UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
(Mark
One)
x
|
QUARTERLY
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF
1934
|
|
For
the
quarterly period ended September 30, 2006
OR
o
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TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF
1934
|
|
For
the
transition period from _________ to __________
Commission
file number: 1-32733
RESOURCE
CAPITAL CORP.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland
|
|
20-2287134
|
(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
|
|
(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
|
|
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|
712
5
th
Avenue, 10
th
Floor
New
York, NY
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10019
|
(Address
of principal executive offices)
|
|
(Zip
Code)
|
212-506-3870
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to
be
filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the
preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required
to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements
for
the past 90 days.
x
Yes
¨
No
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated
filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check
one).
Large
accelerated filer
¨
|
Accelerated
filer
¨
|
Non-accelerated
filer
x
|
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
¨
Yes
x
No
The
number of outstanding shares of the registrant’s common stock on November 1,
2006 was 17,821,434 shares.
RESOU
RC
E
CAPITAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
INDEX
TO QUARTERLY REPORT
ON
FORM 10-Q
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PAGE
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PART
I
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FINANCIAL
INFORMATION
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Item
1.
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3
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4
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5
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6
−
7
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8
−27
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Item
2.
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28
−50
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Item
3.
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51−
52
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Item
4.
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52
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PART
II
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OTHER
INFORMATION
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Item
4.
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52
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Item
6.
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53
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54
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PART
I.
FINANCIAL
INFORMATION
Item
1.
Financial
Statements
RESOURCE
CAPITAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
(in
thousands, except share and per share data)
|
|
September
30,
2006
|
|
December
31,
2005
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
|
$
|
13,505
|
|
$
|
17,729
|
|
Restricted
cash
|
|
|
29,054
|
|
|
23,592
|
|
Receivables
on investment securities sold
|
|
|
753,195
|
|
|
−
|
|
Due
from broker
|
|
|
−
|
|
|
525
|
|
Available-for-sale
securities, pledged as collateral, at fair value
|
|
|
395,884
|
|
|
1,362,392
|
|
Available-for-sale
securities, at fair value
|
|
|
−
|
|
|
28,285
|
|
Loans
|
|
|
1,054,602
|
|
|
569,873
|
|
Direct
financing leases and notes, net of unearned income
|
|
|
91,909
|
|
|
23,317
|
|
Investments
in unconsolidated trusts
|
|
|
1,548
|
|
|
−
|
|
Derivatives,
at fair value
|
|
|
−
|
|
|
3,006
|
|
Interest
receivable
|
|
|
11,369
|
|
|
9,337
|
|
Accounts
receivable
|
|
|
503
|
|
|
183
|
|
Principal
paydown receivables
|
|
|
14,668
|
|
|
5,805
|
|
Other
assets
|
|
|
3,142
|
|
|
1,503
|
|
Total
assets
|
|
$
|
2,369,379
|
|
$
|
2,045,547
|
|
LIABILITIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Repurchase
agreements, including accrued interest of $
1,012
and $2,104
|
|
$
|
770,167
|
|
$
|
1,068,277
|
|
Collateralized
debt obligations (“CDOs”) (net of debt issuance costs of
$18,730
and $10,093)
|
|
|
1,206,751
|
|
|
687,407
|
|
Warehouse
agreement
|
|
|
−
|
|
|
62,961
|
|
Secured
term facility
|
|
|
87,080
|
|
|
−
|
|
Unsecured
revolving credit facility
|
|
|
−
|
|
|
15,000
|
|
Distribution
payable
|
|
|
6,594
|
|
|
5,646
|
|
Accrued
interest expense
|
|
|
11,357
|
|
|
9,514
|
|
Unsecured
junior subordinated debentures held by
unconsolidated
trusts that issued trust preferred securities
|
|
|
51,548
|
|
|
−
|
|
Management
and incentive fee payable − related party
|
|
|
614
|
|
|
896
|
|
Derivatives,
at fair value
|
|
|
3,094
|
|
|
−
|
|
Security
deposits
|
|
|
868
|
|
|
−
|
|
Accounts
payable and accrued liabilities
|
|
|
1,319
|
|
|
513
|
|
Total
liabilities
|
|
|
2,139,392
|
|
|
1,850,214
|
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STOCKHOLDERS’
EQUITY
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
Preferred
stock, par value $0.001: 100,000,000 shares authorized;
no
shares issued and outstanding
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
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|
Common
stock, par value $0.001: 500,000,000 shares authorized;
17,821,434
and
15,682,334
shares issued and
outstanding
(including 234,224
and
349,000
restricted shares)
|
|
|
18
|
|
|
16
|
|
Additional
paid-in capital
|
|
|
247,934
|
|
|
220,161
|
|
Deferred
equity compensation
|
|
|
(1,364
|
)
|
|
(2,684
|
)
|
Accumulated
other comprehensive loss
|
|
|
(3,951
|
)
|
|
(19,581
|
)
|
Distributions
in excess of earnings
|
|
|
(12,650
|
)
|
|
(2,579
|
)
|
Total
stockholders’ equity
|
|
|
229,987
|
|
|
195,333
|
|
TOTAL
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
|
|
$
|
2,369,379
|
|
$
|
2,045,547
|
|
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements
RES
OUR
CE
CAPITAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in
thousands, except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)
|
|
Three
Months Ended
September
30,
|
|
Nine
Months Ended
September
30,
|
|
Period
from
March
8, 2005
(Date
Operations Commenced) to
September
30,
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
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REVENUES
|
|
|
|
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|
|
Net
interest income:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
income from securities available-for-sale
|
|
$
|
16,248
|
|
$
|
16,248
|
|
$
|
48,673
|
|
$
|
26,741
|
|
Interest
income from loans
|
|
|
19,905
|
|
|
4,864
|
|
|
46,625
|
|
|
6,322
|
|
Interest
income − other
|
|
|
2,995
|
|
|
484
|
|
|
8,179
|
|
|
1,627
|
|
Total
interest income
|
|
|
39,148
|
|
|
21,596
|
|
|
103,477
|
|
|
34,690
|
|
Interest
expense
|
|
|
30,855
|
|
|
15,595
|
|
|
78,576
|
|
|
23,736
|
|
Net
interest income
|
|
|
8,293
|
|
|
6,001
|
|
|
24,901
|
|
|
10,954
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OTHER
(LOSS) REVENUE
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
realized (losses) gains on investments
|
|
|
(8,314
|
)
|
|
192
|
|
|
(8,853
|
)
|
|
178
|
|
Other
income
|
|
|
384
|
|
|
−
|
|
|
391
|
|
|
−
|
|
Total
other (loss) revenue
|
|
|
(7,930
|
)
|
|
192
|
|
|
(8,462
|
)
|
|
178
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EXPENSES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Management
fees − related party
|
|
|
917
|
|
|
822
|
|
|
3,147
|
|
|
1,839
|
|
Equity
compensation − related party
|
|
|
798
|
|
|
836
|
|
|
1,620
|
|
|
1,873
|
|
Professional
services
|
|
|
480
|
|
|
222
|
|
|
1,266
|
|
|
344
|
|
Insurance
|
|
|
126
|
|
|
122
|
|
|
372
|
|
|
273
|
|
General
and administrative
|
|
|
443
|
|
|
415
|
|
|
1,220
|
|
|
795
|
|
Total
expenses
|
|
|
2,764
|
|
|
2,417
|
|
|
7,625
|
|
|
5,124
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET
(LOSS) INCOME
|
|
$
|
(2,401
|
)
|
$
|
3,776
|
|
$
|
8,814
|
|
$
|
6,008
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET
(LOSS) INCOME PER SHARE - BASIC
|
|
$
|
(0.14
|
)
|
$
|
0.25
|
|
$
|
0.51
|
|
$
|
0.39
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET
(LOSS) INCOME PER SHARE - DILUTED
|
|
$
|
(0.14
|
)
|
$
|
0.24
|
|
$
|
0.51
|
|
$
|
0.39
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
WEIGHTED
AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES OUTSTANDING − BASIC
|
|
|
17,585,171
|
|
|
15,333,334
|
|
|
17,261,091
|
|
|
15,333,334
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
WEIGHTED
AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES OUTSTANDING − DILUTED
|
|
|
17,585,171
|
|
|
15,458,133
|
|
|
17,388,566
|
|
|
15,458,133
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
DIVIDENDS
DECLARED PER SHARE
|
|
$
|
0.37
|
|
$
|
0.20
|
|
$
|
1.06
|
|
$
|
0.20
|
|
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements
R
ESO
URCE
CAPITAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
NINE
MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2006
(in
thousands, except share data)
(Unaudited)
|
|
Common
Stock
|
|
Additional
Paid-In
|
|
Deferred
Equity
|
|
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
|
|
Retained
|
|
Distributions
in
Excess of
|
|
Comprehensive
|
|
Total
Stockholders’
|
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
Amount
|
|
Capital
|
|
Compensation
|
|
Loss
|
|
Earnings
|
|
Earnings
|
|
Income
|
|
Equity
|
|
Balance,
January 1, 2006
|
|
|
15,682,334
|
|
$
|
16
|
|
$
|
220,161
|
|
$
|
(2,684
|
)
|
$
|
(19,581
|
)
|
$
|
−
|
|
$
|
(2,579
|
)
|
$
|
(19,581
|
)
|
$
|
195,333
|
|
Net
proceeds from common stock offerings
|
|
|
2,120,800
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
29,663
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
29,665
|
|
Offering
costs
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,384
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,384
|
)
|
Stock
based compensation
|
|
|
18,300
|
|
|
|
|
|
254
|
|
|
(60
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
194
|
|
Stock
based compensation, fair value adjustment
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
240
|
|
|
(240
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
−
|
|
Amortization
of stock based compensation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,620
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,620
|
|
Net
income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8,814
|
|
|
|
|
|
8,814
|
|
|
8,814
|
|
Available-for-sale
securities, fair value adjustment
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
21,847
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
21,847
|
|
|
21,847
|
|
Designated
derivatives, fair value adjustment
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(6,217
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(6,217
|
)
|
|
(6,217
|
)
|
Distributions
on common stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(8,814
|
)
|
|
(10,071
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
(18,885
|
)
|
Comprehensive
income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
4,863
|
|
|
|
|
Balance,
September 30, 2006
|
|
|
17,821,434
|
|
$
|
18
|
|
$
|
247,934
|
|
$
|
(1,364
|
)
|
$
|
(3,951
|
)
|
$
|
−
|
|
$
|
(12,650
|
)
|
|
|
|
$
|
229,987
|
|
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements
R
ESO
URCE
CAPITAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in
thousands)
(Unaudited)
|
|
Nine
Months Ended
September
30,
2006
|
|
Period
from
March
8, 2005
(Date
Operations Commenced) to
September
30,
2005
|
|
CASH
FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income
|
|
$
|
8,814
|
|
$
|
6,008
|
|
Adjustments
to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating
activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation
and amortization
|
|
|
250
|
|
|
−
|
|
Amortization
of discount on investments and notes
|
|
|
(362
|
)
|
|
(259
|
)
|
Amortization
of debt issuance costs
|
|
|
1,094
|
|
|
183
|
|
Amortization
of stock-based compensation
|
|
|
1,620
|
|
|
1,873
|
|
Non-cash
incentive compensation to the manager
|
|
|
108
|
|
|
−
|
|
Net
realized gain on derivative instruments
|
|
|
(3,453
|
)
|
|
−
|
|
Net
realized loss (gain) on investments
|
|
|
11,427
|
|
|
(178
|
)
|
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Increase
in restricted cash
|
|
|
(5,463
|
)
|
|
−
|
|
Decrease
(increase) in due from broker
|
|
|
525
|
|
|
(6,635
|
)
|
Increase
in interest receivable, net of purchased interest
|
|
|
(2,102
|
)
|
|
(7,968
|
)
|
Increase
in accounts receivable
|
|
|
(368
|
)
|
|
−
|
|
Decrease
(increase) in principal paydown receivables
|
|
|
2,801
|
|
|
(4,701
|
)
|
Increase
in other assets
|
|
|
(1,873
|
)
|
|
(1,166
|
)
|
Increase
in accrued interest expense
|
|
|
750
|
|
|
11,587
|
|
(Decrease)
increase in management and incentive fee payable
|
|
|
(196
|
)
|
|
549
|
|
Increase
in security deposits
|
|
|
868
|
|
|
−
|
|
Increase
in accounts payable and accrued liabilities
|
|
|
844
|
|
|
613
|
|
Net
cash provided by (used in) operating activities
|
|
|
15,284
|
|
|
(94
|
)
|
CASH
FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase
of securities available-for-sale
|
|
|
(8,939
|
)
|
|
(1,538,995
|
)
|
Principal
payments received on securities available-for-sale
|
|
|
117,402
|
|
|
79,230
|
|
Proceeds
from sale of securities available-for-sale
|
|
|
131,577
|
|
|
5,483
|
|
Purchase
of loans
|
|
|
(743,113
|
)
|
|
(470,151
|
)
|
Principal
payments received on loans
|
|
|
154,764
|
|
|
9,630
|
|
Proceeds
from sale of loans
|
|
|
103,793
|
|
|
58,079
|
|
Purchase
of direct financing leases and notes
|
|
|
(97,524
|
)
|
|
(25,097
|
)
|
Proceeds
from and payments received on direct financing leases and
notes
|
|
|
29,509
|
|
|
−
|
|
Purchase
of property and equipment
|
|
|
(6
|
)
|
|
−
|
|
Net
cash used in investing activities
|
|
|
(312,537
|
)
|
|
(1,881,821
|
)
|
CASH
FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
proceeds from issuances of common stock (net of offering costs
of $2,384
and $566)
|
|
|
27,281
|
|
|
214,784
|
|
Proceeds
from borrowings:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Repurchase
agreements
|
|
|
7,060,816
|
|
|
5,494,638
|
|
Collateralized
debt obligations
|
|
|
527,980
|
|
|
689,500
|
|
Warehouse
agreements
|
|
|
159,616
|
|
|
572,927
|
|
Secured
term facility
|
|
|
109,333
|
|
|
−
|
|
Unsecured
credit facility
|
|
|
21,000
|
|
|
−
|
|
Payments
on borrowings:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Repurchase
agreements
|
|
|
(7,357,834
|
)
|
|
(4,436,030
|
)
|
Warehouse
agreements
|
|
|
(222,577
|
)
|
|
(537,672
|
)
|
Secured
term facility
|
|
|
(22,253
|
)
|
|
−
|
|
Unsecured
revolving credit facility
|
|
|
(36,000
|
)
|
|
−
|
|
Proceeds
from issuance of unsecured junior subordinated debentures to subsidiary
trusts issuing preferred securities
|
|
|
50,000
|
|
|
−
|
|
Settlement
of derivative instruments
|
|
|
3,335
|
|
|
−
|
|
Payment
of debt issuance costs
|
|
|
(9,731
|
)
|
|
(10,554
|
)
|
Distributions
paid on common stock
|
|
|
(17,937
|
)
|
|
(3,136
|
)
|
Net
cash provided by financing activities
|
|
|
293,029
|
|
|
1,984,457
|
|
NET
(DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
|
|
|
(4,224
|
)
|
|
102,542
|
|
CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD
|
|
|
17,729
|
|
|
−
|
|
CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD
|
|
$
|
13,505
|
|
$
|
102,542
|
|
RESOURCE
CAPITAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS − (Continued)
(in
thousands)
(Unaudited)
|
|
Nine
Months Ended
September
30,
2006
|
|
Period
from
March
8, 2005
(Date
Operations Commenced) to
September
30,
2005
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NON-CASH
INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Distributions
on common stock declared but not paid
|
|
$
|
6,594
|
|
$
|
−
|
|
Unsettled
security sales − receivables on investment securities sold
|
|
$
|
753,195
|
|
$
|
−
|
|
Unsettled
security sales - principal paydown receivables
|
|
$
|
14,481
|
|
$
|
−
|
|
Unsettled
security purchases - due to broker
|
|
$
|
−
|
|
$
|
3,000
|
|
Issuance
of restricted stock
|
|
$
|
−
|
|
$
|
5,393
|
|
SUPPLEMENTAL
DISCLOSURE:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
expense paid in cash
|
|
$
|
107,195
|
|
$
|
17,960
|
|
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements
R
ESO
URCE
CAPITAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER
30, 2006
(Unaudited)
NOTE
1 - ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF QUARTERLY PRESENTATION
Resource
Capital Corp. and subsidiaries (the ‘‘Company’’) was incorporated in Maryland on
January 31, 2005 and commenced its operations on March 8, 2005 upon receipt
of
the net proceeds from a private placement of shares of its common stock.
The
Company’s principal business activity is to purchase and manage a diversified
portfolio of commercial real estate-related assets and commercial finance
assets. The Company’s investment activities are managed by Resource Capital
Manager, Inc. (‘‘Manager’’) pursuant to a management agreement (‘‘Management
Agreement’’). The Manager is a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of Resource
America, Inc. (“RAI”) (Nasdaq: REXI).
The
consolidated financial statements and the information and tables contained
in
the notes to the consolidated financial statements are unaudited. However,
in
the opinion of management, these interim financial statements include all
adjustments necessary to fairly present the results of the interim periods
presented. The unaudited interim consolidated financial statements should
be
read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements included
in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31,
2005. The results of operations for the three and nine months ended September
30, 2006 may not necessarily be indicative of the results of operations for
the
full year ending December 31, 2006.
Certain
reclassifications have been made to the 2005 consolidated financial statements
to conform to the 2006 presentation.
NOTE
2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Income
Taxes
For
financial reporting purposes, current and deferred taxes are provided for
on the
portion of earnings recognized by the Company with respect to its interest
in
Resource TRS, Inc. (“Resource TRS”), a domestic taxable real estate investment
trust (“REIT”) subsidiary, because it is taxed as a regular subchapter C
corporation under the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended. As of September 30, 2006, Resource TRS did not have any taxable
income.
Apidos
CDO I and Apidos CDO III, the Company’s foreign taxable REIT subsidiaries, are
organized as exempted companies incorporated with limited liability under
the
laws of the Cayman Islands, and are generally exempt from federal and state
income tax at the corporate level because their activities in the United
States
are limited to trading in stock and securities for their own account. Therefore,
despite their status as taxable REIT subsidiaries, they generally will not
be
subject to corporate tax on their earnings and no provision for income taxes
is
required; however, because they are “controlled foreign corporations,” the
Company will generally be required to include Apidos CDO I’s and Apidos CDO
III’s current taxable income in its calculation of REIT taxable income.
Allowance
and Provision for Loan Losses
At
September 30, 2006, all of the Company’s loans are current with respect to the
scheduled payments of principal and interest. In reviewing the portfolio
of
loans and the observable secondary market prices, the Company did not identify
any loans that exhibit characteristics indicating that impairment has occurred.
Accordingly, as of September 30, 2006, the Company had not recorded an allowance
for loan losses.
RESOURCE
CAPITAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER
30, 2006 − (Continued)
(Unaudited)
NOTE
2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Stock
Based Compensation
The
Company has adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No.
123(R), “Share Based Payment,” as of January 1, 2006. Issuances of restricted
stock and options are accounted for using the fair value based methodology
prescribed by SFAS No. 123(R) whereby the fair value of the award is measured
on
the grant date and recorded in stockholders’ equity through an increase to
additional paid-in capital and an offsetting entry to deferred equity
compensation (a contra-equity account). For issuances to the Company’s Manager,
the unvested stock and options are adjusted quarterly to reflect changes
in fair
value as performance under the agreement is completed. For issuance to the
Company’s four non-employee directors, the amount is not remeasured under the
fair value-based method. The deferred compensation for each of these issuances
is amortized over the service period and included in equity compensation
expense
(see Note 8).
Variable
Interest Entities
During
July 2005, the Company entered into warehouse and master participation
agreements with an affiliate of Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (“Citigroup”)
providing that Citigroup will fund the purchase of loans by Apidos CDO III.
On
May 9, 2006, the Company terminated its Apidos CDO III warehouse agreement
with
Citigroup upon the closing of the CDO. The warehouse funding liability was
replaced with the issuance of long-term debt by Apidos CDO III. The Company
owns
100% of the equity issued by Apidos CDO III and is deemed to be the primary
beneficiary. As a result, the Company consolidated Apidos CDO III at September
30, 2006.
Accounting
for Certain Mortgage-Backed Securities and Related Repurchase
Agreements
In
certain circumstances, the Company has purchased debt investments from a
counterparty and subsequently financed the acquisition of those debt investments
through repurchase agreements with the same counterparty. The Company currently
records the acquisition of the debt investments as assets and the related
repurchase agreements as financing liabilities gross on the consolidated
balance
sheets. Interest income earned on the debt investments and interest expense
incurred on the repurchase obligations are reported gross on the consolidated
statements of operations. However, under a certain technical interpretation
of
SFAS 140, “Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets,” such
transactions may not qualify as a purchase. Management of the Company believes,
and it is industry practice, that it is accounting for these transactions
in an
appropriate manner. However, the result of this technical interpretation
would prevent the Company from presenting the debt investments and repurchase
agreements and the related interest income and interest expense on a gross
basis
on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. Instead, the Company would
present the net investment in these transactions with the counterparty as
a
derivative with the corresponding change in fair value of the derivative
being
recorded through earnings. The value of the derivative would reflect changes
in
the value of the underlying debt investments and changes in the value of
the
underlying credit provided by the counterparty. As of September 30, 2006,
the
Company had no transactions in mortgage-backed securities where debt instruments
were financed with the same counterparty.
RESOURCE
CAPITAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER
30, 2006 − (Continued)
(Unaudited)
NOTE
2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES −
(Continued)
Interest
Rate Risk
The
primary market risk to the Company is interest rate risk. Interest rates
are
highly sensitive to many factors, including governmental monetary and tax
policies, domestic and international economic and political considerations
and
other factors beyond the Company’s control. Changes in the general level of
interest rates can affect net interest income, which is the difference between
the interest income earned on interest-earning assets and the interest expense
incurred in connection with the interest-bearing liabilities, by affecting
the
spread between the interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities.
Changes in the level of interest rates also can affect the value of the
Company’s interest-earning assets and the Company’s ability to realize gains
from the sale of these assets. A decline in the value of the Company’s
interest-earning assets pledged as collateral for borrowings under repurchase
agreements could result in the counterparties demanding additional collateral
pledges or liquidation of some of the existing collateral to reduce borrowing
levels.
The
Company seeks to manage the extent to which net income changes as a function
of
changes in interest rates by matching adjustable-rate assets with variable-rate
borrowings. During periods of changing interest rates, interest rate mismatches
could negatively impact the Company’s consolidated financial condition,
consolidated results of operations and consolidated cash flows. In addition,
the
Company mitigates the potential impact on net income of periodic and lifetime
coupon adjustment restrictions in its investment portfolio by entering into
interest rate hedging agreements such as interest rate caps and interest
rate
swaps.
Changes
in interest rates may also have an effect on the rate of mortgage principal
prepayments and, as a result, prepayments on mortgage-backed securities in
the
Company’s investment portfolio. The Company seeks to mitigate the effect of
changes in the mortgage principal repayment rate by balancing assets purchased
at a premium with assets purchased at a discount. At September 30, 2006,
the
aggregate discount exceeded the aggregate premium on the Company’s
mortgage-backed securities by approximately $3.3 million. At December 31,
2005,
the aggregate discount exceeded the aggregate premium on the Company’s
mortgage-backed securities by approximately $2.8 million.
Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
In
July
2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Interpretation
(“FIN 48”), “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes - An Interpretation of
SFAS 109.” FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes
recognized in an enterprise's financial statements in accordance with FASB
109,
“Accounting for Income Taxes.” FIN 48 also prescribes a recognition threshold
and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and
measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return.
The
new FASB standard also provides guidance on derecognition, classification,
interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure, and
transition. The provisions of FIN 48 are effective for fiscal years beginning
after December 15, 2006. The Company is currently determining the effect,
if
any, the adoption of FIN 48 will have on its financial statements.
In
September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No.
157 (“FAS 157”) “Fair Value Measurements”. FAS 157 clarifies the
definition of fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value
in
GAAP and expands the disclosure of fair value measurements. This statement
is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and interim
periods within those fiscal years. The Company is currently determining
the effect, if any, the adoption of FAS 157 will have on its financial
statements.
RESOURCE
CAPITAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER
30, 2006 − (Continued)
(Unaudited)
NOTE
2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES −
(Continued)
Recent
Accounting Pronouncements − (Continued)
In
September 2006, the Securities and Exchange Commission staff issued Staff
Accounting Bulletin No. 108, “Considering the Effects of Prior Year
Misstatements when Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial
Statements” (“SAB 108”). SAB 108 provides guidance for how errors should be
evaluated to assess materiality from a quantitative perspective. SAB 108
permits
companies to initially apply its provisions by either restating prior financial
statements or recording the cumulative effect of initially applying the approach
as adjustments to the carrying values of assets and liabilities as of
January 1, 2006 with an offsetting adjustment to retained earnings. SAB 108
is required to be adopted for the fiscal years ending after November 30,
2006
and is not expected to have a material effect on the Company’s financial
statements.
NOTE
3 - RESTRICTED CASH
Restricted
cash consists of $24.8 million of principal and interest payments collected
on
investments held in four CDO trusts, a $1.5 million credit facility reserve
used
to fund future investments that will be acquired by the Company’s two bank
loan CDO trusts and a $1.2 million expense reserve used to cover CDOs’ operating
expenses. The remaining $1.6 million consists of an interest reserve and
security deposits held in connection with the Company’s equipment lease and loan
portfolio.
NOTE
4 - SECURITIES AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE
On September 27, 2006, the Company entered into an agreement to sell its
remaining agency residential mortgage-backed securities (“RMBS”) for gross
proceeds totaling $753.2 million, realizing a loss of $10.9 million. The
proceeds from this sale were used to repay related debt of $716.5 million
on
October 2, 2006. The balance of the proceeds will be subsequently received
in
October and November 2006. Principal repayment receivables of $14.5 million
relating to the agency RMBS portfolio sold have been reflected in principal
paydown receivables in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.
The
following tables summarize the Company's mortgage-backed securities, other
asset-backed securities and private equity investments, including those pledged
as collateral and classified as available-for-sale, which are carried at
fair
value (in thousands):
September
30, 2006 (Unaudited):
|
|
Amortized
Cost
|
|
Unrealize
Gains
|
|
Unrealized
Losses
|
|
Estimated
Fair
Value
|
|
|
ABS-RMBS
|
|
$
|
346,988
|
|
$
|
1,813
|
|
$
|
(1,733
|
)
|
$
|
347,068
|
|
|
|
Commercial
mortgage-backed
|
|
|
27,954
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
(570
|
)
|
|
27,388
|
|
|
|
Other
asset-backed
|
|
|
21,452
|
|
|
113
|
|
|
(137
|
)
|
|
21,428
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
396,394
|
|
$
|
1,930
|
|
$
|
(2,440
|
)
|
$
|
395,884
|
|
(1
|
)
|
December
31, 2005:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Agency
RMBS
|
|
$
|
1,014,575
|
|
$
|
13
|
|
$
|
(12,918
|
)
|
$
|
1,001,670
|
|
|
|
ABS-RMBS
|
|
|
346,460
|
|
|
370
|
|
|
(9,085
|
)
|
|
337,745
|
|
|
|
Commercial
mortgage-backed
|
|
|
27,970
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
(608
|
)
|
|
27,363
|
|
|
|
Other
asset-backed
|
|
|
22,045
|
|
|
24
|
|
|
(124
|
)
|
|
21,945
|
|
|
|
Private
equity
|
|
|
1,984
|
|
|
−
|
|
|
(30
|
)
|
|
1,954
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
1,413,034
|
|
$
|
408
|
|
$
|
(22,765
|
)
|
$
|
1,390,677
|
|
(1
|
)
|
(1)
|
As
of September 30, 2006, all securities were pledged as collateral.
As of
December 31, 2005, all securities, other than $26.3 million in
agency RMBS
and $2.0 million in private equity investments, were pledged as
collateral.
|
RESOURCE
CAPITAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER
30, 2006 − (Continued)
(Unaudited)
NOTE
4 - SECURITIES AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE − (Continued)
The
following tables summarize the estimated maturities of the Company’s
mortgage-backed securities, other asset-backed securities and private equity
investments according to their estimated weighted average life classifications
(in thousands, except percentages):
Weighted
Average Life
|
|
Estimated
Fair
Value
|
|
Amortized
Cost
|
|
Weighted
average
Coupon
|
|
September
30, 2006 (Unaudited):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less
than one year
|
|
$
|
3,971
|
|
$
|
3,967
|
|
|
6.66
|
%
|
Greater
than one year and less than five years
|
|
|
344,999
|
|
|
345,110
|
|
|
6.88
|
%
|
Greater
than five years
|
|
|
46,914
|
|
|
47,317
|
|
|
6.19
|
%
|
Total
|
|
$
|
395,884
|
|
$
|
396,394
|
|
|
6.79
|
%
|
December
31, 2005:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less
than one year
|
|
$
|
−
|
|
$
|
−
|
|
|
−
|
%
|
Greater
than one year and less than five years
|
|
|
1,355,910
|
|
|
1,377,537
|
|
|
4.91
|
%
|
Greater
than five years
|
|
|
34,767
|
|
|
35,497
|
|
|
5.60
|
%
|
Total
|
|
$
|
1,390,677
|
|
$
|
1,413,034
|
|
|
4.92
|
%
|
The
following tables show the estimated fair value and gross unrealized losses,
aggregated by investment category and length of time, of only those individual
securities that have been in a continuous unrealized loss position (in
thousands):
|
|
Less
than 12 Months
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
Estimated
Fair
Value
|
|
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
|
|
Estimated
Fair
Value
|
|
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
|
|
September
30, 2006 (Unaudited):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ABS-RMBS
|
|
$
|
74,533
|
|
$
|
(798
|
)
|
$
|
153,692
|
|
$
|
(1,733
|
)
|
Commercial
mortgage-backed
|
|
|
19,093
|
|
|
(568
|
)
|
|
26,968
|
|
|
(570
|
)
|
Other
asset-backed
|
|
|
2,999
|
|
|
(137
|
)
|
|
2,999
|
|
|
(137
|
)
|
Total
temporarily impaired securities
|
|
$
|
96,625
|
|
$
|
(1,503
|
)
|
$
|
183,659
|
|
$
|
(2,440
|
)
|
December
31, 2005:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Agency
RMBS
|
|
$
|
978,570
|
|
$
|
(12,918
|
)
|
$
|
978,570
|
|
$
|
(12,918
|
)
|
ABS-RMBS
|
|
|
294,359
|
|
|
(9,085
|
)
|
|
294,359
|
|
|
(9,085
|
)
|
Commercial
mortgage-backed
|
|
|
26,905
|
|
|
(608
|
)
|
|
26,905
|
|
|
(608
|
)
|
Other
asset-backed
|
|
|
12,944
|
|
|
(124
|
)
|
|
12,944
|
|
|
(124
|
)
|
Private
equity
|
|
|
1,954
|
|
|
(30
|
)
|
|
1,954
|
|
|
(30
|
)
|
Total
temporarily impaired securities
|
|
$
|
1,314,732
|
|
$
|
(22,765
|
)
|
$
|
1,314,732
|
|
$
|
(22,765
|
)
|
The
temporary impairment of the available-for-sale securities results from the
estimated fair value of the securities falling below their amortized cost
basis
and is solely attributed to changes in interest rates. As of September 30,
2006
and December 31, 2005, respectively, none of the securities held by the Company
had been downgraded by a credit rating agency since their purchase. The Company
intends and has the ability to hold the securities until the estimated fair
value of the securities held is recovered, which may be maturity if necessary.
As such, the Company does not believe any of the securities held are
other-than-temporarily impaired at September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005,
respectively.
RESOURCE
CAPITAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER
30, 2006 − (Continued)
(Unaudited)
NOTE
5 - LOANS
The
following is a summary of the Company’s loans (in thousands):
Loan
Description
|
|
Principal
|
|
Unamortized
(Discount)
Premium
|
|
Net
Amortized
Cost
|
|
September
30, 2006 (Unaudited):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bank
loans
|
|
$
|
613,979
|
|
$
|
968
|
|
$
|
614,947
|
|
Commercial
real estate loans:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Whole
loans
|
|
|
76,440
|
|
|
(619
|
)
|
|
75,821
|
|
A
notes
|
|
|
42,500
|
|
|
17
|
|
|
42,517
|
|
B
notes
|
|
|
162,280
|
|
|
(109
|
)
|
|
162,171
|
|
Mezzanine
loans
|
|
|
164,750
|
|
|
(5,604
|
)
|
|
159,146
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
1,059,949
|
|
$
|
(5,347
|
)
|
$
|
1,054,602
|
|
December
31, 2005:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bank
loans
|
|
$
|
397,869
|
|
$
|
916
|
|
$
|
398,785
|
|
Commercial
real estate loans:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
B
notes
|
|
|
121,671
|
|
|
−
|
|
|
121,671
|
|
Mezzanine
loans
|
|
|
49,417
|
|
|
−
|
|
|
49,417
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
568,957
|
|
$
|
916
|
|
$
|
569,873
|
|
At
September 30, 2006, the Company’s bank loan portfolio consisted of $614.7
million of floating rate loans, which bear interest between London Interbank
Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus 1.38% and LIBOR plus 7.50% with maturity dates
ranging from March 2007 to August 2022, and a $249,000 fixed rate loan, which
bears interest at 6.25% with a maturity date of September 2015.
At
December 31, 2005, the Company’s bank loan portfolio consisted of $398.5 million
of floating rate loans, which bear interest between LIBOR plus 1.00% and
LIBOR
plus 7.00% with maturity dates ranging from April 2006 to October 2020, and
a
$249,000 fixed rate loan, which bears interest at 6.25% with a maturity date
of
September 2015.
RESOURCE
CAPITAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER
30, 2006 − (Continued)
(Unaudited)
NOTE
5 - LOANS − (Continued)
The
following is a summary of the loans in the Company’s commercial real estate loan
portfolio at the dates indicated (in thousands):
Description
|
|
Quantity
|
|
Amortized
Cost
|
|
Interest
Rates
|
|
Maturity
Dates
|
September
30, 2006 (Unaudited)
:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Whole
loans, floating rate
|
|
4
|
|
$
|
75,821
|
|
LIBOR
plus 2.50% to
LIBOR
plus 3.60%
|
|
August
2007 to September 2008
|
A
notes, floating rate
|
|
2
|
|
|
42,517
|
|
LIBOR
plus 1.25% to
LIBOR
plus 1.35%
|
|
January
2008 to April 2008
|
B
notes, floating rate
|
|
8
|
|
|
120,251
|
|
LIBOR
plus 1.90% to
LIBOR
plus 6.25%
|
|
January
2007 to April 2008
|
B
notes, fixed rate
|
|
2
|
|
|
41,920
|
|
7.18%
to 8.68%
|
|
April
2016 to July 2016
|
Mezzanine
loans, floating rate
|
|
6
|
|
|
75,476
|
|
LIBOR
plus 2.25% to
LIBOR
plus 4.50%
|
|
August
2007 to July 2008
|
Mezzanine
loan, floating rate
|
|
1
|
|
|
6,523
|
|
10
year Treasury rate plus 6.64%
|
|
January
2016
|
Mezzanine
loans, fixed rate
|
|
7
|
|
|
77,147
|
|
5.78%
to 9.50%
|
|
October
2009 to
September
2016
|
Total
|
|
30
|
|
$
|
439,655
|
|
|
|
|
December
31, 2005
:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
B
notes, floating rate
|
|
7
|
|
$
|
121,671
|
|
LIBOR
plus 2.15% to
LIBOR
plus 6.25%
|
|
January
2007 to April 2008
|
Mezzanine
loans, floating rate
|
|
4
|
|
|
44,405
|
|
LIBOR
plus 2.25% to
LIBOR
plus 4.50%
|
|
August
2007 to July 2008
|
Mezzanine
loan, fixed rate
|
|
1
|
|
|
5,012
|
|
9.50%
|
|
May
2010
|
Total
|
|
12
|
|
$
|
171,088
|
|
|
|
|
As
of
September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, the Company had not recorded an
allowance for loan losses. At September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, all
of
the Company’s loans were current with respect to the scheduled payments of
principal and interest. In reviewing the portfolio of loans and secondary
market
prices, the Company did not identify any loans with characteristics indicating
that impairment had occurred.
RESOURCE
CAPITAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER
30, 2006 − (Continued)
(Unaudited)
NOTE
6 -DIRECT FINANCING LEASES AND NOTES
The
Company’s direct financing leases have initial lease terms of 73 months and 54
months, as of September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively. The
interest rates on notes receivable range from 6% to 13% and from 8% to 9%,
as of
September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively. Investments in direct
financing leases and notes, net of unearned income, were as follows (in
thousands):
|
|
September
30,
2006
|
|
December
31,
2005
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
Direct
financing leases, net of unearned income
|
|
$
|
33,197
|
|
$
|
18,141
|
|
Notes
receivable
|
|
|
58,712
|
|
|
5,176
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
91,909
|
|
$
|
23,317
|
|
The
components of the net investment in direct financing leases are as follows
(in
thousands):
|
|
September
30,
2006
|
|
December
31,
2005
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
Total
future minimum lease payments
|
|
$
|
39,583
|
|
$
|
21,370
|
|
Unearned
income
|
|
|
(6,386
|
)
|
|
(3,229
|
)
|
Total
|
|
$
|
33,197
|
|
$
|
18,141
|
|
The
future minimum lease payments expected to be received on non-cancelable direct
financing leases and notes were as follows (in thousands):
Years
Ending
September
30, (Unaudited)
|
|
Direct
Financing
Leases
|
|
Notes
|
|
Total
|
|
2007
|
|
$
|
11,695
|
|
$
|
10,299
|
|
$
|
21,994
|
|
2008
|
|
|
10,794
|
|
|
10,599
|
|
|
21,393
|
|
2009
|
|
|
6,719
|
|
|
9,782
|
|
|
16,501
|
|
2010
|
|
|
5,714
|
|
|
8,035
|
|
|
13,749
|
|
2011
|
|
|
2,898
|
|
|
6,073
|
|
|
8,971
|
|
Thereafter
|
|
|
1,763
|
|
|
13,924
|
|
|
15,687
|
|
|
|
$
|
39,583
|
|
$
|
58,712
|
|
$
|
98,295
|
|
NOTE
7 - BORROWINGS
The
Company finances the acquisition of its investments, including securities
available-for-sale, loans and equipment leases and notes, primarily through
the
use of secured and unsecured borrowings in the form of CDOs, repurchase
agreements, a secured term facility, warehouse facilities, trust preferred
securities issuances and other secured and unsecured borrowings.
RESOURCE
CAPITAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER
30, 2006 − (Continued)
(Unaudited)
NOTE
7 - BORROWINGS − (Continued)
Certain
information with respect to the Company’s borrowings at September 30, 2006 and
December 31, 2005 is summarized in the following table (dollars in
thousands):
|
|
Outstanding
Borrowings
|
|
Weighted
Average Borrowing Rate
|
|
Weighted
Average Remaining Maturity
|
|
Value
of Collateral
|
September
30, 2006 (Unaudited):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Repurchase
Agreements
|
|
$
|
770,167
|
|
5.45%
|
|
3
days
|
|
$
|
818,084
|
RREF
CDO 2006-1 Senior Notes
(1)
|
|
|
259,850
|
|
6.15%
|
|
39.9
years
|
|
|
339,825
|
Ischus
CDO II Senior Notes
(2)
|
|
|
371,014
|
|
5.62%
|
|
33.9
years
|
|
|
395,884
|
Apidos
CDO I Senior Notes
(3)
|
|
|
317,226
|
|
5.94%
|
|
10.8
years
|
|
|
338,184
|
Apidos
CDO III Senior Notes
(4)
|
|
|
258,661
|
|
5.76%
|
|
13.7
years
|
|
|
275,701
|
Secured
Term Facility
|
|
|
87,080
|
|
6.34%
|
|
3.5
years
|
|
|
91,909
|
Unsecured
Revolving Credit Facility
|
|
|
−
|
|
N/A
|
|
2.3
years
|
|
|
−
|
Unsecured
Junior Subordinated Debentures
(5)
|
|
|
51,548
|
|
9.39%
|
|
29.9
years
|
|
|
−
|
Total
|
|
$
|
2,115,546
|
|
5.81%
|
|
|
|
$
|
2,259,587
|
December
31, 2005:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Repurchase
Agreements
|
|
$
|
1,068,277
|
|
4.48%
|
|
17
days
|
|
$
|
1,146,711
|
Ischus
CDO II Senior Notes
(2)
|
|
|
370,569
|
|
4.80%
|
|
34.6
years
|
|
|
387,053
|
Apidos
CDO I Senior Notes
(3)
|
|
|
316,838
|
|
4.42%
|
|
11.6
years
|
|
|
335,831
|
Apidos
CDO III - Warehouse Facility
(4)
|
|
|
62,961
|
|
4.29%
|
|
90
days
|
|
|
62,954
|
Unsecured
Revolving Credit Facility
|
|
|
15,000
|
|
6.37%
|
|
3.0
years
|
|
|
45,107
|
Total
|
|
$
|
1,833,645
|
|
4.54%
|
|
|
|
$
|
1,977,656
|
(1)
|
Amount
represents principal outstanding of $265.5 million less unamortized
issuance costs of $5.6 million as of September 30, 2006. This CDO
transaction closed in August 2006.
|
(2)
|
Amount
represents principal outstanding of $376.0 million less unamortized
issuance costs of $5.0 million and $5.4 million as of September
30, 2006
and December 31, 2005,
respectively.
|
(3)
|
Amount
represents principal outstanding of $321.5 million less unamortized
issuance costs of $4.3 million and $4.7 million as of September
30, 2006
and December 31, 2005,
respectively.
|
(4)
|
Amount
represents principal outstanding of $262.5 million less unamortized
issuance costs of $3.8 million as of September 30, 2006. This CDO
transaction closed in May 2006.
|
(5)
|
Amount
represents junior subordinated debentures issued to Resource Capital
Trust
I and RCC Trust II in connection with each respective trust’s issuance of
trust preferred securities in May 2006 and September 2006,
respectively.
|
RESOURCE
CAPITAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER
30, 2006 − (Continued)
(Unaudited)
NOTE
7 - BORROWINGS − (Continued)
The
Company had repurchase agreements with the following counterparties at the
dates
indicated (dollars in thousands):
|
|
Amount
at
Risk
(1)
|
|
Weighted
Average Maturity in Days
|
|
Weighted
Average Interest Rate
|
September
30, 2006 (Unaudited):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Credit
Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
(2)
|
|
$
|
25,400
|
|
2
|
|
5.38%
|
UBS
Securities LLC
(2)
|
|
$
|
4,962
|
|
2
|
|
5.31%
|
Bear,
Stearns International Limited
|
|
$
|
5,898
|
|
16
|
|
6.83%
|
Column
Financial Inc, a subsidiary of
Credit
Suisse Securities (USA) LLC.
|
|
$
|
12,262
|
|
18
|
|
6.50%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December
31, 2005:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Credit
Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
|
|
$
|
31,158
|
|
17
|
|
4.34%
|
Bear,
Stearns International Limited
|
|
$
|
36,044
|
|
17
|
|
5.51%
|
Deutsche
Bank AG, Cayman Islands Branch
|
|
$
|
16,691
|
|
18
|
|
5.68%
|
(1)
|
Equal
to the estimated fair value of securities or loans sold, plus accrued
interest income, minus the sum of repurchase agreement liabilities
plus
accrued interest expense.
|
(2)
|
Facility
was repaid in full as part of the sale of the Company’s agency RMBS
portfolio on October 2, 2006.
|
Repurchase
and Credit Facilities
In
August
2006, the Company’s subsidiary, RCC Real Estate SPE 2, LLC, entered into a
master repurchase agreement with Column Financial, Inc., a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, (“CS”) to finance the purchase
of commercial real estate loans. The maximum amount of the Company’s borrowing
under the repurchase agreement is $300.0 million. Each repurchase transaction
specifies its own terms, such as identification of the assets subject to
the
transaction, sales price, repurchase price, rate and term. The Company
has
guaranteed RCC Real Estate SPE 2, LLC’s obligations under the repurchase
agreement to a maximum of $300.0 million. At September 30, 2006, the Company
had
borrowed $43.0 million, all of which was guaranteed, with a weighted average
interest rate of LIBOR plus 1.17%, which was 6.50% at September 30, 2006.
In
March
2006, the Company entered into a secured term credit facility with Bayerische
Hypo - und Vereinsbank AG to finance the purchase of equipment leases and
notes.
The maximum amount of the Company’s borrowing under this facility is $100.0
million.
Borrowings
under this facility bear interest at one of two rates, determined by asset
class:
|
·
|
Pool
A - one-month LIBOR plus 1.10%; or
|
|
·
|
Pool
B - one-month LIBOR plus 0.80%.
|
The
facility expires March 2010. The Company paid $300,000 and $20,000 in commitment
fees and unused fees as of September 30, 2006. Commitment fees are being
amortized into interest expense using the effective yield method over the
life
of the facility and are recorded in the consolidated statements of operations.
Unused fees are expensed immediately into interest expense and are recorded
in
the consolidated statements of operations. As of September 30, 2006, the
Company
had borrowed $87.1 million at a weighted average interest rate of 6.34%.
RESOURCE
CAPITAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER
30, 2006 − (Continued)
(Unaudited)
NOTE
7 - BORROWINGS − (Continued)
Repurchase
and Credit Facilities (continued)
In
December 2005, the Company’s subsidiary, RCC Real Estate SPE, LLC, entered into
a master repurchase agreement with Deutsche Bank AG, Cayman Islands Branch
to
finance the purchase of commercial real estate loans. The maximum amount
of the
Company’s borrowing under the repurchase agreement is $300.0 million. Each
repurchase transaction specifies its own terms, such as identification
of the
assets subject to the transaction, sales price, repurchase price, rate
and term.
The Company had guaranteed RCC Real Estate SPE’s obligations under the
repurchase agreement to a maximum of $30.0 million, which may be reduced
based
upon the amount of equity the Company has in the commercial real estate
loans
held on this facility. At September 30, 2006, no borrowings were outstanding
under this facility. At December 31, 2005, the Company had borrowed $38.6
million with a weighted average interest rate of LIBOR plus 1.32%, which
was
5.68% at December 31, 2005.
The
Company had no risk under this guaranty at September 30, 2006 and the Company’s
maximum risk under this guaranty was $30.0 million at December 31,
2005.
In
December 2005, the Company entered into a $15.0 million unsecured revolving
credit facility with Commerce Bank, N.A. This facility was increased to
$25.0
million in April 2006. Outstanding borrowings bear interest at one of two
rates
elected at the Company’s option; (i) the lender’s prime rate plus a margin
ranging from 0.50% to 1.50% based upon the Company’s leverage ratio; or (ii)
LIBOR plus a margin ranging from 1.50% to 2.50% based upon the Company’s
leverage ratio. The facility expires in December 2008. The Company paid
$250,000
and $11,000 in commitment fees and unused line fees as of September 30,
2006.
Commitment fees are being amortized into interest expense using the effective
yield method over the life of the facility and are recorded in the consolidated
statements of operations. Unused line fees are expensed immediately into
interest expense and are recorded in the consolidated statements of operations.
As of September 30, 2006, no borrowings were outstanding under this facility.
At
December 31, 2005, the balance outstanding was $15.0 million at an interest
rate
of 6.37%.
In
August
2005, the Company’s subsidiary, RCC Real Estate, Inc. (“RCC Real Estate”),
entered into a master repurchase agreement with Bear, Stearns International
Limited (“Bear Stearns”) to finance the purchase of commercial real estate
loans. The maximum amount of the Company’s borrowing under the repurchase
agreement is $150.0 million. Each repurchase transaction specifies its
own
terms, such as identification of the assets subject to the transaction,
sales
price, repurchase price, rate and term. The Company has guaranteed RCC
Real
Estate’s obligations under the repurchase agreement to a maximum of $150.0
million. At September 30, 2006, the Company had borrowed $10.9 million,
all of
which was guaranteed, with a weighted average interest rate of LIBOR plus
1.50%,
which was 6.83% at September 30, 2006. At December 31, 2005, the Company
had
borrowed $80.8 million with a weighted average interest rate of LIBOR plus
1.14%, which was 5.51% at December 31, 2005.
RCC
Real
Estate has received a waiver from Bear Stearns with respect to compliance
with a
financial covenant in the master repurchase agreement between it and Bear
Stearns. The waiver was required due to the Company's net loss during the
three months ended September 30, 2006, which was caused by the loss realized
by
the Company on the sale of the remainder of its portfolio of agency RMBS
(see
Note 4). Under the covenant, the Company is required to have no less than
$1.00 of net income in any period of four consecutive calendar months. The
waiver is effective through January 31, 2007.
At
September 30, 2006, the Company has complied, to the best of its knowledge,
with
all of its other financial covenants under its debt agreements.
RESOURCE
CAPITAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER
30, 2006 − (Continued)
(Unaudited)
NOTE
7 - BORROWINGS − (Continued)
Repurchase
and Credit Facilities (continued)
In
March
2005, the Company entered into a master repurchase agreement with CS to finance
the purchase of agency RMBS portfolio. Each repurchase transaction specifies
its
own terms, such as identification of the assets subject to the transaction,
sales price, repurchase price, rate and term. At September 30, 2006, the
Company
had borrowed $577.2 million with a weighted average interest rate of 5.38%.
On
October 2, 2006, all outstanding borrowings under this facility were repaid
in
full in connection with the sale of the Company’s agency RMBS portfolio. At
December 31, 2005, the Company had borrowed $948.9 million with a weighted
average interest rate of 4.34%.
In
March
2005, the Company entered into a master repurchase agreement with UBS Securities
LLC to finance the purchase of agency RMBS portfolio. Each repurchase
transaction specifies its own terms, such as identification of the assets
subject to the transaction, sales price, repurchase price, rate and term.
At
September 30, 2006, the Company had borrowed $139.1 million with a weighted
average interest rate of 5.31%. On October 2, 2006, all outstanding borrowings
under this facility were repaid in full in connection with the sale of the
Company’s remaining agency RMBS portfolio. At December 31, 2005, the Company had
no borrowings under this agreement.
Collateralized
Debt Obligations
In
August
2006, the Company closed Resource Real Estate Funding CDO 2006-1 (“RREF
2006-1”), a $345.0 million CDO transaction that provides financing for
commercial real estate loans. The investments held by RREF 2006-1 collateralize
the debt it issued and, as a result, the investments are not available
to the
Company, its creditors or stockholders. RREF 2006-1 issued a total of $308.7
million of senior notes at par to investors of which RCC Real Estate purchased
100% of the class J senior notes (rated BB:Moody’s) and class K senior notes
(rated B:Moody’s) for $43.1 million. In addition, Resource Real Estate Funding
2006-1 CDO Investor, LLC, a subsidiary of RCC Real Estate Inc., purchased
a
$36.3 million equity interest representing 100% of the outstanding preference
shares. The senior notes purchased by RCC Real Estate are subordinated
in right
of payment to all other senior notes issued by RREF 2006-1 but are senior
in
right of payment to the preference shares. The equity interest is subordinated
in right of payment to all other securities issued by RREF 2006-1.
The
senior notes issued to investors by RREF 2006-1 consist of the following
classes: (i) $129.4 million of class A-1 notes bearing interest at 1-month
LIBOR
plus 0.32%; (ii) $17.4 million of class A-2 notes bearing interest at 1-month
LIBOR plus 0.35%; (iii) $5.0 million of class A-2 notes bearing interest
at a
fixed rate of 5.842%; (iv) $6.9 million of class B notes bearing interest
at
1-month LIBOR plus 0.40%; (v) $20.7 million of class C notes bearing interest
at
1-month LIBOR plus 0.62%; (vi) $15.5 million of class D notes bearing interest
at 1-month LIBOR plus 0.80%; (vii) $20.7 million of class E notes bearing
interest at 1-month LIBOR plus 1.30%; (viii) $19.8 million of class F notes
bearing interest at 1-month LIBOR plus 1.60%; (ix) $17.3 million of class
G
notes bearing interest at 1-month LIBOR plus 1.90%; (x) $12.9 million of
class H
notes bearing interest at 1-month LIBOR plus 3.75%, (xi) $14.7 million of
Class
J notes bearing interest at a fixed rate of 6.00% and (xii) $28.4 million
of
Class K notes bearing interest at a fixed rate of 6.00%. As a result of the
Company’s ownership of the Class J and K senior notes, these notes eliminate in
consolidation. All of the notes issued mature in August 2046, although the
Company has the right to call the notes anytime after August 2016 until
maturity. The weighted average interest rate on all notes issued to investors
was 6.15% at September 30, 2006.
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NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER
30, 2006 − (Continued)
(Unaudited)
NOTE
7 - BORROWINGS − (Continued)
Collateralized
Debt Obligations − (Continued)
In
May
2006, the Company closed Apidos CDO III, a $285.5 million CDO transaction
that
provides financing for bank loans. The investments held by Apidos CDO III
collateralize the debt it issued and, as a result, the investments are not
available to the Company, its creditors or stockholders. Apidos CDO III issued
a
total of $262.5 million of senior notes at par to investors and RCC Commercial
purchased a $23.0 million equity interest representing 100% of the outstanding
preference shares. The equity interest is subordinated in right of payment
to
all other securities issued by Apidos CDO III.
The
senior notes issued to investors by Apidos CDO III consist of the following
classes: (i) $212.0 million of class A-1 notes bearing interest at 3-month
LIBOR
plus 0.26%; (ii) $19.0 million of class A-2 notes bearing interest at 3-month
LIBOR plus 0.45%; (iii) $15.0 million of class B notes bearing interest at
3-month LIBOR plus 0.75%; (iv) $10.5 million of class C notes bearing interest
at 3-month LIBOR plus 1.75%; and (v) $6.0 million of class D notes bearing
interest at 3-month LIBOR plus 4.25%. All of the notes issued mature on June
12,
2020, although the Company has the right to call the notes anytime after
June
12, 2011 until maturity. The weighted average interest rate on all notes
was
5.76% at September 30, 2006.
In
August
2005, the Company closed Apidos CDO I, a $350.0 million CDO transaction that
provides financing for bank loans. The investments held by Apidos CDO I
collateralize the debt it issued and, as a result, the investments are not
available to the Company, its creditors or stockholders. Apidos CDO I issued
a
total of $321.5 million of senior notes at par to investors and RCC Commercial
purchased a $28.5 million equity interest representing 100% of the outstanding
preference shares. The equity interest is subordinated in right of payment
to
all other securities issued by Apidos CDO I.
The
senior notes issued to investors by Apidos CDO I consist of the following
classes: (i) $265.0 million of class A-1 notes bearing interest at 3-month
LIBOR
plus 0.26%; (ii) $15.0 million of class A-2 notes bearing interest at 3-month
LIBOR plus 0.42%; (iii) $20.5 million of class B notes bearing interest at
3-month LIBOR plus 0.75%; (iv) $13.0 million of class C notes bearing interest
at 3-month LIBOR plus 1.85%; and (v) $8.0 million of class D notes bearing
interest at a fixed rate of 9.251%. All of the notes issued mature on July
27,
2017, although the Company has the right to call the notes anytime after
July
27, 2010 until maturity. The weighted average interest rate on all notes
was
5.94% at September 30, 2006.
In
July
2005, the Company closed Ischus CDO II, a $403.0 million CDO transaction
that
provides financing for mortgage-backed and other asset-backed securities.
The
investments held by Ischus CDO II collateralize the debt it issued and, as
a
result, those investments are not available to the Company, its creditors
or
stockholders. Ischus CDO II issued a total of $376.0 million of senior notes
at
par to investors and RCC Real Estate purchased a $27.0 million equity interest
representing 100% of the outstanding preference shares. In August 2006, upon
approval by the Company’s Board of Directors, the preference shares of Ischus
CDO II were transferred to the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, RCC
Commercial, Inc. (“RCC Commercial”). As of September 30, 2006, RCC Commercial
owned a $27.0 million equity interest representing 100% of the outstanding
preference shares. The equity interest is subordinate in right of payment
to all
other securities issued by Ischus CDO II.
The
senior notes issued to investors by Ischus CDO II consist of the following
classes: (i) $214.0 million of class A-1A notes bearing interest at 1-month
LIBOR plus 0.27%; (ii) $50.0 million of class A-1B delayed draw notes bearing
interest on the drawn amount at 1-month LIBOR plus 0.27%; (iii) $28.0 million
of
class A-2 notes bearing interest at 1-month LIBOR plus 0.45%; (iv) $55.0
million
of class B notes bearing interest at 1-month LIBOR plus 0.58%; (v) $11.0
million
of class C notes bearing interest at 1-month LIBOR plus 1.30%; and (vi) $18.0
million of class D notes bearing interest at 1-month LIBOR plus 2.85%. All
of
the notes issued mature on August 6, 2040, although the Company has the right
to
call the notes at par any time after August 6, 2009 until maturity. The weighted
average interest rate on all notes was 5.62% at September 30,
2006.
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NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER
30, 2006 − (Continued)
(Unaudited)
NOTE
7 - BORROWINGS − (Continued)
Trust
Preferred Securities
In
May
2006 and September 2006, the Company formed Resource Capital Trust I (“RCTI”)
and RCC Trust II (“RCTII”), respectively, for the sole purpose of issuing and
selling trust preferred securities. In accordance with FASB Interpretation
No.
46R (“FIN 46R”), RCTI and RCTII are not consolidated into the Company’s
consolidated financial statements because the Company is not deemed to be
the
primary beneficiaries of these entities. The Company owns 100% of the common
shares in RCTI and RCTII. Each respective trust issued $25.0 million of
preferred shares to unaffiliated investors.
In
connection with the issuance and sale of the trust preferred securities,
the
Company issued junior subordinated debentures to RCTI and RCTII of $25.8
million
each, representing the Company’s maximum exposure to loss. The debt issuance
costs associated with the junior subordinated debentures for RCTI and RCTII
at
September 30, 2006 were $829,000 and $828,000, respectively. These costs
are
being amortized into interest expense using the effective yield method over
a
ten year period and are recorded in the consolidated statements of
operations.
The
rights of holders of common shares of RCTI and RCTII are subordinate to the
rights of the holders of preferred shares only in the event of a default;
otherwise, the common shareholders’ economic and voting rights are pari passu
with the preferred shareholders. The preferred and common securities of RCTI
and
RCTII are subject to mandatory redemption upon the maturity or call of the
junior subordinated debentures. Unless earlier dissolved, RCTI will dissolve
on
May 25, 2041 and RCTII will dissolve on September 29, 2041. The junior
subordinated debentures are the sole asset of RCTI and RCTII and mature on
June
30, 2036 and October 30, 2036, respectively, and may be called at par by
the
Company any time after June 30, 2011 and October 30, 2011, respectively.
Interest is payable for RCTI and RCTII quarterly at a floating rate equal
to
three-month LIBOR plus 3.95% per annum. The rates for RCTI and RCTII, at
September 30, 2006, were 9.45% and 9.32%, respectively. The Company records
its
investments in RCTI and RCTII’s common shares of $774,000 each as investments in
unconsolidated trusts and records dividend income upon declaration by RCTI
and
RCTII.
NOTE
8 - CAPITAL STOCK AND EARNINGS PER SHARE
The
Company had authorized 500,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001
per
share, of which 17,821,434 and 15,682,334 shares (including 234,224 and 349,000
restricted shares) were outstanding as of September 30, 2006 and December
31,
2005, respectively.
On
March
8, 2005, the Company granted 345,000 shares of restricted common stock and
options to purchase 651,666 common shares at an exercise price of $15.00
per
share, to the Manager. One third of the shares of restricted stock and options
vested on March 8, 2006. The Company also granted 4,000 shares of restricted
common stock to the Company’s four non-employee directors as part of their
annual compensation. These shares vested in full on March 8, 2006. On March
8,
2006, the Company granted 4,224 shares of restricted stock to the Company’s four
non-employee directors as part of their annual compensation. These shares
vest
in full on March 8, 2007.
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NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER
30, 2006 − (Continued)
(Unaudited)
NOTE
8 - CAPITAL STOCK AND EARNINGS PER SHARE − (Continued)
The
following table summarizes restricted common stock transactions:
|
|
Manager
|
|
Non-Employee
Directors
|
|
Total
|
|
Unvested
shares as of December 31, 2005
|
|
|
345,000
|
|
|
4,000
|
|
|
349,000
|
|
Issued
|
|
|
−
|
|
|
4,224
|
|
|
4,224
|
|
Vested
|
|
|
(115,000
|
)
|
|
(4,000
|
)
|
|
(119,000
|
)
|
Forfeited
|
|
|
−
|
|
|
−
|
|
|
−
|
|
Unvested
shares as of September 30, 2006 (Unaudited)
|
|
|
230,000
|
|
|
4,224
|
|
|
234,224
|
|
Pursuant
to SFAS No. 123(R), the Company is required to value any unvested shares of
restricted common stock granted to the Manager at the current market price.
The
estimated fair value of the shares of restricted stock granted, including
shares
issued to the four non-employee directors, was $5.3 million and $5.2 million
at
September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively.
The
following table summarizes common stock option transactions:
|
|
Number
of Options
|
|
Weighted
Average Exercise Price
|
|
Outstanding
as of December 31, 2005
|
|
|
651,666
|
|
$
|
15.00
|
|
Granted
|
|
|
−
|
|
$
|
−
|
|
Exercised
|
|
|
−
|
|
$
|
−
|
|
Forfeited
|
|
|
−
|
|
$
|
−
|
|
Outstanding
as of September 30, 2006 (Unaudited)
|
|
|
651,666
|
|
$
|
15.00
|
|
None
of
the common stock options outstanding were exercised at September 30, 2006
and
December 31, 2005, respectively. As of September 30, 2006, 722 common stock
options were exercisable, and no common stock options were exercisable as
of
December 31, 2005. The common stock options are valued using the
Black-Scholes model using the following assumptions:
|
September
30, 2006
|
|
December
31, 2005
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
Expected
life
|
9
years
|
|
10
years
|
Discount
rate
|
4.694%
|
|
4.603%
|
Volatility
|
21.27%
|
|
20.11%
|
Dividend
yield
|
10.40%
|
|
12.00%
|
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NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER
30, 2006 − (Continued)
(Unaudited)
NOTE
8 - CAPITAL STOCK AND EARNINGS PER SHARE − (Continued)
The
estimated fair value of the total common stock options was $386,200 and $158,300
at September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively. The estimated
fair value of each option grant at September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005,
respectively, was $0.655 and $0.243. For the three months ended September
30,
2006 and 2005, nine months ended September 30, 2006 and the period from March
8,
2005 (date operations commenced) through September 30, 2005 (hereafter referred
to as period ended September 30, 2005), the components of equity compensation
expense are as follows (in thousands):
|
|
Three
Months Ended
September
30,
|
|
Nine
Months Ended
September
30,
|
|
Period
Ended
September
30,
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
Options
granted to Manager
|
|
$
|
86
|
|
$
|
24
|
|
$
|
208
|
|
$
|
55
|
|
Restricted
shares granted to Manager
|
|
|
697
|
|
|
797
|
|
|
1,367
|
|
|
1,784
|
|
Restricted
shares granted to non-employee directors
|
|
|
15
|
|
|
15
|
|
|
45
|
|
|
34
|
|
Total
equity compensation expense
|
|
$
|
798
|
|
$
|
836
|
|
$
|
1,620
|
|
$
|
1,873
|
|
During
the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, the Manager received
6,252
and 14,076 shares, respectively, as incentive compensation, valued at $79,000
and $194,000, respectively, pursuant to the management agreement. No incentive
fee compensation shares were issued as of December 31, 2005.
In
connection with the July 2006 hiring of a commercial mortgage direct loan
origination team by Resource Real Estate, Inc. (see Related Party Transactions
-
Note 9), the Company agreed to issue up to 100,000 shares of common stock
and
options to purchase an additional 100,000 shares of common stock, if certain
loan origination performance thresholds are achieved. The performance
thresholds are two-tiered. Upon the achievement of $400.0 million of
direct loan originations of commercial real estate loans, 60,000 restricted
shares of common stock and options to purchase an additional 60,000 shares
of
common stock are issuable. Upon the achievement of another $300.0 million
of direct loan originations of commercial real estate loans, a second tranche
of
40,000 restricted shares of common stock and options to purchase another
40,000
shares
of
common stock are issuable.
The
restricted shares and options to purchase shares of common stock vest over
a
two-year period after issuance. The Company accounts for equity instruments
issued to non-employees for goods or services in accordance with the provisions
of SFAS No. 123(R) and Emerging Task Force Issue No. 96-18,
Accounting
for Equity Instruments That Are Issued to Other Than Employees for Acquiring,
or
in Conjunction with Selling, Goods or Services
("EITF
96-18"). Accordingly, when the non-employees complete their performance or
when
a performance commitment is reached, the Company is required to measure the
fair
value of the equity instruments. No expense was recognized for the three
months ended September 30, 2006, as neither a performance commitment nor
completion of performance was achieved.
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NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER
30, 2006 − (Continued)
(Unaudited)
NOTE
8 - CAPITAL STOCK AND EARNINGS PER SHARE − (Continued)
The
following table presents a reconciliation of basic and diluted earnings per
share for the periods presented as follows (in thousands, except share and
per
share amounts):
|
|
Three
Months Ended
September
30,
|
|
Nine
Months Ended
September
30,
|
|
Period
Ended
September
30,
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
Basic
:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
(loss) income
|
|
$
|
(2,401
|
)
|
$
|
3,776
|
|
$
|
8,814
|
|
$
|
6,008
|
|
Weighted
average number of shares outstanding
|
|
|
17,585,171
|
|
|
15,333,334
|
|
|
17,261,091
|
|
|
15,333,334
|
|
Basic
net (loss) income per share
|
|
$
|
(0.14
|
)
|
$
|
0.25
|
|
$
|
0.51
|
|
$
|
0.39
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted
:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
(loss) income
|
|
$
|
(2,401
|
)
|
$
|
3,776
|
|
$
|
8,814
|
|
$
|
6,008
|
|
Weighted
average number of shares outstanding
|
|
|
17,585,171
|
|
|
15,333,334
|
|
|
17,261,091
|
|
|
15,333,334
|
|
Additional
shares due to assumed conversion of dilutive instruments
|
|
|
−
|
|
|
124,799
|
|
|
127,475
|
|
|
124,799
|
|
Adjusted
weighed-average number of common shares outstanding
(1)
|
|
|
17,585,171
|
|
|
15,458,133
|
|
|
17,388,566
|
|
|
15,458,133
|
|
Diluted
net (loss) income per share
|
|
$
|
(0.14
|
)
|
$
|
0.24
|
|
$
|
0.51
|
|
$
|
0.39
|
|
(1)
|
For
the three months ended September 30, 2006, the weighted average
number of
shares used in calculating the diluted net loss per share is the
same as
the basic weighted average number of shares as a result of a net
loss
available to common shareholders for the period.
|
Potentially
dilutive shares relating to stock options to purchase 651,666 shares of common
stock and warrants to purchase 1,568,244 shares of common stock for the three
and nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 349,000 restricted shares and
options to purchase 651,666 shares of common stock for the three months ended
September 2005 and the period ended September 30, 2005 are not included in
the
calculation of diluted net income per share because the effect is
anti-dilutive.
NOTE
9 - RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Management
Agreement
The
base
management fee for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 was
$916,000 and $2.7 million, respectively. The incentive management fee for
the
nine months ended September 30, 2006 was $432,000. No incentive management
fee
was earned by the Manager for the three months ended September 30, 2006.
The
base management fee for the three months ended September 30, 2005 and period
from March 8, 2005 to September 30, 2005 was $822,000 and $1.8 million,
respectively. No incentive management fee was earned by the Manager for the
three months and the period ended September 30, 2005.
At
September 30, 2006, the Company was indebted to the Manager for base management
fees of $614,000 and for reimbursement of expenses of $263,000. At December
31,
2005, the Company was indebted to the Manager for base and incentive management
fees of $552,000 and $344,000, respectively, and for reimbursement of expenses
of $143,000. These amounts are included in management and incentive fee payable
and accounts payable and accrued liabilities, respectively.
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NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER
30, 2006 − (Continued)
(Unaudited)
NOTE
9 - RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS − (Continued)
Relationship
with Resource Real Estate
Resource
Real Estate, Inc., a subsidiary of RAI, originates, finances and manages
the
Company’s commercial real estate loan portfolio, including whole loans, A notes,
B notes and mezzanine loans. The Company reimburses Resource Real Estate
for
loan origination costs associated with all loans originated. At September
30,
2006 and December 31, 2005, the Company was indebted to Resource Real Estate
for
loan origination costs in connection with the Company’s commercial real estate
loan portfolio of $332,000 and $22,000, respectively.
Relationship
with LEAF Financial Corporation (“LEAF”)
LEAF,
a
subsidiary of RAI, originates and manages equipment leases and notes on the
Company’s behalf. The Company purchases these leases and notes from LEAF at a
price equal to their book value plus a reimbursable origination cost not
to
exceed 1% to compensate LEAF for its origination costs. In addition, the
Company
pays LEAF an annual servicing fee, equal to 1% of the book value of managed
assets, for servicing the Company’s equipment leases and notes. At September 30,
2006 and December 31, 2005, the Company was indebted to LEAF for servicing
fees
in connection with the Company’s equipment finance portfolio of $143,000 and
$41,000, respectively. The LEAF servicing fees for the three and nine months
ended September 30, 2006 were $210,000 and $430,000, respectively. No LEAF
servicing fees were incurred for the three months and period ended September
30,
2005.
During
the three months ended September 30, 2006, the Company sold two notes back
to
LEAF at a price equal to their book value. The total proceeds received on
outstanding notes receivable were $16.3 million.
Relationship
with RAI
At
September 30, 2006, RAI, had a 10.7% ownership interest in the Company,
consisting of 1,900,000 shares it had purchased, 14,076 shares it received
as
incentive compensation pursuant to the management agreement and 307 vested
shares associated with the issuance of restricted stock. In addition, certain
officers of the Manager and its affiliates had a 2.3% ownership interest
in the
Company, consisting of 334,667 shares they had purchased and 83,995 vested
shares associated with the issuance of restricted stock as of September 30,
2006. All purchased shares were acquired in offerings by the Company at the
same
price at which shares were purchased by the other investors in those offerings.
Relationship
with Law Firm
Until
1996, the Company’s Chairman, Edward Cohen, was of counsel to Ledgewood, P.C., a
law firm. The Company paid Ledgewood $25,000 and $314,000 for the three and
nine
months ended September 30, 2006, respectively, and $203,000 and $613,000
for the
three months and period ended September 30, 2005. Mr. Cohen receives certain
debt service payments from Ledgewood related to the termination of his
affiliation with Ledgewood and its redemption of his interest.
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CAPITAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER
30, 2006 − (Continued)
(Unaudited)
NOTE
10 - DISTRIBUTIONS
On
September 19, 2006, the Company declared a quarterly distribution of $0.37
per
share of common stock, $6.6 million in the aggregate, which was paid on October
13, 2006 to stockholders of record as of September 29, 2006.
On
June
20, 2006, the Company declared a quarterly distribution of $0.36 per share
of
common stock, $6.4 million in the aggregate, which was paid on July 21, 2006
to
stockholders of record as of June 29, 2006.
On
March
16, 2006, the Company declared a quarterly distribution of $0.33 per share
of
common stock, $5.9 million in the aggregate, which was paid on April 10,
2006 to
stockholders of record as of March 27, 2006.
On
January 13, 2006, the Company paid a special dividend to stockholders of
record
on January 4, 2006, including holders of restricted stock, consisting of
warrants to purchase the Company’s common stock. Each warrant entitles the
holder to purchase one share of common stock at an exercise price of $15.00
per
share. Stockholders received one warrant for each ten shares of common stock
and
restricted stock held. If an existing stockholder owned shares in other than
a
ten-share increment, the stockholder received an additional warrant. The
warrants will expire on January 13, 2009 and will not be exercisable until
January 13, 2007. An aggregate of 1,568,244 shares are issuable upon exercise
of
the warrants.
NOTE
11 - FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
SFAS
No.
107, “Disclosure About Fair Value of Financial Instruments,”
requires
disclosure of the fair value of financial instruments for which it is
practicable to estimate value. The estimated fair value of available-for-sale
securities, derivatives and direct financing leases and notes is equal to
their
respective carrying value presented in the consolidated balance sheets. The
estimated fair value of loans held for investment was $1.1 billion and $571.7
million as of September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively. The
estimated fair value of all other assets and liabilities approximate carrying
value as of September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005 due to the short-term
nature of these items.
NOTE
12 - DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
At
September 30, 2006, the Company had 11 interest rate swap contracts and four
forward interest rate swap contracts. The Company will pay an average fixed
rate
of 5.34% and receive a variable rate equal to one-month and three-month LIBOR
on
the interest rate swap contracts. The aggregate notional amount of these
contracts was $212.3 million. The Company will pay an average fixed rate
of
5.31% and receive a variable rate equal to one-month LIBOR on the forward
interest rate swap contracts, which will commence in February 2007. The
aggregate notional amount of these contracts was $61.0 million. In addition,
the
Company had one interest rate cap agreement outstanding whereby it reduced
its
exposure to variability in future cash outflows attributable to changes in
LIBOR. The aggregate notional amount of this contract was $15.0 million at
September 30, 2006.
RESOURCE
CAPITAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER
30, 2006 − (Continued)
(Unaudited)
NOTE
12 - DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS − (Continued)
At
December 31, 2005, the Company had six interest rate swap contracts outstanding
whereby the Company will pay an average fixed rate of 3.89% and receive a
variable rate equal to one-month and three-month LIBOR. The aggregate notional
amount of these contracts was $972.2 million at December 31, 2005. In addition,
the Company had one interest rate cap agreement outstanding whereby it reduced
its exposure to variability in future cash outflows attributable to changes
in
LIBOR. The aggregate notional amount of this contract was $15.0 million at
December 31, 2005.
The
estimated fair value of the Company’s interest rate swaps, forward swaps and
interest rate cap was $(3.3) million and $3.0 million as of September 30,
2006
and December 31, 2005, respectively. The Company had aggregate unrealized
losses
of $3.4 million and aggregate unrealized gains of $2.8 million on the interest
rate swap agreements and interest rate cap agreement, as of September 30,
2006
and December 31, 2005, respectively, which is recorded in accumulated other
comprehensive loss. In connection with the January 2006 sale of a portion
of the
Company’s agency RMBS portfolio, the Company realized a swap termination gain of
$881,000, which is reflected in interest expense in the Company’s consolidated
statements of operations. In connection with the sale of the Company’s remaining
agency RMBS portfolio on September 27, 2006, the Company realized a swap
termination gain of $2.6 million. This swap agreement had an original
termination date of October 2007. The realized gain is reflected in net realized
gains on investments in the Company’s consolidated statements of
operations.
NOTE
13 - SUBSEQUENT EVENT
On
October 2, 2006, in connection with the sale of the Company’s agency RMBS
portfolio, all borrowings were repaid under the CS and UBS Securities LLC
agency
RMBS repurchase facilities totaling $716.5 million. In addition, the net
proceeds were used to repay outstanding borrowings under the Column Financial
Inc. commercial real estate loan repurchase facility in October
2006.
On
October 31, 2006, the Company entered into a secured term credit facility
with
Morgan Stanley Bank to finance the purchase of equipment leases and notes.
The maximum amount of the Company’s borrowing under this facility is $100.0
million for the first 12 months and $250.0 million thereafter. The
facility expires October 2009.
Borrowings
under this facility bear interest at one of two rates, determined by the
outstanding balance of the facility:
|
·
|
Less
than $100.0 million - one-month LIBOR plus 0.60%;
and
|
|
·
|
Greater
than $100.0 million - one-month LIBOR plus
0.75%
|
|
MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
|
This
report contains certain forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements
relate to expectations, beliefs, projections, future plans and strategies,
anticipated events or trends and similar expressions concerning matters that
are
not historical facts. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements
by terms such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “estimate,” “expects,”
“intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “project,” “should,” “will” and “would” or
the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. Such statements
are
subject to the risks and uncertainties more particularly described in Item
1A,
under the caption “Risk Factors,” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for period
ended December 31, 2005. These risks and uncertainties could cause actual
results to differ materially. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance
on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof.
We
undertake no obligation to publicly release the results of any revisions
to
forward-looking statements which we may make to reflect events or circumstances
after the date of this Form 10-Q or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated
events, except as may be required under applicable law.
Overview
We
are a
specialty finance company that has elected and intends to continue to qualify
as
a real estate investment trust, or REIT, under Subchapter M of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Our objective is to provide our stockholders
with total returns over time, including quarterly distributions and capital
appreciation, while seeking to manage the risks associated with our investment
strategy. We invest in a combination of real estate-related assets and,
to a
lesser extent, higher-yielding commercial finance assets. We finance a
substantial portion of our portfolio investments through borrowing strategies
seeking to match the maturities and repricing dates of our financings with
the
maturities and repricing dates of those investments, and to mitigate interest
rate risk through derivative instruments. Future distributions and capital
appreciation are not guaranteed, however, and we have only limited operating
history and REIT experience upon which you can base an assessment of our
ability
to achieve our objectives.
We
generate our income primarily from the spread between the revenues we receive
from our assets and the cost to finance the purchase of those assets and
hedge
interest rate risks. We generate revenues from the interest we earn on
our first
priority tranches of commercial mortgage loans, or A notes, subordinated
tranches of commercial mortgage loans, or B notes, mezzanine debt, whole
loans,
commercial mortgage-backed securities, or CMBS, residential mortgage-backed
securities, or RMBS, other asset-backed securities, or ABS, bank loans
and
payments on equipment leases and notes. We use a substantial amount of
leverage
to enhance our returns and we finance each of our different asset classes
with
different degrees of leverage. The cost of borrowings to finance our investments
comprises a significant part of our expenses. Our net income will depend
on our
ability to control these expenses relative to our revenue. In our ABS-RMBS,
CMBS, other ABS, bank loans and equipment leases and notes, we use warehouse
facilities as a short-term financing source and collateralized debt obligations,
or CDOs, and, to a lesser extent, other term financing as a long-term financing
source. In our commercial real estate loan portfolio, we use repurchase
agreements as a short-term financing source, and CDOs and, to a lesser
extent,
other term financing as a long-term financing source. We expect that our
other
term financing will consist of long-term match-funded financing provided
through
long-term bank financing and asset-backed financing programs.
Before
October 2, 2006, we had a significant portfolio of agency RMBS. In order
to
redeploy the capital we had invested in this asset class into higher-yielding
asset classes, we entered into an agreement to sell this portfolio on September
27, 2006. The sale settled on October 2, 2006, and we have no remaining agency
RMBS. We had financed the acquisition of our agency RMBS with short-term
repurchase arrangements. We also had sought to mitigate the risk created
by any
mismatch between the maturities and repricing dates of our agency RMBS and
the
maturities and repricing dates of the repurchase agreements we used to finance
them through derivative instruments, principally floating-to-fixed interest
rate
swap agreements and interest rate cap agreements. We terminated these
derivatives upon completion of the sale of our agency RMBS.
On
March
8, 2005, we received net proceeds of $214.8 million from a private placement
of
15,333,334 shares of common stock. On February 10, 2006, we received net
proceeds of $27.3 million from our initial public offering of 4,000,000
shares
of common stock (including 1,879,200 shares sold by certain selling stockholders
of ours). As of September 30, 2006, we had invested 20.3% of our portfolio
in
commercial real estate-related assets, 33.2% in agency RMBS, 15.0% in ABS
- RMBS and 31.5% in commercial finance assets. As a result of the October
2, 2006 settlement of our agency RMBS portfolio, our portfolio composition
subsequent to the third quarter has shifted so that, as of that date and
giving
effect to the sale, we had invested 30.3% of our portfolio in commercial
real
estate-related assets, 22.5% in ABS-RMBS and 47.2% in commercial finance
assets.
We
expect
that diversifying our portfolio by shifting the mix towards higher-yielding
assets will increase our earnings, subject to maintaining the credit quality
of
our portfolio. If we are unable to maintain the credit quality of our portfolio,
however, our earnings will decrease. Because the amount of leverage we intend
to
use will vary by asset class, our asset allocation may not reflect the relative
amounts of equity capital we have invested in the respective classes. To
illustrate after giving effect to the agency RMBS portfolio settlement on
October 2, 2006, our equity was invested 68.0% in commercial real estate-related
assets, 21.7% in commercial finance assets and 10.3% in ABS-RMBS. The results
of
operations discussed below are for the three and nine months ended September
30,
2006, three months ended September 30, 2005 and the period from March 8,
2005
(date operations commenced) to September 30, 2005 (which we refer to as the
period ended September 30, 2005).
Our
net
loss for the three months ended September 30, 2006 including a net loss of
$8.3
million from the sale of our agency RMBS portfolio was $2.4 million, or $0.14
per weighted average common share (basic and diluted) as compared to net
income
of $3.8 million, or $0.24 per weighted average common share-diluted for the
three months ended September 30, 2005.
Our
net
income for the nine months ended September 30, 2006, including a net loss
of
$8.8 million from the sale of our agency RMBS portfolio, was $8.8 million,
or
$0.51 per weighted average common share (basic and diluted) as compared to
$6.0
million, or $0.39 per weighted average common share (basic and diluted) for
the
period ended September 30, 2005.
Interest
Income -
|
Three
and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006 as compared to Three
Months and
Period Ended September 30,
2005
|
During
2005, we were in the process of acquiring and building our investment portfolio.
As a result, we acquired a substantial portion of our commercial real estate
loans and commercial finance assets after the three months and period ended
September 30, 2005 had been completed. This balance sheet trend is important
in
comparing and analyzing the results of operations for the 2006 and 2005 periods
presented.
In
addition, since we commenced operations on March 8, 2005, results for the
period
ended September 30, 2005 reflect less than seven months of activity as compared
with the nine full months ended September 30, 2006.
The
following
tables set forth information relating to our interest income recognized for
the
periods presented (in thousands, except percentages):
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
Average
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rate
|
|
Balance
|
|
Rate
|
|
Balance
|
|
|
|
Three
Months Ended
September
30,
|
|
Three
Months Ended
September
30,
|
|
Three
Months Ended
September
30,
|
|
|
|
2006
(1)
|
|
2005
(1)
|
|
2006
(1)
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
(1)
|
|
2005
|
|
Interest
Income:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
income from securities available-for-sale:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Agency
RMBS
|
|
$
|
9,095
|
|
$
|
11,610
|
|
|
4.61
|
%
|
$
|
788,425
|
|
|
4.53
|
%
|
$
|
1,039,882
|
|
ABS-RMBS
|
|
|
6,363
|
|
|
3,929
|
|
|
7.16
|
%
|
$
|
347,460
|
|
|
5.18
|
%
|
$
|
291,784
|
|
CMBS
|
|
|
400
|
|
|
394
|
|
|
5.69
|
%
|
$
|
26,744
|
|
|
5.52
|
%
|
$
|
28,294
|
|
Other
ABS
|
|
|
390
|
|
|
299
|
|
|
7.03
|
%
|
$
|
21,460
|
|
|
5.18
|
%
|
$
|
22,396
|
|
Private
equity
|
|
|
−
|
|
|
16
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
6.18
|
%
|
$
|
1,000
|
|
Total
interest income from securities available-for-sale
|
|
|
16,248
|
|
|
16,248
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
income from loans:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bank
loans
|
|
|
12,215
|
|
|
4,125
|
|
|
7.53
|
%
|
$
|
617,465
|
|
|
5.97
|
%
|
$
|
272,995
|
|
Commercial
real estate loans
|
|
|
7,690
|
|
|
739
|
|
|
8.57
|
%
|
$
|
351,849
|
|
|
6.82
|
%
|
$
|
42,453
|
|
Total
interest income from loans
|
|
|
19,905
|
|
|
4,864
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
income - other:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Leasing
|
|
|
1,588
|
|
|
14
|
|
|
8.49
|
%
|
$
|
77,451
|
|
|
9.93
|
%
|
$
|
546
|
|
Interest
rate swap agreements
|
|
|
1,130
|
|
|
−
|
|
|
0.75
|
%
|
$
|
602,373
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
Temporary
investment in over-night repurchase agreements
|
|
|
277
|
|
|
470
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
interest income − other
|
|
|
2,995
|
|
|
484
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
Interest Income
|
|
$
|
39,148
|
|
$
|
21,596
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
Average
|
|
|
|
Nine
Months Ended
|
|
Period
Ended
|
|
Rate
|
|
Balance
|
|
Rate
|
|
Balance
|
|
|
|
September
30,
|
|
Nine
Months Ended September 30,
|
|
Period
Ended
September
30,
|
|
|
|
2006
(1)
|
|
2005
(1)
|
|
2006
(1)
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
(1)
|
|
2005
|
|
Interest
Income:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
income from securities available-for-sale:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Agency
RMBS
|
|
$
|
28,727
|
|
$
|
19,491
|
|
|
4.59
|
%
|
$
|
802,731
|
|
|
4.45
|
%
|
$
|
785,781
|
|
ABS-RMBS
|
|
|
17,662
|
|
|
6,039
|
|
|
6.65
|
%
|
$
|
343,291
|
|
|
4.89
|
%
|
$
|
208,983
|
|
CMBS
|
|
|
1,183
|
|
|
707
|
|
|
5.64
|
%
|
$
|
26,933
|
|
|
5.51
|
%
|
$
|
22,700
|
|
Other
ABS
|
|
|
1,071
|
|
|
488
|
|
|
6.51
|
%
|
$
|
21,446
|
|
|
4.21
|
%
|
$
|
20,654
|
|
Private
equity
|
|
|
30
|
|
|
16
|
|
|
16.98
|
%
|
$
|
227
|
|
|
6.18
|
%
|
$
|
444
|
|
Total
interest income from securities available-for-sale
|
|
|
48,673
|
|
|
26,741
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
income from loans:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bank
loans
|
|
|
30,205
|
|
|
5,570
|
|
|
7.19
|
%
|
$
|
552,458
|
|
|
5.88
|
%
|
$
|
171,766
|
|
Commercial
real estate loans
|
|
|
16,420
|
|
|
752
|
|
|
8.46
|
%
|
$
|
258,091
|
|
|
6.80
|
%
|
$
|
19,233
|
|
Total
interest income from loans
|
|
|
46,625
|
|
|
6,322
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
income - other:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Leasing
|
|
|
3,391
|
|
|
14
|
|
|
8.51
|
%
|
$
|
54,274
|
|
|
9.93
|
%
|
$
|
242
|
|
Interest
rate swap agreements
|
|
|
3,792
|
|
|
−
|
|
|
0.60
|
%
|
$
|
679,611
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
Temporary
investment in over-night repurchase agreements
|
|
|
996
|
|
|
1,613
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
interest income − other
|
|
|
8,179
|
|
|
1,627
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
Interest Income
|
|
$
|
103,477
|
|
$
|
34,690
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
Certain
one-time items reflected in interest income have been excluded in
calculating the weighted average rate, since they are not indicative
of
the expected results.
|
Interest
income increased $17.5 million (81%) and $68.8 million (198%) to $39.1 million
and $103.5 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006,
respectively, from $21.6 million and $34.7 million for the three months and
period ended September 30, 2005, respectively. We attribute these increases
to
the following:
Interest
income from securities available-for-sale
Agency
RMBS generated $9.1 million of interest income for the three months ended
September 30, 2006 as compared to $11.6 million for the three months ended
September 30, 2005, a decrease of $2.5 million (22%). Agency RMBS generated
$28.7 million of interest income for the nine months ended September 30, 2006
as
compared to $19.5 million for the period ended September 30, 2005, an increase
of $9.2 million (47%). These changes primarily resulted from the
following:
|
·
|
The
sale of agency RMBS in January 2006 totaling approximately $125.4
million.
|
|
·
|
The
receipt of principal payments on agency RMBS totaling $169.5 million
since
September 30, 2005, including $37.0 million and $113.4 million during
the
three and nine months ended September 30, 2006,
respectively.
|
Sales
and
principal repayments were partially offset by the acquisition of $186.3 million
and $646.1 million of agency RMBS during the three months and period ended
September 30, 2005, which were held for the entire three and nine months ended
September 30, 2006.
ABS-RMBS
contributed $6.4 million and $17.7 million of interest income for the three
and
nine months ended September 30, 2006, respectively, as compared to $3.9 million
and $6.0 million for the three months and period ended September, 2005, an
increase of $2.5 million (62%) and $11.7 million (192%), respectively. These
increases resulted primarily from the following:
|
·
|
The
acquisition of $64.6 million and $332.3 million of non-agency securities
during the three months and period ended September 30, 2005, which
were
held for the entire three and nine months ended September 30, 2006,
respectively.
|
|
·
|
The
acquisition of $24.8 million of non-agency securities (net of sales
of
$8.5 million) since September 30, 2005, including $6.2 million (net
of
sales of $2.0 million) and $445,000 of such securities acquired during
the
three and nine months ended September 30, 2006,
respectively.
|
|
·
|
The
increase of the weighted average interest rate on these securities
to
7.16% and 6.65% for the three and nine months ended September 30,
2006,
respectively, from 5.18% and 4.89% for the three months and period
ended
September 30, 2005, respectively.
|
CMBS
contributed $
400,000
and
$
1.2
million of interest income
for
the
three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, respectively, as compared to
$
394,000
and $707,000
for the
three months and period ended September 30, 2005, an increase of $
6,000
(
2
%)
and
$
493,000
(70
%),
respectively. These increases resulted primarily from the
acquisition
of $28.0 million of CMBS during the period ended September 30, 2005, which
were
held for the entire three and nine months ended September 30, 2006.
Other
ABS contributed $
390,000
and
$
1.1
million of interest income
for
the
three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, respectively, as compared to
299
,000
and
$488,000
for
the
three months and period ended September 30, 2005, an increase of $
91,000
(
30
%)
and
$612
,000
(
125
%),
respectively. These increases resulted primarily from the
following:
|
·
|
The
acquisition of $23.1 million of other ABS (net of sales of $5.5
million)
during the period ended September 30, 2005, which were held for
the entire
three and nine months ended September 30,
2006.
|
|
·
|
The
acquisition of $771,000 of other ABS during the nine months ended
September 30, 2006.
|
|
·
|
The
increase of the weighted average interest rate on these securities
to
7.03% and 6.51% for the three and nine months ended September 30,
2006,
respectively, from 5.18% and 4.21% for the three months and period
ended
September 30, 2005, respectively.
|
These
acquisitions and the increase in weighted average rate were partially
offset by the receipt of principal payments on other ABS totaling $1.7 million
since September 30, 2005, including $441,000 and $1.4 million during the
three
and nine months ended September 30, 2006, respectively.
Interest
income from loans
Bank
loans generated $12.2 million and $30.2 million of interest income for the
three
and nine months ended September 30, 2006, respectively, as compared to $4.1
million and $5.6 million for the three months and period ended September 30,
2005, an increase of $8.1 million (196%) and $24.6 million (442%), respectively.
These increases resulted primarily from the following:
|
·
|
The
acquisition of $325.2 million of bank loans (net of sales of $58.1
million) during the three months and period ended September 30, 2005,
which were held for the entire three and nine months ended September
30,
2006.
|
|
·
|
The
acquisition of $435.6 million of bank loans (net of sales of $136.7
million) since September 30, 2005, including $327.1 million (net
of sales
of $103.8 million) and $50.1 million (net of sales of $40.0 million)
during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006,
respectively.
|
|
·
|
The
increase of the weighted average interest rate on these loans to
7.53% and
7.19% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006,
respectively, from 5.97% and 5.88% for the three months and period
ended
September 30, 2005, respectively.
|
These
acquisitions and the increase in weighted average rate were partially
offset by the receipt of principal payments on bank loans totaling $136.2
million since September 30, 2005, including $110.7 million and $40.3 million
during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006,
respectively.
Commercial
real estate loans produced $7.7 million and $16.4 million of interest income
for
the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, respectively, as compared
to
$739,000 and $752,000 for the three months and period ended September 30, 2005,
an increase of $7.0 million (941%) and $15.6 million (2,084%), respectively.
These increases resulted entirely from the following:
|
·
|
The
acquisition of $61.6 million of commercial real estate loans during
the
three months and period ended September 30, 2005, which were held
for the
entire three and nine months ended September 30,
2006.
|
|
·
|
The
acquisition of $396.9 million of commercial real estate loans (net
of
principal payments of $44.0 million) since September 30, 2005, including
$174.4 million and $312.2 million (net of principal payments of $27.5
million and $44.0 million) during the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2006, respectively.
|
Interest
income - other
Our
equipment leasing portfolio generated $1.6 million and $3.4 million of interest
income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, respectively
as
compared to $14,000 for both the three months and period ended September
30,2005, resulting from the purchase of $97.5 million of equipment leases and
notes (net of principal payments of $31.3 million) since September 30, 2005,
including $35.0 million (net of principal payments of $21.1 million) and $185.1
million (net of principal payments of $29.5 million) of equipment leases and
notes acquisitions during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006,
respectively.
Interest
rate swap agreements generated $1.1 million and $3.8 million of interest
income
for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, respectively, resulting
from increases in the floating rate index we receive under our swap agreements.
During the prior year periods, the floating rate we received did not exceed
the
fixed rate we paid under these same agreements. As a result, no interest
income
from interest rate swap agreements was generated for the three months and
period
ended September 30, 2005.
Interest
Expense -
|
Three
and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006 as compared to Three
Months and
Period Ended September 30,
2005
|
During
2005, while we were in the process of acquiring and building an investment
portfolio, our borrowing obligations grew in tandem with the related
underlying
assets. Subsequent to September 30, 2005, we added additional borrowings
that
substantially funded the investment portfolio acquisitions that we discuss
in
“Results of Operations−Interest Income.” Further, some of the existing
borrowings at September 30, 2005 were repaid by new borrowings after
September
30, 2005. These developing borrowing trends are important in comparing
and
analyzing interest expense for the 2006 and 2005 periods
presented.
In
addition, since we commenced operations on March 8, 2005, results for the
period
ended September 30, 2005 reflect less than seven months of activity as compared
with the nine full months ended September 30, 2006.
The
following tables set forth information relating to our interest expense incurred
for the periods presented (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
Average
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rate
|
|
Balance
|
|
Rate
|
|
Balance
|
|
|
|
Three
Months Ended
September
30,
|
|
Three
Months Ended
September
30,
|
|
Three
Months Ended
September
30,
|
|
|
|
2006
(1)
|
|
2005
(1)
|
|
2006
(1)
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
(1)
|
|
2005
|
|
Interest
Expense:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Agency
RMBS
|
|
$
|
9,859
|
|
$
|
8,475
|
|
|
5.35
|
%
|
$
|
720,000
|
|
|
3.63
|
%
|
$
|
988,000
|
|
ABS-RMBS
/ CMBS / ABS
|
|
|
5,745
|
|
|
3,520
|
|
|
5.99
|
%
|
$
|
376,000
|
|
|
4.01
|
%
|
$
|
317,896
|
|
Bank
loans
|
|
|
8,886
|
|
|
3,035
|
|
|
5.96
|
%
|
$
|
584,000
|
|
|
4.10
|
%
|
$
|
318,218
|
|
Commercial
real estate loans
|
|
|
4,360
|
|
|
81
|
|
|
6.65
|
%
|
$
|
263,582
|
|
|
5.00
|
%
|
$
|
6,385
|
|
Leasing
|
|
|
1,260
|
|
|
−
|
|
|
6.32
|
%
|
$
|
80,194
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
Interest
rate swap agreements
|
|
|
−
|
|
|
484
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
0.22
|
%
|
$
|
867,527
|
|
General
|
|
|
745
|
|
|
−
|
|
|
9.76
|
%
|
$
|
29,815
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
Total
Interest Income
|
|
$
|
30,855
|
|
$
|
15,595
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
Average
|
|
|
|
Nine
Months Ended
|
|
Period
Ended
|
|
Rate
|
|
Balance
|
|
Rate
|
|
Balance
|
|
|
|
September
30,
|
|
Nine
Months Ended
September
30,
|
|
Period
Ended
September
30,
|
|
|
|
2006
(1)
|
|
2005
(1)
|
|
2006
(1)
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
(1)
|
|
2005
|
|
Interest
Expense:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Agency
RMBS
|
|
$
|
28,394
|
|
$
|
13,208
|
|
|
5.01
|
%
|
$
|
749,100
|
|
|
3.29
|
%
|
$
|
786,900
|
|
ABS-RMBS
/ CMBS / ABS
|
|
|
15,936
|
|
|
5,502
|
|
|
5.59
|
%
|
$
|
376,000
|
|
|
3.77
|
%
|
$
|
238,763
|
|
Bank
loans
|
|
|
21,990
|
|
|
3,826
|
|
|
5.51
|
%
|
$
|
520,429
|
|
|
3.64
|
%
|
$
|
179,665
|
|
Commercial
real estate loans
|
|
|
8,835
|
|
|
81
|
|
|
6.22
|
%
|
$
|
185,784
|
|
|
5.00
|
%
|
$
|
2,838
|
|
Leasing
|
|
|
2,208
|
|
|
−
|
|
|
6.30
|
%
|
$
|
47,893
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
Interest
rate swap agreements
|
|
|
−
|
|
|
1,119
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
0.33
|
%
|
$
|
598,191
|
|
General
|
|
|
1,213
|
|
|
−
|
|
|
9.56
|
%
|
$
|
16,731
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
Total
Interest Income
|
|
$
|
78,576
|
|
$
|
23,736
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
Certain
one-time items reflected in interest expense have been excluded in
calculating the weighted average rate, since they are not indicative
of
the expected results.
|
Interest
expense increased $15.3 million (98%) and $54.9 million (231%) to $30.9 million
and $78.6 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006,
respectively, from $15.6 million and $23.7 million for the three months and
period ended September 30, 2005, respectively. We attribute these increases
to
the following:
Interest
expense related to agency RMBS repurchase agreements was $9.9 million and $28.4
million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, respectively,
as
compared to $8.5 million and $13.2 million for the three months and period
ended
September 30, 2005, respectively, an increase of $1.4 million (16%) and $15.2
million (115%), respectively. These increases resulted primarily from the
following:
|
·
|
The
weighted average interest rate on these repurchase agreement obligations
increased to 5.35% and 5.01% for the three and nine months ended
September
30, 2006, respectively, from 3.63% and 3.29% for both the three months
and
period ended September 30, 2005,
respectively.
|
|
·
|
The
increase in rates was partially offset by a decrease in the average
balance of our repurchase agreements financing our agency RMBS portfolio.
Our average repurchase obligations during the three and nine months
ended
September 30, 2006 were $720.0 million and $749.1 million,
respectively.
|
ABS-RMBS,
CMBS and other ABS, which we refer to collectively as ABS, were pooled and
financed by a CDO (Ischus CDO II). Interest expense related to these obligations
was $5.7 million and $15.9 million for the three and nine months ended September
30, 2006, respectively, as compared to $3.5 million and $5.5 million for the
three months and period ended September 30, 2005, an increase of $2.2 million
(63%) and $10.4 million (190%), respectively. These increases resulted primarily
from the following:
|
·
|
The
weighted average interest rate on the senior notes issued by Ischus
CDO II
was 5.99% and 5.59% for the three and nine months ended September
30,
2006, respectively, as compared to 4.01% and 3.77% on the warehouse
facility / senior notes for the three months and period ended
September 30, 2005, respectively.
|
|
·
|
In
July 2005, Ischus CDO II issued $376.0 million of senior notes into
several classes with rates ranging from 1-month LIBOR plus 0.27%
to
1-month LIBOR plus 2.85%. The Ischus CDO II proceeds were used to
repay
borrowings under a related warehouse facility, which had a balance
at the
time of repayment of $317.8
million.
|
|
·
|
We
amortized $147,000 and $445,000 of deferred debt issuance costs related
to
the Ischus CDO II financing for the three and nine months ended September
30, 2006, respectively. No such costs were incurred for the three
months
and period ended September 30,
2005.
|
Interest
expense on bank loans was $8.9 million and $22.0 million for the three and
nine
months ended September 30, 2006, respectively, as compared to $3.0 million
and
$3.8 million for the three months and period ended September 30, 2005, an
increase of $5.9 million (193%) and $18.2 million (475%), respectively. These
increases resulted primarily from the following:
|
·
|
As
a result of the continued acquisitions of bank loans after the closing
of
Apidos I, we financed our second bank loan CDO (Apidos CDO III) in
May
2006. Apidos CDO III issued $262.5 million of senior notes into several
classes with rates ranging from 3-month LIBOR plus .26% to 3-month
LIBOR
plus 4.25%. The Apidos CDO III proceeds used to repay borrowings
under a
warehouse facility, which had a balance at the time of repayment
of $222.6
million. The weighted average interest rate on the senior notes was
5.76%
and 5.33% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006,
respectively. The warehouse facility did not exist as of September
30,
2005, so we incurred no warehouse interest expense in the prior year
periods.
|
|
·
|
In
August 2005, Apidos CDO I issued $321.5 million of senior notes in
several
classes with rates ranging from 3-month LIBOR plus 0.26% to a fixed
rate
of 9.251%. The Apidos CDO I financing proceeds were used to repay
borrowings under a related warehouse facility, which had a balance
at the
time of repayment of $219.8 million. The weighted average interest
rate on
the senior notes was 5.84% and 5.40% for the three and nine months
ended
September 30, 2006, respectively, as compared to 4.11% and 3.63%
on the
warehouse facility / senior notes for the three months and period
ended
September 30, 2005.
|
|
·
|
We
amortized $229,000 and $558,000 of deferred debt issuance costs related
to
the CDO financings for the three and nine months ended September
30, 2006,
respectively. No such costs were incurred for the three months and
period
ended September 30, 2005.
|
Interest
expense on commercial real estate loans was $4.4 million and $8.8 million for
the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, respectively, as compared
to
$81,000 for both the three months and period ended September 30, 2005. These
increases resulted primarily from the following:
|
·
|
We
closed our first commercial real estate loan CDO, Resource Real Estate
Funding CDO 2006-1, or RREF 2006-1, in August 2006. RREF 2006-1 issued
$308.7 million of senior notes at par in several classes with rates
ranging from one month LIBOR plus 0.32% to one-month LIBOR plus 3.75%.
Prior to August 10, 2006, we financed these commercial real estate
loans
primarily with repurchase agreements. The RREF 2006-1 financing proceeds
were used to repay a majority of these repurchase agreements, which
had a
balance at August 10, 2006 of $189.6 million. The weighted average
interest rate on the senior notes was 6.17% for the three months
and nine
months ended September 30, 2006. The warehouse facility did not exist
as
of September 30, 2005, so we incurred no warehouse interest expense
in the
prior year periods.
|
|
·
|
We
amortized $91,000 of deferred debt issuance costs related to the
RREF
2006-1 closing for the three and nine months ended September 30,
2006. No
such costs were incurred during the three months and period ended
September 30, 2005.
|
|
·
|
As
a result of the growth of our commercial real estate loan portfolio
after
the closing of RREF 2006-1, we continued to finance our commercial
real
estate loans primarily with repurchase agreements through September
30,
2006. We had $53.8 million and $56.2 million of repurchase agreements
outstanding at September 30, 2006 and September 30, 2005, respectively.
We
had a weighted average interest rate of 6.56% and 6.17% for the three
and
nine months ended September 30, 2006, respectively, as compared to
5.00%
for the three months and period ended September 30,
2005.
|
Interest
expense on leasing activities was $1.3 million and $2.2 million for the three
and nine months ended September 30, 2006, respectively, resulting from the
financing of direct financing leases and notes acquired since September 30,
2005
with our secured term credit facility. At September 30, 2006, we had an
outstanding balance of $87.1 million with an interest rate of 6.34%. We did
not
execute financing on our equipment leasing and notes portfolio until after
the
period ended September 30, 2005, therefore we did not incur interest expense
during the three months and period ended September 30, 2005.
Net
Realized Gains (Losses) on Investments
-
|
Three
Months Ended September 30, 2006 as compared to Three Months Ended
September 30, 2005
|
Net
realized loss on investments for the three months ended September 30,
2006 of
$8.3 million primarily resulted from $10.9 million loss on the sale of
our
agency RMBS portfolio on September 27, 2006, which settled on October
2, 2006,
offset by a $2.6 million gain on the termination of the corresponding
amortizing
swap agreement.
Net
Realized Gains (Losses) on Investments -
|
Nine
Months Ended September 30, 2006 as compared to the Period Ended
September
30, 2005
|
Net
realized loss on investments for the nine months ended September 30, 2006
of
$8.9 million consisted of $12.3 million of losses related to the sale of
our
agency RMBS portfolio, offset by a $2.6 million gain on termination of our
amortizing swap agreement in connection with the sale of our agency RMBS
portfolio in September 2006, $282,000 of net realized gains on the sale of
bank loans and $577,000 of gains related to the early termination of two
equipment leases. Net realized gain on investments for the period ended
September 30, 2005 of $178,000 primarily consisted of $174,000 of gains related
to the sale of bank loans.
Other
Income -
|
Three
Months Ended September 30, 2006 as compared to Three Months Ended
September 30, 2005
|
Other
income for the three months ended September 30, 2006 of $384,000 consisted
of a
$275,000 prepayment premium paid in connection with the payoff of one mezzanine
loan, $90,000 of consulting fee income and $19,000 of dividend income. There
was
no such income for the three months ended September 30, 2005.
Other
Income -
|
Nine
Months Ended September 30, 2006 as compared to the Period Ended
September
30, 2005
|
Other
income for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 of $391,000 consisted
of a
$275,000 prepayment premium paid in connection with the payoff of one mezzanine
loan, $90,000 of consulting fee income and $26,000 of dividend income. There
was
no such income for the period ended September 30, 2005.
Non-Investment
Expenses -
|
Three
and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006 as compared to Three Months
and
Period Ended September 30,
2005
|
The
following table sets forth information relating to our non-investment expenses
incurred for the periods presented (in thousands):
|
|
Three
Months Ended
September
30,
|
|
Nine
Months Ended
September
30,
|
|
Period
Ended
September
30,
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
|
Non-Investment
Expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Management
fee - related party
|
|
$
|
917
|
|
$
|
822
|
|
$
|
3,147
|
|
$
|
1,839
|
|
Equity
compensation - related party
|
|
|
798
|
|
|
836
|
|
|
1,620
|
|
|
1,873
|
|
Professional
services
|
|
|
480
|
|
|
222
|
|
|
1,266
|
|
|
344
|
|
Insurance
|
|
|
126
|
|
|
122
|
|
|
372
|
|
|
273
|
|
General
and administrative
|
|
|
443
|
|
|
415
|
|
|
1,220
|
|
|
795
|
|
Total
Non-Investment Expenses
|
|
$
|
2,764
|
|
$
|
2,417
|
|
$
|
7,625
|
|
$
|
5,124
|
|
Since
we
commenced operations on March 8, 2005, results for the period ended September
30, 2005 reflect less than seven months of activity as compared with the nine
full months ended September 30, 2006.
Management
fee - related party increased $95,000 (12%) and $1.3 million (71%) to $917,000
and $3.1 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006,
respectively, as compared to $822,000 and $1.8 million for the three months
and
period ended September 30, 2005, respectively. These amounts represent
compensation in the form of base management fees and incentive management
fees
pursuant to our management agreement. The base management fees increased
by
$95,000 (11%) and $900,000 (50%) to $917,000 and $2.7 million for the three
and
nine months ended September 30, 2006, respectively, as compared to $822,000
and
$1.8 million for the three months and period ended September 30, 2005,
respectively. These increases were due to increased equity as a result of
our
public offering in February 2006. Incentive management fees were $433,000
for
the nine months ended September 30, 2006. The Manager did not earn an incentive
management fee for the three months and period ended September 30, 2005 or
the
three months ended September 30, 2006.
Equity
compensation - related party decreased $38,000 (5%) and $300,000 (16%) to
$798,000 and $1.6 million for the three and nine months ended September 30,
2006, respectively, as compared to $836,000 and $1.9 million for the three
months and period ended September 30, 2005, respectively. These expenses
relate
to the amortization of the March 8, 2005 grant of restricted common stock
to the
Manager, the March 8, 2005 and 2006 grants of restricted common stock to
our
non-employee independent directors and the March 8, 2005 grant of options
to the
Manager to purchase common stock. The decreases in expense were primarily
the
result of an adjustment related to our quarterly remeasurement of unvested
stock
and options to reflect changes in fair value of our common stock.
Professional
services increased $258,000 (116%) and $956,000 (278%) to $480,000 and $1.3
million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, respectively,
as
compared to $222,000 and $344,000 for the three months and period ended
September 30, 2005. These increases were primarily due to an increase in
audit
and tax fees associated with the closing of Apidos CDO III and an increase
in
legal fees in connection with our general corporate operations and
compliance.
Insurance
expense increased $4,000 (3%) and $99,000 (36%) to $126,000 and $372,000 for
the
three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, respectively, as compared to
$122,000 and $273,000 for the three months and period ended September 30, 2005,
respectively. These amounts represent amortization related to our purchase
of
directors’ and officers’ insurance. The increase for the nine months ended
September 30, 2006 was due to the fact that the period ended September 30,
2005
did not contain a full nine months of operations, but rather covered the period
from our initial date of operations, March 8, 2005, through September 30, 2005,
as compared to the full nine months ended September 30, 2006.
General
and administrative expenses increased $28,000 (7%) and $405,000 (51%) to
$443,000 and $1.2 million for the three and nine months ended September 30,
2006, respectively, as compared to $415,000 and $795,000 for the three months
and period ended September 30, 2005, respectively. These expenses include
expense reimbursements to our Manager, rating agency expenses and all other
operating costs incurred. These increases were primarily the result of the
addition of rating agency fees associated with our four CDOs, two of which
closed subsequent to September 30, 2005, as well as to an increase in general
operating expenses, primarily from bank fees and printing expenses.
Income
Taxes
We
do not
pay federal income tax on income we distribute to our stockholders, subject
to
our compliance with REIT qualification requirements. However, Resource TRS,
our
domestic TRS, is taxed as a regular subchapter C corporation under the
provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. As of September 30, 2006 and 2005,
we
did not conduct any of our operations through Resource TRS.
Apidos
CDO I and Apidos CDO III, our foreign taxable REIT subsidiaries, were formed
to
complete securitization transactions structured as secured financings. Apidos
CDO I and Apidos CDO III are organized as exempt companies incorporated with
limited liability under the laws of the Cayman Islands and are generally exempt
from federal and state income tax at the corporate level because their
activities in the United States are limited to trading in stock and securities
for their own account. Therefore, despite their status as taxable REIT
subsidiaries, they generally will not be subject to corporate tax on their
earnings and no provision for income taxes is required; however, we generally
will be required to include Apidos CDO I and Apidos CDO III’s current taxable
income in our calculation of REIT taxable income.
Financial
Condition
Summary
Our
total
assets at September 30, 2006 were $2.4 billion as compared to $2.0 billion
at
December 31, 2005. The increase in total assets principally was due to a $213.3
million increase in our bank loans held by Apidos CDO III, which closed in
May
2006, a $312.6 million increase in our commercial real estate loan portfolio
resulting from the purchase of 20 additional loans, 13 of which are held by
RREF
2006-1, which closed in August 2006, four additional fundings on one existing
loan position, which is also being held by RREF 2006-1, and a $52.3 million
increase (net of sales of $16.3 million) in equipment leases and notes in
connection with six additional purchases of leasing and note assets from LEAF
Financial Corporation during the nine months ended September 30, 2006. This
increase was partially offset by the sale of approximately $125.4 million of
agency RMBS in January 2006 coupled with principal repayments during the nine
months ended September 30, 2006 of $113.4 million on this portfolio. As a result
of the sale, we reduced the associated debt with this portfolio. Our liquidity
at September 30, 2006 was strengthened by the completion of our initial public
offering in February 2006 which resulted in net proceeds of $27.3 million after
deducting underwriters’ discounts and commissions and offering expenses and the
completion of our May and September 2006 trust preferred securities issuances
which resulted in net proceeds of $48.4 million after deducting issuance costs.
As of September 30, 2006, we had $13.5 million of cash and cash
equivalents.
Investment
Portfolio
The
tables below summarize the amortized cost and estimated fair value of our
investment portfolio as of September 30, 2006 and as of December 31, 2005,
classified by interest rate type. The table below for September 30,
2006 excludes the agency RMBS portfolio that was sold in September 2006
(see discussion in “Overview” section). The tables below include both (i) the
amortized cost of our investment portfolio and the related dollar price, which
is computed by dividing amortized cost by par amount, and (ii) the estimated
fair value of our investment portfolio and the related dollar price, which
is
computed by dividing the estimated fair value by par amount (in thousands,
except percentages):
September
30, 2006
|
|
Amortized
cost
|
|
Dollar
price
|
|
Estimated
fair
value
|
|
Dollar
price
|
|
Estimated
fair
value
less
amortized
cost
|
|
Dollar
price
|
|
Floating
rate
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ABS-RMBS
|
|
$
|
340,988
|
|
|
99.19
|
%
|
$
|
341,225
|
|
|
99.26
|
%
|
$
|
237
|
|
|
0.07
|
%
|
CMBS
|
|
|
415
|
|
|
100.00
|
%
|
|
420
|
|
|
101.20
|
%
|
|
5
|
|
|
1.20
|
%
|
Other
ABS
|
|
|
18,317
|
|
|
98.95
|
%
|
|
18,419
|
|
|
99.50
|
%
|
|
102
|
|
|
0.55
|
%
|
Whole
loans
|
|
|
75,821
|
|
|
99.19
|
%
|
|
75,821
|
|
|
99.19
|
%
|
|
−
|
|
|
0.00
|
%
|
A
notes
|
|
|
42,517
|
|
|
100.04
|
%
|
|
42,517
|
|
|
100.04
|
%
|
|
−
|
|
|
0.00
|
%
|
B
notes
|
|
|
120,251
|
|
|
99.98
|
%
|
|
120,251
|
|
|
99.98
|
%
|
|
−
|
|
|
0.00
|
%
|
Mezzanine
loans
|
|
|
78,631
|
|
|
99.97
|
%
|
|
78,631
|
|
|
99.97
|
%
|
|
−
|
|
|
0.00
|
%
|
Bank
loans
|
|
|
614,699
|
|
|
100.16
|
%
|
|
613,636
|
|
|
99.98
|
%
|
|
(1,063
|
)
|
|
-0.18
|
%
|
Total
floating rate
|
|
$
|
1,291,639
|
|
|
99.80
|
%
|
$
|
1,290,920
|
|
|
99.74
|
%
|
$
|
(719
|
)
|
|
-0.06
|
%
|
Fixed
rate
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ABS-RMBS
|
|
$
|
6,000
|
|
|
100.00
|
%
|
$
|
5,853
|
|
|
97.55
|
%
|
$
|
(147
|
)
|
|
-2.45
|
%
|
CMBS
|
|
|
27,539
|
|
|
98.73
|
%
|
|
26,968
|
|
|
96.68
|
%
|
|
(571
|
)
|
|
-2.05
|
%
|
Other
ABS
|
|
|
3,135
|
|
|
99.97
|
%
|
|
2,999
|
|
|
95.63
|
%
|
|
(136
|
)
|
|
-4.34
|
%
|
B
notes
|
|
|
41,920
|
|
|
99.81
|
%
|
|
41,920
|
|
|
99.81
|
%
|
|
−
|
|
|
0.00
|
%
|
Mezzanine
loans
|
|
|
80,515
|
|
|
93.52
|
%
|
|
80,515
|
|
|
93.52
|
%
|
|
−
|
|
|
0.00
|
%
|
Bank
loans
|
|
|
248
|
|
|
99.60
|
%
|
|
248
|
|
|
99.60
|
%
|
|
−
|
|
|
0.00
|
%
|
Equipment
leases and notes
|
|
|
91,909
|
|
|
100.00
|
%
|
|
91,909
|
|
|
100.00
|
%
|
|
−
|
|
|
0.00
|
%
|
Total
fixed rate
|
|
$
|
251,266
|
|
|
97.66
|
%
|
$
|
250,412
|
|
|
97.33
|
%
|
$
|
(854
|
)
|
|
-0.33
|
%
|
Grand
total
|
|
$
|
1,542,905
|
|
|
99.44
|
%
|
$
|
1,541,332
|
|
|
99.34
|
%
|
$
|
(1,573
|
)
|
|
-0.10
|
%
|
December
31, 2005
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Floating
rate
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ABS-RMBS
|
|
$
|
340,460
|
|
|
99.12
|
%
|
$
|
331,974
|
|
|
96.65
|
%
|
$
|
(8,486
|
)
|
|
-2.47
|
%
|
CMBS
|
|
|
458
|
|
|
100.00
|
%
|
|
459
|
|
|
100.22
|
%
|
|
1
|
|
|
0.22
|
%
|
Other
ABS
|
|
|
18,731
|
|
|
99.88
|
%
|
|
18,742
|
|
|
99.94
|
%
|
|
11
|
|
|
0.06
|
%
|
B
notes
|
|
|
121,671
|
|
|
99.78
|
%
|
|
121,671
|
|
|
99.78
|
%
|
|
−
|
|
|
0.00
|
%
|
Mezzanine
loans
|
|
|
44,405
|
|
|
99.79
|
%
|
|
44,405
|
|
|
99.79
|
%
|
|
−
|
|
|
0.00
|
%
|
Bank
loans
|
|
|
398,536
|
|
|
100.23
|
%
|
|
399,979
|
|
|
100.59
|
%
|
|
1,443
|
|
|
0.36
|
%
|
Private
equity
|
|
|
1,984
|
|
|
99.20
|
%
|
|
1,954
|
|
|
97.70
|
%
|
|
(30
|
)
|
|
-1.50
|
%
|
Total
floating rate
|
|
$
|
926,245
|
|
|
99.77
|
%
|
$
|
919,184
|
|
|
98.97
|
%
|
$
|
(7,061
|
)
|
|
-0.76
|
%
|
Hybrid
rate
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Agency
RMBS
|
|
$
|
1,014,575
|
|
|
100.06
|
%
|
$
|
1,001,670
|
|
|
98.79
|
%
|
$
|
(12,905
|
)
|
|
-1.27
|
%
|
Total
hybrid rate
|
|
$
|
1,014,575
|
|
|
100.06
|
%
|
$
|
1,001,670
|
|
|
98.79
|
%
|
$
|
(12,905
|
)
|
|
-1.27
|
%
|
Fixed
rate
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ABS-RMBS
|
|
$
|
6,000
|
|
|
100.00
|
%
|
$
|
5,771
|
|
|
96.18
|
%
|
$
|
(229
|
)
|
|
-3.82
|
%
|
CMBS
|
|
|
27,512
|
|
|
98.63
|
%
|
|
26,904
|
|
|
96.45
|
%
|
|
(608
|
)
|
|
-2.18
|
%
|
Other
ABS
|
|
|
3,314
|
|
|
99.97
|
%
|
|
3,203
|
|
|
96.62
|
%
|
|
(111
|
)
|
|
-3.35
|
%
|
Mezzanine
loans
|
|
|
5,012
|
|
|
100.00
|
%
|
|
5,012
|
|
|
100.00
|
%
|
|
−
|
|
|
0.00
|
%
|
Bank
loans
|
|
|
249
|
|
|
99.60
|
%
|
|
246
|
|
|
98.40
|
%
|
|
(3
|
)
|
|
-1.20
|
%
|
Equipment
leases and notes
|
|
|
23,317
|
|
|
100.00
|
%
|
|
23,317
|
|
|
100.00
|
%
|
|
−
|
|
|
0.00
|
%
|
Total
fixed rate
|
|
$
|
65,404
|
|
|
99.42
|
%
|
$
|
64,453
|
|
|
97.97
|
%
|
$
|
(951
|
)
|
|
-1.45
|
%
|
Grand
total
|
|
$
|
2,006,224
|
|
|
99.90
|
%
|
$
|
1,985,307
|
|
|
98.86
|
%
|
$
|
(20,917
|
)
|
|
-1.04
|
%
|
At
September 30, 2006, we held $347.1 million of ABS-RMBS, at fair value, which
is
based on market prices provided by dealers, net of unrealized gains of $1.8
million and unrealized losses of $1.7 million as compared to $337.7 million
at
December 31, 2005, net of unrealized gains of $370,000 and unrealized losses
of
$9.1 million. At September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, our ABS-RMBS
portfolio had a weighted average amortized cost of 99.21% and 99.13%,
respectively. As of September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, our ABS-RMBS
were
valued below par, in the aggregate, because of wide credit spreads during the
respective periods.
The
following table summarize our RMBS portfolio classified as available-for-sale
as
of September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, which are carried at fair value
(in
thousands, except percentages):
|
|
September
30, 2006
|
|
December
31, 2005
|
|
|
|
ABS-RMBS
|
|
Agency
RMBS
|
|
ABS-RMBS
|
|
Total
RMBS
|
|
RMBS,
gross
|
|
$
|
349,761
|
|
$
|
1,013,981
|
|
$
|
349,484
|
|
$
|
1,363,465
|
|
Unamortized
discount
|
|
|
(2,915
|
)
|
|
(777
|
)
|
|
(3,188
|
)
|
|
(3,965
|
)
|
Unamortized
premium
|
|
|
142
|
|
|
1,371
|
|
|
164
|
|
|
1,535
|
|
Amortized
cost
|
|
|
346,988
|
|
|
1,014,575
|
|
|
346,460
|
|
|
1,361,035
|
|
Gross
unrealized gains
|
|
|
1,813
|
|
|
13
|
|
|
370
|
|
|
383
|
|
Gross
unrealized losses
|
|
|
(1,733
|
)
|
|
(12,918
|
)
|
|
(9,085
|
)
|
|
(22,003
|
)
|
Estimated
fair value
|
|
$
|
347,068
|
|
$
|
1,001,670
|
|
$
|
337,745
|
|
$
|
1,339,415
|
|
Percent
of total
|
|
|
100.0
|
%
|
|
74.8
|
%
|
|
25.2
|
%
|
|
100.0
|
%
|
The
table
below describes the terms of our RMBS portfolio as of September 30, 2006 and
December 31, 2005 (dollars in thousands). Dollar price is computed by dividing
amortized cost by par amount.
|
|
September
30, 2006
|
|
December
31, 2005
|
|
|
|
Amortized
cost
|
|
Dollar
price
|
|
Amortized
cost
|
|
Dollar
price
|
|
Moody’s
ratings category:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aaa
|
|
$
|
−
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
$
|
1,014,575
|
|
|
100.06
|
%
|
A1
through A3
|
|
|
42,273
|
|
|
100.20
|
%
|
|
42,172
|
|
|
100.23
|
%
|
Baa1
through Baa3
|
|
|
279,022
|
|
|
99.86
|
%
|
|
281,929
|
|
|
99.85
|
%
|
Ba1
through Ba3
|
|
|
25,693
|
|
|
91.22
|
%
|
|
22,359
|
|
|
89.20
|
%
|
Total
|
|
$
|
346,988
|
|
|
99.21
|
%
|
$
|
1,361,035
|
|
|
99.82
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
S&P
ratings category:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AAA
|
|
$
|
−
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
$
|
1,014,575
|
|
|
100.06
|
%
|
AA+
through AA-
|
|
|
−
|
|
|
−
|
%
|
|
2,000
|
|
|
100.00
|
%
|
A+
through A-
|
|
|
58,963
|
|
|
99.62
|
%
|
|
59,699
|
|
|
99.55
|
%
|
BBB+
through BBB-
|
|
|
264,844
|
|
|
99.12
|
%
|
|
262,524
|
|
|
98.99
|
%
|
BB+
through BB-
|
|
|
2,181
|
|
|
92.22
|
%
|
|
1,199
|
|
|
94.78
|
%
|
No
rating provided
|
|
|
21,000
|
|
|
100.00
|
%
|
|
21,038
|
|
|
100.00
|
%
|
Total
|
|
$
|
346,988
|
|
|
99.21
|
%
|
$
|
1,361,035
|
|
|
99.82
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
average rating factor
|
|
|
410
|
|
|
|
|
|
104
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
average original FICO
(1)
|
|
|
636
|
|
|
|
|
|
633
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
average original LTV
(1)
|
|
|
79.92
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
80.02
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
Weighted
average reflects 100.0% and 25.2% at September 30, 2006 and December
31,
2005, respectively, of the RMBS in our portfolio that are
non-agency.
|
The
constant prepayment rate to balloon, or CPB, on our ABS-RMBS at September 30,
2006 and December 31, 2005 was 15%. CPB attempts to predict the percentage
of
principal that will repay over the next 12 months based on historical principal
paydowns. As interest rates rise, the rate of refinancing typically declines,
which we believe may result in lower rates of prepayments and, as a result,
a
lower portfolio CPB.
Commercial
Mortgage-Backed Securities
At
September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, we held $27.4 million of CMBS at
fair
value, which is based on market prices provided by dealers, net of unrealized
gains of $5,000 and $1,000, respectively, and unrealized losses of $570,000
and
$608,000, respectively. In the aggregate, we purchased our CMBS portfolio at
a
discount. As of September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, the remaining discount
to be accreted into income over the remaining lives of the securities was
$354,000 and $380,000, respectively. These securities are classified as
available-for-sale and, as a result, are carried at their fair market
value.
The
table
below describes the terms of our CMBS as of September 30, 2006 and December
31,
2005 (dollars in thousands). Dollar price is computed by dividing amortized
cost
by par amount.
|
|
September
30, 2006
|
|
December
31, 2005
|
|
|
|
Amortized
cost
|
|
Dollar
price
|
|
Amortized
cost
|
|
Dollar
price
|
|
Moody’s
ratings category:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Baa1
through Baa3
|
|
$
|
27,954
|
|
|
98.75
|
%
|
$
|
27,970
|
|
|
98.66
|
%
|
Total
|
|
$
|
27,954
|
|
|
98.75
|
%
|
$
|
27,970
|
|
|
98.66
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
S&P
ratings category:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BBB+
through BBB-
|
|
$
|
12,193
|
|
|
99.07
|
%
|
$
|
12,225
|
|
|
98.98
|
%
|
No
rating provided
|
|
|
15,761
|
|
|
98.51
|
%
|
|
15,745
|
|
|
98.41
|
%
|
Total
|
|
$
|
27,954
|
|
|
98.75
|
%
|
$
|
27,970
|
|
|
98.66
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
average rating factor
|
|
|
346
|
|
|
|
|
|
346
|
|
|
|
|
Other
Asset-Backed Securities
At
September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, we held $21.4 million and $21.9
million, respectively, of other ABS at fair value, which is based on market
prices provided by dealers, net of unrealized gains of $113,000 and $24,000,
respectively, and unrealized losses of $137,000 and $124,000, respectively.
In
the aggregate, we purchased our other ABS portfolio at a discount. As of
September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, the remaining discount to be accreted
into income over the remaining lives of securities was $195,000 and $25,000,
respectively. These securities are classified as available-for-sale and, as
a
result, are carried at their fair market value.
The
table
below describes the terms of our other ABS as of September 30, 2006 and December
31, 2005 (dollars in thousands). Dollar price is computed by dividing amortized
cost by par amount.
|
|
September
30, 2006
|
|
December
31, 2005
|
|
|
|
Amortized
cost
|
|
Dollar
price
|
|
Amortized
cost
|
|
Dollar
price
|
|
Moody’s
ratings category:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Baa1
through Baa3
|
|
$
|
20,674
|
|
|
99.89
|
%
|
$
|
22,045
|
|
|
99.89
|
%
|
Ba1
through Ba3
|
|
|
778
|
|
|
81.89
|
%
|
|
−
|
|
|
99.89
|
%
|
Total
|
|
$
|
21,452
|
|
|
99.10
|
%
|
$
|
22,045
|
|
|
99.89
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
S&P
ratings category:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BBB+
through BBB-
|
|
$
|
19,691
|
|
|
99.02
|
%
|
$
|
19,091
|
|
|
99.87
|
%
|
No
rating provided
|
|
|
1,761
|
|
|
100.00
|
%
|
|
2,954
|
|
|
100.00
|
%
|
Total
|
|
$
|
21,452
|
|
|
99.10
|
%
|
$
|
22,045
|
|
|
99.89
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
average rating factor
|
|
|
407
|
|
|
|
|
|
398
|
|
|
|
|
Commercial
Real Estate Loans
The
following is a summary of the loans in our commercial real estate loan portfolio
at the dates indicated (in thousands):
Description
|
|
Quantity
|
|
Amortized
Cost
|
|
Interest
Rates
|
|
Maturity
Dates
|
September
30, 2006
:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Whole
loans, floating rate
|
|
4
|
|
$
|
75,821
|
|
LIBOR
plus 2.50% to
LIBOR
plus 3.60%
|
|
August
2007 to September 2008
|
A
notes, floating rate
|
|
2
|
|
|
42,517
|
|
LIBOR
plus 1.25% to
LIBOR
plus 1.35%
|
|
January
2008 to April 2008
|
B
notes, floating rate
|
|
8
|
|
|
120,251
|
|
LIBOR
plus 1.90% to
LIBOR
plus 6.25%
|
|
January
2007 to April 2008
|
B
notes, fixed rate
|
|
2
|
|
|
41,920
|
|
7.18%
to 8.68%
|
|
April
2016 to July 2016
|
Mezzanine
loans, floating rate
|
|
6
|
|
|
75,476
|
|
LIBOR
plus 2.25% to
LIBOR
plus 4.50%
|
|
August
2007 to July 2008
|
Mezzanine
loan, floating rate
|
|
1
|
|
|
6,523
|
|
10
year Treasury rate plus 6.64%
|
|
January
2016
|
Mezzanine
loans, fixed rate
|
|
7
|
|
|
77,147
|
|
5.78%
to 9.50%
|
|
October
2009 to
September
2016
|
Total
|
|
30
|
|
$
|
439,655
|
|
|
|
|
December
31, 2005
:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
B
notes, floating rate
|
|
7
|
|
$
|
121,671
|
|
LIBOR
plus 2.15% to
LIBOR
plus 6.25%
|
|
January
2007 to April 2008
|
Mezzanine
loans, floating rate
|
|
4
|
|
|
44,405
|
|
LIBOR
plus 2.25% to
LIBOR
plus 4.50%
|
|
August
2007 to July 2008
|
Mezzanine
loan, fixed rate
|
|
1
|
|
|
5,012
|
|
9.50%
|
|
May
2010
|
Total
|
|
12
|
|
$
|
171,088
|
|
|
|
|
Bank
Loans
At
September 30, 2006, we held a total of $613.9 million of bank loans at fair
value, all of which are held by and secure the debt issued by Apidos CDO I
and
Apidos CDO III. At December 31, 2005, we held a total of $400.2 million of
bank
loans at fair value, of which $63.0 million were financed and held on our Apidos
CDO III warehouse facility. This facility was subsequently terminated in May
2006 upon the closing of Apidos CDO III. The increase in total bank loans was
principally due to the Apidos CDO III funding. We own 100% of the equity issued
by Apidos CDO I and Apidos CDO III, which we have determined are variable
interest entities, or VIEs, and are therefore deemed to be their primary
beneficiaries. As a result, we consolidated Apidos CDO I and Apidos CDO III
as
of September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, even though we did not own any
of
the equity of Apidos CDO III as of December 31, 2005.
The
table
below describes the terms of our bank loan investments as of September 30,
2006
and December 31, 2005 (dollars in thousands). Dollar price is computed by
dividing amortized cost by par amount.
|
|
September
30, 2006
|
|
December
31, 2005
|
|
|
|
Amortized
cost
|
|
Dollar
price
|
|
Amortized
cost
|
|
Dollar
price
|
|
Moody’s
ratings category:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ba1
through Ba3
|
|
$
|
195,373
|
|
|
100.09
|
%
|
$
|
155,292
|
|
|
100.24
|
%
|
B1
through B3
|
|
|
408,101
|
|
|
100.20
|
%
|
|
243,493
|
|
|
100.23
|
%
|
Caa1
and through Caa3
|
|
|
11,473
|
|
|
100.01
|
%
|
|
−
|
|
|
−
|
%
|
Total
|
|
$
|
614,947
|
|
|
100.16
|
%
|
$
|
398,785
|
|
|
100.23
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
S&P
ratings category:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BBB+
through BBB-
|
|
$
|
9,495
|
|
|
100.00
|
%
|
$
|
15,347
|
|
|
100.20
|
%
|
BB+
through BB-
|
|
|
219,801
|
|
|
100.13
|
%
|
|
131,607
|
|
|
100.22
|
%
|
B+
through B-
|
|
|
361,376
|
|
|
100.18
|
%
|
|
246,335
|
|
|
100.24
|
%
|
CCC+
through CCC-
|
|
|
15,956
|
|
|
100.11
|
%
|
|
5,496
|
|
|
100.37
|
%
|
No
rating provided
|
|
|
8,319
|
|
|
100.00
|
%
|
|
−
|
|
|
−
|
%
|
Total
|
|
$
|
614,947
|
|
|
100.16
|
%
|
$
|
398,785
|
|
|
100.23
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
average rating factor
|
|
|
2,143
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,089
|
|
|
|
|
Equipment
Leases and Notes
Investments
in direct financing leases and notes as of September 30, 2006 and December
31,
2005 were as follows (in thousands):
|
|
September
30, 2006
|
|
December
31, 2005
|
|
Direct
financing leases
|
|
$
|
33,197
|
|
$
|
18,141
|
|
Notes
receivable
|
|
|
58,712
|
|
|
5,176
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
91,909
|
|
$
|
23,317
|
|
Private
Equity Investments
In
February 2006, we sold our private equity investment for $2.0 million. We intend
to invest in trust preferred securities and private equity investments with
an
emphasis on securities of small- to middle-market financial institutions,
including banks, savings and thrift institutions, insurance companies, holding
companies for these institutions and REITS. Trust preferred securities are
issued by a special purpose trust that holds a subordinated debenture or other
debt obligation issued by a company to the trust.
Interest
Receivable
At
September 30, 2006, we had interest receivable of $11.4 million, which consisted
of $11.2 million of interest on our securities, loans and equipment leases
and
notes, $105,000 of purchased interest that had been accrued on bank and
commercial real estate loans purchased and $67,000 of interest earned on
brokerage and sweep accounts. At December 31, 2005, we had interest receivable
of $9.3 million, which consisted of $9.1 million of interest on our securities,
loans and equipment leases and notes, $172,000 of purchased interest that had
been accrued when our securities and loans were purchased and $95,000 of
interest earned on escrow and sweep accounts.
Principal
Paydown Receivables
At
September 30, 2006, we had principal paydown receivables of $14.7 million,
which
consisted of $14.5 million of principal payments on our agency
RMBS portfolio and $187,000 of principal payments on our bank
loans.
At
December 31, 2005, we had principal paydown receivables of $5.8 million, all
of
which related to principal payments on our agency RMBS portfolio.
Other
Assets
Other
assets at September 30, 2006 of $3.1 million consisted primarily of $2.8 million
of loan origination costs associated with our trust preferred securities
issuance, revolving credit facility, commercial real estate loan portfolio
and
secured term facility and $219,000 of prepaid directors’ and officers’ liability
insurance.
Other
assets at December 31, 2005 of $1.5 million consisted primarily of $1.2 million
of prepaid costs, principally professional fees, associated with the preparation
and filing with the SEC of a registration statement for our initial public
offering and $193,000 of loan origination costs associated with our revolving
credit facility, commercial real estate loan portfolio and secured term
facility.
Hedging
Instruments
As
of
September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, we had entered into hedges with a
notional amount of $227.3 million and $987.2 million, respectively. Our hedges
at September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005 were fixed-for-floating interest
rate swap agreements whereby we swapped the floating rate of interest on the
liabilities we hedged for a fixed rate of interest. The maturities of these
hedges range from November 2009 to February 2017 and April 2006 to June 2014,
as
of September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively. At September 30,
2006
the unrealized loss on our interest rate swap agreements and interest rate
cap
agreement was $3.4 million. At December 31, 2005, the unrealized gain on our
interest rate swap agreements and interest rate cap agreement was $2.8 million.
In an increasing interest rate environment, we expect that the fair value of
our
hedges will continue to increase. We intend to continue to seek such hedges
for
our floating rate debt in the future.
Repurchase
Agreements
We
have
entered into repurchase agreements to finance our agency RMBS and commercial
real estate loans. These agreements were secured by our agency RMBS and
commercial real estate loans and bear interest rates that have historically
moved in close relationship to LIBOR. At September 30, 2006, we had established
ten borrowing arrangements with various financial institutions and had utilized
four of these arrangements, principally our arrangement with Credit Suisse
Securities (USA) LLC, or CS. None of the counterparties to these agreements
are
affiliates of the Manager or us.
We
seek
to renew the repurchase agreements we use to finance asset acquisition as they
mature under the then-applicable borrowing terms of the counterparties to our
repurchase agreements. Through September 30, 2006, we have encountered no
difficulties in effecting renewals of our repurchase agreements.
In
August
2006, our subsidiary, RCC Real Estate SPE 2, LLC, entered into a master
repurchase agreement with Column Financial, Inc., a subsidiary of CS, to
finance
the purchase of commercial real estate loans. The maximum amount of our
borrowing under the repurchase agreement is $300.0 million. Each repurchase
transaction specifies its own terms, such as identification of the assets
subject to the transaction, sales price, repurchase price, rate and term.
We
guarantee RCC Real Estate SPE 2, LLC’s obligations under the repurchase
agreement to a maximum of $300.0 million. At September 30, 2006, we had borrowed
$43.0 million, all of which was guaranteed, with a weighted average interest
rate of LIBOR plus 1.17%, which was 6.50% at September 30, 2006.
In
December 2005, our subsidiary, RCC Real Estate SPE, LLC, entered into a master
repurchase agreement with Deutsche Bank AG, Cayman Islands Branch to finance
the
purchase of commercial real estate loans. The maximum amount of our borrowing
under the repurchase agreement is $300.0 million. Each repurchase transaction
specifies its own terms, such as identification of the assets subject to
the
transaction, sales price, repurchase price, rate and term. We had guaranteed
RCC
Real Estate SPE’s obligations under the repurchase agreement to a maximum of
$30.0 million, which may be reduced based upon the amount of equity we have
in
the commercial real estate loans held on this facility. At September 30,
2006,
we had no outstanding borrowings as a result of the closing of RREF 2006-1
in
August 2006, and our use of the proceeds generated thereby to repay the
outstanding borrowings. At December 31, 2005, we had $38.5 million of
outstanding borrowings, all of which matured in less than 30 days. We had
no
risk under this guarantee at September 30, 2006 and our maximum risk under
this
guaranty was $30.0 million at December 31, 2005. The weighted average borrowing
rate was 5.68% at December 31, 2005. At December 31, 2005, the repurchase
agreement was secured by commercial real estate loans with an estimated fair
value of $55.0 million and had a weighted average maturity of 18 days. The
net
amount of risk was $16.7 million at December 31, 2005.
In
August
2005, our subsidiary, RCC Real Estate, entered into a master repurchase
agreement with Bear, Stearns International Limited, or Bear Stearns, to finance
the purchase of commercial real estate loans. The maximum amount of borrowing
under the repurchase agreement is $150.0 million. Each repurchase transaction
specifies its own terms, such as identification of the assets subject to
the
transaction, sales price, repurchase price, rate and term. We guarantee RCC
Real
Estate’s obligations under the repurchase agreement to a maximum of $150.0
million. At September 30, 2006, we had outstanding $10.9 million of repurchase
agreements, all of which was guaranteed, which was substantially lower than
the
outstanding balance at December 31, 2005 of $80.6 million, all of which matured
in less than 30 days. This decrease resulted from the closing of RREF 2006-1
in
August 2006, and our use of the proceeds generated thereby to repay the
outstanding borrowings. The outstanding balance as of September 30, 2006
represented one loan. The weighted average current borrowing rates were 6.83%
and 5.51% at September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively. At
September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, the repurchase agreements were
secured
by commercial real estate loans with an estimated fair value of $16.7 million
and $116.3 million, respectively, and had weighted average maturities of
16 and
17 days, respectively. The net amount of risk was $5.9 million and $36.0
million
at September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively.
RCC
Real
Estate has received a waiver from Bear Stearns with respect to compliance
with a
financial covenant in the master repurchase agreement between us and Bear
Stearns. The waiver was required due to our net loss during the three
months ended September 30, 2006, which was caused by the loss realized by
us on
the sale of the remainder of our portfolio of agency RMBS (see Note 4).
Under the covenant, we are required to have no less than $1.00 of net income
in
any period of four consecutive calendar months. The waiver is effective
through January 31, 2007. We expect to be in compliance by the end of the
waiver
period.
At
September 30, 2006, we have complied, to the best of our knowledge, with
all of
our other financial covenants under our debt agreements.
At
September 30, 2006, we had outstanding $577.2 million of repurchase agreements
secured by our agency RMBS with CS, all of which was repaid in connection
with
the sale of our agency RMBS portfolio on October 2, 2006. The September 30,
2006
outstanding balance was substantially lower than our December 31, 2005
outstanding balance of $947.1 million, all of which matured in less than
30
days. This decrease resulted primarily from two events that occurred during
the
nine months ended September 30, 2006:
|
·
|
the
sale of approximately $125.4 million of our agency RMBS portfolio
and the
corresponding reduction in debt associated with this sale;
and
|
|
·
|
the
completion of the transition of our financing on 19 agency RMBS
transactions, originally purchased and financed with CS, to another
counterparty, UBS Securities LLC, which is consistent with our strategy
as
previous discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K. This transition
eliminates our exposure to same party transactions at September 30,
2006,
as covered under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No.
140.
|
The
weighted average current borrowing rates of repurchase agreements under the
CS
facility were 5.38% and 4.34% at September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005,
respectively. The repurchase agreements were secured by agency RMBS with
an
estimated fair value of $602.6 million and $975.3 million at September 30,
2006
and December 31, 2005, respectively, with weighted average maturities of
two
days and 17 days, respectively. The net amount at risk, defined as the sum
of
the fair value of securities sold plus accrued interest income minus the
sum of
repurchase agreement liabilities plus accrued interest expense, was $25.4
million and $31.2 million at September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005,
respectively.
At
September 30, 2006, we had outstanding $139.1 million of repurchase agreements
secured by our agency RMBS with UBS Securities LLC, all of which was repaid
in
connection with the sale of our agency RMBS portfolio on October 2, 2006,
with a
weighted average current borrowing rate of 5.31%, all of which matured in
less
than 30 days. At September 30, 2006, the repurchase agreements were secured
by
agency RMBS with an estimated fair value of $144.0 million and a weighted
average maturity of two days. The net amount at risk was $5.0 million at
September 30, 2006. At December 31, 2005, we had no borrowings under repurchase
agreements with UBS Securities LLC.
Collaterized
Debt Obligations
As
of
September 30, 2006, we had executed four CDO transactions. In July 2005,
we
closed Ischus CDO II, a $403.0 million CDO transaction that provided financing
for mortgage-backed and other asset-backed securities. The investments held
by
Ischus CDO II collateralize $376.0 million of senior notes issued by the
CDO
vehicle. In August 2005, we closed Apidos CDO I, a $350.0 million CDO
transaction that provided financing for bank loans. The investments held
by
Apidos CDO I collateralize $321.5 million of senior notes issued by the CDO
vehicle. In May 2006, we closed Apidos CDO III, a $285.5 million CDO transaction
that provided financing for bank loans. The investment held by Apidos CDO
III
collaterized $262.5 million of senior notes issued by the CDO vehicle. In
August
2006, we closed RREF 2006-1, a $345.0 million CDO transaction that provided
financing for commercial real estate loans. The investment held by RREF 2006-1
collaterized $308.7 million of senior notes issued by the CDO
vehicle.
Warehouse
Facility
In
May
2005, we formed Apidos CDO III and began borrowing on a warehouse facility
provided by Citigroup Financial Products, Inc. to purchase bank loans. At
December 31, 2005, $63.0 million was outstanding under the facility. On May
9,
2006, we terminated our Apidos CDO III warehouse agreement with Citigroup
Global
Markets Inc. and the warehouse funding liability was replaced with the issuance
of long-term debt by Apidos CDO III.
Trust
Preferred Securities
In
May
and September 2006, we formed Resource Capital Trust I and RCC Trust II,
respectively, for the sole purpose of issuing and selling trust preferred
securities. In accordance with FIN 46R, Resource Capital Trust I and RCC
Trust
II are not consolidated into our consolidated financial statements because
we
are not deemed to be the primary beneficiary of either trust. We own 100%
of the
common shares of each trust, each of which issued $25.0 million of preferred
shares to unaffiliated investors. Our rights as the holder of the common
shares
of each trust are subordinate to the rights of the holders of preferred shares
only in the event of a default; otherwise, our economic and voting rights
are
pari passu with the preferred shareholders. We record each of our investments
in
the trusts’ common shares of $774,000 as an investment in unconsolidated trusts
and record dividend income upon declaration by each trust.
In
connection with the issuance and sale of the trust preferred securities,
we
issued a $25.8 million junior subordinated debenture to both Resource Capital
Trust I and RCC Trust II. The junior subordinated debentures debt issuance
costs
are deferred in other assets in the consolidated balance sheets. We record
interest expense on the junior subordinated debentures and amortization of
debt
issuance costs in our consolidated statements of operations.
Term
Facility
In
March
2006, we entered into a secured term credit facility with Bayerische Hypo -
und
Vereinsbank AG, New York Branch to finance the purchase of equipment leases
and
notes. The maximum amount of our borrowing under this facility is $100.0
million. At September 30, 2006, $87.1 million was outstanding under the
facility. The facility bears interest at one of two rates, determined by asset
class.
|
·
|
Pool
A - one-month LIBOR plus 1.10%; or
|
|
·
|
Pool
B - one-month LIBOR plus 0.80%.
|
The
weighted average interest rate was 6.34% at September 30, 2006.
Credit
Facility
In
December 2005, we entered into a $15.0 million corporate credit facility with
Commerce Bank, N.A. This facility was increased to $25.0 million in April 2006.
The unsecured revolving credit facility permits us to borrow up to the lesser
of
the facility amount and the sum of 80% of the sum of our unsecured assets rated
higher than Baa3 or better by Moody’s and BBB- or better by Standard and Poor’s
plus our interest receivables plus 65% of our unsecured assets rated lower
than
Baa3 by Moody’s and BBB- from Standard and Poor’s. Up to 20% of the borrowings
under the facility may be in the form of standby letters of credit. At September
30, 2006, no balance was outstanding under this facility.
Stockholders’
Equity
Stockholders’
equity at September 30, 2006 was $230.0 million and included $510,000 of net
unrealized losses on our ABS-RMBS, CMBS and other ABS portfolio and $3.4 million
of unrealized losses on cash flow hedges, shown as a component of accumulated
other comprehensive loss. Stockholders’ equity at December 31, 2005 was $195.3
million and included $22.4 million of net unrealized losses on securities
classified as available-for-sale, offset by $2.8 million of unrealized gains
on
cash flow hedges, shown as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss.
The unrealized losses consist of $12.9 million of net unrealized losses on
our
agency RMBS portfolio, $9.4 million of net unrealized losses on our ABS-RMBS,
CMBS, and other ABS portfolio and a $30,000 unrealized loss on a private equity
investment. The increase during the nine months ended September 30, 2006 was
principally due to the completion of our initial public offering of 4,000,000
shares of our common stock (including 1,879,200 shares sold by certain selling
stockholders) at a price of $15.00 per share. The offering generated net
proceeds of $27.3 million after deducting underwriters’ discounts and
commissions and offering expenses.
As
a
result of our ‘‘available-for-sale’’ accounting treatment, unrealized
fluctuations in market values of assets do not impact our income determined
in
accordance with GAAP, or our taxable income, but rather are reflected on our
consolidated balance sheets by changing the carrying value of the asset and
stockholders’ equity under ‘‘Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss).’’ By
accounting for our assets in this manner, we hope to provide useful information
to stockholders and creditors and to preserve flexibility to sell assets in
the
future without having to change accounting methods.
Estimated
REIT Taxable Income
We
calculate estimated REIT taxable income, which is a non-GAAP financial measure,
according to the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code. The following table
reconciles net income to estimated REIT taxable income for the periods presented
(in thousands):
|
|
Three
Months Ended
September
30,
|
|
Nine
Months
Ended
September
30,
|
|
Period
Ended
September
30,
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
|
Net
(loss) income
|
|
$
|
(2,401
|
)
|
$
|
3,776
|
|
$
|
8,814
|
|
$
|
6,008
|
|
Additions:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Share-based
compensation to related parties
|
|
|
798
|
|
|
836
|
|
|
1,620
|
|
|
1,873
|
|
Incentive
management fee expense to relatedparty paid in shares
|
|
|
−
|
|
|
−
|
|
|
108
|
|
|
−
|
|
Capital
losses from the sale of available-for-sale securities
|
|
|
10,875
|
|
|
−
|
|
|
12,286
|
|
|
−
|
|
Accrued
and/or prepaid expenses
|
|
|
−
|
|
|
−
|
|
|
89
|
|
|
−
|
|
Net
book to tax adjustment for the inclusion of our taxable foreign REIT
subsidiaries
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
20
|
|
|
764
|
|
|
20
|
|
Amortization
of deferred debt issuance costs on CDO financings
|
|
|
(48
|
)
|
|
(40
|
)
|
|
(140
|
)
|
|
(40
|
)
|
Estimated
REIT taxable income
|
|
$
|
9,223
|
|
$
|
4,592
|
|
$
|
23,541
|
|
$
|
7,861
|
|
We
believe that a presentation of estimated REIT taxable income provides useful
information to investors regarding our financial condition and results of
operations as this measurement is used to determine the amount of dividends
that
we are required to declare to our stockholders in order to maintain our status
as a REIT for federal income tax purposes. Since we, as a REIT, expect to make
distributions based on taxable earnings, we expect that our distributions may
at
times be more or less than our reported earnings. Total taxable income is the
aggregate amount of taxable income generated by us and by our domestic and
foreign taxable REIT subsidiaries. Estimated REIT taxable income excludes the
undistributed taxable income of our domestic taxable REIT subsidiary, if any
such income exists, which is not included in REIT taxable income until
distributed to us. There is no requirement that our domestic taxable REIT
subsidiary distribute its earning to us. Estimated REIT taxable income, however,
includes the taxable income of our foreign taxable REIT subsidiaries because
we
will generally be required to recognize and report their taxable income on
a
current basis. We use estimated REIT taxable income for this purpose. Because
not all companies use identical calculations, this presentation of estimated
REIT taxable income may not be comparable to other similarly-titled measures
of
other companies.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
Through
September 30, 2006, our principal sources of funds were the net proceeds from
our March 2005 private placement, net proceeds from our February 2006 public
offering, net proceeds from our May 2006 and September 2006 trust preferred
securities issuances totaling $48.4 million, repurchase agreements totaling
$770.2 million, CDO financings totaling $1.2 billion and an equipment leasing
secured term facility totaling $87.1 million. We expect to continue to borrow
funds in the form of repurchase agreements to finance our commercial real estate
loan portfolio, through warehouse agreements to finance our ABS-RMBS, CMBS,
other ABS, bank loans, trust preferred securities and private equity
investments and through our secured term facility to finance our equipment
leases and notes prior to the execution of CDOs and other term financing
vehicles.
Our
liquidity needs consist principally of funds to make investments, make
distributions to our stockholders and pay our operating expenses, including
our
management fees. Our ability to meet our liquidity needs will be subject to
our
ability to generate cash from operations and, with respect to our investments,
our ability to obtain additional debt financing and equity capital. Through
September 30, 2006, we have not experienced difficulty in obtaining debt
financing. We may increase our capital resources through offerings of equity
securities (possibly including common stock and one or more classes of preferred
stock), CDOs, trust preferred securities issuances or other forms of term
financing. Such financing will depend on market conditions. If we are unable
to
renew, replace or expand our sources of financing on substantially similar
terms, we may be unable to implement our investment strategies successfully
and
may be required to liquidate portfolio investments. If required, a sale of
portfolio investments could be at prices lower than the carrying value of such
assets, which would result in losses and reduced income.
We
held
cash and cash equivalents of $13.5 million at September 30, 2006. In addition,
we held $21.7 million of agency RMBS that had not been pledged as collateral
under our repurchase agreements at September 30, 2006. These securities were
sold on September 27, 2006
,
settling October 2, 2006.
We
entered into a master repurchase agreement with Column Financial, Inc., a
wholly-owned subsidiary of CS, for a maximum of $300.0 million to finance our
commercial real estate loan portfolio. At September 30, 2006, we had $43.0
million outstanding under this agreement.
We
entered into a $100.0 million secured term credit facility with Bayerische
Hypo
- und Vereinsbank AG, New York Branch to finance the purchase of equipment
leases and notes, in March 2006. At September 30, 2006, we had $87.1 million
outstanding under the facility.
We
entered into a master repurchase agreement with Deutsche Bank AG, Cayman Islands
Branch, an affiliate of Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. for a maximum of $300.0
million to finance our commercial real estate loan portfolio. At September
30,
2006, no borrowings were outstanding under this agreement.
We
entered into a $15.0 million credit facility with Commerce Bank, N.A., in
December 2005. In April 2006, this facility was increased to $25.0 million.
At
September 30, 2006, no borrowings were outstanding under this facility.
We
entered into a master repurchase agreement with Bear, Stearns International
Limited for a maximum of $150.0 million to finance our commercial real estate
loan portfolio. As of September 30, 2006, we had $10.9 million outstanding
under
this agreement.
We
anticipate that, upon repayment of each borrowing under a repurchase agreement,
we will immediately use the collateral released by the repayment as collateral
for borrowing under a new repurchase agreement. We also anticipate that our
borrowings under any warehouse credit facility will be refinanced through the
issuance of CDOs. Our leverage ratio may vary as a result of the various funding
strategies we use. As of September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, our leverage
ratio was 9.2 times and 9.4 times, respectively. This decrease was primarily
due
to the proceeds received from our initial public offering in February 2006.
Our
target leverage ratio is eight to 12 times.
We
have
entered into master repurchase agreements with CS, Barclays Capital Inc., J.P.
Morgan Securities Inc., Countrywide Securities Corporation, Deutsche Bank
Securities Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, Goldman Sachs & Co.,
Bear, Stearns International Limited and UBS Securities LLC. As of September
30,
2006, we had $577.2 million outstanding under our agreement with CS and $139.1
million outstanding under our agreement with UBS Securities LLC to finance
our
agency RMBS portfolio. On October 2, 2006, these respective borrowings were
repaid in connection with the sale of our agency RMBS portfolio.
We
had a
warehouse facility with Citigroup Financial Products, Inc. pursuant to which
it
would provide up to $200.0 million of financing for the acquisition of bank
loans to be sold to Apidos CDO III. On May 9, 2006, we terminated our Apidos
CDO
III warehouse agreement with Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and the warehouse
funding liability was replaced with the issuance of long-term debt by Apidos
CDO
III.
In
order
to maintain our qualification as a REIT and to avoid corporate-level income
tax
on the income we distribute to our stockholders, we intend to make regular
quarterly distributions of all or substantially all of our net taxable income
to
holders of our common stock. This requirement can impact our liquidity and
capital resources.
During
the quarter ended September 30, 2006, we declared a dividend of $6.6 million
or
$0.37 per common share, which was paid on October 13, 2006 to stockholders
of
record as of September 29, 2006.
Contractual
Obligations and Commitments
The
table
below summarizes our contractual obligations as of September 30, 2006. The
table
below excludes contractual commitments related to our derivatives, which we
discuss in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal 2005 in Item 7A −
“Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk,” and the management
agreement that we have with our Manager, which we discuss in our Annual Report
on Form 10-K for fiscal 2005 in Item 1 − “Business” and Item 13 − “Certain
Relationships and Related Transactions”
because
those contracts do not have fixed and determinable payments.
|
|
Contractual
commitments
(in
thousands)
|
|
|
|
Payments
due by period
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
Less
than
1
year
|
|
1
-
3 years
|
|
3
-
5 years
|
|
More
than
5
years
|
|
Repurchase
agreements
(1)
|
|
$
|
770,167
|
|
$
|
770,167
|
|
$
|
−
|
|
$
|
−
|
|
$
|
−
|
|
CDOs
|
|
|
1,206,751
|
|
|
−
|
|
|
−
|
|
|
−
|
|
|
1,206,751
|
|
Secured
term facility
|
|
|
87,080
|
|
|
−
|
|
|
−
|
|
|
87,080
|
|
|
−
|
|
Junior
subordinated debentures held by unconsolidated trusts that issued
trust preferred securities
|
|
|
51,548
|
|
|
−
|
|
|
−
|
|
|
−
|
|
|
51,548
|
|
Base
management fees
(2)
|
|
|
3,698
|
|
|
3,698
|
|
|
−
|
|
|
−
|
|
|
−
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
2,119,244
|
|
$
|
773,865
|
|
$
|
−
|
|
$
|
87,080
|
|
$
|
1,258,299
|
|
(1)
|
Includes
accrued interest of $1.0 million.
|
(2)
|
Calculated
only for the next 12 months based on our current equity, as defined
in our
management agreement.
|
At
September 30, 2006, we had 11 interest rate swap contracts and four forward
interest rate swap contracts with a notional value of $227.3 million. These
contracts are fixed-for-floating interest rate swap agreements under which
we
contracted to pay a fixed rate of interest for the term of the hedge and will
receive a floating rate of interest. As of September 30, 2006, the average
fixed
pay rate of our interest rate hedges was 5.34% and our receive rate was
one-month and three-month LIBOR, or 5.33%. As of September 30, 2006, the average
fixed pay rate of our forward interest rate hedges was 5.31% and our receive
rate was one-month LIBOR. All four of our forward interest rate swap contracts
will become effective in February 2007.
At
September 30, 2006, we also had one interest rate cap with a notional value
of
$15.0 million. This cap reduces our exposure to the variability in future cash
flows attributable to changes in LIBOR.
Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
As
of
September 30, 2006, other than Resource Capital Trust I and RCC Trust II as
previously discussed in “Financial Condition - Trust Preferred Securities”, we
did not maintain any other relationships with unconsolidated entities or
financial partnerships, such as entities often referred to as structured finance
or special purpose entities or VIEs, established for the purpose of facilitating
off-balance sheet arrangements or contractually narrow or limited purposes.
Further, as of September 30, 2006, we had not guaranteed any obligations of
unconsolidated entities or entered into any commitment or intent to provide
additional funding to any such entities.
Recent
Developments
On
October 2, 2006, in connection with the sale of our agency RMBS portfolio,
all
borrowings were repaid under the CS and UBS Securities LLC agency RMBS
repurchase facilities totaling $716.5 million. In addition, the net proceeds
were used to repay outstanding borrowings under the Column Financial Inc.
commercial real estate loan repurchase facility in October 2006.
On
October 31, 2006, we entered into a secured term credit facility with Morgan
Stanley Bank to finance the purchase of equipment leases and notes. The
maximum amount of our borrowing under this facility is $100.0 million for the
first 12 months and $250.0 million thereafter. The facility expires
October 2009.
Borrowings
under this facility bear interest at one of two rates, determined by the
outstanding balance of the facility:
|
·
|
Less
than $100.0 million - one-month LIBOR plus 0.60%;
and
|
|
·
|
Greater
than $100.0 million − one-month LIBOR plus
0.75%
|
ITEM
3.
QUANTITATIVE
AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
As
of
September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, the primary component of our market
risk was interest rate risk, as described below. While we do not seek to avoid
risk completely, we do seek to assume risk that can be quantified from
historical experience, to actively manage that risk, to earn sufficient
compensation to justify assuming that risk and to maintain capital levels
consistent with the risk we undertake or to which we are exposed.
The
following sensitivity analysis tables show, at September 30, 2006 and December
31, 2005, the estimated impact on the fair value of our interest rate-sensitive
investments and liabilities of changes in interest rates, assuming rates
instantaneously fall 100 basis points and rise 100 basis points (dollars in
thousands):
|
|
September
30, 2006
|
|
|
|
Interest
rates
fall
100
basis
points
|
|
Unchanged
|
|
Interest
rates
rise
100
basis
points
|
|
Other
ABS
(1)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair
value
|
|
$
|
37,924
|
|
$
|
35,820
|
|
$
|
33,873
|
|
Change
in fair value
|
|
$
|
2,104
|
|
$
|
−
|
|
$
|
(1,947
|
)
|
Change
as a percent of fair value
|
|
|
5.87
|
%
|
|
−
|
|
|
5.44
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Repurchase
and secured term facility
(2)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair
value
|
|
$
|
857,247
|
|
$
|
857,247
|
|
$
|
857,247
|
|
Change
in fair value
|
|
$
|
−
|
|
$
|
−
|
|
$
|
−
|
|
Change
as a percent of fair value
|
|
|
−
|
|
|
−
|
|
|
−
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hedging
instruments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair
value
|
|
$
|
(14,599
|
)
|
$
|
(3,094
|
)
|
$
|
7,522
|
|
Change
in fair value
|
|
$
|
(11,505
|
)
|
$
|
−
|
|
$
|
10,616
|
|
Change
as a percent of fair value
|
|
|
n/m
|
|
|
−
|
|
|
n/m
|
|
|
|
December
31, 2005
|
|
|
|
Interest
rates
fall
100
basis
points
|
|
Unchanged
|
|
Interest
rates
rise
100
basis
points
|
|
Hybrid
adjustable-rate agency RMBS and other ABS
(1)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair
value
|
|
$
|
1,067,628
|
|
$
|
1,038,878
|
|
$
|
1,011,384
|
|
Change
in fair value
|
|
$
|
28,750
|
|
$
|
−
|
|
$
|
(27,494
|
)
|
Change
as a percent of fair value
|
|
|
2.77
|
%
|
|
−
|
|
|
2.65
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Repurchase
and warehouse agreements
(2)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair
value
|
|
$
|
1,131,238
|
|
$
|
1,131,238
|
|
$
|
1,131,238
|
|
Change
in fair value
|
|
$
|
−
|
|
$
|
−
|
|
$
|
−
|
|
Change
as a percent of fair value
|
|
|
−
|
|
|
−
|
|
|
−
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hedging
instruments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair
value
|
|
$
|
(4,651
|
)
|
$
|
3,006
|
|
$
|
4,748
|
|
Change
in fair value
|
|
$
|
(7,657
|
)
|
$
|
−
|
|
$
|
1,742
|
|
Change
as a percent of fair value
|
|
|
n/m
|
|
|
−
|
|
|
n/m
|
|
(1)
|
Includes
the fair value of other available-for-sale investments that are sensitive
to interest rate changes. For September 30, 2006, we have excluded
agency RMBS due to the sale of the portfolio which settled on October
2,
2006.
|
(2)
|
The
fair value of the repurchase agreements and the secured term facility
would not change materially due to the short-term nature of these
instruments.
|
For
purposes of the tables, we have excluded our investments with variable interest
rates that are indexed to LIBOR. Because the variable rates on these instruments
are short-term in nature, we are not subject to material exposure to movements
in fair value as a result of changes in interest rates.
It
is
important to note that the impact of changing interest rates on fair value
can
change significantly when interest rates change beyond 100 basis points from
current levels. Therefore, the volatility in the fair value of our assets could
increase significantly when interest rates change beyond 100 basis points from
current levels. In addition, other factors impact the fair value of our interest
rate-sensitive investments and hedging instruments, such as the shape of the
yield curve, market expectations as to future interest rate changes and other
market conditions. Accordingly, in the event of changes in actual interest
rates, the change in the fair value of our assets would likely differ from
that
shown above and such difference might be material and adverse to our
stockholders.
I
TE
M
4.
CONTROLS
AND PROCEDURES
We
maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that
information required to be disclosed in our Securities Exchange Act of 1934
reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods
specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, and that
such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including
our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate,
to
allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and
evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, our management recognized
that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated,
can
provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives,
and our management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating
the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.
Under
the
supervision of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we
have
carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and
procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon that
evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded
that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective.
There
were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the
quarter ended September 30, 2006 that have materially affected, or are
reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial
reporting.
ITEM
4.
SUBMISSION
OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
At
our
Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on July 25, 2006, our stockholders
re-elected six directors, Messrs. Walter T. Beach, Edward E. Cohen, Jonathan
Z.
Cohen, William B. Hart, Murray S. Levin and P. Sherrill Neff, to each serve a
one-year term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders in 2007. The voting
results were 15,181,539 shares for and 10,450 shares withheld for
Mr. Beach, 15,174,243 shares for and 17,746 shares withheld for Mr. E.
Cohen, 15,141,539 shares for and 50,450 shares withheld for Mr. J. Cohen,
15,181,539 shares for and 10,450 shares withheld for Mr. Hart, 15,181,539 shares
for and 10,450 shares withheld for Mr. Levin and 15,181,539 shares for and
10,450 shares withheld for Mr. Neff.
PART
II. OTHER INFORMATION
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Exhibit
No.
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Description
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3.1
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(1)
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Restated
Certificate of Incorporation of Resource Capital Corp.
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3.2
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(1)
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Amended
and Restated Bylaws of Resource Capital Corp.
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4.2
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(2)
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Junior
Subordinated Indenture between Resource Capital Corp. and Wells Fargo
Bank, N.A., as Trustee, dated May 25, 2006.
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4.3
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(2)
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Amended
and Restated Trust Agreement among Resource Capital Corp., Wells
Fargo
Bank, N.A., Wells Fargo Delaware Trust Company and the Administrative
Trustees named therein, dated May 25, 2006.
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4.4
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(2)
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Junior
Subordinated Note due 2036 in the principal amount of $25,774,000,
dated
May 25, 2006.
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4.5
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Junior
Subordinated Indenture between Resource Capital Corp. and Wells Fargo
Bank, N.A., as Trustee, dated September 29, 2006.
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4.6
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Amended
and Restated Trust Agreement among Resource Capital Corp., Wells
Fargo
Bank, N.A., Wells Fargo Delaware Trust Company and the Administrative
Trustees named therein, dated September 29, 2006.
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4.7
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Junior
Subordinated Note due 2036 in the principal amount of $25,774,000,
dated
September 29, 2006.
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10.7
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(2)
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Junior
Subordinated Note Purchase Agreement by and between Resource Capital
Corp.
and Resource Capital Trust I., as trustee, dated May 25,
2006.
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10.8
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Junior
Subordinated Note Purchase Agreement by and between Resource Capital
Corp.
and RCC Trust II, dated September 29, 2006.
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31.1
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Rule
13a-14(a)/Rule 15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive
Officer.
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31.2
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Rule
13a-14(a)/Rule 15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial
Officer.
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32.1
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Certification
of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 1350 of Chapter 63
of
Title
18 of the United States Code.
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32.2
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Certification
of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 1350 of Chapter 63
of
Title
18 of the United States Code.
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(1)
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Filed
previously as an exhibit to our registration statement on Form S-11,
Registration No. 333-126517 and by this reference incorporated
herein.
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(2)
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Filed
previously as an exhibit to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for
the
quarter ended June 30, 2006 and by this reference incorporated
herein.
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Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized.
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RESOURCE
CAPITAL CORP.
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(Registrant)
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Date:
November 13, 2006
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By
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/s/
Jonathan Z. Cohen
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Jonathan
Z. Cohen
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Chief
Executive Officer and President
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Date:
November 13, 2006
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By:
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/s/
David J. Bryant
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David
J. Bryant
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Chief
Financial Officer and Chief Accounting
Officer
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54
EXECUTION
JUNIOR
SUBORDINATED INDENTURE
between
RESOURCE
CAPITAL CORP.
and
WELLS
FARGO BANK, N.A.
,
as
Trustee
Dated
as
of September 29, 2006
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Page
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ARTICLE
I DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION
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1
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SECTION
1.1. Definitions.
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1
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SECTION
1.2. Compliance Certificate and Opinions.
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9
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SECTION
1.3. Forms of Documents Delivered to Trustee.
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9
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SECTION
1.4. Acts of Holders.
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10
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SECTION
1.5. Notices, Etc. to Trustee and Company.
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12
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SECTION
1.6. Notice to Holders; Waiver.
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12
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SECTION
1.7. Effect of Headings and Table of Contents.
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12
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SECTION
1.8. Successors and Assigns.
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12
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SECTION
1.9. Separability Clause.
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13
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SECTION
1.10. Benefits of Indenture.
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13
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SECTION
1.11. Governing Law.
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13
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SECTION
1.12. Submission to Jurisdiction.
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13
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SECTION
1.13. Non-Business Days.
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13
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ARTICLE
II SECURITY FORMS
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14
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SECTION
2.1. Form of Security.
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14
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SECTION
2.2. Restricted Legend.
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17
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SECTION
2.3. Form of Trustee’s Certificate of Authentication.
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19
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SECTION
2.4. Temporary Securities.
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19
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SECTION
2.5. Definitive Securities.
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20
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ARTICLE
III THE SECURITIES
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20
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SECTION
3.1. Payment of Principal and Interest.
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20
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SECTION
3.2. Denominations.
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22
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SECTION
3.3. Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating.
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22
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SECTION
3.4. Global Securities.
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23
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SECTION
3.5. Registration, Transfer and Exchange Generally.
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25
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SECTION
3.6. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities.
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26
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SECTION
3.7. Persons Deemed Owners.
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26
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SECTION
3.8. Cancellation.
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27
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SECTION
3.9. Reserved.
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27
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SECTION
3.10. Reserved.
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27
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SECTION
3.11. Agreed Tax Treatment.
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27
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SECTION
3.12. CUSIP Numbers.
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27
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ARTICLE
IV SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE
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27
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SECTION
4.1. Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture.
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27
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SECTION
4.2. Application of Trust Money.
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29
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ARTICLE
V REMEDIES
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29
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SECTION
5.1. Events of Default.
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29
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SECTION
5.2. Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment.
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30
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SECTION
5.3. Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by
Trustee.
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31
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SECTION
5.4. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.
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31
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SECTION
5.5. Trustee May Enforce Claim Without Possession of
Securities.
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32
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SECTION
5.6. Application of Money Collected.
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32
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SECTION
5.7. Limitation on Suits.
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32
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SECTION
5.8. Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal, Premium,
if any,
and Interest; Direct Action by Holders of Preferred
Securities.
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33
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SECTION
5.9. Restoration of Rights and Remedies.
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33
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SECTION
5.10. Rights and Remedies Cumulative.
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33
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SECTION
5.11. Delay or Omission Not Waiver.
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33
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SECTION
5.12. Control by Holders.
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34
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SECTION
5.13. Waiver of Past Defaults.
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34
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SECTION
5.14. Undertaking for Costs.
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34
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SECTION
5.15. Waiver of Usury, Stay or Extension Laws.
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35
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ARTICLE
VI THE TRUSTEE
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35
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SECTION
6.1. Corporate Trustee Required.
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35
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SECTION
6.2. Certain Duties and Responsibilities.
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35
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SECTION
6.3. Notice of Defaults.
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37
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SECTION
6.4. Certain Rights of Trustee.
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37
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Subject
to the provisions of Section 6.2:
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37
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SECTION
6.5. May Hold Securities.
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39
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SECTION
6.6. Compensation; Reimbursement; Indemnity.
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39
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SECTION
6.7. Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor.
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40
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SECTION
6.8. Acceptance of Appointment by Successor.
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41
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SECTION
6.9. Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to
Business.
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41
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SECTION
6.10. Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of
Securities.
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41
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SECTION
6.11. Appointment of Authenticating Agent.
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42
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ARTICLE
VII HOLDER’S LISTS AND REPORTS BY COMPANY
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43
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SECTION
7.1. Company to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of
Holders.
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43
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SECTION
7.2. Preservation of Information, Communications to
Holders.
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43
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SECTION
7.3. Reports by Company.
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43
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ARTICLE
VIII CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, CONVEYANCE, TRANSFER OR LEASE
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44
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SECTION
8.1. Company May Consolidate, Etc., Only on Certain Terms.
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44
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SECTION
8.2. Successor Company Substituted.
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45
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ARTICLE
IX SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES
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45
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SECTION
9.1. Supplemental Indentures without Consent of Holders.
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45
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SECTION
9.2. Supplemental Indentures with Consent of Holders.
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46
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SECTION
9.3. Execution of Supplemental Indentures.
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47
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SECTION
9.4. Effect of Supplemental Indentures.
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47
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SECTION
9.5. Reference in Securities to Supplemental Indentures.
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47
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ARTICLE
X COVENANTS
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47
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SECTION
10.1. Payment of Principal, Premium, if any, and Interest.
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47
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SECTION
10.2. Money for Security Payments to be Held in Trust.
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48
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SECTION
10.3. Statement as to Compliance.
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49
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SECTION
10.4. Calculation Agent.
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49
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SECTION
10.5. Additional Tax Sums.
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49
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SECTION
10.6. Additional Covenants.
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50
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SECTION
10.7. Financial Covenants.
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51
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SECTION
10.8. Waiver of Covenants.
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51
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SECTION
10.9. Treatment of Securities.
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51
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ARTICLE
XI REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES
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52
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SECTION
11.1. Redemption at Option of Company.
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52
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SECTION
11.2. Significant Event Redemption
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52
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SECTION
11.3. Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee.
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52
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SECTION
11.4. Selection of Securities to be Redeemed.
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53
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SECTION
11.5. Notice of Redemption.
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53
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SECTION
11.6. Deposit of Redemption Price.
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54
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SECTION
11.7. Payment of Securities Called for Redemption.
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54
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ARTICLE
XII SUBORDINATION OF SECURITIES
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54
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SECTION
12.1. Securities Subordinate to Senior Debt.
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54
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SECTION
12.2. No Payment When Senior Debt in Default; Payment Over of Proceeds
Upon Dissolution, Etc.
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55
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SECTION
12.3. Payment Permitted If No Default.
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56
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SECTION
12.4. Subrogation to Rights of Holders of Senior Debt.
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56
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SECTION
12.5. Provisions Solely to Define Relative Rights.
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57
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SECTION
12.6. Trustee to Effectuate Subordination.
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57
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SECTION
12.7. No Waiver of Subordination Provisions.
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57
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SECTION
12.8. Notice to Trustee.
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57
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SECTION
12.9. Reliance on Judicial Order or Certificate of Liquidating
Agent.
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58
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SECTION
12.10. Trustee Not Fiduciary for Holders of Senior Debt.
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58
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SECTION
12.11. Rights of Trustee as Holder of Senior Debt; Preservation of
Trustee’s Rights.
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58
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SECTION
12.12. Article Applicable to Paying Agents.
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59
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ARTICLE
XIII DEFEASANCE
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59
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SECTION
13.1. Defeasance and Discharge.
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59
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SECTION
13.2. Conditions to Defeasance.
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59
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SECTION
13.3. Deposited Money and U.S. Government Obligations to be Held
in Trust;
Other Miscellaneous Provisions.
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60
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SECTION
13.4. Reinstatement.
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61
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SCHEDULES
Schedule
A -
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Determination
of LIBOR
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Exhibit
A -
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Form
of Officer’s Financial
Certificate
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JUNIOR
SUBORDINATED INDENTURE
,
dated
as of September 29, 2006, between Resource Capital Corp., a Maryland corporation
(the
“Company”
),
and
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Trustee (in such capacity, the
“Trustee”
).
RECITALS
OF THE COMPANY
WHEREAS,
the Company has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture
to
provide for the issuance of its unsecured junior subordinated interest notes
(the
“Securities”
)
issued
to evidence loans made to the Company of the proceeds from the issuance by
RCC
Trust II, a Delaware statutory trust (the
“Trust”
),
of
undivided preferred beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust (the
“Preferred
Securities”
)
and
undivided common beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust (the
“Common
Securities”
and,
collectively with the Preferred Securities, the
“Trust
Securities”
),
and to
provide the terms and conditions upon which the Securities are to be
authenticated, issued and delivered; and
WHEREAS,
all things necessary to make this Indenture a valid agreement of the Company,
in
accordance with its terms, have been done.
NOW,
THEREFORE, this Indenture Witnesseth:
For
and
in consideration of the premises and the purchase of the Securities by the
Holders thereof, it is mutually covenanted and agreed, for the equal and
proportionate benefit of all Holders of the Securities, as follows:
ARTICLE
I
DEFINITIONS
AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION
|
SECTION
1.1.
|
Definitions
.
|
For
all
purposes of this Indenture, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless
the
context otherwise requires:
(a)
the
terms
defined in this
Article
I
have the
meanings assigned to them in this
Article
I
;
(b)
the
words
“include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the
phrase “without limitation”;
(c)
all
accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to
them
in accordance with GAAP;
(d)
unless
the context otherwise requires, any reference to an “Article” or a “Section”
refers to an Article or a Section, as the case may be, of this
Indenture;
(e)
the
words
“hereby”, “herein”, “hereof” and “hereunder” and other words of similar import
refer to this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section
or
other subdivision;
(f)
a
reference to the singular includes the plural and vice versa;
and
(g)
the
masculine, feminine or neuter genders used herein shall include the masculine,
feminine and neuter genders.
“Act”
when
used with respect to any Holder, has the meaning specified in
Section
1.4
.
“Administrative
Trustee”
means,
with respect to the Trust, each Person identified as an “Administrative Trustee”
in the Trust Agreement, solely in its capacity as Administrative Trustee of
the
Trust under the Trust Agreement and not in its individual capacity, or its
successor in interest in such capacity, or any successor Administrative Trustee
appointed as therein provided.
“Additional
Interest”
means
the interest, if any, that shall accrue on any amounts payable on the
Securities, the payment of which has not been made on the applicable Interest
Payment Date and which shall accrue at the rate per annum specified or
determined as specified in such Security, in each case to the extent legally
enforceable.
“Additional
Tax Sums”
has the
meaning specified in
Section
10.5
.
“Additional
Taxes”
means
taxes, duties or other governmental charges imposed on the Trust as a result
of
a Tax Event (which, for the sake of clarity, does not include amounts required
to be deducted or withheld by the Trust from payments made by the Trust to
or
for the benefit of the Holder of, or any Person that acquires a beneficial
interest in, the Securities).
“Affiliate”
of any
specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling
or
controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified
Person. For the purposes of this definition, “control,” when used with respect
to any specified Person, means the power to direct the management and policies
of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting
securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms “controlling” and
“controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.
“Applicable
Depositary Procedures”
means,
with respect to any transfer or transaction involving a Global Security or
beneficial interest therein, the rules and procedures of the Depositary for
such
Security, in each case to the extent applicable to such transaction and as
in
effect from time to time.
“Authenticating
Agent”
means
any Person authorized by the Trustee pursuant to
Section
6.11
to act
on behalf of the Trustee to authenticate the Securities.
“Bankruptcy
Code”
means
Title 11 of the United States Code or any successor statute(s) thereto, or
any
similar federal or state law for the relief of debtors, in each case as amended
from time to time.
“Board
of Directors”
means
the board of directors of the Company or any duly authorized committee of that
board.
“Board
Resolution”
means a
copy of a resolution certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of
the
Company to have been duly adopted by the Board of Directors and to be in full
force and effect on the date of such certification.
“Business
Day”
means
any day other than (i) a Saturday or Sunday, (ii) a day on which banking
institutions in the City of New York are authorized or required by law or
executive order to remain closed or (iii) a day on which the Corporate Trust
Office of the Trustee is closed for business.
“Calculation
Agent”
has the
meaning specified in
Section
10.4
.
“Change
of Control”
means
(i) the direct or indirect sale, transfer, conveyance or other disposition
of
all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, stock or properties (excluding
any such action taken in connection with any Securitization), (ii) the
consummation of any transaction (including a merger or consolidation of the
Company with or into another entity or any other corporate reorganization)
if
the Company is not the surviving entity of such transaction, or (iii) the
adoption of a plan relating to the liquidation or dissolution of the
Company.
“Common
Securities”
has the
meaning specified in the first recital of this Indenture. “Common Stock” means
the common stock, par value $1.00 per share, of the Company.
“Company”
means
the Person named as the
“Company”
in the
first paragraph of this Indenture until a successor corporation shall have
become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and
thereafter
“Company”
shall
mean such successor corporation.
“Company
Request”
and
“Company
Order”
mean,
respectively, the written request or order signed in the name of the Company
by
its Chairman of the Board of Directors, its Vice Chairman of the Board of
Directors, its Chief Executive Officer, President or a Vice President, and
by
its Chief Financial Officer, its Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer, its
Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, and delivered to the Trustee.
“Corporate
Trust Office”
means
the principal office of the Trustee at which at any particular time its
corporate trust business shall be administered, which office at the date of
this
Indenture is located at 919 North Market Street, Suite 700, Wilmington, Delaware
19801.
“Debt”
means,
with respect to any Person, whether recourse is to all or a portion of the
assets of such Person, whether currently existing or hereafter incurred and
whether or not contingent and without duplication, (i) every obligation of
such
Person for money borrowed; (ii) every obligation of such Person evidenced by
bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments, including obligations
incurred in connection with the acquisition of property, assets or businesses;
(iii) every reimbursement obligation of such Person with respect to letters
of
credit, bankers’ acceptances or similar facilities issued for the account of
such Person; (iv) every obligation of such Person issued or assumed as the
deferred purchase price of property or services (but excluding trade accounts
payable or other accrued liabilities arising in the ordinary course of
business); (v) every capital lease obligation of such Person; (vi) all
indebtedness of such Person, whether incurred on or prior to the date of this
Indenture or thereafter incurred, for claims in respect of derivative products,
including interest rate, foreign exchange rate and commodity forward contracts,
options and swaps and similar arrangements; (vii) every obligation of the type
referred to in clauses (i) through (vi) of another Person and all dividends
of
another Person the payment of which, in either case, such Person has guaranteed
or is responsible or liable for, directly or indirectly, as obligor or
otherwise; and (viii) any renewals, extensions, refundings, amendments or
modifications of any obligation of the type referred to in clauses (i) through
(vii).
“Defaulted
Interest”
has the
meaning specified in
Section
3.1
.
“
Defeasance
”
has
the
meaning specified in
Section
13.1
.
“Delaware
Trustee”
means,
with respect to the Trust, the Person identified as the
“Delaware
Trustee”
in the
Trust Agreement, solely in its capacity as Delaware Trustee of the Trust under
the Trust Agreement and not in its individual capacity, or its successor in
interest in such capacity, or any successor Delaware Trustee appointed as
therein provided.
“Depositary”
means an
organization registered as a clearing agency under the Exchange Act that is
designated as Depositary by the Company or any successor thereto. DTC will
be
the initial Depositary.
“Depositary
Participant”
means a
broker, dealer, bank, other financial institution or other Person for whom
from
time to time a Depositary effects book-entry transfers and pledges of securities
deposited with the Depositary.
“Distributions”
means
amounts payable in respect of the Trust Securities as provided in the Trust
Agreement and referred to therein as
“Distributions.”
“Dollar”
or
“$”
means
the currency of the United States of America that, as at the time of payment,
is
legal tender for the payment of public and private debts.
“DTC”
means
The Depository Trust Company, a New York corporation, or any successor
thereto.
“Event
of Default”
has the
meaning specified in
Section
5.1
.
“Exchange
Act”
means
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or any statute successor thereto, in each
case as amended from time to time.
“Expiration
Date”
has the
meaning specified in
Section
1.4
.
“GAAP”
means
United States generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied,
from time to time in effect.
“Global
Security”
means a
Security that evidences all or part of the Securities, the ownership and
transfers of which shall be made through book entries by a
Depositary.
“
Going
Private Event
”
means
an event or circumstance which occurs, as a result of which the Company’s common
stock has been delisted from any national securities exchange or automated
interdealer quotation system on which its common stock is then listed or
admitted for trading unless within 30 days of the date thereof, the Company
shall have obtained the relisting of its common stock on a national securities
exchange or automated interdealer quotation system. It shall not be deemed
to be
a Going Private Event if, at any time, the Company transfers the listing of
its
common stock from the exchange or system where it is listed at such time to
another national securities exchange or automated interdealer quotation
system.
“Government
Obligation”
means
(a) any security that is (i) a direct obligation of the United States of America
of which the full faith and credit of the United States of America is pledged
or
(ii) an obligation of a Person controlled or supervised by and acting as an
agency or instrumentality of the United States of America or the payment of
which is unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation by
the
United States of America, which, in either case (i) or (ii), is not callable
or
redeemable at the option of the issuer thereof, and (b) any depositary receipt
issued by a bank (as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act) as
custodian with respect to any Government Obligation that is specified in clause
(a) above and held by such bank for the account of the holder of such depositary
receipt, or with respect to any specific payment of principal of or interest
on
any Government Obligation that is so specified and held, 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 depositary receipt from any amount
received by the custodian in respect of the Government Obligation or the
specific payment of principal or interest evidenced by such depositary
receipt.
“Holder”
means a
Person in whose name a Security is registered in the Securities
Register.
“Indenture”
means
this instrument as originally executed or as it may from time to time be amended
or supplemented by one or more amendments or indentures supplemental hereto
entered into pursuant to the applicable provisions hereof.
“Interest
Payment Date”
means
January
30, April 30, July 30 and October 30 of each year, commencing on October 30,
2006, during the term of this Indenture.
“Investment
Company Act”
means
the Investment Company Act of 1940 or any successor statute thereto, in each
case as amended from time to time.
“Investment
Company Event”
means
the receipt by the Company of an Opinion of Counsel experienced in such matters
to the effect that, as a result of the occurrence of a change in law or
regulation (including any announced prospective change) or a written change
in
interpretation or application of law or regulation by any legislative body,
court, governmental agency or regulatory authority, there is more than an
insubstantial risk that the Trust is or, within ninety (90) days of the date
of
such opinion will be, considered an “investment company” that is required to be
registered under the Investment Company Act, which change or prospective change
becomes effective or would become effective, as the case may be, on or after
the
date of the issuance of the Securities.
“LIBOR”
has the
meaning specified in
Schedule
A
.
“LIBOR
Business Day”
has the
meaning specified in
Schedule
A
.
“LIBOR
Determination Date”
has the
meaning specified in
Schedule
A
.
“Liquidation
Amount”
has the
meaning specified in the Trust Agreement.
“Maturity,”
when
used with respect to any Security, means the date on which the principal of
such
Security or any installment of principal becomes due and payable as therein
or
herein provided, whether at the Stated Maturity or by declaration of
acceleration, call for redemption or otherwise.
“
Net
Worth
”
means
(a) the aggregate amount of all assets of the Company, less (b) the aggregate
amount of all liabilities of the Company, in each case as may be properly
classified as such in accordance with GAAP consistently applied.
“No
Call Period”
means
the
period of time beginning on the Original Issue Date and ending on October 30,
2011.
“Notice
of Default”
means a
written notice of the kind specified in
Section
5.1(c)
.
“Officers’
Certificate”
means a
certificate signed by the Chairman of the Board, a Vice Chairman of the Board,
the Chief Executive Officer, the President or a Vice President, and by the
Chief
Financial Officer, the Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer, the Secretary or
an
Assistant Secretary, of the Company and delivered to the Trustee.
“Operative
Documents”
means
the Trust Agreement, the Indenture, the Purchase Agreement and the
Securities.
“Opinion
of Counsel”
means a
written opinion of counsel, who may be counsel for or an employee of the Company
or any Affiliate of the Company.
“Optional
Redemption Price”
has the
meaning set forth in
Section
11.1
.
“Original
Issue Date”
means
the date of original issuance of each Security.
“Outstanding”
means,
when used in reference to any Securities, as of the date of determination,
all
Securities theretofore authenticated and delivered under this Indenture,
except:
(i)
Securities
theretofore canceled by the Trustee or delivered to the Trustee for
cancellation;
(ii)
Securities
for whose payment or redemption money in the necessary amount has been
theretofore deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent (other than the
Company) in trust or set aside and segregated in trust by the Company (if the
Company and/or its affiliates 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; and
(iii)
Securities
that have been paid or in substitution for or in lieu of which other Securities
have been authenticated and delivered pursuant to the provisions of this
Indenture, unless proof satisfactory to the Trustee is presented that any such
Securities are held by Holders in whose hands such Securities are valid, binding
and legal obligations of the Company;
provided
,
that in
determining whether the Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding
Securities have given any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice,
consent or waiver hereunder, Securities owned by the Company or any other
obligor upon the Securities or any Affiliate of the Company or such other
obligor shall be disregarded and deemed not to be Outstanding unless the Company
shall hold all outstanding Securities, except that, in determining whether
the
Trustee shall be protected in relying upon any such request, demand,
authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver, only Securities that a
Responsible Officer of the Trustee actually knows to be so owned shall be so
disregarded. Securities so owned that have been pledged in good faith may be
regarded as Outstanding if the pledgee establishes to the satisfaction of the
Trustee the pledgee’s right so to act with respect to such Securities and that
the pledgee is not the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities or
any
Affiliate of the Company or such other obligor. Notwithstanding anything herein
to the contrary, Securities initially issued to the Trust that are owned by
the
Trust shall be deemed to be Outstanding notwithstanding the ownership by the
Company or an Affiliate of any beneficial interest in the Trust.
“Paying
Agent”
means
the Trustee or any Person authorized by the Company to pay the principal of
or
any premium or interest on, or other amounts in respect of, any Securities
on
behalf of the Company.
“Person”
means a
legal person, including any individual, corporation, estate, partnership, joint
venture, association, joint stock company, company, limited liability company,
trust, unincorporated association or government, or any agency or political
subdivision thereof, or any other entity of whatever nature.
“Place
of Payment”
means,
with respect to the Securities, the Corporate Trust Office of the
Trustee.
“Preferred
Securities”
has the
meaning specified in the first recital of this Indenture.
“Predecessor
Security”
of any
particular Security means every previous Security evidencing all or a portion
of
the same debt as that evidenced by such particular Security. For the purposes
of
this definition, any security authenticated and delivered under
Section
3.6
in lieu
of a mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall be deemed to evidence
the same debt as the mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security.
“Proceeding”
has the
meaning specified in
Section
12.2
.
“Property
Trustee”
means
the Person identified as the “Property Trustee” in the Trust Agreement, solely
in its capacity as Property Trustee of the Trust under the Trust Agreement
and
not in its individual capacity, or its successor in interest in such capacity,
or any successor Property Trustee appointed as therein provided.
“Purchase
Agreement”
means
the agreement, dated as of August 7, 2006, among the Company, the Trust and
the
Purchaser, as amended.
“
Purchaser
”
means
Kodiak Warehouse LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
“Redemption
Date”
means,
when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed, the date fixed for such
redemption by or pursuant to this Indenture.
“Redemption
Price”
means,
when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed, in whole or in part,
the
Special Redemption Price or the Optional Redemption Price, as applicable, at
which such Security or portion thereof is to be redeemed as fixed by or pursuant
to this Indenture.
“Reference
Banks”
has the
meaning specified in
Schedule
A
.
“Regular
Record Date”
for the
interest payable on any Interest Payment Date with respect to the Securities
means the date that is fifteen (15) days preceding such Interest Payment Date
(whether or not a Business Day).
“Responsible
Officer”
means,
when used with respect to the Trustee, the officer in the Corporate Trust
Services department of the Trustee having direct responsibility for the
administration of this Indenture.
“Rights
Plan”
means a
plan of the Company providing for the issuance by the Company to all holders
of
its Common Stock of rights entitling the holders thereof to subscribe for or
purchase shares of any class or series of capital stock of the Company which
rights (i) are deemed to be transferred with such shares of such Common Stock
and (ii) are also issued in respect of future issuances of such Common Stock,
in
each case until the occurrence of a specified event or events.
“Securities”
or
“Security”
has the
meaning set forth in the first recital to this Indenture and more particularly
means the Securities authenticated and delivered under this
Indenture.
“Securities
Act”
means
the Securities Act of 1933 or any successor statute thereto, in each case as
amended from time to time.
“Securities
Register”
and
“Securities
Registrar”
have the
respective meanings specified in
Section
3.5
.
“Senior
Debt”
means
the principal of and any premium and interest on (including interest accruing
on
or after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy or for reorganization relating
to the Company, whether or not such claim for post-petition interest is allowed
in such proceeding) all Debt of the Company, whether incurred on or prior to
the
date of this Indenture or thereafter incurred, unless it is provided in the
instrument creating or evidencing the same or pursuant to which the same is
outstanding, that such obligations are not superior in right of payment to
the
Securities issued under this Indenture.
“
Significant
Event
”
means
either a Change of Control or a Going Private Event.
“
Significant
Event Election
”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 10.6(d).
“Significant
Event Notice
”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 10.6(d).
“Special
Event”
means
the occurrence of an Investment Company Event or a Tax Event.
“Special
Record Date”
for the
payment of any Defaulted Interest means a date fixed by the Trustee pursuant
to
Section
3.1
.
“Special
Redemption Price”
has the
meaning set forth in
Section
11.2
.
“Stated
Maturity”
means
October 30, 2036.
“Subsidiary”
means a
Person more than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding voting stock or other
voting interests of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company
or by
one or more other Subsidiaries, or by the Company and one or more other
Subsidiaries. For purposes of this definition,
“voting
stock”
means
stock that ordinarily has voting power for the election of directors, whether
at
all times or only so long as no senior class of stock has such voting power
by
reason of any contingency.
“
Subordinated
Debt
”
means
any Debt of the Company that is not Senior Debt. For the purposes of Section
10.7(b) hereof, the term “Subordinated Debt” shall exclude preferred stock of
the Company that is subject to optional (as opposed to mandatory) redemption
(notwithstanding that such preferred stock may be treated as debt for financial
statement purposes under GAAP).
“Tax
Event”
means
the receipt by the Company of an Opinion of Counsel experienced in such matters
to the effect that, as a result of (a) any amendment to or change (including
any
announced prospective change) in the laws or any regulations thereunder of
the
United States or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or
therein or (b) any judicial decision or any official administrative
pronouncement (including any private letter ruling, technical advice memorandum
or field service advice) or regulatory procedure, including any notice or
announcement of intent to adopt any such pronouncement or procedure (an
“Administrative Action”), regardless of whether such judicial decision or
Administrative Action is issued to or in connection with a proceeding involving
the Company or the Trust and whether or not subject to review or appeal, which
amendment, change, judicial decision or Administrative Action is enacted,
promulgated or announced, in each case, on or after the date of issuance of
the
Securities, there is more than an insubstantial risk that (i) the Trust is,
or
will be within ninety (90) days of the date of such opinion, subject to United
States federal income tax with respect to income received or accrued on the
Securities, (ii) interest payable by the Company on the Securities is not,
or
within ninety (90) days of the date of such opinion, will not be, deductible
by
the Company, in whole or in part, for United States federal income tax purposes,
or (iii) the Trust is, or will be within ninety (90) days of the date of such
opinion, subject to more than a
de
minimis
amount
of other taxes, duties or other governmental charges.
“Trust”
has the
meaning specified in the first recital of this Indenture.
“Trust
Agreement”
means
the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement executed and delivered by the Company,
the Property Trustee, the Delaware Trustee and the Administrative Trustees
named
therein, contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Indenture,
for the benefit of the holders of the Trust Securities, as amended or
supplemented from time to time.
“Trustee”
means
the Person named as the
“Trustee”
in the
first paragraph of this instrument, solely in its capacity as such and not
in
its individual capacity, until a successor Trustee shall have become such
pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and, thereafter,
“Trustee”
shall
mean or include each Person who is then a Trustee hereunder.
“Trust
Indenture Act”
means
the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended and as in effect on the date of
this
Indenture.
“Trust
Securities”
has the
meaning specified in the first recital of this Indenture.
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SECTION
1.2.
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Compliance
Certificate and Opinions.
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(a)
Upon
any
application or request by the Company to the Trustee to take any action under
any provision of this Indenture, the Company shall, if requested by the Trustee,
furnish to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate stating that all conditions
precedent (including covenants compliance with which constitutes a condition
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 (including covenants
compliance with which constitutes a condition precedent), if any, have been
complied with.
(b)
Every
certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant
provided for in this Indenture (other than the certificate provided pursuant
to
Section
10.3
)
shall
include:
(i)
a
statement by each individual signing such certificate or opinion that such
individual has read such covenant or condition and the definitions herein
relating thereto;
(ii)
a
brief
statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon
which the statements or opinions of such individual contained in such
certificate or opinion are based;
(iii)
a
statement that, in the opinion of such individual, he or she has made such
examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him or her to express
an
informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been
complied with; and
(iv)
a
statement as to whether, in the opinion of such individual, such condition
or
covenant has been complied with.
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SECTION
1.3.
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Forms
of Documents Delivered to
Trustee.
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(a)
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.
(b)
Any
certificate or opinion of an officer of the Company may be based, insofar as
it
relates to legal matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations
by, counsel, unless such officer knows, or after reasonable inquiry should
know,
that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to matters
upon
which his or her certificate or opinion is based are erroneous. Any such
certificate or Opinion of Counsel may be based, insofar as it relates to factual
matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, an officer
or
officers of the Company stating that the information with respect to such
factual matters is in the possession of the Company, unless such counsel knows,
or after reasonable inquiry should know, that the certificate or opinion or
representations with respect to such matters are erroneous.
(c)
Where
any
Person is required to make, give or execute two or more applications, requests,
consents, certificates, statements, opinions or other instruments under this
Indenture, they may, but need not, be consolidated and form one
instrument.
(d)
Whenever,
subsequent to the receipt by the Trustee of any Board Resolution, Officers’
Certificate, Opinion of Counsel or other document or instrument, a clerical,
typographical or other inadvertent or unintentional error or omission shall
be
discovered therein, a new document or instrument may be substituted therefor
in
corrected form with the same force and effect as if originally received in
the
corrected form and, irrespective of the date or dates of the actual execution
and/or delivery thereof, such substitute document or instrument shall be deemed
to have been executed and/or delivered as of the date or dates required with
respect to the document or instrument for which it is substituted. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, any Securities issued under the
authority of such defective document or instrument shall nevertheless be the
valid obligations of the Company entitled to the benefits of this Indenture
equally and ratably with all other Outstanding Securities.
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SECTION
1.4.
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Acts
of Holders.
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(a)
Any
request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other
action provided by this Indenture to be given to 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 thereof duly appointed
in
writing; and, except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such action shall
become effective when such instrument or instruments (including any appointment
of an agent) is or are delivered to the Trustee, and, where it is hereby
expressly required, to the Company. Such instrument or instruments (and the
action embodied therein and evidenced thereby) are herein sometimes referred
to
as the “Act” of the Holders signing such instrument or instruments. Proof of
execution of any such instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent
shall
be sufficient for any purpose of this Indenture and conclusive in favor of
the
Trustee and the Company, if made in the manner provided in this
Section
1.4
.
(b)
The
fact
and date of the execution by any Person of any such instrument or writing may
be
proved by the affidavit of a witness of such execution or by the certificate
of
any notary public or other officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments
of
deeds, certifying that the individual signing such instrument or writing
acknowledged to him or her the execution thereof. Where such execution is by
a
Person acting in other than his or her individual capacity, such certificate
or
affidavit shall also constitute sufficient proof of his or her authority. The
fact and date of the execution by any Person of any such instrument or writing,
or the authority of the Person executing the same, may also be proved in any
other manner that the Trustee deems sufficient and in accordance with such
reasonable rules as the Trustee may determine.
(c)
The
ownership of Securities shall be proved by the Securities Register.
(d)
Any
request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other
action 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 or the Company in reliance
thereon, whether or not notation of such action is made upon such
Security.
(e)
Without
limiting the foregoing, a Holder entitled to take any action hereunder with
regard to any particular Security may do so with regard to all or any part
of
the principal amount of such Security or by one or more duly appointed agents
each of which may do so pursuant to such appointment with regard to all or
any
part of such principal amount.
(f)
Except
as
set forth in paragraph (g) of this
Section
1.4
,
the
Company may set any day as a record date for the purpose of determining the
Holders of Outstanding Securities entitled to give, make or take any request,
demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action
provided or permitted by this Indenture to be given, made or taken by Holders
of
Securities. If any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Holders
of
Outstanding Securities on such record date, and no other Holders, shall be
entitled to take the relevant action, whether or not such Holders remain Holders
after such record date;
provided,
that no
such action shall be effective hereunder unless taken on or prior to the
applicable Expiration Date (as defined in
Section
1.4(h)
)
by
Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities on such
record date. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to prevent the Company
from setting a new record date for any action for which a record date has
previously been set pursuant to this paragraph (whereupon the record date
previously set shall automatically and with no action by any Person be canceled
and of no effect). Promptly after any record date is set pursuant to this
paragraph, the Company, at its own expense, shall cause notice of such record
date, the proposed action by Holders and the applicable Expiration Date to
be
given to the Trustee in writing and to each Holder of Securities in the manner
set forth in
Section
1.6
.
(g)
The
Trustee may set any day as a record date for the purpose of determining the
Holders of Outstanding Securities entitled to join in the giving or making
of
(i) any Notice of Default, (ii) any declaration of acceleration or rescission
or
annulment thereof referred to in
Section
5.2
,
(iii)
any request to institute proceedings referred to in
Section
5.7(b)
or (iv)
any direction referred to in
Section
5.12
.
If any
record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Holders of Outstanding
Securities on such record date, and no other Holders, shall be entitled to
join
in such notice, declaration, request or direction, whether or not such Holders
remain Holders after such record date;
provided,
that no
such action shall be effective hereunder unless taken on or prior to the
applicable Expiration Date by Holders of the requisite principal amount of
Outstanding Securities on such record date. Nothing in this paragraph shall
be
construed to prevent the Trustee from setting a new record date for any action
for which a record date has previously been set pursuant to this paragraph
(whereupon the record date previously set shall automatically and with no action
by any Person be canceled and of no effect). Promptly after any record date
is
set pursuant to this paragraph, the Trustee, at the Company’s expense, shall
cause notice of such record date, the proposed action by Holders and the
applicable Expiration Date to be given to the Company in writing and to each
Holder of Securities in the manner set forth in
Section
1.6
.
(h)
With
respect to any record date set pursuant to paragraph (f) or (g) of this
Section
1.4
,
the
party hereto that sets such record date may designate any day as the “Expiration
Date” and from time to time may change the Expiration Date to any earlier or
later day; provided, that no such change shall be effective unless notice of
the
proposed new Expiration Date is given to the other party hereto in writing,
and
to each Holder of Securities in the manner set forth in
Section
1.6
,
on or
prior to the existing Expiration Date. If an Expiration Date is not designated
with respect to any record date set pursuant to this
Section
1.4
,
the
party hereto that set such record date shall be deemed to have initially
designated the ninetieth (90th) day after such record date as the Expiration
Date with respect thereto, subject to its right to change the Expiration Date
as
provided in this paragraph. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Expiration Date
shall be later than the one hundred eightieth (180th) day after the applicable
record date.
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SECTION
1.5.
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Notices,
Etc. to Trustee and Company.
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Any
request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver, Act of
Holders, or other document provided or permitted by this Indenture to be made
upon, given or furnished to, or filed with:
(a)
the
Trustee by any Holder, any holder of Preferred Securities or the Company shall
be sufficient for every purpose hereunder if made, given, furnished or filed
in
writing to or with and received by the Trustee at its Corporate Trust Office,
or
(b)
the
Company by the Trustee, any Holder or any holder of Preferred Securities shall
be sufficient for every purpose hereunder if in writing and mailed, first class,
postage prepaid, to the Company addressed to it at 712 Fifth Avenue,
10
th
Floor,
New York, New York 10019 or at any other address previously furnished in writing
to the Trustee by the Company.
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SECTION
1.6.
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Notice
to Holders; Waiver.
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Where
this Indenture provides for notice to Holders of any event, such notice shall
be
sufficiently given (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if in writing
and mailed, first class, postage prepaid, to each Holder affected by such event
to the address of such Holder as it appears in the Securities Register, not
later than the latest date (if any), and not earlier than the earliest date
(if
any), prescribed for the giving of such notice. If, by reason of the suspension
of or irregularities in regular mail service or for any other reason, it shall
be impossible or impracticable to mail notice of any event to Holders when
said
notice is required to be given pursuant to any provision of this Indenture,
then
any manner of giving such notice as shall be satisfactory to the Trustee shall
be deemed to be a sufficient giving of such notice. In any case where notice
to
Holders is given by mail, neither the failure to mail such notice, nor any
defect in any notice so mailed, to any particular Holder shall affect the
sufficiency of such notice with respect to other Holders. Where this Indenture
provides for notice in any manner, such notice may be waived in writing by
the
Person entitled to receive such notice, either before or after the event, and
such waiver shall be the equivalent of such notice. Waivers of notice by Holders
shall be filed with the Trustee, but such filing shall not be a condition
precedent to the validity of any action taken in reliance upon such
waiver.
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SECTION
1.7.
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Effect
of Headings and Table of
Contents.
|
The
Article and Section headings herein and the Table of Contents are for
convenience only and shall not affect the construction of this
Indenture.
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SECTION
1.8.
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Successors
and Assigns.
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This
Indenture shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of any successor
to the Company and the Trustee, including any successor by operation of law.
Except in connection with a transaction involving the Company that is permitted
under
Article
VIII
and
pursuant to which the assignee agrees in writing to perform the Company’s
obligations hereunder, the Company shall not assign its obligations
hereunder.
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SECTION
1.9.
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Separability
Clause.
|
If
any
provision in this Indenture or in the Securities shall be invalid, illegal
or
unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining
provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby, and there
shall
be deemed substituted for the provision at issue a valid, legal and enforceable
provision as similar as possible to the provision at issue.
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SECTION
1.10.
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Benefits
of Indenture.
|
Nothing
in this Indenture or in the Securities, express or implied, shall give to any
Person, other than the parties hereto and their successors and assigns, the
holders of Senior Debt, the Holders of the Securities and, to the extent
expressly provided in
Sections
5.2
,
5.8
,
5.9
,
5.11
,
5.13
,
9.2
and
10.7
,
the
holders of Preferred Securities, any benefit or any legal or equitable right,
remedy or claim under this Indenture.
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SECTION
1.11.
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Governing
Law.
|
This
Indenture and the rights and obligations of each of the Holders, the Company
and
the Trustee shall be construed and enforced in accordance with and governed
by
the laws of the State of New York without reference to its conflict of laws
provisions (other than Section 5-1401 of the General Obligations
Law).
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SECTION
1.12.
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Submission
to Jurisdiction.
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ANY
LEGAL
ACTION OR PROCEEDING BY OR AGAINST ANY PARTY HERETO OR WITH RESPECT TO OR
ARISING OUT OF THIS INDENTURE MAY BE BROUGHT IN OR REMOVED TO THE COURTS OF
THE
STATE OF NEW YORK, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF NEW YORK, OR OF THE UNITED STATES
OF
AMERICA FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK (IN EACH CASE SITTING IN THE
BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN). BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS INDENTURE, EACH PARTY
ACCEPTS, FOR ITSELF AND IN RESPECT OF ITS PROPERTY, GENERALLY AND
UNCONDITIONALLY, THE JURISDICTION OF THE AFORESAID COURTS (AND COURTS OF APPEALS
THEREFROM) FOR LEGAL PROCEEDINGS ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS
INDENTURE.
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SECTION
1.13.
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Non-Business
Days.
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If
any
Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date or Stated Maturity of any Security shall
not be a Business Day, then (notwithstanding any other provision of this
Indenture or the Securities) payment of interest, premium, if any, or principal
or other amounts in respect of such Security shall not be made on such date,
but
shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day (and no interest shall accrue
in respect of the amounts whose payment is so delayed for the period from and
after such Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date or Stated Maturity, as the
case may be, until such next succeeding Business Day) except that, if such
Business Day falls in the next succeeding calendar year, such payment shall
be
made on the immediately preceding Business Day, in each case with the same
force
and effect as if made on the Interest Payment Date or Redemption Date or at
the
Stated Maturity.
ARTICLE
II
SECURITY
FORMS
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SECTION
2.1.
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Form
of Security.
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Any
Security issued hereunder shall be in substantially the following form:
RESOURCE
CAPITAL CORP.
Junior
Subordinated Note due 2036
Resource
Capital Corp., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of Maryland
(hereinafter called the
“Company,”
which
term includes any successor Person under the Indenture hereinafter referred
to),
for value received, hereby promises to pay to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. not in
its
individual capacity, but solely as Property Trustee of RCC Trust II, a Delaware
statutory trust, or registered assigns, the principal sum of Twenty Five Million
Seven Hundred Seventy Four Thousand Dollars ($25,774,000) on October 30, 2036.
The Company further promises to pay interest on said principal sum from
September 29, 2006, or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which
interest has been paid or duly provided for, quarterly in arrears on January
30,
April 30, July 30, and October 30 of each year, commencing October 30, 2006,
or
if any such day is not a Business Day, on the next succeeding Business Day
(and
no interest shall accrue in respect of the amounts whose payment is so delayed
for the period from and after such Interest Payment Date until such next
succeeding Business Day), except that, if such Business Day falls in the next
succeeding calendar year, such payment shall be made on the immediately
preceding Business Day, in each case, with the same force and effect as if
made
on the Interest Payment Date, at a variable rate, reset quarterly, equal to
LIBOR plus 3.95% per annum, together with Additional Tax Sums, if any, as
provided in
Section
10.5
of the
Indenture, until the principal hereof is paid or duly provided for or made
available for payment;
provided,
further
,
that
any overdue principal, premium, if any, or Additional Tax Sums and any overdue
installment of interest shall bear Additional Interest at a variable rate,
reset
quarterly, equal to LIBOR plus 3.95% per annum (to the extent that the payment
of such interest shall be legally enforceable), compounded quarterly, from
the
dates such amounts are due until they are paid or made available for payment,
and such interest shall be payable on demand.
The
amount of interest payable shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year
and
the actual number of days elapsed in the relevant interest period. The interest
so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment
Date shall, as provided in the 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 installment. Any such
interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for shall forthwith cease
to be
payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date and may either 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 Special Record Date for the payment
of
such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be
given to Holders of Securities not less than ten (10) days prior to such Special
Record Date, or 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 the Indenture.
Payment
of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on this Security shall be made
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. Payments of principal,
premium, if any, and interest due at the Maturity of this Security shall be
made
at the Place of Payment upon surrender of such Securities to the Paying Agent,
and payments of interest shall be made, subject to such surrender where
applicable, by wire transfer at such place and to such account at a banking
institution in the United States as may be designated in writing to the Paying
Agent at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the date for payment by the
Person entitled thereto unless proper written wire transfer instructions have
not been received by the relevant record date, in which case such payments
shall
be made by check mailed to the address of such Person as such address shall
appear in the Security Register. Notwithstanding the foregoing, so long as
the
Holder of this Security is the Property Trustee, the payment of the principal
of
(and premium, if any) and interest (including any overdue installment of
interest and Additional Tax Sums, if any) on this Security will be made at
such
place and to such account as may be designated by the Property
Trustee.
The
indebtedness evidenced by this Security is, to the extent provided in the
Indenture, subordinate and junior in right of payment to the prior payment
in
full of all Senior Debt, and this Security is issued subject to the provisions
of the Indenture with respect thereto. Each Holder of this Security, by
accepting the same, (a) agrees to and shall be bound by such provisions, (b)
authorizes and directs the Trustee on his or her behalf to take such actions
as
may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate the subordination so provided
and
(c) appoints the Trustee his or her attorney-in-fact for any and all such
purposes. Each Holder hereof, by his or her acceptance hereof, waives all notice
of the acceptance of the subordination provisions contained herein and in the
Indenture by each holder of Senior Debt, whether now outstanding or hereafter
incurred, and waives reliance by each such holder upon said
provisions.
Unless
the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Trustee by
manual signature, this Security shall not be entitled to any benefit under
the
Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.
[FORM
OF REVERSE OF SECURITY]
This
Security is one of a duly authorized issue of securities of the Company (the
“Securities”
)
issued
under the Junior Subordinated Indenture, dated as of September 29, 2006 (the
“Indenture”
),
between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Trustee (in such capacity,
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, the holders of Senior Debt, the Holders of the
Securities and the holders of the Preferred Securities, and of the terms upon
which the Securities are, and are to be, authenticated and
delivered.
All
terms
used in this Security that are defined in the Indenture or in the Amended and
Restated Trust Agreement, dated as of September 29, 2006 (as modified, amended
or supplemented from time to time, the
“Trust
Agreement”
),
relating to the RCC Trust II (the
“Trust”
)
by and
among the Company, as Depositor, the Trustees named therein and the Holders
from
time to time of the Trust Securities issued pursuant thereto, shall have the
meanings assigned to them in the Indenture or the Trust Agreement, as the case
may be.
The
Company may, on any Interest Payment Date, at its option, upon not less than
thirty (30) days’ nor more than sixty (60) days’ written notice to the Holders
of the Securities (unless a shorter notice period shall be satisfactory to
the
Trustee) on or after the No Call Period, and subject to the terms and conditions
of
Article
XI
of the
Indenture, redeem this Security in whole at any time or in part from time to
time at a Redemption Price equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the principal
amount hereof, together, in the case of any such redemption, with accrued
interest, including any Additional Interest, through but excluding the date
fixed as the Redemption Date.
If
a
Significant Event occurs after the No Call Period, the Company shall, upon
receipt of a Significant Event Election, redeem the Securities in whole within
thirty (30) days of receipt of such Election under the Indenture, at a
Redemption Price equal to one hundred (100%) of the principal amount hereof,
together, in the case of any such redemption, with accrued interest, including
any Additional Interest, to but excluding the date fixed as the Redemption
Date.
In
addition, upon the occurrence and during the continuation of a Special Event
or
an Event of Default during the No Call Period, the Company may, at its option,
upon not less than thirty (30) days’ nor more than sixty (60) days’ written
notice to the Holders of the Securities (unless a shorter notice period shall
be
satisfactory to the Trustee), redeem this Security, in whole but not in part,
subject to the terms and conditions of
Article
XI
of the
Indenture at a Redemption Price equal to one hundred seven and one half percent
(107.5%) of the principal amount hereof, together, in the case of any such
redemption, with accrued interest, including any Additional Interest, through
but excluding the date fixed as the Redemption Date.
In
the
event of redemption of this Security in part only, a new Security or Securities
for the unredeemed portion hereof will be issued in the name of the Holder
hereof upon the cancellation hereof. If less than all the Securities are to
be
redeemed, the particular Securities to be redeemed shall be selected not more
than sixty (60) days prior to the Redemption Date by the Trustee from the
Outstanding Securities not previously called for redemption, by such method
as
the Trustee shall deem fair and appropriate and which may provide for the
selection for redemption of a portion of the principal amount of any
Security.
If
the
Company and the Trustee shall have received within thirty (30) days from the
holders of the Preferred Securities’ receipt of a Significant Event Notice under
the Indenture, written notice from at least 25% of the holders of the Preferred
Securities electing to cause either the Defeasance (if during the No Call
Period) or redemption (if after the expiration of the No Call Period), as
applicable, of the Notes, then the Company shall (i) if such Significant Event
occurs during the No Call Period, cause Article XIII of the Indenture to be
applied to the Outstanding Securities, or (ii) if such Significant Event occurs
after the expiration of the No Call Period, redeem the Notes pursuant to Section
11.2 of the Indenture.
The
Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the Company
and
the Trustee at any time to enter into a supplemental indenture or indentures
for
the purpose of modifying in any manner the rights and obligations of the Company
and of the Holders of the Securities, with the consent of the Holders of not
less than a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities. The
Indenture also contains provisions permitting Holders of specified percentages
in principal amount of the Securities, on behalf of the Holders of all
Securities, 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 Security and
of
any Security 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 any premium, if any, and
interest, including any Additional Interest (to the extent legally enforceable),
on this Security at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency,
herein prescribed.
As
provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth,
the transfer of this Security is restricted to transfers to “Qualified
Purchasers” (as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended,) and is registrable in the Securities Register, upon surrender of
this
Security for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Company
maintained for such purpose, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written
instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Securities
Registrar and duly executed by, the Holder hereof or such Holder’s attorney duly
authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Securities, 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 without coupons in minimum
denominations of $100,000 and any integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof.
As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set
forth, Securities are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of
Securities of like tenor in a different authorized denomination, as requested
by
the Holder 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.
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.
The
Company and, by its acceptance of this Security or a beneficial interest herein,
the Holder of, and any Person that acquires a beneficial interest in, this
Security agree that, for United States federal, state and local tax purposes,
it
is intended that this Security constitute indebtedness.
This
Security shall be construed and enforced in accordance with and governed by
the
laws of the State of New York, without reference to its conflict of laws
provisions (other than Section 5-1401 of the General Obligations
Law).
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed
on
this 29th day of September, 2006.
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RESOURCE
CAPITAL CORP.
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SECTION
2.2.
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Restricted
Legend.
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(a)
Any
Security issued hereunder shall bear a legend in substantially the following
form:
“
[
IF
THIS SECURITY IS A GLOBAL SECURITY INSERT
:
THIS
SECURITY IS A GLOBAL SECURITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER
REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY
(“DTC”) OR A NOMINEE OF DTC. THIS SECURITY IS EXCHANGEABLE FOR SECURITIES
REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A PERSON OTHER THAN DTC OR ITS NOMINEE ONLY IN THE
LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE, AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS
SECURITY (OTHER THAN A TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY AS A WHOLE BY DTC TO A NOMINEE
OF DTC OR BY A NOMINEE OF DTC TO DTC OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF DTC) MAY BE
REGISTERED EXCEPT IN LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES.
UNLESS
THIS SECURITY IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC TO THE ISSUER
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 DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT HEREON IS
MADE
TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS 1S 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.]
THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE WERE ORIGINALLY ISSUED IN A
TRANSACTION EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS
AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND SUCH SECURITIES, AND ANY INTEREST THEREIN,
MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH
REGISTRATION OR AN APPLICABLE EXEMPTION THEREFROM. EACH PURCHASER OF ANY
SECURITIES IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE SELLER OF THE SECURITIES MAY BE RELYING
ON THE EXEMPTION FROM THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5 OF THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED
BY RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.
THE
HOLDER OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT
OF THE COMPANY THAT (A) SUCH SECURITIES MAY BE OFFERED, RESOLD OR OTHERWISE
TRANSFERRED ONLY (I) TO THE COMPANY OR (II) TO A PERSON WHOM THE SELLER
REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED PURCHASER” (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 2(a)(51)
OF THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940, AS AMENDED), AND (B) THE HOLDER WILL
NOTIFY ANY PURCHASER OF ANY SECURITIES FROM IT OF THE RESALE RESTRICTIONS
REFERRED TO IN (A) ABOVE.
THE
SECURITIES WILL BE ISSUED AND MAY BE TRANSFERRED ONLY IN BLOCKS HAVING AN
AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF NOT LESS THAN $100,000. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT
PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY ATTEMPTED TRANSFER OF SECURITIES, OR ANY INTEREST THEREIN,
IN A BLOCK HAVING AN AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF LESS THAN $100,000 AND
MULTIPLES OF $1,000 IN EXCESS THEREOF SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE VOID AND OF NO
LEGAL
EFFECT WHATSOEVER. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY SUCH PURPORTED
TRANSFEREE SHALL BE DEEMED NOT TO BE THE HOLDER OF SUCH SECURITIES FOR ANY
PURPOSE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE RECEIPT OF PRINCIPAL OF OR INTEREST
ON SUCH SECURITIES, OR ANY INTEREST THEREIN, AND SUCH PURPORTED TRANSFEREE
SHALL
BE DEEMED TO HAVE NO INTEREST WHATSOEVER IN SUCH SECURITIES.
THE
HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY, OR ANY INTEREST THEREIN, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF
OR
THEREOF ALSO AGREES, REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS THAT IT IS NOT AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT,
INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNT OR OTHER PLAN OR ARRANGEMENT SUBJECT TO TITLE
I OF
THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (
“ERISA”
),
OR
SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE
“CODE”
)
(EACH A
“PLAN”
),
OR AN
ENTITY WHOSE UNDERLYING ASSETS INCLUDE “PLAN ASSETS” BY REASON OF ANY PLAN’S
INVESTMENT IN THE ENTITY, AND NO PERSON INVESTING “PLAN ASSETS” OF ANY PLAN MAY
ACQUIRE OR HOLD THIS SECURITY OR ANY INTEREST THEREIN. ANY PURCHASER OR HOLDER
OF THE SECURITIES OR ANY INTEREST THEREIN WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE REPRESENTED
BY
ITS PURCHASE AND HOLDING THEREOF THAT IT IS NOT AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN WITHIN
THE MEANING OF SECTION 3(3) OF ERISA, OR A PLAN TO WHICH SECTION 4975 OF THE
CODE IS APPLICABLE, A TRUSTEE OR OTHER PERSON ACTING ON BEHALF OF AN EMPLOYEE
BENEFIT PLAN OR PLAN, OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY USING THE ASSETS OF ANY
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR PLAN TO FINANCE SUCH PURCHASE.”
(b)
The
above
legends shall not be removed from any Security unless there is delivered to
the
Company satisfactory evidence, which may include an Opinion of Counsel, as
may
be reasonably required to ensure that any future transfers thereof may be made
without restriction under or violation of the provisions of the Securities
Act
and other applicable law. Upon provision of such satisfactory evidence, the
Company shall execute and deliver to the Trustee, and the Trustee shall deliver,
upon receipt of a Company Order directing it to do so, a Security that does
not
bear the legend.
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SECTION
2.3.
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Form
of Trustee’s Certificate of
Authentication.
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The
Trustee’s certificate of authentication shall be in substantially the following
form:
This
is
one of the Securities referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.
Dated:
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Wells
Fargo Bank, N.A.
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not
in its individual capacity, but solely as Trustee
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SECTION
2.4.
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Temporary
Securities.
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(a)
Pending
the preparation of definitive Securities, the Company may execute, and upon
Company Order the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, temporary Securities
that are printed, lithographed, typewritten, mimeographed or otherwise produced,
in any denomination, substantially of the tenor of the definitive Securities
in
lieu of which they are issued and with such appropriate insertions, omissions,
substitutions and other variations as the officers executing such Securities
may
determine, as evidenced by their execution of such Securities.
(b)
If
temporary Securities are issued, the Company will cause definitive Securities
to
be prepared without unreasonable delay. After the preparation of definitive
Securities, the temporary Securities shall be exchangeable for definitive
Securities upon surrender of the temporary Securities at the office or agency
of
the Company designated for that purpose without charge to the Holder. 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 one or more definitive Securities of any authorized denominations
having the same Original Issue Date and Stated Maturity and having the same
terms as such temporary Securities. Until so exchanged, the temporary Securities
shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture
as
definitive Securities.
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SECTION
2.5.
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Definitive
Securities.
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The
Securities issued on the Original Issue Date shall be in definitive form. The
definitive Securities shall be printed, lithographed or engraved, or produced
by
any combination of these methods, if required by any securities exchange on
which the Securities may be listed, on a steel engraved border or steel engraved
borders or may be produced in any other manner permitted by the rules of any
securities exchange on which the Securities may be listed, all as determined
by
the officers executing such Securities, as evidenced by their execution of
such
Securities.
ARTICLE
III
THE
SECURITIES
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SECTION
3.1.
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Payment
of Principal and Interest.
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(a)
The
unpaid principal amount of the Securities shall bear interest at a variable
rate, reset quarterly, equal to LIBOR plus 3.95% per annum until paid or duly
provided for, such interest to accrue from the Original Issue Date or from
the
most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly
provided for, and any overdue principal, premium, if any, or Additional Tax
Sums
and any overdue installment of interest shall bear Additional Interest at the
rate equal to a variable rate, reset quarterly, equal to LIBOR plus 3.95% per
annum compounded quarterly from the dates such amounts are due until they are
paid or funds for the payment thereof are made available for
payment.
(b)
Interest
and Additional Interest on any Security that is payable, and is punctually
paid
or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date shall be paid to the Person
in whose name that Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is
registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such
interest, except that interest and any Additional Interest payable on the Stated
Maturity (or any date of principal repayment upon early maturity) of the
principal of a Security or on a Redemption Date shall be paid to the Person
to
whom principal is paid. The initial payment of interest on any Security that
is
issued between a Regular Record Date and the related Interest Payment Date
shall
be payable as provided in such Security.
(c)
Any
interest on any Security that is due and payable, but is not timely paid or
duly
provided for, on any Interest Payment Date for Securities (herein called
“
Defaulted
Interest
”)
shall
forthwith cease to be payable to the registered Holder on the relevant Regular
Record Date by virtue of having been such Holder, and such Defaulted Interest
may be paid by the Company, at its election in each case, as provided in
paragraph (i) or (ii) below:
(i)
The
Company may elect to make payment of any Defaulted Interest to the Persons
in
whose names the Securities (or their respective Predecessor Securities) are
registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment
of
such Defaulted Interest (a “
Special
Record Date
”),
which
shall be fixed in the following manner. At least thirty (30) days prior to
the
date of the proposed payment, the Company shall notify the Trustee in writing
of
the amount of Defaulted Interest proposed to be paid on each Security and the
date of the proposed payment, and at the same time the Company shall deposit
with the Trustee an amount of money equal to the aggregate amount proposed
to be
paid in respect of such Defaulted Interest or shall make arrangements
satisfactory to the Trustee for such deposit prior to the date of the proposed
payment, such money when deposited to be held in trust for the benefit of the
Persons entitled to such Defaulted Interest. Thereupon the Trustee shall fix
a
Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest, which shall
be
not more than fifteen (15) days and not less than ten (10) days prior to the
date of the proposed payment and not less than ten (10) days after the receipt
by the Trustee of the notice of the proposed payment. The Trustee shall promptly
notify the Company of such Special Record Date and, in the name and at the
expense of the Company, shall cause notice of the proposed payment of such
Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date therefor to be mailed, first
class, postage prepaid, to each Holder of a Security at the address of such
Holder as it appears in the Securities Register not less than ten (10) days
prior to such Special Record Date. Notice of the proposed payment of such
Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date therefor having been so mailed,
such Defaulted Interest shall be paid to the Persons in whose names the
Securities (or their respective Predecessor Securities) are registered on such
Special Record Date; or
(ii)
The
Company may make payment of any Defaulted Interest in any other lawful manner
not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange or automated
quotation system on which the Securities may be listed, traded, or quoted and,
upon such notice as may be required by such exchange or automated quotation
system (or by the Trustee if the Securities are not listed), if, after notice
given by the Company to the Trustee of the proposed payment pursuant to this
clause, such payment shall be deemed practicable by the Trustee.
(d)
Payments
of interest on the Securities shall include interest accrued to but excluding
the respective Interest Payment Dates. Interest payments for the Securities
shall be computed and paid on the basis of a 360-day year and the actual number
of days elapsed in the relevant interest period.
(e)
Payment
of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Securities shall be made
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. Payments of
principal, premium, if any, and interest due at the Maturity of such Securities
shall be made at the Place of Payment upon surrender of such Securities to
the
Paying Agent and payments of interest shall be made subject to such surrender
where applicable, by wire transfer at such place and to such account at a
banking institution in the United States as may be designated in writing to
the
Paying Agent at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the date for payment
by
the Person entitled thereto unless proper written wire transfer instructions
have not been received by the relevant record date, in which case such payments
shall be made by check mailed to the address of such Person as such address
shall appear in the Security Register. Notwithstanding the foregoing, so long
as
the holder of this Security is the Property Trustee, the payment of the
principal of (and premium, if any) and interest (including any overdue
installment of interest and Additional Tax Sums, if any) on this Security will
be made at such place and to such account as may be designated by the Property
Trustee.
(f)
The
parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the holders of the Preferred
Securities have certain rights to direct the Company to modify the Interest
Payment Dates and corresponding Redemption Date and Stated Maturity of the
Securities or a portion of the Securities pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.
In
the event any such modifications are made to the Securities or a portion of
the
Securities, appropriate changes to the form of Security set forth in
Article II
hereof
shall be made prior to the issuance and authentication of new or replacement
Securities. Any such modification of the Interest Payment Date and corresponding
Redemption Date and Stated Maturity with respect to any Securities or tranche
of
Securities shall not require or be subject to the consent of the Trustee. All
reasonable expenses in connection with such modification shall be paid by the
holders of the Preferred Securities.
(g)
Subject
to the foregoing provisions of this
Section
3.1
,
each
Security delivered under this Indenture upon 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, that were carried by such other Security.
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SECTION
3.2.
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Denominations.
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The
Securities shall be in registered form without coupons and shall be issuable
in
minimum denominations of $100,000 and any integral multiple of $1,000 in excess
thereof.
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SECTION
3.3.
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Execution,
Authentication, Delivery and
Dating.
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(a)
At
any
time and from time to time after the execution and delivery of this Indenture,
the Company may deliver Securities in an aggregate principal amount (including
all then Outstanding Securities) not in excess of Twenty Five Million Seven
Hundred Seventy four Thousand Dollars ($25,774,000) executed by the Company
to
the Trustee for authentication, together with a Company Order for the
authentication and delivery of such Securities, and the Trustee in accordance
with the Company Order 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 shall be fully protected in relying upon:
(i)
a
copy of
any Board Resolution relating thereto; and
(ii)
an
Opinion of Counsel stating that: (1) such Securities, when authenticated and
delivered by the Trustee and issued by the Company in the manner and subject
to
any conditions specified in such Opinion of Counsel, will constitute, and the
Indenture constitutes, valid and legally binding obligations of the Company,
each enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy,
insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws
of
general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general
equity principles; (2) the Securities have been duly authorized and executed
by
the Company and have been delivered to the Trustee for authentication in
accordance with this Indenture; (3) the Securities are not required to be
registered under the Securities Act; and (4) the Indenture is not required
to be
qualified under the Trust Indenture Act.
(b)
The
Securities shall be executed on behalf of the Company by its Chairman of the
Board, its Vice Chairman of the Board, its Chief Executive Officer, its
President or one of its Vice Presidents. 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 such
Securities.
(c)
No
Security shall be entitled to any benefit under this Indenture or be valid
or
obligatory for any purpose, unless there appears on such Security a certificate
of authentication substantially in the form provided for herein executed by
the
Trustee by the manual signature of one of its authorized signatories, and such
certificate upon any Security shall be conclusive evidence, and the only
evidence, that such Security has been duly authenticated and delivered
hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any Security shall have been
authenticated and delivered hereunder but never issued and sold by the Company,
and the Company shall deliver such Security to the Trustee for cancellation
as
provided in
Section
3.8
,
for all
purposes of this Indenture such Security shall be deemed never to have been
authenticated and delivered hereunder and shall never be entitled to the
benefits of this Indenture.
(d)
Each
Security shall be dated the date of its authentication.
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SECTION
3.4.
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Global
Securities.
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(a)
Upon
the
election of the Holder after the Original Issue Date, which election need not
be
in writing, the Securities owned by such Holder shall be issued in the form
of
one or more Global Securities registered in the name of the Depositary or its
nominee. Each Global Security issued under this Indenture shall be registered
in
the name of the Depositary designated by the Company for such Global Security
or
a nominee thereof and delivered to such Depositary or a nominee thereof or
custodian therefor, and each such Global Security shall constitute a single
Security for all purposes of this Indenture.
(b)
Notwithstanding
any other provision in this Indenture, no Global Security may be exchanged
in
whole or in part for registered Securities, and no transfer of a Global Security
in whole or in part may be registered, in the name of any Person other than
the
Depositary for such Global Security or a nominee thereof unless (i) such
Depositary advises the Trustee and the Company in writing that such Depositary
is no longer willing or able to properly discharge its responsibilities as
Depositary with respect to such Global Security, and no qualified successor
is
appointed by the Company within ninety (90) days of receipt by the Company
of
such notice, (ii) such Depositary ceases to be a clearing agency registered
under the Exchange Act and no successor is appointed by the Company within
ninety (90) days after obtaining knowledge of such event, (iii) the Company
executes and delivers to the Trustee a Company Order stating that the Company
elects to terminate the book-entry system through the Depositary or (iv) an
Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing. Upon the occurrence
of
any event specified in clause (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) above, the Trustee shall
notify the Depositary and instruct the Depositary to notify all owners of
beneficial interests in such Global Security of the occurrence of such event
and
of the availability of Securities to such owners of beneficial interests
requesting the same. The Trustee may conclusively rely, and be protected in
relying, upon the written identification of the owners of beneficial interests
furnished by the Depositary, and shall not be liable for any delay resulting
from a delay by the Depositary. Upon the issuance of such Securities and the
registration in the Securities Register of such Securities in the names of
the
Holders of the beneficial interests therein, the Trustees shall recognize such
holders of beneficial interests as Holders.
(c)
If
any
Global Security is to be exchanged for other Securities or canceled in part,
or
if another Security is to be exchanged in whole or in part for a beneficial
interest in any Global Security, then either (i) such Global Security shall
be
so surrendered for exchange or cancellation as provided in this
Article
III
or (ii)
the principal amount thereof shall be reduced or increased by an amount equal
to
(x) the portion thereof to be so exchanged or canceled, or (y) the principal
amount of such other Security to be so exchanged for a beneficial interest
therein, as the case may be, by means of an appropriate adjustment made on
the
records of the Securities Registrar, whereupon the Trustee, in accordance with
the Applicable Depositary Procedures, shall instruct the Depositary or its
authorized representative to make a corresponding adjustment to its records.
Upon any such surrender or adjustment of a Global Security by the Depositary,
accompanied by registration instructions, the Company shall execute and the
Trustee shall authenticate and deliver any Securities issuable in exchange
for
such Global Security (or any portion thereof) in accordance with the
instructions of the Depositary. The Trustee shall not be liable for any delay
in
delivery of such instructions and may conclusively rely on, and shall be fully
protected in relying on, such instructions.
(d)
Every
Security authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in
exchange for or in lieu of, a Global Security or any portion thereof shall
be
authenticated and delivered in the form of, and shall be, a Global Security,
unless such Security is registered in the name of a Person other than the
Depositary for such Global Security or a nominee thereof.
(e)
Securities
distributed to holders of Book-Entry Preferred Securities (as defined in the
applicable Trust Agreement) upon the dissolution of the Trust shall be
distributed in the form of one or more Global Securities registered in the
name
of a Depositary or its nominee, and deposited with the Securities Registrar,
as
custodian for such Depositary, or with such Depositary, for credit by the
Depositary to the respective accounts of the beneficial owners of the Securities
represented thereby (or such other accounts as they may direct). Securities
distributed to holders of Preferred Securities other than Book-Entry Preferred
Securities upon the dissolution of the Trust shall not be issued in the form
of
a Global Security or any other form intended to facilitate book-entry trading
in
beneficial interests in such Securities.
(f)
The
Depositary or its nominee, as the registered owner of a Global Security, shall
be the Holder of such Global Security for all purposes under this Indenture
and
the Securities, and owners of beneficial interests in a Global Security shall
hold such interests pursuant to the Applicable Depositary Procedures.
Accordingly, any such owner’s beneficial interest in a Global Security shall be
shown only on, and the transfer of such interest shall be effected only through,
records maintained by the Depositary or its nominee or its Depositary
Participants. The Securities Registrar and the Trustee shall be entitled to
deal
with the Depositary for all purposes of this Indenture relating to a Global
Security (including the payment of principal and interest thereon and the giving
of instructions or directions by owners of beneficial interests therein and
the
giving of notices) as the sole Holder of the Security and shall have no
obligations to the owners of beneficial interests therein. Neither the Trustee
nor the Securities Registrar shall have any liability in respect of any
transfers effected by the Depositary.
(g)
The
rights of owners of beneficial interests in a Global Security shall be exercised
only through the Depositary and shall be limited to those established by law
and
agreements between such owners and the Depositary and/or its Depositary
Participants.
(h)
No
holder
of any beneficial interest in any Global Security held on its behalf by a
Depositary shall have any rights under this Indenture with respect to such
Global Security, and such Depositary 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 nor any agent
of
the Company or the Trustee 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 maintaining, supervising or
reviewing any records relating to such beneficial ownership interests.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall prevent the Company, the
Trustee or any agent of the Company or the Trustee from giving effect to any
written certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by a Depositary
or
impair, as between a Depositary and such holders of beneficial interests, the
operation of customary practices governing the exercise of the rights of the
Depositary (or its nominee) as Holder of any Security.
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SECTION
3.5.
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Registration,
Transfer and Exchange
Generally.
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(a)
The
Trustee shall cause to be kept at the Corporate Trust Office a register (the
“Securities Register”) in which the registrar and transfer agent with respect to
the Securities (the “Securities Registrar”), subject to such reasonable
regulations as it may prescribe, shall provide for the registration of
Securities and of transfers and exchanges of Securities. The Trustee shall
at
all times also be the Securities Registrar. The provisions of
Article
VI
shall
apply to the Trustee in its role as Securities Registrar.
(b)
Subject
to compliance with
Section
2.2(b)
,
upon
surrender for registration of transfer of any Security at the offices or
agencies of the Company designated for that purpose the Company shall execute,
and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated
transferee or transferees, one or more new Securities of any authorized
denominations of like tenor and aggregate principal amount.
(c)
At
the
option of the Holder, Securities may be exchanged for other Securities of any
authorized denominations, of like tenor and aggregate principal amount, upon
surrender of the Securities to be exchanged at such office or agency. Whenever
any Securities are so surrendered for exchange, the Company shall execute,
and
the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, the Securities that the Holder
making the exchange is entitled to receive.
(d)
All
Securities issued upon any transfer or exchange of Securities shall be the
valid
obligations of the Company, evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same
benefits under this Indenture, as the Securities surrendered upon such transfer
or exchange.
(e)
Every
Security presented or surrendered for transfer or exchange shall (if so required
by the Company or the Trustee) be duly endorsed, or be accompanied by a written
instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Securities
Registrar, duly executed by the Holder thereof or such Holder’s attorney duly
authorized in writing.
(f)
No
service charge shall be made to a Holder for any transfer or exchange of
Securities, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover
any
tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any
transfer or exchange of Securities.
(g)
Neither
the Company nor the Trustee shall be required: (i) to issue, register the
transfer of or exchange any Security during a period beginning at the opening
of
business fifteen (15) days before the day of selection for redemption of
Securities pursuant to
Article
XI
and
ending at the close of business on the day of mailing of the notice of
redemption or (ii) to register the transfer of or exchange any Security so
selected for redemption in whole or in part, except, in the case of any such
Security to be redeemed in part, any portion thereof not to be
redeemed.
(h)
The
Company shall designate an office or offices or agency or agencies where
Securities may be surrendered for registration or transfer or exchange. The
Company initially designates the Corporate Trust Office as its office and agency
for such purposes. The Company shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee
and to the Holders of any change in the location of any such office or
agency.
(i)
The
Securities may only be transferred to a “Qualified Purchaser” as such term is
defined in Section 2(a)(51) of the Investment Company Act.
(j)
Neither
the Trustee nor the Securities Registrar shall be responsible for ascertaining
whether any transfer hereunder complies with the registration provisions of
or
any exemptions from the Securities Act, applicable state securities laws or
the
applicable laws of any other jurisdiction, ERISA, the United States Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the Investment Company Act; provided,
that
if a certificate is specifically required by the express terms of this Section
3.5 to be delivered to the Trustee or the Securities Registrar by a Holder
or
transferee of a Security, the Trustee and the Securities Registrar shall be
under a duty to receive and examine the same to determine whether or not the
certificate substantially conforms on its face to the requirements of this
Indenture and shall promptly notify the party delivering the same if such
certificate does not comply with such terms.
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SECTION
3.6.
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Mutilated,
Destroyed, Lost and Stolen
Securities.
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(a)
If
any
mutilated Security is surrendered to the Trustee together with such security
or
indemnity as may be required by the Trustee to save the Company and the Trustee
harmless, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and
deliver in exchange therefor a new Security of like tenor and aggregate
principal amount and bearing a number not contemporaneously
outstanding.
(b)
If
there
shall be delivered to the Trustee (i) evidence to its satisfaction of the
destruction, loss or theft of any Security and (ii) such security or indemnity
as may be required by it to save each of the Company and the Trustee 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 its written request the Trustee
shall authenticate and deliver, in lieu of any such destroyed, lost or stolen
Security, a new Security of like tenor and aggregate principal amount as such
destroyed, lost or stolen Security, and bearing a number not contemporaneously
outstanding.
(c)
If
any
such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security has become or is about to
become due and payable, the Company in its discretion may, instead of issuing
a
new Security, pay such Security.
(d)
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.
(e)
Every
new
Security issued pursuant to this
Section
3.6
in lieu
of any mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall constitute an
original additional contractual obligation of the Company, whether or not the
mutilated, 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 duly issued
hereunder.
(f)
The
provisions of this
Section
3.6
are
exclusive and shall preclude (to the extent lawful) all other rights and
remedies with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed,
lost or stolen Securities.
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SECTION
3.7.
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Persons
Deemed Owners.
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The
Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee shall treat
the
Person in whose name any Security is registered as the owner of such Security
for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of and any interest on such
Security and for all other purposes whatsoever, and neither the Company, the
Trustee nor any agent of the Company or the Trustee shall be affected by notice
to the contrary.
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SECTION
3.8.
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Cancellation.
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All
Securities surrendered for payment, redemption, transfer or exchange shall,
if
surrendered to any Person other than the Trustee, be delivered to the Trustee,
and any such Securities and Securities surrendered directly to the Trustee
for
any such purpose shall be promptly canceled by it. The Company may at any time
deliver to the Trustee for cancellation any Securities previously authenticated
and delivered hereunder that the Company may have acquired in any manner
whatsoever, and all Securities so delivered shall be promptly canceled by the
Trustee. No Securities shall be authenticated in lieu of or in exchange for
any
Securities canceled as provided in this
Section
3.8
,
except
as expressly permitted by this Indenture. All canceled Securities shall be
retained or disposed of by the Trustee in accordance with its customary
practices and the Trustee shall deliver to the Company a certificate of such
disposition.
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SECTION
3.11.
|
Agreed
Tax Treatment.
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Each
Security issued hereunder shall provide that the Company and, by its acceptance
or acquisition of a Security or a beneficial interest therein, the Holder of,
and any Person that acquires a direct or indirect beneficial interest in, such
Security, intend and agree to treat such Security as indebtedness of the Company
for United States federal, state and local tax purposes and to treat the
Preferred Securities (including but not limited to all payments and proceeds
with respect to the Preferred Securities) as an undivided beneficial ownership
interest in the Securities (and any other Trust property) (and payments and
proceeds therefrom, respectively) for United States federal, state and local
tax
purposes. The provisions of this Indenture shall be interpreted to further
this
intention and agreement of the parties.
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SECTION
3.12.
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CUSIP
Numbers.
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The
Company in issuing the Securities may use “CUSIP” numbers (if then generally in
use), and, if so, the Trustee shall use “CUSIP” numbers in notices of redemption
and other similar or related materials as a convenience to Holders;
provided,
that any
such notice or other materials may state that no representation is made as
to
the correctness of such numbers either as printed on the Securities or as
contained in any notice of redemption or other materials and that reliance
may
be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Securities,
and any such redemption shall not be affected by any defect in or omission
of
such numbers.
ARTICLE
IV
SATISFACTION
AND DISCHARGE
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SECTION
4.1.
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Satisfaction
and Discharge of
Indenture.
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This
Indenture shall, upon Company Request, cease to be of further effect (except
as
to any surviving rights of registration of transfer or exchange of Securities
herein expressly provided for and as otherwise provided in this
Section
4.1
)
and the
Trustee, on demand of and at the expense of the Company, shall execute proper
instruments acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture,
when
(a)
either
(i)
all
Securities theretofore authenticated and delivered (other than (A) Securities
that have been mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen and that have been replaced
or paid as provided in
Section
3.6
and (B)
Securities for whose payment money has theretofore been deposited in trust
or
segregated and held in trust by the Company and thereafter repaid to the Company
or discharged from such trust as provided in
Section
10.2
)
have
been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or
(ii)
all
such
Securities not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for
cancellation
(A)
have
become due and payable, or
(B)
will
become due and payable at their Stated Maturity within one year of the date
of
deposit, or
(C)
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 subclause (ii)(A), (B) or (C) above, has deposited
or
caused to be deposited with the Trustee as trust funds in trust for such purpose
(x) an amount in the currency or currencies in which the Securities are payable,
(y) Government Obligations which through the scheduled payment of principal
and
interest in respect thereof in accordance with their terms will provide, not
later than the due date of any payment, money in an amount or (z) a combination
thereof, in each case sufficient, 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 the entire indebtedness on such
Securities not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, for
principal and any premium and interest (including any Additional Interest)
to
the date of such deposit (in the case of Securities that have become due and
payable) or to the Stated Maturity (or any date of principal repayment upon
early maturity) or Redemption Date, as the case may be;
(b)
the
Company has paid or caused to be paid all other sums payable hereunder by the
Company; and
(c)
the
Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of
Counsel each stating that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating
to the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture have been complied
with.
Notwithstanding
the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, the obligations of the Company
to the Trustee under
Section
6.6
,
the
obligations of the Company to any Authenticating Agent under
Section
6.11
and, if
money shall have been deposited with the Trustee pursuant to subclause (a)(ii)
of this
Section
4.1
,
the
obligations of the Trustee under
Section
4.2
and
Section
10.2(e)
shall
survive.
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SECTION
4.2.
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Application
of Trust Money.
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Subject
to the provisions of
Section
10.2(e)
,
all
money deposited with the Trustee pursuant to
Section
4.1
or
Article
XIII
shall be
held in trust and applied by the Trustee, in accordance with the provisions
of
the Securities and this Indenture, to the payment in accordance with
Section
3.1
,
either
directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Company acting as its own
Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Persons entitled thereto,
of
the principal and any premium and interest (including any Additional Interest)
for the payment of which such money or obligations have been deposited with
or
received by the Trustee. Moneys held by the Trustee under this
Section
4.2
shall
not be subject to the claims of holders of Senior Debt under
Article
XII
.
ARTICLE
V
REMEDIES
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SECTION
5.1.
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Events
of Default.
|
“Event
of Default”
means,
wherever used herein with respect to the Securities, 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):
(a)
default
in the payment of any interest upon any Security, including any Additional
Interest in respect thereof, when it becomes due and payable, and continuance
of
such default for a period of three (3) days; or
(b)
default
in the payment of the principal of or any premium on any Security at its
Maturity; or
(c)
default
in the performance, or breach, of any covenant or warranty of the Company in
this Indenture and continuance of such default or breach for a period of thirty
(30) 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 twenty five percent (25%) in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding
Securities 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;
(d)
the
entry
by a court having jurisdiction in the premises of a decree or order adjudging
the Company a bankrupt or insolvent, or approving as properly filed a petition
seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition of or in respect
of the Company under any applicable federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization or other similar law, or appointing a custodian, receiver,
liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator or other similar official of the
Company or of any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding
up
or liquidation of its affairs, and the continuance of any such decree or order
for relief or any such other decree or order unstayed and in effect for a period
of sixty (60) consecutive days;
(e)
the
institution by the Company of proceedings to be adjudicated a bankrupt or
insolvent, or the consent by the Company to the institution of bankruptcy or
insolvency proceedings against it, or the filing by the Company of a petition
or
answer or consent seeking reorganization or relief under any applicable federal
or state bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law, or the
consent by it to the filing of such petition or to the appointment of or taking
possession by a custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator
or other similar official of the Company or of any substantial part of its
property, or the making by it of an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or
the admission by it in writing of its inability to pay its debts generally
as
they become due and its willingness to be adjudicated a bankrupt or insolvent,
or the taking of corporate action by the Company in furtherance of any such
action; or
(f)
the
Trust
shall have voluntarily or involuntarily liquidated, dissolved, wound-up its
business or otherwise terminated its existence, except in connection with (1)
the distribution of the Securities to holders of the Preferred Securities in
liquidation of their interests in the Trust, (2) the redemption of all of the
outstanding Preferred Securities or (3) certain mergers, consolidations or
amalgamations, each as and to the extent permitted by the Trust
Agreement.
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SECTION
5.2.
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Acceleration
of Maturity; Rescission and
Annulment.
|
(a)
If
an
Event of Default occurs and is continuing, then and in every such case the
Trustee or the Holders of not less than twenty five percent (25%) in aggregate
principal amount of the Outstanding Securities may declare the principal amount
of all the Securities to be due and payable immediately, by a notice in writing
to the Company (and to the Trustee if given by Holders), provided, that if,
upon
an Event of Default, the Trustee or the Holders of not less than twenty five
percent (25%) in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities fail to declare
the principal of all the Outstanding Securities to be immediately due and
payable, the holders of at least twenty five percent (25%) in aggregate
Liquidation Amount of the Preferred Securities then outstanding shall have
the
right to make such declaration by a notice in writing to the Property Trustee,
the Company and the Trustee; and upon any such declaration the principal amount
of and the accrued interest (including any Additional Interest) on all the
Securities shall become immediately due and payable.
(b)
At
any
time after such a declaration of acceleration with respect to Securities has
been made and before a judgment or decree for payment of the money due has
been
obtained by the Trustee as hereinafter provided in this
Article
V
,
the
Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding
Securities, by written notice to the Trustee, or the holders of a majority
in
aggregate Liquidation Amount of the Preferred Securities, by written notice
to
the Property Trustee, the Company and the Trustee, may rescind and annul such
declaration and its consequences if:
(i)
the
Company has paid or deposited with the Trustee a sum sufficient to
pay:
(A)
all
overdue installments of interest on all Securities,
(B)
any
accrued Additional Interest on all Securities,
(C)
the
principal of and any premium on any Securities that have become due otherwise
than by such declaration of acceleration and interest (including any Additional
Interest) thereon at the rate borne by the Securities, and
(D)
all
sums
paid or advanced by the Trustee hereunder and the reasonable compensation,
expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, the Property Trustee and
their agents and counsel; and
(ii)
all
Events of Default with respect to Securities, other than the non-payment of
the
principal of Securities that has become due solely by such acceleration, have
been cured or waived as provided in
Section
5.13
;
provided
,
that if
the Holders of such Securities fail to annul such declaration and waive such
default, the holders of not less than a majority in aggregate Liquidation Amount
of the Preferred Securities then outstanding shall also have the right to
rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences by written notice to
the
Property Trustee, the Company and the Trustee, subject to the satisfaction
of
the conditions set forth in paragraph (b) of this
Section
5.2
.
No such
rescission shall affect any subsequent default or impair any right consequent
thereon.
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SECTION
5.3.
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Collection
of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by
Trustee.
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(a)
The
Company covenants that if:
(i)
default
is
made in the payment of any installment of interest (including any Additional
Interest) on any Security when such interest becomes due and payable and such
default continues for a period of three (3) days, or
(ii)
default
is made in the payment of the principal of and any premium on any Security
at
the Maturity thereof,
the
Company will, upon demand of the Trustee, pay to the Trustee, for the benefit
of
the Holders of such Securities, the whole amount then due and payable on such
Securities for principal and any premium and interest (including any Additional
Interest) and, in addition thereto, all amounts owing the Trustee under
Section
6.6
.
(b)
If
the
Company fails to pay such amounts forthwith upon such demand, the Trustee,
in
its own name and as trustee of an express trust, may institute a judicial
proceeding for the collection of the sums so due and unpaid, 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 moneys
adjudged or decreed to be payable in the manner provided by law out of the
property of the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities, wherever
situated.
(c)
If
an
Event of Default with respect to Securities occurs and is continuing, the
Trustee may in its discretion proceed to protect and enforce its rights and
the
rights of the Holders of Securities by such appropriate judicial proceedings
as
the Trustee shall deem most effectual to protect and enforce any such rights,
whether for the specific enforcement of any covenant or agreement in this
Indenture or in aid of the exercise of any power granted herein, or to enforce
any other proper remedy.
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SECTION
5.4.
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Trustee
May File Proofs of Claim.
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In
case
of any receivership, insolvency, liquidation, bankruptcy, reorganization,
arrangement, adjustment, composition or similar judicial proceeding relative
to
the Company (or any other obligor upon the Securities), its property or its
creditors, the Trustee shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in
such
proceeding or otherwise, to take any and all actions authorized hereunder in
order to have claims of the Holders and the Trustee allowed in any such
proceeding. In particular, the Trustee shall be authorized to collect and
receive any moneys or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims
and to distribute the same; and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee,
liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial
proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make such payments to the
Trustee and, in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such
payments directly to the Holders, to first pay to the Trustee any amount due
it
for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the
Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts owing the Trustee, any
predecessor Trustee and other Persons under
Section
6.6
.
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SECTION
5.5.
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Trustee
May Enforce Claim Without Possession of
Securities.
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All
rights of action and claims under this Indenture or the Securities may be
prosecuted and enforced by the Trustee without the possession of any of the
Securities or the production thereof in any proceeding relating thereto, and
any
such proceeding instituted by the Trustee shall be brought in its own name
as
trustee of an express trust, and any recovery of judgment shall, subject to
Article
XII
and
after provision for the payment of all the amounts owing the Trustee, any
predecessor Trustee and other Persons under
Section
6.6
,
be for
the ratable benefit of the Holders of the Securities in respect of which such
judgment has been recovered.
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SECTION
5.6.
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Application
of Money Collected.
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Any
money
or property collected or to be applied by the Trustee with respect to the
Securities pursuant to this
Article
V
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 or property on account of principal
or
any premium or interest (including any Additional Interest), 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, any predecessor Trustee and other
Persons under
Section
6.6
;
SECOND:
To the payment of all Senior Debt of the Company if and to the extent required
by
Article
XII
;
THIRD:
Subject to
Article
XII
,
to the
payment of the amounts then due and unpaid upon the Securities for principal
and
any premium and interest (including any Additional Interest) in respect of
which
or for the benefit of which such money has been collected, ratably, without
preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable
on
the Securities for principal and any premium and interest (including any
Additional Interest), respectively; and
FOURTH:
The balance, if any, to the Person or Persons entitled thereto.
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SECTION
5.7.
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Limitation
on Suits.
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Subject
to
Section
5.8
,
no
Holder of any Securities shall have any right to institute any proceeding,
judicial or otherwise, with respect to this Indenture or for the appointment
of
a custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator (or other
similar official) or for any other remedy hereunder, unless:
(a)
such
Holder has previously given written notice to the Trustee of a continuing Event
of Default with respect to the Securities;
(b)
the
Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the
Outstanding Securities 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;
(c)
such
Holder or Holders have offered to the Trustee reasonable indemnity against
the
costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred in compliance with such
request;
(d)
the
Trustee after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity has
failed to institute any such proceeding for sixty (60) days; and
(e)
no
direction inconsistent with such written request has been given to the Trustee
during such sixty (60)-day period by the Holders of a majority in aggregate
principal amount of the Outstanding Securities;
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 itself of, any provision
of
this Indenture to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of any other Holders
of Securities, or to obtain or to seek to obtain priority or preference over
any
other of such 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.
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Unconditional
Right of Holders to Receive Principal, Premium, if any, and Interest;
Direct Action by Holders of Preferred
Securities.
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Notwithstanding
any other provision in this Indenture, the Holder of any Security shall have
the
right, which is absolute and unconditional, to receive payment of the principal
of and any premium on such Security at its Maturity and payment of interest
(including any Additional Interest) on such Security when due and payable and
to
institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment, and such right shall
not
be impaired without the consent of such Holder. Any registered holder of the
Preferred Securities shall have the right, upon the occurrence of an Event
of
Default described in
Section
5.1(a)
or
Section
5.1(b)
,
to
institute a suit directly against the Company for enforcement of payment to
such
holder of principal of and any premium and interest (including any Additional
Interest) on the Securities having a principal amount equal to the aggregate
Liquidation Amount of the Preferred Securities held by such holder.
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SECTION
5.9.
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Restoration
of Rights and Remedies.
|
If
the
Trustee, any Holder or any holder of Preferred Securities 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, such Holder or such holder of Preferred
Securities, then and in every such case the Company, the Trustee, such Holders
and such holder of Preferred Securities 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,
such
Holder and such holder of Preferred Securities shall continue as though no
such
proceeding had been instituted.
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SECTION
5.10.
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Rights
and Remedies Cumulative.
|
Except
as
otherwise provided in
Section
3.6(f)
,
no
right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Trustee or the Holders
is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every right and
remedy shall, to the extent permitted by law, be cumulative and in addition
to
every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at
law
or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy
hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or
employment of any other appropriate right or remedy.
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SECTION
5.11.
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Delay
or Omission Not Waiver.
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No
delay
or omission of the Trustee, any Holder of any Securities or any holder of any
Preferred 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
V
or by
law to the Trustee or to the Holders and the right and remedy given to the
holders of Preferred Securities by
Section
5.8
may be
exercised from time to time, and as often as may be deemed expedient, by the
Trustee, the Holders or the holders of Preferred Securities, as the case may
be.
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SECTION
5.12.
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Control
by Holders.
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The
Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the
Outstanding Securities (or, as the case may be, the holders of a majority in
aggregate Liquidation Amount of Preferred Securities) shall have the right
to
direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy
available to the Trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on the
Trustee;
provided
,
that:
(a)
such
direction shall not be in conflict with any rule of law or with this
Indenture,
(b)
the
Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee that is not
inconsistent with such direction, and
(c)
subject
to the provisions of
Section
6.2
,
the
Trustee shall have the right to decline to follow such direction if a
Responsible Officer or Officers of the Trustee shall, in good faith, reasonably
determine that the proceeding so directed would be unjustly prejudicial to
the
Holders not joining in any such direction or would involve the Trustee in
personal liability.
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SECTION
5.13.
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Waiver
of Past Defaults.
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(a)
The
Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the
Outstanding Securities or the holders of not less than a majority in aggregate
Liquidation Amount of the Preferred Securities may waive any past Event of
Default hereunder and its consequences except an Event of Default:
(i)
in
the
payment of the principal of or any premium or interest (including any Additional
Interest) on any Outstanding Security (unless such Event of Default has been
cured and the Company has paid to or deposited with the Trustee a sum sufficient
to pay all installments of interest (including any Additional Interest) due
and
past due and all principal of and any premium on all Securities due otherwise
than by acceleration), or
(ii)
in
respect of
a covenant or provision hereof that under
Article
IX
cannot
be modified or amended without the consent of each Holder of any Outstanding
Security.
(b)
Any
such
waiver shall be deemed to be on behalf of the Holders of all the Outstanding
Securities or, in the case of a waiver by holders of Preferred Securities issued
by such Trust, by all holders of Preferred Securities.
(c)
Upon
any
such waiver, such Event of Default shall cease to exist and any Event of Default
arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured for every purpose of this
Indenture; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Event
of
Default or impair any right consequent thereon.
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SECTION
5.14.
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Undertaking
for Costs.
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All
parties to this Indenture agree, and each Holder of any Security by his or
her
acceptance thereof shall be deemed to have agreed, that any court may in its
discretion require, in any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy
under
this Indenture, or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken or
omitted by it as Trustee, the filing by any party litigant in such suit of
an
undertaking to pay the costs of such suit, and that such court may in its
discretion assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and
expenses, 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
5.14
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 ten percent
(10%) in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities, or to any
suit instituted by any Holder for the enforcement of the payment of the
principal of or any premium on the Security after the Stated Maturity or any
interest (including any Additional Interest) on any Security after it is due
and
payable.
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SECTION
5.15.
|
Waiver
of Usury, Stay or Extension
Laws.
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The
Company covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it will not
at
any time insist upon, or plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the
benefit or advantage of, any 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 (to the extent that it may
lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such
law, and covenants that it will not hinder, delay or impede the execution of
any
power herein granted to the Trustee, but will suffer and permit the execution
of
every such power as though no such law had been enacted.
ARTICLE
VI
THE
TRUSTEE
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SECTION
6.1.
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Corporate
Trustee Required.
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There
shall at all times be a Trustee hereunder with respect to the Securities. The
Trustee shall be a corporation organized and doing business under the laws
of
the United States or of any state thereof, authorized to exercise corporate
trust powers, having a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000,
subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority and having
an office within the United States. If such corporation publishes reports of
condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of such
supervising or examining authority, then, for the purposes of this
Section
6.1
,
the
combined capital and surplus of such corporation shall be deemed to be its
combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition
so published. If at any time the Trustee shall cease to be eligible in
accordance with the provisions of this
Section
6.1
,
it
shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect hereinafter specified
in this
Article
VI
.
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SECTION
6.2.
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Certain
Duties and Responsibilities.
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(a)
Except
during the continuance of an Event of Default:
(i)
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
(ii)
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;
provided
,
that 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 substantially
conform on their face to the requirements of this Indenture.
(b)
If
an
Event of Default known to the Trustee has occurred and is continuing, the
Trustee shall, prior to the receipt of directions, if any, from the Holders
of
at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities
(or, if applicable, from the holders of at least a majority in aggregate
Liquidation Amount of Preferred Securities), exercise such of the rights and
powers vested in it by this Indenture, and use the same degree of care and
skill
in its exercise, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the
circumstances in the conduct of such person’s own affairs.
(c)
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, no provision of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to
expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in
the
performance of any of its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its
rights or powers, if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that
repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability
is
not reasonably assured to it. 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
Section
6.2
.
To the
extent that, at law or in equity, the Trustee has duties and liabilities
relating to the Holders, the Trustee shall not be liable to any Holder or any
holder of Preferred Securities for the Trustee’s good faith reliance on the
provisions of this Indenture. The provisions of this Indenture, to the extent
that they restrict the duties and liabilities of the Trustee otherwise existing
at law or in equity, are agreed by the Company and the Holders and the holders
of Preferred Securities to replace such other duties and liabilities of the
Trustee.
(d)
No
provisions of this Indenture shall be construed to relieve the Trustee from
liability with respect to matters that are within the authority of the Trustee
under this Indenture for its own negligent action, negligent failure to act
or
willful misconduct, except that:
(i)
the
Trustee shall not be liable for any error or judgment made in good faith by
an
authorized officer of the Trustee, unless it shall be proved that the Trustee
was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts;
(ii)
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
at
least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities
(or, as the case may be, the holders of a majority in aggregate Liquidation
Amount of Preferred Securities) relating to the time, method and place of
conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee under this
Indenture; and
(iii)
the
Trustee shall be under no liability for interest on any money received by it
hereunder except as otherwise agreed in writing with the Company and money
held
by the Trustee in trust hereunder need not be segregated from other funds except
to the extent required by law.
(e)
If
at any
time the Trustee hereunder is not the same Person as the Property Trustee under
the Trust Agreement:
(i)
whenever
a reference is made herein to the dissolution, termination or liquidation of
the
Trust, the Trustee shall be entitled to assume that no such dissolution,
termination, or liquidation has occurred so long as the Securities are or
continue to be registered in the name of such Property Trustee, and the Trustee
shall be charged with notice or knowledge of such dissolution, termination
or
liquidation only upon written notice thereof given to the Trustee by the
Depositor under the Trust Agreement; and
(ii)
the
Trustee shall not be charged with notice or knowledge that any Person is a
holder of Preferred Securities or Common Securities issued by the Trust or
whether any group of holders of Preferred Securities constitutes any specified
percentage of all outstanding Preferred Securities for any purpose under this
Indenture, unless and until the Trustee is furnished with a list of holders
by
such Property Trustee and the aggregate Liquidation Amount of the Preferred
Securities then outstanding. The Trustee may conclusively rely and shall be
protected in relying on such list.
(f)
Notwithstanding
Section
1.10
,
the
Trustee shall not, and shall not be deemed to, owe any fiduciary duty to the
holders of any of the Trust Securities issued by the Trust and shall not be
liable to any such holder (other than for the willful misconduct or negligence
of the Trustee) if the Trustee in good faith (i) pays over or distributes to
a
registered Holder of the Securities or to the Company or to any other Person,
cash, property or securities to which such holders of such Trust Securities
shall be entitled or (ii) takes any action or omits to take any action at the
request of the Holder of such Securities. Nothing in this paragraph shall affect
the obligation of any other such Person to hold such payment for the benefit
of,
and to pay such amount over to, such holders of Preferred Securities or Common
Securities or their representatives.
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SECTION
6.3.
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Notice
of Defaults.
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Within
ninety (90) days after the occurrence of any default actually known to the
Trustee, the Trustee shall give the Holders notice of such default unless such
default shall have been cured or waived;
provided
,
that
except in the case of a default in the payment of the principal of or any
premium or interest on any Securities, the Trustee shall be fully protected
in
withholding the 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 determines that withholding the notice is in the interest
of holders of Securities; and
provided,
further
,
that in
the case of any default of the character specified in
Section
5.1(c)
,
no such
notice to Holders shall be given until at least thirty (30) days after the
occurrence thereof. For the purpose of this
Section
6.3
,
the
term “default” means any event which is, or after notice or lapse of time or
both would become, an Event of Default.
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SECTION
6.4.
|
Certain
Rights of Trustee.
|
Subject
to the provisions of
Section
6.2
:
(a)
the
Trustee may conclusively rely and shall be fully protected in acting or
refraining from acting in good faith and in accordance with the terms hereof
upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report,
notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note or other
paper
or document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented
by
the proper party or parties;
(b)
if
(i) in
performing its duties under this Indenture the Trustee is required to decide
between alternative courses of action, (ii) in construing any of the provisions
of this Indenture the Trustee finds ambiguous or inconsistent with any other
provisions contained herein or (iii) the Trustee is unsure of the application
of
any provision of this Indenture, then, except as to any matter as to which
the
Holders are entitled to decide under the terms of this Indenture, the Trustee
shall deliver a notice to the Company requesting the Company’s written
instruction as to the course of action to be taken and the Trustee shall take
such action, or refrain from taking such action, as the Trustee shall be
instructed in writing to take, or to refrain from taking, by the Company;
provided, that if the Trustee does not receive such instructions from the
Company within ten Business Days after it has delivered such notice or such
reasonably shorter period of time set forth in such notice the Trustee may,
but
shall be under no duty to, take such action, or refrain from taking such action,
as the Trustee shall deem advisable and in the best interests of the Holders,
in
which event the Trustee shall have no liability except for its own negligence,
bad faith or willful misconduct;
(c)
any
request or direction of the Company shall be sufficiently evidenced by a Company
Request or Company Order and any resolution of the Board of Directors may be
sufficiently evidenced by a Board Resolution;
(d)
the
Trustee may consult with counsel (which counsel may be counsel to the Trustee,
the Company or any of its Affiliates, and may include any of its employees)
and
the 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;
(e)
the
Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers
vested in it by this Indenture at the request or direction of any of the Holders
or any holder of Preferred Securities pursuant to this Indenture, unless such
Holders (or such holders of Preferred Securities) shall have offered to the
Trustee security or indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it against the costs,
expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) and liabilities
that might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction,
including reasonable advances for such costs, expenses and liabilities as may
be
requested by the Trustee;
(f)
the
Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters
stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report,
notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, indenture, note or other
paper
or document, but the Trustee in its discretion may make such inquiry or
investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit, and, if the Trustee
shall determine to make such inquiry or investigation, it shall be entitled
to
examine the books, records and premises of the Company, personally or by agent
or attorney;
(g)
the
Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any duties
hereunder either directly or by or through agents, attorneys, custodians or
nominees and the Trustee shall not be responsible for any misconduct or
negligence on the part of any such agent, attorney, custodian or nominee
appointed with due care by it hereunder;
(h)
whenever
in the administration of this Indenture the Trustee shall deem it desirable
to
receive instructions with respect to enforcing any remedy or right or taking
any
other action with respect to enforcing any remedy or right hereunder, the
Trustee (i) may request instructions from the Holders (which instructions may
only be given by the Holders of the same aggregate principal amount of
Outstanding Securities as would be entitled to direct the Trustee under this
Indenture in respect of such remedy, right or action), (ii) may refrain from
enforcing such remedy or right or taking such action until such instructions
are
received and (iii) shall be protected in acting in accordance with such
instructions;
(i)
except
as
otherwise expressly provided by this Indenture, the Trustee shall not he under
any obligation to take any action that is discretionary under the provisions
of
this Indenture;
(j)
without
prejudice to any other rights available to the Trustee under applicable law,
when the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services in connection with any
bankruptcy, insolvency or other proceeding referred to in clauses (d) or (e)
of
the definition of Event of Default, such expenses (including legal fees and
expenses of its agents and counsel) and the compensation for such services
are
intended to constitute expenses of administration under any bankruptcy laws
or
law relating to creditors rights generally;
(k)
whenever
in the administration of this Indenture the Trustee shall deem it desirable
that
a matter be proved or established prior to taking, suffering or omitting any
action hereunder, the Trustee (unless other evidence be herein specifically
prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith on its part, conclusively rely
upon
an Officers’ Certificate addressing such matter, which, upon receipt of such
request, shall be promptly delivered by the Company;
(l)
the
Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge of any Event of Default unless
either (i) a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall have actual knowledge
or
(ii) the Trustee shall have received written notice thereof from the Company
or
a Holder; and
(m)
in
the
event that the Trustee is also acting as Paying Agent, Authenticating Agent
or
Securities Registrar hereunder, the rights and protections afforded to the
Trustee pursuant to this
Article
VI
shall
also be afforded such Paying Agent, Authenticating Agent, or Securities
Registrar.
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SECTION
6.5.
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May
Hold Securities.
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The
Trustee, any Authenticating Agent, any Paying Agent, any Calculation Agent,
any
Securities Registrar or any other agent of the Company, in its individual or
any
other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Securities and may otherwise
deal with the Company with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee,
Authenticating Agent, Paying Agent, any Calculation Agent, Securities Registrar
or such other agent.
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SECTION
6.6.
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Compensation;
Reimbursement; Indemnity.
|
(a)
The
Company agrees:
(i)
to
pay to
the Trustee from time to time reasonable compensation for all services rendered
by it hereunder in such amounts as the Company and the Trustee shall agree
from
time to time (which compensation shall not be limited by any provision of law
in
regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust);
(ii)
to
reimburse the Trustee upon its request for all reasonable expenses,
disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Trustee in accordance with
any provision of this Indenture (including the reasonable compensation and
the
expenses and disbursements of its agents and counsel), except any such expense,
disbursement or advance as may be attributable to its negligence, bad faith
or
willful misconduct; and
(iii)
to
the
fullest extent permitted by applicable law, to indemnify the Trustee and its
Affiliates, and their officers, directors, shareholders, agents, representatives
and employees for, and to hold them harmless against, any loss, damage,
liability, tax (other than income, franchise or other taxes imposed on amounts
paid pursuant to (i) or (ii) hereof), penalty, expense or claim of any kind
or
nature whatsoever incurred without negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct
on its part arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or
administration of this trust or the performance of the Trustee’s duties
hereunder, including the costs and expenses of defending itself against any
claim or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of
its
powers or duties hereunder.
(b)
To
secure
the Company’s payment obligations in this
Section
6.6
,
the
Company hereby grants and pledges to the Trustee and the Trustee shall have
a
lien prior to the Securities on all money or property held or collected by
the
Trustee, other than money or property held in trust to pay principal and
interest on particular Securities. Such lien shall survive the satisfaction
and
discharge of this Indenture or the resignation or removal of the
Trustee.
(c)
The
obligations of the Company under this
Section
6.6
shall
survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture and the earlier
resignation or removal of the Trustee.
(d)
In
no
event shall the Trustee be liable for any indirect, special, punitive or
consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever, including, but not limited
to, lost profits, even if the Trustee has been advised of the likelihood of
such
loss or damage and regardless of the form of action.
(e)
In
no
event shall the Trustee be liable for any failure or delay in the performance
of
its obligations hereunder because of circumstances beyond its control,
including, but not limited to, acts of God, flood, war (whether declared or
undeclared), terrorism, fire, riot, embargo, government action, including any
laws, ordinances, regulations, governmental action or the like which delay,
restrict or prohibit the providing of the services contemplated by this
Indenture.
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SECTION
6.7.
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Resignation
and Removal; Appointment of
Successor.
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(a)
No
resignation or removal of the Trustee and no appointment of a successor Trustee
pursuant to this
Article
VI
shall
become effective until the acceptance of appointment by the successor Trustee
under
Section
6.8
.
(b)
The
Trustee may resign at any time by giving written notice thereof to the
Company.
(c)
Unless
an
Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Trustee may be
removed at any time by the Company by a Board Resolution. If an Event of Default
shall have occurred and be continuing, the Trustee may be removed by Act of
the
Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding
Securities, delivered to the Trustee and to the Company.
(d)
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 reason, at a time when no Event
of
Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Company, by a Board
Resolution, shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee, and such successor
Trustee and the retiring Trustee shall comply with the applicable requirements
of
Section
6.8
.
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 reason, at a time when an Event
of
Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Holders, by Act of the
Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding
Securities, shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee, and such successor
Trustee and the retiring Trustee shall comply with the applicable requirements
of
Section
6.8
.
If no
successor Trustee shall have been so appointed by the Company or the Holders
and
accepted appointment within sixty (60) days after the giving of a notice of
resignation by the Trustee or the removal of the Trustee in the manner required
by
Section
6.8
,
any
Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security for at least six months
may, on behalf of such Holder and all others similarly situated, and any
resigning Trustee may, at the expense of the Company, petition any court of
competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor
Trustee.
(e)
The
Company shall give notice to all Holders in the manner provided in
Section
1.6
of each
resignation and each removal of the Trustee and each appointment of a successor
Trustee. Each notice shall include the name of the successor Trustee and the
address of its Corporate Trust Office.
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SECTION
6.8.
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Acceptance
of Appointment by Successor.
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(a)
In
case
of the appointment hereunder of a successor Trustee, each successor Trustee
so
appointed shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Company and to the
retiring Trustee an instrument accepting such appointment, and thereupon the
resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective and such
successor Trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become
vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee;
but, on the request of the Company or the successor Trustee, such retiring
Trustee shall, upon payment of its charges, execute and deliver an instrument
transferring to such successor Trustee all the rights, powers and trusts of
the
retiring Trustee and shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor
Trustee all property and money held by such retiring Trustee
hereunder.
(b)
Upon
request of any such successor Trustee, the Company shall execute any and all
instruments for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming to such
successor Trustee all rights, powers and trusts referred to in paragraph (a)
of
this
Section
6.8
.
(c)
No
successor Trustee shall accept its appointment unless at the time of such
acceptance such successor Trustee shall be qualified and eligible under this
Article
VI
.
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SECTION
6.9.
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Merger,
Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to
Business.
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Any
Person into which the Trustee may be merged or converted or with which it may
be
consolidated, or any Person resulting from any merger, conversion or
consolidation to which the Trustee shall be a party, or any Person succeeding
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, provided,
that such Person shall be otherwise qualified and eligible under this
Article
VI
.
In case
any Securities shall have been authenticated, but not delivered, by the Trustee
then in office, any successor by merger, conversion or consolidation or as
otherwise provided above in this
Section
6.9
to such
authenticating Trustee may adopt such authentication and deliver the Securities
so authenticated, and in case any Securities shall not have been authenticated,
any successor to the Trustee may authenticate such Securities either in the
name
of any predecessor Trustee or in the name of such successor Trustee, and in
all
cases the certificate of authentication shall have the full force which it
is
provided anywhere in the Securities or in this Indenture that the certificate
of
the Trustee shall have.
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SECTION
6.10.
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Not
Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of
Securities.
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The
recitals contained herein and in the Securities, except the Trustee’s
certificates of authentication, shall be taken as the statements of the Company,
and neither the Trustee nor any Authenticating Agent assumes any responsibility
for their correctness. The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity
or sufficiency of this Indenture or of the Securities. Neither the Trustee
nor
any Authenticating Agent shall be accountable for the use or application by
the
Company of the Securities or the proceeds thereof.
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SECTION
6.11.
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Appointment
of Authenticating Agent.
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(a)
The
Trustee may appoint an Authenticating Agent or Agents with respect to the
Securities, which shall be authorized to act on behalf of the Trustee to
authenticate Securities issued upon original issue and upon exchange,
registration of transfer or partial redemption thereof 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.
Each Authenticating Agent shall be acceptable to the Company and shall at all
times be a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United
States of America, or of any State or Territory thereof or the District of
Columbia, authorized under such laws to act as Authenticating Agent, having
a
combined capital and surplus of not less than $50,000,000 and subject to
supervision or examination by federal or state authority. If such Authenticating
Agent publishes reports of condition at least annually pursuant to law or to
the
requirements of said supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes
of this
Section
6.11
the
combined capital and surplus of such Authenticating Agent shall be deemed to
be
its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of
condition so published. If at any time an Authenticating Agent shall cease
to be
eligible in accordance with the provisions of this
Section
6.11
,
such
Authenticating Agent shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect
specified in this
Section
6.11
.
(b)
Any
Person into which an Authenticating Agent may be merged or converted or with
which it may be consolidated, or any Person resulting from any merger,
conversion or consolidation to which such Authenticating Agent shall be a party,
or any Person succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate trust
business of an Authenticating Agent shall be the successor Authenticating Agent
hereunder, provided such Person shall be otherwise eligible under this
Section
6.11
,
without
the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of the
Trustee or the Authenticating Agent.
(c)
An
Authenticating Agent may resign at any time by giving written notice thereof
to
the Trustee and to the Company. The Trustee may at any time terminate the agency
of an Authenticating Agent by giving written notice thereof to such
Authenticating Agent and to the Company. Upon receiving such a notice of
resignation or upon such a termination, or in case at any time such
Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the
provisions of this
Section
6.11
,
the
Trustee may appoint a successor Authenticating Agent eligible under the
provisions of this
Section
6.11
,
which
shall be acceptable to the Company, and shall give notice of such appointment
to
all Holders. 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.
(d)
The
Company agrees to pay to each Authenticating Agent from time to time reasonable
compensation for its services under this
Section
6.11
in such
amounts as the Company and the Authenticating Agent shall agree from time to
time.
(e)
If
an
appointment of an Authenticating Agent is made pursuant to this
Section
6.11
,
the
Securities may have endorsed thereon, in addition to the Trustee’s certificate
of authentication, an alternative certificate of authentication in the following
form:
This
is
one of the Securities referred to in the within mentioned Indenture.
Dated:
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Wells
Fargo Bank, N.A.
,
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not
in its individual capacity, but solely as Trustee
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By:
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Authenticating
Agent
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ARTICLE
VII
HOLDER’S
LISTS AND REPORTS BY COMPANY
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SECTION
7.1.
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Company
to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of
Holders.
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The
Company will furnish or cause to be furnished to the Trustee:
(a)
semiannually,
on or before June 30 and December 31 of each year, a list, in such form as
the
Trustee may reasonably require, of the names and addresses of the Holders as
of
a date not more than fifteen (15) days prior to the delivery thereof,
and
(b)
at
such
other times as the Trustee may request in writing, within thirty (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 fifteen (15) days prior to the time such
list
is furnished, in each case to the extent such information is in the possession
or control of the Company and has not otherwise been received by the Trustee
in
its capacity as Securities Registrar.
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SECTION
7.2.
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Preservation
of Information, Communications to
Holders.
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(a)
The
Trustee shall preserve, in as current a form as is reasonably practicable,
the
names and addresses of Holders contained in the most recent list furnished
to
the Trustee as provided in
Section
7.1
and the
names and addresses of Holders received by the Trustee in its capacity as
Securities Registrar. The Trustee may destroy any list furnished to it as
provided in
Section
7.1
upon
receipt of a new list so furnished.
(b)
The
rights of Holders to communicate with other Holders with respect to their rights
under this Indenture or under the Securities, and the corresponding rights
and
privileges of the Trustee, shall be as provided in the Trust Indenture
Act.
(c)
Every
Holder of Securities, by receiving and holding the same, agrees with the Company
and the Trustee that neither the Company nor the Trustee nor any agent of either
of them shall be held accountable by reason of the disclosure of information
as
to the names and addresses of the Holders made pursuant to the Trust Indenture
Act.
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SECTION
7.3.
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Reports
by Company.
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(a)
The
Company shall furnish to the Holders and to prospective purchasers of
Securities, upon their request, the information required to be furnished
pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act. The delivery requirement
set forth in the preceding sentence may be satisfied by compliance with
Section
7.3(b)
hereof.
(b)
The
Company shall furnish to each of (i) the Trustee, (ii) the Holders and to
subsequent holders of Securities, (iii) the Purchaser at 2107 Wilson Blvd.,
Suite 450, Arlington, VA 22201, Attention: Robert Hurley, Chief Financial
Officer, or such other address as designated by Purchaser) and (iv) any
beneficial owner of the Securities reasonably identified to the Company (which
identification may be made either by such beneficial owner or by Purchaser),
a
duly completed and executed certificate substantially and substantively in
the
form attached hereto as
Exhibit
A
,
including the financial statements referenced in such Exhibit, which certificate
and financial statements shall be so furnished by the Company not later than
forty-five (45) days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters
of
each fiscal year of the Company and not later than ninety (90) days after the
end of each fiscal year of the Company. The delivery requirements under this
Section
7.3(b)
may be
satisfied by compliance with
Section
8.16(b)
of the
Trust Agreement.
(c)
If
the
Company intends to file its annual and quarterly information with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the “
Commission
”)
in
electronic form pursuant to Regulation S-T of the Commission using the
Commission’s Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval (“
EDGAR
”)
system, the Company shall notify the Trustee in the manner prescribed herein
of
each such annual and quarterly filing. The Trustee is hereby authorized and
directed to access the EDGAR system for purposes of retrieving the financial
information so filed. Compliance with the foregoing shall constitute delivery
by
the Company of its financial statements to the
Trustee
in compliance with the provisions of Section 314(a) of the Trust Indenture
Act,
if applicable. The Trustee shall have no duty to search for or obtain any
electronic or other filings that the Company makes with the Commission,
regardless of whether such filings are periodic, supplemental or otherwise.
Delivery of reports, information and documents to the Trustee pursuant to this
Section
7.3(c)
shall be
solely for purposes of compliance with this
Section
7.3
and, if
applicable, with Section 314(a) of the Trust Indenture Act. The Trustee’s
receipt of such reports, information and documents shall not constitute notice
to it of the content thereof or any matter determinable from the content
thereof, including the Company’s compliance with any of its covenants hereunder,
as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely upon Officers’
Certificates.
ARTICLE
VIII
CONSOLIDATION,
MERGER, CONVEYANCE
,
TRANSFER OR LEASE
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SECTION
8.1.
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Company
May Consolidate, Etc., Only on Certain
Terms.
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The
Company shall not consolidate with or merge into any other Person or convey,
transfer or lease its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to
any
Person, and no Person shall consolidate with or merge into the Company or
convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets substantially as an entirety
to the Company, unless:
(a)
if
the
Company shall consolidate with or merge into another Person or convey, transfer
or lease its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to any Person,
the entity formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged
or
the Person that acquires by conveyance or transfer, or that leases, the
properties and assets of the Company substantially as an entirety shall be
an
entity organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America
or
any State or Territory thereof or the District of Columbia and shall expressly
assume, by an indenture supplemental hereto, executed and delivered to the
Trustee, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, the due and punctual
payment of the principal of and any premium and interest (including any
Additional Interest) on all the Securities and the performance of every covenant
of this Indenture on the part of the Company to be performed or
observed;
(b)
immediately
after giving effect to such transaction, no Event of Default, and no event
that,
after notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute an Event of Default,
shall have happened and be continuing; and
(c)
the
Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ 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, any such supplemental indenture comply with this
Article
VIII
and
that
all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to such transaction have
been complied with; and the Trustee may rely upon such Officers’ Certificate and
Opinion of Counsel as conclusive evidence that such transaction complies with
this
Section
8.1
.
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SECTION
8.2.
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Successor
Company Substituted.
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(a)
Upon
any
consolidation or merger by the Company with or into any other Person, or any
conveyance, transfer or lease by the Company of its properties and assets
substantially as an entirety to any Person in accordance with
Section
8.1
and the
execution and delivery to the Trustee of the supplemental indenture described
in
Section
8.1(a)
,
the
successor entity 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 in the event of any such conveyance or
transfer, following the execution and delivery of such supplemental indenture,
and compliance with
Section
4.2(a)
or
11.2
,
as
applicable, hereof, the Company shall be discharged from all obligations and
covenants under the Indenture and the Securities.
(b)
Such
successor Person may cause to be executed, and may issue either in its own
name
or in the name of the Company, any or all of the Securities issuable hereunder
that theretofore shall not have been signed by the Company and delivered to
the
Trustee; and, upon the order of such successor Person instead of the Company
and
subject to all the terms, conditions and limitations in this Indenture
prescribed, the Trustee shall authenticate and shall deliver any Securities
that
previously shall have been signed and delivered by the officers of the Company
to the Trustee for authentication, and any Securities that such successor Person
thereafter shall cause to be executed and delivered to the Trustee on its
behalf. All the Securities so issued shall in all respects have the same legal
rank and benefit under this Indenture as the Securities theretofore or
thereafter issued in accordance with the terms of this Indenture.
(c)
In
case
of any such consolidation, merger, sale, conveyance or lease, such changes
in
phraseology and form may be made in the Securities thereafter to be issued
as
may be appropriate to reflect such occurrence.
ARTICLE
IX
SUPPLEMENTAL
INDENTURE
S
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SECTION
9.1.
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Supplemental
Indentures without Consent of
Holders.
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Without
the consent of any Holders, the Company, when authorized by a Board Resolution,
and the Trustee, at any time and from time to time, may enter into one or more
indentures supplemental hereto, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee,
for any of the following purposes:
(a)
to
evidence the succession of another Person to the Company, and the assumption
by
any such successor of the covenants of the Company herein and in the Securities;
or
(b)
to
evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment hereunder by a successor
trustee; or
(c)
to
cure
any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provision herein that may be
defective or inconsistent with any other provision herein, or to make or amend
any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this
Indenture, which shall not be inconsistent with the other provisions of this
Indenture,
provided
,
that
such action pursuant to this clause (b) shall not adversely affect in any
material respect the interests of any Holders or the holders of the Preferred
Securities; or
(d)
to
comply
with the rules and regulations of any securities exchange or automated quotation
system on which any of the Securities may be listed, traded or quoted;
or
(e)
to
add to
the covenants, restrictions or obligations of the Company or to add to the
Events of Default, provided, that such action pursuant to this clause (c) shall
not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Holders or
the
holders of the Preferred Securities; or
(f)
to
modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Indenture or the Securities
to
such extent as shall be necessary to ensure that the Securities are treated
as
indebtedness of the Company for United States federal income tax purposes,
provided, that such action pursuant to this clause (d) shall not adversely
affect in any material respect the interests of any Holders or the holders
of
the Preferred Securities.
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SECTION
9.2.
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Supplemental
Indentures with Consent of
Holders.
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(a)
Subject
to
Section
9.1
,
with
the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal
amount of the Outstanding Securities, by Act of said Holders delivered to the
Company and the Trustee, the Company, when authorized by a Board Resolution,
and
the Trustee may enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental 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 under this
Indenture; provided, that no such supplemental indenture shall, without the
consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security,
(i)
change
the Stated Maturity of the principal or any premium of any Security or change
the date of payment of any installment of interest (including any Additional
Interest) on any Security, or reduce the principal amount thereof or the rate
of
interest thereon or any premium payable upon the redemption thereof or change
the place of payment where, or the coin or currency in which, any Security
or
interest thereon is payable, or restrict or impair the rights granted in this
Indenture to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after
such date, or
(ii)
reduce
the percentage in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities,
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 any
provision of this Indenture or of defaults hereunder and their consequences
provided for in this Indenture, or
(iii)
modify
any of the provisions of this
Section
9.2
,
Section
5.13
or
Section
10.8
,
except
to increase any percentage in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding
Securities, the consent of whose Holders is required for any reason, or to
provide that certain other provisions of this Indenture cannot be modified
or
waived without the consent of the Holder of each Security;
provided,
further
,
that,
so long as any Preferred Securities remain outstanding, no amendment under
this
Section
9.2
shall be
effective until the holders of a majority in Liquidation Amount of the Preferred
Securities shall have consented to such amendment;
provided,
further,
that if
the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security is required for any
amendment under this Indenture, such amendment shall not be effective until
the
holder of each Outstanding Preferred Security shall have consented to such
amendment.
(b)
It
shall
not be necessary for any Act of Holders under this
Section
9.2
to
approve the particular form of any proposed supplemental indenture, but it
shall
be sufficient if such Act shall approve the substance thereof.
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SECTION
9.3.
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Execution
of Supplemental Indentures.
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In
executing or accepting the additional trusts created by any supplemental
indenture permitted by this
Article
IX
or the
modifications thereby of the trusts created by this Indenture, the Trustee
shall
be entitled to receive, and shall be fully protected in conclusively relying
upon, an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that the
execution of such supplemental indenture is authorized or permitted by this
Indenture, and that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to
such action have been complied with. The Trustee may, but shall not be obligated
to, enter into any such supplemental indenture that affects the Trustee’s own
rights, duties, indemnities or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.
Copies of the final form of each supplemental indenture shall be delivered
by
the Trustee at the expense of the Company to each Holder, and, if the Trustee
is
the Property Trustee, to each holder of Preferred Securities, promptly after
the
execution thereof.
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SECTION
9.4.
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Effect
of Supplemental Indentures.
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Upon
the
execution of any supplemental indenture under this
Article
IX
,
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 Securities and every holder of Preferred Securities theretofore or thereafter
authenticated and delivered hereunder shall be bound thereby.
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SECTION
9.5.
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Reference
in Securities to Supplemental
Indentures.
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Securities
authenticated and delivered after the execution of any supplemental indenture
pursuant to this
Article
IX
may, and
shall if required by the Company, bear a notation in form approved by the
Company as to any matter provided for in such supplemental indenture. If the
Company shall so determine, new Securities so modified as to conform, in the
opinion of the Company, to any such supplemental indenture may be prepared
and
executed by the Company and authenticated and delivered by the Trustee in
exchange for Outstanding Securities.
ARTICLE
X
COVENANTS
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SECTION
10.1.
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Payment
of Principal, Premium, if any, and
Interest.
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The
Company covenants and agrees for the benefit of the Holders of the Securities
that it will duly and punctually pay the principal of and any premium and
interest (including any Additional Interest) on the Securities in accordance
with the terms of the Securities and this Indenture.
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SECTION
10.2.
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Money
for Security Payments to be Held in
Trust.
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(a)
If
the
Company shall at any time act as its own Paying Agent with respect to the
Securities, it will, on or before each due date of the principal of and any
premium or interest (including any Additional Interest) on the Securities,
segregate and hold in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto
a
sum sufficient to pay the principal and any premium or interest (including
Additional Interest) so becoming due until such sums shall be paid to such
Persons or otherwise disposed of as herein provided, and will promptly notify
the Trustee in writing of its failure so to act.
(b)
Whenever
the Company shall have one or more Paying Agents, it will, prior to 10:00 a.m.,
New York City time, on each due date of the principal of or any premium or
interest (including any Additional Interest) on any Securities, deposit with
a
Paying Agent a sum sufficient to pay such amount, such sum to be held as
provided in the Trust Indenture Act and (unless such Paying Agent is the
Trustee) the Company will promptly notify the Trustee of its failure so to
act.
(c)
The
Company will cause each Paying Agent for the 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
10.2
,
that
such Paying Agent will (i) comply with the provisions of this Indenture and
the
Trust Indenture Act applicable to it as a Paying Agent and (ii) during the
continuance of any default by the Company (or any other obligor upon the
Securities) in the making of any payment in respect of the Securities, upon
the
written request of the Trustee, forthwith pay to the Trustee all sums held
in
trust by such Paying Agent for payment in respect of the
Securities.
(d)
The
Company may at any time, for the purpose of obtaining the satisfaction and
discharge of this Indenture or for any other purpose, pay, or by Company Order
direct any Paying Agent to pay, to the Trustee all sums held in trust by the
Company or such Paying Agent, such sums to be held by the Trustee upon the
same
trusts as those upon which such sums were held by the Company or such Paying
Agent; and, upon such payment by any Paying Agent to the Trustee, such Paying
Agent shall be released from all further liability with respect to such
money.
(e)
Any
money
deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the Company
in
trust for the payment of the principal of and any premium or interest (including
any Additional Interest) on any Security and remaining unclaimed for two years
after such principal and any premium or interest has become due and payable
shall (unless otherwise required by mandatory provision of applicable escheat
or
abandoned or unclaimed property law) be paid on Company Request to the Company,
or (if then held by the Company) shall (unless otherwise required by mandatory
provision of applicable escheat or abandoned or unclaimed property law) 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, that the Trustee or such Paying Agent, before being required
to
make any such repayment, may at the expense of the Company cause to be published
once, in a newspaper published in the English language, customarily published
on
each Business Day and of general circulation in the Borough of Manhattan, The
City of New York, notice that such money remains unclaimed and that, after
a
date specified therein, which shall not be less than thirty (30) days from
the
date of such publication, any unclaimed balance of such money then remaining
will be repaid to the Company.
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SECTION
10.3.
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Statement
as to Compliance.
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The
Company shall deliver to the Trustee, within one hundred and twenty (120) days
after the end of each fiscal year of the Company ending after the date hereof,
an Officers’ Certificate covering the preceding calendar year, stating whether
or not to the knowledge of the signers thereof the Company is in default in
the
performance or observance of any of the terms, provisions and conditions of
this
Indenture (without regard to any period of grace or requirement of notice
provided hereunder), and if the Company shall be in default, specifying all
such
defaults and the nature and status thereof of which they may have knowledge.
The
delivery requirements of this
Section
10.3
may be
satisfied by compliance with
Section
8.16(a)
of the
Trust Agreement.
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SECTION
10.4.
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Calculation
Agent.
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(a)
The
Company hereby agrees that for so long as any of the Securities remain
Outstanding, there will at all times be an agent appointed to calculate LIBOR
in
respect of each Interest Payment Date in accordance with the terms of
Schedule
A
(the
“
Calculation
Agent
”).
The
Company has initially appointed the Property Trustee as Calculation Agent for
purposes of determining LIBOR for each Interest Payment Date. The Calculation
Agent may be removed by the Company at any time. So long as the Property Trustee
holds any of the Securities, the Calculation Agent shall be the Property
Trustee, except as described in the immediately preceding sentence. If the
Calculation Agent is unable or unwilling to act as such or is removed by the
Company, the Company will promptly appoint as a replacement Calculation Agent
the London office of a leading bank which is engaged in transactions in
Eurodollar deposits in the international Eurodollar market and which does not
control or is not controlled by or under common control with the Company or
its
Affiliates. The Calculation Agent may not resign its duties without a successor
having been duly appointed.
(b)
The
Calculation Agent shall be required to agree that, as soon as possible after
11:00 a.m. (London time) on each LIBOR Determination Date (as defined in
Schedule
A
),
but in
no event later than 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the Business Day immediately
following each LIBOR Determination Date, the Calculation Agent will calculate
the interest rate and amount of the interest payment (the interest payment
shall
be rounded to the nearest cent, with half a cent being rounded upwards) for
the
related Interest Payment Date, and will communicate such rate and amount to
the
Company, the Trustee, each Paying Agent and the Depositary. The Calculation
Agent will also specify to the Company the quotations upon which the foregoing
rates and amounts are based and, in any event, the Calculation Agent shall
notify the Company before 5:00 p.m. (London time) on each LIBOR Determination
Date that either: (i) it has determined or is in the process of determining
the
foregoing rates and amounts or (ii) it has not determined and is not in the
process of determining the foregoing rates and amounts, together with its
reasons therefor. The Calculation Agent’s determination of the foregoing rates
and amounts for any Interest Payment Date will (in the absence of manifest
error) be final and binding upon all parties. For the sole purpose of
calculating the interest rate for the Securities, “Business Day” shall be
defined as any day on which dealings in deposits in Dollars are transacted
in
the London interbank market.
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SECTION
10.5.
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Additional
Tax Sums.
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So
long
as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, if (a) the Trust is
the
Holder of all of the Outstanding Securities and (b) a Tax Event described in
clause (i) or (iii) in the definition of Tax Event in
Section
1.1
hereof
has occurred and is continuing, the Company shall pay to the Trust (or its
permitted successors or assigns under the related Trust Agreement) for so long
as the Trust (or its permitted successor or assignee) is the registered holder
of the Outstanding Securities, such amounts as may be necessary in order that
the amount of Distributions (including any Additional Interest Amount (as
defined in the Trust Agreement)) then due and payable by the Trust on the
Preferred Securities and Common Securities that at any time remain outstanding
in accordance with the terms thereof shall not be reduced as a result of any
Additional Taxes arising from such Tax Event (additional such amounts payable
by
the Company to the Trust, the “
Additional
Tax Sums
”).
Whenever in this Indenture or the Securities there is a reference in any context
to the payment of principal of or interest on the Securities, such mention
shall
be deemed to include mention of the payments of the Additional Tax Sums provided
for in this
Section
10.5
to the
extent that, in such context, Additional Tax Sums are, were or would be payable
in respect thereof pursuant to the provisions of this
Section
10.5
and
express mention of the payment of Additional Tax Sums (if applicable) in any
provisions hereof shall not be construed as excluding Additional Tax Sums in
those provisions hereof where such express mention is not made.
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SECTION
10.6.
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Additional
Covenants.
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(a)
The
Company covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities that if an Event
of
Default shall have occurred and be continuing, it shall not (i) declare or
pay
any dividends or distributions on, or redeem, purchase, acquire or make a
liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of the Company’s capital stock
(for the avoidance of doubt, the term “capital stock” includes both common stock
and preferred stock of the Company), (ii) vote in favor of or permit or
otherwise allow any of its subsidiaries to declare or pay any dividends or
distributions on, or redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment
with respect to or otherwise retire, any shares of such subsidiaries’ preferred
stock (for the avoidance of doubt, whether such preferred stock is perpetual
or
otherwise) except for payments of dividends or distributions to the Company,
or
(iii) make any payment of principal of or any interest or premium, if any,
on or
repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company that rank
pari
passu
in
all
respects with or junior in interest to the Securities (other than (A)
repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock of
the
Company in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other
similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees,
officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment
or stockholder stock purchase plan or in connection with the issuance of capital
stock of the Company (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such
capital stock) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into
prior
to the Event of Default, (B) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any
class or series of the Company’s capital stock (or any capital stock of a
Subsidiary of the Company) for any class or series of the Company’s capital
stock or of any class or series of the Company’s indebtedness for any class or
series of the Company’s capital stock, (C) the purchase of fractional interests
in shares of the Company’s capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange
provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged,
(D) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any Rights Plan, the
issuance of rights, stock or other property under any Rights Plan or the
redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto or (E) any dividend in
the
form of stock, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock or
the
stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the
same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks
pari
passu
with or
junior to such stock).
(b)
The
Company also covenants with each Holder of Securities (i) to hold, directly
or
indirectly, one hundred percent (100%) of the Common Securities of the Trust,
provided,
that any
permitted successor of the Company hereunder may succeed to the Company’s
ownership of such Common Securities, (ii) as holder of such Common Securities,
not to voluntarily dissolve, wind-up or liquidate the Trust other than (A)
in
connection with a distribution of the Securities to the holders of the Preferred
Securities in liquidation of the Trust or (B) in connection with certain
mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the Trust Agreement and
(iii) to use its reasonable commercial efforts, consistent with the terms and
provisions of the Trust Agreement, to cause the Trust to continue to be taxable
as a grantor trust and not as a corporation for United States federal income
tax
purposes.
(c)
The
Company also agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to meet the requirements
to qualify, effective for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2006 and all
future fiscal years, as a real estate investment trust under the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(d)
The
Company shall notify in writing, within five (5) Business Days of the occurrence
thereof, the Trustee and each holder of Preferred Securities of the occurrence
of a Significant Event (the “
Significant
Event Notice
”).
If
the Company and the Trustee shall have received within thirty (30) days from
the
holders of the Preferred Securities’ receipt of the Significant Event Notice,
written notice from at least 25% of the holders of the Preferred Securities
electing to cause either the Defeasance (if during the No Call Period) or
redemption (if after the expiration of the No Call Period), as applicable,
of
the Notes as provided in this
Section
10.6(d)
(a
“
Significant
Event Election
”),
then
the Company shall either (i) if such Significant Event occurs during the No
Call
Period, cause Article XIII to be applied to the Outstanding Securities, or
(ii)
if such Significant Event occurs after the expiration of the No Call Period,
redeem the Notes pursuant to Section 11.2.
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SECTION
10.7.
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Financial
Covenants.
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For
so
long as any of the Notes remain outstanding, the Company hereby covenants and
agrees as follows:
(a)
it
shall
maintain at all times Net Worth in an amount greater than or equal to
$145,000,000; and
(b)
the
Company shall not at any time issue any additional Subordinated Debt unless,
at
such time, the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of any such proposed
additional Subordinated Debt, and (ii) the aggregate amount of the Company’s
outstanding Subordinated Debt at such time (including the outstanding principal
amount of the Notes) would not exceed 25% of the Company’s Net Worth at such
time.
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SECTION
10.8.
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Waiver
of Covenants.
|
The
Company may omit in any particular instance to comply with any covenant or
condition contained in
Section
10.6
if,
before or after the time for such compliance, the Holders of at least a majority
in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities shall, by Act of
such Holders, and at least a majority of the aggregate Liquidation Amount of
the
Preferred Securities then outstanding, by consent of such holders, either waive
such compliance in such instance or generally waive compliance with such
covenant or condition, but no such waiver shall extend to or affect such
covenant or condition except to the extent so expressly waived, and, until
such
waiver shall become effective, the obligations of the Company in respect of
any
such covenant or condition shall remain in full force and effect.
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SECTION
10.9.
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Treatment
of Securities.
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The
Company will treat the Securities as indebtedness, and the amounts, other than
payments of principal, payable in respect of the principal amount of such
Securities as interest, for all U.S. federal income tax purposes. All payments
in respect of the Securities will be made free and clear of U.S. withholding
tax
to any beneficial owner thereof that has provided an Internal Revenue Service
Form W-9 or W-8BEN (or any substitute or successor form) establishing its U.S.
or non-U.S. status for U.S. federal income tax purposes, or any other applicable
form establishing a complete exemption from U.S. withholding tax.
ARTICLE
XI
REDEMPTION
OF SECURITIES
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SECTION
11.1.
|
Redemption
at Option of Company.
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(a)
Optional
Redemption.
(i)
The
Company may, at its option, on any Interest Payment Date, on or after the
expiration of the No Call Period, redeem the Securities in whole at any time
or
in part from time to time, at a Redemption Price equal to one hundred percent
(100%) of the principal amount thereof (or of the redeemed portion thereof,
as
applicable), together, in the case of any such redemption, with accrued and
unpaid interest, including any Additional Interest, through but excluding the
date fixed as the Redemption Date (the “
Optional
Redemption Price
”).
(b)
Special
Event or Event of Default Redemption.
(i)
During
the No Call Period, upon the occurrence and during the continuation of a Special
Event or an Event of Default, the Company may, at its option, redeem the
Securities, in whole but not in part, at a Redemption Price equal to one hundred
seven and one half percent (107.5%) of the principal amount thereof, together,
in the case of any such redemption, with accrued interest, including any
Additional Interest, through but excluding the date fixed as the Redemption
Date
(the “
Special
Redemption Price
”).
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SECTION
11.2.
|
Significant
Event Redemption
|
The
Company shall, upon receipt of a Significant Event Election with respect to
a
Significant Event that occurs after the expiration of the No Call Period, redeem
the Securities in whole on a date no more than thirty (30) days after receipt
of
the Significant Event Notice, at the Optional Redemption Price.
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SECTION
11.3.
|
Election
to Redeem; Notice to Trustee.
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The
election of the Company to redeem any Securities, in whole or in part, shall
be
evidenced by or pursuant to a Board Resolution. In case of any redemption at
the
election of the Company, the Company shall, not less than forty-five (45) days
and not more than seventy-five (75) days prior to the Redemption Date (unless
a
shorter notice shall be satisfactory to the Trustee), notify the Trustee and
the
Property Trustee under the Trust Agreement in writing of such date and of the
principal amount of the Securities to be redeemed and provide the additional
information required to be included in the notice or notices contemplated by
Section
11.5
.
In the
case of any redemption of Securities, in whole or in part, (a) prior to the
expiration of any restriction on such redemption provided in this Indenture
or
the Securities or (b) pursuant to an election of the Company which is subject
to
a condition specified in this Indenture or the Securities, the Company shall
furnish the Trustee with an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel
evidencing compliance with such restriction or condition.
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SECTION
11.4.
|
Selection
of Securities to be Redeemed.
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(a)
If
less
than all the Securities are to be redeemed, the particular Securities to be
redeemed shall be selected and redeemed on a pro rata basis not more than sixty
(60) days prior to the Redemption Date by the Trustee from the Outstanding
Securities not previously called for redemption,
provided,
that the
unredeemed portion of the principal amount of any Security shall be in an
authorized denomination (which shall not be less than the minimum authorized
denomination) for such Security.
(b)
The
Trustee shall promptly notify the Company 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 Security
redeemed or to be redeemed only in part, to the portion of the principal amount
of such Security that has been or is to be redeemed.
(c)
The
provisions of paragraphs (a) and (b) of this
Section
11.4
shall
not apply with respect to any redemption affecting only a single Security,
whether such Security is to be redeemed in whole or in part. In the case of
any
such redemption in part, the unredeemed portion of the principal amount of
the
Security shall be in an authorized denomination (which shall not be less than
the
minimum
authorized denomination) for such Security.
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SECTION
11.5.
|
Notice
of Redemption.
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(a)
Notice
of
redemption shall be given not later than the thirtieth (30th) day, and not
earlier than the sixtieth (60th) day, prior to the Redemption Date to each
Holder of Securities to be redeemed, in whole or in part (unless a shorter
notice shall be satisfactory to the Property Trustee under the related Trust
Agreement).
(b)
With
respect to Securities to be redeemed, in whole or in part, each notice of
redemption shall state:
(i)
the
Redemption Date;
(ii)
the
Redemption Price or, if the Redemption Price cannot be calculated prior to
the
time the notice is required to be sent, the estimate of the Redemption Price,
as
calculated by the Company, together with a statement that it is an estimate
and
that the actual Redemption Price will be calculated on the fifth Business Day
prior to the Redemption Date (and if an estimate is provided, a further notice
shall be sent of the actual Redemption Price on the date that such Redemption
Price is calculated);
(iii)
if
less
than all Outstanding Securities are to be redeemed, the identification (and,
in
the case of partial redemption, the respective principal amounts) of the amount
of and particular Securities to be redeemed;
(iv)
that
on
the Redemption Date, the Redemption Price will become due and payable upon
each
such Security or portion thereof, and that any interest (including any
Additional Interest) on such Security or such portion, as the case may be,
shall
cease to accrue on and after said date;
(v)
the
place
or places where such Securities are to be surrendered for payment of the
Redemption Price; and
(vi)
Such
other provisions as the Company deems relevant.
(c)
Notice
of
redemption of Securities to be redeemed, in whole or in part, 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 and shall be irrevocable.
The notice if mailed in the manner provided above shall be conclusively presumed
to have been duly given, whether or not the Holder receives such notice. In
any
case, a failure to give such notice by mail or any defect in the notice to
the
Holder of any Security designated for redemption as a whole or in part shall
not
affect the validity of the proceedings for the redemption of any other
Security.
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SECTION
11.6.
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Deposit
of Redemption Price.
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Prior
to
10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Redemption Date specified in the notice
of redemption given as provided in
Section
11.5
,
the
Company will deposit with the Trustee or with one or more Paying Agents (or
if
the Company is acting as its own Paying Agent, the Company will segregate and
hold in trust as provided in
Section
10.2
)
an
amount of money sufficient to pay the Redemption Price of, and any accrued
interest (including any Additional Interest) on, all the Securities (or portions
thereof) that are to be redeemed on that date.
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SECTION
11.7.
|
Payment
of Securities Called for
Redemption.
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(a)
If
any
notice of redemption has been given as provided in
Section
11.5
,
the
Securities or portion of Securities with respect to which such notice has been
given shall become due and payable on the date and at the place or places stated
in such notice at the applicable Redemption Price, together with accrued
interest (including any Additional Interest) to the Redemption Date. On
presentation and surrender of such Securities at a Place of Payment specified
in
such notice, the Securities or the specified portions thereof shall be paid
and
redeemed by the Company at the applicable Redemption Price, together with
accrued interest (including any Additional Interest) to the Redemption
Date.
(b)
Upon
presentation of any Security redeemed in part only, the Company shall execute
and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder thereof, at the
expense of the Company, a new Security or Securities, of authorized
denominations, in aggregate principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion
of
the Security so presented and having the same Original Issue Date, Stated
Maturity and terms.
(c)
If
any
Security called for redemption shall not be so paid upon surrender thereof
for
redemption, the principal of and any premium on such Security shall, until
paid,
bear interest from the Redemption Date at the rate prescribed therefor in the
Security.
ARTICLE
XII
SUBORDINATION
OF SECURITIES
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SECTION
12.1.
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Securities
Subordinate to Senior Debt.
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The
Company covenants and agrees, and each Holder of a Security, by its acceptance
thereof, likewise covenants and agrees, that, to the extent and in the manner
hereinafter set forth in this
Article
XII
,
the
payment of the principal of and any premium and interest (including any
Additional Interest) on each and all of the Securities are hereby expressly
made
subordinate and subject in right of payment to the prior payment in full of
all
Senior Debt, except as otherwise provided in section 4.2.
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SECTION
12.2.
|
No
Payment When Senior Debt in Default; Payment Over of Proceeds Upon
Dissolution, Etc.
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(a)
In
the
event and during the continuation of any default by the Company in the payment
of any principal of or any premium or interest on any Senior Debt (following
any
grace period, if applicable) when the same becomes due and payable, whether
at
maturity or at a date fixed for prepayment or by declaration of acceleration
or
otherwise, then, upon written notice of such default to the Company by the
holders of such Senior Debt or any trustee therefor, unless and until such
default shall have been cured or waived or shall have ceased to exist, no direct
or indirect payment (in cash, property, securities, by set-off or otherwise)
shall be made or agreed to be made on account of the principal of or any premium
or interest (including any Additional Interest) on any of the Securities, or
in
respect of any redemption, repayment, retirement, purchase or other acquisition
of any of the Securities.
(b)
In
the
event of a bankruptcy, insolvency or other proceeding described in clause (d)
or
(e) of the definition of Event of Default (each such event, if any, herein
sometimes referred to as a “
Proceeding
”),
all
Senior Debt (including any interest thereon accruing after the commencement
of
any such proceedings) shall first be paid in full before any payment or
distribution, whether in cash, securities or other property, shall be made
to
any Holder of any of the Securities on account thereof. Any payment or
distribution, whether in cash, securities or other property (other than
securities of the Company or any other entity provided for by a plan of
reorganization or readjustment the payment of which is subordinate, at least
to
the extent provided in these subordination provisions with respect to the
indebtedness evidenced by the Securities, to the payment of all Senior Debt
at
the time outstanding and to any securities issued in respect thereof under
any
such plan of reorganization or readjustment), which would otherwise (but for
these subordination provisions) be payable or deliverable in respect of the
Securities shall be paid or delivered directly to the holders of Senior Debt
in
accordance with the priorities then existing among such holders until all Senior
Debt (including any interest thereon accruing after the commencement of any
Proceeding) shall have been paid in full.
(c)
In
the
event of any Proceeding, after payment in full of all sums owing with respect
to
Senior Debt, the Holders of the Securities, together with the holders of any
obligations of the Company ranking on a parity with the Securities, shall be
entitled to be paid from the remaining assets of the Company the amounts at
the
time due and owing on account of unpaid principal of and any premium and
interest (including any Additional Interest) on the Securities and such other
obligations before any payment or other distribution, whether in cash, property
or otherwise, shall be made on account of any capital stock or any obligations
of the Company ranking junior to the Securities and such other obligations.
If,
notwithstanding the foregoing, any payment or distribution of any character
or
any security, whether in cash, securities or other property (other than
securities of the Company or any other entity provided for by a plan of
reorganization or readjustment the payment of which is subordinate, at least
to
the extent provided in these subordination provisions with respect to the
indebtedness evidenced by the Securities, to the payment of all Senior Debt
at
the time outstanding and to any securities issued in respect thereof under
any
such plan of reorganization or readjustment) shall be received by the Trustee
or
any Holder in contravention of any of the terms hereof and before all Senior
Debt shall have been paid in full, such payment or distribution or security
shall be received in trust for the benefit of, and shall be paid over or
delivered and transferred to, the holders of the Senior Debt at the time
outstanding in accordance with the priorities then existing among such holders
for application to the payment of all Senior Debt remaining unpaid, to the
extent necessary to pay all such Senior Debt (including any interest thereon
accruing after the commencement of any Proceeding) in full. In the event of
the
failure of the Trustee or any Holder to endorse or assign any such payment,
distribution or security, each holder of Senior Debt is hereby irrevocably
authorized to endorse or assign the same.
(d)
The
Trustee and the Holders, at the expense of the Company, shall take such
reasonable action (including the delivery of this Indenture to an agent for
any
holders of Senior Debt or consent to the filing of a financing statement with
respect hereto) as may, in the opinion of counsel designated by the holders
of a
majority in principal amount of the Senior Debt at the time outstanding, be
necessary or appropriate to assure the effectiveness of the subordination
effected by these provisions.
(e)
The
provisions of this
Section
12.2
shall
not impair any rights, interests, remedies or powers of any secured creditor
of
the Company in respect of any security interest the creation of which is not
prohibited by the provisions of this Indenture.
(f)
The
securing of any obligations of the Company, otherwise ranking on a parity with
the Securities or ranking junior to the Securities, shall not be deemed to
prevent such obligations from constituting, respectively, obligations ranking
on
a parity with the Securities or ranking junior to the Securities.
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SECTION
12.3.
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Payment
Permitted If No Default.
|
Nothing
contained in this
Article
XII
or
elsewhere in this Indenture or in any of the Securities shall prevent (a) the
Company, at any time, except during the pendency of the conditions described
in
paragraph (a) of
Section
12.2
or of
any Proceeding referred to in
Section
12.2
,
from
making payments at any time of principal of and any premium or interest
(including any Additional Interest) on the Securities or (b) the application
by
the Trustee of any moneys deposited with it hereunder to the payment of or
on
account of the principal of and any premium or interest (including any
Additional Interest) on the Securities or the retention of such payment by
the
Holders, if, at the time of such application by the Trustee, it did not have
knowledge (in accordance with
Section
12.8
)
that
such payment would have been prohibited by the provisions of this
Article
XII
,
except
as provided in
Section
12.8
.
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SECTION
12.4.
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Subrogation
to Rights of Holders of Senior
Debt.
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Subject
to the payment in full of all amounts due or to become due on all Senior Debt,
or the provision for such payment in cash or cash equivalents or otherwise
in a
manner satisfactory to the holders of Senior Debt, the Holders of the Securities
shall be subrogated to the extent of the payments or distributions made to
the
holders of such Senior Debt pursuant to the provisions of this
Article
XII
(equally
and ratably with the holders of all indebtedness of the Company that by its
express terms is subordinated to Senior Debt of the Company to substantially
the
same extent as the Securities are subordinated to the Senior Debt and is
entitled to like rights of subrogation by reason of any payments or
distributions made to holders of such Senior Debt) to the rights of the holders
of such Senior Debt to receive payments and distributions of cash, property
and
securities applicable to the Senior Debt until the principal of and any premium
and interest (including any Additional Interest) on the Securities shall be
paid
in full. For purposes of such subrogation, no payments or distributions to
the
holders of the Senior Debt of any cash, property or securities to which the
Holders of the Securities or the Trustee would be entitled except for the
provisions of this
Article
XII
,
and no
payments made pursuant to the provisions of this
Article
XII
to the
holders of Senior Debt by Holders of the Securities or the Trustee, shall,
as
among the Company, its creditors other than holders of Senior Debt, and the
Holders of the Securities, be deemed to be a payment or distribution by the
Company to or on account of the Senior Debt.
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SECTION
12.5.
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Provisions
Solely to Define Relative
Rights.
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The
provisions of this
Article
XII
are and
are intended solely for the purpose of defining the relative rights of the
Holders of the Securities on the one hand and the holders of Senior Debt on
the
other hand. Nothing contained in this
Article
XII
or
elsewhere in this Indenture or in the Securities is intended to or shall (a)
impair, as between the Company and the Holders of the Securities, the
obligations of the Company, which are absolute and unconditional, to pay to
the
Holders of the Securities the principal of and any premium and interest
(including any Additional Interest) on the Securities as and when the same
shall
become due and payable in accordance with their terms, (b) affect the relative
rights against the Company of the Holders of the Securities and creditors of
the
Company other than their rights in relation to the holders of Senior Debt or
(c)
prevent the Trustee or the Holder of any Security (or to the extent expressly
provided herein, the holder of any Preferred Security) from exercising all
remedies otherwise permitted by applicable law upon default under this
Indenture, including filing and voting claims in any Proceeding, subject to
the
rights, if any, under this
Article
XII
of the
holders of Senior Debt to receive cash, property and securities otherwise
payable or deliverable to the Trustee or such Holder.
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SECTION
12.6.
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Trustee
to Effectuate Subordination.
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Each
Holder of a Security by his or her acceptance thereof authorizes and directs
the
Trustee on his or her behalf to take such action as may be necessary or
appropriate to acknowledge or effectuate the subordination provided in this
Article
XII
and
appoints the Trustee his or her attorney-in-fact for any and all such
purposes.
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SECTION
12.7.
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No
Waiver of Subordination
Provisions.
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(a)
No
right
of any present or future holder of any Senior Debt to enforce subordination
as
herein provided shall at any time in any way be prejudiced or impaired by any
act or failure to act on the part of the Company or by any act or failure to
act, in good faith, by any such holder, or by any noncompliance by the Company
with the terms, provisions and covenants of this Indenture, regardless of any
knowledge thereof that any such holder may have or be otherwise charged
with.
(b)
Without
in any way limiting the generality of paragraph (a) of this
Section
12.7
,
the
holders of Senior Debt may, at any time and from to time, without the consent
of
or notice to the Trustee or the Holders of the Securities, without incurring
responsibility to such Holders of the Securities and without impairing or
releasing the subordination provided in this
Article
XII
or the
obligations hereunder of such Holders of the Securities to the holders of Senior
Debt, do any one or more of the following: (i) change the manner, place or
terms
of payment or extend the time of payment of, or renew or alter, Senior Debt,
or
otherwise amend or supplement in any manner Senior Debt or any instrument
evidencing the same or any agreement under which Senior Debt is outstanding,
(ii) sell, exchange, release or otherwise deal with any property pledged,
mortgaged or otherwise securing Senior Debt, (iii) release any Person liable
in
any manner for the payment of Senior Debt and (iv) exercise or refrain from
exercising any rights against the Company and any other Person.
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SECTION
12.8.
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Notice
to Trustee.
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(a)
The
Company shall give prompt written notice to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee
of any fact known to the Company that would prohibit the making of any payment
to or by the Trustee in respect of the Securities. Notwithstanding the
provisions of this
Article
XII
or any
other provision of this Indenture, the Trustee shall not be charged with
knowledge of the existence of any facts that would prohibit the making of any
payment to or by the Trustee in respect of the Securities, unless and until
a
Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall have received written notice thereof
from the Company or a holder of Senior Debt or from any trustee, agent or
representative therefor; provided, that if the Trustee shall not have received
the notice provided for in this
Section
12.8
at least
two Business Days prior to the date upon which by the terms hereof any monies
may become payable for any purpose (including, the payment of the principal
of
and any premium on or interest (including any Additional Interest) on any
Security), then, anything herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding,
the
Trustee shall have full power and authority to receive such monies and to apply
the same to the purpose for which they were received and shall not be affected
by any notice to the contrary that may be received by it within two Business
Days prior to such date.
(b)
The
Trustee shall be entitled to rely on the delivery to it of a written notice
by a
Person representing himself or herself to be a holder of Senior Debt (or a
trustee, agent, representative or attorney-in-fact therefor) to establish that
such notice has been given by a holder of Senior Debt (or a trustee, agent,
representative or attorney-in-fact therefor). In the event that the Trustee
determines in good faith that further evidence is required with respect to
the
right of any Person as a holder of Senior Debt to participate in any payment
or
distribution pursuant to this
Article
XII
,
the
Trustee may request such Person to furnish evidence to the reasonable
satisfaction of the Trustee as to the amount of Senior Debt held by such Person,
the extent to which such Person is entitled to participate in such payment
or
distribution and any other facts pertinent to the rights of such Person under
this
Article
XII
,
and if
such evidence is not furnished, the Trustee may defer any payment to such Person
pending judicial determination as to the right of such Person to receive such
payment.
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SECTION
12.9.
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Reliance
on Judicial Order or Certificate of Liquidating
Agent.
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Upon
any
payment or distribution of assets of the Company referred to in this
Article
XII
,
the
Trustee and the Holders of the Securities shall be entitled to conclusively
rely
upon any order or decree entered by any court of competent jurisdiction in
which
such Proceeding is pending, or a certificate of the trustee in bankruptcy,
receiver, liquidating trustee, custodian, assignee for the benefit of creditors,
agent or other Person making such payment or distribution, delivered to the
Trustee or to the Holders of Securities, for the purpose of ascertaining the
Persons entitled to participate in such payment or distribution, the holders
of
the Senior Debt and other indebtedness of the Company, the amount thereof or
payable thereon, the amount or amounts paid or distributed thereon and all
other
facts pertinent thereto or to this
Article
XII
.
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SECTION
12.10.
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Trustee
Not Fiduciary for Holders of Senior
Debt.
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The
Trustee, in its capacity as trustee under this Indenture, shall not be deemed
to
owe any fiduciary duty to the holders of Senior Debt and shall not be liable
to
any such holders if it shall in good faith mistakenly pay over or distribute
to
Holders of Securities or to the Company or to any other Person cash, property
or
securities to which any holders of Senior Debt shall be entitled by virtue
of
this
Article
XII
or
otherwise.
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SECTION
12.11.
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Rights
of Trustee as Holder of Senior Debt; Preservation of Trustee’s
Rights.
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The
Trustee in its individual capacity shall be entitled to all the rights set
forth
in this
Article
XII
with
respect to any Senior Debt that may at any time be held by it, to the same
extent as any other holder of Senior Debt, and nothing in this Indenture shall
deprive the Trustee of any of its rights as such holder.
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SECTION
12.12.
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Article
Applicable to Paying Agents.
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If
at any
time any Paying Agent other than the Trustee shall have been appointed by the
Company and be then acting hereunder, the term “Trustee” as used in this
Article
XII
shall in
such case (unless the context otherwise requires) be construed as extending
to
and including such Paying Agent within its meaning as fully for all intents
and
purposes as if such Paying Agent were named in this
Article
XII
in
addition to or in place of the Trustee; provided, that
Sections
12.8
and
12.11
shall
not apply to the Company or any Affiliate of the Company if the Company or
such
Affiliate acts as Paying Agent.
****
This
instrument may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so
executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall
together constitute but one and the same instrument.
ARTICLE
XIII
DEFEASANCE
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SECTION
13.1.
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Defeasance
and Discharge.
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Upon
the
exercise of the option provided in
Section
10.6(d)
by a
holder of Preferred Securities as a result of a Significant Event which occurs
on or prior to the expiration of the No Call Period, to have this S
ection
13.1
applied
to the Outstanding Securities, the Company shall, within thirty (30) days
following its receipt of the Significant Event Election satisfy the conditions
set forth in
Section
13.2
.
The
Company shall be deemed to have been discharged from its obligations with
respect to the Outstanding Securities as provided in this
Section
13.1
on and
after the date the conditions set forth in the
Section
13.2
are
satisfied (hereinafter called “
Defeasance
”).
For
this purpose, such Defeasance means that the Company shall be deemed to have
paid and discharged the entire indebtedness represented by the Outstanding
Securities and to have satisfied all of its other obligations under the
Securities and this Indenture insofar as the Securities are concerned (and
the
Trustee, upon Company Request and at the expense of the Company, shall execute
proper instruments acknowledging the same), subject to the following, which
shall survive until otherwise terminated or discharged hereunder: (1) the rights
of Holders of the Securities to receive, solely from the trust fund described
in
Section
13.2
and as
more fully set forth in such
Section
13.2
,
payments in respect of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the
Securities when payments are due, (2) the Company’s obligations with respect to
the Securities under Sections
2.4
,
3.5
,
3.6
,
10.2
and any
additional Tax Sums under
Section
10.5
,
(3) the rights, powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the Trustee
hereunder and (4) this
Article XIII
.
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SECTION
13.2.
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Conditions
to Defeasance
.
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The
following shall be the conditions to application of
Section
13.1
to the
Outstanding Securities:
(1)
The
Company shall irrevocably have deposited or caused to be deposited with the
Trustee (or another trustee that satisfies the requirements contemplated by
Section
6.1
and
agrees to comply with the provisions of this
Article
XIII
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 Outstanding Securities, (A) money in an amount
in Dollars, (B) Government Obligations that 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, money in
an
amount in Dollars, or (C) a combination thereof, in each case sufficient, 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 any such other
qualifying Trustee) to pay and discharge, one hundred percent (100%) of the
principal amount of the Securities on October 30, 2011 (the “
Defeasance
Maturity Date
”)
plus
interest on the Securities due and payable on the Interest Payment Dates
occurring prior to and including the Defeasance Maturity Date.
(2)
Such
Defeasance shall not cause the Trustee to have a conflicting interest within
the
meaning of the Trust Indenture Act.
(3)
Such
Defeasance shall not result in the trust arising from such deposit constituting
an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of
1940, unless such trust shall be qualified or exempt from regulation
thereunder.
(4)
The
Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an
Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent with respect
to
such Defeasance have been complied with.
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SECTION
13.3.
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Deposited
Money and U.S. Government Obligations to be Held in Trust; Other
Miscellaneous Provisions.
|
Subject
to the provisions of
Section
10.2(e)
,
all
money and Government Obligations (including the proceeds thereof) deposited
with
the Trustee or other qualifying trustee (solely for purposes of this
Section
13.3
and
Section
13.4
,
the
Trustee and any such other trustee are referred to collectively as the
“
Trustee
”)
pursuant to
Section
13.2
in
respect of the Securities shall be held in trust and applied by the Trustee,
in
accordance with the provisions of the Securities and this Indenture, to the
payment, either directly or through any such Paying Agent (including the Company
acting as its own Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Holders
of
the Securities, of all sums due and to become due thereon in respect of
principal, premium, if any, and interest, but money so held in trust need not
be
segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.
The
Company shall pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or other charge
imposed on or assessed against the Government Obligations deposited pursuant
to
Section
13.2
or the
principal and interest received in respect thereof other than any such tax,
fee
or other charge that by law is for the account of the Holders of Outstanding
Securities.
Anything
in this
Article
XIII
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 held
by it
as provided in
Section
13.2
with
respect to the Securities that, 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 that would then
be
required to be deposited to effect an equivalent Defeasance with respect to
the
Securities.
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SECTION
13.4.
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Reinstatement.
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If
the
Trustee or the Paying Agent is unable to apply any money in accordance with
this
Article XIII with respect to the Securities by reason of any order or judgment
of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise
prohibiting such application, then the Company’s obligations under this
Indenture and the Securities shall be revived and reinstated as though no
deposit had occurred pursuant to this
Article
XIII
with
respect to Securities until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is
permitted to apply all money held in trust pursuant to
Section
13.3
with
respect to the Securities in accordance with this
Article
XIII
;
provided, however, that if the Company makes any payment of principal of,
premium, if any, or interest on any Security following the reinstatement of
its
obligations, the Company shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of
Securities to receive such payment from the money so held in trust.
****
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to be duly
executed as of the day and year first above written.
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RESOURCE
CAPITAL CORP.
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By:
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Authenticating
Agent
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Wells
Fargo Bank, N.A.
,
as Trustee
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By:
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Authenticating
Agent
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Junior
Subordinate Indenture
Junior
Subordinated Indenture
Schedule
A
DETERMINATION
OF LIBOR
With
respect to the Securities, the London interbank offered rate ("
LIBOR
")
shall
be determined by the Calculation Agent in accordance with the following
provisions (in each case rounded to the nearest .000001%):
(1)
On
the
second LIBOR Business Day (as defined below) prior to an Interest Payment Date
(except with respect to the first interest payment period, such date shall
be
September 29, 2006) (each such day, a "
LIBOR
Determination Date
"),
LIBOR
for any given security shall for the following interest payment period equal
the
rate, as obtained by the Calculation Agent from Bloomberg Financial Markets
Commodities News, for three-month Eurodollar deposits that appears on Dow Jones
Telerate Page 3750 (as defined in the International Swaps and Derivatives
Association, Inc. 1991 Interest Rate and Currency Exchange Definitions), or
such
other page as may replace such Page 3750, as of 11:00 a.m. (London time) on
such
LIBOR Determination Date.
(2)
If,
on
any LIBOR Determination Date, such rate does not appear on Dow Jones Telerate
Page 3750 or such other page as may replace such Page 3750, the Calculation
Agent shall determine the arithmetic mean of the offered quotations of the
Reference Banks (as defined below) to leading banks in the London interbank
market for three-month Eurodollar deposits in an amount determined by the
Calculation Agent by reference to requests for quotations as of approximately
11:00 a.m. (London time) on the LIBOR Determination Date made by the Calculation
Agent to the Reference Banks. If, on any LIBOR Determination Date, at least
two
of the Reference Banks provide such quotations, LIBOR shall equal such
arithmetic mean of such quotations. If, on any LIBOR Determination Date, only
one or none of the Reference Banks provide such quotations, LIBOR shall be
deemed to be the arithmetic mean of the offered quotations that leading banks
in
the City of New York selected by the Calculation Agent are quoting on the
relevant LIBOR Determination Date for three-month Eurodollar deposits in an
amount determined by the Calculation Agent by reference to the principal London
offices of leading banks in the London interbank market; provided that, if
the
Calculation Agent is required but is unable to determine a rate in accordance
with at least one of the procedures provided above, LIBOR shall be LIBOR as
determined on the previous LIBOR Determination Date.
(3)
As
used
herein: "
Reference
Banks
"
means
four major banks in the London interbank market selected by the Calculation
Agent; and "
LIBOR
Business Day
"
means a
day on which commercial banks are open for business (including dealings in
foreign exchange and foreign currency deposits) in London.
Exhibit
A
Form
of Officer’s Financial Certificate
The
undersigned, the [Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer/Assistant Treasurer/
Secretary/ Assistant Secretary, Chairman/Vice Chairman/Chief Executive
Officer/President/Vice President] hereby certifies, pursuant to Section 7.3(b)
of the Junior Subordinated Indenture, dated as of September 29, 2006 (the
“Indenture”), among Resource Capital Corp. (the “Company”) and Wells Fargo Bank,
N.A., as trustee, that, as of [date], [20__], the Company, if applicable, and
its subsidiaries had the following ratios and balances:
As
of [Quarterly/Annual Financial Date], 20__
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Senior
secured indebtedness for borrowed money (“Debt”)
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$
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Senior
unsecured Debt
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$
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Subordinated
Debt
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$
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Total
Debt
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$
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Ratio
of (x) senior secured and unsecured Debt to (y) total Debt
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%
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Ratio
of
(x) senior secured and unsecured Debt to (y) total Debt
%
·
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A
table describing the quarterly report calculation procedures is provided
on page 3 hereof
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[FOR
FISCAL YEAR END: Attached hereto are the audited consolidated financial
statements (including the balance sheet, income statement and statement of
cash
flows, and notes thereto, together with the report of the independent
accountants thereon) of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries for the
three years ended [date], 20__.]
[FOR
FISCAL QUARTER END: Attached hereto are the unaudited consolidated and
consolidating financial statements (including the balance sheet and income
statement) of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries for the fiscal
quarter ended [date], 20__.]
The
financial statements fairly present in all material respects, in accordance
with
U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), the financial position
of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries, and the results of operations
and changes in financial condition as of the date, and for the [quarter]
[annual] period ended [date], 20__, and such financial statements have been
prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period
involved (expect as otherwise noted therein).
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Officer’s Financial
Certificate as of this _____ day of ____, 200__
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RESOURCE
CAPITAL CORP.
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By:
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Name:
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712
Fifth Avenue
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10
th
Floor
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New
York, New York 10019
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Exhibit
A-2
EXECUTION
AMENDED
AND RESTATED TRUST AGREEMENT
Among
RESOURCE
CAPITAL CORP.,
as
Depositor
WELLS
FARGO BANK, N.A.,
as
Property Trustee
WELLS
FARGO DELAWARE TRUST COMPANY,
as
Delaware Trustee
and
THE
ADMINISTRATIVE TRUSTEES NAMED HEREIN
as
Administrative Trustees
Dated
as
of September 29, 2006
RCC
TRUST II
CONTENTS
Clause
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Page
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ARTICLE
I DEFINED TERMS
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1
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SECTION
1.1 Definitions.
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1
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ARTICLE
II THE TRUST
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11
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SECTION
2.1 Name.
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11
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SECTION
2.2 Office of the Delaware Trustee; Principal Place of
Business.
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11
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SECTION
2.3 Initial Contribution of Trust Property; Fees, Costs and
Expenses.
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11
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SECTION
2.4 Purposes of Trust.
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11
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SECTION
2.5 Authorization to Enter into Certain Transactions.
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12
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SECTION
2.6 Assets of Trust.
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14
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SECTION
2.7 Title to Trust Property.
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15
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ARTICLE
III PAYMENT ACCOUNT; PAYING AGENTS
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15
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SECTION
3.1 Payment Account.
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15
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SECTION
3.2 Appointment of Paying Agents.
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15
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ARTICLE
IV DISTRIBUTIONS; REDEMPTION
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16
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SECTION
4.1 Distributions.
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16
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SECTION
4.2 Redemption.
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17
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SECTION
4.3 Subordination of Common Securities.
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20
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SECTION
4.4 Payment Procedures.
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20
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SECTION
4.5 Withholding Tax.
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21
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SECTION
4.6 Tax Returns and Other Reports.
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21
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SECTION
4.7 Payment of Taxes, Duties, Etc. of the Trust.
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21
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SECTION
4.8 Payments under Indenture or Pursuant to Direct
Actions.
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21
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SECTION
4.9 Exchanges.
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22
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SECTION
4.10 Calculation Agent.
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22
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SECTION
4.11 Certain Accounting Matters.
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23
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ARTICLE
V SECURITIES
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24
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SECTION
5.1 Initial Ownership.
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24
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SECTION
5.2 Authorized Trust Securities.
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24
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SECTION
5.3 Issuance of the Common Securities; Subscription and Purchase
of
Notes.
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24
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SECTION
5.4 The Securities Certificates.
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25
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SECTION
5.5 Rights of Holders.
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25
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SECTION
5.6 Book-Entry Preferred Securities.
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26
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SECTION
5.7 Registration of Transfer and Exchange of Preferred Securities
Certificates.
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27
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SECTION
5.8 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Securities
Certificates.
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29
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SECTION
5.9 Persons Deemed Holders.
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30
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SECTION
5.10 Cancellation.
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30
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SECTION
5.11 Ownership of Common Securities by Depositor.
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30
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SECTION
5.12 Restricted Legends.
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31
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SECTION
5.13 Form of Certificate of Authentication.
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33
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ARTICLE
VI MEETINGS; VOTING; ACTS OF HOLDERS
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33
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SECTION
6.1 Notice of Meetings.
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33
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SECTION
6.2 Meetings of Holders of the Preferred Securities.
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33
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SECTION
6.3 Voting Rights.
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34
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SECTION
6.4 Proxies, Etc.
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34
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SECTION
6.5 Holder Action by Written Consent.
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34
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SECTION
6.6 Record Date for Voting and Other Purposes.
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35
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SECTION
6.7 Acts of Holders.
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35
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SECTION
6.8 Inspection of Records.
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36
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SECTION
6.9 Limitations on Voting Rights.
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36
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SECTION
6.10 Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission of Annulment; Waivers of
Past
Defaults.
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37
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ARTICLE
VII REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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39
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SECTION
7.1 Representations and Warranties of the Property Trustee and the
Delaware Trustee.
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39
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SECTION
7.2 Representations and Warranties of Depositor.
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40
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ARTICLE
VIII THE TRUSTEES
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41
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SECTION
8.1 Number of Trustees.
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41
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SECTION
8.2 Property Trustee Required.
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41
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SECTION
8.3 Delaware Trustee Required.
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42
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SECTION
8.4 Appointment of Administrative Trustees.
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42
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SECTION
8.5 Duties and Responsibilities of the Trustees.
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42
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SECTION
8.6 Notices of Defaults and Extensions.
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44
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SECTION
8.7 Certain Rights of Property Trustee.
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44
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SECTION
8.8 Delegation of Power.
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47
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SECTION
8.9 May Hold Securities.
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47
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SECTION
8.10 Compensation; Reimbursement; Indemnity.
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47
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The
Depositor agrees:
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47
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SECTION
8.11 Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor.
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48
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SECTION
8.12 Acceptance of Appointment by Successor.
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49
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SECTION
8.13 Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to
Business.
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50
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SECTION
8.14 Trustees Not Individually Responsible for Recitals and
Representations.
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50
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SECTION
8.15 Property Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.
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51
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SECTION
8.16 Reports to the Property Trustee.
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51
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ARTICLE
IX TERMINATION, LIQUIDATION AND MERGER
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52
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SECTION
9.1 Dissolution Upon Expiration Date.
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52
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SECTION
9.2 Early Termination.
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52
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SECTION
9.3 Termination.
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53
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SECTION
9.4 Liquidation.
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53
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SECTION
9.5 Mergers, Consolidations, Amalgamations or Replacements of
Trust.
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54
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ARTICLE
X MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
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56
|
SECTION
10.1 Limitation of Rights of Holders.
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56
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SECTION
10.2 Agreed Tax Treatment of Trust and Trust Securities.
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56
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SECTION
10.3 Amendment.
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56
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SECTION
10.4 Separability.
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58
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SECTION
10.5 Governing Law.
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58
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SECTION
10.6 Successors.
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59
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SECTION
10.7 Headings.
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59
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SECTION
10.8 Reports, Notices and Demands.
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59
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SECTION
10.9 Agreement Not to Petition.
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60
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SECTION
10.10 Counterparts
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60
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Exhibit
A
|
Certificate
of Trust
|
Exhibit
B
|
Form
of Common Securities Certificate
|
Exhibit
C
|
Form
of Preferred Securities Certificate
|
Exhibit
D
|
Junior
Subordinated Indenture
|
Schedule
A
|
Calculation
of LIBOR
|
This
Amended and Restated Trust Agreement
,
dated
as of September 29, 2006, among (i) Resource Capital Corp., a Maryland
corporation (including any successors or permitted assigns, the “
Depositor
”),
(ii)
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as property trustee (in such capacity, the “
Property
Trustee
”),
(iii)
Wells Fargo Delaware Trust Company, as Delaware trustee (in such capacity,
the
“
Delaware
Trustee
”),
(iv)
Thomas C. Elliott, an individual, Steven J. Kessler, an individual, and Michael
S. Yecies, an individual, each of whose address is c/o Resource Capital Corp.,
712 Fifth Avenue, 10
th
floor,
New York, New York 10019, as administrative trustees (in such capacities, each
an “
Administrative
Trustee
”
and,
collectively, the “
Administrative
Trustees
”
and,
together with the Property Trustee and the Delaware Trustee, the “
Trustees
”)
and
(v) the several Holders, as hereinafter defined.
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS,
the Depositor and the Delaware Trustee have heretofore created a Delaware
statutory trust pursuant to the Delaware Statutory Trust Act by entering into
a
Trust Agreement, dated as of August 4, 2006 (the “
Original
Trust Agreement
”),
and
by executing and filing with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware
the
Certificate of Trust, substantially in the form attached as
Exhibit
A
;
and
WHEREAS,
the Depositor and the Trustees desire to amend and restate the Original Trust
Agreement in its entirety as set forth herein to provide for, among other
things, (i) the issuance of the Common Securities by the Trust to the Depositor,
(ii) the issuance and sale of the Preferred Securities by the Trust pursuant
to
the Purchase Agreement and (iii) the acquisition by the Trust from the Depositor
of all of the right, title and interest in and to the Notes (as hereinafter
defined);
Now,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the agreements and obligations set forth herein
and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency
of
which are hereby acknowledged, each party, for the benefit of the other parties
and for the benefit of the Holders, hereby amends and restates the Original
Trust Agreement in its entirety and agrees as follows:
ARTICLE
I
DEFINED
TERMS
For
all
purposes of this Trust Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided or
unless the context otherwise requires:
(a)
the
terms
defined in this Article I have the meanings assigned to them in this Article
I;
(b)
the
words
“include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the
phrase “without limitation”;
(c)
all
accounting terms used but not defined herein have the meanings assigned to
them
in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting
principles;
(d)
unless
the context otherwise requires, any reference to an “Article”, a “Section”, a
“Schedule” or an “Exhibit” refers to an Article, a Section, a Schedule or an
Exhibit, as the case may be, of or to this Trust Agreement;
(e)
the
words
“hereby”, “herein”, “hereof’ and “hereunder” and other words of similar import
refer to this Trust Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Article,
Section or other subdivision;
(f)
a
reference to the singular includes the plural and vice versa; and
(g)
the
masculine, feminine or neuter genders used herein shall include the masculine,
feminine and neuter genders.
“
Act
”
has
the
meaning specified in
Section
6.7
.
“
Additional
Interest
”
has
the
meaning specified in
Section
1.1
of the
Indenture.
“
Additional
Interest Amount
”
means,
with respect to Trust Securities of a given Liquidation Amount and/or a given
period, the amount of Additional Interest paid by the Depositor on a Like Amount
of Notes for such period.
“
Additional
Taxes
”
has
the
meaning specified in
Section
1.1
of the
Indenture.
“
Additional
Tax Sums
”
has
the
meaning specified in
Section
10.5
of the
Indenture.
“
Administrative
Trustee
”
means
each of the Persons identified as an “Administrative Trustee” in the preamble to
this Trust Agreement, solely in each such Person’s capacity as Administrative
Trustee of the Trust and not in such Person’s individual capacity, or any
successor Administrative Trustee appointed as herein provided.
“
Affiliate
”
of
any
specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling
or
controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified
Person. For the purposes of this definition, “control” when used with respect to
any specified Person means the power to direct the management and policies
of
such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting
securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms “controlling” and
“controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.
“
Applicable
Depositary Procedures
”
means,
with respect to any transfer or transaction involving a Book-Entry Preferred
Security, the rules and procedures of the Depositary for such Book-Entry
Preferred Security, in each case to the extent applicable to such transaction
and as in effect from time to time.
“
Bankruptcy
Event
”
means,
with respect to any Person:
(a)
the
entry
of a decree or order by a court having jurisdiction in the premises (i) judging
such Person a bankrupt or insolvent, (ii) approving as properly filed a petition
seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjudication or composition of or in
respect of such Person under any applicable federal or state bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization or other similar law, (iii) appointing a custodian,
receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator or other similar official
of such Person or of any substantial part of its property or (iv) ordering
the
winding up or liquidation of its affairs, and the continuance of any such decree
or order unstayed and in effect for a period of sixty (60) consecutive days;
or
(b)
the
institution by such Person of proceedings to be adjudicated a bankrupt or
insolvent, or the consent by it to the institution of bankruptcy or insolvency
proceedings against it, or the filing by it of a petition or answer or consent
seeking reorganization or relief under any applicable federal or state
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law, or the consent
by
it to the filing of any such petition or to the appointment of a custodian,
receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator or similar official of
such Person or of any substantial part of its property, or the making by it
of
an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the admission by it in writing
of
its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due and its willingness
to be adjudicated a bankrupt or insolvent, or the taking of corporate action
by
such Person in furtherance of any such action.
“Bankruptcy
Laws”
means
all federal and state bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and other similar
laws, including the United States Bankruptcy Code.
“Book-Entry
Preferred Security”
means a
Preferred Security, the ownership and transfers of which shall be made through
book entries by a Depositary.
“Business
Day”
means a
day other than (a) a Saturday or Sunday, (b) a day on which banking institutions
in the City of New York are authorized or required by law or executive order
to
remain closed or (c) a day on which the Corporate Trust Office is closed for
business.
“Calculation
Agent”
has the
meaning specified in
Section
4.10
.
“Closing
Date”
has the
meaning specified in the Purchase Agreement.
“
Code
”
means
the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Commission”
means
the Securities and Exchange Commission, as from time to time constituted,
created under the Exchange Act or, if at any time after the execution of this
Trust Agreement such Commission is not existing and performing the duties
assigned to it, then the body performing such duties at such time.
“Common
Securities Certificate”
means a
certificate evidencing ownership of Common Securities, substantially in the
form
attached as
Exhibit
B
.
“Common
Securities Subscription Agreement”
means
that certain Common Securities Subscription Agreement dated of even date
herewith by and between the Depositor and the Trust.
“Common
Security”
means an
undivided beneficial interest in the assets of the Trust, having a Liquidation
Amount of $1,000 and having the rights provided therefor in this Trust
Agreement.
“Corporate
Trust Office”
means
the principal office of the Property Trustee at which any particular time its
corporate trust business shall be administered, which office at the date of
this
Trust Agreement is located at 919 North Market Street, Suite 700, Wilmington,
Delaware 19801 Attn: Corporate Trust Services - RCC Trust II.
“Definitive
Preferred Securities Certificates”
means
Preferred Securities issued in certificated, fully registered form that are
not
Global Preferred Securities.
“Delaware
Statutory Trust Act”
means
Chapter 38 of Title 12 of the Delaware Code, 12 Del. Code § 3801 et seq., or any
successor statute thereto, in each case as amended from time to
time.
“Delaware
Trustee”
means
the Person identified as the “Delaware Trustee” in the preamble to this Trust
Agreement, solely in its capacity as Delaware Trustee of the Trust and not
in
its individual capacity, or its successor in interest in such capacity, or
any
successor Delaware Trustee appointed as herein provided.
“Depositary”
means an
organization registered as a clearing agency under the Exchange Act that is
designated as Depositary by the Depositor or any successor thereto. DTC will
be
the initial Depositary.
“Depositary
Participant”
means a
broker, dealer, bank, other financial institution or other Person for whom
from
time to time the Depositary effects book-entry transfers and pledges of
securities deposited with the Depositary.
“Depositor”
has the
meaning specified in the preamble to this Trust Agreement and any successors
and
permitted assigns.
“Depositor
Affiliate”
has the
meaning specified in
Section
4.9
.
“Distribution
Date”
has the
meaning specified in
Section
4.1(a)(i)
.
“Distributions”
means
amounts payable in respect of the Trust Securities as provided in
Section
4.1
.
“DTC”
means
The Depository Trust Company, a New York corporation, or any successor
thereto.
“Early
Termination Event”
has the
meaning specified in
Section
9.2
.
“Event
of Default”
means
any one of the following events (whatever the reason for such event 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):
(a)
the
occurrence of a Note Event of Default; or
(b)
default
by
the Trust in the payment of any Distribution when it becomes due and payable,
and continuation of such default for a period of thirty (30) days;
or
(c)
default
by
the Trust in the payment of any Redemption Price of any Trust Security when
it
becomes due and payable; or
(d)
default
in
the performance, or breach, in any material respect of any covenant or warranty
of the Trustees in this Trust Agreement (other than those specified in clause
(b) or (c) above) and continuation of such default or breach for a period of
thirty (30) days after there has been given, by registered or certified mail,
to
the Trustees and to the Depositor by the Holders of at least twenty five percent
(25%) in aggregate Liquidation Amount of the Outstanding Preferred Securities
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
(e)
the
occurrence of a Bankruptcy Event with respect to the Property Trustee if a
successor Property Trustee has not been appointed within ninety (90) days
thereof.
“Exchange
Act”
means
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and any successor statute thereto, in
each
case as amended from time to time.
“Expiration
Date”
has the
meaning specified in
Section
9.1
.
“Fiscal
Year”
shall be
the fiscal year of the Trust, which shall be the calendar year, or such other
period as is required by the Code.
“Global
Preferred Security”
means a
Preferred Securities Certificate evidencing ownership of Book-Entry Preferred
Securities.
“Holder”
means a
Person in whose name a Trust Security or Trust Securities are registered in
the
Securities Register; any such Person shall be deemed to be a beneficial owner
within the meaning of the Delaware Statutory Trust Act.
“Indemnified
Person”
has the
meaning specified in
Section
8.10(c)
.
“Indenture”
means
the Junior Subordinated Indenture executed and delivered by the Depositor and
the Note Trustee contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this
Trust
Agreement, for the benefit of the holders of the Notes, a copy of which is
attached hereto as
Exhibit
D
,
as
amended or supplemented from time to time.
“Indenture
Redemption Price”
means
the Optional Note Redemption Price or the Special Note Redemption Price, as
applicable.
“Interest
Payment Date”
has the
meaning specified in
Section
1.1
of the
Indenture.
“Investment
Company Act”
means
the Investment Company Act of 1940, or any successor statute thereto, in each
case as amended from time to time.
“Investment
Company Event”
has the
meaning specified in
Section
1.1
of the
Indenture. “LIBOR” has the meaning specified in
Schedule
A
.
“Junior
Subordinated Note Purchase Agreement”
means
that certain Junior Subordinated Note Purchase Agreement dated of even date
herewith by and between the Depositor and the Trust.
“LIBOR
Business Day”
has the
meaning specified in
Schedule
A
.
“LIBOR
Determination Date”
has the
meaning specified in
Schedule
A
.
“Lien”
means
any lien, pledge, charge, encumbrance, mortgage, deed of trust, adverse
ownership interest, hypothecation, assignment, security interest or preference,
priority or other security agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind
or
nature whatsoever.
“Like
Amount”
means
(a) with respect to a redemption of any Trust Securities, Trust Securities
having a Liquidation Amount equal to the principal amount of Notes to be
contemporaneously redeemed or paid at maturity in accordance with the Indenture,
the proceeds of which will be used to pay the Redemption Price of such Trust
Securities, (b) with respect to a distribution of Notes to Holders of Trust
Securities in connection with a dissolution of the Trust, Notes having a
principal amount equal to the Liquidation Amount of the Trust Securities of
the
Holder to whom such Notes are distributed, (c) with respect to any distribution
of Additional Interest Amounts to Holders of Trust Securities, Notes having
a
principal amount equal to the Liquidation Amount of the Trust Securities in
respect of which such distribution is made and (d) with respect to any exchange
of Preferred Securities owned or held by a Depositor Affiliate, Notes having
a
principal amount equal to the liquidation amount of the Preferred Securities
in
respect of which such distribution is made.
“Liquidation
Amount”
means
the stated amount of $1,000 per Trust Security.
“Liquidation
Date”
means
the date on which assets are to be distributed to Holders in accordance with
Section
9.4(a)
hereunder following dissolution of the Trust.
“Liquidation
Distribution”
has the
meaning specified in
Section
9.4(d)
.
“Majority
in Liquidation Amount”
means
Common or Preferred Securities, as the case may be, representing more than
fifty
percent (50%) of the aggregate Liquidation Amount of all (or a specified group
of) then Outstanding Common or Preferred Securities, as the case may
be.
“Note
Event of Default”
means
any “
Event
of Default
”
specified in
Section
5.1
of the
Indenture.
“Note
Redemption Date”
means,
with respect to any Notes to be redeemed under the Indenture, the date fixed
for
redemption of such Notes under the Indenture.
“Note
Trustee”
means
the Person identified as the
“Trustee”
in the
Indenture, solely in its capacity as Trustee pursuant to the Indenture and
not
in its individual capacity, or its successor in interest in such capacity,
or
any successor Trustee appointed as provided in the Indenture.
“Notes”
means
the Depositor’s Junior Subordinated Notes issued pursuant to the
Indenture.
“Officers’
Certificate”
means a
certificate signed by the Chief Executive Officer, the President or a Vice
President, and by the Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer or an Assistant
Treasurer, the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the Depositor, and delivered
to the Trustees. Any Officers’ Certificate delivered with respect to compliance
with a condition or covenant provided for in this Trust Agreement (other than
the certificate provided pursuant to
Section
8.16
which is
not an Officers’ Certificate) shall include:
(a)
a
statement
by each officer signing the Officers’ Certificate that such officer has read the
covenant or condition and the definitions relating thereto;
(b)
a
brief
statement of the nature and scope of the examination or investigation undertaken
by such officer in rendering the Officers’ Certificate;
(c)
a
statement
that such officer has made such examination or investigation as, in such
officer’s opinion, is necessary to enable such officer to express an informed
opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with;
and
(d)
a
statement
as to whether, in the opinion of such officer, such condition or covenant has
been complied with.
“Operative
Documents”
means
the Purchase Agreement, the Indenture, the Trust Agreement, the Notes, the
Common Securities Subscription Agreement, the Junior Subordinated Note Purchase
Agreement and the Trust Securities.
“Opinion
of Counsel”
means a
written opinion of counsel, who may be counsel for, or an employee of, the
Depositor or any Affiliate of the Depositor.
“Optional
Redemption Price”
means,
with respect to any Trust Security, an amount equal to one hundred percent
(100%) of the Liquidation Amount of such Trust Security on the Redemption Date,
plus accumulated and unpaid Distributions to the Redemption Date, plus the
related amount of the premium, if any, and/or accrued interest, including
Additional Interest, if any, thereon paid by the Depositor upon the concurrent
redemption or payment at maturity of a Like Amount of Notes.
“Optional
Note Redemption Price”
means,
with respect to any Note to be redeemed on any Redemption Date under the
Indenture, an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the outstanding
principal amount of such Note, together with accrued interest, including any
Additional Interest (to the extent legally enforceable), thereon through but
not
including the date fixed as such Redemption Date.
“Original
Issue Date”
means
the date of original issuance of the Trust Securities.
“Original
Trust Agreement”
has the
meaning specified in the recitals to this Trust Agreement.
“Outstanding”
,
when
used with respect to any Trust Securities, means, as of the date of
determination, all Trust Securities theretofore executed and delivered under
this Trust Agreement, except:
(a)
Trust
Securities theretofore canceled by the Property Trustee or delivered to the
Property Trustee for cancellation;
(b)
Trust
Securities for which payment or redemption money in the necessary amount has
been theretofore deposited with the Property Trustee or any Paying Agent in
trust for the Holders of such Trust Securities
;
provided
,
that if
such Trust Securities are to be redeemed, notice of such redemption has been
duly given pursuant to this Trust Agreement; and
(c)
Trust
Securities that have been paid or in exchange for or in lieu of which other
Trust Securities have been executed and delivered pursuant to the provisions
of
this Trust Agreement, unless proof satisfactory to the Property Trustee is
presented that any such Trust Securities are held by Holders in whose hands
such
Trust Securities are valid, legal and binding obligations of the
Trust;
provided
,
that in
determining whether the Holders of the requisite Liquidation Amount of the
Outstanding Preferred Securities have given any request, demand, authorization,
direction, notice, consent or waiver hereunder, Preferred Securities owned
by
the Depositor, any Trustee or any Affiliate of the Depositor or of any Trustee
shall be disregarded and deemed not to be Outstanding, except that (i) in
determining whether any Trustee shall be protected in relying upon any such
request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver, only
Preferred Securities that such Trustee knows to be so owned shall be so
disregarded and (ii) the foregoing shall not apply at any time when all of
the
Outstanding Preferred Securities are owned by the Depositor, one or more of
the
Trustees and/or any such Affiliate. Preferred Securities so owned that have
been
pledged in good faith may be regarded as Outstanding if the pledgee establishes
to the satisfaction of the Administrative Trustees the pledgee’s right so to act
with respect to such Preferred Securities and that the pledgee is not the
Depositor, any Trustee or any Affiliate of the Depositor or of any
Trustee.
“Owner”
means
each Person who is the beneficial owner of Book-Entry Preferred Securities
as
reflected in the records of the Depositary or, if a Depositary Participant
is
not the beneficial owner, then the beneficial owner as reflected in the records
of the Depositary Participant.
“Paying
Agent”
means
any
Person authorized by the Administrative Trustees to pay Distributions or other
amounts in respect of any Trust Securities on behalf of the Trust.
“Payment
Account”
means a
segregated non-interest-bearing corporate trust account maintained by the
Property Trustee for the benefit of the Holders in which all amounts paid in
respect of the Notes will be held and from which the Property Trustee, through
the Paying Agent, shall make payments to the Holders in accordance
with
Sections 3.1
,
4.1
and
4.2
.
“Person”
means a
legal person, including any individual, corporation, estate, partnership, joint
venture, association, joint stock company, company, limited liability company,
trust, unincorporated association or government, or any agency or political
subdivision thereof, or any other entity of whatever nature.
“Preferred
Security”
means an
undivided beneficial interest in the assets of the Trust, having a Liquidation
Amount of $1,000 and having the rights provided therefor in this Trust
Agreement.
“Preferred
Securities Certificate”
means a
certificate evidencing ownership of Preferred Securities, substantially in
the
form attached as
Exhibit
C
.
“Property
Trustee”
means
the Person identified as the
“Property
Trustee”
in the
preamble to this Trust Agreement, solely in its capacity as Property Trustee
of
the Trust and not in its individual capacity, or its successor in interest
in
such capacity, or any successor Property Trustee appointed as herein
provided.
“Purchase
Agreement”
means
the Purchase Agreement dated August 7, 2006, and executed and delivered by
the
Trust, the Depositor and Kodiak Warehouse LLC, as purchaser, as amended from
time to time.
“QIB”
means a
“qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended.
“QP”
means a
“qualified purchaser” as defined in Section 2(a)(51) under the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended.
“QIB/QP”
means a
QIB that is also a QP.
“Redemption
Date”
means,
with respect to any Trust Security to be redeemed, the date fixed for such
redemption by or pursuant to this Trust Agreement;
provided
,
that
each Note Redemption Date and the stated maturity (or any date of principal
repayment upon early maturity) of the Notes shall be a Redemption Date for
a
Like Amount of Trust Securities.
“Redemption
Price”
means
the Special Redemption Price or Optional Redemption Price, as applicable. If
the
Depositor has redeemed the Notes at the Special Note Redemption Price, the
Trust
shall redeem the Trust Securities at the Special Redemption Price. If the
Depositor has redeemed the Notes at the Optional Note Redemption Price, the
Trust shall redeem the Trust Securities at the Optional Redemption
Price.
“Reference
Banks”
has the
meaning specified in
Schedule
A
.
“Responsible
Officer”
means,
with respect to the Property Trustee, the officer in Corporate Trust Services
department of the Property Trustee having direct responsibility for the
administration of this Trust Agreement.
“Securities
Act”
means
the Securities Act of 1933, and any successor statute thereto, in each case
as
amended from time to time.
“Securities
Certificate”
means
any one of the Common Securities Certificates or the Preferred Securities
Certificates.
“Securities
Register”
and
“Securities
Registrar”
have the
respective meanings specified in
Section
5.7
.
“
Significant
Event Election
”
has
the
meaning specified in Section 1.1 of the Indenture.
“Special
Redemption Price”
means,
with respect to any Trust Security, an amount equal to one hundred seven and
one
half percent (107.5%) of the Liquidation Amount of such Trust Security on the
Redemption Date, plus accumulated and unpaid Distributions to the Redemption
Date, plus the related amount of the premium, if any, and/or accrued interest,
including Additional Interest, if any, thereon paid by the Depositor upon the
concurrent redemption or payment at maturity of a Like Amount of
Notes.
“Special
Note Redemption Price”
means,
with respect to any Note to be redeemed on any Redemption Date under the
Indenture, an amount equal to one hundred seven and one half percent (107.5%)
of
the outstanding principal amount of such Note, together with accrued interest,
including Additional Interest, thereon through but not including the date fixed
as such Redemption Date.
“Successor
Securities”
has the
meaning specified in
Section
9.5(a)
.
“Tax
Event”
has the
meaning specified in
Section
1.1
of the
Indenture.
“Trust”
means
the Delaware statutory trust known as “RCC Trust II,” which was created on
August 4, 2006 under the Delaware Statutory Trust Act pursuant to the Original
Trust Agreement and the filing of the Certificate of Trust, and continued
pursuant to this Trust Agreement.
“Trust
Agreement”
means
this Amended and Restated Trust Agreement, as the same may be modified, amended
or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the applicable provisions
hereof, including all Schedules and Exhibits.
“Trustees”
means
the Administrative Trustees, the Property Trustee and the Delaware Trustee,
each
as defined in this
Article
I
.
“Trust
Property”
means
(a) the Notes, (b) any cash on deposit in, or owing to, the Payment Account
and
(c) all proceeds and rights in respect of the foregoing and any other property
and assets for the time being held or deemed to be held by the Property Trustee
pursuant to the trusts of this Trust Agreement.
“Trust
Security”
means
any one of the Common Securities or the Preferred Securities.
ARTICLE
II
THE
TRUST
The
trust
continued hereby shall be known as “RCC Trust II”, as such name may be modified
from time to time by the Administrative Trustees following written notice to
the
Holders of Trust Securities and the other Trustees, in which name the Trustees
may conduct the business of the Trust, make and execute contracts and other
instruments on behalf of the Trust and sue and be sued.
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SECTION
2.2
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Office
of the Delaware Trustee; Principal Place of Business
.
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The
address of the Delaware Trustee in the State of Delaware is 919 North Market
Street, Suite 700, Wilmington, Delaware 19801, Attn: Corporate Trust Services
-
RCC Trust II, or such other address in the State of Delaware as the Delaware
Trustee may designate by written notice to the Holders, the Depositor, the
Property Trustee and the Administrative Trustees. The principal executive office
of the Trust is 712 Fifth Avenue, 10
th
Floor,
New York, New York 10019, as such address may be changed from time to time
by
the Administrative Trustees following written notice to the Holders and the
other Trustees.
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SECTION
2.3
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Initial
Contribution of Trust Property; Fees, Costs and
Expenses.
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The
Property Trustee acknowledges receipt from the Depositor in connection with
the
Original Trust Agreement of the sum of ten dollars ($10), which constituted
the
initial Trust Property. The Depositor shall pay all fees, costs and expenses
of
the Trust (except with respect to the Trust Securities) as they arise or shall,
upon request of any Trustee, promptly reimburse such Trustee for any such fees,
costs and expenses paid by such Trustee. The Depositor shall make no claim
upon
the Trust Property for the payment of such fees, costs or expenses.
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SECTION
2.4
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Purposes
of Trust.
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(a)
The
exclusive purposes and functions of the Trust are to (i) issue and sell Trust
Securities and use the proceeds from such sale to acquire the Notes, (ii) make
distributions as provided herein, (iii) enter into and perform its obligations
under agreements, documents and instructions (including, without limitation,
the
Operative Documents to which it is a party) necessary to accomplish (i) and
(ii)
and (iv) engage in only those activities necessary or incidental thereto. The
Delaware Trustee, the Property Trustee and the Administrative Trustees are
trustees of the Trust, and have all the rights, powers and duties to the extent
set forth herein. The Trustees hereby acknowledge that they are trustees of
the
Trust.
(b)
So
long
as this Trust Agreement remains in effect, the Trust (or the Trustees acting
on
behalf of the Trust) shall not undertake any business, activities or
transactions except as expressly provided herein or contemplated hereby. In
particular, the Trust (or the Trustees acting on behalf of the Trust) shall
not
(i) acquire any investments or engage in any activities not authorized by this
Trust Agreement, (ii) sell, assign, transfer, exchange, mortgage, pledge,
set-off or otherwise dispose of any of the Trust Property or interests therein,
including to Holders, except as expressly provided herein, (iii) incur any
indebtedness for borrowed money or issue any other debt, (iv) take or consent
to
any action that would result in the placement of a Lien on any of the Trust
Property, (v) take or consent to any action that would reasonably be expected
to
cause the Trust to become taxable as a corporation or classified as other than
a
grantor trust for United States federal income tax purposes, (vi) take or
consent to any action that would cause the Notes to be treated as other than
indebtedness of the Depositor for United States federal income tax purposes
or
(vii) take or consent to any action that would cause the Trust to be deemed
to
be an “investment company” required to be registered under the Investment
Company Act.
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SECTION
2.5
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Authorization
to Enter into Certain
Transactions.
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(a)
The
Trustees shall conduct the affairs of the Trust in accordance with and subject
to the terms of this Trust Agreement. In accordance with the following
provisions (i) and (ii), the Trustees shall have the authority to enter into
all
transactions and agreements determined by the Trustees to be appropriate in
exercising the authority, express or implied, otherwise granted to the Trustees,
under this Trust Agreement, and to perform all acts in furtherance thereof,
including the following:
(i)
As
among
the Trustees, each Administrative Trustee shall severally have the power and
authority to act on behalf of the Trust with respect to the following
matters:
(A)
the
issuance and sale of the Trust Securities;
(B)
to
cause
the Trust to enter into, and to execute, deliver and perform on behalf of the
Trust, such agreements as may be necessary or desirable in connection with
the
purposes and function of the Trust, including, without limitation, the Operative
Documents to which it is a party;
(C)
assisting
in the sale of the Preferred Securities in one or more transactions exempt
from
registration under the Securities Act, and in compliance with applicable state
securities or blue sky laws;
(D)
assisting
in the sending of notices (other than notices of default) and other information
regarding the Trust Securities and the Notes to the Holders in accordance with
this Trust Agreement;
(E)
the
appointment of a Paying Agent and Securities Registrar in accordance with this
Trust Agreement;
(F)
execution
of the Trust Securities on behalf of the Trust in accordance with this Trust
Agreement;
(G)
execution
and delivery of closing certificates, if any, pursuant to the Purchase Agreement
and application for a taxpayer identification number for the Trust;
(H)
preparation
and filing of all applicable tax returns and tax information reports that are
required to be filed on behalf of the Trust;
(I)
establishing
a record date with respect to all actions to be taken hereunder that require
a
record date to be established, except as provided in
Section
6.10(a)
;
(J)
unless
otherwise required by the Delaware Statutory Trust Act, to execute on behalf
of
the Trust (either acting alone or together with the other Administrative
Trustees) any documents that such Administrative Trustee has the power to
execute pursuant to this Trust Agreement; and
(K)
the
taking of any action incidental to the foregoing as such Administrative Trustee
may from time to time determine is necessary or advisable to give effect to
the
terms of this Trust Agreement.
(ii)
As
among
the Trustees, the Property Trustee shall have the power, duty and authority
to
act on behalf of the Trust with respect to the following matters:
(A)
the
receipt and holding of legal title of the Notes;
(B)
the
establishment of the Payment Account;
(C)
the
collection of interest, principal and any other payments made in respect of
the
Notes and the holding of such amounts in the Payment Account;
(D)
the
distribution through the Paying Agent of amounts distributable to the Holders
in
respect of the Trust Securities;
(E)
the
exercise of all of the rights, powers and privileges of a holder of the Notes
in
accordance with the terms of this Trust Agreement;
(F)
the
sending of notices of default and other information regarding the Trust
Securities and the Notes to the Holders in accordance with this Trust
Agreement;
(G)
the
distribution of the Trust Property in accordance with the terms of this Trust
Agreement;
(H)
to
the
extent provided in this Trust Agreement, the winding up of the affairs of and
liquidation of the Trust, provided that the Administrative Trustees shall have
the power, duty and authority to act on behalf of the Trust with respect to
the
preparation, execution and filing of the certificate of cancellation of the
Trust with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware; and
(I)
the
taking of any action incidental to the foregoing as the Property Trustee may
from time to time determine is necessary or advisable to give effect to the
terms of this Trust Agreement and protect and conserve the Trust Property for
the benefit of the Holders (without consideration of the effect of any such
action on any particular Holder).
(b)
In
connection with the issue and sale of the Preferred Securities, the Depositor
shall have the right and responsibility to assist the Trust with respect to,
or
effect on behalf of the Trust, the following (and any actions taken by the
Depositor in furtherance of the following prior to the date of this Trust
Agreement are hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects):
(i)
the
negotiation of the terms of, and the execution and delivery of, the Purchase
Agreement providing for the sale of the Preferred Securities in one or more
transactions exempt from registration under the Securities Act, and in
compliance with applicable state securities or blue sky laws; and
(ii)
the
taking of any other actions necessary or desirable to carry out any of the
foregoing activities.
(c)
Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, the Administrative Trustees are authorized
and
directed to conduct the affairs of the Trust and authorized to operate the
Trust
so that the Trust will not be taxable as a corporation or classified as other
than a grantor trust for United States federal income tax purposes, so that
the
Notes will be treated as indebtedness of the Depositor for United States federal
income tax purposes and so that the Trust will not be deemed to be an
“investment company” required to be registered under the Investment Company Act.
In respect thereof, each Administrative Trustee is authorized to take any
action, not inconsistent with applicable law, the Certificate of Trust or this
Trust Agreement, that such Administrative Trustee determines in his or her
discretion to be necessary or desirable for such purposes, as long as such
action does not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of the
Holders of the Outstanding Preferred Securities. In no event shall the
Administrative Trustees be liable to the Trust or the Holders for any failure
to
comply with this Section 2.5 to the extent that such failure results solely
from
a change in law or regulation or in the interpretation thereof.
(d)
Any
action taken by a Trustee in accordance with its powers shall constitute the
act
of and serve to bind the Trust. In dealing with any Trustee acting on behalf
of
the Trust, no Person shall be required to inquire into the authority of such
Trustee to bind the Trust. Persons dealing with the Trust are entitled to rely
conclusively on the power and authority of any Trustee as set forth in this
Trust Agreement.
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SECTION
2.6
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Assets
of Trust.
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The
assets of the Trust shall consist of the Trust Property.
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SECTION
2.7
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Title
to Trust Property.
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(a)
Legal
title to all Trust Property shall be vested at all times in the Property Trustee
and shall be held and administered by the Property Trustee in trust for the
benefit of the Trust and the Holders in accordance with this Trust
Agreement.
(b)
The
Holders shall not have any right or title to the Trust Property other than
the
undivided beneficial interest in the assets of the Trust conferred by their
Trust Securities and they shall have no right to call for any partition or
division of property, profits or rights of the Trust except as described below.
The Trust Securities shall be personal property giving only the rights
specifically set forth therein and in this Trust Agreement.
ARTICLE
III
PAYMENT
ACCOUNT; PAYING AGENTS
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SECTION
3.1
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Payment
Account.
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(a)
On
or
prior to the Closing Date, the Property Trustee shall establish the Payment
Account. The Property Trustee and the Paying Agent shall have exclusive control
and sole right of withdrawal with respect to the Payment Account for the purpose
of making deposits in and withdrawals from the Payment Account in accordance
with this Trust Agreement. All monies and other property deposited or held
from
time to time in the Payment Account shall be held by the Property Trustee in
the
Payment Account for the exclusive benefit of the Holders and for Distribution as
herein provided.
(b)
The
Property Trustee shall deposit in the Payment Account, promptly upon receipt,
all payments of principal of or interest on, and any other payments with respect
to, the Notes. Amounts held in the Payment Account shall not be invested by
the
Property Trustee pending distribution thereof.
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SECTION
3.2
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Appointment
of Paying Agents.
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The
Paying Agent shall initially be the Property Trustee. The Paying Agent shall
make Distributions to Holders from the Payment Account and shall report the
amounts of such Distributions to the Property Trustee and the Administrative
Trustees. Any Paying Agent shall have the revocable power to withdraw funds
from
the Payment Account solely for the purpose of making the Distributions referred
to above. The Administrative Trustees may revoke such power and remove the
Paying Agent in their sole discretion. Any Person acting as Paying Agent shall
be permitted to resign as Paying Agent upon thirty (30) days’ written notice to
the Administrative Trustees and the Property Trustee. If the Property Trustee
shall no longer be the Paying Agent or a successor Paying Agent shall resign
or
its authority to act be revoked, the Administrative Trustees shall appoint
a
successor (which shall be a bank or trust company) to act as Paying Agent.
Such
successor Paying Agent appointed by the Administrative Trustees shall execute
and deliver to the Trustees an instrument in which such successor Paying Agent
shall agree with the Trustees that as Paying Agent, such successor Paying Agent
will hold all sums, if any, held by it for payment to the Holders in trust
for
the benefit of the Holders entitled thereto until such sums shall be paid to
such Holders. The Paying Agent shall return all unclaimed funds to the Property
Trustee and upon removal of a Paying Agent such Paying Agent shall also return
all funds in its possession to the Property Trustee. The provisions of
Article
VIII
shall
apply to the Property Trustee also in its role as Paying Agent, for so long
as
the Property Trustee shall act as Paying Agent and, to the extent applicable,
to
any other Paying Agent appointed hereunder. Any reference in this Trust
Agreement to the Paying Agent shall include any co-paying agent unless the
context requires otherwise.
ARTICLE
IV
DISTRIBUTIONS;
REDEMPTION
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SECTION
4.1
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Distributions.
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(a)
The
Trust
Securities represent undivided beneficial interests in the Trust Property,
and
Distributions (including any Additional Interest Amounts) will be made on the
Trust Securities at the rate and on the dates that payments of interest
(including any Additional Interest) are made on the Notes.
Accordingly:
(i)
Distributions
on the Trust Securities shall be cumulative, and shall accumulate whether or
not
there are funds of the Trust available for the payment of Distributions.
Distributions shall accumulate from September 29, 2006, and, except as provided
in clause (ii) below, shall be payable quarterly in arrears on January 30,
April
30, July 30 and October 30 of each year, commencing on October 30, 2006. If
any
date on which a Distribution is otherwise payable on the Trust Securities is
not
a Business Day, then the payment of such Distribution shall be made on the
next
succeeding Business Day (and no interest shall accrue in respect of the amounts
whose payment is so delayed for the period from and after each such date until
the next succeeding Business Day), except that, if such Business Day falls
in
the next succeeding calendar year, such payment shall be made on the immediately
preceding Business Day, in each case, with the same force and effect as if
made
on such date (each date on which Distributions are payable in accordance with
this
Section
4.1(a)(i)
,
a
“
Distribution
Date
”);
(ii)
Reserved
.
(iii)
Distributions
shall accumulate in respect of the Trust Securities at a variable rate, reset
quarterly, equal to LIBOR plus 3.95% per annum of the Liquidation Amount of
the
Trust Securities, such rate being the rate of interest payable on the Notes.
LIBOR shall be determined by the Calculation Agent in accordance with
Schedule
A
.
The
amount of Distributions payable for any period less than a full Distribution
period shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year and the actual number
of
days elapsed in the relevant Distribution period. The amount of Distributions
payable for any period shall include any Additional Interest Amounts in respect
of such period; and
(iv)
Distributions
on the Trust Securities shall be made by the Paying Agent from the Payment
Account and shall be payable on each Distribution Date only to the extent that
the Trust has funds then on hand and available in the Payment Account for the
payment of such Distributions.
(b)
Distributions
on the Trust Securities with respect to a Distribution Date shall be payable
to
the Holders thereof as they appear on the Securities Register for the Trust
Securities at the close of business on the relevant record date, which shall
be
at the close of business on the fifteenth day (whether or not a Business Day)
preceding the relevant Distribution Date. Distributions payable on any Trust
Securities that are not punctually paid on any Distribution Date as a result
of
the Depositor having failed to make an interest payment under the Notes will
cease to be payable to the Person in whose name such Trust Securities are
registered on the relevant record date, and such defaulted Distributions and
any
Additional Interest Amounts will instead be payable to the Person in whose
name
such Trust Securities are registered on the special record date, or other
specified date for determining Holders entitled to such defaulted Distribution
and Additional Interest Amount, established in the same manner, and on the
same
date, as such is established with respect to the Notes under the
Indenture.
(c)
As
a
condition to the payment of any principal of or interest on the Trust Securities
without the imposition of withholding tax, the Administrative Trustees shall
require the previous delivery of properly completed and signed applicable U.S.
federal income tax certifications (generally, an Internal Revenue Service Form
W-9 (or applicable successor form) in the case of a person that is a “United
States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code or an
Internal Revenue Service Form W-8 BEN (or applicable successor form) in the
case
of a person that is not a “United States person” within the meaning of Section
7701(a)(30) of the Code) and any other certification acceptable to it to enable
the Property Trustee or any Paying Agent to determine their respective duties
and liabilities with respect to any taxes or other charges that they may be
required to pay, deduct or withhold in respect of such Trust
Securities.
(a)
On
each
Note Redemption Date and on the stated maturity (or any date of principal
repayment upon early maturity) of the Notes and on each other date on (or in
respect of) which any principal on the Notes is repaid, the Trust will be
required to redeem a Like Amount of Trust Securities at the Redemption
Price.
(b)
Notice
of
redemption shall be given by the Property Trustee by first-class mail, postage
prepaid, mailed not less than thirty (30) nor more than sixty (60) days prior
to
the Redemption Date to each Holder of Trust Securities to be redeemed, at such
Holder’s address appearing in the Securities Register. All notices of redemption
shall state:
(i)
the
Redemption Date;
(ii)
the
Redemption Price or, if the Redemption Price cannot be calculated prior to
the
time the notice is required to be sent, the estimate of the Redemption Price
provided pursuant to the Indenture, as calculated by the Depositor, together
with a statement that it is an estimate and that the actual Redemption Price
will be calculated by the Calculation Agent on the fifth Business Day prior
to
the Redemption Date (and if an estimate is provided, a further notice shall
be
sent of the actual Redemption Price on the date that such Redemption Price
is
calculated);
(iii)
if
less
than all the Outstanding Trust Securities are to be redeemed, the identification
(and, in the case of partial redemption, the respective amounts) and Liquidation
Amounts of the amount of and particular Trust Securities to be
redeemed;
(iv)
that
on the
Redemption Date, the Redemption Price will become due and payable upon each
such
Trust Security, or portion thereof, to be redeemed and that Distributions
thereon will cease to accumulate on such Trust Security or such portion, as
the
case may be, on and after said date, except as provided in
Section
4.2(d)
;
(v)
the
place
or places where the Trust Securities are to be surrendered for the payment
of
the Redemption Price; and
(vi)
such
other provisions as the Property Trustee deems relevant.
(c)
The
Trust
Securities (or portion thereof) redeemed on each Redemption Date shall be
redeemed at the Redemption Price with the proceeds from the contemporaneous
redemption or payment at maturity of Notes. Redemptions of the Trust Securities
(or portion thereof) shall be made and the Redemption Price shall be payable
on
each Redemption Date only to the extent that the Trust has funds then on hand
and available in the Payment Account for the payment of such Redemption Price.
Under the Indenture, the Notes may be redeemed by the Depositor on any Interest
Payment Date, at the Depositor’s option, on or after the expiration of the No
Call Period (as defined in the Indenture), in whole or in part, from time to
time, at the Optional Note Redemption Price. The Notes may also be redeemed
by
the Depositor, at its option pursuant to the terms of the Indenture, at any
time
during the No Call Period (as defined in the Indenture), in whole but not in
part, upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Investment Company
Event or a Tax Event or an Event of Default, at the Special Note Redemption
Price. In addition, the Notes must be redeemed pursuant to the terms of the
Indenture in whole at the Optional Note Redemption Price, upon receipt of a
Significant Event Election with respect to a Significant Event that occurs
after
the expiration of the No Call Period.
(d)
If
the
Property Trustee gives a notice of redemption in respect of any Preferred
Securities, then by 10:00 A.M., New York City time, on the Redemption Date,
the
Depositor shall deposit sufficient funds with the Property Trustee to pay the
Redemption Price. If such deposit has been made by such time, then by 12:00
noon, New York City time, on the Redemption Date, the Property Trustee will,
with respect to Book-Entry Preferred Securities, irrevocably deposit with the
Depositary for such Book-Entry Preferred Securities, to the extent available
therefor, funds sufficient to pay the applicable Redemption Price and will
give
such Depositary irrevocable instructions and authority to pay the Redemption
Price to the Holders of the Preferred Securities. With respect to Preferred
Securities that are not Book-Entry Preferred Securities, the Property Trustee
will irrevocably deposit with the Paying Agent, to the extent available
therefor, funds sufficient to pay the applicable Redemption Price and will
give
the Paying Agent irrevocable instructions and authority to pay the Redemption
Price to the Holders of the Preferred Securities upon surrender of their
Preferred Securities Certificates. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Distributions
payable on or prior to the Redemption Date for any Trust Securities (or portion
thereof) called for redemption shall be payable to the Holders of such Trust
Securities as they appear on the Securities Register on the relevant record
dates for the related Distribution Dates. If notice of redemption shall have
been given and funds deposited as required, then upon the date of such deposit,
all rights of Holders holding Trust Securities (or portion thereof) so called
for redemption will cease, except the right of such Holders to receive the
Redemption Price and any Distribution payable in respect of the Trust Securities
on or prior to the Redemption Date, but without interest, and, in the case
of a
partial redemption, the right of such Holders to receive a new Trust Security
or
Securities of authorized denominations, in aggregate Liquidation Amount equal
to
the unredeemed portion of such Trust Security or Securities, and such Securities
(or portion thereof) called for redemption will cease to be Outstanding. In
the
event that any date on which any Redemption Price is payable is not a Business
Day, then payment of the Redemption Price payable on such date will be made
on
the next succeeding Business Day (and no interest shall accrue in respect of
the
amounts whose payment is so delayed for the period from and after each such
date
until the next succeeding Business Day), except that, if such Business Day
falls
in the next succeeding calendar year, such payment shall be made on the
immediately preceding Business Day, in each case, with the same force and effect
as if made on such date. In the event that payment of the Redemption Price
in
respect of any Trust Securities (or portion thereof) called for redemption
is
improperly withheld or refused and not paid by the Trust, or if the Special
Note
Redemption Price or Optional Note Redemption Price, as applicable, is improperly
withheld or refused to be paid by the Depositor pursuant to the Indenture,
Distributions on such Trust Securities (or portion thereof) will continue to
accumulate, as set forth in
Section
4.1
,
from
the Redemption Date originally established by the Trust for such Trust
Securities (or portion thereof) to the date such Redemption Price is actually
paid, in which case the actual payment date will be the date fixed for
redemption for purposes of calculating the Redemption Price.
(e)
Subject
to
Section
4.3(a)
,
if less
than all the Outstanding Trust Securities are to be redeemed on a Redemption
Date, then the aggregate Liquidation Amount of Trust Securities to be redeemed
shall be allocated pro rata to the Common Securities and the Preferred
Securities based upon the relative aggregate Liquidation Amounts of the Common
Securities and the Preferred Securities. The Preferred Securities to be redeemed
shall be selected on a pro rata basis based upon their respective Liquidation
Amounts not more than sixty (60) days prior to the Redemption Date by the
Property Trustee from the Outstanding Preferred Securities not previously called
for redemption;
provided
,
that
with respect to Holders that would be required to hold less than one hundred
(100) but more than zero (0) Trust Securities as a result of such redemption,
the Trust shall redeem Trust Securities of each such Holder so that after such
redemption such Holder shall hold either one hundred (100) Trust Securities
or
such Holder no longer holds any Trust Securities, and shall use such method
(including, without limitation, by lot) as the Trust shall deem fair and
appropriate; and
provided,
further
,
that so
long as the Preferred Securities are Book-Entry Preferred Securities, such
selection shall be made in accordance with the Applicable Depositary Procedures
for the Preferred Securities by such Depositary. The Property Trustee shall
promptly notify the Securities Registrar in writing of the Preferred Securities
(or portion thereof) selected for redemption and, in the case of any Preferred
Securities selected for partial redemption, the Liquidation Amount thereof
to be
redeemed. For all purposes of this Trust Agreement, unless the context otherwise
requires, all provisions relating to the redemption of Preferred Securities
shall relate, in the case of any Preferred Securities redeemed or to be redeemed
only in part, to the portion of the aggregate Liquidation Amount of Preferred
Securities that has been or is to be redeemed.
(f)
The
Trust
in issuing the Trust Securities may use “CUSIP” numbers (if then generally in
use), and, if so, the Property Trustee shall indicate the “CUSIP” numbers of the
Trust Securities in notices of redemption and related materials as a convenience
to Holders
;
provided
,
that
any such notice may state that no representation is made as to the correctness
of such numbers either as printed on the Trust Securities or as contained in
any
notice of redemption and related materials.
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SECTION
4.3
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Subordination
of Common Securities.
|
(a)
Payment
of Distributions (including any Additional Interest Amounts) on, the Redemption
Price of and the Liquidation Distribution in respect of, the Trust Securities,
as applicable, shall be made,
pro
rata
among
the Common Securities and the Preferred Securities based on the Liquidation
Amount of the respective Trust Securities;
provided
,
that if
on any Distribution Date, Redemption Date or Liquidation Date an Event of
Default shall have occurred and be continuing, no payment of any Distribution
(including any Additional Interest Amounts) on, Redemption Price of or
Liquidation Distribution in respect of, any Common Security, and no other
payment on account of the redemption, liquidation or other acquisition of Common
Securities, shall be made unless payment in full in cash of all accumulated
and
unpaid Distributions (including any Additional Interest Amounts) on all
Outstanding Preferred Securities for all Distribution periods terminating on
or
prior thereto, or in the case of payment of the Redemption Price the full amount
of such Redemption Price on all Outstanding Preferred Securities then called
for
redemption, or in the case of payment of the Liquidation Distribution the full
amount of such Liquidation Distribution on all Outstanding Preferred Securities,
shall have been made or provided for, and all funds immediately available to
the
Property Trustee shall first be applied to the payment in full in cash of all
Distributions (including any Additional Interest Amounts) on, or the Redemption
Price of or the Liquidation Distribution in respect of, the Preferred Securities
then due and payable.
(b)
In
the
case of the occurrence of any Event of Default, the Holders of the Common
Securities shall have no right to act with respect to any such Event of Default
under this Trust Agreement until all such Events of Default with respect to
the
Preferred Securities have been cured, waived or otherwise eliminated. Until
all
such Events of Default under this Trust Agreement with respect to the Preferred
Securities have been so cured, waived or otherwise eliminated, the Property
Trustee shall act solely on behalf of the Holders of the Preferred Securities
and not on behalf of the Holders of the Common Securities, and only the Holders
of all the Preferred Securities will have the right to direct the Property
Trustee to act on their behalf.
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SECTION
4.4
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Payment
Procedures.
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Payments
of Distributions (including any Additional Interest Amounts), the Redemption
Price, Liquidation Amount or any other amounts in respect of the Preferred
Securities shall be made by wire transfer at such place and to such account
at a
banking institution in the United States as may be designated in writing at
least ten (10) Business Days prior to the date for payment by the Person
entitled thereto unless proper written transfer instructions have not been
received by the relevant record date, in which case such payments shall be
made
by check mailed to the address of such Person as such address shall appear
in
the Securities Register. If any Preferred Securities are held by a Depositary,
such Distributions thereon shall be made to the Depositary in immediately
available funds. Payments in respect of the Common Securities shall be made
in
such manner as shall be mutually agreed between the Property Trustee and the
Holder of all the Common Securities.
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SECTION
4.5
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Withholding
Tax.
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(a)
The
Trust
and the Administrative Trustees shall comply with all withholding and backup
withholding tax requirements under United States federal, state and local law.
The Administrative Trustees on behalf of the Trust shall request, and the
Holders shall provide to the Trust, such forms or certificates as are necessary
to establish an exemption from withholding and backup withholding tax with
respect to each Holder and any representations and forms as shall reasonably
be
requested by the Administrative Trustees on behalf of the Trust to assist it
in
determining the extent of, and in fulfilling, its withholding and backup
withholding tax obligations. The Administrative Trustees shall file required
forms with applicable jurisdictions and, unless an exemption from withholding
and backup withholding tax is properly established by a Holder, shall remit
amounts withheld with respect to the Holder to applicable jurisdictions. To
the
extent that the Trust is required to withhold and pay over any amounts to any
jurisdiction with respect to Distributions or allocations to any Holder, the
amount withheld shall be deemed to be a Distribution in the amount of the
withholding to the Holder. In the event of any claimed overwithholding, Holders
shall be limited to an action against the applicable jurisdiction. If the amount
required to be withheld was not withheld from actual Distributions made, the
Administrative Trustees on behalf of the Trust may reduce subsequent
Distributions by the amount of such required withholding.
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SECTION
4.6
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Tax
Returns and Other Reports.
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The
Administrative Trustees shall prepare (or cause to be prepared) at the principal
office of the Trust in the United States, as defined for purposes of Treasury
regulations section 301.7701-7, at the Depositor’s expense, and file, all United
States federal, state and local tax and information returns and reports required
to be filed by or in respect of the Trust. The Administrative Trustees shall
prepare at the principal office of the Trust in the United States, as defined
for purposes of Treasury regulations section 301.7701-7, and furnish (or cause
to be prepared and furnished), by January 31 in each taxable year of the Trust
to each Holder all Internal Revenue Service forms and returns required to be
provided by the Trust. The Administrative Trustees shall provide the Depositor,
Purchaser and the Property Trustee with a copy of all such returns and reports
promptly after such filing or furnishing.
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SECTION
4.7
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Payment
of Taxes, Duties, Etc. of the
Trust.
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Upon
receipt under the Notes of Additional Tax Sums and upon the written direction
of
the Administrative Trustees, the Property Trustee shall promptly pay, solely
out
of monies on deposit pursuant to this Trust Agreement, any Additional Taxes
imposed on the Trust by the United States or any other taxing
authority.
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SECTION
4.8
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Payments
under Indenture or Pursuant to Direct
Actions.
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Any
amount payable hereunder to any Holder of Preferred Securities shall be reduced
by the amount of any corresponding payment such Holder (or any Owner with
respect thereto) has directly received pursuant to
Section
5.8
of the
Indenture or
Section
6.10(b)
of this
Trust Agreement.
(a)
If
at any
time the Depositor or any of its Affiliates (in either case, a “
Depositor
Affiliate
”)
is the
Owner or Holder of any Preferred Securities, such Depositor Affiliate shall
have
the right to deliver to the Property Trustee all or such portion of its
Preferred Securities as it elects and, subject to compliance with
Sections
2.2
and
3.5
of the
Indenture, receive, in exchange therefor, a Like Amount of Notes. Such election
shall be exercisable effective on any Distribution Date by such Depositor
Affiliate delivering to the Property Trustee (i) at least ten (10) Business
Days
prior to the Distribution Date on which such exchange is to occur, the
registration instructions and the documentation, if any, required pursuant
to
Sections
2.2
and
3.5
of the
Indenture to enable the Indenture Trustee to issue the requested Like Amount
of
Notes, (ii) a written notice of such election specifying the Liquidation Amount
of Preferred Securities with respect to which such election is being made and
the Distribution Date on which such exchange shall occur, which Distribution
Date shall be not less than ten (10) Business Days after the date of receipt
by
the Property Trustee of such election notice and (iii) shall be conditioned
upon
such Depositor Affiliate having delivered or caused to be delivered to the
Property Trustee or its designee the Preferred Securities that are the subject
of such election by 10:00 A.M. New York time, on the Distribution Date on which
such exchange is to occur. After the exchange, such Preferred Securities will
be
canceled and will no longer be deemed to be Outstanding and all rights of the
Depositor Affiliate with respect to such Preferred Securities will
cease.
(b)
In
the
case of an exchange described in
Section
4.9(a)
,
the
Property Trustee on behalf of the Trust will, on the date of such exchange,
exchange Notes having a principal amount equal to a proportional amount of
the
aggregate Liquidation Amount of the Outstanding Common Securities, based on
the
ratio of the aggregate Liquidation Amount of the Preferred Securities exchanged
pursuant to
Section
4.9(a)
divided
by the aggregate Liquidation Amount of the Preferred Securities Outstanding
immediately prior to such exchange, for such proportional amount of Common
Securities held by the Depositor (which contemporaneously shall be canceled
and
no longer be deemed to be Outstanding)
;
provided
,
that
the Depositor delivers or causes to be delivered to the Property Trustee or
its
designee the required amount of Common Securities to be exchanged by 10:00
A.M.
New York time, on the Distribution Date on which such exchange is to
occur.
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SECTION
4.10
|
Calculation
Agent.
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(a)
The
Property Trustee shall initially, and, subject to the immediately following
sentence, for so long as it holds any of the Notes, be the Calculation Agent
for
purposes of determining LIBOR for each Distribution Date. The Calculation Agent
may be removed by the Administrative Trustees at any time. If the Calculation
Agent is unable or unwilling to act as such or is removed by the Administrative
Trustees, the Administrative Trustees will promptly appoint as a replacement
Calculation Agent the London office of a leading bank which is engaged in
transactions in six-month Eurodollar deposits in the international Eurodollar
market and which does not control or is not controlled by or under common
control with the Administrative Trustee or its Affiliates. The Calculation
Agent
may not resign its duties without a successor having been duly
appointed.
(b)
The
Calculation Agent shall be required to agree that, as soon as possible after
11:00 a.m. (London time) on each LIBOR Determination Date, but in no event
later
than 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the Business Day immediately following each
LIBOR Determination Date, the Calculation Agent will calculate the interest
rate
(rounded to the nearest cent, with half a cent being rounded upwards) for the
related Distribution Date, and will communicate such rate and amount to the
Depositor, the Administrative Trustees, the Note Trustee, each Paying Agent
and
the Depositary. The Calculation Agent will also specify to the Administrative
Trustee the quotations upon which the foregoing rates and amounts are based
and,
in any event, the Calculation Agent shall notify the Administrative Trustees
before 5:00 p.m. (London time) on each LIBOR Determination Date that either:
(i)
it has determined or is in the process of determining the foregoing rates and
amounts or (ii) it has not determined and is not in the process of determining
the foregoing rates and amounts, together with its reasons therefor. The
Calculation Agent’s determination of the foregoing rates and amounts for any
Distribution Date will (in the absence of manifest error) be final and binding
upon all parties. For the sole purpose of calculating the interest rate for
the
Trust Securities, “Business Day” shall be defined as any day on which dealings
in deposits in Dollars are transacted in the London interbank
market.
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SECTION
4.11
|
Certain
Accounting Matters.
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(a)
At
all
times during the existence of the Trust, the Administrative Trustees shall
keep,
or cause to be kept at the principal office of the Trust in the United States,
as defined for purposes of Treasury Regulations section 301.7701-7, full books
of account, records and supporting documents, which shall reflect in reasonable
detail each transaction of the Trust. The books of account shall be maintained
on the accrual method of accounting, in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles, consistently applied.
(b)
The
Administrative Trustees shall either (i) if the Depositor is then subject to
such reporting requirements, cause each Form 10-K and Form 10-Q prepared by
the
Depositor and filed with the Commission in accordance with the Exchange Act
to
be delivered to each Holder, with a copy to the Property Trustee, within thirty
(30) days after the filing thereof or (ii) cause to be prepared at the principal
office of the Trust in the United States, as defined for purposes of Treasury
Regulations section 301.7701-7, and delivered to each of the Holders, with
a
copy to the Property Trustee, within ninety (90) days after the end of each
Fiscal Year, annual financial statements of the Trust, including a balance
sheet
of the Trust as of the end of such Fiscal Year, and the related statements
of
income or loss.
(c)
If
the
Depositor intends to file its annual and quarterly information with the
Commission in electronic form pursuant to Regulation S-T of the Commission
using
the Commission’s Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval (
“EDGAR”
)
system,
the Administrative Trustees shall notify the Property Trustee in the manner
prescribed herein of each such annual and quarterly filing. The Property Trustee
is hereby authorized and directed to access the EDGAR system for purposes of
retrieving the financial information so filed. Compliance with the foregoing
shall constitute delivery by the Administrative Trustees of its financial
statements to the Property Trustee in compliance with the provisions of Section
314(a) of the Trust Indenture Act, if applicable. The Property Trustee shall
have no duty to search for or obtain any electronic or other filings that the
Depositor makes with the Commission, regardless of whether such filings are
periodic, supplemental or otherwise. Delivery of reports, information and
documents to the Property Trustee pursuant to this
Section
4.11(c)
shall be
solely for purposes of compliance with this
Section
4.11
and, if
applicable, with Section 314(a) of the Trust Indenture Act. The Property
Trustee’s receipt of such reports, information and documents shall not
constitute notice to it of the content thereof or any matter determinable from
the content thereof, including the Depositor’s compliance with any of its
covenants hereunder, as to which the Property Trustee is entitled to rely upon
Officers’ Certificates.
(d)
The
Trust
shall maintain one or more bank accounts in the United States, as defined for
purposes of Treasury Regulations section 301.7701-7, in the name and for the
sole benefit of the Trust
;
provided
,
however, that all payments of funds in respect of the Notes held by the Property
Trustee shall be made directly to the Payment Account and no other funds of
the
Trust shall be deposited in the Payment Account. The sole signatories for such
accounts (including the Payment Account) shall be designated by the Property
Trustee.
ARTICLE
V
SECURITIES
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SECTION
5.1
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Initial
Ownership.
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Upon
the
creation of the Trust and the contribution by the Depositor referred to in
Section
2.3
and
until
the issuance of the Trust Securities, and at any time during which no Trust
Securities are Outstanding, the Depositor shall be the sole beneficial owner
of
the Trust.
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SECTION
5.2
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Authorized
Trust Securities.
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The
Trust
shall be authorized to issue one series of Preferred Securities having an
aggregate Liquidation Amount of $25,000,000 and one series of Common Securities
having an aggregate Liquidation Amount of $774,000.
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SECTION
5.3
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Issuance
of the Common Securities; Subscription and Purchase of
Notes.
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On
the
Closing Date, an Administrative Trustee, on behalf of the Trust, shall execute
and deliver to the Depositor Common Securities Certificates, registered in
the
name of the Depositor, evidencing an aggregate of Seven Hundred Seventy Four
(774) Common Securities having an aggregate Liquidation Amount of Seven Hundred
Seventy Four Thousand Dollars ($774,000), against receipt by the Trust of the
aggregate purchase price of such Common Securities of Seven Hundred Seventy
Four
Thousand Dollars ($774,000). Contemporaneously therewith and with the sale
by
the Trust to the Holders of an aggregate of Twenty Five Thousand (25,000)
Preferred Securities having an aggregate Liquidation Amount of Twenty-Five
Million Dollars ($25,000,000), an Administrative Trustee, on behalf of the
Trust, shall purchase from the Depositor Notes, to be registered in the name
of
the Property Trustee on behalf of the Trust and having an aggregate principal
amount equal to
Twenty-Five
Million Seven Hundred Seventy Four Thousand Dollars ($25,774,000)
,
and, in
satisfaction of the purchase price for such Notes, the Property Trustee, on
behalf of the Trust, shall deliver to the Depositor the sum of Twenty-Five
Million Seven Hundred Seventy Four Thousand Dollars ($25,774,000) (being the
aggregate amount paid by the Holders for the Preferred Securities, and the
amount paid by the Depositor for the Common Securities).
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SECTION
5.4
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The
Securities Certificates.
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(a)
The
Preferred Securities Certificates shall be issued in minimum denominations
of
$100,000 Liquidation Amount and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof,
and the Common Securities Certificates shall be issued in minimum denominations
of $10,000 Liquidation Amount and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess
thereof. The Securities Certificates shall be executed on behalf of the Trust
by
manual or facsimile signature of at least one Administrative Trustee. Securities
Certificates bearing the signatures of individuals who were, at the time when
such signatures shall have been affixed, authorized to sign such Securities
Certificates on behalf of the Trust shall be validly issued and entitled to
the
benefits of this Trust Agreement, notwithstanding that such individuals or
any
of them shall have ceased to be so authorized prior to the delivery of such
Securities Certificates or did not have such authority at the date of delivery
of such Securities Certificates.
(b)
On
the
Closing Date, upon the written order of an authorized officer of the Depositor,
the Administrative Trustees shall cause Securities Certificates to be executed
on behalf of the Trust and delivered, without further corporate action by the
Depositor, in authorized denominations.
(c)
The
Preferred Securities issued to QIBs/QPs may be, except as provided in
Section
5.6
,
Book-Entry Preferred Securities issued in the form of one or more Global
Preferred Securities registered in the name of the Depositary, or its nominee,
and deposited with the Depositary or a custodian for the Depositary for credit
by the Depositary to the respective accounts of the Depositary Participants
thereof (or such other accounts as they may direct). The Preferred Securities
issued to a Person other than a QIB/QP shall be issued in the form of Definitive
Preferred Securities Certificates.
(d)
A
Preferred Security shall not be valid until authenticated by the manual
signature of an authorized signatory of the Property Trustee. Such signature
shall be conclusive evidence that the Preferred Security has been authenticated
under this Trust Agreement. Upon written order of the Trust signed by one
Administrative Trustee, the Property Trustee shall authenticate the Preferred
Securities for original issue. The Property Trustee may appoint an
authenticating agent that is a U.S. Person acceptable to the Trust to
authenticate the Preferred Securities. A Common Security need not be so
authenticated and shall be valid upon execution by one or more Administrative
Trustees. The form of this certificate of authentication can be found in
Section 5.13
.
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SECTION
5.5
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Rights
of Holders.
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The
Trust
Securities shall have no preemptive or similar rights and, when issued and
delivered to Holders against payment of the purchase price therefor, will be
fully paid and non-assessable by the Trust. Except as provided in
Section
5.11(b)
,
the
Holders of the Trust Securities, in their capacities as such, shall be entitled
to the same limitation of personal liability extended to stockholders of private
corporations for profit organized under the General Corporation Law of the
State
of Delaware.
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SECTION
5.6
|
Book-Entry
Preferred Securities.
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(a)
A
Global
Preferred Security may be exchanged, in whole or in part, for Definitive
Preferred Securities Certificates registered in the names of the Owners only
if
such exchange complies with
Section
5.7
,
and (i)
the Depositary advises the Administrative Trustees and the Property Trustee
in
writing that the Depositary is no longer willing or able properly to discharge
its responsibilities with respect to the Global Preferred Security, and no
qualified successor is appointed by the Administrative Trustees within ninety
(90) days of receipt of such notice, (ii) the Depositary ceases to be a clearing
agency registered under the Exchange Act and the Administrative Trustees fail
to
appoint a qualified successor within ninety (90) days of obtaining knowledge
of
such event, (iii) the Administrative Trustees at their option advise the
Property Trustee in writing that the Trust elects to terminate the book-entry
system through the Depositary or (iv) a Note Event of Default has occurred
and
is continuing. Upon the occurrence of any event specified in clause (i), (ii),
(iii) or (iv) above, the Administrative Trustees shall notify the Depositary
and
instruct the Depositary to notify all Owners of Book-Entry Preferred Securities,
the Delaware Trustee and the Property Trustee of the occurrence of such event
and of the availability of the Definitive Preferred Securities Certificates
to
Owners of the Preferred Securities requesting the same. Upon the issuance of
Definitive Preferred Securities Certificates, the Trustees shall recognize
the
Holders of the Definitive Preferred Securities Certificates as Holders.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if an Owner of a beneficial interest in a Global
Preferred Security wishes at any time to transfer an interest in such Global
Preferred Security to a Person other than a QIB/QP, such transfer shall be
effected, subject to the Applicable Depositary Procedures, in accordance with
the provisions of this
Section
5.6
and
Section
5.7
,
and the
transferee shall receive a Definitive Preferred Securities Certificate in
connection with such transfer. A holder of a Definitive Preferred Securities
Certificate that is a QIB/QP may, upon request and in accordance with the
provisions of this
Section
5.6
and
Section
5.7
,
exchange such Definitive Preferred Securities Certificate for a beneficial
interest in a Global Preferred Security.
(b)
If
any
Global Preferred Security is to be exchanged for Definitive Preferred Securities
Certificates or canceled in part, or if any Definitive Preferred Securities
Certificate is to be exchanged in whole or in part for any Global Preferred
Security, then either (i) such Global Preferred Security shall be so surrendered
for exchange or cancellation as provided in this
Article V
or (ii)
the aggregate Liquidation Amount represented by such Global Preferred Security
shall be reduced, subject to
Section
5.4
,
or
increased by an amount equal to the Liquidation Amount represented by that
portion of the Global Preferred Security to be so exchanged or canceled, or
equal to the Liquidation Amount represented by such Definitive Preferred
Securities Certificates to be so exchanged for any Global Preferred Security,
as
the case may be, by means of an appropriate adjustment made on the records
of
the Securities Registrar, whereupon the Property Trustee, in accordance with
the
Applicable Depositary Procedures, shall instruct the Depositary or its
authorized representative to make a corresponding adjustment to its records.
Upon any such surrender to the Administrative Trustees or the Securities
Registrar of any Global Preferred Security or Securities by the Depositary,
accompanied by registration instructions, the Administrative Trustees, or any
one of them, shall execute the Definitive Preferred Securities Certificates
in
accordance with the instructions of the Depositary. None of the Securities
Registrar or the Trustees shall be liable for any delay in delivery of such
instructions and may conclusively rely on, and shall be fully protected in
relying on, such instructions.
(c)
Every
Definitive Preferred Securities Certificate executed and delivered upon
registration or transfer of, or in exchange for or in lieu of, a Global
Preferred Security or any portion thereof shall be executed and delivered in
the
form of, and shall be, a Global Preferred Security, unless such Definitive
Preferred Securities Certificate is registered in the name of a Person other
than the Depositary for such Global Preferred Security or a nominee
thereof.
(d)
The
Depositary or its nominee, as registered owner of a Global Preferred Security,
shall be the Holder of such Global Preferred Security for all purposes under
this Trust Agreement and the Global Preferred Security, and Owners with respect
to a Global Preferred Security shall hold such interests pursuant to the
Applicable Depositary Procedures. The Securities Registrar and the Trustees
shall be entitled to deal with the Depositary for all purposes of this Trust
Agreement relating to the Global Preferred Securities (including the payment
of
the Liquidation Amount of and Distributions on the Book-Entry Preferred
Securities represented thereby and the giving of instructions or directions
by
Owners of Book-Entry Preferred Securities represented thereby and the giving
of
notices) as the sole Holder of the Book-Entry Preferred Securities represented
thereby and shall have no obligations to the Owners thereof. None of the
Trustees nor the Securities Registrar shall have any liability in respect of
any
transfers effected by the Depositary.
(e)
The
rights of the Owners of the Book-Entry Preferred Securities shall be exercised
only through the Depositary and shall be limited to those established by law,
the Applicable Depositary Procedures and agreements between such Owners and
the
Depositary and/or the Depositary Participants
;
provided
,
that
solely for the purpose of determining whether the Holders of the requisite
amount of Preferred Securities have voted on any matter provided for in this
Trust Agreement, to the extent that Preferred Securities are represented by
a
Global Preferred Security, the Trustees may conclusively rely on, and shall
be
fully protected in relying on, any written instrument (including a proxy)
delivered to the Property Trustee by the Depositary setting forth the Owners’
votes or assigning the right to vote on any matter to any other Persons either
in whole or in part. To the extent that Preferred Securities are represented
by
a Global Preferred Security, the initial Depositary will make book-entry
transfers among the Depositary Participants and receive and transmit payments
on
the Preferred Securities that are represented by a Global Preferred Security
to
such Depositary Participants, and none of the Depositor or the Trustees shall
have any responsibility or obligation with respect thereto.
(f)
To
the
extent that a notice or other communication to the Holders is required under
this Trust Agreement, for so long as Preferred Securities are represented by
a
Global Preferred Security, the Trustees shall give all such notices and
communications to the Depositary, and shall have no obligations to the
Owners.
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SECTION
5.7
|
Registration
of Transfer and Exchange of Preferred Securities
Certificates.
|
(a)
The
Property Trustee shall keep or cause to be kept, at the Corporate Trust Office,
a register or registers (the “
Securities
Register
”)
in
which the registrar and transfer agent with respect to the Trust Securities
(the
“
Securities
Registrar
”),
subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, shall provide for
the registration of Preferred Securities Certificates and Common Securities
Certificates and registration of transfers and exchanges of Preferred Securities
Certificates as herein provided. The Person acting as the Property Trustee
shall
at all times also be the Securities Registrar. The provisions of Article VIII
shall apply to the Property Trustee in its role as Securities
Registrar.
(b)
Subject
to
Section
5.7(d)
,
upon
surrender for registration of transfer of any Preferred Securities Certificate
at the office or agency maintained pursuant to
Section
5.7(f)
,
the
Administrative Trustees or any one of them shall execute by manual or facsimile
signature and deliver to the Property Trustee, and the Property Trustee upon
the
written order of the Trust executed by one Administrative Trustee shall
authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or
transferees, one or more new Preferred Securities Certificates in authorized
denominations of a like aggregate Liquidation Amount as may be required by
this
Trust Agreement dated the date of execution by such Administrative Trustee
or
Trustees. At the option of a Holder, Preferred Securities Certificates may
be
exchanged for other Preferred Securities Certificates in authorized
denominations and of a like aggregate Liquidation Amount upon surrender of
the
Preferred Securities Certificate to be exchanged at the office or agency
maintained pursuant to
Section
5.7(f)
.
Whenever any Preferred Securities Certificates are so surrendered for exchange,
the Administrative Trustees or any one of them shall execute by manual or
facsimile signature and deliver to the Property Trustee, and the Property
Trustee upon written order of the Trust executed by one Administrative Trustee
shall authenticate and deliver, the Preferred Securities Certificates that
the
Holder making the exchange is entitled to receive.
(c)
The
Securities Registrar shall not be required, (i) to issue, register the transfer
of or exchange any Preferred Security during a period beginning at the opening
of business fifteen (15) days before the day of selection for redemption of
such
Preferred Securities pursuant to
Article
IV
and
ending at the close of business on the day of mailing of the notice of
redemption or (ii) to register the transfer of or exchange any Preferred
Security so selected for redemption in whole or in part, except, in the case
of
any such Preferred Security to be redeemed in part, any portion thereof not
to
be redeemed.
(d)
Every
Preferred Securities Certificate presented or surrendered for registration
of
transfer or exchange shall be duly endorsed, or be accompanied by a written
instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Securities Registrar duly
executed by the Holder or such Holder’s attorney duly authorized in writing and
accompanied by a certificate of the transferee substantially in the form set
forth as
Exhibit
E
hereto.
(e)
No
service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or exchange of
Preferred Securities Certificates, but the Property Trustee on behalf of the
Trust may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or governmental
charge that may be imposed in connection with any transfer or exchange of
Preferred Securities Certificates.
(f)
The
Administrative Trustees shall designate an office or offices or agency or
agencies where Preferred Securities Certificates may be surrendered for
registration of transfer or exchange and initially designate the Corporate
Trust
Office as its office and agency for such purposes. The Administrative Trustees
shall give prompt written notice to the Depositor, the Property Trustee and
to
the Holders of any change in the location of any such office or
agency.
(g)
The
Preferred Securities may only be transferred to a “Qualified Purchaser” as such
term is defined in Section 2(a)(51) of the Investment Company Act.
Neither
the Property Trustee nor the Securities Registrar shall be responsible for
ascertaining whether any transfer hereunder complies with the registration
provisions of or any exemptions from the Securities Act, applicable state
securities laws or the applicable laws of any other jurisdiction, ERISA, the
Code or the Investment Company Act
;
provided
,
that if
a certificate is specifically required by the express terms of this Section
5.7
to be delivered to the Property Trustee or the Securities Registrar by a Holder
or transferee of a Security, the Property Trustee and the Securities Registrar
shall be under a duty to receive and examine the same to determine whether
or
not the certificate substantially conforms on its face to the requirements
of
this Trust Agreement and shall promptly notify the party delivering the same
if
such certificate does not comply with such terms.
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SECTION
5.8
|
Mutilated,
Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Securities
Certificates.
|
(a)
If
any
mutilated Securities Certificate shall be surrendered to the Securities
Registrar together with such security or indemnity as may be required by the
Securities Registrar to save each of the Trustees and the Depositor harmless,
the Administrative Trustees, or any one of them, on behalf of the Trust, shall
execute and make available for delivery in exchange therefor a new Securities
Certificate of like class, tenor and denomination.
(b)
If
the
Securities Registrar shall receive evidence to its satisfaction of the
destruction, loss or theft of any Securities Certificate and there shall be
delivered to the Securities Registrar such security or indemnity as may be
required by it to save each of the Trustees and the Depositor harmless, then
in
the absence of notice that such Securities Certificate shall have been acquired
by a bona fide purchaser, the Administrative Trustees, or any one of them,
on
behalf of the Trust, shall execute and make available for delivery, and, with
respect to Preferred Securities, the Property Trustee upon written order of
the
Trust executed by one Administrative Trustee shall authenticate, in exchange
for
or in lieu of any such destroyed, lost or stolen Securities Certificate, a
new
Securities Certificate of like class, tenor and denomination.
(c)
In
connection with the issuance of any new Securities Certificate under this
Section
5.8
,
the
Administrative Trustees or the Securities Registrar may require the payment
of a
sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed
in connection therewith.
(d)
Any
duplicate Securities Certificate issued pursuant to this
Section
5.8
shall
constitute conclusive evidence of an undivided beneficial interest in the assets
of the Trust corresponding to that evidenced by the mutilated, lost, stolen
or
destroyed Securities Certificate, as if originally issued, whether or not the
lost, stolen or destroyed Securities Certificate shall be found at any
time.
(e)
If
any
such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Securities Certificate has become
or
is about to become due and payable, the Depositor in its discretion may provide
the Administrative Trustee with the funds to pay such Trust Security and upon
receipt of such funds, the Administrative Trustee shall pay such Trust Security
instead of issuing a new Securities Certificate.
(f)
The
provisions of this
Section
5.8
are
exclusive and shall preclude (to the extent lawful) all other rights and
remedies with respect to the replacement of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen
Securities Certificates.
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SECTION
5.9
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Persons
Deemed Holders.
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The
Trustees and the Securities Registrar shall each treat the Person in whose
name
any Securities Certificate shall be registered in the Securities Register as
the
Holder of such Securities Certificate for the purpose of receiving Distributions
and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Trustees and the
Securities Registrar shall be bound by any notice to the contrary.
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SECTION
5.10
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Cancellation.
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All
Preferred Securities Certificates surrendered for registration of transfer
or
exchange or for payment shall, if surrendered to any Person other than the
Property Trustee, be delivered to the Property Trustee, and any such Preferred
Securities Certificates and Preferred Securities Certificates surrendered
directly to the Property Trustee for any such purpose shall be promptly canceled
by it. The Administrative Trustees may at any time deliver to the Property
Trustee for cancellation any Preferred Securities Certificates previously
delivered hereunder that the Administrative Trustees may have acquired in any
manner whatsoever, and all Preferred Securities Certificates so delivered shall
be promptly canceled by the Property Trustee. No Preferred Securities
Certificates shall be executed and delivered in lieu of or in exchange for
any
Preferred Securities Certificates canceled as provided in this
Section
5.10
,
except
as expressly permitted by this Trust Agreement. All canceled Preferred
Securities Certificates shall be retained by the Property Trustee in accordance
with its customary practices.
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SECTION
5.11
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Ownership
of Common Securities by
Depositor.
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(a)
On
the
Closing Date, the Depositor shall acquire, and thereafter shall retain,
beneficial and record ownership of the Common Securities. Neither the Depositor
nor any successor Holder of the Common Securities may transfer less than all
the
Common Securities, and the Depositor or any such successor Holder may transfer
the Common Securities only (i) in connection with a consolidation or merger
of
the Depositor into another Person, or any conveyance, transfer or lease by
the
Depositor of its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to any
Person (in which event such Common Securities will be transferred to such
surviving entity, transferee or lessee, as the case may be), pursuant to Section
8.1 of the Indenture or (ii) to the Depositor or an Affiliate of the Depositor,
in each such case in compliance with applicable law (including the Securities
Act, and applicable state securities and blue sky laws). To the fullest extent
permitted by law, any attempted transfer of the Common Securities other than
as
set forth in the immediately preceding sentence shall be void. The
Administrative Trustees shall cause each Common Securities Certificate issued
to
the Depositor to contain a legend stating substantially “THIS CERTIFICATE IS NOT
TRANSFERABLE EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW AND SECTION 5.11 OF THE
TRUST AGREEMENT.”
(b)
Any
Holder of the Common Securities shall be liable for the debts and obligations
of
the Trust in the manner and to the extent set forth with respect to the
Depositor and agrees that it shall be subject to all liabilities to which the
Depositor may be subject and, prior to becoming such a Holder, shall deliver
to
the Administrative Trustees an instrument of assumption satisfactory to such
Administrative Trustees.
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SECTION
5.12
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Restricted
Legends.
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(a)
Each
Preferred Security Certificate shall bear a legend in substantially the
following form:
“
[IF
THIS SECURITY IS A GLOBAL SECURITY INSERT
:
THIS
PREFERRED SECURITY IS A GLOBAL SECURITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE TRUST
AGREEMENT HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF THE
DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (“DTC”) OR A NOMINEE OF DTC. THIS PREFERRED SECURITY IS
EXCHANGEABLE FOR SECURITIES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A PERSON OTHER THAN DTC
OR
ITS NOMINEE ONLY IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE TRUST AGREEMENT,
AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS PREFERRED SECURITY (OTHER THAN A TRANSFER OF THIS
PREFERRED SECURITY AS A WHOLE BY DTC TO A NOMINEE OF DTC OR BY A NOMINEE OF
DTC
TO DTC OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF DTC) MAY BE REGISTERED EXCEPT IN LIMITED
CIRCUMSTANCES.
UNLESS
THIS PREFERRED SECURITY IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC
TO
RESOURCE CAPITAL TRUST I OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE
OR
PAYMENT, AND ANY PREFERRED SECURITY 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 HEREON 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.]
THE
PREFERRED SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE WERE ORIGINALLY ISSUED
IN A
TRANSACTION EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS
AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND SUCH PREFERRED SECURITIES OR ANY INTEREST
THEREIN, MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF
SUCH REGISTRATION OR AN APPLICABLE EXEMPTION THEREFROM. EACH PURCHASER OF ANY
PREFERRED SECURITIES IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE SELLER OF THE PREFERRED
SECURITIES MAY BE RELYING ON THE EXEMPTION FROM THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5
OF
THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT.
THE
HOLDER OF THE PREFERRED SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE AGREES FOR
THE BENEFIT OF THE TRUST AND THE DEPOSITOR THAT (A) SUCH PREFERRED SECURITIES
MAY BE OFFERED, RESOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY (I) TO THE TRUST OR (II)
TO
A PERSON WHOM THE SELLER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED PURCHASER” (AS
DEFINED IN SECTION 2(a)(51) OF THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940, AS AMENDED),
AND (B) THE HOLDER WILL NOTIFY ANY PURCHASER OF ANY PREFERRED SECURITIES FROM
IT
OF THE RESALE RESTRICTIONS REFERRED TO IN (A) ABOVE.
THE
PREFERRED SECURITIES WILL BE ISSUED AND MAY BE TRANSFERRED ONLY IN BLOCKS HAVING
AN AGGREGATE LIQUIDATION AMOUNT OF NOT LESS THAN $100,000. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT
PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY ATTEMPTED TRANSFER OF PREFERRED SECURITIES, OR ANY
INTEREST THEREIN, IN A BLOCK HAVING AN AGGREGATE LIQUIDATION AMOUNT OF LESS
THAN
$100,000 AND MULTIPLES OF $1,000 IN EXCESS THEREOF SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE VOID
AND OF NO LEGAL EFFECT WHATSOEVER. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW,
ANY
SUCH PURPORTED TRANSFEREE SHALL BE DEEMED NOT TO BE THE HOLDER OF SUCH PREFERRED
SECURITIES FOR ANY PURPOSE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE RECEIPT OF
PRINCIPAL OF OR INTEREST ON SUCH PREFERRED SECURITIES, OR ANY INTEREST THEREIN,
AND SUCH PURPORTED TRANSFEREE SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE NO INTEREST WHATSOEVER
IN
SUCH PREFERRED SECURITIES.
THE
HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY, OR ANY INTEREST THEREIN, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF
OR
THEREOF ALSO AGREES, REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS THAT IT IS NOT AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT,
INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNT OR OTHER PLAN OR ARRANGEMENT SUBJECT TO TITLE
I OF
THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (
“ERISA”
),
OR
SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE
“CODE”
)
(EACH A
“PLAN”
),
OR AN
ENTITY WHOSE UNDERLYING ASSETS INCLUDE “PLAN ASSETS” BY REASON OF ANY PLAN’S
INVESTMENT IN THE ENTITY, AND NO PERSON INVESTING “PLAN ASSETS” OF ANY PLAN MAY
ACQUIRE OR HOLD THIS PREFERRED SECURITY OR ANY INTEREST THEREIN. ANY PURCHASER
OR HOLDER OF THE PREFERRED SECURITIES OR ANY INTEREST THEREIN WILL BE DEEMED
TO
HAVE REPRESENTED BY ITS PURCHASE AND HOLDING THEREOF THAT IT IS NOT AN EMPLOYEE
BENEFIT PLAN WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 3(3) OF ERISA, OR A PLAN TO WHICH
SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE IS APPLICABLE, A TRUSTEE OR OTHER PERSON ACTING ON
BEHALF OF AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR PLAN, OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY USING
THE ASSETS OF ANY EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR PLAN TO FINANCE SUCH
PURCHASE.”
(b)
The
above
legend shall not be removed from any of the Preferred Securities Certificates
unless there is delivered to the Property Trustee and the Depositor satisfactory
evidence, which may include an opinion of counsel, as may be reasonably required
to ensure that any future transfers thereof may be made without restriction
under the provisions of the Securities Act and other applicable law and without
causing the Trust to be an investment company as defined in the Investment
Company Act. Upon provision of such satisfactory evidence, one or more of the
Administrative Trustees on behalf of the Trust shall execute and deliver to
the
Property Trustee, and the Property Trustee shall deliver, at the written
direction of the Administrative Trustees and the Depositor, Preferred Securities
Certificates that do not bear the legend.
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SECTION
5.13
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Form
of Certificate of
Authentication.
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The
Property Trustee’s certificate of authentication shall be in substantially the
following form:
This
is
one of the Preferred Securities referred to in the within-mentioned Trust
Agreement.
Dated:
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Wells
Fargo Bank, N.A.
,
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not
in its individual capacity, but solely as Property
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Trustee
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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ARTICLE
VI
MEETINGS;
VOTING; ACTS OF HOLDERS
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SECTION
6.1
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Notice
of Meetings.
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Notice
of
all meetings of the Holders of the Preferred Securities, stating the time,
place
and purpose of the meeting, shall be given by the Administrative Trustees
pursuant to
Section
10.8
to each
Holder of Preferred Securities, at such Holder’s registered address, at least
fifteen (15) days and not more than ninety (90) days before the meeting. At
any
such meeting, any business properly before the meeting may be so considered
whether or not stated in the notice of the meeting. Any adjourned meeting may
be
held as adjourned without further notice.
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SECTION
6.2
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Meetings
of Holders of the Preferred
Securities.
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(a)
No
annual
meeting of Holders is required to be held. The Administrative Trustees, however,
shall call a meeting of the Holders of the Preferred Securities to vote on
any
matter upon the written request of the Holders of at least twenty five percent
(25%) in aggregate Liquidation Amount of the Outstanding Preferred Securities
and the Administrative Trustees or the Property Trustee may, at any time in
their discretion, call a meeting of the Holders of the Preferred Securities
to
vote on any matters as to which such Holders are entitled to vote.
(b)
The
Holders of at least a Majority in Liquidation Amount of the Preferred
Securities, present in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at any
meeting of the Holders of the Preferred Securities.
(c)
If
a
quorum is present at a meeting, an affirmative vote by the Holders present,
in
person or by proxy, holding Preferred Securities representing at least a
Majority in Liquidation Amount of the Preferred Securities held by the Holders
present, either in person or by proxy, at such meeting shall constitute the
action of the Holders of the Preferred Securities, unless this Trust Agreement
requires a lesser or greater number of affirmative votes.
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SECTION
6.3
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Voting
Rights.
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Holders
shall be entitled to one vote for each $10,000 of Liquidation Amount represented
by their Outstanding Trust Securities in respect of any matter as to which
such
Holders are entitled to vote.
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SECTION
6.4
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Proxies,
Etc.
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At
any
meeting of Holders, any Holder entitled to vote thereat may vote by proxy,
provided
,
that no
proxy shall be voted at any meeting unless it shall have been placed on file
with the Administrative Trustees, or with such other officer or agent of the
Trust as the Administrative Trustees may direct, for verification prior to
the
time at which such vote shall be taken. Pursuant to a resolution of the Property
Trustee, proxies may be solicited in the name of the Property Trustee or one
or
more officers of the Property Trustee. Only Holders of record shall be entitled
to vote. When Trust Securities are held jointly by several Persons, any one
of
them may vote at any meeting in person or by proxy in respect of such Trust
Securities, but if more than one of them shall be present at such meeting in
person or by proxy, and such joint owners or their proxies so present disagree
as to any vote to be cast, such vote shall not be received in respect of such
Trust Securities. A proxy purporting to be executed by or on behalf of a Holder
shall be deemed valid unless challenged at or prior to its exercise, and the
burden of proving invalidity shall rest on the challenger. No proxy shall be
valid more than three years after its date of execution.
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SECTION
6.5
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Holder
Action by Written Consent.
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Any
action that may be taken by Holders of Preferred Securities at a meeting may
be
taken without a meeting and without prior notice if Holders holding at least
a
Majority in Liquidation Amount of all Preferred Securities entitled to vote
in
respect of such action (or such lesser or greater proportion thereof as shall
be
required by any other provision of this Trust Agreement) shall consent to the
action in writing;
provided
,
that
notice of such action is promptly provided to the Holders of Preferred
Securities that did not consent to such action. Any action that may be taken
by
the Holders of all the Common Securities may be taken without a meeting and
without prior notice if such Holders shall consent to the action in
writing.
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SECTION
6.6
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Record
Date for Voting and Other
Purposes.
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Except
as
provided in
Section
6.10(a)
,
for the
purposes of determining the Holders who are entitled to notice of and to vote
at
any meeting or to act by written consent, or to participate in any distribution
on the Trust Securities in respect of which a record date is not otherwise
provided for in this Trust Agreement, or for the purpose of any other action,
the Administrative Trustees may from time to time fix a date, not more than
ninety (90) days prior to the date of any meeting of Holders or the payment
of a
Distribution or other action, as the case may be, as a record date for the
determination of the identity of the Holders of record for such
purposes.
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SECTION
6.7
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Acts
of Holders.
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(a)
Any
request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other
action provided or permitted by this Trust Agreement to be given, made 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
thereof duly appointed in writing; and, except as otherwise expressly provided
herein, such action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments
are delivered to an Administrative Trustee. A depositary that is a Holder of
a
Global Preferred Security may provide its proxy or proxies to the beneficial
owners of interests in any such Global Preferred Security though such
Depositary’s standing instructions and customary practices. Such instrument or
instruments (and the action embodied therein and evidenced thereby) are herein
sometimes referred to as the “Act” of the Holders signing such instrument or
instruments. Proof of execution of any such instrument or of a writing
appointing any such agent shall be sufficient for any purpose of this Trust
Agreement and conclusive in favor of the Trustees, if made in the manner
provided in this
Section
6.7
.
(b)
The
fact
and date of the execution by any Person of any such instrument or writing may
be
proved by the affidavit of a witness of such execution or by a certificate
of a
notary public or other officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments of
deeds, certifying that the individual signing such instrument or writing
acknowledged to him the execution thereof. Where such execution is by a signer
acting in a capacity other than such signer’s individual capacity, such
certificate or affidavit shall also constitute sufficient proof of such signer’s
authority. The fact and date of the execution of any such instrument or writing,
or the authority of the Person executing the same, may also be proved in any
other manner that any Trustee receiving the same deems sufficient.
(c)
The
ownership of Trust Securities shall be proved by the Securities
Register.
(d)
Any
request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other
Act
of the Holder of any Trust Security shall bind every future Holder of the same
Trust Security and the Holder of every Trust Security issued upon the
registration of transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof
in
respect of anything done, omitted or suffered to be done by the Trustees, the
Administrative Trustees or the Trust in reliance thereon, whether or not
notation of such action is made upon such Trust Security.
(e)
Without
limiting the foregoing, a Holder entitled hereunder to take any action hereunder
with regard to any particular Trust Security may do so with regard to all or
any
part of the Liquidation Amount of such Trust Security or by one or more duly
appointed agents each of which may do so pursuant to such appointment with
regard to all or any part of such Liquidation Amount.
(f)
If
any
dispute shall arise among the Holders or the Trustees with respect to the
authenticity, validity or binding nature of any request, demand, authorization,
direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act of such Holder or Trustee under
this
Article
VI
,
then
the determination of such matter by the Property Trustee shall be conclusive
with respect to such matter.
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SECTION
6.8
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Inspection
of Records.
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Upon
reasonable written notice to the Administrative Trustees and the Property
Trustee, the records of the Trust shall be open to inspection by any Holder
during normal business hours for any purpose reasonably related to such Holder’s
interest as a Holder.
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SECTION
6.9
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Limitations
on Voting Rights.
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(a)
Except
as
expressly provided in this Trust Agreement and in the Indenture and as otherwise
required by law, no Holder of Preferred Securities shall have any right to
vote
or in any manner otherwise control the administration, operation and management
of the Trust or the obligations of the parties hereto, nor shall anything herein
set forth, or contained in the terms of the Securities Certificates, be
construed so as to constitute the Holders from time to time as partners or
members of an association.
(b)
So
long
as any Notes are held by the Property Trustee on behalf of the Trust, the
Property Trustee shall not (i) direct the time, method and place of conducting
any proceeding for any remedy available to the Note Trustee, or exercise any
trust or power conferred on the Property Trustee with respect to the Notes,
(ii)
waive any past default that may be waived under Section 5.13 of the Indenture
or
waive compliance with any covenant or condition under Section 10.7 of the
Indenture, (iii) exercise any right to rescind or annul a declaration that
the
principal of all the Notes shall be due and payable or (iv) consent to any
amendment, modification or termination of the Indenture or the Notes, where
such
consent shall be required, without, in each case, obtaining the prior approval
of the Holders of at least a Majority in Liquidation Amount of the Preferred
Securities;
provided
,
that
where a consent under the Indenture would require the consent of each holder
of
Notes (or each Holder of Preferred Securities) affected thereby, no such consent
shall be given by the Property Trustee without the prior written consent of
each
such Holder of Preferred Securities. The Property Trustee shall not revoke
any
action previously authorized or approved by a vote of the Holders of the
Preferred Securities, except by a subsequent vote of the Holders of the
Preferred Securities. In addition to obtaining the foregoing approvals of the
Holders of the Preferred Securities, prior to taking any of the foregoing
actions, the Property Trustee shall, at the expense of the Depositor, obtain
an
Opinion of Counsel experienced in such matters to the effect that such action
shall not cause the Trust to be taxable as a corporation or classified as other
than a grantor trust for United States federal income tax
purposes.
(c)
If
any
proposed amendment to the Trust Agreement provides for, or the Trustees
otherwise propose to effect, (i) any action that would adversely affect in
any
material respect the powers, preferences or special rights of the Preferred
Securities, whether by way of amendment to the Trust Agreement or otherwise
or
(ii) the dissolution, winding-up or termination of the Trust, other than
pursuant to the terms of this Trust Agreement, then the Holders of Outstanding
Preferred Securities as a class will be entitled to vote on such amendment
or
proposal and such amendment or proposal shall not be effective except with
the
approval of the Holders of at least a Majority in Liquidation Amount of the
Preferred Securities. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Trust
Agreement, no amendment to this Trust Agreement may be made if such amendment
would cause the Trust to be taxable as a corporation or classified as other
than
a grantor trust for United States federal income tax purposes.
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SECTION
6.10
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Acceleration
of Maturity; Rescission of Annulment; Waivers of Past
Defaults.
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(a)
For
so
long as any Preferred Securities remain Outstanding, if, upon a Note Event
of
Default, the Note Trustee fails or the holders of not less than twenty five
percent (25%) in principal amount of the outstanding Notes fail to declare
the
principal of all of the Notes to be immediately due and payable, the Holders
of
at least twenty five percent (25%) in Liquidation Amount of the Preferred
Securities then Outstanding shall have the right to make such declaration by
a
notice in writing to the Property Trustee, the Depositor and the Note Trustee.
At any time after a declaration of acceleration with respect to the Notes has
been made and before a judgment or decree for payment of the money due has
been
obtained by the Note Trustee as provided in the Indenture, the Holders of at
least a Majority in Liquidation Amount of the Preferred Securities, by written
notice to the Property Trustee, the Depositor and the Note Trustee, may rescind
and annul such declaration and its consequences if:
(i)
the
Depositor has paid or deposited with the Note Trustee a sum sufficient to
pay:
(A)
all
overdue installments of interest on all of the Notes;
(B)
any
accrued Additional Interest on all of the Notes;
(C)
the
principal of and any premium, if any, on any Notes that have become due
otherwise than by such declaration of acceleration and interest and Additional
Interest thereon at the rate borne by the Notes; and
(D)
all
sums
paid or advanced by the Note Trustee under the Indenture and the reasonable
compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Note Trustee, the
Property Trustee and their agents and counsel; and
(ii)
all
Note
Events of Default, other than the non-payment of the principal of the Notes
that
has become due solely by such acceleration, have been cured or waived as
provided in Section 5.13 of the Indenture.
Upon
receipt by the Property Trustee of written notice requesting such an
acceleration, or rescission and annulment thereof, by Holders of any part of
the
Preferred Securities, a record date shall be established for determining Holders
of Outstanding Preferred Securities entitled to join in such notice, which
record date shall be at the close of business on the day the Property Trustee
receives such notice. The Holders of Preferred Securities on such record date,
or their duly designated proxies, and only such Persons, shall be entitled
to
join in such notice, whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such
record date;
provided
,
that,
unless such declaration of acceleration, or rescission and annulment, as the
case may be, shall have become effective by virtue of the requisite percentage
having joined in such notice prior to the day that is ninety (90) days after
such record date, such notice of declaration of acceleration, or rescission
and
annulment, as the case may be, shall automatically and without further action
by
any Holder be canceled and of no further effect. Nothing in this paragraph
shall
prevent a Holder, or a proxy of a Holder, from giving, after expiration of
such
ninety (90)-day period, a new written notice of declaration of acceleration,
or
rescission and annulment thereof, as the case may be, that is identical to
a
written notice that has been canceled pursuant to the proviso to the preceding
sentence, in which event a new record date shall be established pursuant to
the
provisions of this
Section
6.10(a)
.
(b)
For
so
long as any Preferred Securities remain Outstanding, to the fullest extent
permitted by law and subject to the terms of this Trust Agreement and the
Indenture, upon a Note Event of Default specified in paragraph (a) or (b) of
Section 5.1 of the Indenture, any Holder of Preferred Securities shall have
the
right to institute a proceeding directly against the Depositor, pursuant to
Section 5.8 of the Indenture, for enforcement of payment to such Holder of
any
amounts payable in respect of Notes having an aggregate principal amount equal
to the aggregate Liquidation Amount of the Preferred Securities of such Holder.
Except as set forth in
Section 6.10(a)
and this
Section
6.10(b)
,
the
Holders of Preferred Securities shall have no right to exercise directly any
right or remedy available to the holders of, or in respect of, the
Notes.
(c)
Notwithstanding
paragraphs (a) and (b) of this
Section
6.10
,
the
Holders of at least a Majority in Liquidation Amount of the Preferred Securities
may, on behalf of the Holders of all the Preferred Securities, waive any Note
Event of Default, except any Note Event of Default arising from the failure
to
pay any principal of or any premium, if any, or interest on (including any
Additional Interest) the Notes (unless such Note Event of Default has been
cured
and a sum sufficient to pay all matured installments of interest and all
principal and premium, if any, on all Notes due otherwise than by acceleration
has been deposited with the Note Trustee) or a Note Event of Default in respect
of a covenant or provision that under the Indenture cannot be modified or
amended without the consent of the holder of each outstanding Note. Upon any
such waiver, such Note Event of Default shall cease to exist and any Note Event
of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured for every
purpose of the Indenture; but no such waiver shall affect any subsequent Note
Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon.
(d)
Notwithstanding
paragraphs (a) and (b) of this
Section
6.10
,
the
Holders of at least a Majority in Liquidation Amount of the Preferred Securities
may, on behalf of the Holders of all the Preferred Securities, waive any past
or
continuing Event of Default and its consequences. Upon such waiver, any such
Event of Default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising
therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured, for every purpose of this Trust
Agreement, but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Event
of
Default or impair any right consequent thereon.
(e)
The
Holders of a Majority in Liquidation Amount of the Preferred Securities shall
have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding
for any remedy available to the Property Trustee in respect of this Trust
Agreement or the Notes or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the
Property Trustee under this Trust Agreement;
provided
,
that,
subject to
Sections
8.5
and
8.7
,
the
Property Trustee shall have the right to decline to follow any such direction
if
the Property Trustee being advised by counsel determines that the action so
directed may not lawfully be taken, or if the Property Trustee in good faith
shall, by an officer or officers of the Property Trustee, determine that the
proceedings so directed would be illegal or involve it in personal liability
or
be unduly prejudicial to the rights of Holders not party to such direction,
and
provided,
further,
that
nothing in this Trust Agreement shall impair the right of the Property Trustee
to take any action deemed proper by the Property Trustee and which is not
inconsistent with such direction.
ARTICLE
VII
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
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SECTION
7.1
|
Representations
and Warranties of the Property Trustee and the Delaware
Trustee.
|
The
Property Trustee and the Delaware Trustee, each severally on behalf of and
as to
itself, hereby represents and warrants for the benefit of the Depositor and
the
Holders that:
(a)
the
Property Trustee is a national banking association, duly organized and validly
existing under the laws of the United States;
(b)
the
Property Trustee has full power, authority and legal right to execute, deliver
and perform its obligations under this Trust Agreement and has taken all
necessary action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance by it
of
this Trust Agreement;
(c)
the
Delaware Trustee is a corporation, duly formed and validly existing under the
laws of the State of Delaware;
(d)
the
Delaware Trustee has full corporate power, authority and legal right to execute,
deliver and perform its obligations under this Trust Agreement and has taken
all
necessary action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance by it
of
this Trust Agreement;
(e)
this
Trust Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Property
Trustee and the Delaware Trustee and constitutes the legal, valid and binding
agreement of each of the Property Trustee and the Delaware Trustee enforceable
against each of them in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and
similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and to general principles of
equity;
(f)
the
execution, delivery and performance of this Trust Agreement have been duly
authorized by all necessary corporate or other action on the part of the
Property Trustee and the Delaware Trustee and do not require any approval of
stockholders of the Property Trustee and the Delaware Trustee and such
execution, delivery and performance will not (i) violate the Restated
Organization Certificate or Articles of Association, as applicable, or By-laws
of the Property Trustee or the Delaware Trustee, (ii) violate any provision
of,
or constitute, with or without notice or lapse of time, a default under, or
result in the imposition of any lien on any properties included in the Trust
Property pursuant to the provisions of any indenture, mortgage, credit
agreement, license or other agreement or instrument to which the Property
Trustee or the Delaware Trustee is a party or by which it is bound, or (iii)
violate any applicable law, governmental rule or regulation of the United States
or the State of Delaware, as the case may be, governing the banking, trust
or
general powers of the Property Trustee or the Delaware Trustee or any order,
judgment or decree applicable to the Property Trustee or the Delaware
Trustee;
(g)
neither
the authorization, execution or delivery by the Property Trustee or the Delaware
Trustee of this Trust Agreement nor the consummation of any of the transactions
by the Property Trustee or the Delaware Trustee contemplated herein requires
the
consent or approval of, the giving of notice to, the registration with or the
taking of any other action with respect to any governmental authority or agency
under any existing law of the United States or the State of Delaware governing
the banking, trust or general powers of the Property Trustee or the Delaware
Trustee, as the case may be; and
(h)
to
the
best of each of the Property Trustee’s and the Delaware Trustee’s knowledge,
there are no proceedings pending or threatened against or affecting the Property
Trustee or the Delaware Trustee in any court or before any governmental
authority, agency or arbitration board or tribunal that, individually or in
the
aggregate, would materially and adversely affect the Trust or would question
the
right, power and authority of the Property Trustee or the Delaware Trustee,
as
the case may be, to enter into or perform its obligations as one of the Trustees
under this Trust Agreement.
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SECTION
7.2
|
Representations
and Warranties of Depositor.
|
The
Depositor hereby represents and warrants for the benefit of the Holders and
the
Trustees that:
(a)
the
Depositor is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of its state of incorporation;
(b)
the
Depositor has full corporate power, authority and legal right to execute,
deliver and perform its obligations under this Trust Agreement and has taken
all
necessary action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance by it
of
this Trust Agreement;
(c)
this
Trust Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the
Depositor and constitutes the legal, valid and binding agreement of the
Depositor enforceable against the Depositor in accordance with its terms,
subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting
creditors’ rights generally and to general principles of equity;
(d)
the
Securities Certificates issued at the Closing Date on behalf of the Trust have
been duly authorized and will have been duly and validly executed, issued and
delivered by the applicable Trustees pursuant to the terms and provisions of,
and in accordance with the requirements of, this Trust Agreement and the Holders
will be, as of such date, entitled to the benefits of this Trust
Agreement;
(e)
the
execution, delivery and performance of this Trust Agreement have been duly
authorized by all necessary corporate or other action on the part of the
Depositor and do not require any approval of stockholders of the Depositor
and
such execution, delivery and performance will not (i) violate the articles
or
certificate of incorporation or by-laws (or other organizational documents)
of
the Depositor or (ii) violate any applicable law, governmental rule or
regulation governing the Depositor or any material portion of its property
or
any order, judgment or decree applicable to the Depositor or any material
portion of its property;
(f)
neither
the authorization, execution or delivery by the Depositor of this Trust
Agreement nor the consummation of any of the transactions by the Depositor
contemplated herein requires the consent or approval of, the giving of notice
to, the registration with or the taking of any other action with respect to
any
governmental authority or agency under any existing law governing the Depositor
or any material portion of its property; and
(g)
there
are
no proceedings pending or, to the best of the Depositor’s knowledge, threatened
against or affecting the Depositor or any material portion of its property
in
any court or before any governmental authority, agency or arbitration board
or
tribunal that, individually or in the aggregate, would materially and adversely
affect the Trust or would question the right, power and authority of the
Depositor, as the case may be, to enter into or perform its obligations under
this Trust Agreement.
ARTICLE
VIII
THE
TRUSTEES
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SECTION
8.1
|
Number
of Trustees.
|
The
number of Trustees shall be five (5);
provided
,
that
the Property Trustee and the Delaware Trustee may be the same Person, in which
case the number of Trustees shall be four (4). The number of Trustees may be
increased or decreased by Act of the Holder of the Common Securities subject
to
Sections
8.2
,
8.3
,
and
8.4
.
The
death, resignation, retirement, removal, bankruptcy, incompetence or incapacity
to perform the duties of a Trustee shall not operate to annul, dissolve or
terminate the Trust.
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SECTION
8.2
|
Property
Trustee Required.
|
There
shall at all times be a Property Trustee hereunder with respect to the Trust
Securities. The Property Trustee shall be a corporation or national banking
association organized and doing business under the laws of the United States
or
of any state thereof, authorized to exercise corporate trust powers, having
a
combined capital and surplus of at least fifty million dollars ($50,000,000),
subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority and having
an office within the United States. If any such Person publishes reports of
condition at least annually pursuant to law or to the requirements of its
supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this
Section
8.2
,
the
combined capital and surplus of such Person shall be deemed to be its combined
capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so
published. If at any time the Property Trustee shall cease to be eligible in
accordance with the provisions of this
Section
8.2
,
it
shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect hereinafter specified
in this
Article
VIII
.
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SECTION
8.3
|
Delaware
Trustee Required.
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(a)
If
required by the Delaware Statutory Trust Act, there shall at all times be a
Delaware Trustee with respect to the Trust Securities. The Delaware Trustee
shall either be (i) a natural person who is at least 21 years of age and a
resident of the State of Delaware or (ii) a legal entity that has its principal
place of business in the State of Delaware, otherwise meets the requirements
of
applicable Delaware law and shall act through one or more persons authorized
to
bind such entity. If at any time the Delaware Trustee shall cease to be eligible
in accordance with the provisions of this
Section
8.3
,
it
shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect hereinafter specified
in this
Article
VIII
.
The
Delaware Trustee shall have the same rights, privileges and immunities as the
Property Trustee.
(b)
The
Delaware Trustee shall not be entitled to exercise any powers, nor shall the
Delaware Trustee have any of the duties and responsibilities, of the Property
Trustee or the Administrative Trustees set forth herein. The Delaware Trustee
shall be one of the trustees of the Trust for the sole and limited purpose
of
fulfilling the requirements of Section 3807 of the Delaware Statutory Trust
Act
and for taking such actions as are required to be taken by a Delaware trustee
under the Delaware Statutory Trust Act. The duties (including fiduciary duties),
liabilities and obligations of the Delaware Trustee shall be limited to (a)
accepting legal process served on the Trust in the State of Delaware and (b)
the
execution of any certificates required to be filed with the Secretary of State
of the State of Delaware that the Delaware Trustee is required to execute under
Section 3811 of the Delaware Statutory Trust Act and there shall be no other
duties (including fiduciary duties) or obligations, express or implied, at
law
or in equity, of the Delaware Trustee.
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SECTION
8.4
|
Appointment
of Administrative Trustees.
|
(a)
There
shall at all times be one or more Administrative Trustees hereunder with respect
to the Trust Securities. Each Administrative Trustee shall be either a natural
person who is at least 21 years of age or a legal entity that shall act through
one or more persons authorized to bind that entity. Each of the individuals
identified as an “
Administrative
Trustee
”
in
the
preamble of this Trust Agreement hereby accepts his or her appointment as
such.
(b)
Except
where a requirement for action by a specific number of Administrative Trustees
is expressly set forth in this Trust Agreement, any act required or permitted
to
be taken by, and any power of the Administrative Trustees may be exercised
by,
or with the consent of, any one such Administrative Trustee. Whenever a vacancy
in the number of Administrative Trustees shall occur, until such vacancy is
filled by the appointment of an Administrative Trustee in accordance with
Section
8.11
,
the
Administrative Trustees in office, regardless of their number (and
notwithstanding any other provision of this Trust Agreement), shall have all
the
powers granted to the Administrative Trustees and shall discharge all the duties
imposed upon the Administrative Trustees by this Trust Agreement.
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SECTION
8.5
|
Duties
and Responsibilities of the
Trustees.
|
(a)
The
rights, immunities, duties and responsibilities of the Trustees shall be as
provided by this Trust Agreement and there shall be no other duties (including
fiduciary duties) or obligations, express or implied, at law or in equity,
of
the Trustees;
provided,
however,
that if
an Event of Default known to the Property Trustee has occurred and is
continuing, the Property Trustee shall, prior to the receipt of directions,
if
any, from the Holders of at least a Majority in Liquidation Amount of the
Preferred Securities, exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by
this Trust Agreement, and use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise,
as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct
of such person’s own affairs. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no provision of
this Trust Agreement shall require any of the Trustees to expend or risk its
or
their own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance
of
any of its or their duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its or their
rights or powers, if it or they shall have reasonable grounds for believing
that
repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability
is
not reasonably assured to it or them. Whether or not herein expressly so
provided, every provision of this Trust Agreement relating to the conduct or
affecting the liability of or affording protection to the Trustees shall be
subject to the provisions of this
Section
8.5
.
Nothing
in this Trust Agreement shall be construed to release any Administrative Trustee
from liability for his or her own negligent action, negligent failure to act;
or
his or her own willful misconduct. To the extent that, at law or in equity,
a
Trustee has duties and liabilities relating to the Trust or to the Holders,
such
Trustee shall not be liable to the Trust or to any Holder for such Trustee’s
good faith reliance on the provisions of this Trust Agreement. The provisions
of
this Trust Agreement, to the extent that they restrict the duties and
liabilities of the Trustees otherwise existing at law or in equity, are agreed
by the Depositor and the Holders to replace such other duties and liabilities
of
the Trustees.
(b)
All
payments made by the Property Trustee or a Paying Agent in respect of the Trust
Securities shall be made only from the revenue and proceeds from the Trust
Property and only to the extent that there shall be sufficient revenue or
proceeds from the Trust Property to enable the Property Trustee or a Paying
Agent to make payments in accordance with the terms hereof. Each Holder, by
its
acceptance of a Trust Security, agrees that it will look solely to the revenue
and proceeds from the Trust Property to the extent legally available for
distribution to it as herein provided and that the Trustees are not personally
liable to it for any amount distributable in respect of any Trust Security
or
for any other liability in respect of any Trust Security. This
Section
8.5(b)
does not
limit the liability of the Trustees expressly set forth elsewhere in this Trust
Agreement.
(c)
No
provisions of this Trust Agreement shall be construed to relieve the Property
Trustee from liability with respect to matters that are within the authority
of
the Property Trustee under this Trust Agreement for its own negligent action,
negligent failure to act or willful misconduct, except that:
(i)
the
Property Trustee shall not be liable for any error or judgment made in good
faith by an authorized officer of the Property Trustee, unless it shall be
proved that the Property Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent
facts;
(ii)
the
Property 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 at least a Majority in Liquidation Amount of the Preferred Securities
relating to the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any
remedy available to the Property Trustee hereunder or under the Indenture,
or
exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Property Trustee under this
Trust Agreement;
(iii)
the
Property Trustee’s sole duty with respect to the custody, safe keeping and
physical preservation of the Notes and the Payment Account shall be to deal
with
such Property in a similar manner as the Property Trustee deals with similar
property for its own account, subject to the protections and limitations on
liability afforded to the Property Trustee under this Trust
Agreement;
(iv)
the
Property Trustee shall not be liable for any interest on any money received
by
it except as it may otherwise agree in writing with the Depositor; and money
held by the Property Trustee need not be segregated from other funds held by
it
except in relation to the Payment Account maintained by the Property Trustee
pursuant to
Section 3.1
and
except to the extent otherwise required by law; and
(v)
the
Property Trustee shall not be responsible for monitoring the compliance by
the
Administrative Trustees or the Depositor with their respective duties under
this
Trust Agreement, nor shall the Property Trustee be liable for the default or
misconduct of any other Trustee or the Depositor.
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SECTION
8.6
|
Notices
of Defaults and Extensions.
|
(a)
Within
ninety (90) days after the occurrence of a default actually known to the
Property Trustee, the Property Trustee shall transmit notice of such default
to
the Holders, the Administrative Trustees and the Depositor, unless such default
shall have been cured or waived. For the purpose of this
Section
8.6
,
the
term “default” means any event that is, or after notice or lapse of time or both
would become, an Event of Default.
(b)
Reserved
.
(c)
The
Property Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge of any Event of Default
unless either (i) a Responsible Officer of the Property Trustee shall have
actual knowledge or (ii) the Property Trustee shall have received written notice
thereof from the Depositor, an Administrative Trustee or a Holder.
(d)
The
Property Trustee shall notify all Holders of the Preferred Securities of any
notice of default received with respect to the Notes.
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SECTION
8.7
|
Certain
Rights of Property Trustee.
|
Subject
to the provisions of
Section 8.5
:
(a)
the
Property Trustee may conclusively rely and shall be protected in acting or
refraining from acting in good faith and in accordance with the terms hereof
upon any resolution, Opinion of Counsel, certificate, written representation
of
a Holder or transferee, certificate of auditors or any other resolution,
certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction,
consent, order, appraisal, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness
or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed
or presented by the proper party or parties;
(b)
if
(i) in
performing its duties under this Trust Agreement the Property Trustee is
required to decide between alternative courses of action, (ii) in construing
any
of the provisions of this Trust Agreement the Property Trustee finds a provision
ambiguous or inconsistent with any other provisions contained herein or (iii)
the Property Trustee is unsure of the application of any provision of this
Trust
Agreement, then, except as to any matter as to which the Holders of the
Preferred Securities are entitled to vote under the terms of this Trust
Agreement, the Property Trustee shall deliver a notice to the Depositor
requesting the Depositor’s written instruction as to the course of action to be
taken and the Property Trustee shall take such action, or refrain from taking
such action, as the Property Trustee shall be instructed in writing to take,
or
to refrain from taking, by the Depositor;
provided
,
that if
the Property Trustee does not receive such instructions of the Depositor within
ten (10) Business Days after it has delivered such notice or such reasonably
shorter period of time set forth in such notice, the Property Trustee may,
but
shall be under no duty to, take such action, or refrain from taking such action,
as the Property Trustee shall deem advisable and in the best interests of the
Holders, in which event the Property Trustee shall have no liability except
for
its own negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct;
(c)
any
direction or act of the Depositor contemplated by this Trust Agreement shall
be
sufficiently evidenced by an Officers’ Certificate unless otherwise expressly
provided herein;
(d)
any
direction or act of an Administrative Trustee contemplated by this Trust
Agreement shall be sufficiently evidenced by a certificate executed by such
Administrative Trustee and setting forth such direction or act;
(e)
the
Property Trustee shall have no duty to see to any recording, filing or
registration of any instrument (including any financing or continuation
statement or any filing under tax or securities laws) or any re-recording,
re-filing or re-registration thereof;
(f)
the
Property Trustee may consult with counsel (which counsel may be counsel to
the
Property Trustee, the Depositor or any of its Affiliates, and may include any
of
its employees) and the advice of such 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 and in accordance with
such advice; the Property Trustee shall have the right at any time to seek
instructions concerning the administration of this Trust Agreement from any
court of competent jurisdiction;
(g)
the
Property Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights
or
powers vested in it by this Trust Agreement at the request or direction of
any
of the Holders pursuant to this Trust Agreement, unless such Holders shall
have
offered to the Property Trustee reasonable security or indemnity against the
costs, expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) and
liabilities that might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or
direction, including reasonable advances as may be requested by the Property
Trustee;
provided,
however
,
that
nothing contained in this
Section
8.7(g)
shall be
construed to relieve the Property Trustee, upon the occurrence of an Event
of
Default (of which the Property Trustee has knowledge (as defined in Section
8.6(c) hereof)), of its obligation to exercise the rights and powers vested
in
it by this Trust Agreement;
provided
,
further
,
that
nothing contained in this
Section
8.7(g)
shall
prevent the Property Trustee from exercising its rights under
Section
8.11
hereof;
(h)
the
Property Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts
or
matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion,
report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, approval, bond, debenture,
note or other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document, unless
requested in writing to do so by one or more Holders, but the Property Trustee
may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as
it
may see fit, and, if the Property Trustee shall determine to make such inquiry
or investigation, it shall be entitled to examine the books, records and
premises of the Depositor, personally or by agent or attorney;
(i)
the
Property Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform
any duties hereunder either directly or by or through its agents, attorneys,
custodians or nominees and the Property Trustee shall not be responsible for
any
negligence or misconduct on the part of any such agent, attorney, custodian
or
nominee appointed with due care by it hereunder;
(j)
whenever
in the administration of this Trust Agreement the Property Trustee shall deem
it
desirable to receive instructions with respect to enforcing any remedy or right
hereunder, the Property Trustee (i) may request instructions from the Holders
(which instructions may only be given by the Holders of the same proportion
in
Liquidation Amount of the Trust Securities as would be entitled to direct the
Property Trustee under this Trust Agreement in respect of such remedy, right
or
action), (ii) may refrain from enforcing such remedy or right or taking such
other action until such instructions are received and (iii) shall be protected
in acting in accordance with such instructions;
(k)
except
as
otherwise expressly provided by this Trust Agreement, the Property Trustee
shall
not be under any obligation to take any action that is discretionary under
the
provisions of this Trust Agreement;
(l)
without
prejudice to any other rights available to the Property Trustee under applicable
law, when the Property Trustee incurs expenses or renders services in connection
with a Bankruptcy Event, such expenses (including legal fees and expenses of
its
agents and counsel) and the compensation for such services are intended to
constitute expenses of administration under any bankruptcy law or law relating
to creditors rights generally; and
(m)
whenever
in the administration of this Trust Agreement the Property Trustee shall deem
it
desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking, suffering
or
omitting any action hereunder, the Property Trustee (unless other evidence
be
herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith on its part,
request and rely on an Officers’ Certificate which, upon receipt of such
request, shall be promptly delivered by the Depositor.
(n)
in
the
event the Property Trustee is also acting as Paying Agent, Authenticating Agent
(as defined in the Indenture), Securities Registrar or Calculation Agent
hereunder, the rights and protections afforded the Property Trustee pursuant
to
this Article VIII shall also be afforded to such Paying Agent, Authenticating
Agent, Securities Registrar or Calculation Agent.
No
provision of this Trust Agreement shall be deemed to impose any duty or
obligation on any Trustee to perform any act or acts or exercise any right,
power, duty or obligation conferred or imposed on it, in any jurisdiction in
which it shall be illegal, or in which such Person shall be unqualified or
incompetent in accordance with applicable law, to perform any such act or acts,
or to exercise any such right, power, duty or obligation.
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SECTION
8.8
|
Delegation
of Power.
|
Any
Trustee may, by power of attorney consistent with applicable law, delegate
to
any other natural person over the age of 21 its, his or her power for the
purpose of executing any documents contemplated in
Section
2.5
.
The
Trustees shall have power to delegate from time to time to such of their number
or to the Depositor the doing of such things and the execution of such
instruments either in the name of the Trust or the names of the Trustees or
otherwise as the Trustees may deem expedient, to the extent such delegation
is
not prohibited by applicable law or contrary to the provisions of this Trust
Agreement.
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SECTION
8.9
|
May
Hold Securities.
|
Any
Trustee or any other agent of any Trustee or the Trust, in its individual or
any
other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Trust Securities and, except
as provided in the definition of the term “Outstanding” in
Article
I,
may
otherwise deal with the Trust with the same rights it would have if it were
not
a Trustee or such other agent.
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SECTION
8.10
|
Compensation;
Reimbursement; Indemnity.
|
The
Depositor agrees:
(a)
to
pay to
the Trustees from time to time such reasonable compensation for all services
rendered by them hereunder as may be agreed by the Depositor and the Trustees
from time to time (which compensation shall not be limited by any provision
of
law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express
trust);
(b)
to
reimburse the Trustees upon request for all reasonable expenses, disbursements
and advances incurred or made by the Trustees in accordance with any provision
of this Trust Agreement (including the reasonable compensation and the expenses
and disbursements of their agents and counsel), except any such expense,
disbursement or advance as may be attributable to their gross negligence, bad
faith or willful misconduct; and
(c)
to
the
fullest extent permitted by applicable law, to indemnify and hold harmless
(i)
each Trustee, (ii) any Affiliate of any Trustee, (iii) any officer, director,
shareholder, employee, representative or agent of any Trustee or any Affiliate
of any Trustee and (iv) any employee or agent of the Trust (referred to herein
as an “Indemnified Person”) from and against any loss, damage, liability, tax
(other than income, franchise or other taxes imposed on amounts paid pursuant
to
Section
8.10(a)
or
(b)
hereof),
penalty, expense or claim of any kind or nature whatsoever incurred without
negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on its part, arising out of or
in
connection with the acceptance or administration of the Trust hereunder,
including the advancement of funds to cover the costs and expenses of defending
itself against any claim or liability in connection with the exercise or
performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder.
The
Trust
shall have no payment, reimbursement or indemnity obligations to the Trustees
under this
Section
8.10
.
The
provisions of this
Section
8.10
shall
survive the termination of this Trust Agreement and the earlier removal or
resignation of any Trustee.
No
Trustee may claim any Lien on any Trust Property whether before or after
termination of the Trust as a result of any amount due pursuant to this
Section
8.10
.
To
the
fullest extent permitted by law, in no event shall the Property Trustee and
the
Delaware Trustee be liable for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential
loss or damage of any kind whatsoever, including, but not limited to, lost
profits, even if the Trustee has been advised of the likelihood of such loss
or
damage and regardless of the form of action.
In
no
event shall the Property Trustee or the Delaware Trustee be liable for any
failure or delay in the performance of its obligations hereunder because of
circumstances beyond its control, including, but not limited to, acts of God,
flood, war (whether declared or undeclared), terrorism, fire, riot, embargo,
government action, including any laws, ordinances, regulations, governmental
action or the like which delay, restrict or prohibit the providing of the
services contemplated by this Trust Agreement.
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SECTION
8.11
|
Resignation
and Removal; Appointment of
Successor.
|
(a)
No
resignation or removal of any Trustee and no appointment of a successor Trustee
pursuant to this
Article
VIII
shall
become effective until the acceptance of appointment by the successor Trustee
in
accordance with the applicable requirements of
Section
8.12
.
(b)
A
Trustee
may resign at any time by giving written notice thereof to the Depositor and,
in
the case of the Property Trustee and the Delaware Trustee, to the
Holders.
(c)
Unless
an
Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Property Trustee
or
the Delaware Trustee, or both of them, may be removed (with or without cause)
at
any time by Act of the Holder of Common Securities. If an Event of Default
shall
have occurred and be continuing, the Property Trustee or the Delaware Trustee,
or both of them, may be removed (with or without cause) at such time by Act
of
the Holders of at least a Majority in Liquidation Amount of the Preferred
Securities, delivered to the removed Trustee (in its individual capacity and
on
behalf of the Trust). An Administrative Trustee may be removed (with or without
cause) only by Act of the Holder of the Common Securities at any
time.
(d)
If
any
Trustee shall resign, be removed or become incapable of acting as Trustee,
or if
a vacancy shall occur in the office of any Trustee for any reason, at a time
when no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Holder
of
the Common Securities, by Act of the Holder of the Common Securities, shall
promptly appoint a successor Trustee or Trustees, and such successor Trustee
and
the retiring Trustee shall comply with the applicable requirements of
Section
8.12
.
If the
Property Trustee or the Delaware Trustee shall resign, be removed or become
incapable of continuing to act as the Property Trustee or the Delaware Trustee,
as the case may be, at a time when an Event of Default shall have occurred
and
be continuing, the Holders of the Preferred Securities, by Act of the Holders
of
a Majority in Liquidation Amount of the Preferred Securities, shall promptly
appoint a successor Property Trustee or Delaware Trustee, and such successor
Property Trustee or Delaware Trustee and the retiring Property Trustee or
Delaware Trustee shall comply with the applicable requirements of
Section
8.12
.
If an
Administrative Trustee shall resign, be removed or become incapable of acting
as
Administrative Trustee, at a time when an Event of Default shall have occurred
and be continuing, the Holder of the Common Securities by Act of the Holder
of
Common Securities shall promptly appoint a successor Administrative Trustee
and
such successor Administrative Trustee and the retiring Administrative Trustee
shall comply with the applicable requirements of
Section
8.12
.
If no
successor Trustee shall have been so appointed by the Holder of the Common
Securities or Holders of the Preferred Securities, as the case may be, and
accepted appointment in the manner required by
Section
8.12
within
thirty (30) days after the giving of a notice of resignation by a Trustee,
the
removal of a Trustee, or a Trustee becoming incapable of acting as such Trustee,
any Holder who has been a Holder of Preferred Securities for at least six (6)
months may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, and any
resigning Trustee may, in each case, at the expense of the Depositor, petition
any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor
Trustee.
(e)
The
Depositor shall give notice of each resignation and each removal of the Property
Trustee or the Delaware Trustee and each appointment of a successor Property
Trustee or Delaware Trustee to all Holders in the manner provided in
Section
10.8
.
Each
notice shall include the name of the successor Property Trustee or Delaware
Trustee and the address of its Corporate Trust Office if it is the Property
Trustee.
(f)
Notwithstanding
the foregoing or any other provision of this Trust Agreement, in the event
any
Administrative Trustee or a Delaware Trustee who is a natural person dies or
becomes, in the opinion of the Holder of Common Securities, incompetent or
incapacitated, the vacancy created by such death, incompetence or incapacity
may
be filled by (i) the unanimous act of the remaining Administrative Trustees
if
there are at least two of them or (ii) otherwise by the Holder of the Common
Securities (with the successor in each case being a Person who satisfies the
eligibility requirement for Administrative Trustees or Delaware Trustee, as
the
case may be, set forth in
Sections
8.3
and
8.4
).
(g)
Upon
the
appointment of a successor Delaware Trustee, such successor Delaware Trustee
shall file a Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Trust in accordance
with Section 3810 of the Delaware Statutory Trust Act.
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SECTION
8.12
|
Acceptance
of Appointment by
Successor.
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(a)
In
case
of the appointment hereunder of a successor Trustee, each successor Trustee
shall execute and deliver to the Depositor and to the retiring Trustee an
instrument accepting such appointment, and thereupon the resignation or removal
of the retiring Trustee shall become effective and each such successor Trustee,
without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the
rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee; but, on request
of
the Trust or any successor Trustee such retiring Trustee shall, upon payment
of
its charges, duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor Trustee all
Trust Property, all proceeds thereof and money held by such retiring Trustee
hereunder with respect to the Trust Securities and the Trust.
(b)
Upon
request of any such successor Trustee, the Trust (or the retiring Trustee if
requested by the Depositor) 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 the preceding paragraph.
(c)
No
successor Trustee shall accept its appointment unless at the time of such
acceptance such successor Trustee shall be qualified and eligible under this
Article
VIII.
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SECTION
8.13
|
Merger,
Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to
Business.
|
Any
Person into which the Property Trustee or the Delaware Trustee may be merged
or
converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any Person resulting from
any
merger, conversion or consolidation to which such Trustee shall be a party,
or
any Person succeeding to all or substantially all the corporate trust business
of such Trustee, shall be the successor of such Trustee hereunder, without
the
execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the
parties hereto, provided, that such Person shall be otherwise qualified and
eligible under this
Article
VIII
.
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SECTION
8.14
|
Trustees
Not Individually Responsible for Recitals and
Representations.
|
The
recitals contained herein and in the Securities Certificates shall be taken
as
the statements of the Trust and the Depositor, and the Trustees do not assume
any responsibility for their correctness. The Trustees make no representations
as to the title to, or value or condition of, the property of the Trust or
any
part thereof, nor as to the validity or sufficiency of this Trust Agreement,
the
Notes or the Trust Securities. The Trustees shall not be accountable for the
use
or application by the Depositor of the proceeds of the Notes.
It
is
expressly understood and agreed by the parties hereto that insofar as any
document, agreement or certificate is executed on behalf of the Trust by any
Trustee (i) such document, agreement or certificate is executed and delivered
by
such Trustee not in its individual capacity but solely as Trustee under this
Trust Agreement in the exercise of the powers and authority conferred and vested
in it, (ii) each of the representations, undertakings and agreements made on
the
part of the Trust is made and intended not as representations, warranties,
covenants, undertakings and agreements by any Trustee in its individual capacity
but is made and intended for the purpose of binding only the Trust and (iii)
under no circumstances shall any Trustee in its individual capacity be
personally liable for the payment of any indebtedness or expenses of the Trust
or be liable for the breach or failure of any obligation, representation,
warranty or covenant made or undertaken by the Trust under this Trust Agreement
or any other document, agreement or certificate.
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SECTION
8.15
|
Property
Trustee May File Proofs of
Claim.
|
(a)
In
case
of any Bankruptcy Event (or event that with the passage of time would become
a
Bankruptcy Event) relative to the Trust or any other obligor upon the Trust
Securities or the property of the Trust or of such other obligor or their
creditors, the Property Trustee (irrespective of whether any Distributions
on
the Trust Securities shall then be due and payable and irrespective of whether
the Property Trustee shall have made any demand on the Trust for the payment
of
any past due Distributions) shall be entitled and empowered, to the fullest
extent permitted by law, by intervention in such proceeding or
otherwise:
(i)
to
file
and prove a claim for the whole amount of any Distributions owing and unpaid
in
respect of the Trust Securities and to file such other papers or documents
as
may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Property
Trustee (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses,
disbursements and advances of the Property Trustee, its agents and counsel)
and
of the Holders allowed in such judicial proceeding; and
(ii)
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 proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder
to
make such payments to the Property Trustee and, in the event the Property
Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders,
to
pay to the Property Trustee first any amount due it for the reasonable
compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Property Trustee,
its
agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Property Trustee.
(b)
Nothing
herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Property Trustee to authorize
or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder any plan of
reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or compensation affecting the Trust
Securities or the rights of any Holder thereof or to authorize the Property
Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such
proceeding.
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SECTION
8.16
|
Reports
to the Property Trustee.
|
(a)
The
Depositor and the Administrative Trustees shall deliver to the Property Trustee,
not later than forty five (45) days after the end of each of the first three
fiscal quarters of the Depositor and not later than ninety (90) days after
the
end of each fiscal year of the Trust ending after the date of this Trust
Agreement, an Officers’ Certificate covering the preceding fiscal quarter or
fiscal year, as the case may be, stating whether or not to the knowledge of
the
signers thereof the Depositor and the Trust are in default in the performance
or
observance of any of the terms, provisions and conditions of this Trust
Agreement (without regard to any period of grace or requirement of notice
provided hereunder) and, if the Depositor or the Trust shall be in default,
specifying all such defaults and the nature and status thereof of which they
have knowledge.
(b)
The
Depositor shall furnish (i) to the Property Trustee; (ii) to the Purchaser
at
2107 Wilson Blvd., Suite 450, Arlington, VA 22201, Attention: Robert Hurley,
Chief Financial Officer, (or at such other address as designated by Purchaser)
and (iii) any Owner of the Preferred Securities reasonably identified to the
Depositor and the Trust (which identification may be made either by such Owner
or by Purchaser) a duly completed and executed certificate substantively and
substantially in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit
F
,
including the financial statements referenced in such Exhibit, which certificate
and financial statements shall be so furnished by the Depositor not later than
forty five (45) days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters
of
each fiscal year of the Depositor and not later than ninety (90) days after
the
end of each fiscal year of the Depositor.
(c)
The
Depositor shall furnish to the Owners of the Preferred Securities and to
prospective purchasers thereof, upon their request, the information required
to
be furnished pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act. The delivery
requirement set forth in the preceding sentence may be satisfied by compliance
with
Section
8.16(b)
hereof.
The
Property Trustee may obtain all reports, certificates and information which
it
is entitled to obtain under each of the Operative Documents.
ARTICLE
IX
TERMINATION,
LIQUIDATION AND MERGER
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SECTION
9.1
|
Dissolution
Upon Expiration Date.
|
Unless
earlier dissolved, the Trust shall automatically dissolve on September 29,
2041
(the
“Expiration
Date”
),
and
the Trust Property shall be liquidated in accordance with
Section 9.4
.
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SECTION
9.2
|
Early
Termination.
|
The
first
to occur of any of the following events is an
“Early
Termination Event”
,
upon
the occurrence of which the Trust shall be dissolved:
(a)
the
occurrence of a Bankruptcy Event in respect of, or the dissolution or
liquidation of, the Depositor, in its capacity as the Holder of the Common
Securities, unless the Depositor shall have transferred the Common Securities
as
provided by
Section
5.11
,
in
which case this provision shall refer instead to any such successor Holder
of
the Common Securities;
(b)
the
written direction to the Property Trustee from the Holder of the Common
Securities at any time to dissolve the Trust and, after satisfaction of any
liabilities of the Trust as required by applicable law and in accordance with
written instructions of the Administrative Trustees, to distribute the Notes
to
Holders in exchange for the Preferred Securities (which direction is optional
and wholly within the discretion of the Holder of the Common
Securities);
(c)
the
redemption of all of the Preferred Securities in connection with the payment
at
maturity or redemption of all the Notes; and
(d)
the
entry
of an order for dissolution of the Trust by a court of competent
jurisdiction.
(a)
The
respective obligations and responsibilities of the Trustees and the Trust shall
terminate upon the latest to occur of the following: (a) the distribution by
the
Property Trustee to Holders of all amounts required to be distributed hereunder
upon the liquidation of the Trust pursuant to
Section
9.4
,
or upon
the redemption of all of the Trust Securities pursuant to
Section 4.2;
(b)
the
satisfaction of any expenses owed by the Trust; and (c) the discharge of all
administrative duties of the Administrative Trustees, including the performance
of any tax reporting obligations with respect to the Trust or the
Holders.
(b)
As
soon
as practicable thereafter, and after satisfaction of liabilities to creditors
of
the Trust as required by applicable law, including section 3808 of the Delaware
Statutory Trust Act, the Delaware Trustee, when notified by the Administrative
Trustees in writing of the completion of the winding up of the Trust in
accordance with the Delaware Statutory Trust Act, shall terminate the Trust
by
filing, at the expense of the Depositor, a certificate of cancellation with
the
Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.
(a)
If
an
Early Termination Event specified in
Section
9.2(a)
,
(b)
or
(d)
occurs
or upon the Expiration Date, the Trust shall be liquidated by the Property
Trustee as expeditiously as the Property Trustee shall determine to be possible
by distributing, after satisfaction of liabilities to creditors of the Trust
as
provided by applicable law, to each Holder a Like Amount of Notes, subject
to
Section
9.4(d)
.
Notice
of liquidation shall be given by the Property Trustee not less than thirty
(30)
nor more than sixty (60) days prior to the Liquidation Date to each Holder
of
Trust Securities at such Holder’s address appearing in the Securities Register.
All such notices of liquidation shall:
(i)
state
the
Liquidation Date;
(ii)
state
that from and after the Liquidation Date, the Trust Securities will no longer
be
deemed to be Outstanding and (subject to
Section
9.4(d)
)
any
Securities Certificates not surrendered for exchange will be deemed to represent
a Like Amount of Notes; and
(iii)
provide
such
information with respect to the mechanics by which Holders may exchange
Securities Certificates for Notes, or if
Section
9.4(d)
applies,
receive a Liquidation Distribution, as the Administrative Trustees shall deem
appropriate.
(b)
Except
where
Section
9.2(c)
or
9.4(d)
applies,
in order to effect the liquidation of the Trust and distribution of the Notes
to
Holders, the Property Trustee, either itself acting as exchange agent or through
the appointment of a separate exchange agent, shall establish a record date
for
such distribution (which shall not be more than forty five (45) days prior
to
the Liquidation Date nor prior to the date on which notice of such liquidation
is given to the Holders) and establish such procedures as it shall deem
appropriate to effect the distribution of Notes in exchange for the Outstanding
Securities Certificates.
(c)
Except
where
Section
9.2(c)
or
9.4(d)
applies,
after the Liquidation Date, (i) the Trust Securities will no longer be deemed
to
be Outstanding, (ii) certificates representing a Like Amount of Notes will
be
issued to Holders of Securities Certificates, upon surrender of such
Certificates to the exchange agent for exchange, (iii) the Depositor shall
use
its best efforts to have the Notes listed on the New York Stock Exchange or
on
such other exchange, interdealer quotation system or self-regulatory
organization on which the Preferred Securities are then listed, if any, (iv)
Securities Certificates not so surrendered for exchange will be deemed to
represent a Like Amount of Notes bearing accrued and unpaid interest in an
amount equal to the accumulated and unpaid Distributions on such Securities
Certificates until such certificates are so surrendered (and until such
certificates are so surrendered, no payments of interest or principal will
be
made to Holders of Securities Certificates with respect to such Notes) and
(v)
all rights of Holders holding Trust Securities will cease, except the right
of
such Holders to receive Notes upon surrender of Securities
Certificates.
(d)
Notwithstanding
the other provisions of this
Section
9.4
,
if
distribution of the Notes in the manner provided herein is determined by the
Property Trustee not to be permitted or practical, the Trust Property shall
be
liquidated, and the Trust shall be wound up by the Administrative Trustees
in
such manner as the Administrative Trustees determine. In such event, Holders
will be entitled to receive out of the assets of the Trust available for
distribution to Holders, after satisfaction of liabilities to creditors of
the
Trust as provided by applicable law, an amount equal to the Liquidation Amount
per Trust Security plus accumulated and unpaid Distributions thereon to the
date
of payment (such amount being the
“Liquidation
Distribution”
).
If,
upon any such winding up the Liquidation Distribution can be paid only in part
because the Trust has insufficient assets available to pay in full the aggregate
Liquidation Distribution, then, subject to the next succeeding sentence, the
amounts payable by the Trust on the Trust Securities shall be paid on a
pro
rata
basis
(based upon Liquidation Amounts). The Holder of the Common Securities will
be
entitled to receive Liquidation Distributions upon any such winding up
pro
rata
(based
upon Liquidation Amounts) with Holders of all Trust Securities, except that,
if
an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Preferred Securities
shall have a priority over the Common Securities as provided in
Section
4.3
.
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SECTION
9.5
|
Mergers,
Consolidations, Amalgamations or Replacements of
Trust.
|
The
Trust
may not merge with or into, consolidate, amalgamate, or be replaced by, or
convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets substantially as an entirety
to, any Person except pursuant to this
Article
IX
.
At the
request of the Holders of the Common Securities, without the consent of the
Holders of the Preferred Securities, the Trust may merge with or into,
consolidate, amalgamate, or be replaced by or convey, transfer or lease its
properties and assets substantially as an entirety to a trust organized as
such
under the laws of any State;
provided
,
that:
(a)
such
successor entity either (i) expressly assumes all of the obligations of the
Trust under this Trust Agreement with respect to the Preferred Securities or
(ii) substitutes for the Preferred Securities other securities having
substantially the same terms as the Preferred Securities (such other Securities,
the
“Successor
Securities”
)
so long
as the Successor Securities have the same priority as the Preferred Securities
with respect to distributions and payments upon liquidation, redemption and
otherwise;
(b)
a
trustee
of such successor entity possessing substantially the same powers and duties
as
the Property Trustee is appointed to hold the Notes;
(c)
if
the
Preferred Securities or the Notes are rated, such merger, consolidation,
amalgamation, replacement, conveyance, transfer or lease does not cause the
Preferred Securities or the Notes (including any Successor Securities) to be
downgraded by any nationally recognized statistical rating organization that
then assigns a rating to the Preferred Securities or the Notes;
(d)
the
Preferred Securities are listed, or any Successor Securities will be listed
upon
notice of issuance, on any national securities exchange or interdealer quotation
system on which the Preferred Securities are then listed, if any;
(e)
such
merger, consolidation, amalgamation, replacement, conveyance, transfer or lease
does not adversely affect the rights, preferences and privileges of the Holders
of the Preferred Securities (including any Successor Securities) in any material
respect;
(f)
such
successor entity has a purpose substantially identical to that of the
Trust;
(g)
prior
to
such merger, consolidation, amalgamation, replacement, conveyance, transfer
or
lease, the Depositor has received an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that
(i)
such merger, consolidation, amalgamation, replacement, conveyance, transfer
or
lease does not adversely affect the rights, preferences and privileges of the
Holders of the Preferred Securities (including any Successor Securities) in
any
material respect; (ii) following such merger, consolidation, amalgamation,
replacement, conveyance, transfer or lease, neither the Trust nor such successor
entity will be required to register as an “investment company” under the
Investment Company Act and (iii) following such merger, consolidation,
amalgamation, replacement, conveyance, transfer or lease, the Trust (or the
successor entity) will continue to be classified as a grantor trust for U.S.
federal income tax purposes; and
(h)
the
Depositor or its permitted transferee owns all of the common securities of
such
successor entity.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Trust shall not, except with the consent of Holders of all
of
the Preferred Securities, consolidate, amalgamate, merge with or into, or be
replaced by or convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets substantially
as an entirety to any other Person or permit any other entity to consolidate,
amalgamate, merge with or into, or replace, the Trust if such consolidation,
amalgamation, merger, replacement, conveyance, transfer or lease would cause
the
Trust or the successor entity to be taxable as a corporation or classified
as
other than a grantor trust for United States federal income tax purposes or
cause the Notes to be treated as other than indebtedness of the Depositor for
United States federal income tax purposes.
ARTICLE
X
MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
|
SECTION
10.1
|
Limitation
of Rights of Holders.
|
Except
as
set forth in
Section
9.2
,
the
death, bankruptcy, termination, dissolution or incapacity of any Person having
an interest, beneficial or otherwise, in Trust Securities shall not operate
to
terminate this Trust Agreement, nor annul, dissolve or terminate the Trust
nor
entitle the legal representatives or heirs of such Person or any Holder for
such
Person, to claim an accounting, take any action or bring any proceeding in
any
court for a partition or winding up of the arrangements contemplated hereby,
nor
otherwise affect the rights, obligations and liabilities of the parties hereto
or any of them.
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SECTION
10.2
|
Agreed
Tax Treatment of Trust and Trust
Securities.
|
The
parties hereto and, by its acceptance or acquisition of a Trust Security or
a
beneficial interest therein, the Holder of, and any Person that acquires a
beneficial interest in, such Trust Security intend and agree to treat the Trust
as a grantor trust for United States federal, state and local tax purposes,
and
to treat the Trust Securities (including all payments and proceeds with respect
to such Trust Securities) as undivided beneficial ownership interests in the
Trust Property (and payments and proceeds therefrom, respectively) for United
States federal, state and local tax purposes and to treat the Notes as
indebtedness of the Depositor for United States federal, state and local tax
purposes. The provisions of this Trust Agreement shall be interpreted to further
this intention and agreement of the parties.
(a)
This
Trust Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Property Trustee, the
Administrative Trustees and the Holder of all the Common Securities, without
the
consent of any Holder of the Preferred Securities, (i) to cure any ambiguity,
correct or supplement any provision herein that may be defective or inconsistent
with any other provision herein, or to make or amend any other provisions with
respect to matters or questions arising under this Trust Agreement, which shall
not be inconsistent with the other provisions of this Trust Agreement, (ii)
to
modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of this Trust Agreement to such
extent as shall be necessary to ensure that the Trust will neither be taxable
as
a corporation nor be classified as other than a grantor trust for United States
federal income tax purposes at all times that any Trust Securities are
Outstanding or to ensure that the Notes are treated as indebtedness of the
Depositor for United States federal income tax purposes, or to ensure that
the
Trust will not be required to register as an “investment company” under the
Investment Company Act or (iii) to add to the covenants, restrictions or
obligations of the Depositor
;
provided
,
that in
the case of clauses (i), (ii) or (iii), such action shall not adversely affect
in any material respect the interests of any Holder.
(b)
Except
as
provided in
Section
10.3(c)
,
any
provision of this Trust Agreement may be amended by the Property Trustee, the
Administrative Trustees and the Holder of all of the Common Securities and
with
(i) the consent of Holders of at least a Majority in Liquidation Amount of
the
Preferred Securities and (ii) receipt by the Trustees of an Opinion of Counsel
to the effect that such amendment or the exercise of any power granted to the
Trustees in accordance with such amendment will not cause the Trust to be
taxable as a corporation or classified as other than a grantor trust for United
States federal income tax purposes or affect the treatment of the Notes as
indebtedness of the Depositor for United States federal income tax purposes
or
affect the Trust’s exemption from status (or from any requirement to register)
as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act. In addition to and
subject to the foregoing, the Distribution Dates, Redemption Date and Stated
Maturity (as defined in the Indenture) with respect to the Preferred Securities
or a portion of the Preferred Securities shall be conformed in connection with
any modification of the Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date or Stated
Maturity of the Junior Subordinated Notes made by the Company and the Trust
at
the direction of the Purchaser as set forth in Section 6(m) of the Purchase
Agreement;
provided
,
that
all reasonable expenses in connection with such modification shall be paid
by
the Purchaser (or any successor to the Purchaser’s interest in the Preferred
Securities directing such modification). If, at the time the Purchaser or such
successor elects to exercise such right, the Trust Agreement has not been so
amended, the Property Trustee, the Administrative Trustees, the Holder of all
of
the Common Securities and each Holder of Preferred Securities each agrees,
without prejudice to Section 10.3(f), to use commercially reasonable efforts
to
so amend the Trust Agreement upon such election.
(c)
Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Trust Agreement, without the consent of each Holder,
this Trust Agreement may not be amended to (i) change the accrual rate, amount,
currency or timing of any Distribution on or the redemption price of the Trust
Securities or otherwise adversely affect the amount of any Distribution or
other
payment required to be made in respect of the Trust Securities as of a specified
date, (ii) restrict or impair the right of a Holder to institute suit for the
enforcement of any such payment on or after such date, (iii) reduce the
percentage of aggregate Liquidation Amount of Outstanding Preferred Securities,
the consent of whose Holders is required for any such amendment, or the consent
of whose Holders is required for any waiver of compliance with any provision
of
this Trust Agreement or of defaults hereunder and their consequences provided
for in this Trust Agreement; (iv) impair or adversely affect the rights and
interests of the Holders in the Trust Property, or permit the creation of any
Lien on any portion of the Trust Property; or (v) modify the definition of
“Outstanding,” this
Section
10.3(c),
Sections
4.1,
4.2,
4.3,
6.10(e)
or
Article
IX
.
(d)
Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Trust Agreement, no Trustee shall enter into or
consent to any amendment to this Trust Agreement that would cause the Trust
to
be taxable as a corporation or to be classified as other than a grantor trust
for United States federal income tax purposes or that would cause the Notes
to
fail or cease to be treated as indebtedness of the Depositor for United States
federal income tax purposes or that would cause the Trust to fail or cease
to
qualify for the exemption from status (or from any requirement to register)
as
an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act.
(e)
If
any
amendment to this Trust Agreement is made, the Administrative Trustees or the
Property Trustee shall promptly provide to the Depositor and the Note Trustee
a
copy of such amendment.
(f)
No
Trustee shall be required to enter into any amendment to this Trust Agreement
that affects its own rights, duties or immunities under this Trust Agreement.
The Trustees shall be entitled to receive an Opinion of Counsel and an Officers’
Certificate stating that any amendment to this Trust Agreement is in compliance
with this Trust Agreement and all conditions precedent herein provided for
relating to such action have been met.
(g)
No
amendment or modification to this Trust Agreement that adversely affects in
any
material respect the rights, duties, liabilities, indemnities or immunities
of
the Delaware Trustee hereunder shall be permitted without the prior written
consent of the Delaware Trustee.
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Separability.
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If
any
provision in this Trust Agreement or in the Securities Certificates shall be
invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability
of
the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby,
and there shall be deemed substituted for the provision at issue a valid, legal
and enforceable provision as similar as possible to the provision at
issue.
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SECTION
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Governing
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THIS
TRUST AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF EACH OF THE HOLDERS, THE
TRUST, THE DEPOSITOR AND THE TRUSTEES WITH RESPECT TO THIS TRUST AGREEMENT
AND
THE TRUST SECURITIES SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND
GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ITS CONFLICTS
OF LAWS PROVISIONS. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THERE SHALL NOT BE APPLICABLE TO
THE
PARTIES HEREUNDER OR THIS TRUST AGREEMENT ANY PROVISION OF THE LAWS (COMMON
OR
STATUTORY) OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE PERTAINING TO TRUSTS THAT RELATE TO OR
REGULATE, IN A MANNER INCONSISTENT WITH THE TERMS HEREOF, (A) THE FILING WITH
ANY COURT OR GOVERNMENTAL BODY OR AGENCY OF TRUSTEE ACCOUNTS OR SCHEDULES OF
TRUSTEE FEES AND CHARGES, (B) AFFIRMATIVE REQUIREMENTS TO POST BONDS FOR
TRUSTEES, OFFICERS, AGENTS OR EMPLOYEES OF A TRUST, (C) THE NECESSITY FOR
OBTAINING COURT OR OTHER GOVERNMENTAL APPROVAL CONCERNING THE ACQUISITION,
HOLDING OR DISPOSITION OF REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY, (D) FEES OR OTHER SUMS
PAYABLE TO TRUSTEES, OFFICERS, AGENTS OR EMPLOYEES OF A TRUST, (E) THE
ALLOCATION OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES TO INCOME OR PRINCIPAL, (F) RESTRICTIONS
OR LIMITATIONS ON THE PERMISSIBLE NATURE, AMOUNT OR CONCENTRATION OF TRUST
INVESTMENTS OR REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO THE TITLING, STORAGE OR OTHER MANNER
OF
HOLDING OR INVESTING TRUST ASSETS OR (G) THE ESTABLISHMENT OF FIDUCIARY OR
OTHER
STANDARDS OF RESPONSIBILITY OR LIMITATIONS ON THE ACTS OR POWERS OF TRUSTEES
THAT ARE INCONSISTENT WITH THE LIMITATIONS OR AUTHORITIES AND POWERS OF THE
TRUSTEES HEREUNDER AS SET FORTH OR REFERENCED IN THIS AGREEMENT. SECTION 3540
OF
TITLE 12 OF THE DELAWARE CODE SHALL NOT APPLY TO THE TRUST. The parties hereto
hereby consent to (i) the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State
of Delaware and any Federal court sitting in Wilmington, Delaware, and (ii)
service of process by certified mail. The foregoing shall not preclude any
party
from bringing an action in any other jurisdiction or from serving process in
any
other legal means.
This
Trust Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of any
successor to the Depositor, the Trust and any Trustee, including any successor
by operation of law. Except in connection with a transaction involving the
Depositor that is permitted under
Article
VIII
of the
Indenture and pursuant to which the assignee agrees in writing to perform the
Depositor’s obligations hereunder, the Depositor shall not assign its
obligations hereunder.
The
Article and Section headings are for convenience only and shall not affect
the
construction of this Trust Agreement
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Reports,
Notices and Demands.
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(a)
Any
report, notice, demand or other communication that by any provision of this
Trust Agreement is required or permitted to be given or served to or upon any
Holder or the Depositor may be given or served in writing delivered in person,
or by reputable, overnight courier, by telecopy or by deposit thereof,
first-class postage prepaid, in the United States mail, addressed, (a) in the
case of a Holder of Preferred Securities, to such Holder as such Holder’s name
and address may appear on the Securities Register; and (b) in the case of the
Holder of all the Common Securities or the Depositor, to Resource Capital Corp.,
712 Fifth Avenue, 10
th
Floor,
New York, New York 10019, Attention: Thomas Elliott, Chief Financial Officer,
or
to such other address as may be specified in a written notice by the Holder
of
all the Common Securities or the Depositor, as the case may be, to the Property
Trustee. Such report, notice, demand or other communication to or upon a Holder
or the Depositor shall be deemed to have been given when received in person,
within one (1) Business Day following delivery by overnight courier, when
telecopied with receipt confirmed, or within three (3) Business Days following
delivery by mail, except that if a notice or other document is refused delivery
or cannot be delivered because of a changed address of which no notice was
given, such notice or other document shall be deemed to have been delivered
on
the date of such refusal or inability to deliver.
(b)
Any
notice, demand or other communication that by any provision of this Trust
Agreement is required or permitted to be given or served to or upon the Property
Trustee, the Delaware Trustee, the Administrative Trustees or the Trust shall
be
given in writing by deposit thereof, first-class postage prepaid, in the U.S.
mail, personal delivery or facsimile transmission, addressed to such Person
as
follows: (i) with respect to the Property Trustee to 919 North Market Street,
Suite 700, Wilmington, Delaware 19801, facsimile no. (302) 575-2006, (ii) with
respect to the Delaware Trustee, to 919 North Market Street, Suite 700,
Wilmington, Delaware 19801, facsimile no. (302) 575-2006; (iii) with respect
to
the Administrative Trustees, to them at the address above for notices to the
Depositor, marked “Attention: Administrative Trustees of RCC Trust II”, and (iv)
with respect to the Trust, to its principal executive office specified in
Section
2.2
,
with a
copy to the Property Trustee. Such notice, demand or other communication to
or
upon the Trust, the Property Trustee or the Administrative Trustees shall be
deemed to have been sufficiently given or made only upon actual receipt of
the
writing by the Trust, the Property Trustee or the Administrative
Trustees.
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SECTION
10.9
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Agreement
Not to Petition.
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Each
of
the Trustees and the Depositor agree for the benefit of the Holders that, until
at least one year and one day after the Trust has been terminated in accordance
with
Article
IX
,
they
shall not file, or join in the filing of, a petition against the Trust under
any
Bankruptcy Law or otherwise join in the commencement of any proceeding against
the Trust under any Bankruptcy Law. If the Depositor takes action in violation
of this
Section
10.9
,
the
Property Trustee agrees, for the benefit of Holders, that at the expense of
the
Depositor, it shall file an answer with the applicable bankruptcy court or
otherwise properly contest the filing of such petition by the Depositor against
the Trust or the commencement of such action and raise the defense that the
Depositor has agreed in writing not to take such action and should be estopped
and precluded therefrom and such other defenses, if any, as counsel for the
Property Trustee or the Trust may assert.
SECTION
10.10
Counterparts
.
This
instrument may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so
executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall
together constitute but one and the same instrument.
[REMAINDER
OF THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK]
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amended and Restated
Trust Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
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WELLS
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FARGO DELAWARE TRUST
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Property Trustee
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Delaware Trustee
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Administrative
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Administrative
Trustee
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Thomas C. Elliott
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Steven J. Kessler
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Amended
and Restated Trust Agreement
Exhibit
A
CERTIFICATE
OF TRUST
OF
RCC
TRUST II
This
Certificate of Trust of RCC Trust II (the "
Trust
")
is
being duly executed and filed on behalf of the Trust by the undersigned, as
trustee, to form a statutory trust under the Delaware Statutory Trust Act (12
Del.
C.
§3801
et
seq
.)
(the
"
Act
").
1.
Name.
The name
of the statutory trust formed by this Certificate of Trust is: RCC Trust
II.
2.
Delaware
Trustee.
The name
and business address of the trustee of the Trust with its principal place of
business in the State of Delaware are Wells Fargo Delaware Trust Company, 919
North Market Street, Suite 700, Wilmington, Delaware 19801.
3.
Effective
Date.
This
Certificate of Trust shall be effective upon its filing with the Secretary
of
State of the State of Delaware.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have duly executed this Certificate of Trust
in
accordance with Section 3811(a)(1) of the Act.
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Fargo Delaware Trust Company, not
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its individual capacity, but solely as
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Delaware
Trustee
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Exhibit
B
[FORM
OF
COMMON SECURITIES CERTIFICATE]
THIS
COMMON SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS
AMENDED, OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS
AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT PURSUANT
TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION. THIS CERTIFICATE IS NOT TRANSFERABLE EXCEPT
IN COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW AND SECTION 5.11 OF THE TRUST
AGREEMENT
Certificate
Number
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of Common Securities
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C-__
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774
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Certificate
Evidencing Common Securities
RESOURCE
CAPITAL TRUST I
Common
Securities
(liquidation
amount $1,000 per Common Security)
RCC
Trust
II, a statutory trust created under the laws of the State of Delaware (the
"Trust"), hereby certifies that Resource Capital Corp., a Maryland corporation
(the "Holder") is the registered owner of Seven Hundred Seventy Four (774)
common securities of the Trust representing undivided common beneficial
interests in the assets of the Trust and designated the RCC Trust II Common
Securities (liquidation amount $1,000 per Common Security) (the "Common
Securities"). Except in accordance with
Section
5.11
of the
Trust Agreement (as defined below), the Common Securities are not transferable
and, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any attempted transfer hereof
other
than in accordance therewith shall be void. The designations, rights,
privileges, restrictions, preferences and other terms and provisions of the
Common Securities are set forth in, and this certificate and the Common
Securities represented hereby are issued and shall in all respects be subject
to
the terms and provisions of, the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of the
Trust, dated as of September 29, 2006, as the same may be amended from time
to
time (the "
Trust
Agreement
"),
among
Resource Capital Corp., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Property
Trustee, Wells Fargo Delaware Trust Company, as Delaware Trustee, the
Administrative Trustees named therein and the Holders, from time to time, of
Trust Securities. The Trust will furnish a copy of the Trust Agreement to the
Holder without charge upon written request to the Trust at the Corporate Trust
Office.
Upon
receipt of this certificate, the Holder is bound by the Trust Agreement and
is
entitled to the benefits thereunder.
This
Common Securities Certificate shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of the State of Delaware without reference to its conflicts of
law
provisions.
Terms
used but not defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Trust
Agreement.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, one of the Administrative Trustees of the Trust has executed
on
behalf of the Trust this certificate this 29th day of September,
2006.
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RCC
TRUST II
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Administrative
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Exhibit
C
[FORM
OF PREFERRED SECURITIES CERTIFICATE]
"[
IF
THIS SECURITY IS A GLOBAL SECURITY INSERT:
THIS
PREFERRED SECURITY IS A GLOBAL SECURITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE TRUST
AGREEMENT HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF THE
DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY ("DTC") OR A NOMINEE OF DTC. THIS PREFERRED SECURITY
IS
EXCHANGEABLE FOR PREFERRED SECURITIES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A PERSON OTHER
THAN DTC OR ITS NOMINEE ONLY IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE
TRUST
AGREEMENT, AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS PREFERRED SECURITY (OTHER THAN A TRANSFER
OF
THIS PREFERRED SECURITY AS A WHOLE BY DTC TO A NOMINEE OF DTC OR BY A NOMINEE
OF
DTC TO DTC OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF DTC) MAY BE REGISTERED EXCEPT IN LIMITED
CIRCUMSTANCES.
UNLESS
THIS PREFERRED SECURITY IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC
TO
RESOURCE CAPITAL TRUST I OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE
OR
PAYMENT, AND ANY PREFERRED SECURITY ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE
& CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT HEREON 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.]
THE
PREFERRED SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE WERE ORIGINALLY ISSUED
IN A
TRANSACTION EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS
AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), AND SUCH PREFERRED SECURITIES OR ANY INTEREST
THEREIN MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF
SUCH
REGISTRATION OR AN APPLICABLE EXEMPTION THEREFROM. EACH PURCHASER OF ANY
PREFERRED SECURITIES IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE SELLER OF THE PREFERRED
SECURITIES MAY BE RELYING ON THE EXEMPTION FROM THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5
OF
THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.
THE
HOLDER OF THE PREFERRED SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE AGREES FOR
THE BENEFIT OF THE TRUST AND THE DEPOSITOR THAT (A) SUCH PREFERRED SECURITIES
MAY BE OFFERED, RESOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY (I) TO THE TRUST OR (II)
TO
A PERSON WHOM THE SELLER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A QUALIFIED PURCHASER" (AS
DEFINED IN SECTION 2(a)(51) OF THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940, AS AMENDED),
AND (B) THE HOLDER WILL NOTIFY ANY PURCHASER OF ANY PREFERRED SECURITIES FROM
IT
OF THE RESALE RESTRICTIONS REFERRED TO IN (A) ABOVE.
THE
PREFERRED SECURITIES WILL BE ISSUED AND MAY BE TRANSFERRED ONLY IN BLOCKS HAVING
AN AGGREGATE LIQUIDATION AMOUNT OF NOT LESS THAN $100,000. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT
PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY ATTEMPTED TRANSFER OF PREFERRED SECURITIES, OR ANY
INTEREST THEREIN, IN A BLOCK HAVING AN AGGREGATE LIQUIDATION AMOUNT OF LESS
THAN
$100,000 AND MULTIPLES OF $1,000 IN EXCESS THEREOF SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE VOID
AND OF NO LEGAL EFFECT WHATSOEVER. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW,
ANY
SUCH PURPORTED TRANSFEREE SHALL BE DEEMED NOT TO BE THE HOLDER OF SUCH PREFERRED
SECURITIES FOR ANY PURPOSE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE RECEIPT OF
PRINCIPAL OF OR INTEREST ON SUCH PREFERRED SECURITIES, OR ANY INTEREST THEREIN,
AND SUCH PURPORTED TRANSFEREE SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE NO INTEREST WHATSOEVER
IN
SUCH PREFERRED SECURITIES.
THE
HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY, OR ANY INTEREST THEREIN, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF
OR
THEREOF ALSO AGREES, REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS THAT IT IS NOT AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT,
INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNT OR OTHER PLAN OR ARRANGEMENT SUBJECT TO TITLE
I OF
THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED ("ERISA"),
OR
SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE "CODE")
(EACH
A "PLAN”), OR AN ENTITY WHOSE UNDERLYING ASSETS INCLUDE "PLAN ASSETS" BY REASON
OF ANY PLAN'S INVESTMENT IN THE ENTITY, AND NO PERSON INVESTING "PLAN ASSETS"
OF
ANY PLAN MAY ACQUIRE OR HOLD THIS PREFERRED SECURITY OR ANY INTEREST THEREIN.
ANY PURCHASER OR HOLDER OF THE PREFERRED SECURITIES OR ANY INTEREST THEREIN
WILL
BE DEEMED TO HAVE REPRESENTED BY ITS PURCHASE AND HOLDING THEREOF THAT IT IS
NOT
AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 3(3) OF ERISA, OR A
PLAN
TO WHICH SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE IS APPLICABLE, A TRUSTEE OR OTHER PERSON
ACTING ON BEHALF OF AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR PLAN, OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR
ENTITY USING THE ASSETS OF ANY EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR PLAN TO FINANCE SUCH
PURCHASE.
THIS
OBLIGATION IS NOT A DEPOSIT AND IS NOT INSURED BY THE UNITED STATES OR ANY
AGENCY OR FUND OF THE UNITED STATES, INCLUDING THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE
CORPORATION (THE "FDIC").
Certificate
Number ___
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$25,000,000
Aggregate Liquidation Amount
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CUSIP
NO.
749323
20 0
Certificate
Evidencing Preferred Securities
RCC
TRUST II
Preferred
Securities
(liquidation
amount $1,000 per Preferred Security)
RCC
Trust
II, a statutory trust created under the laws of the State of Delaware (the
"Trust"), hereby certifies that ____________(the "
Holder
")
is the
registered owner of Twenty Five Thousand (25,000) Preferred Securities
[
if
the Preferred Security is a Global Security, then insert
—
or
such
other number of Preferred Securities represented hereby as may be set forth
in
the records of the Securities Registrar hereinafter referred to in accordance
with the Trust Agreement (as defined below)] of the Trust representing an
undivided preferred beneficial interest in the assets of the Trust and
designated the RCC Trust II Preferred Securities, (liquidation amount $1,000
per
Preferred Security) (the "
Preferred
Securities
").
Subject to the terms of the Trust Agreement (as defined below), the Preferred
Securities are transferable on the books and records of the Trust, in person
or
by a duly authorized attorney, upon surrender of this certificate duly endorsed
and in proper form for transfer as provided in
Section
5.7
of the
Trust Agreement (as defined below). The designations, rights, privileges,
restrictions, preferences and other terms and provisions of the Preferred
Securities are set forth in, and this certificate and the Preferred Securities
represented hereby are issued and shall in all respects be subject to the terms
and provisions of, the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of the Trust, dated
as of September 29, 2006, as the same may be amended from time to time (the
"Trust Agreement"), among Resource Capital Corp., as Depositor, Wells Fargo
Bank, N.A., as Property Trustee, Wells Fargo Delaware Trust Company, as Delaware
Trustee, the Administrative Trustees named therein and the Holders, from time
to
time, of Trust Securities. The Trust will furnish a copy of the Trust Agreement
to the Holder without charge upon written request to the Property Trustee at
its
Corporate Trust Office.
Upon
receipt of this certificate, the Holders is bound by the Trust Agreement and
is
entitled to the benefits thereunder.
This
Preferred Securities Certificate shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware.
All
capitalized terms used but not defined in this Preferred Securities Certificate
are used with the meanings specified in the Trust Agreement including the
Schedules and Exhibits thereto.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, one of the Administrative Trustees of the Trust has executed
on
behalf of the Trust this certificate this 29th day of September,
2006.
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TRUST II
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Administrative
Trustee
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This
is
one of the Preferred Securities referred to in the within-mentioned Trust
Agreement.
Dated:
September 29, 2006
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Fargo Delaware Trust Company, not
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its individual capacity, but solely as
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Delaware
Trustee
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[FORM
OF REVERSE OF SECURITY]
The
Trust
promises to pay Distributions from September 29, 2006, or from the most recent
Distribution Date to which Distributions have been paid or duly provided for,
quarterly in arrears on January 30, April 30, July 30 and October 30 of each
year, commencing on October 30, 2006, at a variable rate, reset quarterly,
equal
to LIBOR plus 3.95% per annum of the Liquidation Amount of the Preferred
Securities represented by this Preferred Securities Certificate, together with
any Additional Interest Amounts, in respect to such period.
Distributions
on the Trust Securities shall be made by the Paying Agent from the Payment
Account and shall be payable on each Distribution Date only to the extent that
the Trust has funds then on hand and available in the Payment Account for the
payment of such Distributions.
Distributions
on the Securities must be paid on the dates payable to the extent that the
Trust
has funds available for the payment of such Distributions in the Payment Account
of the Trust. The Trust's funds available for Distribution to the Holders of
the
Preferred Securities will be limited to payments received from the
Depositor.
During
any Event of Default, Depositor shall not (i) declare or pay any dividends
or
distributions on, or redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment
with respect to, any of the Depositor's capital stock or (ii) make any payment
of principal of or any interest or premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase
or
redeem any debt securities of the Depositor that rank
pari
passu
in all
respects with or junior in interest to the Notes (other than (a) repurchases,
redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock of the Depositor
in
connection with (1) any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar
arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers,
directors or consultants, (2) a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock
purchase plan or (3) the issuance of capital stock of the Depositor (or
securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stock) as
consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable
Event of Default, (b) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class
or
series of the Depositor's capital stock (or any capital stock of a Subsidiary
(as defined in the Indenture) of the Depositor) for any class or series of
the
Depositor's capital stock or of any class or series of the Depositor's
indebtedness for any class or series of the Depositor's capital stock, (c)
the
purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Depositor's capital stock
pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or
the
security being converted or exchanged, (d) any declaration of a dividend in
connection with any Rights Plan (as defined in the Indenture), the issuance
of
rights, stock or other property under any Rights Plan, or the redemption or
repurchase of rights pursuant thereto or (e) any dividend in the form of stock,
warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock or the stock issuable
upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock as
that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks
pari
passu
with or
junior to such stock).
On
each
Note Redemption Date, on the stated maturity (or any date of principal repayment
upon early maturity) of the Notes and on each other date on (or in respect
of)
which any principal on the Notes is repaid, the Trust will be required to redeem
a Like Amount of Trust Securities at the Redemption Price. Under the Indenture,
the Notes may be redeemed by the Depositor on any Interest Payment Date, the
Depositor's option, on or after October 30, 2011 in whole or in part from time
to time at the Optional Note Redemption Price of the principal amount thereof
or
the redeemed portion thereof, as applicable, together, in the case of any such
redemption, with accrued interest, including an additional Interest, to but
excluding the date fixed for redemption. The Notes may also be redeemed by
the
Depositor, at its option, at any time, in whole but not in part, upon the
occurrence of an Investment Company Event or a Tax Event at the Special Note
Redemption Price; and
provided,
further,
that
such Investment Company Event or a Tax Event is continuing on the Redemption
Date.
The
Trust
Securities redeemed on each Redemption Date shall be redeemed at the Redemption
Price with the proceeds from the contemporaneous redemption or payment at
maturity of Notes. Redemptions of the Trust Securities (or portion thereof)
shall be made and the Redemption Price shall be payable on each Redemption
Date
only to the extent that the Trust has funds then on hand and available in the
Payment Account for the payment of such Redemption Price.
Payments
of Distributions (including any Additional Interest Amounts), the Redemption
Price, Liquidation Amount or any other amounts in respect of the Preferred
Securities shall be made by wire transfer at such place and to such account
at a
banking institution in the United States as may be designated in writing at
least ten (10) Business Days prior to the date for payment by the Person
entitled thereto unless proper written transfer instructions have not been
received by the relevant record date, in which case such payments shall be
made
by check mailed to the address of such Person as such address shall appear
in
the Security Register. If any Preferred Securities are held by a Depositary,
such Distributions shall be made to the Depositary in immediately available
funds.
The
indebtedness evidenced by the Notes is, to the extent provided in the Indenture,
subordinate and junior in right of payment to the prior payment in full of
all
Senior Debt (as defined in the Indenture), and this Security is issued subject
to the provisions of the Indenture with respect thereto.
ASSIGNMENT
FOR
VALUE
RECEIVED, the undersigned assigns and transfers this Preferred Securities
Certificate to:
(Insert
assignee's social security or tax identification number)
(Insert
address and zip code of assignee)
and
irrevocably appoints
agent
to
transfer this Preferred Securities Certificate on the books of the Trust. The
agent may substitute another to act for him or her.
Date:_______________________________
Signature:_____________________________________________________________________________
(Sign
exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Preferred Securities
Certificate)
The
signature(s) should be guaranteed by an eligible guarantor institution (banks,
stockbrokers, savings and loan associations and credit unions with membership
in
an approved signature guarantee medallion program), pursuant to S.E.C. Rule
17Ad-15.
Exhibit
D
Junior
Subordinated Indenture
Exhibit
E
Form
of Transferee Certificate
to
be Executed by Transferees
Wells
Fargo Bank, N.A.
919
North
Market Street
Suite
700
Wilmington,
Delaware 19801
Attention:
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RCC
Trust
II
712
Fifth
Avenue, 10
th
Floor
New
York,
New York 10019
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Re:
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Purchase
of $_____ stated liquidation amount of
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Preferred
Securities (the "Preferred Securities") of RCC Trust
II
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Ladies
and Gentlemen:
In
connection with our purchase of the Preferred Securities we confirm
that:
1.
We
understand that the Preferred Securities (the "Preferred Securities") of RCC
Trust II (the "Trust") of Resource Capital Corp. (the "Company") executed in
connection therewith and the Junior Subordinated Notes due 2036 of the Company
(the "Subordinated Notes") (the entire amount of the Trust's outstanding
Preferred Securities and the Subordinated Notes together being referred to
herein as the "Offered Securities"), have not been registered under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and may not be
offered or sold except as permitted in the following sentence. We agree on
our
own behalf and on behalf of any investor account for which we are purchasing
the
Offered Securities that, if we decide to offer, sell or otherwise transfer
any
such Offered Securities, (i) such offer, sale or transfer will be made only
(a)
to the Trust, (b) to a person we reasonably believe is a "qualified purchaser"
(a "QP") (as defined in Section 2(a)(51) of the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as amended and in compliance with the Securities Act of 1933). We understand
that the certificates for any Offered Security that we receive will bear a
legend substantially to the effect of the foregoing.
2.
We
are a
"qualified purchaser" within the meaning of Section 2(a)(51) of the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended, and are purchasing for our own account or
for
the account of such a "qualified purchaser," and we have such knowledge and
experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating
the
merits and risks of our investment in the Offered Securities, and we and any
account for which we are acting are each able to bear the economic risks of
our
or its investment.
3.
We
are
acquiring the Offered Securities purchased by us for our own account (or for
one
or more accounts as to each of which we exercise sole investment discretion
and
have authority to make, and do make, the statements contained in this letter)
and not with a view to any distribution of the Offered Securities, subject,
nevertheless, to the understanding that the disposition of our property will
at
all times be and remain within our control.
4.
In
the
event that we purchase any Preferred Securities or any Subordinated Notes,
we
will acquire such Preferred Securities having an aggregate stated liquidation
amount of not less than $100,000 or such Subordinated Notes having an aggregate
principal amount not less than $100,000, for our own account and for each
separate account for which we are acting.
5.
We
acknowledge that we are not a fiduciary of (i) an employee benefit, individual
retirement account or other plan or arrangement subject to Title I of the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"), or
Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code")
(each
a "Plan"); or (ii) an entity whose underlying assets include "plan assets"
by
reason of any Plan's investment in the entity, and are not purchasing any of
the
Offered Securities on behalf of or with "plan assets" by reason of any Plan's
investment in the entity.
6.
We
acknowledge that the Trust and the Company and others will rely upon the truth
and accuracy of the foregoing acknowledgments, representations, warranties
and
agreements and agree that if any of the acknowledgments, representations,
warranties and agreements deemed to have been made by our purchase of any of
the
Offered Securities are no longer accurate, we shall promptly notify the Company.
If we are acquiring any Offered Securities as a fiduciary or agent for one
or
more investor accounts, we represent that we have sole discretion with respect
to each such investor account and that we have full power to make the foregoing
acknowledgments, representations and agreement on behalf of each such investor
account.
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of Purchaser)
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Upon
transfer, the Preferred Securities (having a stated liquidation amount of
$
)
would
be registered in the name of the new beneficial owner as follows.
Name:
Address:_________________________
Taxpayer
ID Number:
_______________
Exhibit
F
Officer's
Financial Certificate
The
undersigned, the [Chairman/Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer/President/Vice
President/Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer/Assistant Treasurer], hereby
certifies pursuant to Section 8.16(b) of the Amended and Restated Trust
Agreement, dated as of September 29, 2006 (the "Trust Agreement"), among
Resource Capital Corp. (the "Company"), Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as property
trustee, Wells Fargo Delaware Trust Company, as Delaware trustee, and the
administrative trustees named therein, that, as of [date], [20__], the Company
had the following ratio and balances:
As
of [Quarterly/Annual Financial Date], 20__
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Senior
secured indebtedness for borrowed money ("Debt")
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Senior
unsecured Debt
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$
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Subordinated
Debt
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$
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Debt
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Ratio
of (x) senior secured and unsecured Debt to (y) total Debt
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*
A table
describing the officer's financial certificate calculation procedures is
provided on page 3
[FOR
FISCAL YEAR END: Attached hereto are the audited consolidated financial
statements (including the balance sheet, income statement and statement of
cash
flows, and notes thereto, together with the report of the independent
accountants thereon) of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries for the
three years ended ________, 20___].]
[FOR
FISCAL QUARTER END: Attached hereto are the unaudited consolidated and
consolidating financial statements (including the balance sheet and income
statement) of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries for the fiscal
quarter ended [date], 20_.]
The
financial statements fairly present in all material respects, in accordance
with
U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), the financial position
of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries, and the results of operations
and changes in financial condition as of the date, and for the
[quarter]
[annual]
period
ended
[date]
,
20__,
and such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP
consistently applied throughout the period involved (expect as otherwise noted
therein).
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Officer's Financial
Certificate as of this 29th day of September, 2006.
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RESOURCE
CAPITAL CORP.
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Name:
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712
Fifth Avenue
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10
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Floor
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New
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Schedule
A
DETERMINATION
OF LIBOR
With
respect to the Trust Securities, the London interbank offered rate (“LIBOR”)
shall be determined by the Calculation Agent in accordance with the following
provisions (in each case rounded to the nearest .000001%):
(1)
On
the
second LIBOR Business Day (as defined below) prior to a Distribution Date
(except with respect to the first interest payment period, such date shall
be
September 29, 2006) (each such day, a “
LIBOR
Determination Date
”),
LIBOR
for any given security shall for the following interest payment period equal
the
rate, as obtained by the Calculation Agent from Bloomberg Financial Markets
Commodities News, for three-month Eurodollar deposits that appears on Dow Jones
Telerate Page 3750 (as defined in the International Swaps and Derivatives
Association, Inc. 2000 Interest Rate and Currency Exchange Definitions), or
such
other page as may replace such Page 3750, as of 11:00 a.m. (London time) on
such
LIBOR Determination Date.
(2)
If,
on
any LIBOR Determination Date, such rate does not appear on Dow Jones Telerate
Page 3750 or such other page as may replace such Page 3750, the Calculation
Agent shall determine the arithmetic mean of the offered quotations of the
Reference Banks (as defined below) to leading banks in the London interbank
market for three-month Eurodollar deposits in an amount determined by the
Calculation Agent by reference to requests for quotations as of approximately
11:00 a.m. (London time) on the LIBOR Determination Date made by the Calculation
Agent to the Reference Banks. If, on any LIBOR Determination Date, at least
two
of the Reference Banks provide such quotations, LIBOR shall equal such
arithmetic mean of such quotations. If, on any LIBOR Determination Date, only
one or none of the Reference Banks provide such quotations, LIBOR shall be
deemed to be the arithmetic mean of the offered quotations that leading banks
in
the City of New York selected by the Calculation Agent are quoting on the
relevant LIBOR Determination Date for three-month Eurodollar deposits in an
amount determined by the Calculation Agent by reference to the principal London
offices of leading banks in the London interbank market;
provided
,
that if
the Calculation Agent is required but is unable to determine a rate in
accordance with at least one of the procedures provided above, LIBOR shall
be
LIBOR as determined on the previous LIBOR Determination Date.
(3)
As
used
herein: “
Reference
Banks
”
means
four major banks in the London interbank market selected by the Calculation
Agent; and “
LIBOR
Business Day
”
means
a
day on which commercial banks are open for business (including dealings in
foreign exchange and foreign currency deposits) in London.
THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE WERE ORIGINALLY ISSUED IN A
TRANSACTION EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS
AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND SUCH SECURITIES, AND ANY INTEREST THEREIN,
MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH
REGISTRATION OR AN APPLICABLE EXEMPTION THEREFROM. EACH PURCHASER OF ANY
SECURITIES IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE SELLER OF THE SECURITIES MAY BE RELYING
ON THE EXEMPTION FROM THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5 OF THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED
BY RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.
THE
HOLDER OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT
OF THE COMPANY THAT (A) SUCH SECURITIES MAY BE OFFERED, RESOLD OR OTHERWISE
TRANSFERRED ONLY (I) TO THE COMPANY OR (II) TO A PERSON WHOM THE SELLER
REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED PURCHASER” (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 2(a)(51)
OF THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940, AS AMENDED), AND (B) THE HOLDER WILL
NOTIFY ANY PURCHASER OF ANY SECURITIES FROM IT OF THE RESALE RESTRICTIONS
REFERRED TO IN (A) ABOVE.
THE
SECURITIES WILL BE ISSUED AND MAY BE TRANSFERRED ONLY IN BLOCKS HAVING AN
AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF NOT LESS THAN $100,000. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT
PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY ATTEMPTED TRANSFER OF SECURITIES, OR ANY INTEREST THEREIN,
IN A BLOCK HAVING AN AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF LESS THAN $100,000 AND
MULTIPLES OF $1,000 IN EXCESS THEREOF SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE VOID AND OF NO
LEGAL
EFFECT WHATSOEVER. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY SUCH PURPORTED
TRANSFEREE SHALL BE DEEMED NOT TO BE THE HOLDER OF SUCH SECURITIES FOR ANY
PURPOSE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE RECEIPT OF PRINCIPAL OF OR INTEREST
ON SUCH SECURITIES, OR ANY INTEREST THEREIN, AND SUCH PURPORTED TRANSFEREE
SHALL
BE DEEMED TO HAVE NO INTEREST WHATSOEVER IN SUCH SECURITIES.
THE
HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY, OR ANY INTEREST THEREIN, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF
OR
THEREOF ALSO AGREES, REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS THAT IT IS NOT AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT,
INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNT OR OTHER PLAN OR ARRANGEMENT SUBJECT TO TITLE
I OF
THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (
“ERISA”
),
OR
SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE
“CODE”
)
(EACH A
“PLAN”
),
OR AN
ENTITY WHOSE UNDERLYING ASSETS INCLUDE “PLAN ASSETS” BY REASON OF ANY PLAN’S
INVESTMENT IN THE ENTITY, AND NO PERSON INVESTING “PLAN ASSETS” OF ANY PLAN MAY
ACQUIRE OR HOLD THIS SECURITY OR ANY INTEREST THEREIN. ANY PURCHASER OR HOLDER
OF THE SECURITIES OR ANY INTEREST THEREIN WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE REPRESENTED
BY
ITS PURCHASE AND HOLDING THEREOF THAT IT IS NOT AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN WITHIN
THE MEANING OF SECTION 3(3) OF ERISA, OR A PLAN TO WHICH SECTION 4975 OF THE
CODE IS APPLICABLE, A TRUSTEE OR OTHER PERSON ACTING ON BEHALF OF AN EMPLOYEE
BENEFIT PLAN OR PLAN, OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY USING THE ASSETS OF ANY
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR PLAN TO FINANCE SUCH PURCHASE.
RESOURCE
CAPITAL CORP.
Junior
Subordinated Note due 2036
No.
1
$25,774,000.00
Resource
Capital Corp., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of Maryland
(hereinafter called the
“Company,”
which
term includes any successor Person under the Indenture hereinafter referred
to),
for value received, hereby promises to pay to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. not in
its
individual capacity, but solely as Property Trustee of RCC Trust II, a Delaware
statutory trust, or registered assigns, the principal sum of Twenty Five Million
Seven Hundred Seventy Four Thousand Dollars ($25,774,000) on October 30, 2036.
The Company further promises to pay interest on said principal sum from
September 29, 2006, or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which
interest has been paid or duly provided for, quarterly in arrears on January
30,
April 30, July 30, and October 30 of each year, commencing October 30, 2006,
or
if any such day is not a Business Day, on the next succeeding Business Day
(and
no interest shall accrue in respect of the amounts whose payment is so delayed
for the period from and after such Interest Payment Date until such next
succeeding Business Day), except that, if such Business Day falls in the next
succeeding calendar year, such payment shall be made on the immediately
preceding Business Day, in each case, with the same force and effect as if
made
on the Interest Payment Date, at a variable rate, reset quarterly, equal to
LIBOR plus 3.95% per annum, together with Additional Tax Sums, if any, as
provided in
Section
10.5
of the
Indenture, until the principal hereof is paid or duly provided for or made
available for payment;
provided,
further
,
that
any overdue principal, premium, if any, or Additional Tax Sums and any overdue
installment of interest shall bear Additional Interest at a variable rate,
reset
quarterly, equal to LIBOR plus 3.95% per annum (to the extent that the payment
of such interest shall be legally enforceable), compounded quarterly, from
the
dates such amounts are due until they are paid or made available for payment,
and such interest shall be payable on demand.
The
amount of interest payable shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year
and
the actual number of days elapsed in the relevant interest period. The interest
so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment
Date shall, as provided in the 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 installment. Any such
interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for shall forthwith cease
to be
payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date and may either 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 Special Record Date for the payment
of
such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be
given to Holders of Securities not less than ten (10) days prior to such Special
Record Date, or 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 the Indenture.
Payment
of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on this Security shall be made
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. Payments of principal,
premium, if any, and interest due at the Maturity of this Security shall be
made
at the Place of Payment upon surrender of such Securities to the Paying Agent,
and payments of interest shall be made, subject to such surrender where
applicable, by wire transfer at such place and to such account at a banking
institution in the United States as may be designated in
writing
to the Paying Agent at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the date for
payment by the Person entitled thereto unless proper written wire transfer
instructions have not been received by the relevant record date, in which case
such payments shall be made by check mailed to the address of such Person as
such address shall appear in the Security Register. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, so long as the Holder of this Security is the Property Trustee,
the
payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest (including any
overdue installment of interest and Additional Tax Sums, if any) on this
Security will be made at such place and to such account as may be designated
by
the Property Trustee.
The
indebtedness evidenced by this Security is, to the extent provided in the
Indenture, subordinate and junior in right of payment to the prior payment
in
full of all Senior Debt, and this Security is issued subject to the provisions
of the Indenture with respect thereto. Each Holder of this Security, by
accepting the same, (a) agrees to and shall be bound by such provisions, (b)
authorizes and directs the Trustee on his or her behalf to take such actions
as
may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate the subordination so provided
and
(c) appoints the Trustee his or her attorney-in-fact for any and all such
purposes. Each Holder hereof, by his or her acceptance hereof, waives all notice
of the acceptance of the subordination provisions contained herein and in the
Indenture by each holder of Senior Debt, whether now outstanding or hereafter
incurred, and waives reliance by each such holder upon said
provisions.
Unless
the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Trustee by
manual signature, this Security shall not be entitled to any benefit under
the
Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed
on
this 29th day of September, 2006.
RESOURCE
CAPITAL CORP.
By:
Name:
Title:
Junior
Subordinated Note
This
is
one of the Securities referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.
Dated:
September 29, 2006
Wells
Fargo Bank, N.A.
,
not
in its individual capacity, but solely as Trustee
By:
Name:
Title:
Junior
Subordinated Note
[REVERSE
OF SECURITY]
This
Security is one of a duly authorized issue of securities of the Company (the
“Securities”
)
issued
under the Junior Subordinated Indenture, dated as of September 29, 2006 (the
“Indenture”
),
between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Trustee (in such capacity,
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, the holders of Senior Debt, the Holders of the
Securities and the holders of the Preferred Securities, and of the terms upon
which the Securities are, and are to be, authenticated and
delivered.
All
terms
used in this Security that are defined in the Indenture or in the Amended and
Restated Trust Agreement, dated as of September 29, 2006 (as modified, amended
or supplemented from time to time, the
“Trust
Agreement”
),
relating to the RCC Trust II (the
“Trust”
)
by and
among the Company, as Depositor, the Trustees named therein and the Holders
from
time to time of the Trust Securities issued pursuant thereto, shall have the
meanings assigned to them in the Indenture or the Trust Agreement, as the case
may be.
The
Company may, on any Interest Payment Date, at its option, upon not less than
thirty (30) days’ nor more than sixty (60) days’ written notice to the Holders
of the Securities (unless a shorter notice period shall be satisfactory to
the
Trustee) on or after the No Call Period, and subject to the terms and conditions
of
Article
XI
of the
Indenture, redeem this Security in whole at any time or in part from time to
time at a Redemption Price equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the principal
amount hereof, together, in the case of any such redemption, with accrued
interest, including any Additional Interest, through but excluding the date
fixed as the Redemption Date.
If
a
Significant Event occurs after the No Call Period, the Company shall, upon
receipt of a Significant Event Election, redeem the Securities in whole within
thirty (30) days of receipt of such Election under the Indenture, at a
Redemption Price equal to one hundred (100%) of the principal amount hereof,
together, in the case of any such redemption, with accrued interest, including
any Additional Interest, to but excluding the date fixed as the Redemption
Date.
In
addition, upon the occurrence and during the continuation of a Special Event
or
an Event of Default during the No Call Period, the Company may, at its option,
upon not less than thirty (30) days’ nor more than sixty (60) days’ written
notice to the Holders of the Securities (unless a shorter notice period shall
be
satisfactory to the Trustee), redeem this Security, in whole but not in part,
subject to the terms and conditions of
Article
XI
of the
Indenture at a Redemption Price equal to one hundred seven and one half percent
(107.5%) of the principal amount hereof, together, in the case of any such
redemption, with accrued interest, including any Additional Interest, through
but excluding the date fixed as the Redemption Date.
In
the
event of redemption of this Security in part only, a new Security or Securities
for the unredeemed portion hereof will be issued in the name of the Holder
hereof upon the cancellation hereof. If less than all the Securities are to
be
redeemed, the particular Securities to be redeemed shall be selected not more
than sixty (60) days prior to the Redemption Date by the Trustee from the
Outstanding Securities not previously called for redemption, by such method
as
the Trustee shall deem fair and appropriate and which may provide for the
selection for redemption of a portion of the principal amount of any
Security.
If
the
Company and the Trustee shall have received within thirty (30) days from the
holders of the Preferred Securities’ receipt of a Significant Event Notice under
the Indenture, written notice from at least 25% of the holders of the Preferred
Securities electing to cause either the Defeasance (if during the No Call
Period) or redemption (if after the expiration of the No Call Period), as
applicable, of the Notes, then the Company shall (i) if such Significant Event
occurs during the No Call Period, cause Article XIII of the Indenture to be
applied to the Outstanding Securities, or (ii) if such Significant Event occurs
after the expiration of the No Call Period, redeem the Notes pursuant to Section
11.2 of the Indenture.
The
Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the Company
and
the Trustee at any time to enter into a supplemental indenture or indentures
for
the purpose of modifying in any manner the rights and obligations of the Company
and of the Holders of the Securities, with the consent of the Holders of not
less than a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities. The
Indenture also contains provisions permitting Holders of specified percentages
in principal amount of the Securities, on behalf of the Holders of all
Securities, 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 Security and
of
any Security 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 any premium, if any, and
interest, including any Additional Interest (to the extent legally enforceable),
on this Security at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency,
herein prescribed.
As
provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth,
the transfer of this Security is restricted to transfers to “Qualified
Purchasers” (as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended,) and is registrable in the Securities Register, upon surrender of
this
Security for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Company
maintained for such purpose, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written
instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Securities
Registrar and duly executed by, the Holder hereof or such Holder’s attorney duly
authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Securities, 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 without coupons in minimum
denominations of $100,000 and any integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof.
As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set
forth, Securities are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of
Securities of like tenor in a different authorized denomination, as requested
by
the Holder 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.
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.
The
Company and, by its acceptance of this Security or a beneficial interest herein,
the Holder of, and any Person that acquires a beneficial interest in, this
Security agree that, for United States federal, state and local tax purposes,
it
is intended that this Security constitute indebtedness.
This
Security shall be construed and enforced in accordance with and governed by
the
laws of the State of New York, without reference to its conflict of laws
provisions (other than Section 5-1401 of the General Obligations
Law).
EXECUTION
JUNIOR
SUBORDINATED NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS
JUNIOR SUBORDINATED NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT, dated as of September 29, 2006
(this “
Agreement
”),
between Resource Capital Corp., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), and RCC
Trust II, a statutory trust created under the laws of the State of Delaware
(the
“
Trust
”),
relating to the Junior Subordinated Notes due 2036 (the “
Notes
”),
issuable pursuant to an Indenture, dated the Closing Date (as defined in the
Purchase Agreement identified below), between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank,
N.A., as Trustee (the “
Indenture
”).
Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein have the
respective meanings ascribed thereto in the Purchase Agreement (as defined
below).
WHEREAS,
the Company, the Trust and the Purchaser named therein have entered into a
Purchase Agreement, dated August 7, 2006, as amended (the “
Purchase
Agreement
”),
in
connection with the issuance and sale of Preferred Securities (liquidation
amount of $1,000 per security) (the “
Preferred
Securities
”)
by the
Trust; and
WHEREAS,
the Company and the Trust have entered into a Common Securities Subscription
Agreement, dated the Closing Date (the “
Common
Securities Subscription Agreement
”),
in
connection with the issuance and sale of common securities (liquidation amount
of $1,000 per security) (the “
Common
Securities
”)
by the
Trust; and
WHEREAS,
in connection with the Purchase Agreement and the Common Securities Subscription
Agreement and the issuance and sale of the Preferred Securities and the Common
Securities, respectively, pursuant thereto, the Trust desires to purchase from
the Company, and the Company desires to sell to the Trust, all of the
Notes.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and the conditions and
agreements hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto agree as
follows:
1.
The
Trust
hereby offers to purchase from the Company, and the Company hereby accepts
such
offer and agrees to issue and sell to the Trust, contemporaneous with the
Closing Date, Twenty Five Million Seven Hundred Seventy Four Thousand Dollars
($25,774,000) aggregate principal amount of Notes, in consideration of the
payment on or before the date hereof of Twenty Five Million Seven Hundred
Seventy Four Thousand Dollars ($25,774,000) in immediately available
funds.
2.
The
Company represents and warrants that the Notes have been duly authorized and
executed by the Company, and, when duly authenticated and delivered to the
Trust
in accordance with the terms hereof and of the Indenture, will constitute the
valid and binding obligations of the Company entitled to the benefits of the
Indenture, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms,
except to the extent that enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting
creditors’ rights generally or by general principles of equity (regardless of
whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
3.
This
Agreement and the rights and obligations of each of the parties hereto shall
be
construed and enforced in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State
of New York without reference to its conflict of laws provisions (other than
Section 5-1401 of the General Obligations Law).
4.
ANY
LEGAL
ACTION OR PROCEEDING BY OR AGAINST ANY PARTY HERETO OR WITH RESPECT TO OR
ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE BROUGHT IN OR REMOVED TO THE COURTS OF
THE
STATE OF NEW YORK, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF NEW YORK, OR OF THE UNITED STATES
OF
AMERICA FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK (IN EACH CASE SITTING IN THE
BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN). BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT, EACH PARTY
ACCEPTS, FOR ITSELF AND IN RESPECT OF ITS PROPERTY, GENERALLY AND
UNCONDITIONALLY, THE JURISDICTION OF THE AFORESAID COURTS (AND COURTS OF APPEALS
THEREFROM) FOR LEGAL PROCEEDINGS ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS
AGREEMENT.
5.
This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so
executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall
together constitute but one and the same instrument.
[REMAINDER
OF PAGE LEFT INTENTIONALLY BLANK]
In
Witness Whereof
,
the
parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date
first written above.
RESOURCE
CAPITAL CORP.
By:
___________________________________
Name:
Title:
RCC
TRUST
II
By:
___________________________________
Name:
Thomas C. Elliott
Administrative
Trustee
By:
___________________________________
Name:
Steven J. Kessler
Administrative
Trustee
By:
___________________________________
Name:
Michael S. Yecies
Administrative
Trustee
Junior
Note Purchase Agreement
EXHIBIT
31.1
CERTIFICATION
I,
Jonathan Z. Cohen, certify that:
1)
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I
have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended
September 30, 2006 of Resource Capital Corp.;
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2)
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Based
on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement
of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make
the
statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this
report;
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3)
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Based
on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information
included in this report, fairly present in all material respects
the
financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the
registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
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4)
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The
registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal
control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules
13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
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a)
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Designed
such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure
controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to
ensure
that material information relating to the registrant, including its
consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those
entities, particularly during the period in which this report is
being
prepared;
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b)
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Designed
such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such
internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our
supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding
the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of
financial statements for external purposes in accordance with
generally accepted accounting
principles;
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c)
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Evaluated
the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures
and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness
of
the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period
covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
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d)
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Disclosed
in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over
financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent
fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case
of an
annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely
to
materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial
reporting; and
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5)
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The
registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based
on our
most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting,
to
the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's
board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
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a)
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All
significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or
operation of internal control over financial reporting which are
reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to
record,
process, summarize and report financial information; and
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b)
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Any
fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal
control
over financial reporting.
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Date: November
13, 2006
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By:
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/s/ Jonathan
Z. Cohen
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Jonathan
Z. Cohen
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Chief
Executive Officer
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EXHIBIT
31.2
CERTIFICATION
I,
David
J. Bryant, certify that:
1)
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I
have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended
September 30, 2006 of Resource Capital Corp.;
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2)
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Based
on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement
of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make
the
statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this
report;
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3)
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Based
on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information
included in this report, fairly present in all material respects
the
financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the
registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
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4)
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The
registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal
control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules
13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
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a)
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Designed
such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure
controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to
ensure
that material information relating to the registrant, including its
consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those
entities, particularly during the period in which this report is
being
prepared;
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b)
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Designed
such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such
internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our
supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding
the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of
financial statements for external purposes in accordance with
generally accepted accounting
principles;
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c)
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Evaluated
the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures
and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness
of
the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period
covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
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d)
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Disclosed
in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over
financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent
fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case
of an
annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely
to
materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial
reporting; and
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5)
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The
registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based
on our
most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting,
to
the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's
board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
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a)
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All
significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or
operation of internal control over financial reporting which are
reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to
record,
process, summarize and report financial information; and
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b)
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Any
fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal
control
over financial reporting.
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Date:
November 13, 2006
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By:
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/s/ David
J.
Bryant
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David
J. Bryant
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Chief
Financial Officer and Chief Accounting
Officer
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EXHIBIT
32.1
CERTIFICATION
PURSUANT TO
18
U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS
ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION
906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In
connection with the Quarterly Report of Resource Capital Corp. (the "Company")
on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2006 as filed with
the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I,
Jonathan Z. Cohen, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant
to
18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002, that:
(1)
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The
Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d)
of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
and
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(2)
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The
information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Company.
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November 13,
2006
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By:
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/s/
Jonathan
Z. Cohen
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Jonathan
Z. Cohen
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Chief
Executive Officer
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EXHIBIT
32.2
CERTIFICATION
PURSUANT TO
18
U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS
ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION
906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In
connection with the Quarterly Report of Resource Capital Corp. (the "Company")
on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2006 as filed with
the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, David
J. Bryant, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer of the Company,
certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section
906
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
(1)
The
Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2)
The
information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects,
the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
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November
13, 2006
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/s/
David J. Bryant
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David
J. Bryant
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Chief
Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer
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