of payment of, or exemption from, transfer taxes is not submitted, the amount of the transfer taxes will be billed directly to the tendering holder.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF THE ATCO NOTES

Atlas Corp. will issue the ATCO Notes under a base indenture, dated as of March 19, 2021 (the “Base Indenture”), between Atlas Corp., as issuer, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee (in such capacity, the “Trustee”), as supplemented by a first supplemental indenture dated as of                 , 2021 (the “Supplemental Indenture”), among Atlas Corp. and the Trustee. In this description, unless otherwise specified, the word “Indenture” shall be deemed to refer to the Base Indenture, as supplemented, amended or otherwise modified by the Supplemental Indenture. The terms of the Notes include those expressly set forth in the Indenture and those made a part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the “TIA”).

The following description is only a summary of certain provisions of the ATCO Notes and the Indenture. You should read these documents in their entirety because they, and not this description, define your rights as holders of the ATCO Notes. The following summary does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to, the TIA and to all of the provisions of the Indenture and those terms made a part of the Indenture by reference to the TIA.

You will find the definitions of capitalized terms used in this description under the heading “—Certain Definitions and Interpretations.” For purposes of this Description of Notes, references to “the Company,” “we,” “our” and “us” refer only to Atlas Corp. and not to its subsidiaries.

The registered holder of an ATCO Note will be treated as the owner of it for all purposes. Only such holders will have rights under the Indenture.

General

The ATCO Notes will be issued under the Indenture.

The ATCO Notes will initially be limited to $80.0 million in aggregate principal amount. The Indenture will not limit the amount of debt securities that we may issue under the Indenture and will provide that debt securities may be issued from time to time in one or more series. We may from time to time, without giving notice to or seeking the consent of the holders of the ATCO Notes, issue debt securities having the same interest rate, maturity and other terms (except for the issue date, the issue price and the first interest payment date) as, and ranking equally and ratably with, the ATCO Notes. Any additional debt securities having such similar terms, together with the ATCO Notes, will constitute a single series of debt securities under the Indenture, including for purposes of voting and redemptions, and any additional debt securities issued as part of the same series as the ATCO Notes will be fungible with the ATCO Notes for United States federal income tax purposes. No such additional debt securities may be issued if an event of default has occurred and is continuing with respect to the ATCO Notes.

Other than as described under “—Certain Covenants,” the Indenture and the terms of the ATCO Notes will not contain any covenants restricting the operation of our business, our ability to incur debt or grant liens on our assets or that are designed to afford holders of the ATCO Notes protection in a highly leveraged or other transaction involving us that may adversely affect holders of the ATCO Notes.

The ATCO Notes will mature on October 30, 2027 and will bear interest at an annual rate of 7.125% per year.

Interest on the ATCO Notes will accrue from                 , 2021, the last interest payment date of the Seaspan Notes. We will make interest payments on the ATCO Notes quarterly on January 30, April 30, July 30 and October 30 of each year, beginning on                 , 2021, to holders of record at the close of business on the January 15, April 15, July 15 or October 15 (whether or not that date is a business day), as the case may be, immediately preceding such interest payment date, and on the maturity date. Interest on the ATCO Notes will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year composed of twelve 30-day months.

 

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If any interest payment date would otherwise be a day that is not a business day, that interest payment date will be postponed to the next date that is a business day. If the maturity date of the ATCO Notes falls on a day that is not a business day, the related payment of principal and interest will be made on the next business day as if it were made on the date such payment was due, and no interest will accrue on the amounts so payable for the period from and after such date to the next business day.

The ATCO Notes will not be entitled to the benefit of any sinking fund.

The ATCO Notes will be issued only in fully registered form without coupons and in minimum denominations of $25 and integral multiples of $25 in excess thereof. The ATCO Notes will be represented by one or more global securities registered in the name of a nominee of DTC. Except as described under “—Book-entry System; Delivery and Form,” the ATCO Notes will not be issuable in certificated form.

Certain Material Distinctions of ATCO Notes as Compared to Seaspan Notes

The ATCO Notes will be substantially similar in all material respects to the Seaspan Notes, except that:

 

   

the ATCO Notes will be obligations of Atlas, not Seaspan;

 

   

the ATCO Notes will be redeemable at our option, in whole or in part, at any time on or after the second year anniversary of their date of issuance, at a redemption price equal to 100% of their principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the redemption date;

 

   

the ATCO Notes will exclude a covenant requiring that the primary business of Atlas and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, be the direct or indirect ownership, management, operation, leasing or chartering of container vessels and containers and any business incidental thereto;

 

   

the ATCO Notes will exclude a covenant requiring Atlas to provide holders of the ATCO Notes with certain reports and information in the event of a cross-default; and

 

   

the ATCO Notes are expected to be listed on the Nasdaq Bond Exchange.

Ranking

The ATCO Notes will be our unsubordinated unsecured obligations and will rank equally in right of payment with all our existing and future unsubordinated unsecured indebtedness.

The ATCO Notes will rank senior in right of payment to all of our existing and future subordinated indebtedness.

The ATCO Notes will effectively rank junior to our current and any future secured indebtedness incurred by us, to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness. As of December 31, 2020, we and our subsidiaries had an aggregate of approximately $4,628 million of debt outstanding, including capital lease obligations. Of such amount, $4,346 million was secured debt and capital lease obligations. See “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to the ATCO Notes.” The ATCO Notes will be unsecured obligations and will be effectively subordinated to our secured debt and secured debt of our subsidiaries.

The ATCO Notes will be obligations solely of the Company and will not be guaranteed by any of our subsidiaries. Accordingly, the ATCO Notes will effectively rank junior to all liabilities of our subsidiaries. We derive all of our operating income and cash flow from our investments in our subsidiaries. Claims of creditors of our subsidiaries generally will have priority with respect to the assets and earnings of such subsidiaries over the claims of our creditors, including holders of the ATCO Notes. As a result, the ATCO Notes will be effectively subordinated to creditors, including trade creditors and preferred stockholders, if any, other than us, of our subsidiaries. See “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to the ATCO Notes.”

 

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Listing

We intend to apply to list the ATCO Notes on the Nasdaq Bond Exchange under the ticker             . We expect trading in the ATCO Notes to begin within 30 days after the original issue date of the ATCO Notes.

Trading Characteristics

The ATCO Notes are expected to trade at a price that takes into account the value, if any, of accrued but unpaid interest; thus, purchasers will not pay and sellers will not receive accrued and unpaid interest with respect to the ATCO Notes that is not included in the trading price thereof. Any portion of the trading price of an ATCO Note received that is attributable to accrued interest will be treated as ordinary interest income for federal income tax purposes and will not be treated as part of the amount realized for purposes of determining gain or loss on the disposition of the ATCO Note.

Additional Amounts

All payments made by or on behalf of the Company under or with respect to the ATCO Notes will be made free and clear of and without withholding or deduction for, or on account of, any present or future tax, duty, levy, impost, assessment or other governmental charge (including penalties, interest and other liabilities related thereto) (hereinafter “Taxes”) unless the withholding or deduction of such Taxes is then required by law. If any deduction or withholding for, or on account of, any Taxes imposed or levied by or on behalf of the government of the Republic of Marshall Islands or any political subdivision or any authority or agency therein or thereof having power to tax, or any other jurisdiction in which the Company (including any successor entity) is organized or is otherwise resident for tax purposes, or any jurisdiction from or through which payment is made (including, without limitation, the jurisdiction of each paying agent) (each a “Specified Tax Jurisdiction”), will at any time be required to be made from any payments made under or with respect to the ATCO Notes, the Company will pay such additional amounts (the “Additional Amounts”) as may be necessary so that the net amount received in respect of such payments by a holder (including Additional Amounts) after such withholding or deduction will not be less than the amount such holder would have received if such Taxes had not been withheld or deducted; provided, however, that the foregoing obligation to pay Additional Amounts does not apply to:

 

  (1)

any Taxes that would not have been so imposed but for the holder or beneficial owner of the ATCO Notes having any present or former connection with the Specified Tax Jurisdiction (other than the mere acquisition, ownership, holding, enforcement or receipt of payment in respect of the ATCO Notes);

 

  (2)

any estate, inheritance, gift, sales, excise, transfer, personal property tax or similar tax, assessment or governmental charge;

 

  (3)

any Taxes payable other than by deduction or withholding from payments under, or with respect to, the ATCO Notes;

 

  (4)

any Taxes imposed as a result of the failure of the holder or beneficial owner of the ATCO Notes to complete, execute and deliver to the Company any form or document to the extent applicable to such holder or beneficial owner that may be required by law or by reason of administration of such law and which is reasonably requested in writing to be delivered to the Company in order to enable the Company to make payments on the ATCO Notes without deduction or withholding for Taxes, or with deduction or withholding of a lesser amount, which form or document will be delivered within 60 days of a written request therefor by the Company;

 

  (5)

any Taxes that would not have been so imposed but for the beneficiary of the payment having presented a note for payment (in cases in which presentation is required) more than 30 days after the date on which such payment or such note became due and payable or the date on which payment thereof is duly provided for, whichever is later (except to the extent that the holder would have been entitled to Additional Amounts had the note been presented on the last day of such 30-day period);

 

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any Taxes imposed on or with respect to any payment by the Company to the holder if such holder is a fiduciary or partnership or person other than the sole beneficial owner of such payment, to the extent that a beneficiary or settlor with respect to such fiduciary, a member of such partnership or the beneficial owner of such payment would not have been entitled to Additional Amounts had such beneficiary, settlor, member or beneficial owner been the actual holder of such note; or

 

  (7)

any combination of items (1) through (6) above.

If the Company becomes aware that it will be obligated to pay Additional Amounts with respect to any payment under or with respect to the ATCO Notes, the Company will deliver to the Trustee and paying agent at least 30 days prior to the date of that payment (unless the obligation to pay Additional Amounts arises after the 30th day prior to that payment date, in which case the Company will notify the Trustee and paying agent promptly thereafter but in no event later than two business days prior to the date of payment) an Officer’s Certificate stating the fact that Additional Amounts will be payable and the amount so payable. The Officer’s Certificate must also set forth any other information necessary to enable the paying agent to pay Additional Amounts to holders on the relevant payment date. The Trustee and paying agent will be entitled to rely solely on such Officer’s Certificate as conclusive proof that such payments are necessary. The Company will provide the Trustee and paying agent with documentation reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee and paying agent evidencing the payment of Additional Amounts.

The Company will make all withholdings and deductions required by law and will remit the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant governmental authority on a timely basis in accordance with applicable law. As soon as practicable, the Company will provide the Trustee and paying agent with an official receipt or, if official receipts are not obtainable, other documentation reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee and paying agent evidencing the payment of the Taxes so withheld or deducted. Upon request, copies of those receipts or other documentation, as the case may be, will be made available by the Trustee and paying agent to the holders of the ATCO Notes.

Whenever in the Indenture there is referenced, in any context, the payment of amounts based upon the principal amount of the ATCO Notes or of principal, interest or any other amount payable under, or with respect to, the ATCO Notes, such reference will be deemed to include payment of Additional Amounts as described under this heading to the extent that, in such context, Additional Amounts are, were or would be payable in respect thereof.

The Company will indemnify a holder, within 10 business days after written demand therefor, for the full amount of any Taxes paid by such holder to a governmental authority of a Specified Tax Jurisdiction, on or with respect to any payment by or on account of any obligation of the Company to withhold or deduct an amount on account of Taxes for which the Company would have been obliged to pay Additional Amounts hereunder and any penalties, interest and reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant governmental authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Company by a holder will be conclusive absent manifest error.

The Company will pay any present or future stamp, court or documentary taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies that arise in any Specified Tax Jurisdiction from the execution, delivery, enforcement or registration of the ATCO Notes, the Indenture or any other document or instrument in relation thereof, or the receipt of any payments with respect to the ATCO Notes, and the Company will indemnify the holders for any such taxes paid by such holders.

The obligations described under this heading will survive any termination, defeasance or discharge of the Indenture and will apply mutatis mutandis to any jurisdiction in which any successor person to the Company is organized or any political subdivision or authority or agency thereof or therein.

 

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Optional Redemption for Changes in Withholding Taxes

The Company may redeem the ATCO Notes, at its option, at any time in whole but not in part, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ notice (which notice will be irrevocable), at a redemption price equal to 100% of the outstanding principal amount of the ATCO Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest (if any) to, but not including, the applicable redemption date and all Additional Amounts (if any) then due and which will become due on the applicable redemption date (subject to the right of holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date and Additional Amounts (if any) in respect thereof), in the event that the Company determines in good faith that the Company has become or would become obligated to pay, on the next date on which any amount would be payable with respect to the ATCO Notes, Additional Amounts and such obligation cannot be avoided by taking reasonable measures available to the Company (including making payment through a paying agent located in another jurisdiction), as a result of:

 

  (1)

a change in or an amendment to the laws (including any regulations or rulings promulgated thereunder) of any Specified Tax Jurisdiction affecting taxation, which change or amendment is announced or becomes effective on or after the date of the Indenture; or

 

  (2)

any change in or amendment to any official position of a taxing authority in any Specified Tax Jurisdiction regarding the application, administration or interpretation of such laws, regulations or rulings (including a holding, judgment or order by a court of competent jurisdiction), which change or amendment is announced or becomes effective on or after the date of the Indenture.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such notice of redemption may be given earlier than 60 days prior to the earliest date on which the Company would be obligated to pay Additional Amounts if a payment in respect of the ATCO Notes were then due. Before the Company publishes, mails or delivers notice of redemption of the ATCO Notes as described above, the Company will deliver to the Trustee and paying agent (a) an Officer’s Certificate stating that the Company is entitled to effect such redemption and setting forth a statement of facts showing that the conditions precedent to the right of the Company to so redeem have occurred and (b) an opinion of independent legal counsel of recognized standing satisfactory to the Trustee and paying agent that the Company has or will become obligated to pay Additional Amounts as a result of the circumstances referred to in clause (1) or (2) of the preceding paragraph.

The Trustee and paying agent will accept and will be entitled to conclusively rely upon the Officer’s Certificate and opinion as sufficient evidence of the satisfaction of the conditions precedent described above, in which case they will be conclusive and binding on the holders.

Optional Redemption

In addition to the above, the ATCO Notes will be redeemable at the option of the Company, in whole or in part, at any time on or after                 , 2023, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ prior notice, at a redemption price equal to 100% of their principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the redemption date.

If fewer than all of the ATCO Notes are to be redeemed, the particular Notes to be redeemed shall be selected: (i) by lot or such other similar method in accordance with applicable procedures of the depositary (if the ATCO Notes are global notes), or (ii) if there are no such requirements of the depositary, on a pro rata basis and in compliance with any applicable stock exchange rules.

Notice of redemption shall be irrevocable and on the redemption date, the ATCO Notes subject to redemption shall become due and payable at the redemption price, and from and after such date (unless the Company shall default in the payment of the redemption price and accrued interest) such ATCO Notes shall cease to bear interest.

 

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In addition to the foregoing, we or our affiliates may also purchase ATCO Notes from investors who are willing to sell from time to time, either in the open market at prevailing prices or in private transactions at negotiated prices. ATCO Notes that we or they purchase may, at our discretion, be held, resold or canceled.

Certain Covenants

The Indenture includes the following restrictive covenants. Certain defined terms relevant to the covenants are set forth under “—Certain Definitions and Interpretations” below.

(a)    Limitation on Borrowings. The Company shall not permit Total Borrowings to equal or exceed 75% of Total Assets.

(b)    Limitation on Minimum Net Worth. The Company shall ensure that Net Worth always exceeds four hundred and fifty million dollars (US$450,000,000).

(c)    Restricted Payments. The Company will not, nor will the Company permit any of its subsidiaries to, declare or make, or agree to pay or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, except (a) the Company may make Restricted Payments payable solely in equity interests issued by the Company and not in cash, (b) a subsidiary of the Company may make Restricted Payments in cash to the Company or another subsidiary of the Company and in each case to other owners of the equity of such subsidiary on a pro rata basis and (c) the Company may make any other Restricted Payments in cash in accordance with applicable law so long as after giving effect thereto no default has occurred and is continuing and no default will result therefrom.

(d)    Fundamental Changes. The Company will not, nor will the Company permit any of its subsidiaries (other than an Immaterial Subsidiary) to, merge into or consolidate with any other person, or permit any other person to merge into or consolidate with the Company or its subsidiaries, or sell, transfer, lease (other than leases and charters in the ordinary course of business) or otherwise dispose of (in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or any substantial part of the assets of the Company, or all or any substantial part of the stock of any of its subsidiaries (in each case, whether now owned or hereafter acquired), or liquidate or dissolve, except that, if at the time thereof and immediately after giving effect thereto no default shall have occurred and be continuing:

 

  (i)

any subsidiary may merge into the Company in a transaction in which the Company is the surviving corporation;

 

  (ii)

any subsidiary may merge into any other subsidiary in a transaction in which the consolidated ownership interest percentage in the surviving subsidiary is no less than the consolidated ownership interest percentage in either predecessor entity;

 

  (iii)

any subsidiary may sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of its assets to the Company or to another subsidiary;

 

  (iv)

any subsidiary may liquidate or dissolve if the board of directors of the Company determines in good faith that such liquidation or dissolution is in the Company’s best interests and is not materially disadvantageous to the holders of the ATCO Notes;

 

  (v)

the Company and any subsidiary may sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of the Company’s or its subsidiaries’ assets (in the ordinary course of business or otherwise) in any transaction or series of transactions so long as (A) the aggregate market value of all assets so sold, transferred, leased or otherwise disposed of under this clause (v) during any fiscal year does not exceed 25% of the aggregate market value of all of the Company’s and the Company’s subsidiaries’ assets, on a consolidated basis (excluding intercompany transactions), on the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal year and (B) the Company receives, or the relevant subsidiary receives, consideration at the time of such sale, transfer, lease or other disposition at least equal to the fair market value (including as to the value of all

 

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  non-cash consideration), as determined in good faith by the board of directors of the Company, of the assets subject to such sale, transfer, lease or other disposition;

 

  (vi)

the Company and any subsidiary may enter into any sale, transfer or disposition that is followed by the leasing back of the asset sold, transferred or disposed of; and

 

  (vii)

so long as no Change of Control would result therefrom, the Company and any subsidiary may acquire the assets or interests of any person by way of merger or consolidation.

Compliance with the foregoing covenants is measured on the last day of each of our fiscal quarters, commencing                 , 2021. Within 60 days after the end of the first three fiscal quarters each fiscal year and within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year, the Company is required to deliver to the Trustee an officer’s certificate confirming compliance with each of the covenants described above. Each such certificate will be made available to the holders of the ATCO Notes upon request to the Trustee. The Company shall mail, within 10 Business Days of the discovery thereof, to all holders of the ATCO Notes and Trustee, notice of any default in compliance with the covenants described above.

Certain Definitions and Interpretations

For purposes of the foregoing provisions, the following definitions shall apply:

Cash and Cash Equivalents” means, as of a given date, the Company’s cash and cash equivalents as determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

Immaterial Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of Atlas Corp. that is not a Significant Subsidiary.

Intangible Assets” means, in respect of Atlas Corp. as of a given date, the intangible assets of Atlas Corp. of the types, if any, presented in Atlas Corp.’s consolidated balance sheet.

Net Worth” means, as of a given date, the result of, without duplication:

(a) Total Assets, less

(b) Intangible Assets, less

(c) Total Borrowings (without giving effect to any fair value adjustments pursuant to FASB’s Accounting Standards Codification 820).

Non-Recourse Liabilities” means, in respect of Atlas Corp. or any subsidiary thereof as of a given date, the non-recourse liabilities as described in subparts (a)-(h) of the definition of Total Borrowings which neither Atlas Corp. nor any other subsidiary thereof provides any credit support of any kind to or is directly or indirectly liable as a guarantor or otherwise, other than a pledge of the equity interests in the Non-Recourse Subsidiary.

Non-Recourse Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of Atlas Corp. that has only Non-Recourse Liabilities.

Restricted Payment” means any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) with respect to any shares of any class of capital stock of or other ownership interests in the Company or any subsidiary, or any payment (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any such shares of capital stock of or other ownership interests in the Company or any subsidiary or any option, warrant or other right to acquire any such shares of capital stock of or other ownership interests in the Company or any subsidiary.

 

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Significant Subsidiary” means the “significant subsidiaries” or any “significant subsidiary” of Atlas Corp., as defined in Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act.

Total Assets” means, in respect of Atlas Corp. on a consolidated basis, as of a given date the aggregate of the following, without duplication:

(a) all of the assets of Atlas Corp. of the types presented on its consolidated balance sheet; less

(b) Cash and Cash Equivalents; less

(c) Non-Recourse Liabilities; and less

(d) assets under any vessel construction or ship purchase agreement (including novation and assignment and assumption agreements) that Atlas Corp. is required to record on its books under U.S. GAAP even though Atlas Corp. is no longer the legal owner of the vessel or legally obligated to take delivery of the vessel.

Total Borrowings” means, in respect of Atlas Corp. on a consolidated basis, as of a given date the aggregate of the following, without duplication:

(a) the outstanding principal amount of any moneys borrowed; plus

(b) the outstanding principal amount of any acceptance under any acceptance credit; plus

(c) the outstanding principal amount of any bond, note, debenture or other similar instrument; plus

(d) the book values of indebtedness under a lease, charter, hire purchase agreement or other similar arrangement which would, in accordance with U.S. GAAP, be treated as a finance or capital lease; plus

(e) the outstanding principal amount of all moneys owing in connection with the sale or discounting of receivables (otherwise than on a non-recourse basis or which otherwise meet any requirements for de-recognition under U.S. GAAP); plus

(f) the outstanding principal amount of any indebtedness arising from any deferred payment agreements arranged primarily as a method of raising finance or financing the acquisition of an asset (except trade payables); plus

(g) any fixed or minimum premium payable on the repayment or redemption of any instrument referred to in clause (c) above; plus

(h) the outstanding principal amount of any indebtedness of any person of a type referred to in the above clauses of this definition which is the subject of a guarantee given by Atlas Corp. to the extent that such guaranteed indebtedness is determined and given a value in respect of Atlas Corp. on a consolidated basis in accordance with US GAAP; less

(i) Cash and Cash Equivalents; less

(j) Non-Recourse Liabilities.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, “Total Borrowings” shall not include any of the following:

(a) indebtedness or obligations arising from derivative transactions, such as protecting against interest rate or currency fluctuations; and

(b) indebtedness under any vessel construction or ship purchase agreement (including novation and assignment and assumption agreements) that Atlas Corp. or any of its subsidiaries is required to record on its books under U.S. GAAP even though Atlas Corp. and its subsidiaries are no longer the legal owner of the vessel or legally obligated to take delivery of the vessel.

 

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U.S. GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America.

For purposes of the foregoing provisions and definitions, any accounting term, phrase, calculation, determination or treatment used, required or referred to in this Certain Covenants section is to be construed in accordance with U.S. GAAP in effect as of December 31, 2016.

Change of Control Permits Holders to Require Us to Purchase Notes

If a Change of Control (as defined below) occurs at any time, you will have the right, at your option, to require us to purchase for cash any or all of your ATCO Notes, or any portion of the principal amount thereof, that is equal to $25 or multiple of $25. The price we are required to pay (the “Change of Control Purchase Price”) is equal to 101% of the principal amount of the ATCO Notes to be purchased plus accrued and unpaid interest to but excluding the Change of Control Purchase Date (unless the Change of Control Purchase Date is after a record date and on or prior to the interest payment date to which such record date relates, in which case we will instead pay the full amount of accrued and unpaid interest to the holder of record on such record date and the Change of Control Purchase Price will be equal to 101% of the principal amount of the ATCO Notes to be purchased). The “Change of Control Purchase Date” will be a date specified by us that is not less than 20 or more than 35 calendar days following the date of our Change of Control notice as described below. Any ATCO Notes purchased by us will be paid for in cash. A “Change of Control” will be deemed to have occurred at the time after the ATCO Notes are originally issued if:

 

  (1)

any “Person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act), other than one or more Permitted Holders, is or becomes the “Beneficial Owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that for purposes of this clause (1) such Person shall be deemed to have “Beneficial Ownership” of all shares that any such Person has the right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of the Company;

 

  (2)

the merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person or the merger of another Person with or into the Company, or the sale of all or substantially all the assets of the Company (determined on a consolidated basis) to another Person other than (i) a transaction in which the survivor or transferee is a Person that is controlled by the Permitted Holders or (ii) a transaction following which, in the case of a merger or consolidation transaction, holders of securities that represented 100% of the Voting Stock of the Company immediately prior to such transaction (or other securities into which such securities are converted as part of such merger or consolidation transaction) own directly or indirectly at least a majority of the voting power of the Voting Stock of the surviving Person in such merger or consolidation transaction immediately after such transaction and in substantially the same proportion as before the transaction; or

 

  (3)

“Continuing Directors” (as defined below) cease to constitute at least a majority of our board of directors.

“Continuing Director” means a director who either was a member of our board of directors on the issue date of the ATCO Notes or who becomes a member of our board of directors subsequent to that date and whose election, appointment or nomination for election by our stockholders is duly approved by a majority of the continuing directors on our board of directors at the time of such approval, either by a specific vote or by approval of the proxy statement issued by us on behalf of our entire board of directors in which such individual is named as nominee for director.

“Permitted Holders” means (a) any of Kyle Washington, Kevin Washington, Dennis Washington or any of their respective estates, spouses and/or descendants; (b) any trust for the benefit of the persons listed in (a); (c) Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited; (d) an affiliate of any of the persons listed in (a), (b) or (c); or (e) a combination of the foregoing.

 

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On or before the 20th day after the occurrence of a Change of Control, we will provide to all holders of the ATCO Notes, the Trustee and paying agent a notice of the occurrence of the Change of Control and of the resulting purchase right. Such notice shall state, among other things:

 

   

the events causing a Change of Control;

 

   

the date of the Change of Control;

 

   

the last date on which a holder may exercise the repurchase right;

 

   

the Change of Control Purchase Price;

 

   

the Change of Control Purchase Date;

 

   

the name and address of the paying agent; and

 

   

the procedures that holders must follow to require us to purchase their ATCO Notes.

Simultaneously with providing such notice, we will publish a notice containing this information in a newspaper of general circulation in The City of New York or publish the information on our website or through such other public medium as we may use at that time.

To exercise the Change of Control purchase right, you must deliver, on or before the business day immediately preceding the Change of Control Purchase Date, the ATCO Notes to be purchased, duly endorsed for transfer, together with a written purchase notice and the form entitled “Form of Change of Control Purchase Notice” on the reverse side of the ATCO Notes duly completed, to the paying agent. Your purchase notice must state:

 

   

if certificated, the certificate numbers of your ATCO Notes to be delivered for purchase or if not certificated, your notice must comply with appropriate DTC procedures;

 

   

the portion of the principal amount of ATCO Notes to be purchased, which must be $25 or a multiple thereof; and

 

   

that the ATCO Notes are to be purchased by us pursuant to the applicable provisions of the ATCO Notes and the Indenture.

You may withdraw any purchase notice (in whole or in part) by a written notice of withdrawal delivered to the paying agent prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding the Change of Control Purchase Date. The notice of withdrawal shall state:

 

   

the principal amount of the withdrawn Notes;

 

   

if certificated ATCO Notes have been issued, the certificate numbers of the withdrawn ATCO Notes, or if not certificated, your notice must comply with appropriate DTC procedures; and

 

   

the principal amount, if any, which remains subject to the purchase notice.

We will be required to purchase the ATCO Notes on the Change of Control Purchase Date. You will receive payment of the Change of Control Purchase Price on the later of the Change of Control Purchase Date or the time of book-entry transfer or the delivery of the ATCO Notes. If the paying agent holds money or securities sufficient to pay the Change of Control Purchase Price of the ATCO Notes on the Change of Control Purchase Date, then:

 

   

the ATCO Notes will cease to be outstanding and interest, including any additional interest, if any, will cease to accrue (whether or not book-entry transfer of the ATCO Notes is made or whether or not the ATCO Notes are delivered to the paying agent); and

 

   

all other rights of the holder will terminate (other than the right to receive the Change of Control Purchase Price).

 

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In connection with any purchase offer pursuant to a Change of Control purchase notice, we will, if required, comply with the provisions of the tender offer rules under the Exchange Act that may then be applicable; and

 

   

file a Schedule TO or any other required schedule under the Exchange Act.

No ATCO Notes may be purchased at the option of holders upon a Change of Control if the principal amount of the ATCO Notes has been accelerated, and such acceleration has not been rescinded, on or prior to such date.

 

   

The purchase rights of the holders could discourage a potential acquirer of us. The Change of Control purchase feature, however, is not the result of management’s knowledge of any specific effort to obtain control of us by any means or part of a plan by management to adopt a series of anti-takeover provisions.

The term Change of Control is limited to specified transactions and may not include other events that might adversely affect our financial condition. In addition, the requirement that we offer to purchase the ATCO Notes upon a Change of Control may not protect holders in the event of a highly leveraged transaction, reorganization, merger or similar transaction involving us.

The definition of Change of Control includes a phrase relating to the conveyance, transfer, sale, lease or disposition of “all or substantially all” of our consolidated assets. There is no precise, established definition of the phrase “substantially all” under applicable law. Accordingly, the ability of a holder of the ATCO Notes to require us to purchase its ATCO Notes as a result of the conveyance, transfer, sale, lease or other disposition of less than all of our assets may be uncertain.

If a Change of Control were to occur, we may not have enough funds to pay the Change of Control Purchase Price. Our ability to repurchase the ATCO Notes for cash may be limited by restrictions on our ability to obtain funds for such repurchase through dividends from our subsidiaries, the terms of our then existing borrowing arrangements or otherwise. See “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to the Notes.” If we fail to purchase the ATCO Notes when required following a Change of Control, we will be in default under the Indenture. In addition, we have, and may in the future incur, other indebtedness with similar change in control provisions permitting our holders to accelerate or to require us to purchase our indebtedness upon the occurrence of similar events or on some specific dates.

Consolidation, Merger and Sale of Assets

We may not consolidate with or merge with or into, any other person or sell, assign, convey, transfer, lease our properties and assets as an entirety or substantially as an entirety to any person, unless:

 

   

the successor person is a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the Marshall Islands, the United States, any state of the United States or the District of Columbia and expressly assumes by supplemental indenture all of our obligations under the ATCO Notes and the Indenture;

 

   

immediately after giving effect to the transaction, no default or event of default shall have occurred and be continuing; and

 

   

other conditions specified in the Indenture are met.

Upon any consolidation, merger, sale, assignment, conveyance, transfer or lease of the properties and assets of the Company in accordance with the foregoing provisions, the successor person formed by such consolidation or into which we are merged or to which such sale, assignment, conveyance, transfer or lease is made shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company under the Indenture; and thereafter, except in the case of a lease, the Company shall be released from all obligations and covenants under the Indenture and the ATCO Notes.

 

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Events of Default

The ATCO Notes are subject to the following events of default:

 

  (1)

failure to pay principal of or any premium when due;

 

  (2)

failure to pay any interest when due, continued for 30 days;

 

  (3)

failure to perform or comply with the provisions of the Indenture relating to mergers and similar events;

 

  (4)

failure to provide notice of a Change of Control or to repurchase ATCO Notes tendered for repurchase following the occurrence of a Change of Control in conformity with the covenant set forth under the caption “—Change of Control Permits Holders to Require Us to Purchase Notes;”

 

  (5)

failure to perform any of our other covenants in the Indenture, continued for 60 days after written notice has been given by the Trustee, or the holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the outstanding ATCO Notes, as provided in the Indenture;

 

  (6)

any debt of ourself is not paid upon the demand of its holders and within any applicable grace period or is accelerated by its holders because of a default and, in each case, the total amount of such debt unpaid or accelerated exceeds $25,000,000 on an unconsolidated basis;

 

  (7)

any judgment or decree for the payment of money in excess of $25,000,000 is entered against us and remains outstanding for a period of 90 consecutive days following entry of such judgment and is not discharged, waived or stayed; and

 

  (8)

certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization affecting us or any Significant Subsidiary.

If an event of default, other than an event of default described in clause (8) above, occurs and is continuing, either the Trustee or the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding ATCO Notes may declare the principal amount of the ATCO Notes to be due and payable immediately. If an event of default described in clause (8) above occurs, the principal amount of the ATCO Notes and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, will automatically become immediately due and payable.

After any such acceleration, but before a judgment or decree based on acceleration, the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the ATCO Notes may, under certain circumstances, rescind and annul such acceleration if all events of default, other than the non-payment of accelerated principal and any premium, interest or Additional Amounts which have become due as a result of such acceleration, have been cured or waived.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if we so elect, the sole remedy under the Indenture for an event of default relating to (i) our failure to file with the Trustee pursuant to Section 314(a)(1) of the Trust Indenture Act any documents or reports that we are required to file with the SEC pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act or (ii) the failure to comply with our annual and quarterly reporting obligations to the Trustee and the SEC, as described under “—Reports” below, will, after the occurrence of such an event of default, consist exclusively of the right to receive additional interest on the ATCO Notes at an annual rate equal to (i) 0.25% per annum of the outstanding principal amount of the ATCO Notes for each day during the 90-day period beginning on, and including, the date on which such event of default first occurs and on which such event of default is continuing; and (ii) 0.50% per annum of the outstanding principal amount of the ATCO Notes for each day during the 90-day period beginning on, and including, the 91st day following, and including the date on which such event of default first occurs and on which such event of default is continuing. In the event we do not elect to pay the additional interest upon an event of default in accordance with this paragraph, the ATCO Notes will be subject to acceleration as provided above. This additional interest will be payable in arrears on the same dates and in the same manner as regular interest on the ATCO Notes. On the 181st day after such event of default first occurs (if not waived or cured prior to such 181st day), such additional interest will cease to accrue and the ATCO Notes will be subject to

 

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acceleration as provided above. The provisions of the Indenture described in this paragraph will not affect the rights of holders of ATCO Notes in the event of the occurrence of any other events of default.

In order to elect to pay additional interest as the sole remedy during the first 180 days after the occurrence of an event of default relating to the failure to comply with the reporting obligations in accordance with the immediately preceding paragraph, we must notify all holders of record of ATCO Notes and the Trustee and paying agent of such election on or before the close of business on the fifth business day prior to the date on which such event of default would otherwise occur. Upon our failure to timely give such notice or pay additional interest, the ATCO Notes will be immediately subject to acceleration as provided above.

The Trustee will not be obligated to exercise any of its rights or powers at the request of the holders unless the holders have offered to the Trustee indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or expense. Subject to the Indenture, applicable law and the Trustee’s indemnification, the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding ATCO Notes will have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee with respect to the ATCO Notes. The Indenture will provide that in the event an event of default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee will be required in the exercise of its powers to use the degree of care that a prudent person would use in the conduct of its own affairs. The Trustee, however, may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with law or the Indenture or that the Trustee determines is unduly prejudicial to the rights of any other holder.

No holder will have any right to institute any proceeding under the Indenture, or for the appointment of a receiver or a Trustee, or for any other remedy under the Indenture unless:

 

   

the holder has previously given the Trustee written notice of a continuing event of default;

 

   

the holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the ATCO Notes then outstanding have made a written request and have offered indemnity reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee to institute such proceeding as Trustee; and

 

   

the Trustee has failed to institute such proceeding within 60 days after such notice, request and offer and has not received from the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the ATCO Notes then outstanding a direction inconsistent with such request within 60 days after such notice, request and offer.

However, the above limitations do not apply to a suit instituted by a holder for the enforcement of payment of the principal of or interest on any ATCO Note on or after the applicable due date in accordance with the Indenture.

Generally, the holders of not less than a majority of the aggregate principal amount of outstanding ATCO Notes may waive any default or event of default unless:

 

   

we fail to pay the principal of or any interest on any ATCO Note when due;

 

   

we fail to comply with any of the provisions of the Indenture that would require the consent of the holder of each outstanding ATCO Note affected.

The Indenture provides that within 90 days after the Trustee receives written notice of a default, the Trustee shall transmit by mail to all holders, notice of such default hereunder, unless such default shall have been cured or waived. Except in the case of a default in the payment of principal of or interest on any note, the Trustee may withhold notice if and so long as the Trustee in good faith determines that withholding notice is in the best interest of the holders. In addition, we are required to deliver to the Trustee (i) within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year, a certificate indicating whether the signers thereof know of any default that occurred during the previous year and whether we, to the officers’ knowledge, are in default in the performance or observance of any of the terms, provisions and conditions of the Indenture and (ii) within 30 days after the occurrence thereof, written notice of any events that would constitute defaults, their status and what action we are taking or propose to take in respect thereof.

 

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Each holder shall have the right to receive payment or delivery, as the case may be, of:

 

   

the principal (including the Change of Control Purchase Price, if applicable) of;

 

   

accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on; and

 

   

Additional Amounts, if any, on its ATCO Notes, on or after the respective due dates expressed or provided for in the Indenture, or to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment or delivery, as the case may be, and such right to receive such payment or delivery, as the case may be, on or after such respective dates shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of such holder.

Modification and Waiver

We and the Trustee may amend or supplement the Indenture with respect to the ATCO Notes with the consent (including consents obtained in connection with any tender offer or exchange offer) of the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding ATCO Notes. In addition, the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding ATCO Notes may waive our compliance in any instance with any provision of the Indenture without notice to the other holders of ATCO Notes. However, no amendment, supplement or waiver may be made without the consent of each holder of outstanding ATCO Notes affected thereby if such amendment, supplement or waiver would:

 

   

change the stated maturity of the principal of or any interest on the ATCO Notes;

 

   

reduce the principal amount of or interest on the ATCO Notes;

 

   

change the currency of payment of principal of or interest on the ATCO Notes or change any ATCO Note’s place of payment;

 

   

impair the right of any holder to receive payment of principal of and interest on such holder’s ATCO Notes on or after the due dates therefor or to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on, or with respect to, the ATCO Notes;

 

   

modify the provisions with respect to the purchase rights of the holders as described above under “—Change of Control Permits Holders to Require Us to Purchase Notes” in a manner adverse to holders of ATCO Notes;

 

   

change the ranking of the ATCO Notes;

 

   

change our obligation to pay Additional Amounts on any ATCO Note; or

 

   

modify provisions with respect to modification, amendment or waiver (including waiver of events of default), except to increase the percentage required for modification, amendment or waiver or to provide for consent of each affected holder of the ATCO Notes.

We and the Trustee may amend or supplement the Indenture or the ATCO Notes without notice to, or the consent of, the holders of the ATCO Notes to:

 

   

cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency that does not adversely affect the rights of any holder of the ATCO Notes in any material respect;

 

   

provide for the assumption by a successor corporation of our obligations under the Indenture;

 

   

secure the ATCO Notes;

 

   

add to our covenants for the benefit of the holders or surrender any right or power conferred upon us; or

 

   

make any change that does not adversely affect the rights of any holder.

 

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The consent of the holders is not necessary under the Indenture to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment. It is sufficient if such consent approves the substance of the proposed amendment. After an amendment under the Indenture becomes effective, we are required to mail to the holders a notice briefly describing such amendment. However, the failure to give such notice to all the holders, or any defect in the notice, will not impair or affect the validity of the amendment. The Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, enter into any supplemental indenture which affects the Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under the Indenture or otherwise.

Satisfaction and Discharge

We may satisfy and discharge our obligations under the Indenture by delivering to the registrar for cancellation all outstanding ATCO Notes or depositing with the Trustee or delivering to the holders, as applicable, after all outstanding ATCO Notes have become due and payable, or will become due and payable at their stated maturity within one year, cash sufficient to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness all of the outstanding ATCO Notes and all other sums payable under the Indenture by us. Such discharge is subject to terms contained in the Indenture.

If we satisfy and discharge our obligations under the Indenture, the Company will be released from its obligations in the provisions described under “—Change of Control Permits Holders to Require Us to Purchase Notes.”

Defeasance

We may terminate at any time all our obligations with respect to the ATCO Notes and the Indenture, which we refer to as “legal defeasance,” except for certain obligations, including those respecting the defeasance trust and obligations to register the transfer or exchange of the ATCO Notes, to replace mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen ATCO Notes and to maintain a registrar and paying agent in respect of the ATCO Notes. We may also terminate at any time our obligations with respect to the ATCO Notes under the covenants described under “—Change of Control Permits Holders to Require Us to Purchase Notes,” “—Certain Covenants” and “—Reports,” and the operation of certain events of default, which we refer to as “covenant defeasance.” We may exercise the legal defeasance option notwithstanding our prior exercise of the covenant defeasance option.

If we exercise our legal defeasance option with respect to the ATCO Notes, payment of the ATCO Notes may not be accelerated because of an event of default with respect thereto. If we exercise the covenant defeasance option with respect to the ATCO Notes, payment of the ATCO Notes may not be accelerated because of an event of default specified in clause (4), clause (5) (with respect to the covenants described under “—Certain Covenants” or “—Reports”), clause (6) or clause (7).

The legal defeasance option or the covenant defeasance option with respect to the ATCO Notes may be exercised only if:

 

  (1)

we irrevocably deposit in trust with the Trustee cash or U.S. Government obligations or a combination thereof for the payment of principal of and interest and Additional Amounts, if any, on the ATCO Notes to maturity,

 

  (2)

such defeasance or covenant defeasance does not constitute a default under the Indenture or any other material agreement or instrument binding us,

 

  (3)

no default or event of default has occurred and is continuing on the date of such deposit and, with respect to defeasance only, at any time during the period ending on the 123rd day after the date of such deposit (other than, if applicable, a default or event of default with respect to the ATCO Notes resulting from the borrowing of funds to be applied to such deposits),

 

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  (4)

in the case of the legal defeasance option, we deliver to the Trustee an opinion of counsel stating that:

 

  (a)

we have received from the IRS a letter ruling, or there has been published by the Internal Revenue Service a Revenue Ruling, or

 

  (b)

since the date of the Indenture, there has been a change in the applicable U.S. Federal income tax law, in either case to the effect that, and based thereon such opinion shall confirm that, the holders of the ATCO Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for U.S. Federal income tax purposes as a result of such defeasance and will be subject to U.S. Federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such defeasance had not occurred,

 

  (5)

in the case of the covenant defeasance option, we deliver to the Trustee an opinion of counsel to the effect that the holders of the ATCO Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for U.S. Federal income tax purposes as a result of such covenant defeasance and will be subject to U.S. Federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such covenant defeasance had not occurred,

 

  (6)

we deliver to the Trustee an opinion of counsel to the effect that, after the 123rd day after the date of deposit, all money and U.S. Government obligations (or other property as may be provided pursuant to the terms of the Indenture) (including the proceeds thereof) deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee (or other qualifying trustee) to be held in trust will not be subject to any case or proceeding (whether voluntary or involuntary) in respect of the Company under any U.S. Federal or State bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law, or any decree or order for relief in respect of the Company issued in connection therewith, and

 

  (7)

we deliver to the Trustee an officer’s certificate and an opinion of counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent to the defeasance and discharge of the ATCO Notes have been complied with as required by the Indenture.

If we defease our obligations under the Indenture, the Company will be released from its obligations in the provisions described under “Change of Control Permits Holders to Require Us to Purchase Notes.”

Transfer and Exchange

We will maintain an office in New York City where the ATCO Notes may be presented for registration of transfer or exchange. This office will initially be an office or agency of the Trustee. No service charge will be imposed by us, the Trustee or the registrar for any registration of transfer or exchange of ATCO Notes, but any tax or similar governmental charge required by law or permitted by the Indenture because a holder requests any shares to be issued in a name other than such holder’s name will be paid by such holder. We are not required to transfer or exchange any note surrendered for purchase except for any portion of that note not being purchased.

We reserve the right to:

 

   

vary or terminate the appointment of the security registrar or paying agent;

 

   

appoint additional paying agents; or

 

   

approve any change in the office through which any security registrar or any paying agent acts.

Payment and Paying Agents

Payments in respect of the principal and interest on global notes registered in the name of DTC or its nominee will be payable to DTC or its nominee, as the case may be, in its capacity as the registered holder under the Indenture. In the case of certificated ATCO Notes, payments will be made in U.S. dollars at the office of the Trustee or, at our option, by check mailed to the holder’s registered address (or, if requested by a holder of more

 

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than $1,000,000 principal amount of ATCO Notes, by wire transfer to the account designated by such holder). We will make any required interest payments to the person in whose name each note is registered at the close of business on the record date for the interest payment.

The Trustee will be designated as our paying agent for payments on the ATCO Notes. We may at any time designate additional paying agents or rescind the designation of any paying agent or approve a change in the office through which any paying agent acts.

Subject to the requirements of any applicable abandoned property laws, the Trustee and paying agent shall pay to us upon written request any money held by them for payments on the ATCO Notes that remain unclaimed for two years after the date upon which that payment has become due. After payment to us, holders entitled to the money must look to us for payment. In that case, all liability of the Trustee or paying agent with respect to that money will cease.

Purchase and Cancellation

The registrar and paying agent (if other than the Trustee) will forward to the Trustee any ATCO Notes surrendered to them by holders for transfer, exchange or payment. All ATCO Notes delivered to the Trustee shall be cancelled promptly by the Trustee in the manner provided in the Indenture and may not be reissued or resold. No ATCO Notes shall be authenticated in exchange for any ATCO Notes cancelled, except as provided in the Indenture.

We may, to the extent permitted by law, and directly or indirectly (regardless of whether such ATCO Notes are surrendered to us), purchase ATCO Notes in the open market or by tender offer at any price or by private agreement.

Reports

So long as any ATCO Notes are outstanding, we will (i) file with the SEC within the time periods prescribed by its rules and regulations and applicable to us and (ii) furnish to the Trustee and the holders of the ATCO Notes within 15 days after the date on which we would be required to file the same with the SEC pursuant to its rules and regulations (giving effect to any grace period provided by Rule 12b-25 under the Exchange Act), all quarterly and annual financial information to the extent required of us to be contained in Forms 20-F, 10-Q and 10-K and, with respect to the annual consolidated financial statements only, a report thereon by our independent auditors. We shall not be required to file any report or other information with the SEC if the SEC does not permit such filing, although such reports will be required to be furnished to the Trustee. Documents filed by us with the SEC via the EDGAR system will be deemed to have been furnished to the Trustee and the holders of the ATCO Notes as of the time such documents are filed via EDGAR.

Replacement of Notes

We will replace mutilated, destroyed, stolen or lost ATCO Notes at the expense of the holder upon delivery to the Trustee of the mutilated ATCO Notes, or evidence of the loss, theft or destruction of the ATCO Notes satisfactory to us and the Trustee. In the case of a lost, stolen or destroyed note, indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee and us may be required at the expense of the holder of such note before a replacement note will be issued.

Notices

Except as otherwise described herein, notice to registered holders of the ATCO Notes will be given to the addresses as they appear in the security register. Notices will be deemed to have been given on the date of such mailing or electronic delivery. Whenever a notice is required to be given by us, such notice may be given by the Trustee on our behalf (and we will make any notice we are required to give to holders available on our website).

 

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Governing Law

The Indenture and the ATCO Notes will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without regard to conflicts of laws.

Concerning the Trustee

The Trustee, in its individual and any other capacity, may make loans to, accept deposits from, and perform services for us as if it were not the Trustee; however, if it acquires any conflicting interest, it must eliminate such conflict within 90 days, apply to the SEC for permission to continue or resign.

The Indenture will provide that in case an event of default shall occur and be continuing (which shall not be cured), the Trustee will be required, in the exercise of its power, to use the degree of care of a prudent person in the conduct of such person’s own affairs. Subject to such provisions, the Trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of its rights or powers under the Indenture at the request of any holder of the ATCO Notes, unless such holder shall have offered to the Trustee security and indemnity satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or expense.

The Bank of New York Mellon will be the Trustee under the Indenture. Initially, the Trustee will also act as the paying agent, registrar and custodian for the ATCO Notes.

Book-entry System; Delivery and Form

Global Notes

We will issue the ATCO Notes in the form of one or more global notes in definitive, fully registered, book-entry form.

The global notes will be deposited with or on behalf of DTC and registered in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee of DTC.

DTC, Clearstream and Euroclear

Beneficial interests in the global notes will be represented through book-entry accounts of financial institutions acting on behalf of beneficial owners as direct and indirect participants in DTC. Investors may hold interests in the global notes through either DTC (in the United States), Clearstream Banking, société anonyme, Luxembourg, which we refer to as Clearstream, or Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V., as operator of the Euroclear System, which we refer to as Euroclear, in Europe, either directly if they are participants in such systems or indirectly through organizations that are participants in such systems. Clearstream and Euroclear will hold interests on behalf of their participants through customers’ securities accounts in Clearstream’s and Euroclear’s names on the books of their U.S. depositaries, which in turn will hold such interests in customers’ securities accounts in the U.S. depositaries’ names on the books of DTC.

We have obtained the information in this section concerning DTC, Clearstream and Euroclear and the book-entry system and procedures from sources that we believe to be reliable, but we take no responsibility for the accuracy of this information.

We understand that:

 

   

DTC is a limited-purpose trust company organized under the New York Banking Law, a “banking organization” within the meaning of the New York Banking Law, a member of the Federal Reserve System, a “clearing corporation” within the meaning of the New York Uniform Commercial Code and a “clearing agency” registered under Section 17A of the Exchange Act.

 

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DTC holds securities that its participants deposit with DTC and facilitates the settlement among participants of securities transactions, such as transfers and pledges, in deposited securities through electronic computerized book-entry changes in participants’ accounts, thereby eliminating the need for physical movement of securities certificates.

 

   

Direct participants include securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations and other organizations.

 

   

DTC is owned by a number of its direct participants and by The New York Stock Exchange, Inc., the American Stock Exchange, LLC and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (successor to the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.).

 

   

Access to the DTC system is also available to others such as securities brokers and dealers, banks and trust companies that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a direct participant, either directly or indirectly.

 

   

The rules applicable to DTC and its direct and indirect participants are on file with the SEC.

We understand that Clearstream is incorporated under the laws of Luxembourg as a professional depositary. Clearstream holds securities for its customers and facilitates the clearance and settlement of securities transactions between its customers through electronic book-changes in accounts of its customers, thereby eliminating the need for physical movement of certificates. Clearstream provides to its customers, among other things, services for safekeeping, administration, clearance and settlement of internationally traded securities and securities lending and borrowing. Clearstream interfaces with domestic markets in several countries. As a professional depositary, Clearstream is subject to regulation by the Luxembourg Commission for the Supervision of the Financial Section. Clearstream customers are recognized financial institutions around the world, including underwriters, securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations and other organizations. Indirect access to Clearstream is also available to others, such as banks, brokers, dealers and trust companies that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a Clearstream customer either directly or indirectly.

We understand that Euroclear was created in 1968 to hold securities for participants of Euroclear and to clear and settle transactions between Euroclear participants through simultaneous electronic book-entry delivery against payment, thereby eliminating the need for physical movement of certificates and any risk from lack of simultaneous transfers of securities and cash. Euroclear provides various other services, including securities lending and borrowing and interfaces with domestic markets in several countries. Euroclear is operated by Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V., which we refer to as the Euroclear Operator, under contract with Euroclear Clearance Systems S.C., a Belgian cooperative corporation, which we refer to as the Cooperative. All operations are conducted by the Euroclear Operator, and all Euroclear securities clearance accounts and Euroclear cash accounts are accounts with the Euroclear Operator, not the Cooperative. The Cooperative establishes policy for Euroclear on behalf of Euroclear participants. Euroclear participants include banks (including central banks), securities brokers and dealers, and other professional financial intermediaries. Indirect access to Euroclear is also available to other firms that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a Euroclear participant, either directly or indirectly.

We understand that the Euroclear Operator is licensed by the Belgian Banking and Finance Commission to carry out banking activities on a global basis. As a Belgian bank, it is regulated and examined by the Belgian Banking and Finance Commission.

We have provided the descriptions of the operations and procedures of DTC, Clearstream and Euroclear in this prospectus solely as a matter of convenience, and we make no representation or warranty of any kind with respect to these operations and procedures. These operations and procedures are solely within the control of those organizations and are subject to change by them from time to time. None of us, the Trustee or the Exchange Agent takes any responsibility for these operations or procedures, and you are urged to contact DTC, Clearstream and Euroclear or their participants directly to discuss these matters.

 

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We expect that under procedures established by DTC:

 

   

upon deposit of the global notes with DTC or its custodian, DTC will credit on its internal system the accounts of direct participants designated by the Exchange Agent with portions of the principal amounts of the global notes; and

 

   

ownership of the ATCO Notes will be shown on, and the transfer of ownership thereof will be effected only through, records maintained by DTC or its nominee, with respect to interests of direct participants, and the records of direct and indirect participants, with respect to interests of persons other than participants.

The laws of some jurisdictions may require that purchasers of securities take physical delivery of those securities in definitive form. Accordingly, the ability to transfer interests in the ATCO Notes represented by a global note to those persons may be limited. In addition, because DTC can act only on behalf of its participants, who in turn act on behalf of persons who hold interests through participants, the ability of a person having an interest in ATCO Notes represented by a global note to pledge or transfer those interests to persons or entities that do not participate in DTC’s system, or otherwise to take actions in respect of such interest, may be affected by the lack of a physical definitive security in respect of such interest.

So long as DTC or its nominee is the registered owner of a global note, DTC or that nominee will be considered the sole owner or holder of the ATCO Notes represented by that global note for all purposes under the Indenture and under the ATCO Notes. Except as provided below, owners of beneficial interests in a global note will not be entitled to have ATCO Notes represented by that global note registered in their names, will not receive or be entitled to receive physical delivery of certificated ATCO Notes and will not be considered the owners or holders thereof under the Indenture or under the ATCO Notes for any purpose, including with respect to the giving of any direction, instruction or approval to the Trustee. Accordingly, each holder owning a beneficial interest in a global note must rely on the procedures of DTC and, if that holder is not a direct or indirect participant, on the procedures of the participant through which that holder owns its interest, to exercise any rights of a holder of ATCO Notes under the Indenture or a global note.

Neither we nor the Trustee will have any responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records relating to or payments made on account of ATCO Notes by DTC, Clearstream or Euroclear, or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records of those organizations relating to the ATCO Notes.

Payments on the ATCO Notes represented by the global notes will be made to DTC or its nominee, as the case may be, as the registered owner thereof. We expect that DTC or its nominee, upon receipt of any payment on the ATCO Notes represented by a global note, will credit participants’ accounts with payments in amounts proportionate to their respective beneficial interests in the global note as shown in the records of DTC or its nominee. We also expect that payments by participants to owners of beneficial interests in the global note held through such participants will be governed by standing instructions and customary practice as is now the case with securities held for the accounts of customers registered in the names of nominees for such customers. The participants will be solely responsible for those payments.

Distributions on the ATCO Notes held beneficially through Clearstream will be credited to cash accounts of its customers in accordance with its rules and procedures, to the extent received by the U.S. depositary for Clearstream.

Securities clearance accounts and cash accounts with the Euroclear Operator are governed by the Terms and Conditions Governing Use of Euroclear and the related Operating Procedures of the Euroclear System, and applicable Belgian law (collectively referred to herein as the Terms and Conditions). The Terms and Conditions govern transfers of securities and cash within Euroclear, withdrawals of securities and cash from Euroclear, and receipts of payments with respect to securities in Euroclear. All securities in Euroclear are held on a fungible basis without attribution of specific certificates to specific securities clearance accounts. The Euroclear Operator acts under the Terms and Conditions only on behalf of Euroclear participants and has no record of or relationship with persons holding through Euroclear participants.

 

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Distributions on the ATCO Notes held beneficially through Euroclear will be credited to the cash accounts of its participants in accordance with the Terms and Conditions, to the extent received by the U.S. depositary for Euroclear.

Clearance and Settlement Procedures

Initial settlement for the ATCO Notes will be made in immediately available funds. Secondary market trading between DTC participants will occur in the ordinary way in accordance with DTC rules and will be settled in immediately available funds. Secondary market trading between Clearstream customers and/or Euroclear participants will occur in the ordinary way in accordance with the applicable rules and operating procedures of Clearstream and Euroclear, as applicable, and will be settled using the procedures applicable to conventional Eurobonds in immediately available funds.

Cross-market transfers between persons holding directly or indirectly through DTC, on the one hand, and directly or indirectly through Clearstream customers or Euroclear participants, on the other, will be effected through DTC in accordance with DTC rules on behalf of the relevant European international clearing system by the U.S. depositary. Such cross-market transactions, however, will require delivery of instructions to the relevant European international clearing system by the counterparty in such system in accordance with its rules and procedures and within its established deadlines (European time). The relevant European international clearing system will, if the transaction meets its settlement requirements, deliver instructions to the U.S. depositary to take action to effect final settlement on its behalf by delivering or receiving the ATCO Notes in DTC, and making or receiving payment in accordance with normal procedures for same-day funds settlement applicable to DTC. Clearstream customers and Euroclear participants may not deliver instructions directly to their U.S. depositaries.

Because of time-zone differences, credits of the ATCO Notes received in Clearstream or Euroclear as a result of a transaction with a DTC participant will be made during subsequent securities settlement processing and dated the business day following the DTC settlement date. Such credits or any transactions in the ATCO Notes settled during such processing will be reported to the relevant Clearstream customers or Euroclear participants on such business day. Cash received in Clearstream or Euroclear as a result of sales of the ATCO Notes by or through a Clearstream customer or a Euroclear participant to a DTC participant will be received with value on the DTC settlement date but will be available in the relevant Clearstream or Euroclear cash account only as of the business day following settlement in DTC.

Although DTC, Clearstream and Euroclear have agreed to the foregoing procedures to facilitate transfers of the ATCO Notes among participants of DTC, Clearstream and Euroclear, they are under no obligation to perform or continue to perform such procedures and such procedures may be changed or discontinued at any time.

Certificated Notes

We will issue certificated ATCO Notes to each person that DTC identifies as the beneficial owner of the ATCO Notes represented by a global note upon surrender by DTC of the global note if:

 

   

DTC notifies us that it is no longer willing or able to act as a depositary for such global note or ceases to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act, and we have not appointed a successor depositary within 90 days of that notice or becoming aware that DTC is no longer so registered;

 

   

an event of default under the Indenture has occurred and is continuing, and DTC requests the issuance of certificated ATCO Notes; or

 

   

we determine not to have the ATCO Notes represented by a global note.

Neither we nor the Trustee will be liable for any delay by DTC, its nominee or any direct or indirect participant in identifying the beneficial owners of the ATCO Notes. We and the Trustee may conclusively rely on, and will be protected in relying on, instructions from DTC or its nominee for all purposes, including with respect to the registration and delivery, and the respective principal amounts, of the certificated ATCO Notes to be issued.

 

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CERTAIN UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS

The following is a summary of certain U.S. federal income tax consequences of the exchange of Seaspan Notes for ATCO Notes. This summary is limited to beneficial owners of Seaspan Notes that hold the Seaspan Notes, and will hold the ATCO Notes, as capital assets (in general, property held for investment).

This discussion is based upon the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), existing and proposed regulations thereunder, and current administrative rulings and court decisions, all of which are subject to change or differing interpretations (possibly with retroactive effect). We have not and will not seek any rulings from the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) regarding the matters discussed below. There can be no assurance that the IRS will not take a different position concerning the tax consequences of the exchange of Seaspan Notes for ATCO Notes or that a court will not agree with any such position.

This summary does not discuss all U.S. federal income tax considerations that may be relevant to a beneficial owner of the Seaspan Notes in light of such beneficial owner’s particular investment or other circumstances and does not discuss considerations relevant to persons subject to special provisions of U.S. federal income tax law (such as tax-exempt entities, retirement plans, individual retirement accounts, tax-deferred accounts, pass-through entities (including partnerships and entities and arrangements classified as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes) and beneficial owners of pass-through entities, U.S. expatriates, financial institutions, insurance companies, dealers or traders in securities or currencies, and persons that hold the Seaspan Notes or will hold the ATCO Notes as part of a constructive sale, wash sale, conversion transaction or other integrated transaction or a straddle, hedge or synthetic security).

Under applicable Treasury Regulations, the exchange of a new debt instrument for an old debt instrument is a taxable event upon which gain or loss is realized if the new debt instrument differs materially either in kind or in extent from the old debt instrument (a “Significant Modification”). An exchange is a Significant Modification if, based on all the facts and circumstances and taking into account all modifications of the debt instrument collectively (other than modifications that are subject to special rules), the legal rights or obligations that are altered and the degree to which they are altered are “economically significant.”

The exchange of Seaspan Notes for ATCO Notes in the Exchange Offer should not be a taxable exchange for U.S. federal income tax purposes because the terms of the ATCO Notes will be substantially similar in all material respects to the terms of the Seaspan Notes. For U.S. federal income tax purposes, the only differences between the ATCO Notes and the Seaspan Notes are that the ATCO Notes are expected to be listed on the Nasdaq Bond Exchange, will not be redeemable at Atlas’s option until                , 2023 and will not be subject to certain negative covenants regarding the lines of business in which the issuer may operate. (Atlas is considered to be the issuer of both the Seaspan Notes and the ATCO Notes for U.S. federal income tax purposes because Seaspan is disregarded as an entity separate from Atlas for U.S. federal income tax purposes.) We do not believe that the foregoing differences are “economically significant” and none of them constitutes a per se Significant Modification under any of the special rules. Accordingly, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, you should not recognize any taxable gain or loss as a result of the Exchange Offer and should have the same tax basis and holding period in the ATCO Notes as you had in the Seaspan Notes immediately before the exchange. For the same reason, your tax consequences of owning and disposing of the ATCO Notes should be the same as your tax consequences of owning and disposing of the Seaspan Notes.

Before you exchange Seaspan Notes for ATCO Notes in the Exchange Offer, you should consult your own tax advisors concerning the particular U.S. federal, state and local and non-U.S. tax consequences of exchanging your Seaspan Notes for ATCO Notes.

 

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CERTAIN REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS TAX CONSIDERATIONS

The following discussion is the opinion of Reeder & Simpson, P.C., Atlas counsel as to matters of the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and is based on the current laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands applicable to persons who do not reside in, maintain offices in or engage in business in the Republic of the Marshall Islands.

Seaspan is incorporated in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. Under current Republic of the Marshall Islands law, Seaspan is not subject to tax on income or capital gains, and no Republic of the Marshall Islands withholding tax will be imposed upon payments of interest by Seaspan to its noteholders. Under the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Seaspan’s jurisdiction of incorporation, Seaspan is subject to yearly corporate maintenance fees.

In addition, you will not be subject to the Republic of the Marshall Islands stamp, capital gains or other taxes on the purchase, ownership or disposition of notes, including upon an exchange for Atlas shares, and you will not be required by the Republic of the Marshall Islands to file a tax return relating to such notes.

Atlas is incorporated in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. Under current Republic of the Marshall Islands law, Atlas is not subject to tax on income or capital gains, and no Republic of the Marshall Islands withholding tax will be imposed upon payments of dividends by Atlas to its shareholders. Under the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Atlas’s jurisdiction of incorporation, Atlas is subject to yearly corporate maintenance fees.

Because Atlas does not, and does not expect that it will, conduct business or operations in the Republic of the Marshall Islands, under current Republic of the Marshall Islands law, you will not be subject to the Republic of the Marshall Islands taxation or withholding on distributions, including upon a return of capital, Atlas makes to you as a shareholder.

In addition, you will not be subject to the Republic of the Marshall Islands stamp, capital gains or other taxes on the purchase, ownership or disposition of Atlas shares and you will not be required by the Republic of the Marshall Islands to file a tax return relating to such shares.

Investors in the ATCO Notes offered hereby are urged to consult their tax counsel or other advisors concerning the consequences of owning and disposing of notes and of owning and disposing of the Atlas shares acquired on the exchange of their notes for Atlas shares in their particular circumstances. Further, it is the responsibility of each noteholder or shareholder to file all state, local and non-U.S., as well as U.S. federal tax returns that may be required of such noteholder or shareholder, as applicable.

 

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CERTAIN U.K. TAX CONSIDERATIONS

The following is a general, non-exhaustive, summary of certain aspects of the U.K. tax treatment of the ATCO Notes, as at the date of this prospectus. These comments apply only to persons who are the absolute beneficial owners of ATCO Notes and may not apply to certain classes of person such as dealers, certain professional investors, persons connected with the Company or Seaspan and persons who are treated for tax purposes as having received their ATCO Notes in connection with their employment. It is understood that the Company is solely resident in the U.K. for tax purposes.

Holders of ATCO Notes who are in any doubt as to their tax position should consult their professional advisers. In particular, holders of ATCO Notes should be aware that they may be liable to taxation under the laws of other jurisdictions in relation to the ATCO Notes. This summary as it applies to U.K. taxation is based upon U.K. law as applied in England & Wales and HM Revenue & Customs (“HMRC”) published practice as in effect on the date of this prospectus, which are both subject to change (potentially with retrospective effect).

U.K. Withholding Tax on U.K. Source Interest

Under U.K. law there is generally an obligation to withhold or deduct an amount for, or on account of, U.K. income tax from payments of interest on interest-bearing securities where the interest in question arises in the U.K. (“U.K. Source Interest”). The rate of such withholding or deduction is the basic rate (currently 20%), and any element of any applicable redemption premium may, depending on the facts and circumstances, also constitute U.K. Source Interest for these purposes.

Interest on the ATCO Notes will be payable without withholding or deduction for or on account of U.K. income tax provided that the ATCO Notes are and remain listed on a “recognised stock exchange” within the meaning of section 1005 of the Income Tax Act 2007. Nasdaq is a recognised stock exchange for these purposes. Provided, therefore, that the ATCO Notes are and remain listed on the Nasdaq Global Market, interest on the ATCO Notes will be payable without withholding or deduction on account of U.K. income tax.

In other cases, the Company may be required to withhold or deduct an amount from payments of interest on the ATCO Notes that has a U.K. source. However, in those circumstances, certain holders of ATCO Notes who are resident in the United States may be entitled to receive payments free of withholding or deduction for or on account of U.K. income tax under the double taxation agreement between the U.K. and the U.S. which entered into force on March 31, 2003 and HMRC may issue a direction to the payor to that effect. Holders of ATCO Notes who are resident in other jurisdictions may also be able to receive payment free of withholding or deduction for or on account of U.K. income tax or subject to a lower rate of such withholding or deduction under an appropriate double taxation treaty in such circumstances and HMRC may issue a direction to that effect. However, any such direction will, in any case, be issued only following prior application to the relevant tax authorities by the holder in question. If such a direction is not in place at the time such a payment is made, the Company would be required to withhold or deduct for or on account of U.K. income tax, although a holder of ATCO Notes resident in another jurisdiction who is entitled to relief may subsequently claim from HMRC the amount, or a proportion of the amount, withheld or deducted.

If any withholdings or deductions on account of U.K. income tax, as described above, were required to be made by the Company in respect of the ATCO Notes, then the Company will pay to holders of ATCO Notes additional amounts in respect thereof in the manner more fully described in “Description of the ATCO Notes—Additional Amounts,” subject to the provisos contained therein.

The references to “interest” above mean “interest” as understood in U.K. tax law. The above statements do not take any account of any different definition of “interest” which may prevail under any other law or which may be created by the terms and conditions of the ATCO Notes or any related documentation.

 

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The above description of the U.K. withholding tax position assumes that there will be no substitution of the Company and does not consider the tax consequences of any such substitution.

HMRC Information Powers

HMRC has powers to obtain information, including in relation to interest or payments treated as interest and payments derived from securities. This may include details of the beneficial owners of the ATCO Notes, of the persons for whom the ATCO Notes are held and of the persons to whom payments derived from the ATCO Notes are or may be paid. Information may be obtained from a range of persons including persons who effect or are a party to such transactions on behalf of others, registrars and administrators of such transactions, the registered holders of the ATCO Notes, persons who make, receive or are entitled to receive payments derived from the ATCO Notes and persons by or through whom interest and payments treated as interest are paid or credited. Information obtained by HMRC may be provided to tax authorities in other jurisdictions.

Taxation of Returns

Holders of Notes should consult their own accounting and tax advisers concerning their tax liabilities that may arise as a result of holding the ATCO Notes, the exchange of the Seaspan Notes for ATCO Notes or the disposal of the ATCO Notes.

Subject to the above, holders of ATCO Notes (other than certain trustees) who are not resident for tax purposes in the U.K. and who do not carry on a trade, profession or vocation in the U.K. through a permanent establishment, branch or agency in connection with which returns on the ATCO Notes or Seaspan Notes are received or to which the ATCO Notes or Seaspan Notes are attributable, will generally not be liable to U.K. tax on exchange of the Seaspan Notes for ATCO Notes, the disposal of the ATCO Notes or other returns with respect to the ATCO Notes.

U.K. Stamp Duty and Stamp Duty Reserve Tax (“SDRT”)

No U.K. stamp duty or SDRT should be payable on the issue of the ATCO Notes. U.K. stamp duty should generally not need to be paid in respect of a transfer of ATCO Notes, and no SDRT should be payable in respect of a transfer of the ATCO Notes, unless they are registered in a register kept in the U.K. by or on behalf of the Company, or carry a right to acquire or subscribe for stock, shares or loan capital, registered in a register kept in the U.K by or on behalf of the Company. It is not intended that any such registers will be kept in the U.K. The statements in this paragraph summarize the current position on stamp duty and SDRT and are intended as a general guide only. Special rules apply to agreements made by, amongst others, intermediaries and certain categories of person may be liable to stamp duty or SDRT at higher rates. In particular, this paragraph does not consider where notes are issued or transferred to clearance services or depository receipt issuers.

 

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LEGAL MATTERS

The validity of the ATCO Notes will be passed upon for us by DLA Piper LLP (US), New York, New York, as to New York law, and by Reeder & Simpson, P.C., with respect to the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands. Certain other legal matters will be passed upon for us by DLA Piper LLP (US), New York, New York, by DLA Piper UK LLP, London, United Kingdom and by Reeder & Simpson, P.C. DLA Piper LLP (US) and DLA Piper UK LLP may rely on the opinions of Dennis J. Reeder, Reeder & Simpson, P.C. for all matters of the Republic of the Marshall Islands law.

 

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EXPERTS

The consolidated financial statements of Atlas Corp. as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 and for each of the years in the three year period ended December 31, 2020 and management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2020, have been audited by KPMG LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, and have been incorporated by reference herein in reliance upon the reports of KPMG LLP, which reports are also incorporated herein by reference, and upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

The audit report covering the December 31, 2020 consolidated financial statements refers to a change in accounting for goodwill due to the adoption of Accounting Standards Update 2017-04, “Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment”, effective January 1, 2020, and to a change in accounting for leases due to the adoption of Accounting Standards Update 2016-02, “Leases”, effective January 1, 2019.

 

 

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LOGO

Atlas Corp.

Offer to Exchange

up to $80,000,000 principal amount of 7.125% Notes due 2027,

which have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,

for

any and all outstanding

$80,000,000 principal amount of 7.125% Notes due 2027 issued by Seaspan Corporation

PROSPECTUS

The exchange agent and information agent for the Exchange Offer is:

D.F. KING & CO., INC.

Toll Free: (866) 829-0135

All Others Call: (212) 269-5550

Email: atco@dfking.com

By Facsimile Transmission (for Eligible Institutions Only): (212) 709-3328

Attn: Michael Horthman

Requests for additional copies of this prospectus may be directed to the information agent. Beneficial owners may also contact their custodian for assistance concerning the Exchange Offer.

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PART II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

 

ITEM 20.

Indemnification of Directors and Officers

The Republic of the Marshall Islands Business Corporations Act (the “BCA”) authorizes corporations to limit or eliminate the personal liability of directors to corporations and their shareholders for monetary damages for breaches of directors’ fiduciary duties. The Registrant’s articles of incorporation include a provision that provides that, to the fullest extent permitted by law, a director of the Registrant shall not be personally liable to the Registrant or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director.

The Registrant’s articles of incorporation provide that it must indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including in an action by or in the right of the Registrant, by reason of the fact he or she is or was a director or officer of the Registrant or is or was serving, at the request of the Registrant, as a director or officer of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise (the “Indemnitee”) against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, unless a final and unappealable determination by a court of competent jurisdiction has been made that he or she did not act in good faith or in a manner he or she did not reasonably believe to be in or not opposed to the best interest of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful. The Registrant’s articles of incorporation further provide that the purpose of the provisions set forth in the articles of incorporation is to fully indemnify the Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by Section 60 of the BCA or any successor statute.

The Registrant is also expressly authorized to (i) advance expenses to its directors and offices in advance of the final disposition of any proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that he or she is not entitled to be indemnified under the provisions of the Registrant’s articles of incorporation, and (ii) purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director or officer of the Registrant or serving in such capacity in another corporation at the request of the Registrant against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in such capacity whether or not the Registrant would have the power to indemnify such person against such liability by law or under the provisions of the Registrant’s articles of incorporation. The Registrant’s articles of incorporation further provide that the purpose of the provisions set forth in the articles of incorporation is to advance funds to the fullest extent permitted by Section 60 of the BCA or any successor statute.

The directors and officers of the Registrant also may be indemnified against liability they may incur for serving in those capacities pursuant to liability insurance policies maintained by and indemnification arrangements with the Registrant. In addition, the Registrant has entered into separate indemnification agreements with its officers and directors.

Any underwriting agreement that has been or will be filed as an exhibit hereto or incorporated by reference herein contains or will contain provisions whereby the underwriter or underwriters agree to indemnify the Registrant, its directors and certain officers and other persons against certain claims.

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, the Registrant has been informed that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.

 

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ITEM 21.

Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

(a) Exhibits

 

Exhibit

Number

  

Description

3.1    Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Atlas Corp. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Atlas Corp.’s Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K, furnished (under form type 8-K12B) to the SEC on February 27, 2020).
3.2    Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of Atlas Corp. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit  1.2 to Atlas Corp.’s Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the SEC on March 19, 2021).
4.1    Indenture, dated March 19, 2021, between Atlas Corp. and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee.
4.2    Form of First Supplemental Indenture, between Atlas Corp. and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee.
5.1    Opinion of DLA Piper LLP (US) (New York), relating to the legality of the securities being registered.
5.2    Opinion of Reeder & Simpson, P.C. (Marshall Islands), relating to Atlas Corp.
8.1    Opinion of DLA Piper LLP (US), relating to U.S. tax matters.
8.2    Opinion of Reeder & Simpson, P.C., relating to Republic of Marshall Islands tax matters.
8.3    Opinion of DLA Piper UK LLP, relating to UK tax matters.
23.1    Consent of KPMG LLP, relating to the financial statements of Atlas Corp.
23.2    Consent of DLA Piper LLP (US) (contained in Exhibit 5.1).
23.3    Consent of Reeder & Simpson, P.C. (contained in Exhibit 5.2).
23.4    Consent of DLA Piper LLP (US) (contained in Exhibit 8.1).
23.5    Consent of Reeder & Simpson, P.C. (contained in Exhibit 8.2).
23.6    Consent of DLA Piper UK LLP (contained in Exhibit 8.3).
24.1    Powers of Attorney (included on signature pages to the Registration Statement).
25.1    Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility of the Trustee.

(b) Financial Statement Schedules.

All supplemental schedules are omitted because of the absence of conditions under which they are required or because the information is shown in the financial statements or notes thereto.

(c) Reports, Opinions, and Appraisals

The following reports, opinions, and appraisals are included herein: None.

 

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ITEM 22.

Undertakings

The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

 

  (1)

To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

 

  (i)

To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;

 

  (ii)

To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and

 

  (iii)

To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;

 

  (2)

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

 

  (3)

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

 

  (4)

To file a post-effective amendment to the registration statement to include any financial statements required by Item 8.A. of Form 20-F at the start of any delayed offering or throughout a continuous offering. Financial statements and information otherwise required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act need not be furnished, provided that the registrant includes in the prospectus, by means of a post-effective amendment, financial statements required pursuant to this paragraph (4) and other information necessary to ensure that all other information in the prospectus is at least as current as the date of those financial statements.

 

  (5)

That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act to any purchaser, each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such date of first use.

 

  (6)

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

 

  (a)

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

 

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  (b)

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

 

  (c)

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

 

  (d)

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

 

  (7)

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

 

  (8)

(i) To respond to requests for information that is incorporated by reference into the prospectus pursuant to Items 4, 10(b), 11, or 13 of Form F-4, within one business day of receipt of such request, and to send the incorporated documents by first class mail or other equally prompt means, and (ii) to arrange or provide for a facility in the United States for the purpose of responding to such requests. The undertaking in subparagraph (i) above includes information contained in documents filed subsequent to the effective date of the registration statement through the date of responding to the request.

 

  (9)

To supply by means of a post-effective amendment all information concerning a transaction and the company being acquired involved therein, that was not the subject of and included in the registration statement when it became effective.

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

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on March 19, 2021.

 

ATLAS CORP.
By:  

/s/ Bing Chen

Name:   Bing Chen
Title:   Director, President & Chief Executive Officer

 

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POWER OF ATTORNEY

Each person whose signature appears below appoints Bing Chen and Graham Talbot, and each of them, any of whom may act without the joinder of the other, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement, and to sign any and all additional registration statements relating to the Registration Statement and filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or would do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them of their or his substitute and substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature    Title   Date

/s/ David Sokol

David Sokol

  

Chairman of the Board

  March 19, 2021

/s/ Bing Chen

Bing Chen

  

Director, President and Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

  March 19, 2021

/s/ Graham Talbot

Graham Talbot

  

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

  March 19, 2021

/s/ Lawrence Chin

Lawrence Chin

  

Director

  March 19, 2021

/s/ John C. Hsu

John C. Hsu

  

Director

  March 19, 2021

/s/ Nicholas Pitts-Tucker

Nicholas Pitts-Tucker

  

Director

  March 19, 2021

/s/ Larry Simkins

Larry Simkins

  

Director

  March 19, 2021

/s/ Stephen Wallace

Stephen Wallace

  

Director

  March 19, 2021

 

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AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE

Pursuant to the requirement of the Securities Act of 1933, the undersigned, the duly undersigned representative in the United States of Atlas Corp., has signed this registration statement in the City of Newark, State of Delaware, on March 19, 2021.

 

PUGLISI & ASSOCIATES
  By: /s/ Donald J. Puglisi
 

Name: Donald J. Puglisi

Authorized Representative in the United States

 

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Exhibit 4.1

ATLAS CORP.,

AS ISSUER,

TO

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON,

AS TRUSTEE

INDENTURE

DEBT SECURITIES

DATED AS OF MARCH 19, 2021


Reconciliation and tie between Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (the “Trust Indenture Act”) and Indenture

 

Trust Indenture Act of 1939 Section

 

Indenture Section

   
310    (a)(1)   6.8  
     (a)(2)   6.8    
     (a)(3)   TIA    
     (a)(4)   Not Applicable    
     (a)(5)   TIA    
     (b)   6.9    
311    (a)   TIA  
     (b)   TIA    
312    (a)   7.1  
     (b)   7.2    
     (c)   7.2    
313    (a)   7.3  
     (b)   7.3    
     (c)   7.3    
     (d)   7.3    
314    (a)   7.4; TIA  
     (b)   Not Applicable    
     (c)(1)   1.2    
     (c)(2)   1.2    
     (c)(3)   Not Applicable    
     (d)   Not Applicable    
     (e)   1.2    
     (f)   1.2    
315    (a)   6.1; TIA  
     (b)   6.3    
     (c)   6.1; TIA    
     (d)(1)   6.1; TIA    
     (d)(2)   6.1; TIA    
     (d)(3)   6.1; TIA    
     (e)   5.15; TIA    
316    (a) (last sentence)   1.1  
     (a)(1)(A)   5.2; 5.12    
     (a)(1)(B)   5.13    
     (b)   5.8    
     (c)   TIA    


317    (a)(1)   5.3  
   (a)(2)   5.4  
   (b)   10.3  
318    (a)   1.8  
   (b)   TIA  
   (c)   TIA  

This reconciliation and tie section does not constitute part of the Indenture.

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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ARTICLE 1

     

DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION

     1  

Section 1.1.

   Definitions      1  

Section 1.2.

   Compliance Certificates and Opinions      10  

Section 1.3.

   Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee      10  

Section 1.4.

   Acts of Holders      11  

Section 1.5.

   Notices, Etc. to the Trustee and the Company      12  

Section 1.6.

   Notice to Holders of Securities; Waiver      13  

Section 1.7.

   Language of Notices      13  

Section 1.8.

   Conflict with Trust Indenture Act      14  

Section 1.9.

   Effect of Headings and Table of Contents      14  

Section 1.10.

   Successors and Assigns      14  

Section 1.11.

   Separability Clause      14  

Section 1.12.

   Benefits of Indenture      14  

Section 1.13.

   Governing Law      14  

Section 1.14.

   Legal Holidays      14  

Section 1.15.

   Counterparts      15  

Section 1.16.

   Judgment Currency      15  

Section 1.17.

   No Security Interest Created      16  

Section 1.18.

   Limitation on Individual Liability      16  

ARTICLE 2

     

SECURITIES FORMS

     17  

Section 2.1.

   Forms Generally      17  

Section 2.2.

   Form of Trustee’s Certificate of Authentication      17  

Section 2.3.

   Securities in Global Form      17  

ARTICLE 3

     

THE SECURITIES

        18  

Section 3.1.

   Amount Unlimited; Issuable in Series      18  

Section 3.2.

   Currency; Denominations      21  

Section 3.3.

   Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating      22  

Section 3.4.

   Temporary Securities      23  

Section 3.5.

   Registration, Transfer and Exchange      24  

Section 3.6.

   Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities      26  

Section 3.7.

   Payment of Interest and Certain Additional Amounts; Rights to Interest and Certain Additional Amounts Preserved      27  

Section 3.8.

   Persons Deemed Owners      28  

Section 3.9.

   Cancellation      29  

Section 3.10.

   Computation of Interest      29  

 

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ARTICLE 4

     

SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE

     29  

Section 4.1.

   Satisfaction and Discharge      29  

Section 4.2.

   Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance      30  

Section 4.3.

   Application of Trust Money      34  

Section 4.4.

   Reinstatement      34  

ARTICLE 5

     

REMEDIES

        35  

Section 5.1.

   Events of Default      35  

Section 5.2.

   Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment      36  

Section 5.3.

   Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee      38  

Section 5.4.

   Trustee May File Proofs of Claim      39  

Section 5.5.

   Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Securities      39  

Section 5.6.

   Application of Money Collected      40  

Section 5.7.

   Limitations on Suits      40  

Section 5.8.

   Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal and Any Premium, Interest and Additional Amounts      41  

Section 5.9.

   Restoration of Rights and Remedies      41  

Section 5.10.

   Rights and Remedies Cumulative      41  

Section 5.11.

   Delay or Omission Not Waiver      41  

Section 5.12.

   Control by Holders of Securities      41  

Section 5.13.

   Waiver of Past Defaults      42  

Section 5.14.

   Waiver of Usury, Stay or Extension Laws      42  

Section 5.15.

   Undertaking for Costs      42  

ARTICLE 6

     

THE TRUSTEE

        43  

Section 6.1.

   Certain Duties and Responsibilities      43  

Section 6.2.

   Certain Rights of Trustee      44  

Section 6.3.

   Notice of Defaults      48  

Section 6.4.

   Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities      49  

Section 6.5.

   May Hold Securities      49  

Section 6.6.

   Money Held in Trust      49  

Section 6.7.

   Compensation and Reimbursement      49  

Section 6.8.

   Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility      50  

Section 6.9.

   Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor      50  

Section 6.10.

   Acceptance of Appointment by Successor      52  

Section 6.11.

   Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business      53  

Section 6.12.

   Appointment of Authenticating Agent      53  

ARTICLE 7

     

HOLDERS LISTS AND REPORTS BY TRUSTEE AND COMPANY

     55  

Section 7.1.

   Company to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Holders      55  

Section 7.2.

   Preservation of Information; Communications to Holders      55  

Section 7.3.

   Reports by Trustee      56  

Section 7.4.

   Reports by Company      56  

 

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ARTICLE 8

     

CONSOLIDATION, MERGER AND SALES

     56  

Section 8.1.

   Company May Consolidate, Etc., Only on Certain Terms      56  

Section 8.2.

   Successor Person Substituted for Company      57  

ARTICLE 9

     

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES

     58  

Section 9.1.

   Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders      58  

Section 9.2.

   Supplemental Indentures With Consent of Holders      59  

Section 9.3.

   Execution of Supplemental Indentures      60  

Section 9.4.

   Effect of Supplemental Indentures      60  

Section 9.5.

   Reference in Securities to Supplemental Indentures      60  

Section 9.6.

   Conformity With Trust Indenture Act      60  

Section 9.7.

   Notice of Supplemental Indenture      61  

ARTICLE 10

     

COVENANTS

        61  

Section 10.1.

   Payment of Principal, Any Premium, Interest and Additional Amounts      61  

Section 10.2.

   Maintenance of Office or Agency      61  

Section 10.3.

   Money for Securities Payments to be Held in Trust      62  

Section 10.4.

   Additional Amounts      63  

Section 10.5.

   [Reserved.]      64  

Section 10.6.

   [Reserved.]      64  

Section 10.7.

   Corporate Existence      64  

Section 10.8.

   Waiver of Certain Covenants      64  

Section 10.9.

   Company Statement as to Compliance; Notice of Certain Defaults      64  

ARTICLE 11

     

REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES

     65  

Section 11.1.

   Applicability of Article      65  

Section 11.2.

   Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee      65  

Section 11.3.

   Selection by Trustee of Securities to be Redeemed      65  

Section 11.4.

   Notice of Redemption      66  

Section 11.5.

   Deposit of Redemption Price      67  

Section 11.6.

   Securities Payable on Redemption Date      67  

Section 11.7.

   Securities Redeemed in Part      68  

ARTICLE 12

     

SINKING FUNDS

        68  

Section 12.1.

   Applicability of Article      68  

Section 12.2.

   Satisfaction of Sinking Fund Payments With Securities      69  

Section 12.3.

   Redemption of Securities for Sinking Fund      69  

ARTICLE 13

     

REPAYMENT AT THE OPTION OF HOLDERS

     70  

Section 13.1.

   Applicability of Article      70  

 

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ARTICLE 14

     

SECURITIES IN FOREIGN CURRENCIES

     70  

Section 14.1.

   Applicability of Article      70  

ARTICLE 15

     

MEETINGS OF HOLDERS OF SECURITIES

     71  

Section 15.1.

   Purposes for Which Meetings May Be Called      71  

Section 15.2.

   Call, Notice and Place of Meetings      71  

Section 15.3.

   Persons Entitled to Vote at Meetings      71  

Section 15.4.

   Quorum; Action      71  

Section 15.5.

   Determination of Voting Rights; Conduct and Adjournment of Meetings      72  

Section 15.6.

   Counting Votes and Recording Action of Meetings      73  

EXHIBIT A

        A-1  

 

 

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INDENTURE, dated as of March 19, 2021 (the “Indenture”), between ATLAS CORP., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the Republic of The Marshall Islands (hereinafter called the “Company”), having its principal executive office located at 23 Berkeley Square, London, United Kingdom, W1J 6HE, and The Bank of New York Mellon, a New York banking corporation, as trustee (hereinafter called the “Trustee”), having its Corporate Trust Office located at 240 Greenwich Street, New York, New York 10286; Attention: Corporate Trust Administration.

RECITALS

The Company has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture to provide for the issuance from time to time of its senior unsecured debentures, notes or other evidences of indebtedness (hereinafter called the “Securities”), unlimited as to principal amount, to bear such rates of interest, to mature at such time or times, to be issued in one or more series and to have such other provisions as shall be fixed as hereinafter provided.

The Company has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture. All things necessary to make this Indenture a valid agreement of the Company, in accordance with its terms, have been done.

This Indenture is subject to the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated thereunder that are required to be part of this Indenture and, to the extent applicable, shall be governed by such provisions.

NOW, THEREFORE, THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH:

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

ARTICLE 1

DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION

Section 1.1.    Definitions.

Except as otherwise expressly provided in or pursuant to this Indenture or unless the context otherwise requires, for all purposes of this Indenture:

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

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

(3) all accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America and, except as otherwise herein expressly provided, the terms “generally accepted accounting


principles” or “GAAP” with respect to any computation required or permitted hereunder shall mean such accounting principles as are generally accepted in the United States of America at the date or time of such computation;

(4) the words “herein,” “hereof,” “hereto” 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; and

(5) the word “or” is always used inclusively (for example, the phrase “A or B” means “A or B or both,” not “either A or B but not both”).

Certain terms used principally in certain Articles hereof are defined in those Articles.

“Act,” when used with respect to any Holders, has the meaning specified in Section 1.4.

“Additional Amounts” means any additional amounts which are required hereby or by any Security, under circumstances specified herein or therein, to be paid by the Company in respect of certain taxes, assessments or other governmental charges imposed on Holders specified therein and which are owing to such Holders.

“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 the meanings correlative to the foregoing.

“Applicable Law” has the meaning specified in Section 6.2(23).

“Authenticating Agent” means any Person authorized by the Trustee pursuant to Section 6.12 to act on behalf of the Trustee to authenticate Securities of one or more series.

“Authorized Newspaper” means a newspaper, in an official language of the place of publication or in the English language, customarily published on each day that is a Business Day in the place of publication, whether or not published on days that are legal holidays in the place of publication, and of general circulation in each place in connection with which the term is used or in the financial community of each such place. Where successive publications are required to be made in Authorized Newspapers, the successive publications may be made in the same or in different newspapers in the same city meeting the foregoing requirements and in each case on any day that is a Business Day in the place of publication.

“Authorized Officer” means, when used with respect to the Company, the Chairman (or, if applicable, either Co-Chairman) of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, any Vice President, the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer, the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, of the Company.

 

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“Board of Directors” means the board of directors of the Company or any committee of that board duly authorized to act generally or in any particular respect for the Company hereunder.

“Board Resolution” means a copy of one or more resolutions, certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company to have been duly adopted by the Board of Directors and to be in full force and effect on the date of such certification, delivered to the Trustee.

“Business Day” with respect to any Place of Payment or other location, means, unless otherwise specified with respect to any Securities pursuant to Section 3.1, any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which banking institutions in New York, New York or such Place of Payment are authorized or obligated by law, regulation or executive order to close.

“Capital Stock” of any Person means any and all shares, interests, rights to purchase, warrants, options, participations or other equivalents of or interests in (however designated) equity of such Person, including Preferred Stock, but excluding any debt securities convertible into such equity.

“Capitalized Lease Obligation” means an obligation under a lease that is required to be capitalized for financial reporting purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and the amount of Indebtedness represented by such obligation shall be the capitalized amount of such obligation determined in accordance with such principles.

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

“Common Stock” in respect of any Corporation means Capital Stock of any class or classes (however designated) which has no preference as to the payment of dividends, or as to the distribution of assets upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation or dissolution of such Corporation, and which is not subject to redemption by such Corporation.

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

“Company Order” and “Company Request” mean, respectively, a written order or request, as the case may be, signed in the name of the Company by an Authorized Officer, and delivered to the Trustee.

“Conversion Event” means the cessation of use of (i) a Foreign Currency both by the government of the country or the confederation which issued such Foreign Currency and for the settlement of transactions by a central bank or other public institutions of or within the international banking community or (ii) any currency unit or composite currency for the purposes for which it was established.

 

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“Corporate Trust Office” means the principal corporate trust office of the Trustee at which at any particular time its corporate trust business shall be administered, which office at the date of original execution of this Indenture is located at 240 Greenwich Street, New York, New York 10286; Attention: Corporate Trust Administration.

“Corporation” includes corporations and limited liability companies and, except for purposes of Article 8, associations, companies and business trusts.

“Currency,” with respect to any payment, deposit or other transfer in respect of the principal of or any premium or interest on or any Additional Amounts with respect to any Security, means Dollars or the Foreign Currency, as the case may be, in which such payment, deposit or other transfer is required to be made by or pursuant to the terms hereof or such Security and, with respect to any other payment, deposit or transfer pursuant to or contemplated by the terms hereof or such Security, means Dollars.

“CUSIP number” means the alphanumeric designation assigned to a Security by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Service, CUSIP Service Bureau.

“Defaulted Interest” has the meaning specified in Section 3.7.

“Dollars” or “$” means a dollar or other equivalent unit of legal tender for payment of public or private debts in the United States of America.

“Electronic Means” shall mean the following communications methods: e-mail, facsimile transmission, secure electronic transmission containing applicable authorization codes, passwords and/or authentication keys issued by the Trustee, or another method or system specified by the Trustee as available for use in connection with its services hereunder.

“Event of Default” has the meaning specified in Section 5.1.

“Foreign Currency” means any currency, currency unit or composite currency, including, without limitation, the euro, issued by the government of one or more countries other than the United States of America or by any recognized confederation or association of such governments.

“Government Obligations” means securities which are (i) direct obligations of the United States of America or the other government or governments which issued the Foreign Currency in which the principal of or any premium or interest on such Security or any Additional Amounts in respect thereof shall be payable, in each case where the payment or payments thereunder are supported by the full faith and credit of such government or governments or (ii) obligations of a Person controlled or supervised by and acting as an agency or instrumentality of the United States of America or such other government or governments, in each case where the timely payment or payments thereunder are unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation by the United States of America or such other government or governments, and which, in the case of (i) or (ii), are not callable or redeemable at the option of the issuer or issuers thereof, and shall also include a depository receipt issued by a bank or trust company as custodian with respect to any such Government Obligation or a specific payment of interest on or principal of or other amount with respect to any such Government Obligation held by such

 

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custodian for the account of the holder of a depository receipt, provided that (except as required by law) such custodian is not authorized to make any deduction from the amount payable to the holder of such depository receipt from any amount received by the custodian in respect of the Government Obligation or the specific payment of interest on or principal of or other amount with respect to the Government Obligation evidenced by such depository receipt.

“Holder,” means the Person in whose name such Security is registered in the Security Register.

“Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person, (i) the principal of and any premium and interest on (a) indebtedness of such Person for money borrowed and (b) indebtedness evidenced by notes, debentures, bonds or other similar instruments for the payment of which such Person is responsible or liable; (ii) all Capitalized Lease Obligations of such Person; (iii) all obligations of such Person issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property, all conditional sale obligations and all obligations under any title retention agreement (but excluding trade accounts payable arising in the ordinary course of business); (iv) all obligations of such Person for the reimbursement of any obligor on any letter of credit, banker’s acceptance or similar credit transaction (other than obligations with respect to letters of credit securing obligations (other than obligations described in (i) through (iii) above) entered into in the ordinary course of business of such Person to the extent such letters of credit are not drawn upon or, if and to the extent drawn upon, such drawing is reimbursed no later than the third Business Day following receipt by such Person of a demand for reimbursement following payment on the letter of credit); (v) all obligations of the type referred to in clauses (i) through (iv) of other Persons and all dividends of other Persons for the payment of which, in either case, such Person is responsible or liable as obligor, guarantor or otherwise; and (vi) all obligations of the type referred to in clauses (i) through (v) of other Persons secured by any lien on any property or asset of such Person (whether or not such obligation is assumed by such Person), the amount of such obligation being deemed to be the lesser of the value of such property or assets or the amount of the obligation so secured; and (vii) any amendments, modifications, refundings, renewals or extensions of any indebtedness or obligation described as Indebtedness in clauses (i) through (vi) above.

“Indenture” means this instrument as it may from time to time be supplemented or amended by one or more indentures supplemental hereto entered into pursuant to the applicable provisions hereof and, with respect to any Security, by the terms and provisions of such Security established pursuant to Section 3.1 (as such terms and provisions may be amended pursuant to the applicable provisions hereof).

“Independent Public Accountants” means accountants or a firm of accountants that, with respect to the Company and any other obligor under the Securities, are independent public accountants within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission thereunder, who may be the independent public accountants regularly retained by the Company or who may be other independent public accountants. Such accountants or firm shall be entitled to rely upon any Opinion of Counsel as to the interpretation of any legal matters relating to this Indenture or certificates required to be provided hereunder.

 

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“Indexed Security” means a Security the terms of which provide that the principal amount thereof payable at Stated Maturity may be more or less than the principal face amount thereof at original issuance.

“Interest,” with respect to any Original Issue Discount Security which by its terms bears interest only after Maturity, means interest payable after Maturity and, when used with respect to a Security which provides for the payment of Additional Amounts pursuant to Section 10.4, includes such Additional Amounts.

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

“Judgment Currency” has the meaning specified in Section 1.16.

“Maturity,” with respect to any Security, means the date on which the principal of such Security or an installment of principal becomes due and payable as provided in or pursuant to this Indenture, whether at the Stated Maturity or by declaration of acceleration, notice of redemption or repurchase, notice of option to elect repayment or otherwise, and includes any applicable Redemption Date.

“New York Banking Day” has the meaning specified in Section 1.16.

“Office” or “Agency,” with respect to any Securities, means an office or agency of the Company maintained or designated in a Place of Payment for such Securities pursuant to Section 10.2 or any other office or agency of the Company maintained or designated for such Securities pursuant to Section 10.2 or, to the extent designated or required by Section 10.2 in lieu of such office or agency, the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee.

“Officer’s Certificate” means a certificate signed by an Authorized Officer that complies with the requirements of Section 314(e) of the Trust Indenture Act and is delivered to the Trustee.

“Opinion of Counsel” means a written opinion of counsel, who may be an employee of or counsel for the Company that complies with the requirements of Section 314(e) of the Trust Indenture Act.

“Original Issue Discount Security” means a Security issued pursuant to this Indenture which provides for declaration of an amount less than the principal face amount thereof to be due and payable upon acceleration pursuant to Section 5.2.

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

(1) any such Security theretofore cancelled by the Trustee or the Security Registrar or delivered to the Trustee or the Security Registrar for cancellation;

 

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(2) any such Security for whose payment at the Maturity thereof money in the necessary amount has been theretofore deposited pursuant hereto (other than pursuant to Section 4.2) with the Trustee or any Paying Agent (other than the Company) in trust or set aside and segregated in trust by the Company (if the Company shall act as its own Paying Agent) for the Holders of such Securities, provided that, if such Securities are to be redeemed, notice of such redemption has been duly given pursuant to this Indenture or provision therefor satisfactory to the Trustee has been made;

(3) any such Security with respect to which the Company has effected defeasance pursuant to the terms hereof, except to the extent provided in Section 4.2;

(4) any such Security which has been paid pursuant to Section 3.6 or in exchange for or in lieu of which other Securities have been authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Indenture, unless there shall have been presented to the Trustee proof satisfactory to it that such Security is held by a bona fide purchaser in whose hands such Security is a valid obligation of the Company; and

(5) any such Security converted or exchanged as contemplated by this Indenture into securities of the Company or another issuer, if the terms of such Security provide for such conversion or exchange pursuant to Section 3.1; provided, however, that in determining whether the Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities have given any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver hereunder or are present at a meeting of Holders of Securities for quorum purposes, (i) the principal amount of an Original Issue Discount Security that may be counted in making such determination and that shall be deemed to be Outstanding for such purposes shall be equal to the amount of the principal thereof that pursuant to the terms of such Original Issue Discount Security would be declared (or shall have been declared to be) due and payable upon a declaration of acceleration thereof pursuant to Section 5.2 at the time of such determination, and (ii) the principal amount of any Indexed Security that may be counted in making such determination and that shall be deemed Outstanding for such purposes shall be equal to the principal face amount of such Indexed Security at original issuance, unless otherwise provided in or pursuant to this Indenture, and (iii) the principal amount of a Security denominated in a Foreign Currency shall be the Dollar equivalent, determined on the date of original issuance of such Security, of the principal amount (or, in the case of an Original Issue Discount Security, the Dollar equivalent on the date of original issuance of such Security of the amount determined as provided in (i) above) of such Security, and (iv) Securities owned by the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities or any Affiliate of the Company or such other obligor shall be disregarded and deemed not to be Outstanding, except that, in determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in making any such determination or relying upon any such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver, only Securities which a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has received written notice from the Company to be so owned shall be so disregarded. Securities so owned which shall have been pledged in good faith may be regarded as Outstanding if the pledgee establishes to the satisfaction of the Trustee (a) the pledgee’s right so to act with respect to such Securities and (b) that the pledgee is not the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities or an Affiliate of the Company or such other obligor. Upon request of the Trustee, the Company shall promptly furnish to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate: (i) listing and identifying all Securities, if any, known by the Company to be owned by the Company or any other obligor

 

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upon the Securities or any Affiliate of the Company or such other obligor, and (ii) whether any such Securities so owned shall have been pledged in good faith to a pledgee that is not the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities or an Affiliate of the Company or such other obligor, and the Trustee shall be entitled to accept such Officer’s Certificate as conclusive evidence of the facts therein set forth and of the fact that all Securities not listed therein are Outstanding for the purpose of any such determination.

“Paying Agent” means any Person authorized by the Company to pay the principal of, or any premium or interest on, or any Additional Amounts with respect to, any Security on behalf of the Company.

“Person” means any individual, Corporation, partnership, joint venture, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.

“Place of Payment,” with respect to any Security, means the place or places where the principal of, or any premium or interest on, or any Additional Amounts with respect to such Security are payable as provided in or pursuant to this Indenture or such Security.

“Predecessor Security” of any particular Security means every previous Security evidencing all or a portion of the same Indebtedness as that evidenced by such particular Security; and, for the purposes of this definition, any Security authenticated and delivered under Section 3.6 in exchange for or in lieu of a lost, destroyed, mutilated or stolen Security shall be deemed to evidence the same Indebtedness as the lost, destroyed, mutilated or stolen Security.

“Preferred Stock” in respect of any Corporation means Capital Stock of any class or classes (however designated) which is preferred as to the payment of dividends, or as to the distribution of assets upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation or dissolution of such Corporation, over shares of Capital Stock of any other class of such Corporation.

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

“Redemption Price,” with respect to any Security or portion thereof to be redeemed, means the price at which it is to be redeemed as determined by or pursuant to this Indenture or such Security.

“Registered Security” means any Security established pursuant to Section 2.1 which is registered in a Security Register.

“Regular Record Date” for the interest payable on any Registered Security on any Interest Payment Date therefor means the date, if any, specified in or pursuant to this Indenture or such Security as the “Regular Record Date”.

“Required Currency” has the meaning specified in Section 1.16.

“Responsible Officer” means any vice president, any assistant vice president, the secretary, any assistant secretary, the treasurer, any assistant treasurer, or any trust officer or any

 

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other officer of the Trustee customarily performing functions similar to those performed by any of the above designated officers and, in each case, having direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture.

“Security” or “Securities” means any note or notes, bond or bonds, debenture or debentures, or any other evidences of Indebtedness, as the case may be, authenticated and delivered under this Indenture; provided, however, that, if at any time there is more than one Person acting as Trustee under this Indenture, “Securities,” with respect to any such Person, shall mean Securities authenticated and delivered under this Indenture, exclusive, however, of Securities of any series as to which such Person is not Trustee.

“Security Register” and “Security Registrar” have the respective meanings specified in Section 3.5.

“Special Record Date” for the payment of any Defaulted Interest on any Registered Security means a date fixed by the Company pursuant to Section 3.7.

“Stated Maturity,” with respect to any Security or any installment of principal thereof or interest thereon, or any Additional Amounts with respect thereto, means the date established by or pursuant to this Indenture or such Security as the fixed date on which the principal of such Security or such installment of principal or interest is, or such Additional Amounts are, due and payable.

“Subsidiary” means, in respect of any Person, any Corporation, limited or general partnership or other business entity of which at the time of determination more than 50% of the voting power of the shares of its Capital Stock or other interests (including partnership interests) entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof is owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by (i) such Person, (ii) such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person or (iii) one or more Subsidiaries of such Person.

“Trust Indenture Act” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, and any reference herein to the Trust Indenture Act or a particular provision thereof shall mean such Act or provision, as the case may be, as amended or replaced from time to time or as supplemented from time to time by rules or regulations adopted by the Commission under or in furtherance of the purposes of such Act or provision, as the case may be.

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

“United States,” except as otherwise provided in or pursuant to this Indenture or any Security, means the United States of America (including the states thereof and the District of Columbia), its territories and possessions and other areas subject to its jurisdiction.

 

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“U.S. Depository” or “Depository” means, with respect to any Security issuable or issued in the form of one or more global Securities, the Person designated as U.S. Depository or Depository by the Company in or pursuant to this Indenture, which Person must be, to the extent required by applicable law or regulation, a clearing agency registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and, if so provided with respect to any Security, any successor to such Person. If at any time there is more than one such Person, “U.S. Depository” or “Depository” shall mean, with respect to any Securities, the qualifying entity which has been appointed with respect to such Securities.

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

Section 1.2.    Compliance Certificates and Opinions.

Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Indenture, upon any application or request by the Company to the Trustee to take any action under any provision of this Indenture, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate stating that all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been complied with and an Opinion of Counsel stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all such conditions precedent, if any, have been complied with, except that in the case of any such application or request as to which the furnishing of such documents or any of them is specifically required by any provision of this Indenture relating to such particular application or request, no additional certificate or opinion need be furnished.

Every Officer’s Certificate or Opinion of Counsel with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture shall include:

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

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

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

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

Section 1.3.    Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee.

In any case where several matters are required to be certified by, or covered by an opinion of, any specified Person, it is not necessary that all such matters be certified by, or covered by the opinion of, only one such Person, or that they be so certified or covered by only one document, but one such Person may certify or give an opinion with respect to some matters and one or more other such Persons as to other matters, and any such Person may certify or give an opinion as to such matters in one or several documents.

 

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Any certificate or opinion of an officer of the Company may be based, insofar as it relates to legal matters, upon an Opinion of Counsel, provided that such officer, after reasonable inquiry, has no reason to believe and does not believe that the Opinion of Counsel with respect to the matters upon which his certificate or opinion is based is erroneous. Any such Opinion of Counsel may be based, insofar as it relates to factual matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, an officer or officers of the Company stating that the information with respect to such factual matters is in the possession of the Company, provided that such counsel, after reasonable inquiry, has no reason to believe and does not believe 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 or any Security, they may, but need not, be consolidated and form one instrument.

Section 1.4.    Acts of Holders.

(1) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided by or pursuant to this Indenture to be given or taken by Holders may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such Holders in person or by an agent duly appointed in writing. Except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments are delivered to the Trustee and, where it is hereby expressly required, to the Company. Such instrument or instruments and any such record (and the action embodied therein and evidenced thereby) are herein sometimes referred to as the “Act” of the Holders signing such instrument or instruments or so voting at any such meeting. Proof of execution of any such instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent, or of the holding by any Person of a Security, shall be sufficient for any purpose of this Indenture and (subject to Section 315 of the Trust Indenture Act) conclusive in favor of the Trustee and the Company and any agent of the Trustee and the Company, if made in the manner provided in this Section. The record of any meeting of Holders of Securities shall be proved in the manner provided in Section 15.6.

Without limiting the generality of this Section 1.4, unless otherwise provided in or pursuant to this Indenture, a Holder, including a U.S. Depository that is a Holder of a global Security, may make, give or take, by a proxy or proxies, duly appointed in writing, any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act provided in or pursuant to this Indenture to be made, given or taken by Holders, and a U.S. Depository that is a Holder of a global Security may provide its proxy or proxies to the beneficial owners of interests in any such global Security through such U.S. Depository’s standing instructions and customary practices.

The Company shall fix a record date for the purpose of determining the Persons who are beneficial owners of interests in any permanent global Security held by a U.S. Depository entitled under the procedures of such U.S. Depository to make, give or take, by a proxy or proxies duly appointed in writing, any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act provided in or pursuant to this Indenture to be made, given or taken by

 

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Holders. If such a record date is fixed, the Holders on such record date or their duly appointed proxy or proxies, and only such Persons, shall be entitled to make, give or take such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act, whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record date. No such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act shall be valid or effective if made, given or taken more than 90 days after such record date.

(2) The fact and date of the execution by any Person of any such instrument or writing referred to in this Section 1.4 may be proved in any reasonable manner; and the Trustee may in any instance require further proof with respect to any of the matters referred to in this Section.

(3) The ownership, principal amount and serial numbers of Registered Securities held by any Person, and the date of the commencement and the date of the termination of holding the same, shall be proved by the Security Register.

(4) [Reserved.]

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

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

Section 1.5.    Notices, Etc. to the Trustee and the Company.

Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act of Holders or other document provided or permitted by this Indenture to be made upon, given or furnished to, or filed with,

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

 

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(2) the Company by the Trustee or any Holder shall be sufficient for every purpose hereunder (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to the Company addressed to the attention of its Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer or Secretary, at the address of its principal office specified in the first paragraph of this instrument or at any other address previously furnished in writing to the Trustee by the Company.

Section 1.6.    Notice to Holders of Securities; Waiver.

Except as otherwise expressly provided in or pursuant to this Indenture, where this Indenture provides for notice to Holders of Securities of any event, such notice shall be sufficiently given to Holders of Registered Securities if in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to each Holder of a Registered Security affected by such event, at his address as it appears in the Security Register, not later than the latest date, and not earlier than the earliest date, prescribed for the giving of such notice.

In any case where notice to Holders of Registered Securities is given by mail, neither the failure to mail such notice, nor any defect in any notice so mailed, to any particular Holder of a Registered Security shall affect the sufficiency of such notice with respect to other Holders of Registered Securities given as provided herein. Any notice which is mailed in the manner herein provided shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given or provided. If by reason of the suspension of regular mail service or by reason of any other cause it shall be impracticable to give such notice by mail, then such notification as shall be made with the approval of the Trustee shall constitute a sufficient notification for every purpose hereunder.

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 of Securities 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.

Where this Indenture provides for notice of any event to a Holder of a global Security, such notice shall be sufficiently given if given to the Depository for such Security (or its designee), pursuant to the applicable procedures of the Depository, not later than the latest date, if any, and not earlier than the earliest date, if any, prescribed for the giving of such notice.

Section 1.7.    Language of Notices.

Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, election or waiver required or permitted under this Indenture shall be in the English language, except that, if the Company so elects, any published notice may be in an official language of the country of publication; provided, however, that the Company shall be responsible for providing any such translation from the English language to the official language of such country of publication.

 

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Section 1.8.    Conflict with Trust Indenture Act.

If any provision hereof limits, qualifies or conflicts with any duties under any required provision of the Trust Indenture Act imposed hereon by Section 318(c) thereof, such required provision shall control.

Section 1.9.    Effect of Headings and Table of Contents.

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

Section 1.10.    Successors and Assigns.

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

Section 1.11.    Separability Clause.

In case any provision in this Indenture or any Security 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 1.12.    Benefits of Indenture.

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

Section 1.13.    Governing Law.

This Indenture and the Securities shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to agreements made or instruments entered into and, in each case, performed in said state. Any dispute, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Indenture or the rights of any party under this Indenture shall be exclusively maintained in the U.S. federal or New York State Court sitting in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, New York. Each of the parties hereto: (i) agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law, and (ii) irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of such courts in any suit, action or proceeding. Each party to this Indenture waives, to the extent permitted by applicable law, all right of trial by jury in any action, proceeding or counterclaim based on, or arising out of, under or in connection with this Indenture or any matter arising hereunder.

Section 1.14.    Legal Holidays.

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which a Holder has the right to convert or exchange Securities of a series that are convertible or exchangeable, shall not be a Business Day at any Place of Payment, then (notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, any Security other than a provision in any Security that specifically states that such provision shall apply in lieu hereof) payment need not be made at such Place of Payment on such date, and such Securities need not be converted or exchanged on such date but such payment may be made, and such Securities may be converted or exchanged, on the next succeeding day that is a Business Day with the same force and effect as if made on the Interest Payment Date or at the Stated Maturity or Maturity or on such last day for conversion or exchange, and no interest shall accrue on the amount payable on such date or at such time for the period from and after such Interest Payment Date, Stated Maturity, Maturity or last day for conversion or exchange, as the case may be, to such next succeeding Business Day.

Section 1.15.    Counterparts.

This Indenture may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which shall constitute but one and the same instrument. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. One signed copy is enough to prove this Indenture. Delivery of an executed counterpart by facsimile shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart thereof. This Indenture shall be valid, binding, and enforceable against a party when executed and delivered by an authorized individual on behalf of the party by means of (i) an original manual signature, (ii) a faxed, scanned, or photocopied manual signature, or (iii) any other electronic signature permitted by the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, state enactments of the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, and/or any other relevant electronic signatures law, including any relevant provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code (collectively, “Signature Law”), in each case to the extent applicable. Each faxed, scanned, or photocopied manual signature, or other electronic signature, shall for all purposes have the same validity, legal effect, and admissibility in evidence as an original manual signature. Each party hereto shall be entitled to conclusively rely upon, and shall have no liability with respect to, any faxed, scanned, or photocopied manual signature, or other electronic signature, of any other party and shall have no duty to investigate, confirm or otherwise verify the validity or authenticity thereof. For the avoidance of doubt, original manual signatures shall be used for execution or indorsement of writings when required under the Uniform Commercial Code or other Signature Law due to the character or intended character of the writings.

Section 1.16.    Judgment Currency.

The Company agrees, to the fullest extent that it may effectively do so under applicable law, that (i) if for the purpose of obtaining judgment in any court it is necessary to convert the sum due in respect of the principal of, or premium or interest, if any, or Additional Amounts on the Securities of any series or any indemnities due hereunder from the Company (the “Required Currency”) into a currency in which a judgment will be rendered (the “Judgment Currency”), the rate of exchange used shall be the rate at which in accordance with normal banking procedures the Trustee could purchase in The City of New York the requisite amount of the Required Currency with the Judgment Currency on the New York Banking Day preceding the day on which a final unappealable judgment is given and (ii) its obligations under this Indenture to make payments in the Required Currency (a) shall not be discharged or satisfied by any tender, or any

 

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recovery pursuant to any judgment (whether or not entered in accordance with clause (i)), in any currency other than the Required Currency, except to the extent that such tender or recovery shall result in the actual receipt, by the payee, of the full amount of the Required Currency expressed to be payable in respect of such payments, (b) shall be enforceable as an alternative or additional cause of action for the purpose of recovering in the Required Currency the amount, if any, by which such actual receipt shall fall short of the full amount of the Required Currency so expressed to be payable and (c) shall not be affected by judgment being obtained for any other sum due under this Indenture. For purposes of the foregoing, “New York Banking Day” means any day except a Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday in The City of New York or a day on which banking institutions in The City of New York are authorized or obligated by law, regulation or executive order to be closed.

Section 1.17.    No Security Interest Created.

Nothing in this Indenture or in any Security, express or implied, shall be construed to constitute a security interest under the Uniform Commercial Code or similar legislation, as now or hereafter enacted and in effect in any jurisdiction where property of the Company or its Subsidiaries is or may be located.

Section 1.18.    Limitation on Individual Liability.

No recourse under or upon any obligation, covenant or agreement contained in this Indenture or in any Security, or for any claim based thereon or otherwise in respect thereof, shall be had against any incorporator, officer or director, as such, past, present or future, of the Company, either directly or through the Company, whether by virtue of any constitution, statute or rule of law, or by the enforcement of any assessment or penalty or otherwise; it being expressly understood that this Indenture and the obligations issued hereunder are solely corporate obligations, and that no such personal liability whatever shall attach to, or is or shall be incurred by, the incorporators, shareholders, officers or directors, as such, of the Company, or any of them, because of the creation of the indebtedness hereby authorized, or under or by reason of the obligations, covenants or agreements contained in this Indenture or in any Security or implied therefrom; and that any and all such personal liability of every name and nature, either at common law or in equity or by constitution or statute, of, and any and all such rights and claims against, every such incorporator, shareholder, officer or director, as such, because of the creation of the indebtedness hereby authorized, or under or by reason of the obligations, covenants or agreements contained in this Indenture or in any Security or implied therefrom, are hereby expressly waived and released as a condition of, and as a consideration for, the execution of this Indenture and the issuance of such Security.

 

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ARTICLE 2

SECURITIES FORMS

Section 2.1.    Forms Generally.

Each Security issued pursuant to this Indenture shall be in substantially the form attached as Exhibit A and as set forth pursuant to this Article, or in such other form established by or pursuant to a Board Resolution or in one or more indentures supplemental hereto, shall have such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted by or pursuant to this Indenture or any indenture supplemental hereto and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such legends or endorsements placed thereon as may, consistently herewith, be determined by the officers executing such Security as evidenced by their execution of such Security.

Unless otherwise provided in or pursuant to this Indenture or any Securities, the Securities shall be issuable in registered form without coupons.

Definitive Securities shall be printed, lithographed or engraved or produced by any combination of these methods on a steel engraved border or steel engraved borders or may be produced in any other manner, all as determined by the officers of the Company executing such Securities, as evidenced by their execution of such Securities.

Section 2.2.    Form of Trustee’s Certificate of Authentication.

Subject to Section 6.12, the Trustee’s certificate of authentication shall be in substantially the following form:

This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

 

                                                                                      ,
  as Trustee
Dated:    By:   

 

  
      Authorized Officer   

Section 2.3.    Securities in Global Form.

If Securities of a series shall be issuable in global form, any such Security may provide that it or any number of such Securities shall represent the aggregate amount of all Outstanding Securities of such series (or such lesser amount as is permitted by the terms thereof) from time to time endorsed thereon and may also provide that the aggregate amount of Outstanding Securities

 

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represented thereby may from time to time be increased or reduced to reflect exchanges. Any endorsement of any Security in global form to reflect the amount, or any increase or decrease in the amount, or changes in the rights of Holders, of Outstanding Securities represented thereby shall be made in such manner and by such Person or Persons as shall be specified therein or in the Company Order to be delivered pursuant to Section 3.3 or 3.4 with respect thereto. Subject to the provisions of Section 3.3 and, if applicable, Section 3.4, the Trustee shall deliver and redeliver, in each case at the Company’s expense, any Security in permanent global form in the manner and upon instructions given by the Person or Persons specified therein or in the applicable Company Order. If a Company Order pursuant to Section 3.3 or 3.4 has been, or simultaneously is, delivered, any instructions by the Company with respect to a Security in global form shall be in writing but need not be accompanied by or contained in an Officer’s Certificate and need not be accompanied by an Opinion of Counsel.

Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3.7, unless otherwise specified in or pursuant to this Indenture or any Security, payment of principal of, any premium and interest on, and any Additional Amounts in respect of, any Security in temporary or permanent global form shall be made to the Person or Persons specified therein.

Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3.8 and except as provided in the preceding paragraph, the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee shall treat as the Holder of such principal amount of Outstanding Securities represented by a global Security the Holder of such global Security.

ARTICLE 3

THE SECURITIES

Section 3.1.    Amount Unlimited; Issuable in Series.

The aggregate principal amount of Securities which may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture is unlimited. The Securities may be issued in one or more series.

With respect to any Securities to be authenticated and delivered hereunder, there shall be established in or pursuant to a Board Resolution and set forth in an Officer’s Certificate, or established in one or more indentures supplemental hereto,

(1) the title of such Securities and the series in which such Securities shall be included;

(2) any limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the Securities of such title or the Securities of such series which may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture (except for Securities authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, other Securities of such series pursuant to Section 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 9.5 or 11.7, upon repayment in part of any Registered Security of such series pursuant to Article 13, upon surrender in part of any Registered Security for conversion into other securities of the Company or exchange for securities of another issuer pursuant to its terms, or pursuant to or as contemplated by the terms of such Securities);

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(4) if any of such Securities are to be issuable in global form, when any of such Securities are to be issuable in global form and (i) whether such Securities are to be issued in temporary or permanent global form or both, (ii) whether beneficial owners of interests in any such global Security may exchange such interests for Securities of the same series and of like tenor and of any authorized form and denomination, and the circumstances under which any such exchanges may occur, if other than in the manner specified in Section 3.5, and (iii) the name of the Depository or the U.S. Depository, as the case may be, with respect to any such global Security;

(5) if any of such Securities are to be issuable in global form, the date as of which any such global Security shall be dated (if other than the date of original issuance of the first of such Securities to be issued);

(6) [Reserved];

(7) the date or dates, or the method or methods, if any, by which such date or dates shall be determined, on which the principal of such Securities is payable;

(8) the rate or rates at which such Securities shall bear interest, if any, or the method or methods, if any, by which such rate or rates are to be determined, the date or dates, if any, from which such interest shall accrue or the method or methods, if any, by which such date or dates are to be determined, the Interest Payment Dates, if any, on which such interest shall be payable and the Regular Record Date, if any, for the interest payable on Registered Securities on any Interest Payment Date, whether and under what circumstances Additional Amounts on such Securities or any of them shall be payable, the notice, if any, to Holders regarding the determination of interest on a floating rate Security and the manner of giving such notice, and the basis upon which interest shall be calculated if other than that of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months;

(9) if in addition to or other than the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, the place or places where the principal of, any premium and interest on or any Additional Amounts with respect to such Securities shall be payable, any of such Securities that are Registered Securities may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange, any of such Securities may be surrendered for conversion or exchange and notices or demands to or upon the Company in respect of such Securities and this Indenture may be served, the extent to which, or the manner in which, any interest payment or Additional Amounts on a global Security on an Interest Payment Date, will be paid and the manner in which any principal of or premium, if any, on any global Security will be paid;

(10) whether any of such Securities are to be redeemable at the option of the Company and, if so, the date or dates on which, the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which and the other terms and conditions upon which such Securities may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at the option of the Company;

(11) whether the Company is obligated to redeem or purchase any of such Securities pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous provision or at the option of any Holder thereof and, if so, the date or dates on which, the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which and the other terms and conditions upon which such Securities shall be redeemed or purchased, in whole or in part, pursuant to such obligation, and any provisions for the remarketing of such Securities so redeemed or purchased;

 

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(12) the denominations in which any of such Securities that are Registered Securities shall be issuable if other than denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof;

(13) whether the Securities of the series will be convertible into other securities of the Company and/or exchangeable for securities of another issuer, and if so, the terms and conditions upon which such Securities will be so convertible or exchangeable, and any deletions from or modifications or additions to this Indenture to permit or to facilitate the issuance of such convertible or exchangeable Securities or the administration thereof;

(14) if other than the principal amount thereof, the portion of the principal amount of any of such Securities that shall be payable upon declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 5.2 or the method by which such portion is to be determined;

(15) if other than Dollars, the Foreign Currency in which payment of the principal of, any premium or interest on or any Additional Amounts with respect to any of such Securities shall be payable;

(16) if the principal of, any premium or interest on or any Additional Amounts with respect to any of such Securities are to be payable, at the election of the Company or a Holder thereof or otherwise, in Dollars or in a Foreign Currency other than that in which such Securities are stated to be payable, the date or dates on which, the period or periods within which, and the other terms and conditions upon which, such election may be made, and the time and manner of determining the exchange rate between the Currency in which such Securities are stated to be payable and the Currency in which such Securities or any of them are to be paid pursuant to such election, and any deletions from or modifications of or additions to the terms of this Indenture to provide for or to facilitate the issuance of Securities denominated or payable, at the election of the Company or a Holder thereof or otherwise, in a Foreign Currency;

(17) whether the amount of payments of principal of, any premium or interest on or any Additional Amounts with respect to such Securities may be determined with reference to an index, formula or other method or methods (which index, formula or method or methods may be based, without limitation, on one or more Currencies, commodities, equity securities, equity indices or other indices), and, if so, the terms and conditions upon which and the manner in which such amounts shall be determined and paid or payable;

(18) any deletions from, modifications of or additions to the Events of Default or covenants of the Company with respect to any of such Securities, whether or not such Events of Default or covenants are consistent with the Events of Default or covenants set forth herein;

(19) whether either or both of Section 4.2(2) relating to defeasance or Section 4.2(3) relating to covenant defeasance shall be applicable to the Securities of such series, or any covenants in addition to those specified in Section 4.2(3) relating to the Securities of such series which shall be subject to covenant defeasance, and any deletions from, or modifications or additions to, the provisions of Article 4 in respect of the Securities of such series;

 

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(20) whether any of such Securities are to be issuable upon the exercise of warrants, and the time, manner and place for such Securities to be authenticated and delivered;

(21) if any of such Securities are to be issuable in global form and are to be issuable in definitive form (whether upon original issue or upon exchange of a temporary Security) only upon receipt of certain certificates or other documents or satisfaction of other conditions, then the form and terms of such certificates, documents or conditions;

(22) if there is more than one Trustee, the identity of the Trustee and, if not the Trustee, the identity of each Security Registrar, Paying Agent or Authenticating Agent with respect to such Securities;

(23) [Reserved]; and

(24) any other terms of such Securities and any other deletions from or modifications or additions to this Indenture in respect of such Securities.

All Securities of any one series shall be substantially identical except as to the date from which interest, if any, shall accrue and except as may otherwise be provided by the Company in or pursuant to the Board Resolution and set forth in the Officer’s Certificate or in any indenture or indentures supplemental hereto pertaining to such series of Securities. The terms of the Securities of any series may provide, without limitation, that the Securities shall be authenticated and delivered by the Trustee on original issue from time to time upon written order of persons designated in the Officer’s Certificate or supplemental indenture and that such persons are authorized to determine, consistent with such Officer’s Certificate or any applicable supplemental indenture, such terms and conditions of the Securities of such series as are specified in such Officer’s Certificate or supplemental indenture. All Securities of any one series need not be issued at the same time and, unless otherwise so provided, a series may be reopened for issuances of additional Securities of such series or to establish additional terms of such series of Securities.

If any of the terms of the Securities of any series shall be established by action taken by or pursuant to a Board Resolution, the Board Resolution shall be delivered to the Trustee at or prior to the delivery of the Officer’s Certificate or supplemental indenture setting forth the terms of such series.

Section 3.2.    Currency; Denominations.

Unless otherwise provided in or pursuant to this Indenture, the principal of, any premium and interest on and any Additional Amounts with respect to the Securities shall be payable in Dollars. Unless otherwise provided in or pursuant to this Indenture, Registered Securities denominated in Dollars shall be issuable in registered form without coupons in denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof. Securities not denominated in Dollars shall be issuable in such denominations as are established with respect to such Securities in or pursuant to this Indenture.

 

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Section 3.3.    Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating.

Securities shall be executed on behalf of the Company by its Chairman (or, if applicable, either Co-Chairman) of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, any Vice President, the Chief Financial Officer or the Treasurer or any Assistant Treasurer and attested by its Secretary or one of its Assistant Secretaries. The signature of any of these officers on the Securities may be manual or facsimile.

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

At any time and from time to time after the execution and delivery of this Indenture, the Company may deliver Securities, executed by the Company, to the Trustee for authentication and, provided that the Board Resolution and Officer’s Certificate or supplemental indenture or indentures with respect to such Securities referred to in Section 3.1 and a Company Order for the authentication and delivery of such Securities have been delivered to the Trustee, the Trustee in accordance with the Company Order and subject to the provisions hereof and of such Securities shall authenticate and deliver such Securities. In authenticating such Securities, and accepting the additional responsibilities under this Indenture in relation to such Securities, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and (subject to Sections 315(a) through 315(d) of the Trust Indenture Act) shall be fully protected in relying upon,

(1) an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that:

(a) the form or forms and terms of such Securities, if any, have been established in conformity with the provisions of this Indenture;

(b) all conditions precedent to the authentication and delivery of such Securities, if any, have been complied with and that such Securities, when completed by appropriate insertions, executed and attested by duly authorized officers of the Company, delivered by duly authorized officers of the Company to the Trustee for authentication pursuant to this Indenture, and 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 legally valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except as enforcement thereof may be subject to or limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, arrangement, fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent transfer or other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally, and subject to general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law) and will entitle the Holders thereof to the benefits of this Indenture; such Opinion of Counsel need express no opinion as to the availability of equitable remedies;

(c) all laws and requirements in respect of the execution and delivery by the Company of such Securities have been complied with; and

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(2) an Officer’s Certificate stating that, to the best knowledge of the Persons executing such certificate, all conditions precedent to the execution, authentication and delivery of such Securities, if any, appertaining thereto, have been complied with, and no event which is, or after notice or lapse of time would become, an Event of Default with respect to any of the Securities shall have occurred and be continuing.

If all the Securities of any series are not to be issued at one time, it shall not be necessary to deliver an Opinion of Counsel and an Officer’s Certificate at the time of issuance of each Security, but such opinion and certificate, with appropriate modifications, shall be delivered at or before the time of issuance of the first Security of such series. After any such first delivery, any separate written request by an Authorized Officer of the Company or any person designated in writing by an Authorized Officer that the Trustee authenticate and deliver Securities of such series for original issue will be deemed to be a certification by the Company that all conditions precedent provided for in this Indenture relating to authentication and delivery of such Securities continue to have been complied with and that no Event of Default with respect to any of the Securities has occurred or is continuing.

The Trustee shall not be required to authenticate or to cause an Authenticating Agent to authenticate any Securities if the issue of such Securities pursuant to this Indenture will affect the Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under the Securities and this Indenture or otherwise in a manner which is not reasonably acceptable to the Trustee or if the Trustee, being advised by counsel, determines that such action may not lawfully be taken.

Each Registered Security shall be dated the date of its authentication.

No Security shall be entitled to any benefit under this Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose, unless there appears on such Security a certificate of authentication substantially in the form provided for in Section 2.2 or 6.12 executed by or on behalf of the Trustee or by the Authenticating Agent by the manual signature of one of its authorized officers. Such certificate upon any Security shall be conclusive evidence, and the only evidence, that such Security has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder.

Section 3.4.    Temporary Securities.

Pending the preparation of definitive Securities, the Company may execute and deliver to the Trustee and, upon Company Order, the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in the manner provided in Section 3.3, temporary Securities in lieu thereof which are printed, lithographed, typewritten, mimeographed or otherwise produced, in any authorized denomination, substantially of the tenor of the definitive Securities in lieu of which they are issued, in registered form and with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as the officers of the Company executing such Securities may determine, as conclusively evidenced by their execution of such Securities. Such temporary Securities may be in global form.

Except in the case of temporary Securities in global form, which shall be exchanged in accordance with the provisions thereof, if temporary Securities are issued, the Company shall cause definitive Securities to be prepared without unreasonable delay. After the preparation of definitive Securities of the same series and containing terms and provisions that are identical to

 

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those of any temporary Securities, such temporary Securities shall be exchangeable for such definitive Securities upon surrender of such temporary Securities at an Office or Agency for such Securities, without charge to any Holder thereof. Upon surrender for cancellation of any one or more temporary Securities, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor a like principal amount of definitive Securities of authorized denominations of the same series and containing identical terms and provisions. Unless otherwise provided in or pursuant to this Indenture with respect to a temporary global Security, until so exchanged the temporary Securities of any series shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as definitive Securities of such series.

Section 3.5.    Registration, Transfer and Exchange.

With respect to the Registered Securities of each series, if any, the Company shall cause to be kept a register (each such register being herein sometimes referred to as the “Security Register”) at an Office or Agency for such series in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Company shall provide for the registration of the Registered Securities of such series and of transfers of the Registered Securities of such series. Such Office or Agency shall be the “Security Registrar” for that series of Securities. Unless otherwise specified in or pursuant to this Indenture or the Securities, the Trustee shall be the initial Security Registrar for each series of Securities. The Company shall have the right to remove and replace from time to time the Security Registrar for any series of Securities; provided that no such removal or replacement shall be effective until a successor Security Registrar with respect to such series of Securities shall have been appointed by the Company and shall have accepted such appointment by the Company. In the event that the Trustee shall not be or shall cease to be Security Registrar with respect to a series of Securities, it shall have the right to examine the Security Register for such series at all reasonable times. There shall be only one Security Register for each series of Securities.

Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Registered Security of any series at any Office or Agency for such series, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Registered Securities of the same series denominated as authorized in or pursuant to this Indenture, of a like aggregate principal amount bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding and containing identical terms and provisions.

At the option of the Holder, Registered Securities of any series may be exchanged for other Registered Securities of the same series containing identical terms and provisions, in any authorized denominations, and of a like aggregate principal amount, upon surrender of the Securities to be exchanged at any Office or Agency for such series. Whenever any Registered Securities are so surrendered for exchange, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, the Registered Securities which the Holder making the exchange is entitled to receive.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, except as otherwise provided in or pursuant to this Indenture, any global Security shall be exchangeable for Registered Securities only if (i) the Depository notifies the Company that it is no longer willing or able to act as a Depository for such global Security or ceases to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act, and

 

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the Company has not appointed a successor Depository within 90 days of that notice or becoming aware that the Depository is no longer so registered; (ii) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, and the Depository requests the issuance of certificated Securities; or (iii) the Company determines not to have the Securities represented by a global Security. Neither the Company nor the Trustee will be liable for any delay by the Depository, its nominee or any direct or indirect participant in identifying the beneficial owners of the Securities. The Company and the Trustee may conclusively rely on, and will be protected in relying on, instructions from the Depository or its nominee for all purposes, including with respect to the registration and delivery, and the respective principal amounts, of the certificated Securities to be issued. If the beneficial owners of interests in a global Security are entitled to exchange such interests for definitive Securities as the result of an event described in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) of the preceding sentence, then without unnecessary delay but in any event not later than the earliest date on which such interests may be so exchanged, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee Registered Securities in such form and denominations as are required by or pursuant to this Indenture, and of the same series, containing identical terms and in aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of such global Security, executed by the Company. On or after the earliest date on which such interests may be so exchanged, such global Security shall be surrendered from time to time by the U.S. Depository or such other Depository as shall be specified in the Company Order with respect thereto, and in accordance with instructions given to the Trustee and the U.S. Depository or such other Depository, as the case may be (which instructions shall be in writing but need not be contained in or accompanied by an Officer’s Certificate or be accompanied by an Opinion of Counsel), as shall be specified in the Company Order with respect thereto to the Trustee, as the Company’s agent for such purpose, to be exchanged, in whole or in part, for definitive Securities as described above without charge. The Trustee shall authenticate and make available for delivery, in exchange for each portion of such surrendered global Security, a like aggregate principal amount of definitive Securities of the same series of authorized denominations and of like tenor as the portion of such global Security to be exchanged, which shall be in the form of Registered Securities; provided, however, that no such exchanges may occur during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before any selection of Securities of the same series to be redeemed and ending on the relevant Redemption Date. Promptly following any such exchange in part, such global Security shall be returned by the Trustee to such Depository or the U.S. Depository, as the case may be, or such other Depository or U.S. Depository referred to above in accordance with the instructions of the Company referred to above. If a Registered Security is issued in exchange for any portion of a global Security after the close of business at the Office or Agency for such Security where such exchange occurs on or after (i) any Regular Record Date for such Security and before the opening of business at such Office or Agency on the next succeeding Interest Payment Date, or (ii) any Special Record Date for such Security and before the opening of business at such Office or Agency on the related proposed date for payment of interest or Defaulted Interest, as the case may be, interest shall not be payable on such Interest Payment Date or proposed date for payment, as the case may be, in respect of such Registered Security, but shall be payable on such Interest Payment Date or proposed date for payment, as the case may be, only to the Person to whom interest in respect of such portion of such global Security shall be payable in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture.

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

 

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

No service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or exchange, or redemption of Securities, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge and any other expenses (including fees and expenses of the Trustee) that may be imposed in connection with any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities, other than exchanges pursuant to Section 3.4, 9.5 or 11.7 not involving any transfer.

Except as otherwise provided in or pursuant to this Indenture, the Company shall not be required (i) to issue, register the transfer of or exchange any Securities during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day of mailing of a notice of redemption of Securities of like tenor and the same series under Section 11.3 and ending at the close of business on the day of such mailing, or (ii) to register the transfer of or exchange any Registered Security selected for redemption in whole or in part, except in the case of any Security to be redeemed in part, the portion thereof not to be redeemed, or (iii) to issue, register the transfer of or exchange any Security which, in accordance with its terms, has been surrendered for repayment at the option of the Holder, except the portion, if any, of such Security not to be so repaid.

Section 3.6.    Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities.

If any mutilated Security is surrendered to the Trustee, subject to the provisions of this Section 3.6, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor a new Security of the same series containing identical terms and of like principal amount and bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding.

If there be delivered to the Company and the Trustee (i) evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Security, and (ii) such security or indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them and any agent of either of them harmless, then, in the absence of notice to the Company or the Trustee that such Security has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, the Company shall execute and, upon the Company’s request the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in exchange for or in lieu of any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security, a new Security of the same series containing identical terms and of like principal amount and bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding.

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.6, in case any mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security has become or is about to become due and payable, the Company in its discretion may, instead of issuing a new Security, pay such Security.

Upon the issuance of any new Security under this Section 3.6, the Company may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Trustee) connected therewith.

 

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Every new Security issued pursuant to this Section 3.6 in lieu of any destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall constitute a separate obligation of the Company, whether or not the destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall be at any time enforceable by anyone, and shall be entitled to all the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with any and all other Securities of such series duly issued hereunder.

The provisions of this Section 3.6, as amended or supplemented pursuant to this Indenture with respect to particular Securities or generally, shall be exclusive and shall preclude (to the extent lawful) all other rights and remedies with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Securities.

Section 3.7.    Payment of Interest and Certain Additional Amounts; Rights to Interest and Certain Additional Amounts Preserved.

Unless otherwise provided in or pursuant to this Indenture, any interest on and any Additional Amounts with respect to any Registered Security which shall be payable, and are punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date shall be paid to the Person in whose name such Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered as of the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest.

Unless otherwise provided in or pursuant to this Indenture, any interest on and any Additional Amounts with respect to any Registered Security which shall be payable, but shall not be punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date for such Registered Security (herein called “Defaulted Interest”) shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder thereof on the relevant Regular Record Date by virtue of having been such Holder; and such Defaulted Interest may be paid by the Company, at its election, as provided in clause (1) or (2) below:

(1) The Company may elect to make payment of any Defaulted Interest to the Person in whose name such Registered Security (or a Predecessor Security thereof) shall be registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest, which shall be fixed by the Company in the following manner. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of Defaulted Interest proposed to be paid on such Registered Security, the Special Record Date therefor and the date of the proposed payment, and at the same time the Company shall deposit with the Trustee an amount of money equal to the aggregate amount proposed to be paid in respect of such Defaulted Interest or shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for such deposit on or prior to the date of the proposed payment, such money when so deposited to be held in trust for the benefit of the Person entitled to such Defaulted Interest as provided in this clause (1). The Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest shall be not more than 15 days and not less than 10 days prior to the date of the proposed payment and not less than 10 days after notification to the Trustee of the proposed payment. The Trustee shall, in the name and at the expense of the Company, cause notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date therefor to be mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to the Holder of such Registered Security (or a Predecessor Security thereof) at

 

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his address as it appears in the Security Register not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date. The Trustee may, in its discretion, in the name and at the expense of the Company, cause a similar notice to be published at least once in an Authorized Newspaper of general circulation in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, but such publication shall not be a condition precedent to the establishment of such Special Record Date. Notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date therefor having been mailed as aforesaid, such Defaulted Interest shall be paid to the Person in whose name such Registered Security (or a Predecessor Security thereof) shall be registered at the close of business on such Special Record Date and shall no longer be payable pursuant to the following clause (2).

(2) The Company may make payment of any Defaulted Interest in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which such Security may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, if, after notice given by the Company to the Trustee of the proposed payment pursuant to this clause (2), such payment shall be deemed practicable by the Trustee.

Unless otherwise provided in or pursuant to this Indenture or the Securities of any particular series pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture, at the option of the Company, interest on Registered Securities (other than global Securities) that bear interest may be paid by mailing a check to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register or by transfer to an account maintained by the payee with a bank located in the United States.

Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section and Section 3.5, each Security delivered under this Indenture upon registration of transfer of or in exchange for or in lieu of any other Security shall carry the rights to interest accrued and unpaid, and to accrue, which were carried by such other Security.

In the case of any Registered Security of any series that is convertible into other securities of the Company or exchangeable for securities of another issuer, which Registered Security is converted or exchanged after any Regular Record Date and on or prior to the next succeeding Interest Payment Date (other than any Registered Security with respect to which the Stated Maturity is prior to such Interest Payment Date), interest with respect to which the Stated Maturity is on such Interest Payment Date shall be payable on such Interest Payment Date notwithstanding such conversion or exchange, and such interest (whether or not punctually paid or duly provided for) shall be paid to the Person in whose name that Registered Security (or one or more predecessor Registered Securities) is registered at the close of business on such Regular Record Date. Except as otherwise expressly provided in the immediately preceding sentence, in the case of any Registered Security which is converted or exchanged, interest with respect to which the Stated Maturity is after the date of conversion or exchange of such Registered Security shall not be payable.

Section 3.8.    Persons Deemed Owners.

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Registered Security for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of, any premium and (subject to Sections 3.5 and 3.7) interest on and any Additional Amounts with respect to such Registered Security and for all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not any payment with respect to such Registered Security shall be overdue, and none of the Company, the Trustee or any agent of the Company or the Trustee shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

No Holder of any beneficial interest in any global Security held on its behalf by a Depository shall have any rights under this Indenture with respect to such global Security, and such Depository may be treated by the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee as the owner of such global Security for all purposes whatsoever. None of the Company, the Trustee, any Paying Agent or the Security Registrar will have any responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records relating to or payments made on account of beneficial ownership interests of a global Security or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to such beneficial ownership interests.

Section 3.9.    Cancellation.

All Securities surrendered for payment, redemption, registration of transfer, exchange or conversion or for credit against any sinking fund payment shall, if surrendered to any Person other than the Trustee, be delivered to the Trustee, and any such Securities, as well as Securities surrendered directly to the Trustee for any such purpose, shall be cancelled promptly by the Trustee. The Company may at any time deliver to the Trustee for cancellation any Securities previously authenticated and delivered hereunder which the Company may have acquired in any manner whatsoever, and all Securities so delivered shall be cancelled promptly by the Trustee. No Securities shall be authenticated in lieu of or in exchange for any Securities cancelled as provided in this Section, except as expressly permitted by or pursuant to this Indenture. All cancelled Securities held by the Trustee shall be destroyed by the Trustee, unless by a Company Order the Company directs their return to it.

Section 3.10.    Computation of Interest.

Except as otherwise provided in or pursuant to this Indenture or in any Security, interest on the Securities shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.

ARTICLE 4

SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE

Section 4.1.    Satisfaction and Discharge.

Upon the direction of the Company by a Company Order, this Indenture shall cease to be of further effect with respect to any series of Securities specified in such Company Order, and the Trustee, on receipt of a Company Order, at the expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture as to such series, when

(1) either

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replaced or paid as provided in Section 3.6 and (ii) Securities of such series for whose payment money has theretofore been deposited in trust or segregated and held in trust by the Company and thereafter repaid to the Company or discharged from such trust, as provided in Section 10.3) have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or

(b) all Securities of such series (i) have become due and payable, or (ii) will become due and payable at their Stated Maturity within one year, or (iii) if redeemable at the option of the Company, are to be called for redemption within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption by the Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of the Company, and the Company, in the case of (i), (ii) or (iii) above, has deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee as trust funds in trust for such purpose, money in the Currency in which such Securities are payable in an amount sufficient to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness on such Securities, including the principal of, any premium and interest on, and any Additional Amounts with respect to such Securities, to the date of such deposit (in the case of Securities which have become due and payable) or to the Maturity or the applicable Redemption Date thereof, as the case may be;

(2) the Company has paid or caused to be paid all other sums payable hereunder by the Company with respect to the Outstanding Securities of such series, including, without limitation, any fees, expenses and indemnities owed to the Trustee; and

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

In the event there are Securities of two or more series hereunder, the Trustee shall be required to execute an instrument acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture only if requested to do so with respect to Securities of such series as to which it is Trustee and if the other conditions thereto are met.

Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture with respect to any series of Securities, the obligations of the Company to the Trustee under Section 6.7 and, if money shall have been deposited with the Trustee pursuant to subclause (b) of clause (1) of this Section, the obligations of the Company and the Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series under Sections 3.5, 3.6, 4.3, 10.2 and 10.3, with respect to the payment of Additional Amounts, if any, with respect to such Securities as contemplated by Section 10.4 (but only to the extent that the Additional Amounts payable with respect to such Securities exceed the amount deposited in respect of such Additional Amounts pursuant to Section 4.1(1)(b)), and with respect to any rights to convert or exchange such Securities into securities of the Company or another issuer shall survive.

Section 4.2.    Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance.

(1) Unless pursuant to Section 3.1, either or both of (i) defeasance of the Securities of or within a series under clause (2) of this Section 4.2 shall not be applicable with respect to the Securities of such series or (ii) covenant defeasance of the Securities of or within a series under clause (3) of this Section 4.2 shall not be applicable with respect to the Securities of such series,

 

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then such provisions, together with the other provisions of this Section 4.2 (with such modifications thereto as may be specified pursuant to Section 3.1 with respect to any series of Securities), shall be applicable to such Securities, and the Company may at its option by Board Resolution, at any time, with respect to such Securities, elect to have Section 4.2(2) or Section 4.2(3) be applied to such Outstanding Securities upon compliance with the conditions set forth below in this Section 4.2.

(2) Upon the Company’s exercise of the above option applicable to this Section 4.2(2) with respect to any Securities of or within a series, the Company shall be deemed to have been discharged from its obligations with respect to such Outstanding Securities on the date the conditions set forth in clause (4) of this Section 4.2 are satisfied (hereinafter, “defeasance”). For this purpose, such defeasance means that the Company shall be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire Indebtedness represented by such Outstanding Securities, which shall thereafter be deemed to be “Outstanding” only for the purposes of clause (5) of this Section 4.2 and the other Sections of this Indenture referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) below, and to have satisfied all of its other obligations under such Securities, and this Indenture insofar as such Securities are concerned (and the Trustee, at the expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging the same), except for the following which shall survive until otherwise terminated or discharged hereunder: (i) the rights of Holders of such Outstanding Securities to receive, solely from the trust fund described in clause (4) of this Section 4.2 and as more fully set forth in such clause, payments in respect of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest, if any, on, and Additional Amounts, if any, with respect to, such Securities when such payments are due, and any rights of such Holder to convert such Securities into other securities of the Company or exchange such Securities for securities of another issuer, (ii) the obligations of the Company and the Trustee with respect to such Securities under Sections 3.5, 3.6, 10.2 and 10.3 and with respect to the payment of Additional Amounts, if any, on such Securities as contemplated by Section 10.4 (but only to the extent that the Additional Amounts payable with respect to such Securities exceed the amount deposited in respect of such Additional Amounts pursuant to Section 4.2(4)(a) below), and with respect to any rights to convert such Securities into other securities of the Company or exchange such Securities for securities of another issuer, (iii) the rights, powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the Trustee hereunder and (iv) this Section 4.2. The Company may exercise its option under this Section 4.2(2) notwithstanding the prior exercise of its option under clause (3) of this Section 4.2 with respect to such Securities.

(3) Upon the Company’s exercise of the option to have this Section 4.2(3) apply with respect to any Securities of or within a series, the Company shall be released from its obligations under, to the extent specified pursuant to Section 3.1(19), any covenant applicable to such Securities and any Event of Default with respect to such Outstanding Securities, on and after the date the conditions set forth in clause (4) of this Section 4.2 are satisfied (hereinafter, “covenant defeasance”), and such Securities shall thereafter be deemed to be 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 any such obligation or covenant, but shall continue to be deemed “Outstanding” for all other purposes hereunder. For this purpose, such covenant defeasance means that, with respect to such Outstanding Securities, 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 Section or such other covenant, whether directly or indirectly, by reason of

 

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any reference elsewhere herein to any such Section or such other covenant or by reason of reference in any such Section or such other 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 under Section 5.1(4) or otherwise and the specified Events of Default shall not longer constitute Events of Default, as the case may be, but, except as specified above, the remainder of this Indenture and such Securities shall be unaffected thereby.

(4) The following shall be the conditions to application of clause (2) or (3) of this Section 4.2 to any Outstanding Securities of or within a series:

(a) The Company shall irrevocably have deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee (or another trustee satisfying the requirements of Section 6.8 who shall agree to comply with the provisions of this Section 4.2 applicable to it) as trust funds in trust for the purpose of making the following payments, specifically pledged as security for, and dedicated solely to, the benefit of the Holders of such Securities, (1) an amount in Dollars or in such Foreign Currency in which such Securities are then specified as payable at Stated Maturity, or (2) Government Obligations applicable to such Securities (determined on the basis of the Currency in which such Securities are then specified as payable at Stated Maturity) which through the scheduled payment of principal and interest in respect thereof in accordance with their terms will provide, not later than one day before the due date of any payment of principal of (and premium, if any) and interest, if any, on, and Additional Amounts, if any, with respect to, such Securities, money in an amount, or (3) a combination thereof, in any case, in an amount, sufficient, without consideration of any reinvestment of such principal and interest, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee, to pay and discharge, and which shall be applied by the Trustee (or other qualifying trustee) to pay and discharge, (y) the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest, if any, on and Additional Amounts, if any, with respect to, such Outstanding Securities at the Stated Maturity of such principal or installment of principal or premium or interest and (z) any mandatory sinking fund payments or analogous payments applicable to such Outstanding Securities on the days on which such payments are due and payable in accordance with the terms of this Indenture and of such Securities.

(b) Such defeasance or covenant defeasance shall not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, this Indenture or any other material agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound.

(c) No Event of Default or event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become an Event of Default with respect to such Securities shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such deposit and, with respect to defeasance only, at any time during the period ending on the 123rd day after the date of such deposit (it being understood that this condition shall not be deemed satisfied until the expiration of such period).

(d) In the case of an election under clause (2) of this Section 4.2, the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel stating that (i) the Company has received from the Internal Revenue Service a letter ruling, or there has been published by the Internal Revenue Service a Revenue Ruling, or (ii) since the date of execution of this Indenture, there has been a change in the applicable U.S. Federal income tax law, in either case to the effect

 

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that, and based thereon such opinion shall confirm that, the Holders of such Outstanding Securities will not recognize income, gain or loss for U.S. Federal income tax purposes as a result of such defeasance and will be subject to U.S. Federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such defeasance had not occurred.

(e) In the case of an election under clause (3) of this Section 4.2, the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the Holders of such Outstanding Securities will not recognize income, gain or loss for U.S. Federal income tax purposes as a result of such covenant defeasance and will be subject to U.S. Federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such covenant defeasance had not occurred.

(f) The Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that, after the 123rd day after the date of deposit, all money and Government Obligations (or other property as may be provided pursuant to Section 3.1) (including the proceeds thereof) deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee (or other qualifying trustee) pursuant to this clause (4) to be held in trust will not be subject to any case or proceeding (whether voluntary or involuntary) in respect of the Company under any Federal or State bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law, or any decree or order for relief in respect of the Company issued in connection therewith.

(g) The Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent to the defeasance or covenant defeasance under clause (2) or (3) of this Section 4.2 (as the case may be) have been complied with.

(h) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section 4.2(4), such defeasance or covenant defeasance shall be effected in compliance with any additional or substitute terms, conditions or limitations which may be imposed on the Company in connection therewith pursuant to Section 3.1.

(5) Unless otherwise specified in or pursuant to this Indenture or any Security, if, after a deposit referred to in Section 4.2(4)(a) has been made, (i) the Holder of a Security in respect of which such deposit was made is entitled to, and does, elect pursuant to Section 3.1 or the terms of such Security to receive payment in a Currency other than that in which the deposit pursuant to Section 4.2(4)(a) has been made in respect of such Security, or (ii) a Conversion Event occurs in respect of the Foreign Currency in which the deposit pursuant to Section 4.2(4)(a) has been made, the indebtedness represented by such Security shall be deemed to have been, and will be, fully discharged and satisfied through the payment of the principal of (and premium, if any), and interest, if any, on, and Additional Amounts, if any, with respect to, such Security as the same becomes due out of the proceeds yielded by converting (from time to time as specified below in the case of any such election) the amount or other property deposited in respect of such Security into the Currency in which such Security becomes payable as a result of such election or Conversion Event based on (x) in the case of payments made pursuant to clause (i) above, the applicable market exchange rate for such Currency in effect on the second Business Day prior to each payment date, or (y) with respect to a Conversion Event, the applicable market exchange rate for such Foreign Currency in effect (as nearly as feasible) at the time of the Conversion Event.

 

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The Company shall pay and indemnify the Trustee (or other qualifying trustee, collectively for purposes of this Section 4.2(5) and Section 4.3, the “Trustee”) against any tax, fee or other charge, imposed on or assessed against the Government Obligations deposited pursuant to this Section 4.2 or the principal or 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 such Outstanding Securities.

Anything in this Section 4.2 to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee shall deliver or pay to the Company from time to time upon Company Request, any money or Government Obligations (or other property and any proceeds therefrom) held by it as provided in clause (4) of this Section 4.2 which, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee, are in excess of the amount thereof which would then be required to be deposited to effect a defeasance or covenant defeasance, as applicable, in accordance with this Section 4.2.

Section 4.3.    Application of Trust Money.

Subject to the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 10.3, all money and Government Obligations (or other property as may be provided pursuant to Section 3.1) (including the proceeds thereof) deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 4.1 or 4.2 in respect of any Outstanding Securities of any series shall be held in trust and applied by the Trustee, in accordance with the provisions of such Securities and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Company acting as its own Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Holders of such Securities of all sums due and to become due thereon in respect of principal (and premium, if any) and interest and Additional Amounts, if any; but such money and Government Obligations need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.

Section 4.4.    Reinstatement.

If the Trustee or any Paying Agent is unable to apply any money in accordance with this Article with respect to any Securities by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, then the obligations under this Indenture and such Securities from which the Company has been discharged or released pursuant to Section 4.2(2) or 4.2(3) shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to this Article with respect to such Securities, until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all money held in trust pursuant to Section 4.3 with respect to such Securities in accordance with this Article; provided, however, that if the Company makes any payment of principal of or any premium or interest on any such Securities following such reinstatement of its obligations, the Company shall be subrogated to the rights (if any) of the Holders of such Securities to receive such payment from the money so held in trust.

 

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ARTICLE 5

REMEDIES

Section 5.1.    Events of Default.

“Event of Default,” wherever used herein with respect to Securities of any series, means any one of the following events (whatever the reason for such Event of Default and whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body), unless such event is specifically deleted or modified in or pursuant to the supplemental indenture, Board Resolution or Officer’s Certificate establishing the terms of such Series pursuant to this Indenture:

(1) default in the payment of any interest on any Security of such series, or any Additional Amounts payable with respect thereto, when such interest becomes or such Additional Amounts become due and payable, and continuance of such default for a period of 30 days; or

(2) default in the payment of the principal of or any premium on any Security of such series, or any Additional Amounts payable with respect thereto, when such principal or premium becomes or such Additional Amounts become due and payable at their Maturity; or

(3) default in the deposit of any sinking fund payment when and as due by the terms of a Security of such series; or

(4) default in the performance, or breach, of any covenant or warranty of the Company in this Indenture or the Securities (other than a covenant or warranty a default in the performance or the breach of which is elsewhere in this Section specifically dealt with or which has been expressly included in this Indenture solely for the benefit of a series of Securities other than such series), and continuance of such default or breach for a period of 60 days after there has been given, by registered or certified mail, to the Company by the Trustee or to the Company and the Trustee by the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series, a written notice specifying such default or breach and requiring it to be remedied and stating that such notice is a “Notice of Default” hereunder; or

(5) the entry by a court having competent jurisdiction of:

(a) a decree or order for relief in respect of the Company in an involuntary proceeding under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law and such decree or order shall remain unstayed and in effect for a period of 60 consecutive days; or

(b) a decree or order adjudging the Company to be insolvent, or approving a petition seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition of the Company and such decree or order shall remain unstayed and in effect for a period of 60 consecutive days; or

(c) a final and non-appealable order appointing a custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee or other similar official of the Company of any substantial part of the property of the Company or ordering the winding up or liquidation of the affairs of the Company; or

 

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(6) the commencement by the Company of a voluntary proceeding under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law or of a voluntary proceeding seeking to be adjudicated insolvent or the consent by the Company to the entry of a decree or order for relief in an involuntary proceeding under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law or to the commencement of any insolvency proceedings against it, or the filing by the Company of a petition or answer or consent seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition of the Company or relief under any applicable law, or the consent by the Company to the filing of such petition or to the appointment of or taking possession by a custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee or similar official of the Company or any substantial part of the property of the Company or the making by the Company of an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the taking of corporate action by the Company in furtherance of any such action; or

(7) any Indebtedness of the Company (other than the Securities) with an aggregate principal amount outstanding, individually or in the aggregate, of at least $25,000,000 on an unconsolidated basis shall not have been paid upon the demand of its holders and within any applicable grace period or shall have been accelerated by its holders because of a default; or

(8) the entry against the Company of one or more final and non-appealable judgments for the payment of money in an aggregate uninsured or unbonded amount in excess of $25,000,000, by a court or courts of competent jurisdiction, which judgment remains or judgments remain undischarged, unstayed or unsatisfied for a period of 90 consecutive days; or

(9) any other Event of Default provided in or pursuant to this Indenture with respect to Securities of such series.

Section 5.2.    Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment.

If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of any series at the time Outstanding (other than an Event of Default specified in clause (5) or (6) of Section 5.1) occurs and is continuing, then the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series may declare the principal of all the Securities of such series, or such lesser amount as may be provided for in the Securities of such series, to be due and payable immediately, by a notice in writing to the Company (and to the Trustee if given by the Holders), and upon any such declaration such principal or such lesser amount shall become immediately due and payable.

If an Event of Default specified in clause (5) or (6) of Section 5.1 occurs, all unpaid principal of and accrued interest on the Outstanding Securities of that series (or such lesser amount as may be provided for in the Securities of such series) shall ipso facto become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holder of any Security of that series.

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by the Trustee as hereinafter in this Article provided, the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series, by written notice to the Company and the Trustee, may rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences if

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

(a) all overdue installments of any interest on and Additional Amounts with respect to all Securities of such series,

(b) the principal of and any premium on any Securities of such series which have become due otherwise than by such declaration of acceleration and interest thereon and any Additional Amounts with respect thereto at the rate or rates borne by or provided for in such Securities,

(c) to the extent that payment of such interest or Additional Amounts is lawful, interest upon overdue installments of any interest and Additional Amounts at the rate or rates borne by or provided for in such Securities, and

(d) all sums paid or advanced by the Trustee hereunder and the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Trustee under Section 6.7; and

(2) all Events of Default with respect to Securities of such series, other than the non-payment of the principal of, any premium and interest on, and any Additional Amounts with respect to Securities of such series which shall have become due solely by such declaration of acceleration, shall have been cured or waived as provided in Section 5.13.

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

Notwithstanding the foregoing, at the election of the Company, the sole remedy with respect to an Event of Default for the failure by the Company to comply with its obligations under Section 314(a)(1) of the Trust Indenture Act relating to the Company’s failure to file any documents or reports that the Company is required to file with the SEC pursuant to Section 13.1 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act or of its covenants set forth in Section 7.4 (any such Event of Default, a “Reporting Default”), shall, after the occurrence of such Reporting Default consist exclusively of the right to receive additional interest (the “Additional Interest”) on the Securities at an annual rate equal to (i) 0.25% of the principal amount of the Securities for each day during the 90 calendar day period beginning on, and including, the date on which such Reporting Default first occurs and on which such Reporting Default is continuing and (ii) 0.50% of the principal amount of the Securities for each day during the 90 calendar day period beginning on, and including, the 91st day following the date on which such Reporting Default first occurs and on which such Reporting Default is continuing. If the Company so elects, the Additional Interest shall accrue on all Outstanding Securities from and including the date on which such Reporting Default first occurs until such violation is cured or waived and shall be payable as provided in Section 3.7. On the 181st day after such Reporting Default (if such violation is not cured or waived prior to such 181st calendar day), then the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series may declare the principal of all the

 

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Securities of such series, or such lesser amount as may be provided for in the Securities of such series, to be due and payable immediately, by a notice in writing to the Company (and to the Trustee if given by the Holders), and upon any such declaration such principal or such lesser amount shall become immediately due and payable.

If the Company elects to pay the Additional Interest as the sole remedy for the Reporting Default, the Company shall notify in writing, by a certificate, the Holders, the Paying Agent and the Trustee of such election at any time on or before the close of business on the fifth Business Day prior to the date on which such Event of Default would otherwise occur. Unless and until a Responsible Officer of the Trustee receives at the Corporate Trust Office such a certificate, the Trustee may assume without inquiry that Additional Interest is not payable. The Company shall pay the Additional Interest semi-annually in arrears, with the first semi-annual payment due on the first Interest Payment Date following the date of such Reporting Default, in the same manner as described on the face of the Security.

Section 5.3.    Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee.

The Company covenants that if

(1) default is made in the payment of any installment of interest on or any Additional Amounts with respect to any Security when such interest or Additional Amounts shall have become due and payable and such default continues for a period of 30 days, or

(2) default is made in the payment of the principal of or any premium on any Security or any Additional Amounts with respect thereto at their Maturity, the Company shall, upon demand of the Trustee, pay to the Trustee, for the benefit of the Holders of such Securities, the whole amount of money then due and payable with respect to such Securities, with interest upon the overdue principal, any premium and, to the extent that payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable, upon any overdue installments of interest and Additional Amounts at the rate or rates borne by or provided for in such Securities, and, in addition thereto, such further amount of money as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection, including the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel and all other amounts due to the Trustee under Section 6.7.

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

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

 

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Section 5.4.    Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.

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

(1) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount, or such lesser amount as may be provided for in the Securities of any applicable series, of the principal and any premium, interest and Additional Amounts owing and unpaid in respect of the Securities and to file such other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents or counsel) and of the Holders of Securities allowed in such judicial proceeding, and

(2) to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same; and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder of Securities to make such payments to the Trustee and, in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders of Securities, to pay to the Trustee any amount due to it for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 6.7.

Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder of a Security any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Securities or the rights of any Holder thereof, or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder of a Security in any such proceeding.

Section 5.5.    Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Securities.

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

 

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Section 5.6.    Application of Money Collected.

Any money collected by the Trustee pursuant to this Article shall be applied in the following order, at the date or dates fixed by the Trustee and, in case of the distribution of such money on account of principal, or any premium, interest or Additional Amounts, upon presentation of the Securities, and the notation thereon of the payment if only partially paid and upon surrender thereof if fully paid:

FIRST: To the payment of all amounts due the Trustee and any predecessor Trustee under Section 6.7;

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

THIRD: The balance, if any, to the Person or Persons entitled thereto.

Section 5.7.    Limitations on Suits.

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

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

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

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

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

(5) no direction inconsistent with such written request has been given to the Trustee during such 60-day period by the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series; it being understood and intended that no one or more of such Holders shall have any right in any manner whatever by virtue of, or by availing of, any provision of this Indenture or any Security to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of any other such Holders or Holders of Securities of any other series, or to obtain or to seek to obtain priority or preference over any other Holders or to enforce any right under this Indenture, except in the manner herein provided and for the equal and ratable benefit of all such Holders.

 

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Section 5.8.    Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal and Any Premium, Interest and Additional Amounts.

Notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture, the Holder of any Security shall have the right, which is absolute and unconditional, to receive payment of the principal of, any premium and (subject to Sections 3.5 and 3.7) interest on, and any Additional Amounts with respect to, such Security on the respective Stated Maturity or Maturities therefor specified in such Security (or, in the case of redemption, on the Redemption Date or, in the case of repayment at the option of such Holder if provided in or pursuant to this Indenture, on the date such repayment is due) and to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment, and such right shall not be impaired without the consent of such Holder.

Section 5.9.    Restoration of Rights and Remedies.

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

Section 5.10.    Rights and Remedies Cumulative.

Except as otherwise provided with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Securities in the last paragraph of Section 3.6, no right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Trustee or to each and every Holder of a Security is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every right and remedy, to the extent permitted by law, shall 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, to the extent permitted by law, prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other appropriate right or remedy.

Section 5.11.    Delay or Omission Not Waiver.

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

Section 5.12.    Control by Holders of Securities.

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

(2) such Holders have offered to the Trustee indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities that may be incurred in compliance with such direction;

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

(4) such direction is not unduly prejudicial to the rights of the other Holders of Securities of such series not joining in such action.

Section 5.13.    Waiver of Past Defaults.

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

(1) in the payment of the principal of, any premium or interest on, or any Additional Amounts with respect to, any Security of such series, or

(2) in respect of the payment of any amounts due from the Company to the Trustee pursuant to Section 6.7; or

(3) in respect of a covenant or provision hereof which under Article 9 cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security of such series affected.

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

Section 5.14.    Waiver of Usury, Stay or Extension Laws.

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

Section 5.15.    Undertaking for Costs.

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for any action taken or omitted by it as Trustee, the filing by any party litigant in such suit of any 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 5.15 shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Trustee, to any suit instituted by any Holder, or group of Holders, holding in the aggregate more than 10% in principal amount of Outstanding Securities of any series, or to any suit instituted by any Holder for the enforcement of the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any) or interest, if any, on or Additional Amounts, if any, with respect to any Security on or after the respective Stated Maturities expressed in such Security (or, in the case of redemption, on or after the Redemption Date, and, in the case of repayment, on or after the date for repayment) or for the enforcement of the right, if any, to convert or exchange any Security into other securities in accordance with its terms.

ARTICLE 6

THE TRUSTEE

Section 6.1.    Certain Duties and Responsibilities.

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

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

(b) in the absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture; but in the case of any such certificates or opinions that by any provision hereof are specifically required to be furnished to the Trustee, the Trustee shall be under a duty to examine the same to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture but not to verify or confirm the contents thereof.

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

(3) No provision of this Indenture shall be construed to relieve the Trustee from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct (as conclusively determined by the final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, no longer subject to appeal or review), except that

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

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

Section 6.2.    Certain Rights of Trustee.

Subject to the provisions of Section 6.1:

(1) the Trustee may conclusively rely and shall be fully protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, coupon or other paper or document reasonably believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Trustee need not investigate any statement, warranty or representation or any fact or matter stated in any such document and may conclusively rely as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein;

(2) any request or direction of the Company mentioned herein shall be sufficiently evidenced by a Company Request or a Company Order (in each case, other than delivery of any Security to the Trustee for authentication and delivery pursuant to Section 3.3 which shall be sufficiently evidenced as provided therein) and any resolution of the Board of Directors may be sufficiently evidenced by a Board Resolution;

(3) whenever in the administration of this Indenture the Trustee shall deem it desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking, suffering or omitting any action hereunder, the Trustee (unless other evidence shall be herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith on its part, request and rely upon an Officer’s Certificate and/or an Opinion of Counsel and shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on an Officer’s Certificate and/or Opinion of Counsel;

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

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

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avoidance of doubt, the accuracy of mathematical calculations therein), but the Trustee, in its discretion, may, but shall not be obligated to 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, during business hours and upon reasonable notice, the books, records and premises of the Company, personally or by agent or attorney;

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

(8) 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 (i) the Trustee in each document related hereto to which it is a party and (ii) the entity serving as the Trustee in each of its capacities hereunder and in each of its capacities as under any related document whether or not specifically set forth therein and each agent, custodian and other Person employed to act hereunder and under any related document, as the case may be, including the Authenticating Agent, Paying Agent, and Security Registrar;

(9) no provision of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers;

(10) whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture relating to the conduct or affecting the liability of or affording protection to the Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of this Article 6;

(11) the Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith that is believed to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Indenture, unless the Trustee’s conduct constitutes negligence;

(12) the permissive rights of the Trustee to do things enumerated in this Indenture shall not be construed as a duty;

(13) the Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice or actual knowledge of any Event of Default unless written notice of any Event of Default is received by a Responsible Officer of the Trustee pursuant to Section 1.5 hereof and such notice references this Indenture and the Securities;

(14) the Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into (i) the performance or observance by the Company or any other Person of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth in this Indenture or in any related document, (ii) the occurrence of any default, or the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Indenture, any related document or any other agreement, instrument or document, or (iii) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in this Indenture or any related document;

(15) 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), even if the Trustee has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action;

 

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(16) the Trustee may, from time to time, request that the Company deliver a certificate (upon which the Trustee may conclusively rely) setting forth the names of individuals and/or titles of officers authorized at such time to take specified actions pursuant to this Indenture or any related document together with a specimen signature of such authorized officers; provided, however, that from time to time, the Company may, by delivering to the Trustee a revised certificate, change the information previously provided by it pursuant to this Section 6.2(16), but the Trustee shall be entitled to conclusively rely on the then current certificate until receipt of a superseding certificate;

(17) the Trustee shall not have any duty or responsibility in respect of (i) any recording, filing, or depositing of this Indenture or any other agreement or instrument, (ii) the acquisition or maintenance of any insurance or (iii) the payment or discharge of any tax, assessment, or other governmental charge or any lien or encumbrance of any kind owing with respect to, assessed or levied against, any part of the Collateral;

(18) in accordance with Section 326 of the U.S.A. Patriot Act, to help fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering activities, the Trustee may obtain, verify, and record information that identifies individuals or entities that establish a relationship or open an account with the Trustee. The Trustee may ask for the name, address, tax identification number and other information that shall allow the Trustee to identify the individual or entity who is establishing the relationship or opening the account. The Trustee may also ask for formation documents such as articles of incorporation, an offering memorandum, or other identifying documents to be provided. The parties to this Indenture agree that they shall provide the Trustee with such information as the Trustee may reasonably request;

(19) in no event shall the Trustee be liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations under this Indenture or any related documents because of circumstances beyond the Trustee’s control, including, but not limited to, a failure, termination, or suspension of a clearing house, securities depositary, settlement system or central payment system in any applicable part of the world or acts of God, flood, war (whether declared or undeclared), civil or military disturbances or hostilities, nuclear or natural catastrophes, epidemics, pandemics, political unrest, explosion, severe weather or accident, earthquake, terrorism, fire, riot, labor disturbances, strikes or work stoppages for any reason, embargo, government action, including any laws, ordinances, regulations or the like (whether domestic, federal, state, county or municipal or foreign) which delay, restrict or prohibit the providing of the services contemplated by this Indenture or any related documents, or the unavailability of communications or computer facilities, the failure of equipment or interruption of communications or computer facilities, or the unavailability of the Federal Reserve Bank wire or telex or other wire or communication facility, or any other causes beyond the Trustee’s control whether or not of the same class or kind as specified above;

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instructions, directions, reports, notices or other communications or information on behalf of the party purporting to send such electronic transmission and the Trustee shall not be liable for any losses, liabilities, costs or expenses incurred or sustained by any party as a result of such reliance upon or compliance with such instructions, directions, reports, notices or other communications or information. Each other party agrees to assume all risks arising out of the use of electronic methods to submit instructions, directions, reports, notices or other communications or information to the Trustee, including without limitation the risk of the Trustee acting on unauthorized instructions, notices, reports or other communications or information, and the risk of interception and misuse by third parties;

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

(22) The Trustee shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this Indenture or any other related document if such action (i) would, in the reasonable opinion of the Trustee, in good faith (which may be based on the advice or opinion of counsel), be contrary to applicable law, this Indenture or any other related document, or (ii) is not provided for in this Indenture or any other related document. The Trustee shall not be required to take any action under this Indenture or any related document if taking such action (i) would subject the Trustee to a tax in any jurisdiction where it is not then subject to a tax, or (i) would require the Trustee to qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified.

(23) In order to comply with applicable tax laws, rules and regulations (“Applicable Law”) related to this Indenture or any indenture supplemental hereto, the Company agrees: (i) to provide to the Trustee sufficient information about such parties and/or transactions (including any modification to the terms of such transactions) so it can determine whether it has any tax related obligations under Applicable Law, (ii) that the Trustee shall be entitled to make any withholding or deduction from payments this Indenture or any indenture supplemental hereto to the extent necessary to comply with Applicable Law for which it shall not have any liability, and (iii) to hold harmless the Trustee for any losses it may suffer due to the actions it takes to comply with such Applicable Law. The terms of this section shall survive the termination of this Indenture or the earlier resignation or removal of the Trustee hereunder.

(24) The Trustee shall have the right to accept and act upon instructions, including funds transfer instructions (“Instructions”) given pursuant to this Indenture and delivered using Electronic Means; provided, however, that the Issuer shall provide to the Trustee an incumbency certificate listing officers with the authority to provide such Instructions (“Authorized Officers”) and containing specimen signatures of such Authorized Officers, which incumbency certificate shall be amended by the Issuer whenever a person is to be added or deleted from the listing. If the Issuer elects to give the Trustee Instructions using Electronic Means and the Trustee in its discretion elects to act upon such Instructions, the Trustee’s good faith understanding of such Instructions shall be deemed controlling. In the event that, in the Trustee’s opinion, an Instruction received from the Issuer via Electronic Means is unclear, it may seek clarification and confirmation of such Instruction from the Issuer. The Issuer understands and agrees that the Trustee cannot determine the identity of the actual sender of such Instructions and that the Trustee shall conclusively presume that directions that purport to have been sent by an Authorized Officer

 

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listed on the incumbency certificate provided to the Trustee have been sent by such Authorized Officer. The Issuer shall be responsible for ensuring that the Issuer and all Authorized Officers are solely responsible to safeguard the use and confidentiality of applicable user and authorization codes, passwords and/or authentication keys upon receipt by the Issuer. The Trustee shall not be liable for any losses, costs or expenses arising directly or indirectly from the Trustee’s reliance upon and compliance with such Instructions notwithstanding such directions conflict or are inconsistent with a subsequent written instruction. The Issuer agrees: (i) to assume all risks arising out of the use of Electronic Means to submit Instructions to the Trustee, including without limitation the risk of the Trustee acting on unauthorized Instructions, and the risk of interception and misuse by third parties; (ii) that it is fully informed of the protections and risks associated with the various methods of transmitting Instructions to the Trustee and that there may be more secure methods of transmitting Instructions than the method(s) selected by the Issuer; (iii) that the security procedures (if any) to be followed in connection with its transmission of Instructions provide to it a commercially reasonable degree of protection in light of its particular needs and circumstances; and (iv) to notify the Trustee immediately upon learning of any compromise or unauthorized use of the security procedures.

(25) The Trustee shall not be liable for failing to comply with its obligations under this Indenture in so far as the performance of such obligations is dependent upon the timely receipt of instructions and/or other information from any other person which are not received or not received by the time required.

(26) Except as otherwise provided herein, the Issuer will be responsible for making all calculations called for under this Indenture or the Notes. The Issuer will make all such calculations in good faith and, absent manifest error, its calculations will be final and binding on Holders and the Trustee. The Trustee is entitled to rely conclusively upon the accuracy of such calculations without independent verification.

(27) Every provision of this Indenture or any related document relating to the conduct or affecting the liability of or affording protection to the Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of this Article 6.

Section 6.3.    Notice of Defaults.

Within 90 days after a Responsible Officer of the Trustee receives written notice of a default with respect to the Securities of any series, the Trustee shall transmit by mail to all Holders of Securities of such series entitled to receive reports pursuant to Section 7.3(3), notice of such default hereunder, unless such default shall have been cured or waived; provided, however, that, except in the case of a default in the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any), or interest, if any, on, or Additional Amounts or any sinking fund or purchase fund installment with respect to, any Security of such series, the Trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if and so long as the board of directors, the executive committee or a trust committee of directors and/or Responsible Officers of the Trustee in good faith determine that the withholding of such notice is in the best interest of the Holders of Securities. For the purpose of this Section, the term “default” means any event which is, or after notice or lapse of time or both would become, an Event of Default with respect to Securities of such series.

 

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Section 6.4.    Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities.

The recitals contained herein and in the Securities, except the Trustee’s certificate of authentication shall be taken as the statements of the Company and neither the Trustee nor any Authenticating Agent assumes any responsibility for their correctness. The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Indenture or of the Securities, except that the Trustee represents that it is duly authorized to execute and deliver this Indenture, authenticate the Securities and perform its obligations hereunder and that the statements made by it in a Statement of Eligibility on Form T-1 supplied to the Company are true and accurate, subject to the qualifications set forth therein. Neither the Trustee nor any Authenticating Agent shall be accountable for the use or application by the Company of the Securities or the proceeds thereof.

Section 6.5.    May Hold Securities.

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

Section 6.6.    Money Held in Trust.

Except as provided in Section 4.3 and Section 10.3, money held by the Trustee in trust hereunder need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law and shall be held uninvested. The Trustee shall be under no liability for interest on any money received by it hereunder except as otherwise agreed to in writing with the Company.

Section 6.7.    Compensation and Reimbursement.

The Company agrees:

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

(2) except as otherwise expressly provided herein, to reimburse the Trustee upon its request for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Trustee in accordance with any provision of this Indenture or arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of the trust or trusts hereunder (including the reasonable compensation and the expenses and disbursements of its agents and counsel), except any such expense, disbursement or advance as may be attributable to the Trustee’s negligence or bad faith (as conclusively determined by the final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, no longer subject to appeal or review); and

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trust or trusts hereunder, including the costs and expenses of defending themselves against any claim or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of their powers or duties hereunder, except to the extent that any such loss, liability or expense was due to the Trustee’s negligence or bad faith (as conclusively determined by the final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, no longer subject to appeal or review).

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

To the extent permitted by law, any compensation or expense incurred by the Trustee after a default specified in or pursuant to Section 5.1 is intended to constitute an expense of administration under any then applicable bankruptcy or insolvency law. “Trustee” for purposes of this Section 6.7 shall include any predecessor Trustee but the negligence or bad faith of any Trustee shall not affect the rights of any other Trustee under this Section 6.7.

The provisions of this Section 6.7 shall survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture or the earlier resignation or removal of the Trustee and shall apply with equal force and effect to the Trustee in its capacity as Authenticating Agent, Paying Agent or Security Registrar.

Section 6.8.    Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility.

There shall at all times be a Trustee hereunder that is a company organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, that is eligible under Section 310(a)(1) of the Trust Indenture Act to act as trustee under an indenture qualified under the Trust Indenture Act and that has a combined capital and surplus (computed in accordance with Section 310(a)(2) of the Trust Indenture Act) of at least $50,000,000, and that is subject to supervision or examination by Federal or state authority. If at any time the Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, it shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect hereinafter specified in this Article.

Section 6.9.    Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor.

(1) No resignation or removal of the Trustee and no appointment of a successor Trustee pursuant to this Article shall become effective until the acceptance of appointment by the successor Trustee pursuant to Section 6.10.

(2) The Trustee may resign at any time with respect to the Securities of one or more series by giving written notice thereof to the Company. If the instrument of acceptance by a successor Trustee required by Section 6.10 shall not have been delivered to the Trustee within 30 days after the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Trustee may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to such series.

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

 

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(4) If at any time:

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

(b) the Trustee shall cease to be eligible under Section 6.8 and shall fail to resign after written request therefor by the Company or any such Holder, or

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

then, in any such case, (i) the Company, by or pursuant to a Board Resolution, may remove the Trustee with respect to all Securities or the Securities of such series, or (ii) subject to Section 315(e) of the Trust Indenture Act, any Holder of a Security who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security of such series for at least six months may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee with respect to all Securities of such series and the appointment of a successor Trustee or Trustees.

(5) If the Trustee shall resign, be removed or become incapable of acting, or if a vacancy shall occur in the office of Trustee for any cause, with respect to the Securities of one or more series, the Company, by or pursuant to a Board Resolution, shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee or Trustees with respect to the Securities of such series (it being understood that any such successor Trustee may be appointed with respect to the Securities of one or more or all of such series and that at any time there shall be only one Trustee with respect to the Securities of any particular series) and shall comply with the applicable requirements of Section 6.10. If, within one year after such resignation, removal or incapacity, or the occurrence of such vacancy, a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series shall be appointed by Act of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series delivered to the Company and the retiring Trustee, the successor Trustee so appointed shall, forthwith upon its acceptance of such appointment in accordance with the applicable requirements of Section 6.10, become the successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series and to that extent supersede the successor Trustee appointed by the Company. If no successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series shall have been so appointed by the Company or the Holders of Securities and accepted appointment in the manner required by Section 6.10, any Holder of a Security who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security of such series for at least six months may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series.

(6) The Company shall give notice of each resignation and each removal of the Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series and each appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series by mailing written notice of such event by first-class mail,

 

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postage prepaid, to the Holders of Registered Securities, if any, of such series as their names and addresses appear in the Security Register. Each notice shall include the name of the successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series and the address of its Corporate Trust Office.

(7) In no event shall any retiring Trustee be liable for the compensation, acts or omissions of any successor Trustee hereunder.

Section 6.10.    Acceptance of Appointment by Successor.

(1) Upon the appointment hereunder of any successor Trustee with respect to all Securities, such successor Trustee so appointed shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Company and the retiring Trustee an instrument accepting such appointment, and thereupon the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective and such successor Trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties hereunder of the retiring Trustee; but, on the request of the Company or such successor Trustee, such retiring Trustee, upon payment of its charges, shall execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor Trustee all the rights, powers and trusts of the retiring Trustee and, subject to Section 10.3, shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor Trustee all property and money held by such retiring Trustee hereunder, subject nevertheless to its claim, if any, provided for in Section 6.7.

(2) Upon the appointment hereunder of any successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more (but not all) series, the Company, the retiring Trustee and such successor Trustee shall execute and deliver an indenture supplemental hereto wherein each successor Trustee shall accept such appointment and which (i) shall contain such provisions as shall be necessary or desirable to transfer and confirm to, and to vest in, such successor Trustee all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates, (ii) if the retiring Trustee is not retiring with respect to all Securities, shall contain such provisions as shall be deemed necessary or desirable to confirm that all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series as to which the retiring Trustee is not retiring shall continue to be vested in the retiring Trustee, and (iii) shall add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee, it being understood that nothing herein or in such supplemental indenture shall constitute such Trustees co-trustees of the same trust, that each such Trustee shall be trustee of a trust or trusts hereunder separate and apart from any trust or trusts hereunder administered by any other such Trustee and that no Trustee shall be responsible for any notice given to, or received by, or any act or failure to act on the part of any other Trustee hereunder, and, upon the execution and delivery of such supplemental indenture, the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective to the extent provided therein, such retiring Trustee shall have no further responsibility for the exercise of rights and powers or for the performance of the duties and obligations vested in the Trustee under this Indenture with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates other than as hereinafter expressly set forth, and such successor Trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates; but, on request of the

 

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Company or such successor Trustee, such retiring Trustee, upon payment of its charges with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates and subject to Section 10.3 shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor Trustee, to the extent contemplated by such supplemental indenture, the property and money held by such retiring Trustee hereunder with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates, subject to its claim, if any, provided for in Section 6.7.

(3) Upon request of any Person appointed hereunder as a successor Trustee, the Company shall execute any and all instruments for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming to such successor Trustee all such rights, powers and trusts referred to in paragraph (1) or (2) of this Section, as the case may be.

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

Section 6.11.    Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business.

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

Section 6.12.    Appointment of Authenticating Agent.

The Trustee may appoint one or more Authenticating Agents acceptable to the Company with respect to one or more series of Securities which shall be authorized to act on behalf of the Trustee to authenticate Securities of that or those series issued upon original issue, exchange, registration of transfer, partial redemption or partial repayment or pursuant to Section 3.6, and Securities so authenticated shall be entitled to the benefits of this Indenture and shall be valid and obligatory for all purposes as if authenticated by the Trustee hereunder. Wherever reference is made in this Indenture to the authentication and delivery of Securities by the Trustee or the Trustee’s certificate of authentication, such reference shall be deemed to include authentication and delivery on behalf of the Trustee by an Authenticating Agent and a certificate of authentication executed on behalf of the Trustee by an Authenticating Agent.

Each Authenticating Agent must be acceptable to the Company and, except as provided in or pursuant to this Indenture, shall at all times be a Corporation that would be permitted by the Trust Indenture Act to act as trustee under an indenture qualified under the Trust Indenture Act, is authorized under applicable law and by its charter to act as an Authenticating Agent and has a combined capital and surplus (computed in accordance with Section 310(a)(2) of the Trust Indenture Act) of at least $50,000,000. If at any time an Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, it shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in this Section.

 

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

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

The Company agrees to pay each Authenticating Agent from time to time reasonable compensation for its services under this Section. If the Trustee makes such payments, it shall be entitled to be reimbursed for such payments, subject to the provisions of Section 6.7.

The provisions of Sections 3.8, 6.4 and 6.5 shall be applicable to each Authenticating Agent.

If an Authenticating Agent is appointed with respect to one or more series of Securities pursuant to this Section, the Securities of such series may have endorsed thereon, in addition to or in lieu of the Trustee’s certificate of authentication, an alternate certificate of authentication in substantially the following form:

This is one of the Securities of the series designated herein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

 

  

 

as Trustee

Dated:    By:  

 

     as Authenticating Agent
   By:  

 

     Authorized Officer

 

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If all of the Securities of any series may not be originally issued at one time, and if the Trustee does not have an office capable of authenticating Securities upon original issuance located in a Place of Payment where the Company wishes to have Securities of such series authenticated upon original issuance, the Trustee, if so requested in writing (which writing need not be accompanied by or contained in an Officer’s Certificate by the Company), shall appoint in accordance with this Section an Authenticating Agent having an office in a Place of Payment designated by the Company with respect to such series of Securities.

ARTICLE 7

HOLDERS LISTS AND REPORTS BY TRUSTEE AND COMPANY

Section 7.1.    Company to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Holders.

In accordance with Section 312(a) of the Trust Indenture Act, the Company shall furnish or cause to be furnished to the Trustee,

(1) semi-annually with respect to Securities of each series not later than May 1 and November 1 of the year or upon such other dates as are set forth in or pursuant to the Board Resolution or indenture supplemental hereto authorizing such series, a list, in each case in such form as the Trustee may reasonably require, of the names and addresses of Holders as of the applicable date, and

(2) at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, within 30 days after the receipt by the Company of any such request, a list of similar form and content as of a date not more than 15 days prior to the time such list is furnished, provided, however, that so long as the Trustee is the Security Registrar no such list shall be required to be furnished.

Section 7.2.    Preservation of Information; Communications to Holders.

The Trustee shall comply with the obligations imposed upon it pursuant to Section 312 of the Trust Indenture Act.

Every Holder of Securities, by receiving and holding the same, agrees with the Company and the Trustee that none of the Company, the Trustee, any Paying Agent or any Security Registrar shall be held accountable by reason of the disclosure of any such information as to the names and addresses of the Holders of Securities in accordance with Section 312(c) of the Trust Indenture Act, regardless of the source from which such information was derived, and that the Trustee shall not be held accountable by reason of mailing any material pursuant to a request made under Section 312(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.

 

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Section 7.3.    Reports by Trustee.

(1) Within 60 days after September 15 of each year commencing with the first September 15 following the first issuance of Securities pursuant to Section 3.1, if required by Section 313(a) of the Trust Indenture Act, the Trustee shall transmit, pursuant to Section 313(c) of the Trust Indenture Act, a brief report dated as of such September 15 with respect to any of the events specified in said Section 313(a) which may have occurred since the later of the immediately preceding September 15 and the date of this Indenture.

(2) The Trustee shall transmit the reports required by Section 313(a) and (b) of the Trust Indenture Act at the times specified therein.

(3) Reports pursuant to this Section shall be transmitted in the manner and to the Persons required by Sections 313(c) and 313(d) of the Trust Indenture Act.

Section 7.4.    Reports by Company.

So long as any Securities covered by this Indenture are outstanding, the Company shall (i) file with the Commission within the time periods prescribed by its rules and regulations and applicable to the Company; and (ii) furnish to the Trustee and the holders of the Securities within 15 days after the date on which the Company would be required to file the same with the Commission pursuant to its rules and regulations (giving effect to any grace period provided by Rule 12b-25 under the Exchange Act), all quarterly and annual financial information to the extent required of the Company to be contained in Forms 20-F, 10-Q and 10-K and, with respect to the annual consolidated financial statements only, a report thereon by the Company’s independent auditors. The Company shall not be required to file any report or other information with the Commission if the Commission does not permit such filing, although such reports will be required to be furnished to the Trustee. Documents filed by the Company with the Commission via the EDGAR system will be deemed to have been furnished to the Trustee and the Holders of the Securities as of the time such documents are filed via EDGAR.

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

ARTICLE 8

CONSOLIDATION, MERGER AND SALES

Section 8.1.    Company May Consolidate, Etc., Only on Certain Terms.

The Company shall not consolidate with or merge with or into any other Person (whether or not affiliated with the Company), or sell, assign, convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets as an entirety or substantially as an entirety to any other Person (whether or not affiliated with the Company), and the Company shall not permit any other Person (whether or not affiliated with the Company) to consolidate with or merge into the Company or convey, transfer

 

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or lease its properties and assets as an entirety or substantially as an entirety to the Company; unless:

(1) in case the Company shall consolidate with or merge into another Person or convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets as an entirety or substantially as an entirety to any Person, the Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or the Person which acquires by conveyance or transfer, or which leases, the properties and assets of the Company as an entirety or substantially as an entirety shall be a Corporation organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, any state thereof, the District of Columbia or the Republic of The Marshall Islands and shall expressly assume, by an indenture (or indentures, if at such time there is more than one Trustee) supplemental hereto, executed by the successor Person and delivered to the Trustee the due and punctual payment of the principal of, any premium and interest on and any Additional Amounts with respect to all the Securities and the performance of every obligation in this Indenture and the Outstanding Securities on the part of the Company to be performed or observed and shall provide for conversion or exchange rights in accordance with the provisions of the Securities of any series that are convertible or exchangeable into Common Stock or other securities;

(2) immediately after giving effect to such transaction and treating any indebtedness which becomes an obligation of the Company or a Subsidiary as a result of such transaction as having been incurred by the Company or such Subsidiary at the time of such transaction, no Event of Default or event which, after notice or lapse of time, or both, would become an Event of Default, shall have occurred and be continuing; and

(3) either the Company or the successor Person shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease and, if a supplemental indenture is required in connection with such transaction, such supplemental indenture comply with this Article and that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to such transaction have been complied with.

Section 8.2.    Successor Person Substituted for Company.

Upon any consolidation by the Company with or merger of the Company into any other Person or any conveyance, transfer or lease of the properties and assets of the Company substantially as an entirety to any Person in accordance with Section 8.1, the successor Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or to which such conveyance, transfer or lease is made shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company under this Indenture with the same effect as if such successor Person had been named as the Company herein; and thereafter, except in the case of a lease, the predecessor Person shall be released from all obligations and covenants under this Indenture and the Securities.

 

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ARTICLE 9

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES

Section 9.1.    Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders.

Without the consent of any Holders of Securities, the Company (when authorized by or pursuant to a Board Resolution) and the Trustee (upon Company Order), at any time and from time to time, may enter into one or more indentures supplemental hereto, for any of the following purposes:

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

(2) to add to the covenants of the Company for the benefit of the Holders of all or any series of Securities (as shall be specified in such supplemental indenture or indentures) or to surrender any right or power herein conferred upon the Company; or

(3) [Reserved];

(4) to establish the form or terms of Securities of any series as permitted by Sections 2.1 and 3.1; or

(5) to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment hereunder by a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more series and to add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee, pursuant to the requirements of Section 6.10; or

(6) to cure any ambiguity or to correct or supplement any provision herein which may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision herein, or to make any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Indenture which shall not adversely affect the interests of the Holders of Securities of any series then Outstanding in any material respect; or

(7) to add to, delete from or revise the conditions, limitations and restrictions on the authorized amount, terms or purposes of issue, authentication and delivery of Securities, as herein set forth; or

(8) to add any additional Events of Default with respect to all or any series of Securities (as shall be specified in such supplemental indenture); or

(9) to supplement any of the provisions of this Indenture to such extent as shall be necessary to permit or facilitate the defeasance and discharge of any series of Securities pursuant to Article 4, provided that any such action shall not adversely affect the interests of any Holder of an Outstanding Security of such series or any other Outstanding Security in any material respect; or

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(11) to make provisions with respect to conversion or exchange rights of Holders of Securities of any series then Outstanding; or

(12) to amend or supplement any provision contained herein or in any supplemental indenture, provided that no such amendment or supplement shall materially adversely affect the interests of the Holders of any Securities then Outstanding.

Section 9.2.    Supplemental Indentures With Consent of Holders.

With the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of each series affected by such supplemental indenture including consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer, by Act of said Holders delivered to the Company and the Trustee, the Company (when authorized by or pursuant to a Company’s Board Resolution) and the Trustee (upon Company Order) may enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Indenture or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series under this Indenture or of the Securities of such series; provided, however, that no such supplemental indenture, without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security affected thereby, shall

(1) change the Stated Maturity of the principal of, or any premium or installment of interest on or any Additional Amounts with respect to, any Security, or reduce the principal amount thereof or the rate (or modify the calculation of such rate) of interest thereon or any Additional Amounts with respect thereto, or any premium payable upon the redemption thereof or otherwise, or change the obligation of the Company to pay Additional Amounts pursuant to the terms hereof (except as contemplated by Section 8.1(1) and permitted by Section 9.1(1)), or reduce the amount of the principal of an Original Issue Discount Security that would be due and payable upon a declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 5.2 or the amount thereof provable in bankruptcy pursuant to Section 5.4, change the redemption provisions or adversely affect the right of repayment at the option of any Holder as contemplated by Article 13, or change the Place of Payment, Currency in which the principal of, any premium or interest on, or any Additional Amounts with respect to any Security is payable, or impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after the Stated Maturity thereof (or, in the case of redemption, on or after the Redemption Date or, in the case of repayment at the option of the Holder, on or after the date for repayment), or

(2) reduce the percentage in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series, the consent of whose Holders is required for any such supplemental indenture, or the consent of whose Holders is required for any waiver (of compliance with certain provisions of this Indenture or certain defaults hereunder and their consequences) provided for in this Indenture, or reduce the requirements of Section 15.4 for quorum or voting, or

(3) modify any of the provisions of this Section, Section 5.13 or Section 10.8, except to increase any such percentage or to provide that certain other provisions of this Indenture cannot be modified or waived without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security affected thereby, or

 

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(4) change the ranking of the Outstanding Securities of any series, or

(5) make any change that adversely affects the right to convert or exchange any Security into or for securities of the Company or other securities (whether or not issued by the Company), cash or property in accordance with its terms.

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

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

Section 9.3.    Execution of Supplemental Indentures.

As a condition to executing, or accepting the additional trusts created by, any supplemental indenture permitted by this Article or the modifications thereby of the trust created by this Indenture, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel and an Officer’s Certificate each stating that the execution of such supplemental indenture is authorized or permitted by this Indenture and that all conditions precedent to the execution of such supplemental indenture have been fulfilled. The Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, enter into any such supplemental indenture which affects the Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.

Section 9.4.    Effect of Supplemental Indentures.

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

Section 9.5.    Reference in Securities to Supplemental Indentures.

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

Section 9.6.    Conformity With Trust Indenture Act.

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Section 9.7.    Notice of Supplemental Indenture.

Promptly after the execution by the Company and the Trustee of any supplemental indenture pursuant to Section 9.2, the Company shall transmit to the Holders of Outstanding Securities of any series affected thereby a notice setting forth the substance of such supplemental indenture.

ARTICLE 10

COVENANTS

Section 10.1.    Payment of Principal, Any Premium, Interest and Additional Amounts.

The Company covenants and agrees for the benefit of the Holders of the Securities of each series that it will duly and punctually pay the principal of, any premium and interest on and any Additional Amounts with respect to the Securities of such series in accordance with the terms thereof and this Indenture.

Section 10.2.    Maintenance of Office or Agency.

The Company shall maintain in each Place of Payment for any series of Securities an Office or Agency where Securities of such series may be presented or surrendered for payment, where Securities of such series may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange, where Securities of such series that are convertible or exchangeable may be surrendered for conversion or exchange, and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Securities of such series relating thereto and this Indenture may be served. The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of such Office or Agency. If at any time the Company shall fail to maintain any such required Office or Agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee and the Company hereby appoints the Trustee as its agent to receive all such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands; provided that the Trustee shall not serve as an agent or office for the purpose of service of process on behalf of the Company.

The Company may also from time to time designate one or more other Offices or Agencies where the Securities of one or more series may be presented or surrendered for any or all such purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations; provided, however, that no such designation or rescission shall in any manner relieve the Company of its obligation to maintain an Office or Agency in each Place of Payment for Securities of any series for such purposes. The Company shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any such designation or rescission and of any change in the location of any such other Office or Agency. Unless otherwise provided in or pursuant to this Indenture, the Company hereby designates as the Place of Payment for each series of Securities the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, and initially appoints the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee as the Office or Agency of the Company in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York for such purpose. The Company may subsequently appoint a different Office or Agency in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York for the Securities of any series.

 

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Unless otherwise specified with respect to any Securities pursuant to Section 3.1, if and so long as the Securities of any series (i) are denominated in a Foreign Currency or (ii) may be payable in a Foreign Currency, or so long as it is required under any other provision of this Indenture, then the Company will maintain with respect to each such series of Securities, or as so required, at least one exchange rate agent.

Section 10.3.    Money for Securities Payments to be Held in Trust.

If the Company shall at any time act as its own Paying Agent with respect to any series of Securities, it shall, on or before each due date of the principal of, any premium or interest on or Additional Amounts with respect to any of the Securities of such series, segregate and hold in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto a sum in the currency or currencies, currency unit or units or composite currency or currencies in which the Securities of such series are payable (except as otherwise specified pursuant to Section 3.1 for the Securities of such series) sufficient to pay the principal or any premium, interest or Additional Amounts so becoming due until such sums shall be paid to such Persons or otherwise disposed of as herein provided, and shall promptly notify the Trustee of its action or failure so to act.

Whenever the Company shall have one or more Paying Agents for any series of Securities, it shall, on or prior to 10:00 a.m. New York City time on the Business Day prior to each due date of the principal of, any premium or interest on or any Additional Amounts with respect to any Securities of such series, deposit with any Paying Agent a sum (in the currency or currencies, currency unit or units or composite currency or currencies described in the preceding paragraph) sufficient to pay the principal or any premium, interest or Additional Amounts so becoming due, such sum to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto, and (unless such Paying Agent is the Trustee) the Company will promptly notify the Trustee of its action or failure so to act.

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

(1) hold all sums held by it for the payment of the principal of, any premium or interest on or any Additional Amounts with respect to Securities of such series in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto until such sums shall be paid to such Persons or otherwise disposed of as provided in or pursuant to this Indenture;

(2) give the Trustee notice of any default by the Company (or any other obligor upon the Securities of such series) in the making of any payment of principal, any premium or interest on or any Additional Amounts with respect to the Securities of such series; and

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

The Company may at any time, for the purpose of obtaining the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture or for any other purpose, pay, or by Company Order direct any Paying Agent to pay, to the Trustee all sums held in trust by the Company or such Paying Agent, such sums to be held by the Trustee upon the same terms as those upon which such sums were held by the Company or such Paying Agent; and, upon such payment by any Paying Agent to the Trustee, such Paying Agent shall be released from all further liability with respect to such sums.

 

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Except as otherwise provided herein or pursuant hereto, any money deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the Company, in trust for the payment of the principal of, any premium or interest on or any Additional Amounts with respect to any Security of any series and remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal or any such premium or interest or any such Additional Amounts shall have become due and payable shall be paid to the Company on Company Request, or (if then held by the Company) shall be discharged from such trust; and the Holder of such Security shall thereafter, as an unsecured general creditor, look only to the Company for payment thereof, and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such trust money, and all liability of the Company as trustee thereof, shall thereupon cease; provided, however, that the Trustee or such Paying Agent, before being required to make any such repayment, may at the expense of the Company cause to be published once, in an Authorized Newspaper in each Place of Payment for such series or to be mailed to Holders of Registered Securities of such series, or both, notice that such money remains unclaimed and that, after a date specified therein, which shall not be less than 30 days from the date of such publication or mailing nor shall it be later than two years after such principal and any premium or interest or Additional Amounts shall have become due and payable, any unclaimed balance of such money then remaining will be repaid to the Company.

Section 10.4.    Additional Amounts.

If any Securities of a series provide for the payment of Additional Amounts, the Company agrees to pay to the Holder of any such Security Additional Amounts as provided in or pursuant to this Indenture or such Securities. Whenever in this Indenture there is mentioned, in any context, the payment of the principal of or any premium or interest on, or in respect of, any Security of any series or the net proceeds received on the sale or exchange of any Security of any series, such mention shall be deemed to include mention of the payment of Additional Amounts provided by the terms of such series established hereby or pursuant hereto to the extent that, in such context, Additional Amounts are, were or would be payable in respect thereof pursuant to such terms, and express mention of the payment of Additional Amounts (if applicable) in any provision hereof shall not be construed as excluding Additional Amounts in those provisions hereof where such express mention is not made.

Except as otherwise provided in or pursuant to this Indenture or the Securities of the applicable series, if the Securities of a series provide for the payment of Additional Amounts, at least 10 days prior to the first Interest Payment Date with respect to such series of Securities (or if the Securities of such series shall not bear interest prior to Maturity, the first day on which a payment of principal is made), and at least 10 days prior to each date of payment of principal or interest if there has been any change with respect to the matters set forth in the below-mentioned Officer’s Certificate, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee and the principal Paying Agent or Paying Agents, if other than the Trustee, an Officer’s Certificate instructing the Trustee and such Paying Agent or Paying Agents whether such payment of principal of and premium, if any, or interest on the Securities of such series shall be made to Holders of Securities of such series without withholding for or on account of any tax, assessment or other governmental charge described in the Securities of such series. If any such withholding shall be required, then such

 

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Officer’s Certificate shall specify by country the amount, if any, required to be withheld on such payments to such Holders of Securities, and the Company agrees to pay to the Trustee or such Paying Agent the Additional Amounts required by the terms of such Securities. The Company covenants to indemnify the Trustee and any Paying Agent for, and to hold them harmless against, any loss, liability or expense reasonably incurred without negligence or bad faith on their part arising out of or in connection with actions taken or omitted by any of them in reliance on any Officer’s Certificate furnished pursuant to this Section 10.4.

Section 10.5.    [Reserved.]

Section 10.6.    [Reserved.]

Section 10.7.    Corporate Existence.

Subject to Article 8, the Company shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its corporate existence and its rights (charter and statutory) and franchises; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not obligate the Company to preserve any such right or franchise if the Company shall determine that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of its business and that the loss thereof is not disadvantageous in any material respect to any Holder.

Section 10.8.    Waiver of Certain Covenants.

The Company may omit in any particular instance to comply with any term, provision or condition set forth in Section 10.7 with respect to the Securities of any series or in any other covenant provided for the benefit of such series pursuant to section 3.1 or 9.1 if before the time for such compliance the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series, by Act of such Holders, either shall waive such compliance in such instance or generally shall have waived 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 and the duties of the Trustee in respect of any such term, provision or condition shall remain in full force and effect.

Section 10.9.    Company Statement as to Compliance; Notice of Certain Defaults.

(1) The Company shall deliver to the Trustee, within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year, a written statement (which need not be contained in or accompanied by an Officer’s Certificate) signed by the principal executive officer, the principal financial officer or the principal accounting officer of the Company, stating that

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

(b) to the best of his or her knowledge, based on such review, (i) the Company has complied with all the conditions and covenants imposed on it under this Indenture throughout such year, or, if there has been a default in the fulfillment of any such condition or covenant, specifying each such default known to him or her and the nature and status thereof,

 

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and (ii) no event has occurred and is continuing which is, or after notice or lapse of time or both would become, an Event of Default, or, if such an event has occurred and is continuing, specifying each such event known to him and the nature and status thereof.

(2) The Company shall deliver to the Trustee, within thirty days after the occurrence thereof, written notice of any Event of Default or any event which after notice or lapse of time or both would become an Event of Default pursuant to clause (4) of Section 5.1, and the status thereof and what actions the Company is taking or proposes to take in respect thereof.

(3) The Trustee shall have no duty to monitor the Company’s compliance with the covenants contained in this Article 10.

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

ARTICLE 11

REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES

Section 11.1.    Applicability of Article.

Redemption of Securities of any series at the option of the Company as permitted or required by the terms of such Securities shall be made in accordance with the terms of such Securities and (except as otherwise provided herein or pursuant hereto) this Article.

Section 11.2.    Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee.

The election of the Company to redeem any Securities shall be evidenced by or pursuant to a Board Resolution. In case of any redemption at the election of the Company of (i) less than all of the Securities of any series or (ii) all of the Securities of any series, with the same issue date, interest rate or formula, Stated Maturity and other terms, the Company shall, at least 60 days but not more than 75 days prior to the Redemption Date fixed by the Company (unless a shorter notice shall be satisfactory to the Trustee), notify the Trustee of such Redemption Date and of the principal amount of Securities of such series to be redeemed.

Section 11.3.    Selection by Trustee of Securities to be Redeemed.

Unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 3.1, if less than all of the Securities of any series are to be redeemed, the particular Securities to be redeemed shall be selected not more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date by the Trustee from the Outstanding Securities of such series not previously called for redemption: (i) by lot or such other similar method in accordance with applicable procedures of the Depository (if the Securities are global notes), or (ii) if there are no such requirements of the Depository, on a pro rata basis and in compliance with any applicable stock exchange rules; provided, however, that no such partial redemption shall reduce the portion of the principal amount of a Registered Security of such series not redeemed to less than the minimum denomination for a Security of such series established herein or pursuant hereto.

 

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The Trustee shall promptly notify the Company and the Security Registrar (if other than itself) in writing of the Securities selected for redemption and, in the case of any Securities 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 Securities shall relate, in the case of any Securities redeemed or to be redeemed only in part, to the portion of the principal of such Securities which has been or is to be redeemed.

Unless otherwise specified in or pursuant to this Indenture or the Securities of any series, if any Security selected for partial redemption is converted into other securities of the Company or exchanged for securities of another issuer in part before termination of the conversion or exchange right with respect to the portion of the Security so selected, the converted portion of such Security shall be deemed (so far as may be) to be the portion selected for redemption. Securities which have been converted or exchanged during a selection of Securities to be redeemed shall be treated by the Trustee as Outstanding for the purpose of such selection.

Section 11.4.    Notice of Redemption.

Notice of redemption shall be given in the manner provided in Section 1.6, not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date, unless a shorter period is specified in the Securities to be redeemed, to the Holders of Securities to be redeemed. Failure to give notice by mailing in the manner herein provided to the Holder of any Registered Securities designated for redemption as a whole or in part, or any defect in the notice to any such Holder, shall not affect the validity of the proceedings for the redemption of any other Securities or portion thereof.

Any notice that is mailed to the Holder of any Registered Securities in the manner herein provided shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given, whether or not such Holder receives the notice.

All notices of redemption shall state:

(1) the Redemption Date,

(2) the Redemption Price (or the formula for calculating it),

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

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

 

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(5) that, on the Redemption Date, the Redemption Price shall become due and payable upon each such Security or portion thereof to be redeemed, and, if applicable, that interest thereon shall cease to accrue on and after said date,

(6) the place or places where such Securities are to be surrendered for payment of the Redemption Price and any accrued interest and Additional Amounts pertaining thereto,

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

(8) [Reserved],

(9) [Reserved],

(10) in the case of Securities of any series that are convertible into Common Stock of the Company or exchangeable for other securities, the conversion or exchange price or rate, the date or dates on which the right to convert or exchange the principal of the Securities of such series to be redeemed will commence or terminate and the place or places where such Securities may be surrendered for conversion or exchange, and

(11) the CUSIP number or the Euroclear or the Cedel reference numbers of such Securities, if any (or any other numbers used by a Depository to identify such Securities).

A notice of redemption published as contemplated by Section 1.6 need not identify particular Registered Securities to be redeemed.

Notice of redemption of Securities to be redeemed at the election of the Company shall be given by the Company or, at the Company’s request, by the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Company; provided, however, that the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee, at least 45 days prior to the Redemption Date, an Officers’ Certificate requesting that the Trustee give such notice and setting forth the information to be stated in such notice as provided in this Section 11.4.

Section 11.5.    Deposit of Redemption Price.

Prior to 10:00 a.m. New York City time on the Business Day prior to any Redemption Date, the Company shall deposit, with respect to the Securities of any series called for redemption pursuant to Section 11.4, with the Trustee or with a Paying Agent (or, if the Company is acting as its own Paying Agent, segregate and hold in trust as provided in Section 10.3) an amount of money in the applicable Currency sufficient to pay the Redemption Price of, and (except if the Redemption Date shall be an Interest Payment Date, unless otherwise specified pursuant to Section 3.1 or in the Securities of such series) any accrued interest on and Additional Amounts with respect thereto, all such Securities or portions thereof which are to be redeemed on that date.

Section 11.6.    Securities Payable on Redemption Date.

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specified, and from and after such date (unless the Company shall default in the payment of the Redemption Price and accrued interest) such Securities shall cease to bear interest. Upon surrender of any such Security for redemption in accordance with said notice, such Security shall be paid by the Company at the Redemption Price, together with any accrued interest and Additional Amounts to the Redemption Date; provided, however, that, except as otherwise specified in or pursuant to this Indenture or the Registered Securities of such series, installments of interest on Registered Securities whose Stated Maturity is on or prior to the Redemption Date shall be payable to the Holders of such Securities, or one or more Predecessor Securities, registered as such at the close of business on the Regular Record Dates therefor according to their terms and the provisions of Section 3.7.

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

Section 11.7.    Securities Redeemed in Part.

Any Registered Security which is to be redeemed only in part shall be surrendered at any Office or Agency for such Security (with, if the Company or the Trustee so requires, due endorsement by, or a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Trustee duly executed by, the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing) and the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder of such Security without service charge, a new Registered Security or Securities of the same series, containing identical terms and provisions, of any authorized denomination as requested by such Holder in aggregate principal amount equal to and in exchange for the unredeemed portion of the principal of the Security so surrendered.

ARTICLE 12

SINKING FUNDS

Section 12.1.    Applicability of Article.

The provisions of this Article shall be applicable to any sinking fund for the retirement of Securities of a series, except as otherwise permitted or required in or pursuant to this Indenture or any Security of such series issued pursuant to this Indenture.

The minimum amount of any sinking fund payment provided for by the terms of Securities of any series is herein referred to as a “mandatory sinking fund payment,” and any payment in excess of such minimum amount provided for by the terms of Securities of such series is herein referred to as an “optional sinking fund payment”. If provided for by the terms of Securities of any series, the cash amount of any sinking fund payment may be subject to reduction as provided in Section 12.2. Each sinking fund payment shall be applied to the redemption of Securities of any series as provided for by the terms of Securities of such series and this Indenture.

 

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Section 12.2.    Satisfaction of Sinking Fund Payments With Securities.

The Company may, in satisfaction of all or any part of any sinking fund payment with respect to the Securities of any series to be made pursuant to the terms of such Securities (1) deliver Outstanding Securities of such series (other than any of such Securities previously called for redemption or any of such Securities in respect of which cash shall have been released to the Company), and (2) apply as a credit Securities of such series which have been redeemed either at the election of the Company pursuant to the terms of such series of Securities or through the application of permitted optional sinking fund payments pursuant to the terms of such Securities, provided that such series of Securities have not been previously so credited. Such Securities shall be received and credited for such purpose by the Trustee at the Redemption Price specified in such Securities for redemption through operation of the sinking fund and the amount of such sinking fund payment shall be reduced accordingly. If, as a result of the delivery or credit of Securities of any series in lieu of cash payments pursuant to this Section 12.2, the principal amount of Securities of such series to be redeemed in order to satisfy the remaining sinking fund payment shall be less than $100,000, the Trustee need not call Securities of such series for redemption, except upon Company Request, and such cash payment shall be held by the Trustee or a Paying Agent and applied to the next succeeding sinking fund payment, provided, however, that the Trustee or such Paying Agent shall at the request of the Company from time to time pay over and deliver to the Company any cash payment so being held by the Trustee or such Paying Agent upon delivery by the Company to the Trustee of Securities of that series purchased by the Company having an unpaid principal amount equal to the cash payment requested to be released to the Company.

Section 12.3.    Redemption of Securities for Sinking Fund.

Not less than 75 days and not more than 90 days prior to each sinking fund payment date for any series of Securities, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate specifying the amount of the next ensuing mandatory sinking fund payment for that series pursuant to the terms of that series, the portion thereof, if any, which is to be satisfied by payment of cash and the portion thereof, if any, which is to be satisfied by delivering and crediting of Securities of that series pursuant to Section 12.2, and the optional amount, if any, to be added in cash to the next ensuing mandatory sinking fund payment, and will also deliver to the Trustee any Securities to be so credited and not theretofore delivered. If such Officer’s Certificate shall specify an optional amount to be added in cash to the next ensuing mandatory sinking fund payment, the Company shall thereupon be obligated to pay the amount therein specified. Not less than 60 days before each such sinking fund payment date the Trustee shall select the Securities to be redeemed upon such sinking fund payment date in the manner specified in Section 11.3 and cause notice of the redemption thereof to be given in the name of and at the expense of the Company in the manner provided in Section 11.4. Such notice having been duly given, the redemption of such Securities shall be made upon the terms and in the manner stated in Sections 11.6 and 11.7.

 

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ARTICLE 13

REPAYMENT AT THE OPTION OF HOLDERS

Section 13.1.Applicability of Article.

Securities of any series which are repayable at the option of the Holders thereof before their Stated Maturity shall be repaid in accordance with the terms of the Securities of such series, and such Holder shall provide the Trustee and the Company with prior written notice of its election to have such Securities repaid. The repayment of any principal amount of Securities pursuant to such option of the Holder to require repayment of Securities before their Stated Maturity, for purposes of Section 3.9, shall not operate as a payment, redemption or satisfaction of the Indebtedness represented by such Securities unless and until the Company, at its option, shall deliver or surrender the same to the Trustee with a directive that such Securities be cancelled. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 13.1, in connection with any repayment of Securities, the Company may arrange for the purchase of any Securities by an agreement with one or more investment bankers or other purchasers to purchase such Securities by paying to the Holders of such Securities on or before the close of business on the repayment date an amount not less than the repayment price payable by the Company on repayment of such Securities, and the obligation of the Company to pay the repayment price of such Securities shall be satisfied and discharged to the extent such payment is so paid by such purchasers.

ARTICLE 14

SECURITIES IN FOREIGN CURRENCIES

Section 14.1.     Applicability of Article.

Whenever this Indenture provides for (i) any action by, or the determination of any of the rights of, Holders of Securities of any series in which not all of such Securities are denominated in the same Currency, or (ii) any distribution to Holders of Securities, in the absence of any provision to the contrary in the form of Security of any particular series or pursuant to this Indenture or the Securities, any amount in respect of any Security denominated in a Currency other than Dollars shall be treated for any such action or distribution as that amount of Dollars that could be obtained for such amount on such reasonable basis of exchange and as of the record date with respect to Registered Securities of such series (if any) for such action, determination of rights or distribution (or, if there shall be no applicable record date, such other date reasonably proximate to the date of such action, determination of rights or distribution) as the Company may specify in a written notice to the Trustee. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, any issuance of Securities denominated in a currency other than Dollars must be acceptable to the applicable Depository and prior to the issuance of any Securities denominated in a currency other than Dollars the Company must obtain the prior written consent of the Trustee.

 

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ARTICLE 15

MEETINGS OF HOLDERS OF SECURITIES

Section 15.1.    Purposes for Which Meetings May Be Called.

A meeting of Holders of Securities of any series may be called at any time and from time to time pursuant to this Article to make, give or take any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act provided by this Indenture to be made, given or taken by Holders of Securities of such series.

Section 15.2.    Call, Notice and Place of Meetings.

(1) The Trustee may at any time call a meeting of Holders of Securities of any series for any purpose specified in Section 15.1, to be held at such time and at such place in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York. Notice of every meeting of Holders of Securities of any series, setting forth the time and the place of such meeting and in general terms the action proposed to be taken at such meeting, shall be given, in the manner provided in Section 1.6, not less than 21 nor more than 180 days prior to the date fixed for the meeting.

(2) In case at any time the Company (by or pursuant to a Board Resolution) or the Holders of at least 10% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series shall have requested the Trustee to call a meeting of the Holders of Securities of such series for any purpose specified in Section 15.1, by written request setting forth in reasonable detail the action proposed to be taken at the meeting, and the Trustee shall not have mailed notice of or made the first publication of the notice of such meeting within 21 days after receipt of such request (whichever shall be required pursuant to Section 1.6) or shall not thereafter proceed to cause the meeting to be held as provided herein, then the Company or the Holders of Securities of such series in the amount above specified, as the case may be, may determine the time and the place in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York for such meeting and may call such meeting for such purposes by giving notice thereof as provided in clause (1) of this Section.

Section 15.3.    Persons Entitled to Vote at Meetings.

To be entitled to vote at any meeting of Holders of Securities of any series, a Person shall be (1) a Holder of one or more Outstanding Securities of such series, or (2) a Person appointed by an instrument in writing as proxy for a Holder or Holders of one or more Outstanding Securities of such series by such Holder or Holders. The only Persons who shall be entitled to be present or to speak at any meeting of Holders of Securities of any series shall be the Persons entitled to vote at such meeting and their counsel, any representatives of the Trustee and its agents and counsel and any representatives of the Company and its counsel.

Section 15.4.    Quorum; Action.

The Persons entitled to vote a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of a series shall constitute a quorum for any meeting of Holders of Securities of such series. In the absence of a quorum within 30 minutes after the time appointed for any such meeting, the meeting shall, if convened at the request of Holders of Securities of such series, be dissolved. In any other case the meeting may be adjourned for a period of not less than 10 days as determined

 

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by the chairman of the meeting prior to the adjournment of such meeting. In the absence of a quorum at any reconvened meeting, such reconvened meeting may be further adjourned for a period of not less than 10 days as determined by the chairman of the meeting prior to the adjournment of such reconvened meeting. Notice of the reconvening of any adjourned meeting shall be given as provided in Section 15.2(1), except that such notice need be given only once not less than five days prior to the date on which the meeting is scheduled to be reconvened. Notice of the reconvening of an adjourned meeting shall state expressly the percentage, as provided above, of the principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series which shall constitute a quorum.

Except as limited by the proviso to Section 9.2, any resolution presented to a meeting or adjourned meeting duly reconvened at which a quorum is present as aforesaid may be adopted only by the affirmative vote of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series; provided, however, that, except as limited by the proviso to Section 9.2, any resolution with respect to any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act which this Indenture expressly provides may be made, given or taken by the Holders of a specified percentage, which is less than a majority, in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of a series may be adopted at a meeting or an adjourned meeting duly reconvened and at which a quorum is present as aforesaid by the affirmative vote of the Holders of such specified percentage in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series.

Any resolution passed or decision taken at any meeting of Holders of Securities of any series duly held in accordance with this Section shall be binding on all the Holders of Securities of such series, whether or not such Holders were present or represented at the meeting.

Section 15.5.    Determination of Voting Rights; Conduct and Adjournment of Meetings.

(1) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Indenture, the Trustee may make such reasonable regulations as it may deem advisable for any meeting of Holders of Securities of such series in regard to proof of the holding of Securities of such series and of the appointment of proxies and in regard to the appointment and duties of inspectors of votes, the submission and examination of proxies, certificates and other evidence of the right to vote, and such other matters concerning the conduct of the meeting as it shall deem appropriate. Except as otherwise permitted or required by any such regulations, the holding of Securities shall be proved in the manner specified in Section 1.4 and the appointment of any proxy shall be proved in the manner specified in Section 1.4. Such regulations may provide that written instruments appointing proxies, regular on their face, may be presumed valid and genuine without the proof specified in Section 1.4 or other proof.

(2) Holders of Securities representing 10% shall appoint a temporary chairman of the meeting, unless the meeting shall have been called by the Company or by Holders of Securities as provided in Section 15.2(2), in which case the Company or the Holders of Securities of the series calling the meeting, as the case may be, shall in like manner appoint a temporary chairman. A permanent chairman and a permanent secretary of the meeting shall be elected by vote of the Persons entitled to vote a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series represented at the meeting.

 

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(3) At any meeting, each Holder of a Security of such series or proxy shall be entitled to one vote for each $1,000 principal amount of Securities of such series held or represented by him; provided, however, that no vote shall be cast or counted at any meeting in respect of any Security challenged as not Outstanding and ruled by the chairman of the meeting to be not Outstanding. The chairman of the meeting shall have no right to vote, except as a Holder of a Security of such series or proxy.

(4) Any meeting of Holders of Securities of any series duly called pursuant to Section 15.2 at which a quorum is present may be adjourned from time to time by Persons entitled to vote a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series represented at the meeting; and the meeting may be held as so adjourned without further notice.

Section 15.6.    Counting Votes and Recording Action of Meetings.

The vote upon any resolution submitted to any meeting of Holders of Securities of any series shall be by written ballots on which shall be subscribed the signatures of the Holders of Securities of such series or of their representatives by proxy and the principal amounts and serial numbers of the Outstanding Securities of such series held or represented by them. The permanent chairman of the meeting shall appoint two inspectors of votes who shall count all votes cast at the meeting for or against any resolution and who shall make and file with the secretary of the meeting their verified written reports in triplicate of all votes cast at the meeting. A record, at least in triplicate, of the proceedings of each meeting of Holders of Securities of any series shall be prepared by the secretary of the meeting and there shall be attached to said record the original reports of the inspectors of votes on any vote by ballot taken thereat and affidavits by one or more persons having knowledge of the facts setting forth a copy of the notice of the meeting and showing that said notice was given as provided in Section 15.2 and, if applicable, Section 15.4. Each copy shall be signed and verified by the affidavits of the permanent chairman and secretary of the meeting and one such copy shall be delivered to the Company and another to the Trustee to be preserved by the Trustee, the latter to have attached thereto the ballots voted at the meeting. Any record so signed and verified shall be conclusive evidence of the matters therein stated.

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

 

    ATLAS CORP.
Attest:     By:  

/s/ GrahamTalbot

      Name: GrahamTalbot
      Title: Chief Financial Officer
    THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, as Trustee
   

By:

 

/s/ Teresa Wyszomierski

     

Name:  Teresa Wyszomierski

     

Title:    Vice President

[SIGNATURE TO INDENTURE]


EXHIBIT A

[If the Holder of this Security is a depository, such as The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) or a nominee of DTC, this Security is a Global Security and insert the following two legends:

THIS SECURITY IS A GLOBAL SECURITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITORY (AS DEFINED IN THE INDENTURE) OR A NOMINEE THEREOF. THIS GLOBAL SECURITY IS EXCHANGEABLE FOR SECURITIES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A PERSON OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITORY OR ITS NOMINEE ONLY IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE AND, UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR SECURITIES IN DEFINITIVE FORM, THIS GLOBAL SECURITY MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITORY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY, OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY TO THE DEPOSITORY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY, OR BY THE DEPOSITORY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITORY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITORY.

UNLESS THE SECURITY IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF [THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”),] TO THE COMPANY (AS DEFINED BELOW) OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY SECURITY ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF [CEDE & CO. OR IN] SUCH [OTHER] NAME AS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF [THE DEPOSITORY] [DTC] (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO [CEDE & CO. OR TO] SUCH [OTHER] ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF [THE DEPOSITORY] [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.]

[Insert any applicable legend(s) required by the Internal Revenue Code]

 

NO.

   $    

ATLAS CORP.

[Designation of Series]

ATLAS CORP., a Marshall Islands corporation (hereinafter called the “Company”, which term includes any successor corporation under the Indenture referred to below), for value received, hereby promises to pay to            , or registered assigns, the principal sum of             Dollars ($            ) on             ,             [If the Security is to bear interest prior to Maturity, insert — , and to pay interest thereon from             or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, semiannually on             and             in each year, commencing             , [If the Security is to bear interest at a fixed rate, insert — at the rate of     % per annum] [If the Security is to bear interest at an adjustable rate, insert — at a rate per annum computed or determined in accordance with the provisions below], until the principal hereof is paid or made available for payment [If applicable, insert —, and (to the extent that the payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable) at the rate of     % per annum on any overdue principal and premium and on any overdue installment of interest from the dates such amounts are due until they are paid or made available for payment and such interest shall be payable on demand]. [If applicable, insert — Interest on this Security shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. If any Interest Payment Date or the maturity date falls on a day that is not a Business Day, the required payment shall be made on the next Business Day as if it were made on the date such payment was due and no interest shall accrue on the amount so payable for the period from and after such Interest Payment Date or the maturity date, as the case may be, to such next Business Day.] The interest so payable and punctually paid or duly provided for on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in such Indenture, be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the regular record date for such interest, which shall be or                (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be, next preceding such Interest Payment Date. Any such interest which is payable but not punctually paid or duly provided for on any Interest Payment Date shall forthwith cease to be payable to the registered Holder hereof on the relevant regular record date by virtue or having been such holder, and may be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a subsequent special record date (which shall be at least 10 days before the payment date) for the payment of such defaulted interest to be fixed by the Company, notice whereof shall be given to the Holders of Securities of this series not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date, or may be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Securities may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in such Indenture.

[If the Security is not to bear interest prior to Maturity, insert — The principal of this Security shall not bear interest except in the case of a default in payment of principal upon acceleration or redemption or at the Stated Maturity and in such case the overdue principal of this Security shall bear interest at the rate of     % per annum (to the extent that the payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable), which shall accrue from the date of such default in payment to the date payment of such principal has been made or duly provided for. Interest on any overdue principal shall be payable on demand. Any such interest on any overdue principal that is

 

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not so paid on demand shall bear interest at the rate of     % per annum (to the extent that the payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable), which shall accrue from the date of such demand for payment to the date payment of such interest has been made or duly provided for, and such interest shall also be payable on demand.]

Payment of the principal of and [If applicable, insert — any such] interest on this Security will be made at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose in The Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, in such coin or currency of                the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts [If applicable, insert — ; provided, however, that, at the option of the Company, interest may be paid by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register;] [If applicable, insert provided, further, that payment to [DTC or] any [successor] depository may be made by wire transfer to the account designated by [DTC or] such [successor] depository in writing].

This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of securities of the Company (herein called the “Securities”), issued and to be issued in one or more series under an Indenture, dated as of March 19, 2021 (herein called, together with all indentures supplemental thereto, the “Indenture”), between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee (herein called the “Trustee”, which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture), to which Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of the Securities, and of the terms upon which the Securities are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered. This Security is one of the series designated on the face hereof [, initially limited (subject to exceptions provided in the Indenture) to the aggregate principal amount of $        ].

[If the Security is not an Original Issue Discount Security, insert — If an Event of Default with respect to the Securities shall occur and be continuing, the principal of the Securities may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture.]

[If the Security is an Original Issue Discount Security, insert — If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of this series shall occur and be continuing, an amount of principal of the Securities of this series may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture. Such amount shall be equal to [insert formula for determining the amount]. Upon                payment (i) of the amount of principal so declared due and payable and (ii) of interest on any overdue principal, premium and interest (in each case to the extent that the payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable), all of the Company’s obligations in respect of the payment of the principal of and premium and interest, if any, on the Securities of this series shall terminate.]

[If applicable, insert — The Securities may not be redeemed prior to the Stated Maturity.]

[If applicable, insert — The Securities are not subject to any sinking fund.]

[If applicable, insert — The Securities are subject to redemption [(l) [If applicable, insert — on in any year commencing with the year            and ending with the year through operation of the sinking fund for this series at a Redemption Price equal to 100% of the principal amount, and (2)] [If applicable, insert — at any time [on or after             ], as a whole or in part, at the election of the Company, at the following Redemption Prices (expressed as percentages of the principal amount): if redeemed on or before,     % and if redeemed during the 12-month period beginning              of the years indicated at the Redemption Prices indicated below:

 

Year

   Redemption Price

and thereafter at a Redemption Price equal to     % of the principal amount, together in the case of any such redemption [If applicable, insert — (whether through operation of the sinking fund or otherwise)] with accrued interest to the Redemption Date; provided, however, that installments of interest on this Security whose Stated Maturity is on or prior to such Redemption Date will be payable to the Holder of this Security, or one or more Predecessor Securities, of record at the close of business on the relevant Record Dates referred to on the face hereof, all as provided in the Indenture.]

[If applicable, insert — The Securities are subject to redemption (1) on            in any year commencing with the year and ending with the year             through operation of the sinking fund for this series at the Redemption Prices for redemption through operation of the sinking fund (expressed as percentages of the principal amount) set forth in the table below, and (2) at any time [on or after             ], as a whole or in part, at the election of the Company, at the Redemption Prices for redemption otherwise than through operation of the sinking fund (expressed as percentages of the principal amount) set forth in the table below: if redeemed during the 12-month period beginning             of the years indicated below:

 

Year

   Redemption Price
for Redemption
through Operation
of the Sinking Fund
   Redemption Price for
Redemption Otherwise
than through Operation
of the Sinking Fund

 

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and thereafter at a Redemption Price equal to     % of the principal amount, together in the case of any such redemption (whether through operation of the sinking fund or otherwise) with accrued interest to the Redemption Date; provided, however, that installments of interest on this Security whose Stated Maturity is on or prior to such Redemption Date will be payable to the Holder of this Security, or one or more Predecessor Securities, of record at the close of business on the relevant Record Dates referred to on the face hereof, all as provided in the Indenture.]

[If applicable, insert — Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may not, prior to            , redeem any Securities as contemplated by [Clause (2) of] the preceding paragraph as a part of, or in anticipation of, any refunding operation by the application, directly or indirectly, of moneys borrowed having an interest cost to the Company (calculated in accordance with generally accepted financial practice) of less than     % per annum.]

[If applicable, insert — The sinking fund for the Securities provides for the redemption on            in each year, beginning with the year             and ending with the year                     , of [not less than] $            [(“mandatory sinking fund”) and not more than $            ] aggregate principal amount of the Securities of this series. [The Securities acquired or redeemed by the Company otherwise than through [mandatory] sinking fund payments may be credited against subsequent [mandatory] sinking fund payments otherwise required to be made in the [describe order].]]

[If applicable, insert — Notice of redemption will be given by mail to Holders of Securities, not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date, all as provided in the Indenture.]

[If applicable, insert — In the event of redemption of this Security in part only, a new Security or Securities for the unredeemed portion hereof shall be issued in the name of the Holder hereof upon the cancellation hereof.]

The Indenture contains provisions permitting, 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 Securities of each series issued under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee with the written consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding of each series affected thereby. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of any series at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Securities of such series, to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Securities and of any Securities issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Security.

No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Security or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and interest on this Security, at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein and in the Indenture prescribed.

As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations set forth therein and in this Security, the transfer of this Security may be registered on the Security Register upon surrender of this Security for registration of transfer at the office or agency    of the Company maintained for that purpose in any place where the principal of and interest on this Security are payable, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Security Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or by his attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Securities of this series and        of like tenor, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee        or transferees.

The Securities are issuable only in registered form in the denominations of $            or any integral multiple thereof. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations set forth in the Indenture, and in this Security, the Securities are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series in different authorized denominations, as requested by the Holders surrendering the same.]

No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith, other than in certain cases provided in the Indenture.

Prior to due presentment of this Security for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Security is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Security be overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

[If applicable, insert — The Indenture contains provisions whereby (i) the Company may be discharged from its obligations with respect to the Securities (subject to certain exceptions) or (ii) the Company may be released from its obligations under specified covenants and agreements in the Indenture, in each case if the Company irrevocably deposits with the Trustee money or Government Obligations, or a combination thereof, in an amount sufficient, without consideration of any reinvestment, to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness on all Securities of this series, and satisfies certain other conditions, all as more fully provided in the Indenture.]

 

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This Security shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to agreements made or instruments entered into and, in each case, performed in said State.

All terms used in this Security without definition that are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.

[Remainder of Page Intentionally Left Blank]

 

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Unless the Certificate of Authentication hereon has been executed by or on behalf of the Trustee under the Indenture by the manual signature of one of its authorized officers, this Security shall not be entitled to any benefits under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed.

 

    ATLAS CORP.
    By:  

 

      Name:
      Title:
Attest:     By:  

 

      Name:
      Title:

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

 

                                                                                                                      ,
        as Trustee
Dated:     By:  

 

           

Name:

Title: Authorized Officer

Exhibit 4.2

This FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this “First Supplemental Indenture”), dated as of [●], 2021, between ATLAS CORP., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the Republic of The Marshall Islands (the “Company”), and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, as trustee (the “Trustee”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Company and the Trustee have heretofore executed and delivered an indenture, dated as of March 19, 2021 (the “Indenture”), providing for the issuance by the Company from time to time of its Securities to be issued in one or more series;

WHEREAS, Sections 2.1, 3.1 and 9.1 of the Indenture provide, among other things, that the Company and the Trustee may, without the consent of Holders, enter into indentures supplemental to the Indenture to provide for specific terms applicable to any series of Securities;

WHEREAS, the Company intends by this First Supplemental Indenture to create and provide for the issuance of a new series of Securities to be designated as the “7.125% Notes due 2027” (the “Notes”);

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.1(4) of the Indenture, the Trustee and the Company are authorized to execute and deliver this First Supplemental Indenture to amend or supplement the Indenture, without the consent of any Holder of Securities; and

WHEREAS, all things necessary to make the Notes, when executed by the Company and authenticated and delivered by the Trustee, issued upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth hereinafter and in the Indenture and delivered as provided in the Indenture against payment therefor, valid, binding and legal obligations of the Company according to their terms, and all actions required to be taken by the Company under the Indenture to make this First Supplemental Indenture a valid, binding and legal agreement of the Company, have been done.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and for other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

Section 1.01. Definitions.

(a)    All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined below shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Indenture.


(b)    The following are definitions used in this First Supplemental Indenture, and to the extent that a term is defined both herein and in the Indenture, the definition in this First Supplemental Indenture shall govern with respect to the Notes.

“Cash and Cash Equivalents” means, as of a given date, the Company’s cash and cash equivalents as determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

“Continuing Director” means a director who either was a member of our Board of Directors on the issue date of the ATCO Notes or who becomes a member of our Board of Directors subsequent to that date and whose election, appointment or nomination for election by our stockholders is duly approved by a majority of the continuing directors on our Board of Directors at the time of such approval, either by a specific vote or by approval of the proxy statement issued by us on behalf of our entire Board of Directors in which such individual is named as nominee for director.

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

“Immaterial Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Company that is not a Significant Subsidiary.

“Intangible Assets” means, in respect of the Company as of a given date, the intangible assets of the Company of the types, if any, presented in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet.

“Net Worth” means, as of a given date, the result of, without duplication:

(a) Total Assets, less

(b) Intangible Assets, less

(c) Total Borrowings (without giving effect to any fair value adjustments pursuant to FASB’s Accounting Standards Codification 820).

“Non-Recourse Liabilities” means, in respect of the Company or any Subsidiary thereof as of a given date, the non-recourse liabilities as described in subparts (a)-(h) of the definition of Total Borrowings that neither the Company nor any other Subsidiary thereof provides any credit support of any kind to or is directly or indirectly liable as a guarantor or otherwise, other than a pledge of the equity interests in the Non- Recourse Subsidiary.

“Non-Recourse Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Company that has only Non-Recourse Liabilities.

“Permitted Holders” means (a) any of Kyle Washington, Kevin Washington, Dennis Washington or any of their respective estates, spouses and/or descendants; (b) any trust for the benefit of the Persons listed in (a); (c) Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited;

 

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(d) an Affiliate of any of the Persons listed in (a), (b) or (c); or (e) a combination of the foregoing.

“Restricted Payment” means any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) with respect to any shares of any class of capital stock of or other ownership interests in the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, or any payment (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any such shares of capital stock of or other ownership interests in the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company or any option, warrant or other right to acquire any such shares of capital stock of or other ownership interests in the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company.

“Significant Subsidiaries” or “Significant Subsidiary” means the “significant subsidiaries” or any “significant subsidiary” of the Company, as defined in Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

“Total Assets” means, in respect of the Company on a consolidated basis, as of a given date the aggregate of the following, without duplication:

(a) all of the assets of the Company of the types presented on its consolidated balance sheet; less

(b) Cash and Cash Equivalents; less

(c) Non-Recourse Liabilities; and less

(d) assets under any vessel construction or ship purchase agreement (including novation and assignment and assumption agreements) that the Company is required to record on its books under U.S. GAAP even though the Company is no longer the legal owner of the vessel or legally obligated to take delivery of the vessel.

“Total Borrowings” means, in respect of the Company on a consolidated basis, as of a given date the aggregate of the following, without duplication:

(a) the outstanding principal amount of any moneys borrowed; plus

(b) the outstanding principal amount of any acceptance under any acceptance credit; plus

(c) the outstanding principal amount of any bond, note, debenture or other similar instrument; plus

(d) the book values of indebtedness under a lease, charter, hire purchase agreement or other similar arrangement which would, in accordance with U.S. GAAP, be treated as a finance or capital lease; plus

 

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(e) the outstanding principal amount of all moneys owing in connection with the sale or discounting of receivables (otherwise than on a non-recourse basis or which otherwise meet any requirements for de-recognition under U.S. GAAP); plus

(f) the outstanding principal amount of any indebtedness arising from any deferred payment agreements arranged primarily as a method of raising finance or financing the acquisition of an asset (except trade payables); plus

(g) any fixed or minimum premium payable on the repayment or redemption of any instrument referred to in clause (c) above; plus

(h) the outstanding principal amount of any indebtedness of any person of a type referred to in the above clauses of this definition which is the subject of a guarantee given by the Company to the extent that such guaranteed indebtedness is determined and given a value in respect of the Company on a consolidated basis in accordance with US GAAP; less

(i) Cash and Cash Equivalents; less

(j) Non-Recourse Liabilities.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, “Total Borrowings” shall not include any of the following:

(a) indebtedness or obligations arising from derivative transactions, such as protecting against interest rate or currency fluctuations; and

(b) indebtedness under any vessel construction or ship purchase agreement (including novation and assignment and assumption agreements) that the Company is required to record on its books under U.S. GAAP even though the Company is no longer the legal owner of the vessel or legally obligated to take delivery of the vessel.

“U.S. GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America.

“Voting Stock” of any specified Person as of any date means the capital stock of such Person that is at the time entitled to vote generally in the election of the Board of Directors of such Person.

For purposes of the foregoing definitions and the covenants set forth in Article V of this First Supplemental Indenture, any accounting term, phrase, calculation, determination or treatment used, required or referred to is to be construed in accordance with U.S. GAAP in effect as of December 31, 2016.

 

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Section 1.02. Other Definitions.

 

Term

   Defined in Section

“Additional Amounts”

   7.01(a)

“Change of Control”

   4.01(a)

“Change of Control Purchase Date”

   4.01(a)

“Change of Control Purchase Price”

   4.01(a)

“Interest Payment Date”

   2.04(c)

“Maturity Date”

   2.04(b)

“Regular Record Date”

   2.04(c)

“Specified Tax Jurisdiction”

   7.01(a)

“Taxes”

   7.01(a)

Section 1.03. Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act.

This First Supplemental Indenture is subject to the mandatory provisions of the Trust Indenture Act, which are incorporated by reference in and made a part of this First Supplemental Indenture. The following Trust Indenture Act terms have the following meanings:

“Commission” means the SEC.

“indenture securities” means the Notes.

“indenture security holder” means a Holder.

“indenture to be qualified” means this First Supplemental Indenture.

“indenture trustee” or “institutional trustee” means the Trustee.

“obligor” on the indenture securities means the Company and any other obligor on the indenture securities.

All other Trust Indenture Act terms used in this First Supplemental Indenture that are defined by the Trust Indenture Act, defined by Trust Indenture Act reference to another statute or defined by Commission rules promulgated under the Trust Indenture Act have the meanings assigned to them by such definitions.

 

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ARTICLE II

APPLICATION OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

AND CREATION, FORMS, TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF NOTES

Section 2.01. Application of this First Supplemental Indenture. Notwithstanding any other provision of this First Supplemental Indenture, the provisions of this First Supplemental Indenture, including the covenants set forth herein, are expressly and solely for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes. The Notes constitute a separate series of Securities as provided in Section 3.1 of the Indenture.

Section 2.02. Creation of the Notes. In accordance with Section 3.1 of the Indenture, the Company hereby creates the Notes as a separate series of its Securities issued pursuant to the Indenture. The Notes shall be issued initially in an aggregate principal amount of up to $80,000,000.

Section 2.03. Global Notes. The Notes shall each be issued in the form of a global Security, duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee, which shall be deposited with the Trustee as custodian for the Depository and registered in the name of “Cede & Co.,” as the nominee of the Depository. The Depository Trust Company initially shall serve as Depository for the Notes. So long as the Depository, or its nominee, is the registered owner of a global Security, the Depository or its nominee, as the case may be, shall be considered the sole owner or Holder of the Notes represented by such global Security for all purposes under the Indenture and under such Notes. Ownership of beneficial interests in such global Security shall be shown on, and transfers thereof will be effective only through, records maintained by the Depository or its nominee (with respect to beneficial interests of participants) or by participants or Persons that hold interests through participants (with respect to beneficial interests of beneficial owners).

Section 2.04. Terms and Conditions of the Notes.

The Notes shall be governed by all the terms and conditions of the Indenture, as supplemented by this First Supplemental Indenture. In particular, the following provisions shall be terms of the Notes:

(a)    Title and Conditions of the Notes. The title of the Notes shall be as specified in the Recitals; and the aggregate principal amount of the Notes shall be unlimited.

(b)    Stated Maturity. The Notes shall mature, and the principal of the Notes shall be due and payable in Dollars to the Holders thereof, together with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, on October 30, 2027 (the “Maturity Date”).

(c)    Payment of Principal and Interest; Additional Amounts. The Notes shall bear interest at 7.125% per annum, from and including [●], 2021, or from the most recent Interest Payment Date (as defined hereafter) on which interest has been paid or provided for until the principal thereof becomes due and payable, and on any overdue principal. Interest shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months. Interest on the Notes shall be

 

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payable quarterly in arrears in Dollars on January 30, April 30, July 30 and October 30 of each year, commencing on [●], 2021 (each such date, an “Interest Payment Date” for the purposes of the Notes issued under this First Supplemental Indenture). Payments of interest shall be made to the Person in whose name a Note (or predecessor Note) is registered at the close of business on January 15, April 15, July 15 or October 15 (whether or not that date is a Business Day), as the case may be, immediately preceding such Interest Payment Date (each such date, a “Regular Record Date” for the purposes of the Notes issued under this First Supplemental Indenture). All payments in respect of the Notes shall include Additional Amounts as and to the extent set forth in Article VII of this First Supplemental Indenture.

(d)    Registration and Form; Denomination. The Notes shall be issuable as registered securities as provided in Section 2.03 of this Article II. The form of the Notes shall be as set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto, which is incorporated herein by reference. The Notes shall be issued and may be transferred only in minimum denomination of $25.00 and integral multiples of $25.00 in excess thereof.

(e)    Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance. The provisions for legal defeasance in Section 4.2(2) of the Indenture, and the provisions for covenant defeasance in Section 4.2(3) of the Indenture, shall be applicable to the Notes. If the Company shall effect a covenant defeasance of the Notes pursuant to Section 4.2(3) of the Indenture, (1) the Company shall cease to have any obligation to comply with the covenants and agreements set forth in Articles IV and V of this First Supplemental Indenture and Section 7.4 of the Indenture and (2) the Events of Default set forth in Sections 6.01(a) and 6.01(b) of this First Supplemental Indenture (but only with respect to Significant Subsidiaries), the Event of Default set forth in Section 6.02(c) of this First Supplemental Indenture and the Event of Default set forth in Section 5.1(8) of the Indenture and Section 6.02(b) of this First Supplemental Indenture, shall no longer constitute Events of Default for purposes of the Notes.

(f)    Further Issuance. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in the Indenture, the Company may, from time to time, without the consent of or notice to the Holders, create and issue further securities having the same interest rate, maturity and other terms (except for the issue date, the issue price and the first Interest Payment Date) as, ranking equally and ratably with, the Notes. Additional Notes issued in this manner shall be consolidated with and shall form a single series with the previously outstanding Notes and shall be fungible with the Notes for United States federal income tax purposes. No such additional securities may be issued if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing with respect to the Notes.

 

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(g)    Redemption. The Notes will be redeemable by the Company at its option prior to maturity as set forth in Sections 3.01 and 3.02 of this First Supplemental Indenture.

(h)    Sinking Fund. The Notes are not entitled to any sinking fund.

(i)    Other Terms and Conditions. The Notes shall have such other terms and conditions as provided in the form thereof attached as Exhibit A hereto.

ARTICLE III

REDEMPTION

Section 3.01. Optional Redemption for Changes in Withholding Taxes. The Company may redeem the Notes, at its option, at any time in whole but not in part, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ notice (which notice will be irrevocable), at a Redemption Price equal to 100% of the outstanding principal amount of Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest (if any) to, but not including, the applicable Redemption Date and all Additional Amounts (if any) then due and which will become due on the applicable Redemption Date (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date and Additional Amounts (if any) in respect thereof), in the event that the Company determines in good faith that the Company has become or would become obligated to pay, on the next date on which any amount would be payable with respect to the Notes, Additional Amounts and such obligation cannot be avoided by taking reasonable measures available to the Company (including making payment through a paying agent located in another jurisdiction), as a result of:

(1)    a change in or an amendment to the laws (including any regulations or rulings promulgated thereunder) of any Specified Tax Jurisdiction affecting taxation, which change or amendment is announced or becomes effective on or after the date of the Indenture; or

(2)    any change in or amendment to any official position of a taxing authority in any Specified Tax Jurisdiction regarding the application, administration or interpretation of such laws, regulations or rulings (including a holding, judgment or order by a court of competent jurisdiction), which change or amendment is announced or becomes effective on or after the date of the Indenture.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such notice of redemption may be given earlier than 60 days prior to the earliest date on which the Company would be obligated to pay Additional Amounts if a payment in respect of the Notes were then due. Before the Company publishes, mails or delivers notice of redemption of the Notes as described above, the Company will deliver to the Trustee and Paying Agent (a) an Officer’s Certificate stating that the Company is entitled to effect such redemption and setting forth a statement of facts showing that the conditions precedent to the right of the Company to

 

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so redeem have occurred and (b) an opinion of a nationally recognized independent legal counsel that the Company has or will become obligated to pay Additional Amounts as a result of the circumstances referred to in clause (1) or (2) of the preceding paragraph.

The Trustee and Paying Agent will accept and will be entitled to conclusively rely upon the Officer’s Certificate and opinion as sufficient evidence of the satisfaction of the conditions precedent described above, in which case they will be conclusive and binding on the Holders.

Except to the extent inconsistent with the foregoing, all provisions of Article 11 of the Indenture shall apply to any redemption pursuant to this Section 3.01.

Section 3.02. Optional Redemption. The Company may redeem the Notes at its option, in whole or in part, at any time on or after [●], 2023, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ prior notice, at a Redemption Price equal to 100% of their principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the Redemption Date. Article 11 of the Indenture shall apply to any such redemption of the Notes.

Section 3.03. Open Market Repurchases. Notwithstanding any provision hereunder or in the Indenture to the contrary, the Company and its Affiliates may purchase Notes from investors who are willing to sell from time to time, either in the open market at prevailing prices or in private transactions at negotiated prices. Notes that the Company or any of its Affiliates purchase may, at the Company’s discretion, be held, resold or canceled.

ARTICLE IV

CHANGE OF CONTROL

Section 4.01. Change of Control.

(a)    If a Change of Control occurs at any time, Holders will have the right, at their option, to require the Company to purchase for cash any or all of the Notes, or any portion of the principal amount thereof, that is equal to $25 or an integral multiple of $25. The price the Company is required to pay (the “Change of Control Purchase Price”) is equal to 101% of the principal amount of the Notes to be purchased plus accrued and unpaid interest to but excluding the Change of Control Purchase Date (unless the Change of Control Purchase Date is after a record date and on or prior to the interest payment date to which such record date relates, in which case the Company will instead pay the full amount of accrued and unpaid interest to the Holder on such record date and the Change of Control Purchase Price will be equal to 101% of the principal amount of the Notes to be purchased). The “Change of Control Purchase Date” will be a date specified by the Company that is not less than 20 or more than 35 calendar days following the date of the Change of Control notice as described below. Any Notes purchased by the Company will be paid for in cash. A “Change of Control” will be deemed to have occurred at the time after the Notes are originally issued if

 

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(1)    any “Person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act), other than one or more Permitted Holders, is or becomes the “Beneficial Owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that for purposes of this clause (1) such Person shall be deemed to have “Beneficial Ownership” of all shares that any such Person has the right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of the Company;

(2)    the merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person or the merger of another Person with or into the Company, or the sale of all or substantially all the assets of the Company (determined on a consolidated basis) to another Person other than (i) a transaction in which the survivor or transferee is a Person that is controlled by the Permitted Holders or (ii) a transaction following which, in the case of a merger or consolidation transaction, holders of securities that represented 100% of the Voting Stock of the Company immediately prior to such transaction (or other securities into which such securities are converted as part of such merger or consolidation transaction) own directly or indirectly at least a majority of the voting power of the Voting Stock of the surviving Person in such merger or consolidation transaction immediately after such transaction and in substantially the same proportion as before the transaction; or

(3)    “Continuing Directors” cease to constitute at least a majority of the Board of Directors.

(b)    On or before the 20th day after the occurrence of a Change of Control, the Company will provide to all Holders, the Trustee and Paying Agent a notice of the occurrence of the Change of Control and of the resulting purchase right. Such notice shall state, among other things: (i) the events causing a Change of Control; (ii) the date of the Change of Control; (iii) the last date on which a Holder may exercise the repurchase right; (iv) the Change of Control Purchase Price; (v) the Change of Control Purchase Date; (vi) the name and address of the Paying Agent; and (vii) the procedures that Holders must follow to require the Company to purchase their Notes.

(c)    Simultaneously with providing such notice, the Company will publish a notice containing this information in a newspaper of general circulation in The City of New York or publish the information on the Company’s website or through such other public medium as the Company may use at that time.

 

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(d)    To exercise the Change of Control purchase right, Holders must deliver, on or before the Business Day immediately preceding the Change of Control Purchase Date, the Notes to be purchased, duly endorsed for transfer, together with a written purchase notice and the form entitled “Option of Holder to Elect Purchase” on the reverse side of the Notes duly completed, to the Paying Agent. The purchase notice must state: (i) if certificated, the certificate numbers of the Notes to be delivered for purchase or if not certificated, the notice must comply with appropriate Depository procedures; (ii) the portion of the principal amount of Notes to be purchased, which must be $25 or a multiple thereof; and (iii) that the Notes are to be purchased by the Company pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Notes and the Indenture.

(e)    Holders may withdraw any purchase notice (in whole or in part) by a written notice of withdrawal delivered to the Paying Agent prior to the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Change of Control Purchase Date. The notice of withdrawal shall state: (i) the principal amount of the withdrawn Notes; (ii) if certificated Notes have been issued, the certificate numbers of the withdrawn Notes, or if not certificated, the notice must comply with appropriate Depository procedures; and (iii) the principal amount, if any, which remains subject to the purchase notice.

(f)    On each Change of Control Purchase Date, the Company will, to the extent lawful, (i) accept for payment all Notes or portions of Notes properly tendered pursuant to the applicable Change of Control offer made by the Company, (ii) deposit with the Paying Agent at least one Business Day prior to the Change of Control Purchase Date an amount equal to the Change of Control Purchase Price in respect of all Notes or portions of Notes properly tendered pursuant to the applicable Change of Control offer made by the Company and (iii) deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee the Notes properly accepted together with an Officer’s Certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of Notes or portions of Notes being repurchased. If the Paying Agent holds money or securities sufficient to pay the Change of Control Purchase Price of the Notes on the Change of Control Purchase Date, then: (i) the Notes will cease to be outstanding and interest will cease to accrue (whether or not book-entry transfer of the Notes is made or whether or not the Notes are delivered to the Paying Agent); and (ii) all other rights of the Holder will terminate (other than the right to receive the Change of Control Purchase Price).

(g)    In connection with any purchase offer pursuant to a Change of Control purchase notice, the Company will, if required, comply with the provisions of the tender offer rules under the Exchange Act that may then be applicable and file a Schedule TO or any other required schedule under the Exchange Act. To the extent that the provisions of any such securities laws or regulations conflict with the Change of Control provisions of the Notes, the Company will comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations under the Change of Control provisions of the Notes by virtue of such conflicts.

 

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(h)    No Notes may be purchased at the option of Holders upon a Change of Control if the principal amount of the Notes has been accelerated, and such acceleration has not been rescinded, on or prior to such date.

ARTICLE V

COVENANTS

The covenants set forth in this Article V shall be applicable to the Company in addition to the covenants in Article X of the Indenture, which shall in all respects be applicable in respect of the Notes.

Section 5.01. Limitation on Borrowings.

The Company shall not permit Total Borrowings to equal or exceed 75% of Total Assets.

Section 5.02. Limitation on Minimum Net Worth.

The Company shall ensure that its Net Worth always exceeds four hundred and fifty million dollars ($450,000,000).

Section 5.03. [Reserved]

Section 5.04. Restricted Payments.

The Company will not, nor will the Company permit any of its Subsidiaries to, declare or make, or agree to pay or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, except (a) the Company may make Restricted Payments payable solely in equity interests issued by the Company and not in cash, (b) a Subsidiary of the Company may make Restricted Payments in cash to the Company or another Subsidiary of the Company and in each case to other owners of the equity of such Subsidiary on a pro rata basis and (c) the Company may make any other Restricted Payments in cash in accordance with applicable law so long as after giving effect thereto no Default has occurred and is continuing and no Default will result therefrom.

 

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Section 5.05. Fundamental Changes.

The Company will not, nor will the Company permit any of its Subsidiaries (other than an Immaterial Subsidiary) to, merge into or consolidate with any other Person, or permit any other Person to merge into or consolidate with the Company or its Subsidiaries, or sell, transfer, lease (other than leases and charters in the ordinary course of business) or otherwise dispose of (in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or any substantial part of the assets of the Company, or all or any substantial part of the stock of any of its Subsidiaries (in each case, whether now owned or hereafter acquired), or liquidate or dissolve, except that, if at the time thereof and immediately after giving effect thereto no Default shall have occurred and be continuing:

 

  (1)

any Subsidiary may merge into the Company in a transaction in which the Company is the surviving corporation;

 

  (2)

any Subsidiary may merge into any other Subsidiary in a transaction in which the consolidated ownership interest percentage in the surviving Subsidiary is no less than the consolidated ownership interest percentage in either predecessor entity;

 

  (3)

any Subsidiary may sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of its assets to the Company or to another Subsidiary;

 

  (4)

any Subsidiary may liquidate or dissolve if the Board of Directors determines in good faith that such liquidation or dissolution is in the Company’s best interests and is not materially disadvantageous to the Holders;

 

  (5)

the Company and any Subsidiary may sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of the Company or its Subsidiaries’ assets (in the ordinary course of business or otherwise) in any transaction or series of transactions so long as (A) the aggregate market value of all assets so sold, transferred, leased or otherwise disposed of under this clause (5) during any fiscal year does not exceed 25% of the aggregate market value of all of the Company and its Subsidiaries’ assets, on a consolidated basis (excluding intercompany transactions), on the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal year and (B) the Company receives, or the relevant Subsidiary receives, consideration at the time of such sale, transfer, lease or other disposition at least equal to the fair market value (including as to the value of all non-cash consideration), as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors, of the assets subject to such sale, transfer, lease or other disposition;

 

  (6)

the Company and any of its Subsidiaries may enter into any sale, transfer or disposition that is followed by the leasing back of the asset sold, transferred or disposed of; and

 

  (7)

so long as no Change of Control would result therefrom, the Company and any of its Subsidiaries may acquire the assets or interests of any Person, by way of merger or consolidation.

Section 5.06. Compliance Measurement.

Compliance with the covenants in this Article V shall be measured on the last day of each of the Company’s fiscal quarters, commencing [                ], 2021. Within 60 days after the end of the first three fiscal quarters each fiscal year and within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate confirming compliance with each of the covenants in this Article V. Each such Officer’s Certificate will be made available to the Holders of the Notes upon request to the Trustee. The Company shall mail, within 10 Business Days of the discovery thereof, to all Holders of the Notes and Trustee, notice of any Default in compliance with the covenants in this Article V.

 

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ARTICLE VI

EVENTS OF DEFAULT

Section 6.01. Modifications of Certain Events of Default. The Events of Default in Article V of the Indenture shall be applicable to the Notes, except that the following Events of Default in this Section 6.01 supersede in their entirety the Events Default set forth in Sections 5.1(5), 5.1(6) and 5.1(7), respectively, of the Indenture:

(a)    the entry by a court having competent jurisdiction of:

(i)    a decree or order for relief in respect of the Company or any Significant Subsidiary in an involuntary proceeding under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law and such decree or order shall remain unstayed and in effect for a period of 60 consecutive days; or

(ii)    a decree or order adjudging the Company or any Significant Subsidiary to be insolvent, or approving a petition seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition of the Company or any Significant Subsidiary and such decree or order shall remain unstayed and in effect for a period of 60 consecutive days; or

(iii)    a final and non-appealable order appointing a custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee or other similar official of the Company or any Significant Subsidiary of any substantial part of the property of the Company or any Significant Subsidiary or ordering the winding up or liquidation of the affairs of the Company or any Significant Subsidiary;

(b)    the commencement by the Company or any Significant Subsidiary of a voluntary proceeding under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law or of a voluntary proceeding seeking to be adjudicated insolvent or the consent by the Company or any Significant Subsidiary to the entry of a decree or order for relief in an involuntary proceeding under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law or to the commencement of any insolvency proceedings against it, or the filing by the Company or any Significant Subsidiary of a petition or answer or consent seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition of the Company or any Significant Subsidiary or relief under any applicable law, or the consent by the Company or any Significant Subsidiary to the filing of such petition or to the appointment of or taking possession by a custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee or similar official of the Company or any Significant Subsidiary or any substantial part of the property of the Company or any Significant Subsidiary or

 

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the making by the Company or any Significant Subsidiary of an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the taking of corporate action by the Company or any Significant Subsidiary in furtherance of any such action; and

(c)    any Indebtedness of the Company (other than the Securities) with an aggregate principal amount outstanding, individually or in the aggregate, of at least $25,000,000 on an unconsolidated basis shall not have been paid upon the demand of its holders and within any applicable grace period or shall have been accelerated by its holders because of a Default.

Section 6.02. Additional Events of Default. In addition to the Events of Default in Article V of the Indenture, as amended by Section 6.01 of this First Supplemental Indenture, the following shall be Events of Default with respect to the Notes:

(a)    failure by the Company to perform or comply with the provisions of Article VIII of the Indenture relating to mergers and similar events; and

(b)    failure by the Company to provide notice of a Change of Control or to repurchase Notes tendered for repurchase following the occurrence of a Change of Control in conformity with the covenant set forth in Article IV of this First Supplemental Indenture.

ARTICLE VII

ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS

Section 7.01. Additional Amounts.

(a)    All payments made by or on behalf of the Company under or with respect to the Notes will be made free and clear of and without withholding or deduction for, or on account of, any present or future tax, duty, levy, impost, assessment or other governmental charge (including penalties, interest and other liabilities related thereto) (hereinafter “Taxes”) unless the withholding or deduction of such Taxes is then required by law. If any deduction or withholding for, or on account of, any Taxes imposed or levied by or on behalf of the government of the Republic of Marshall Islands or any political subdivision or any authority or agency therein or thereof having power to tax, or any other jurisdiction in which the Company (including any successor entity) is organized or is otherwise resident for tax purposes, or any jurisdiction from or through which payment is made (including, without limitation, the jurisdiction of each paying agent) (each a “Specified Tax Jurisdiction”), will at any time be required to be made from any payments made under or with respect to the Notes. The Company will pay such additional amounts (the “Additional Amounts”) as may be necessary so that the net amount received in respect of such payments by a Holder (including Additional Amounts) after such withholding or deduction will not be less than the amount such Holder would have received if such Taxes had not been withheld or deducted; provided, however, that the foregoing obligation to pay Additional Amounts does not apply to:

 

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(1)    any Taxes that would not have been so imposed but for the Holder or beneficial owner of the Notes having any present or former connection with the Specified Tax Jurisdiction (other than the mere acquisition, ownership, holding, enforcement or receipt of payment in respect of the Notes);

(2)    any estate, inheritance, gift, sales, excise, transfer, personal property tax or similar tax, assessment or governmental charge;

(3)    any Taxes payable other than by deduction or withholding from payments under, or with respect to, the Notes;

(4)    any Taxes imposed as a result of the failure of the Holder or beneficial owner of the Notes to complete, execute and deliver to the Company any form or document to the extent applicable to such Holder or beneficial owner that may be required by law or by reason of administration of such law and which is reasonably requested in writing to be delivered to the Company in order to enable the Company to make payments on the Notes without deduction or withholding for Taxes, or with deduction or withholding of a lesser amount, which form or document will be delivered within 60 days of a written request therefor by the Company;

(5)    any Taxes that would not have been so imposed but for the beneficiary of the payment having presented a Note for payment (in cases in which presentation is required) more than 30 days after the date on which such payment or such Note became due and payable or the date on which payment thereof is duly provided for, whichever is later (except to the extent that the Holder would have been entitled to Additional Amounts had the Note been presented on the last day of such 30-day period);

(6)    any Taxes imposed on or with respect to any payment by the Company to the Holder if such Holder is a fiduciary or partnership or Person other than the sole beneficial owner of such payment, to the extent that a beneficiary or settlor with respect to such fiduciary, a member of such partnership or the beneficial owner of such payment would not have been entitled to Additional Amounts had such beneficiary, settlor, member or beneficial owner been the actual Holder of such Note;

(7)    any Taxes that are required to be deducted or withheld on a payment pursuant to European Council Directive 2003/48/EC or any law implementing, or introduced in order to conform to, such directive; or

(8)    any combination of items (1) through (7) above.

(b)    If the Company becomes aware that it will be obligated to pay Additional Amounts with respect to any payment under or with respect to the Notes, the Company will deliver to the Trustee and Paying Agent at least 30 days

 

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prior to the date of that payment (unless the obligation to pay Additional Amounts arises after the 30th day prior to that payment date, in which case the Company will notify the Trustee and Paying Agent promptly thereafter but in no event later than two Business Days prior to the date of payment) an Officer’s Certificate stating the fact that Additional Amounts will be payable and the amount so payable. The Officer’s Certificate shall also set forth any other information necessary to enable the Paying Agent to pay Additional Amounts to Holders on the relevant payment date. The Trustee and Paying Agent will be entitled to rely solely on such Officer’s Certificate as conclusive proof that such payments are necessary. The Company will provide the Trustee and Paying Agent with documentation evidencing the payment of Additional Amounts.

(c)    The Company will make all withholdings and deductions required by law and will remit the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant governmental authority on a timely basis in accordance with applicable law. As soon as practicable, the Company will provide the Trustee and Paying Agent with an official receipt or, if official receipts are not obtainable, other documentation evidencing the payment of the Taxes so withheld or deducted. Upon request, copies of those receipts or other documentation, as the case may be, will be made available by the Trustee and Paying Agent to the Holders of the Notes.

(d)    Whenever in the Indenture or this First Supplemental Indenture there is referenced, in any context, the payment of amounts based upon the principal amount of the Notes or of principal, interest or any other amount payable under, or with respect to, the Notes, such reference will be deemed to include payment of Additional Amounts as described under this heading to the extent that, in such context, Additional Amounts are, were or would be payable in respect thereof.

(e)    The Company will indemnify a Holder, within 10 Business Days after written demand therefor, for the full amount of any Taxes paid by such Holder to a governmental authority of a Specified Tax Jurisdiction, on or with respect to any payment by on or account of any obligation of the Company to withhold or deduct an amount on account of Taxes for which the Company would have been obliged to pay Additional Amounts hereunder and any penalties, interest and reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant governmental authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Company by a Holder will be conclusive absent manifest error.

(f)    The Company will pay any present or future stamp, court or documentary taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies that arise in any Specified Tax Jurisdiction from the execution, delivery, enforcement or registration of the Notes, the Indenture or any other document or instrument in relation thereof, or the receipt of any payments with respect to the Notes, and the Company will indemnify the Holders for any such taxes paid by such Holders.

 

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Section 7.02. Obligations to Survive. The obligations described in Section 7.01 of this First Supplemental Indenture will survive any termination, defeasance or discharge of the Indenture and will apply mutatis mutandis to any jurisdiction in which any successor person to the Company is organized or any political subdivision or authority or agency thereof or therein.

ARTICLE VIII

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 8.01. Ratification of Indenture.

This First Supplemental Indenture is executed and shall be constructed as an indenture supplement to the Indenture, and as supplemented and modified hereby, the Indenture is in all respects ratified and confirmed, and the Indenture and this First Supplemental Indenture shall be read, taken and constructed as one and the same instrument.

Section 8.02. Trust Indenture Act Controls.

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

Section 8.03. Notices.

All notices and other communications shall be given as provided in the Indenture.

Section 8.04. Governing Law.

THIS FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE AND THE NOTES SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO AGREEMENTS MADE OR INSTRUMENTS ENTERED INTO AND, IN EACH CASE, PERFORMED IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

Section 8.05. Successors.

All covenants and agreements in this First Supplemental Indenture and the Notes by the Company shall bind its successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not.

 

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Section 8.06. Counterparts.

This First Supplemental Indenture may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which shall constitute but one and the same instrument.

Section 8.07. Headings.

The Article and Section headings of this First Supplemental Indenture are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

Section 8.08. Trustee Not Responsible for Recitals

The recitals contained herein and in the Notes, except the Trustee’s certificate of authentication shall be taken as the statements of the Company and neither the Trustee nor any Authenticating Agent assumes any responsibility for their correctness. The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this First Supplemental Indenture or of the Notes, except that the Trustee represents that it is duly authorized to execute and deliver this First Supplemental Indenture, authenticate the Notes and perform its obligations hereunder and that the statements made by it in a Statement of Eligibility on Form T-1 supplied to the Company are true and accurate, subject to the qualifications set forth therein. Neither the Trustee nor any Authenticating Agent shall be accountable for the use or application by the Company of the Notes or the proceeds thereof.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this First Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed as of the date first written above.

 

COMPANY:
ATLAS CORP.
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

 

Signature page to First Supplemental Indenture


TRUSTEE:
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, as Trustee
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

 

Signature page to First Supplemental Indenture


EXHIBIT A

FORM OF NOTE

THIS NOTE IS A GLOBAL SECURITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITORY (AS DEFINED IN THE INDENTURE) OR A NOMINEE THEREOF. THIS NOTE IS EXCHANGEABLE FOR NOTES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A PERSON OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITORY OR ITS NOMINEE ONLY IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE AND, UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR NOTES IN DEFINITIVE FORM, THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITORY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY, OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY TO THE DEPOSITORY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY, OR BY THE DEPOSITORY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITORY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITORY.

UNLESS THIS NOTE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE COMPANY (AS DEFINED BELOW) OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY NOTE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS 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.

CUSIP NO. 04926V AA2

ISIN NO. US81254U4031

ATLAS CORP.

7.125% SENIOR NOTE DUE 2027

 

$    No.:

ATLAS CORP., a Marshall Islands corporation (hereinafter called the “Company”, which term includes any successor corporation under the Indenture referred to below), for value received, hereby promises to pay to [●] / [insert if Global Security: Cede & Co.], or registered assigns, the principal sum [of $● (● DOLLARS)] [insert if Global Security: set forth on Schedule I annexed hereto] on October 30, 2027, and to pay interest thereon from [●], 2021 or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, quarterly on January 30, April 30, July 30 and October 30 in each year, commencing [                ], 2021, at the rate of 7.125% per annum,

 

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until the principal hereof is paid or made available for payment. Interest on this Note shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. If any Interest Payment Date or the Maturity Date falls on a day that is not a Business Day, the required payment shall be made on the next Business Day as if it were made on the date such payment was due and no interest shall accrue on the amount so payable for the period from and after such Interest Payment Date or the Maturity Date, as the case may be, to such next Business Day. The interest so payable and punctually paid or duly provided for on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in the Indenture, be paid to the Person in whose name this Note (or one or more predecessor Notes) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest, which shall be January 15, April 15, July 15 or October 15 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be, next preceding such Interest Payment Date. Any such interest which is payable but not punctually paid or duly provided for on any Interest Payment Date shall forthwith cease to be payable to the registered Holder hereof on the relevant Regular Record Date by virtue or having been such Holder, and may be paid to the Person in whose name this Note (or one or more predecessor Notes) is registered at the close of business on a subsequent special record date (which shall be at least 10 days before the payment date) for the payment of such defaulted interest to be fixed by the Company, notice whereof shall be given to the Holders of Notes of this series not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date, or may be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Notes may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in the Indenture.

Payment of the principal of and interest on this Note (including, without limitation, any purchase price relating to a Change of Control) will be made at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose in The Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts; provided, however, that, at the option of the Company, interest may be paid by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register; provided, further, that payment to DTC or any successor depository may be made by wire transfer to the account designated by DTC or such successor depository in writing.

This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of securities of the Company designated as its 7.125% Notes due 2027 (herein called the “Notes”), issued and to be issued in one or more series under an Indenture, dated as of March 19, 2021 (the “Base Indenture”), between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee (herein called the “Trustee”, which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture), as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated [●], 2021, between the Company and the Trustee (the “First Supplemental Indenture” and, together with the Base Indenture, the “Indenture”), to which Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of the Notes, and of the terms upon which the Notes are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered. This Note is one of the series designated on the face hereof.

 

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If an Event of Default with respect to the Notes shall occur and be continuing, the principal of the Notes may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture.

The Notes are redeemable by the Company at its option prior to maturity as set forth in Sections 3.01 and 3.02 of the First Supplemental Indenture.

The Notes are not subject to any sinking fund.

Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, each Holder of Notes will have the right to require the Company to purchase all or a portion of such Holder’s Notes at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to but excluding the date of purchase.

The Indenture contains provisions permitting, 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 each series issued under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee with the written consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time Outstanding of each series affected thereby. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in aggregate principal amount of the Notes of any series at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Notes of such series, to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Note shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Note and of any Notes issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Note.

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, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and interest on this Note, at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein and in the Indenture prescribed.

As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations set forth therein and in this Note, the transfer of this Note may be registered on the Security Register upon surrender of this Note for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose in any place where the principal of and interest on this Note are payable, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Security Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or by his attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Notes of this series and of like tenor, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.

The Notes are issuable only in registered form in the denominations of $25 or any integral multiple thereof. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations set forth in the Indenture, and in this Note, the Notes are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Notes of this series in different authorized denominations, as requested by the Holders surrendering the same.

 

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No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith, other than in certain cases provided in the Indenture.

Prior to due presentment of this Note for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Note is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Note be overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

The Indenture contains provisions whereby (i) the Company may be discharged from its obligations with respect to the Notes (subject to certain exceptions) or (ii) the Company may be released from its obligations under specified covenants and agreements in the Indenture, in each case if the Company irrevocably deposits with the Trustee money or Government Obligations, or a combination thereof, in an amount sufficient, without consideration of any reinvestment, to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness on all Notes of this series, and satisfies certain other conditions, all as more fully provided in the Indenture.

This Note shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to agreements made or instruments entered into and, in each case, performed in said State.

All terms used in this Note without definition that are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.

[Remainder of Page Intentionally Left Blank]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be duly executed as of the date set forth below.

 

Date:    
    ATLAS CORP.
    By:  

 

      Name:
      Title:
    By:  

 

      Name:
      Title:

 

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Trustee’s Certificate of Authentication

This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

Dated:

 

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON,
        as Trustee
By:  

 

  Authorized Signatory

 

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ASSIGNMENT FORM

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

PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR

OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE

 

 

PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS INCLUDING POSTAL ZIP CODE OF ASSIGNEE

 

 

 

 

the within Security and all rights thereunder, hereby irrevocably constituting and appointing attorney to transfer said Security on the books of the 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 WHATEVER.

Signature Guarantee:

SIGNATURE GUARANTEE

Signatures must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of the Registrar, which requirements include membership or participation in the Security Transfer Agent Medallion Program (“STAMP”) or such other “signature guarantee program” as may be determined by the Registrar in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

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OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE

If you want to elect to have this Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 4.01 of the First Supplemental Indenture, check the box:

 

    

If you want to elect to have only part of this Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 4.01 of the First Supplemental Indenture, state the amount in principal amount: $_______________

 

Dated:                                                                                                       Your Signature:                                                                                   
  

(Sign exactly as your name appears

on the other side of this Note.)

 

Signature Guarantee:                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

  (Signature must be guaranteed)

Signatures must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of the Registrar, which requirements include membership or participation in the Security Transfer Agent Medallion Program (“STAMP”) or such other “signature guarantee program” as may be determined by the Registrar in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

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Schedule I

SCHEDULE OF TRANSFERS AND EXCHANGES

The initial principal amount of this Global Security is $[●] [(● DOLLARS)]. The following increases or decreases in principal amount of this Global Security have been made:

 

Date of Exchange

   Amount of
Decrease in
Principal
Amount of this
Global Security
     Amount of
Increase in
Principal Amount
of this Global
Security
     Principal Amount
of this Global
Security following
such Decrease or
Increase
     Signature of
Authorized
Signatory of
trustee or
Custodian
 
           
           
           

 

Exhibit A – Schedule I

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Exhibit 5.1

March 19, 2021

Atlas Corp.

23 Berkeley Square

London, WIJ 6HE

Re: $80,000,000 7.125% Notes due 2027

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as counsel to Atlas Corp., a Marshall Islands corporation (the “Issuer”), in connection with the preparation and filing by the Issuer of a registration statement on Form F-4 (the “Registration Statement”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and any amendments thereto for the registration under the Securities Act of $80,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Issuer’s 7.125% Notes due 2027 (the “ATCO Notes”) to be offered in exchange (the “Exchange Offer”) for any and all of $80,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding 7.125% Notes due 2027 of the Issuer’s wholly-owned subsidiary Seaspan Corporation (the “Seaspan Notes”) pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the Offer to Exchange contained in the Registration Statement (the “Offer to Exchange”).

The ATCO Notes will be issued under an Indenture, dated as of March 19, 2021 (the “Base Indenture”), between the Issuer and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee (the “Trustee”), as supplemented by a first supplemental indenture to be dated as of the date of issuance of the ATCO Notes (the “Supplemental Indenture”), between the Issuer and the Trustee. As used herein, the term “Indenture” shall refer to the Base Indenture, as supplemented by the Supplemental Indenture.

This opinion letter is rendered pursuant to Item 21(a) of Form F-4 and Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K. The Indenture and the ATCO Notes are collectively referred to herein as the “Opinion Documents.”

We have examined originals (or copies thereof, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction) of such documents, records and papers as we have deemed relevant and necessary as a basis for the opinion hereinafter set forth. In our examination, we have assumed, without independent verification, the genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity of all individuals who have executed any such documents, the completeness and authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, and the completeness and conformity with originals of all documents submitted to us as certified, conformed, facsimile or photostatic copies (and the completeness and authenticity of the originals of such copies), the absence of other agreements or understandings among the parties that would modify the terms of the proposed transactions or the respective rights or obligations of the parties thereunder and the accuracy and completeness of all public records reviewed by us. For purposes of our opinion we have assumed, without conducting any independent research or investigation with respect thereto, that the Issuer is validly existing, has the corporate power and authority under the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands to execute and deliver the Opinion Documents and to perform its obligations thereunder, has duly authorized and validly executed and delivered the Base Indenture and will have duly authorized and validly executed and delivered the Supplemental Indenture and the ATCO Notes at the date of issuance of the ATCO Notes. With respect to such matters, we understand that there has been filed with the Commission as an exhibit to the Registration Statement an opinion of Reeder & Simpson, P.C., Marshall Islands counsel to the Issuer.


Based upon the foregoing, and subject to the limitations, qualifications, exceptions and assumptions set forth herein, it is our opinion that when executed by the Issuer and authenticated by the Trustee in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture, and delivered in exchange for the Seaspan Notes in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in the Offer to Exchange, the ATCO Notes will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Issuer, enforceable against the Issuer in accordance with their terms.

With your consent, we have assumed that (a)(i) the Base Indenture has been authorized, executed and delivered by the Trustee and constitutes a legally valid and binding obligation of the Trustee, (ii) the Supplemental Indenture will have been authorized, executed and delivered by the Trustee at the date of issuance of the ATCO Notes, (iii) the ATCO Notes will have been duly authenticated by the Trustee, and (iii) the Indenture and the ATCO Notes will constitute legally valid and binding obligations of the Trustee on the date of issuance of the ATCO Notes, and (b) the Trustee is in compliance, generally and with respect to acting as trustee under the Indenture, with all applicable laws and regulations.

In addition to the qualifications set forth above, the foregoing opinion is further qualified as follows:

 

  (a)

The foregoing opinion is rendered as of the date hereof. We assume no obligation to update such opinion to reflect any facts or circumstances that may hereafter come to our attention or changes in the law which may hereafter occur.

 

  (b)

Our opinion set forth herein is limited to the laws of the State of New York (including the statutory provisions, all applicable provisions of the New York Constitution and the reported judicial decisions interpreting the foregoing) and we do not express any opinion herein concerning any other laws. The opinion expressed herein is subject to the effect of judicial decisions which may permit the introduction of parol evidence to modify the terms or the interpretation of agreements.

 

  (c)

We express no opinion as to any state or federal laws or regulations applicable to the subject transactions because of the nature or extent of the business of any parties to the Opinion Documents.

 

  (d)

We express no opinion as to compliance with the securities (or “blue sky”) laws of any jurisdiction.

 

  (e)

The opinion stated herein relating to the validity and binding nature of obligations of the Issuer is subject to (i) the effect of any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency (including, without limitation, all laws relating to fraudulent transfers), reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and (ii) the effect of general principles of equity (regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

 

  (f)

This opinion is limited to the matters set forth herein, and no other opinion should be inferred beyond the matters expressly stated.

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the reference to our firm appearing under the caption “Legal Matters” in the prospectus forming part of the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Very truly yours,

/s/ DLA Piper LLP (US)

 

Exhibit 5.2

REEDER & SIMPSON, P.C.

ATTORNEYS AT LAW

 

P.O. Box 601

RRE Commercial Center

Majuro, MH 96960

Marshall Islands

  

RMI Tel.: +692-625-3602

Honolulu Tel.: 808-352-0749

Email: dreeder.rmi@gmail.com

March 19, 2021

Atlas Corp.

23 Berkeley Square

London, W1J 6HE

Re: Atlas Corp.

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as Republic of the Marshall Islands (the “RMI”), counsel to Atlas Corp., a corporation formed under the laws of the RMI (the “Corporation”), with respect to the Registration Statement on Form F-4 (the “Registration Statement”), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), for the registration by the Corporation of up to US$80,000,000.00 principal amount of the Corporation’s 7.125% Notes due 2027 (the “ATCO Notes”), to be offered in exchange for any and all outstanding US$80,000,000.00 principal amount of 7.125% Notes due 2027 issued by Seaspan Corporation. The ATCO Notes are to be issued pursuant to the Indenture, dated as of March 19, 2021 (the “Base Indenture”), between the Corporation and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee (the “Trustee”), as amended and supplemented by a First Supplemental Indenture, to be dated on or about the date of issuance of the ATCO Notes, among the Corporation and the Trustee (the “Supplemental Indenture”, and together with the Base Indenture, the “Indenture”).

In connection with this opinion, we have examined originals or electronic copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction of the following documents (together the “Documents”): (i) the Registration Statement; (ii) the prospectus contained within the Registration Statement (the “Prospectus”); (iii) the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation and amendments thereto as of the date hereof; (iv) the Bylaws of the Corporation; (v) resolutions of the meetings of the Board of Directors of the Corporation, approving the offering of the ATCO Notes and all action relating thereto; and (vi) the Indenture. The ATCO Notes and the Indenture are hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Documents.” We have also examined such corporate documents and records of the Corporation and other instruments, certificates and documents as we have deemed necessary or appropriate as a basis for the opinions hereinafter expressed. In such examinations, we have assumed the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as electronic copies or drafts of documents to be executed, the genuineness of all signatures, and the legal competence or capacity of persons or entities to execute and deliver such documents. As to various questions of fact, which are material to the opinions hereinafter expressed, we have relied upon statements or certificates of public officials, directors of the Corporation, and have made no independent investigation, but have assumed that any representation, warranty or statement of fact or law, other than as to the laws of the RMI, made in any of the Documents is true, accurate and complete.


Based upon and subject to the foregoing, and having regard to such other legal considerations that we deem relevant, we are of the opinion that under the laws of the RMI:

1. The Corporation is duly formed and validly existing under RMI law.

2. The Corporation has the power to execute and deliver the Documents to which it is a party and to perform its obligations thereunder under RMI law.

3. The Corporation has taken the required corporate steps to authorize the execution and delivery of the Documents to which it is a party and the performance of its obligations thereunder under RMI law.

We qualify our opinion to the extent that we express no opinion as to any law other than the laws of the RMI, including the statutes and Constitution of the RMI, as in effect on the date hereof and the reported judicial decisions interpreting such statutes and constitution. None of the opinions expressed herein relates to compliance with or matters governed by the laws of any jurisdiction except the RMI.

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement, and to each reference to us under the heading “Legal Matters” in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, without admitting that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act.

Sincerely,

/s/ Dennis J. Reeder

Dennis J. Reeder

Reeder & Simpson, P.C.

 

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Exhibit 8.1

March 19, 2021

Atlas Corp.

23 Berkeley Square

London, WIJ 6HE

 

Re:

Atlas Corp. Registration Statement

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as U.S. tax counsel to Atlas Corp. (the “Company”), a corporation formed under the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, with respect to certain legal matters in connection with the filing of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form F-4, dated as of the date hereof (as amended, the “Registration Statement”) and the prospectus (the “Prospectus”) of the Company included in the Registration Statement, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), for the registration by the Company of up to US$80,000,000.00 principal amount of the Company’s 7.125% Notes due 2027, to be offered in exchange (the “Exchange Offer”) for any and all outstanding US$80,000,000.00 principal amount of 7.125% Notes due 2027 issued by Seaspan Corporation.

You have requested our opinion regarding certain United States federal income tax considerations that may be relevant to participants in the Exchange Offer. In rendering our opinion, we have examined and relied upon the truth, accuracy, and completeness of the facts, statements and representations contained in (i) the Registration Statement, (ii) the certificate of the Company (the “Tax Certificate”), and (iii) such other documents, certificates, records, statements and representations made by the Company as we have deemed necessary or appropriate as a basis for the opinion set forth below. We have not, however, undertaken an independent investigation of any factual matters set forth in any of the foregoing.

In addition, we have assumed, with your permission, (i) that the statements and representations concerning the Company and its operations contained in the Registration Statement, and the statements and representations contained in the Tax Certificate, are true, correct and complete and will remain true, correct and complete at all relevant times and (ii) the authenticity of original documents submitted to us, the conformity to the originals of documents submitted to us as copies, and the due and valid execution and delivery of all such documents where due execution and delivery are a prerequisite to the effectiveness thereof.

Based upon the foregoing and subject to the limitations, qualifications, assumptions and caveats set forth herein and in the Registration Statement, we hereby confirm our opinions set forth in the Registration Statement under the heading “Certain United States Federal Income Tax Considerations.”

We hereby consent to the discussion of this opinion in the Registration Statement, to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the use of our name in the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act, nor do we admit that we are experts with respect to any part of the Registration Statement within the meaning of the term “expert” as used in the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.

Very truly yours,

/s/ DLA Piper LLP (US)

 

Exhibit 8.2

REEDER & SIMPSON, P.C.

ATTORNEYS AT LAW

 

P.O. Box 601    RMI Tel.: +692-625-3602

RRE Commercial Center

Majuro, MH 96960 – Marshall Islands

  

Honolulu Tel.: 808-352-0749

Email: dreeder.rmi@gmail.com

March 19, 2021

Atlas Corp.

23 Berkeley Square

London W1J 6HE

United Kingdom

Re: Atlas Corp.

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as Republic of the Marshall Islands (the “RMI”), counsel to Atlas Corp., a corporation formed under the laws of the RMI (the “Corporation”), in connection with the preparation of the Registration Statement on Form F-4, including the prospectus contained therein (the “Registration Statement”), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), relating to the registration under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), of up to US$80,000,000.00 principal amount of the Corporation’s 7.125% Notes due 2027, in exchange for any and all outstanding US$80,000,000.00 principal amount of 7.125% Notes due 2027 issued by Seaspan Corporation.

In connection therewith, we have prepared the discussion included in the Registration Statement under the caption “Certain Republic of the Marshall Islands Tax Considerations” (the “Discussion”), and we hereby confirm that the Discussion sets forth our opinion with respect to the matters set forth therein as of the date of the Registration Statement.

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the reference to us and this opinion in the Registration Statement. This consent does not constitute an admission that we are an “expert” within the meaning of such term as used in the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Dennis J. Reeder

Dennis J. Reeder

Reeder & Simpson, P.C.

 

Exhibit 8.3

March 19, 2021

Atlas Corp.

23 Berkeley Square

London, W1J 6HE

Re: Atlas Corp.

Dear Sirs,

We have acted as United Kingdom tax counsel to Atlas Corp., a corporation incorporated under the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (the “Company”), in connection with the preparation of the Registration Statement on Form F-4 of the Company, including the prospectus contained therein (the “Registration Statement”), relating to the registration under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), of up to US$80,000,000 principal amount of 7.125% Notes due 2027 (the “ATCO Notes”) to be issued by the Company in connection with an offer by the Company to exchange (the “Exchange Offer”) the ATCO Notes for any and all outstanding US$80,000,000 principal amount of 7.125% Notes due 2027 issued by Seaspan Corporation (the “Seaspan Notes”).

Subject to the limitations, qualifications, assumptions and caveats set forth herein and in the Registration Statement, we hereby confirm that the discussions set forth under the caption “Certain U.K. Tax Considerations” in the Registration Statement set forth our opinion with respect to the material United Kingdom tax considerations applicable to the Exchange Offer and the ownership of the ATCO Notes and the Seaspan Notes.

We express no opinion as to the laws of any jurisdiction other than the laws of the United Kingdom.

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the references to our firm name in the Registration Statement in connection with the references to this opinion and the material United Kingdom tax considerations applicable to the ownership of the ATCO Notes. This consent does not constitute an admission that we are “experts” within the meaning of such term as used in the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission issued thereunder.

Yours faithfully

/s/ DLA Piper UK LLP

DLA Piper UK LLP

 

Exhibit 23.1

 

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Canada

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Fax (604) 691-3031

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Board of Directors

Atlas Corp.

We consent to the use of our reports dated March 19, 2021, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Atlas Corp. as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income, puttable preferred shares and shareholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2020, and the related notes (collectively, the “consolidated financial statements”), and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2020, incorporated by reference herein, and to the reference to our firm under the heading “Experts” in the prospectus forming part of the Registration Statement on Form F-4 filed by Atlas Corp.

Our report dated March 19, 2021 in connection with the consolidated financial statements refers to the adoption of Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2017-04, “Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment”, effective from January 1, 2020, and to the adoption of ASU 2016-02, “Leases”, effective from January 1, 2019.

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Chartered Professional Accountants

Vancouver, Canada

March 19, 2021

 

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Exhibit 25.1

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM T-1

 

 

STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY

UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A

CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE

ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO

SECTION 305(b)(2)

 

 

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON

(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

New York   13-5160382
(State of incorporation
if not a U.S. national bank)
  (I.R.S. employer
identification no.)
240 Greenwich Street, New York, New York   10286
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip code)

 

 

ATLAS CORP.

(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Republic of the Marshall Islands   Not Applicable
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  (I.R.S. employer
identification no.)

23 Berkeley Square

London +44 20 7788 7819

  W1J 6HE
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip code)

 

 

7.125% Notes due 2027 (Title of the indenture securities)

 

 

 


1.

General information. Furnish the following information as to the trustee:

 

  (a)

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

 

Name

  

Address

Superintendent of Banks of the State of New York   

One State Street, New York, NY

10004-1417

Federal Reserve Bank of New York   

33 Liberty Street

New York, NY 10045

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation   

550 17th Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20429

 

3501 N. Fairfax Drive

Arlington, VA 22226

The Clearing House Association, L.L.C.   

450 West 33rd Street

New York, NY 10001

 

  (b)

Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

Yes.

 

2.

Affiliations with Obligors.

If any of the obligors is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such affiliation.

None.

 

3-15.

Pursuant to General Instruction B of the Form T-1, no responses are included for Items 3-15 of this Form T-1 because, to the best of The Bank of New York Mellon’s knowledge, the obligors are not in default on any securities issued under indentures under which The Bank of New York Mellon acts as trustee and the trustee is not a foreign trustee as provided under Item 15.

 

16.

List of Exhibits.

Exhibits identified in parentheses below, on file with the Commission, are incorporated herein by reference as an exhibit hereto, pursuant to Rule 7a-29 under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (the “Act”) and 17 C.F.R. 229.10(d).


  1.

A copy of the Organization Certificate of The Bank of New York Mellon (formerly The Bank of New York and formerly Irving Trust Company) as now in effect, which contains the authority to commence business and a grant of powers to exercise corporate trust powers. (Exhibit 1 to Amendment No. 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-6215, Exhibits 1a and 1b to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-21672, Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-29637 and Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-121195 and Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-152735.)

 

  4.

A copy of the existing By-Laws of the trustee. (Exhibit 4 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-187806)

 

  6.

The consent of the trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act. (Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-152735.)

 

  7.

A copy of the latest report of condition of the trustee published pursuant to law or to the requirements of its supervising or examining authority.


SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, the trustee, The Bank of New York Mellon, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in The City of New York, and State of New York, on the 19th day of March, 2021.

 

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
By:  

/s/ Teresa Wyszomierski

  Teresa Wyszomierski
  Vice President

 


EXHIBIT 7

 

 

Consolidated Report of Condition of

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON

of 240 Greenwich Street, New York, N.Y. 10286

And Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,

a member of the Federal Reserve System, at the close of business December 31, 2020, published in accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of this District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act.

 

     Dollar amounts in thousands  

ASSETS

  

Cash and balances due from depository institutions:

  

Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin

     5,412,000  

Interest-bearing balances

     155,123,000  

Securities:

  

Held-to-maturity securities

     47,940,000  

Available-for-sale debt securities

     105,304,000  

Equity securities with readily determinable fair values not held for trading

     64,000  

Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell:

  

Federal funds sold in domestic offices

     0  

Securities purchased under agreements to resell

     12,902,000  

Loans and lease financing receivables:

  

Loans and leases held for sale

     0  

Loans and leases held for investment

     25,616,000  

LESS: Allowance for loan and lease losses

     320,000  

Loans and leases held for investment, net of allowance

     25,296,000  

Trading assets

     8,415,000  

Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases)

     3,099,000  

Other real estate owned

     1,000  

Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies

     1,690,000  

Direct and indirect investments in real estate ventures

     0  

Intangible assets

     7,030,000  

Other assets

     14,239,000  
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     386,515,000  
  

 

 

 


LIABILITIES

  

Deposits:

  

In domestic offices

     208,980,000  

Noninterest-bearing

     83,359,000  

Interest-bearing

     125,621,000  

In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs

     133,019,000  

Noninterest-bearing

     6,242,000  

Interest-bearing

     126,777,000  

Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase:

  

Federal funds purchased in domestic offices .

     0  

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

     2,381,000  

Trading liabilities

     3,644,000  

Other borrowed money:

  

(includes mortgage indebtedness and obligations under capitalized leases)

     325,000  

Not applicable

  

Not applicable

  

Subordinated notes and debentures

     0  

Other liabilities

     8,910,000  
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     357,259,000  
  

 

 

 

EQUITY CAPITAL

  

Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus

     0  

Common stock

     1,135,000  

Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock)

     11,571,000  

Retained earnings

     16,496,000  

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     54,000  

Other equity capital components

     0  

Total bank equity capital

     29,256,000  

Noncontrolling (minority) interests in consolidated subsidiaries

     0  

Total equity capital

     29,256,000  
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities and equity capital

     386,515,000  
  

 

 

 


I, Emily Portney, Chief Financial Officer of the above-named bank do hereby declare that this Report of Condition is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.

 

Emily Portney

Chief Financial Officer

We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness of this statement of resources and liabilities. We declare that it has been examined by us, and to the best of our knowledge and belief has been prepared in conformance with the instructions and is true and correct.

 

Thomas P. Gibbons

        

Samuel C. Scott

         Directors

Joseph J. Echevarria