form-s3_jan2009.htm
As
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 30,
2009
Registration
No. 333-
UNITED
STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
Form
S-3
REGISTRATION
STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
CYTORI
THERAPEUTICS, INC.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware
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33-0827593
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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3020
Callan Road
San
Diego, CA 92121
(858)
458-0900
(Address,
Including Zip Code and Telephone Number, Including
Area
Code, of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)
Christopher
J. Calhoun
Chief
Executive Officer
Cytori
Therapeutics, Inc.
3020
Callan Road
San
Diego, CA 92121
(858)
458-0900
(Name,
Address, Including Zip Code and Telephone Number, Including
Area
Code, of Agent for Service)
With
a Copy to:
Jeffrey
T. Baglio
DLA
Piper LLP (US)
4365
Executive Drive, Suite 1100
San
Diego, CA 92121
Approximate date of commencement of
proposed sale to the public: From time to time after the
effective date of this Registration Statement.
If the
only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to
dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following
box.
If any of
the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or
continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other
than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest
reinvestment plans, check the following box. þ
If this
Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule
462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the
Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective
registration statement for the same offering.
If this
Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the
Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration
statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same
offering.
If this
form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a
post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with
the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the
following box.
If this
form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to
General Instruction I.D. filed to register additional securities or additional
classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check
the following box.
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting
company. See definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated
filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange
Act.
Large
accelerated filer
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Accelerated
filer þ
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Non-accelerated
filer
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Smaller
reporting
company
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CALCULATION
OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title
of Each Class of Securities
To
Be Registered
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Amount
To Be
Registered(1)
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Proposed
Maximum
Offering
Price Per
Share(1)
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Proposed
Maximum Aggregate
Offering
Price(2)(3)(4)
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Amount
of
Registration
Fee
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Common
Stock, par value $0.001 per share(4)(5)
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Preferred
Stock, par value $0.001 per share(4)
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Debt
Securities(4)
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Warrants(4)(6)
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Units(4)(6)
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Total
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$75,000,000
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$2,948
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(1)
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Not
applicable pursuant to Form S-3 General
Instruction II(D).
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(2)
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There
are being registered hereunder such indeterminate number of shares of
common stock, such indeterminate number of shares of preferred stock, such
indeterminate principal amount of debt securities, and such indeterminate
number of warrants to purchase common stock, preferred stock or debt
securities as will have an aggregate initial offering price not to exceed
$75,000,000. Any securities registered hereunder may be sold
separately or as units with other securities registered
hereunder. The Registrant has estimated the proposed maximum
aggregate offering price solely for the purpose of calculating the
registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(o) under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended.
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(3)
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If
any debt securities are issued at an original issue discount, then the
offering price of such debt securities shall be in such greater principal
amount as shall result in an aggregate initial offering price equal to the
amount to be registered. If any debt securities are issued with
a principal amount denominated in a foreign currency or composite
currency, such principal amount as shall result in an aggregate initial
offering price equivalent thereto in United States (U.S.) dollars at the
time of initial offering.
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(4)
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In
addition to the securities issued directly under this registration
statement, we are registering an indeterminate number of shares of common
stock and preferred stock as may be issued upon conversion or exchange of
the securities issued directly under this registration
statement. No separate consideration will be received for any
shares of common stock or preferred stock so issued upon conversion or
exchange.
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(5)
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This
registration statement also relates to rights to purchase one
one-thousandth (1/1000th) of a share of Series RP preferred stock,
par value $0.001 per share, which are attached to all shares of the
registrant’s common stock pursuant to the Rights Agreement, dated as of
May 29, 2003, as amended to date. Until the occurrence of events
described in the Rights Agreement, the rights are not exercisable, are
evidenced by the registrant’s common stock certificates and are
transferable with and only with the registrant’s common
stock.
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(6)
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Includes
warrants to purchase common stock, warrants to purchase preferred stock
and warrants to purchase debt
securities.
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The
registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as
may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall
file a further amendment which specifically states that this registration
statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with
Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or until the
registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and
Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may
determine.
The
information in this prospectus is not complete and may be
changed. We may not sell these securities until the
registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these
securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in
any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.
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SUBJECT
TO COMPLETION, DATED JANUARY 30, 2009
PROSPECTUS
$75,000,000
CYTORI
THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Common
Stock
Preferred
Stock
Debt
Securities
Warrants
to Purchase Common Stock, Preferred Stock or Debt Securities
and
Units
We may
from time to time in one or more offerings offer and sell up to $75,000,000
aggregate dollar amount of common stock, preferred stock, debt securities,
warrants to purchase common stock, preferred stock or debt securities, or any
combination of the foregoing, either individually or as units comprised of one
or more of the other securities. We will provide the specific terms
for each of these securities in supplements to this prospectus. We
may sell these securities to or through underwriters or dealers and also to
other purchasers or through agents. We will set forth the names of
any underwriters, dealers or agents in the accompanying prospectus supplement
applicable to the sale of such securities. You should read carefully
this prospectus and any supplement before you invest.
Where
necessary, the applicable prospectus supplement will contain information about
certain United States Federal income tax considerations relating to, and any
listing on a securities exchange of, the securities covered by such prospectus
supplement.
Our
common stock is listed on The NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol “CYTX.” On
January 29, 2009, the last reported sale price of our common stock on The
NASDAQ Global Market was $4.80 per share.
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Investing in our securities involves
risk. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 3.
This
prospectus may not be used to offer or sell any securities unless it is
accompanied by the applicable prospectus supplement.
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Neither
the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has
approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is
truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a
criminal offense.
The date
of this prospectus is
,
2009.
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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ABOUT
THIS PROSPECTUS
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SUMMARY
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1
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RISK
FACTORS
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3
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SPECIAL
NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
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3
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RATIO
OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
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5
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USE
OF PROCEEDS
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SECURITIES
WE MAY OFFER
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6
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DESCRIPTION
OF COMMON STOCK AND PREFERRED STOCK
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6
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DESCRIPTION
OF DEBT SECURITIES
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11
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DESCRIPTION
OF WARRANTS
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21
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DESCRIPTION
OF UNITS
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PLAN
OF DISTRIBUTION
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LEGAL
MATTERS
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EXPERTS
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WHERE
YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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INCORPORATION
BY REFERENCE
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ABOUT
THIS PROSPECTUS
This
prospectus is part of a registration statement that we filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, using a “shelf” registration
process. Under this shelf registration process, we may from time to
time in one or more offerings sell common stock, preferred stock, debt
securities or warrants to purchase common stock, preferred stock or debt
securities, or any combination of the foregoing, either individually or as units
comprised of one or more of the other securities, in one or more offerings up to
a total dollar amount of $75,000,000. We have provided to you in this
prospectus a general description of the securities we may offer. Each
time we sell securities, we will, to the extent required by law, provide a
prospectus supplement that will contain specific information about the terms of
the offering. We may also add, update or change in any accompanying
prospectus supplement or any related free writing prospectus we may authorize to
be delivered to you any of the information contained in this
prospectus. To the extent there is a conflict between the information
contained in this prospectus and the prospectus supplement or any related free
writing prospectus, you should rely on the information in the prospectus
supplement or the related free writing prospectus, provided that if any
statement in one of these documents is inconsistent with a statement in another
document having a later date — for example, a document incorporated by
reference in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement or any related free
writing prospectus — the statement in the document having the later date
modifies or supersedes the earlier statement.
We have
not authorized any dealer, agent or other person to give any information or to
make any representation other than those contained or incorporated by reference
in this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement. You
must not rely upon any information or representation not contained or
incorporated by reference in this prospectus or an accompanying prospectus
supplement. This prospectus and the accompanying prospectus
supplement, if any, do not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an
offer to buy any securities other than the registered securities to which they
relate, nor do this prospectus and the accompanying prospectus supplement
constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities in
any jurisdiction to any person to whom it is unlawful to make such offer or
solicitation in such jurisdiction. You should not assume that the
information contained in this prospectus and the accompanying prospectus
supplement, if any, is accurate on any date subsequent to the date set forth on
the front of the document or that any information we have incorporated by
reference is correct on any date subsequent to the date of the document
incorporated by reference (as our business, financial condition, results of
operations and prospects may have changed since that date), even though this
prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement is delivered or securities
are sold on a later date.
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As
permitted by the rules and regulations of the SEC, the registration statement,
of which this prospectus forms a part, includes additional information not
contained in this prospectus. You may read the registration statement
and the other reports we file with the SEC at the SEC’s web site or at the SEC’s
offices described below under the heading “Where You Can Find Additional
Information.”
SUMMARY
This summary highlights selected
information from this prospectus and does not contain all of the
information that you need to consider in making your investment
decision. You should carefully read the entire prospectus,
including the risks of investing discussed under “Risk Factors”
described on page 3, the information incorporated by reference,
including our financial statements, and the exhibits to the registration
statement of which this prospectus is a part. When used in this
prospectus, the terms “CYTX”, “we”, “our”, “us” or the “Company” refer to
Cytori Therapeutics, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries, unless
otherwise indicated or as the context otherwise requires.
About
Cytori Therapeutics, Inc.
Cytori
develops, manufactures, and sells medical technologies to enable the
practice of regenerative medicine. Regenerative medicine describes the
emerging field that aims to repair or restore lost or damaged organ and
cell function. Our commercial activities are focused on reconstructive
surgery in Europe and Asia, translational research in Europe and Asia, and
stem and regenerative cell banking (cell preservation). In
addition, we are seeking to bring our products to market in the United
States as well as other countries. Our product pipeline includes the
development of potential new treatments for cardiovascular disease, spinal
disc repair, renal failure, among other conditions.
The
foundation of Cytori’s business is the Celution ®
System product platform. This family of products can process a
patient’s own cells at the bedside in real time. These cells are then
delivered back to the patient, where they’re needed, all during the same
surgical procedure. The Celution ®
System product platform consists of the Celution ®
device, related single-use consumables, reusable surgical
instruments, and a proprietary enzyme solution. The more therapeutic
applications we develop for the cellular output of the Celution ®
System product family, the more opportunities we may have to offer
our technology to hospitals, clinics, and physicians.
We
were initially formed as a California general partnership in July 1996,
and incorporated in the State of Delaware in May 1997. We were formerly
known as MacroPore Biosurgery, Inc., and before that as MacroPore,
Inc. Our corporate offices are located at 3020 Callan Road, San
Diego, CA 92121. Our telephone number is (858) 458-0900. Our website
address is www.cytoritx.com. We make available free of
charge through our Internet website our annual report on Form 10-K,
quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and
amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a)
or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the
Exchange Act, as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically
file such material with, or furnish it to, the SEC. Information contained
on our website does not constitute part of this prospectus or any
prospectus supplement.
SECURITIES
WE MAY OFFER
With this prospectus, we may
offer common stock, preferred stock, debt securities and warrants, or any
combination of the foregoing, either individually or as units comprised of
one or more of the other securities. The aggregate initial
offering price of all securities we sell in the primary offering under
this prospectus will not exceed $75,000,000. If we issue debt
securities at a discount from their original stated principal amount,
then, for purposes of calculating the total dollar amount of all
securities issued under this prospectus, we will treat the initial
offering price of the debt securities as the total original principal
amount of the debt securities. Each time we offer securities
with this prospectus, we will provide offerees with a prospectus
supplement that will contain the specific terms of the securities being
offered. The following is a summary of the securities we may
offer with this prospectus.
We may sell the securities to or
through underwriters, dealers or agents or directly to
purchasers.
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We,
as well as any agents acting on our behalf, reserve the sole right to
accept and to reject in whole or in part any proposed purchase of
securities. Each prospectus supplement will set forth the names
of any underwriters, dealers or agents involved in the sale of securities
described in that prospectus supplement and any applicable fee, commission
or discount arrangements with them.
Common
Stock
We may offer shares of our common
stock, par value $0.001 per share, either alone or underlying other
registered securities convertible into or exercisable for our common
stock. Holders of our common stock are entitled to such
dividends as our board of directors may declare from time to time out of
legally available funds, subject to the preferential rights of the holders
of any shares of our preferred stock that are outstanding or that we may
issue in the future. Currently, we do not pay any
dividends. Each holder of our common stock is entitled to one
vote per share. In this prospectus, we provide a general
description of, among other things, our dividend policy and the rights and
restrictions that apply to holders of our common stock.
Preferred
Stock
We may issue shares of preferred
stock in one or more classes or series. Our board of directors
or a committee designated by our board of directors will determine the
dividend, voting and conversion rights and other provisions at the time of
sale. The particular terms of each class or series of preferred
stock, including redemption privileges, liquidation preferences, voting
rights, dividend rights and/or conversion rights, will be more fully
described in the applicable prospectus supplement relating to the
preferred stock offered thereby.
Debt
Securities
We may offer general debt
obligations, which may be secured or unsecured, senior or subordinated and
convertible into shares of our common stock. In this
prospectus, we refer to the senior debt securities and the subordinated
debt securities together as the “debt securities.” We may issue
debt securities under a note purchase agreement or under an indenture to
be entered between us and a trustee; a form of the indenture is included
as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a
part. The
indenture does not limit the amount of securities that may be issued under
it and provides that debt securities may be issued in one or more
series. The senior debt securities will have the same rank as
all of our other indebtedness that is not subordinated. The
subordinated debt securities will be subordinated to our senior debt on
terms set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. In
addition, the subordinated debt securities will be effectively
subordinated to creditors and preferred stockholders of our
subsidiaries. Our board of directors will determine the terms
of each series of debt securities being offered. This
prospectus contains only general terms and provisions of the debt
securities. The applicable prospectus supplement will describe
the particular terms of the debt securities offered thereby.
Warrants
We may offer warrants for the
purchase of debt securities, shares of preferred stock or shares of common
stock. We may issue the warrants by themselves or together with
debt securities, preferred stock or common stock and the warrants may be
attached to or separate from any offered securities. Each
series of securities warrants will be issued under a separate warrant
agreement to be entered into between us and the investors or a warrant
agent. Our board of directors will determine the terms of the
warrants. This prospectus contains only general terms and
provisions of the warrants. The applicable prospectus
supplement will describe the particular terms of the warrants being
offered thereby.
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RISK
FACTORS
Investment
in our securities involves risks. Prior to making a decision about
investing in our securities, you should consider carefully the risk factors,
together with all of the other information contained or incorporated by
reference in this prospectus and any prospectus supplement, including any
additional specific risks described in the section entitled “Risk Factors”
contained in any supplements to this prospectus and in our Annual Report on Form
10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 and in our quarterly reports on
Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended March 31, 2008, June 30, 2008 and
September 30, 2008 filed with the SEC, as well as any amendments thereto
reflected in subsequent filings with the SEC, which are incorporated herein by
reference in their entirety. Each of these risk factors could have a
material adverse affect on our business, results of operations, financial
position or cash flows, which may result in the loss of all or part of your
investment.
SPECIAL
NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
This
prospectus, including the documents that we incorporate by reference herein,
contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, and Section 21E of
the Exchange Act. These statements include, but are not limited to, statements
about our anticipated expenditures, including those related to clinical research
studies and general and administrative expenses, the potential size of the
market for our products, future development and/or expansion of our products and
therapies in our markets, our ability to generate product revenues or
effectively manage our gross profit margins, our ability to obtain regulatory
approvals and clearances to sell our products, expectations as to our future
performance, the future impact and ongoing appeal with respect to our 231 patent
litigation, our need for additional financing and the availability thereof, and
the potential enhancement of our cash position through development, marketing,
and licensing arrangements. Any statements about our expectations, beliefs,
plans, objectives, assumptions or future events or performance are not
historical facts and may be forward-looking. These statements are often, but not
always, made through the use of terminology such as “anticipates,” “believes,”
“continue” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “may,” “plans,” “potential,”
“predicts,” “should,” “will,” or the negative of these terms or other comparable
terminology. These forward-looking statements may also use different phrases.
Accordingly, these statements involve estimates, assumptions and uncertainties
that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in
them. Any forward-looking statement is qualified in its entirety by reference to
the factors discussed in this prospectus, including in the documents
incorporated by reference herein.
Because
the factors discussed in this prospectus, including in the documents
incorporated by reference herein, and even factors of which we are not yet
aware, could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those
expressed in any forward-looking statement made by or on behalf of us, you
should not place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statement. These
statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, known and unknown, which
could cause actual results, performance and achievements to differ materially
from those expressed or implied in such statements. We have included
important factors in the cautionary statements included in this prospectus,
particularly under the heading “Risk Factors,” and in our SEC filings that we
believe could cause actual results or events to differ materially from the
forward-looking statements that we make. These and other risks are also detailed
in our reports filed from time to time under the Securities Act and/or the
Exchange Act. You are encouraged to read these filings as they are
made.
Further,
any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made,
and we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to
reflect events or circumstances after the date on which such statement is made
or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. New risk factors emerge
from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict which factors will
arise. In
addition,
we cannot assess the impact of each factor on our business or the extent to
which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ
materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements.
RATIO
OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
We
present below our ratio of earnings to fixed charges. Earnings
available to cover fixed charges consist of (loss) income from continuing
operations before income taxes and minority interest plus fixed
charges. Fixed charges consist of interest expense, including
amortization of debt issuance costs, and the portion of rental expense we
believe to be representative of interest.
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Nine
Months Ended
September
30,
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Year
Ended December 31,
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(Dollars
in thousands)
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Earnings
available to cover fixed charges:
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$ |
(23,212 |
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$ |
(28,190 |
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$ |
(24,772 |
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$ |
(21,914 |
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$ |
(1,756 |
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$ |
(9,003 |
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Fixed
charges:
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266 |
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475 |
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601 |
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452 |
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334 |
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280 |
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Ratio
of earnings to fixed charges:
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$ |
- |
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$ |
- |
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$ |
- |
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$ |
- |
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$ |
- |
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$ |
- |
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For
all periods presented, earnings are insufficient to cover fixed
charges. Coverage is deficient by the following
amounts:
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$ |
(23,478 |
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$ |
(28,665 |
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$ |
(25,373 |
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$ |
(22,366 |
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$ |
(2,090 |
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$ |
(9,283 |
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USE
OF PROCEEDS
Except as
described in any prospectus supplement, we currently intend to use the net
proceeds from the sale of the securities for general corporate purposes,
including the continued development, manufacture, marketing and sale of our
Celution™ System family of products, including related research and clinical
trials, and other related research and development, sales and marketing, and
general administrative expenses, working capital and capital
expenditures. In addition our use of proceeds may include the
repayment of debt or refinancing of indebtedness or the acquisition of
complementary products or companies. We have not determined the
amount of net proceeds to be used specifically for the foregoing purposes. As a
result, our management will have broad discretion in the allocation of the net
proceeds and investors will be relying on the judgment of our management
regarding the application of the proceeds of any sale of the
securities. Pending use of the net proceeds, we intend to invest the
proceeds in a variety of capital preservation instruments, including short-term,
investment-grade, interest-bearing instruments.
When we
offer a particular series of securities, we will describe the intended use of
the net proceeds from that offering in a prospectus supplement. The
actual amount of net proceeds we spend on a particular use will depend on many
factors, including, our future revenue growth, if any, our future capital
expenditures and the amount of cash required by our operations. Many
of these factors are beyond our control. Therefore, we will retain
broad discretion in the use of the net proceeds.
SECURITIES
WE MAY OFFER
We may
offer shares of common stock, shares of preferred stock, debt securities or
warrants to purchase common stock, preferred stock or debt securities, or any
combination of the foregoing, either individually or as units comprised of one
or more of the other securities. We may offer up to $75,000,000 of
securities under this prospectus. If securities are offered as units,
we will describe the terms of the units in a prospectus supplement.
DESCRIPTION
OF COMMON STOCK AND PREFERRED STOCK
The
following description of our common stock and preferred stock, together with any
additional information we include in any applicable prospectus supplements,
summarizes the material terms and provisions of our common stock and the
preferred stock that we may offer in offerings under this
prospectus. While the terms we have summarized below will apply
generally to any future common stock or preferred stock that we may offer, we
will describe the particular terms of any class or series of these securities in
more detail in the applicable prospectus supplement. For the complete
terms of our common stock and preferred stock, please refer to our amended and
restated certificate of incorporation and our amended and restated by-laws that
are incorporated by reference into the registration statement of which this
prospectus is a part or may be incorporated by reference in this prospectus or
any prospectus supplement. The terms of these securities may
also be affected by Delaware General Corporation Law. The summary
below and that contained in any prospectus supplement are qualified in their
entirety by reference to our amended and restated certificate of incorporation
and our amended and restated amended and restated by-laws.
Common
Stock
We are
authorized to issue 95,000,000 shares of common stock, of which 29,308,441
shares were issued and outstanding as of January 27, 2009. The
holders of Common Stock possess exclusive voting rights in us, except to the
extent our board of directors specifies voting power with respect to any other
class of securities issued in the future. Each holder of our common
stock is entitled to one vote for each share held of record on each matter
submitted to a vote of stockholders, including the election of
directors. Stockholders do not have any right to cumulate votes in
the election of directors.
Subject
to preferences that may be granted to the holders of preferred stock, each
holder of our common stock is entitled to share ratably in distributions to
stockholders and to receive ratably such dividends as may be declared by our
board of directors out of funds legally available therefor. In the
event of our liquidation, dissolution or winding up, the holders of our common
stock will be entitled to receive, after payment of all of our debts and
liabilities and of all sums to which holders of any preferred stock may be
entitled, the distribution of any of our remaining assets. Holders of
our common stock have no conversion, exchange, sinking fund, redemption or
appraisal rights (other than such as may be determined by our board of directors
in its sole discretion) and have no preemptive rights to subscribe for any of
our securities.
All of
the outstanding shares of our common stock are, and the shares of common stock
issued upon the conversion of any securities convertible into our common stock
will be, fully paid and non-assessable. The shares of common stock
offered by this prospectus or upon the conversion of any preferred stock or debt
securities or exercise of any warrants offered pursuant to this prospectus, when
issued and paid for, will also be, fully paid and non-assessable.
Our
common stock is listed on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol
“CYTX.”
Transfer
Agent and Registrar
The
transfer agent and registrar for our common stock is ComputerShare Investor
Services, LLC.
Rights
Plan
On May 28, 2003, we adopted a
stockholder rights plan, or Rights Plan. The description and terms of the rights
issuable under the Rights Plan are set forth in a Rights Agreement between us
and Computershare Trust Company, Inc., as rights agent, dated as of
May 29, 2003. Under the Rights Plan, we distributed one Series RP
preferred stock purchase right for each share of common stock outstanding at the
close of business on June 10, 2003.
If a person or group of affiliated or
associated persons acquires 15% or more of our common stock in a transaction not
pre-approved by our Board of Directors, each right will entitle its holder,
other than the acquirer, to receive upon exercise the number of shares of our
common stock (or, in certain circumstances, of one one-thousandths of a share of
preferred stock or other of our securities) having a value equal to two times
the right’s then-applicable purchase price (initially $25.00 per one-thousandth
of a share of Series RP preferred stock). In addition, if an unapproved
party acquires 15% or more of our common stock, and we are later acquired by the
unapproved party or in a transaction in which all of our stockholders are not
treated alike, stockholders with unexercised rights, other than the unapproved
party, will be entitled to purchase common stock of the merger party or asset
buyer with a value of twice the exercise price of the rights. Each right also
becomes exercisable for one one-thousandth of a share of our Series RP
preferred stock at the right’s then current exercise price 10 days after an
unapproved person or group of affiliated or associated persons commences, or
announces an intention to make, a tender offer or exchange offer that, if
completed, would result in the unapproved party acquiring 15% or more of our
common stock. We may redeem the rights for a nominal amount before an event that
causes the rights to become exercisable.
Until a right is exercised, the holder
thereof, as such, will have no rights as a stockholder of us, including, without
limitation, the right to vote or to receive dividends. While the distribution of
the rights will not be taxable to our stockholders, stockholders may, depending
upon the circumstances, recognize taxable income should the rights become
exercisable or upon the occurrence of certain events thereafter. As long as the
rights are attached to the shares of common stock, we will issue one right with
each new share of common stock so that all shares of our common stock will have
attached rights. The rights will expire on May 29, 2013, unless earlier
redeemed by us.
On May 12, 2005, we amended the
Rights Plan to change the threshold at which the rights separate from the common
stock, from 15% to 20%, in the case of one of our stockholders, Neil Gagnon,
either individually or together with his affiliates, including without
limitation Gagnon Securities LLC and its affiliates (all together “Gagnon”). The
effect of this amendment is to enable Gagnon to safely increase his beneficial
ownership to above 15% (although not to above 20%) without thereby triggering
distribution of the rights.
On August
28, 2007, we amended the Rights Plan to change the threshold at which the rights
separate from the common stock, from 15% to 20%, in the case of one of our
stockholders, Olympus Corporation. The effect of this amendment is to
enable Olympus Corporation to safely increase its beneficial ownership to above
15% (although not to above 20%) without thereby triggering distribution of the
rights.
The Rights Agreement, specifying the
terms of the rights, including the form of Certificate of Designation,
Preferences and Rights of our Series RP preferred stock as an exhibit
thereto, is attached as an exhibit to our registration statement on
Form 8-A filed with the SEC on May 30, 2003 and is incorporated herein
by reference. Amendment No. 1 to Rights Agreement, dated as of May 12,
2005, between us and Computershare Trust Company, Inc., as rights agent, is
attached as an exhibit to our current report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC
on May 18, 2005, and Amendment No. 2 to Rights Agreement, dated as of
August 28, 2007, between us and Computershare Trust Company, Inc., as
rights agent, is attached as an exhibit to our current report on Form 8-K
filed with the SEC on August 28, 2007. The foregoing description of the rights
is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Rights Agreement, as amended,
and the exhibits thereto.
Preferred
Stock
We are
authorized to issue 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, none of which were
issued and outstanding as of January 27, 2009. Our board is
authorized to classify or reclassify any unissued portion of our authorized
shares of preferred stock to provide for the issuance of shares of other
classes or series, including preferred stock in one or more
series. We may issue preferred stock from time to time in one or more
classes or series, with the exact terms of each class or series established by
our board. Without seeking stockholder approval, our board may issue
preferred stock with voting and other rights that could adversely affect the
voting power of the holders of our common stock. Additionally, the
issuance of preferred stock may have the effect of decreasing the market price
of the common stock.
The
rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions of the preferred stock of each
series will be fixed by the certificate of designation relating to each
series. A prospectus supplement relating to each series will specify
the terms of the preferred stock, including, but not limited to:
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distinctive designation and the maximum number of shares in the
series;
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the
terms on which dividends, if any, will be
paid;
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the
voting rights, if any, on the shares of the
series;
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the
terms and conditions, if any, on which the shares of the series shall be
convertible into, or exchangeable for, shares of any other class or
classes of capital stock;
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the
terms on which the shares may be redeemed, if at
all;
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liquidation preference, if any; and
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any
or all other preferences, rights, restrictions, including restrictions on
transferability, and qualifications of shares of the
series.
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The
issuance of preferred stock may delay, deter or prevent a change in
control.
We will
describe the specific terms of a particular series of preferred stock in the
prospectus supplement relating to that series. The description of
preferred stock above and the description of the terms of a particular series of
preferred stock in the prospectus supplement are not complete. You
should refer to the applicable certificate of designation for complete
information. The prospectus supplement will contain a description of
U.S. federal income tax consequences relating to the preferred
stock.
Possible
Anti-Takeover Effects of Delaware Law and our Certificate of Incorporation and
Bylaws
The
following is a summary of certain provisions of Delaware law, our amended and
restated certificate of incorporation and our amended and restated
by-laws. This summary does not purport to be complete and is
qualified in its entirety by reference to the corporate law of Delaware and our
amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated
by-laws.
Effect of Delaware Anti-Takeover
Statute. We are subject to Section 203 of the Delaware General
Corporation Law, an anti-takeover law. In general, Section 203
prohibits a Delaware corporation from engaging in any business combination with
any interested stockholder for a period of three years following the date that
the stockholder became an interested stockholder, unless:
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to that date, the board of directors of the corporation approved either
the business combination or the transaction that resulted in the
stockholder becoming an interested
stockholder;
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upon
consummation of the transaction that resulted in the stockholder becoming
an interested stockholder, the interested stockholder owned at least 85%
of the voting stock of the corporation outstanding at the time the
transaction commenced, excluding for purposes of determining the number of
shares of voting stock outstanding (but not the voting stock owned by the
interested stockholder) those shares owned by persons who are directors
and officers and by excluding employee stock plans in which employee
participants do not have the right to determine whether shares held
subject to the plan will be tendered in a tender or exchange offer;
or
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or subsequent to that date, the business combination is approved by the
board of directors of the corporation and authorized at an annual or
special meeting of stockholders, and not by written consent, by the
affirmative vote of at least 66-2⁄3% of the outstanding voting stock that
is not owned by the interested
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203 defines “business combination” to include the following:
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merger or consolidation involving the corporation and the interested
stockholder;
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sale, transfer, pledge or other disposition of 10% or more of the assets
of the corporation involving the interested
stockholder;
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subject
to certain exceptions, any transaction that results in the issuance or
transfer by the corporation of any stock of the corporation to the
interested stockholder;
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any
transaction involving the corporation that has the effect of increasing
the proportionate share of the stock of any class or series of the
corporation beneficially owned by the interested stockholder;
or
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the
receipt by the interested stockholder of the benefit of any loans,
advances, guarantees, pledges or other financial benefits provided by or
through the corporation.
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general, Section 203 defines an interested stockholder as any entity or person
beneficially owning 15% or more of the outstanding voting stock of the
corporation, or who beneficially owns 15% or more of the outstanding voting
stock of the corporation at anytime within a three year period immediately
prior to
the date of determining whether such person is an interested stockholder, and
any entity or person affiliated with or controlling or controlled by any of
these entities or persons.
Certificate
of Incorporation and Bylaws
Preferred Stock.
Under our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, our Board of
Directors has the power to authorize the issuance of up to 5,000,000 shares of
preferred stock, all of which remain undesignated, and to determine the
price, rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions, including voting
rights, of those shares without further vote or action by our stockholders. The
issuance of preferred stock may:
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delay,
defer or prevent a change in
control;
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discourage
bids for our common stock at a premium over the market price of our common
stock;
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adversely
affect the voting and other rights of the holders of our common stock;
and
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discourage
acquisition proposals or tender offers for our shares and, as a
consequence, inhibit
fluctuations in the market price of our shares that could result from
actual or rumored
takeover
attempts.
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Special Meeting
Requirements. Our amended and restated bylaws provide that
special meetings of our stockholders may only be called at the request of our
president, chief executive officer or chairman of the board or by a majority of
our Board of Directors.
Advance Notice
Requirement. Stockholder proposals to be brought before an
annual meeting of our stockholders must comply with advance notice procedures.
These advance notice procedures require timely notice and apply in several
situations, including stockholder proposals relating to the nominations of
persons for election to our Board of Directors. Generally, to be timely, notice
must be received at our principal executive offices no later than the date
specified in our proxy statement released to stockholders in connection with the
previous year’s annual meeting of stockholders, which date shall be not less
than 120 calendar days in advance of the date of such proxy
statement.
Indemnification.
Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and our bylaws, as
amended, provide that we will indemnify our officers and directors against
losses as they incur in investigations and legal proceedings resulting from
their services to us, which may include service in connection with takeover
defense measures.
The above
provisions may deter a hostile takeover or delay a change in control or
management of us.
The
rights described above under the heading “Description of Common Stock and
Preferred Stock—Rights Plan” above have certain anti-takeover effects. The
rights will cause substantial dilution to a person or group that attempts to
acquire a significant interest in us on terms not approved by our Board of
Directors.
DESCRIPTION
OF DEBT SECURITIES
General
The debt
securities that we may issue may constitute debentures, notes, bonds or other
evidences of indebtedness of Cytori Therapeutics, Inc., to be issued in one or
more series, which may include senior debt securities, subordinated debt
securities and senior subordinated debt securities. The particular
terms of any series of debt securities we offer, including the extent to which
the general terms set forth below may be applicable to a particular series, will
be described in a prospectus supplement relating to such series.
Debt
securities that we may issue may be issued under a senior indenture between us
and a trustee, or a subordinated indenture between us and a trustee
(collectively, the “indenture”). We have filed forms of the indentures as
exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. If we
enter into any revised indenture or indenture supplement, we will file a copy of
that supplement with the SEC.
THE
FOLLOWING DESCRIPTION IS A SUMMARY OF THE MATERIAL PROVISIONS OF THE
INDENTURE. IT DOES NOT RESTATE THE INDENTURE IN ITS
ENTIRETY. THE INDENTURE IS GOVERNED BY THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF
1939. THE TERMS OF THE DEBT SECURITIES INCLUDE THOSE STATED IN THE
INDENTURE AND THOSE MADE PART OF THE INDENTURE BY REFERENCE TO THE TRUST
INDENTURE ACT. WE URGE YOU TO READ THE INDENTURE BECAUSE IT, AND NOT THIS
DESCRIPTION, DEFINES YOUR RIGHTS AS A HOLDER OF THE DEBT
SECURITIES.
The
indenture contains no covenant or provision which affords debt holders
protection in the event of a highly leveraged transaction.
Information
You Will Find in the Prospectus Supplement
The
indenture provides that we may issue debt securities from time to time in one or
more series by resolution of our board of directors or by means of a
supplemental indenture, and that we may denominate the debt securities and make
them payable in foreign currencies. The indenture does not limit the
aggregate principal amount of debt securities that can be issued
thereunder. The prospectus supplement for a series of debt securities
will provide information relating to the terms of the series of debt securities
being offered, which may include:
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title and denominations of the debt securities of the
series;
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limit on the aggregate principal amount of the debt securities of the
series;
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date or dates on which the principal and premium, if any, with respect to
the debt securities of the series are payable or the method of
determination thereof;
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rate or rates, which may be fixed or variable, at which the debt
securities of the series shall bear interest, if any, or the method of
calculating and/or resetting such rate or rates of
interest;
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the
dates from which such interest shall accrue or the method by which such
dates shall be determined and the basis upon which interest shall be
calculated;
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the
interest payment dates for the series of debt securities or the method by
which such dates will be determined, the terms of any deferral of interest
and any right of ours to extend the interest payments
periods;
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place or places where the principal and interest on the series of debt
securities will be payable;
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terms and conditions upon which debt securities of the series may be
redeemed, in whole or in part, at our option or
otherwise;
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obligation, if any, to redeem, purchase, or repay debt securities of the
series pursuant to any sinking fund or other specified event or at the
option of the holders and the terms of any such redemption, purchase, or
repayment;
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terms, if any, upon which the debt securities of the series may be
convertible into or exchanged for other securities, including, among other
things, the initial conversion or exchange price or rate and the
conversion or exchange period;
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the amount of principal, premium, if any, or interest with respect to the
debt securities of the series may be determined with reference to an index
or formula, the manner in which such amounts will be
determined;
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if
any payments on the debt securities of the series are to be made in a
currency or currencies (or by reference to an index or formula) other than
that in which such securities are denominated or designated to be payable,
the currency or currencies (or index or formula) in which such payments
are to be made and the terms and conditions of such
payments;
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changes or additions to the provisions of the indenture dealing with
defeasance, including any additional covenants that may be subject to our
covenant defeasance option;
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currency or currencies in which payment of the principal and premium, if
any, and interest with respect to debt securities of the series will be
payable, or in which the debt securities of the series shall be
denominated, and the particular provisions applicable thereto in
accordance with the indenture;
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the
portion of the principal amount of debt securities of the series which
will be payable upon declaration of acceleration or provable in bankruptcy
or the method by which such portion or amount shall be
determined;
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whether
the debt securities of the series will be secured or guaranteed and, if
so, on what terms;
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any
addition to or change in the events of default with respect to the debt
securities of the series;
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the
identity of any trustees, authenticating or paying agents, transfer agents
or registrars;
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applicability of, and any addition to or change in, the covenants
currently set forth in the
indenture;
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subordination, if any, of the debt securities of the series and terms of
the subordination;
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other terms of the debt securities of the series;
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whether
securities of the series shall be issuable as registered securities or
bearer securities (with or without interest coupons), and any restrictions
applicable to the offering, sale or delivery of such bearer securities and
the terms upon which such bearer securities of a series may be exchanged
for registered securities, and vice
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of debt securities may present debt securities for exchange in the manner, at
the places, and subject to the restrictions set forth in the debt securities,
the indenture, and the prospectus supplement. We will provide these services
without charge, other than any tax or other governmental charge payable in
connection therewith, but subject to the limitations provided in the indenture,
any board resolution establishing such debt securities and any applicable
indenture supplement. Debt securities in bearer form and the coupons, if any,
appertaining thereto will be transferable by delivery.
Senior
Debt
We may
issue senior debt securities under the indenture and any coupons that will
constitute part of our senior debt. Unless otherwise set forth in the
applicable indenture supplement or in any board resolution establishing such
debt securities and described in a prospectus supplement, the senior debt
securities will be senior unsecured obligations, ranking equally with all of our
existing and future senior unsecured debt. The senior debt securities
will be senior to all of our subordinated debt and junior to any secured debt we
may incur as to the assets securing such debt.
Subordinated
Debt
We may
issue subordinated debt securities under the indenture and any coupons that will
constitute part of such subordinated debt. These subordinated debt
securities will be subordinate and junior in right of payment, to the extent and
in the manner set forth in the indenture and any applicable indenture
supplement, to all of our senior indebtedness.
If this
prospectus is being delivered in connection with a series of subordinated debt
securities, the accompanying prospectus supplement or the information
incorporated by reference will set forth the approximate amount of senior
indebtedness, if any, outstanding as of the end of our most recent fiscal
quarter.
Senior
Subordinated Debt
We may
issue senior subordinated debt securities under the indenture and any coupons
that will constitute part of our senior subordinated debt. These senior
subordinated debt securities will be, to the extent and in the manner set forth
in the indenture, subordinate and junior in right of payment to all of our
“senior indebtedness” and senior to our other subordinated debt. See the
discussions above under “—Senior Debt” and “—Subordinated Debt” for a more
detailed explanation of our senior and subordinated indebtedness.
Interest
Rate
Debt
securities that bear interest will do so at a fixed rate or a floating
rate. We may sell, at a discount below the stated principal amount,
any debt securities which bear no interest or which bear interest at a rate that
at the time of issuance is below the prevailing market rate. The
relevant prospectus supplement will describe the special United States federal
income tax considerations applicable to:
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discounted debt securities; and
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debt securities issued at par which are treated as having been issued at a
discount for United States federal income tax
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Global Securities
We may
issue registered debt securities of a series in the form of one or more fully
registered global securities. We will deposit the registered global
security with a depositary or with a nominee for a depositary identified in the
prospectus supplement relating to such series. The global security or
global securities will represent and will be in a denomination or aggregate
denominations equal to the portion of the aggregate principal amount of
outstanding registered debt securities of the series to be represented by the
registered global security or securities. Unless it is exchanged in
whole or in part for debt securities in definitive registered form, a registered
global security may not be transferred, except as a whole in three
cases:
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the depositary for the registered global security to a nominee of the
depositary;
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a nominee of the depositary to the depositary or another nominee of the
depositary; and
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the depositary or any nominee to a successor of the depositary or a
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The
prospectus supplement relating to a series of debt securities will describe the
specific terms of the depositary arrangement concerning any portion of that
series of debt securities to be represented by a registered global
security. We anticipate that the following provisions will generally
apply to all depositary arrangements.
Upon the
issuance of a registered global security, the depositary will credit, on its
book-entry registration and transfer system, the principal amounts of the debt
securities represented by the registered global security to the accounts of
persons that have accounts with the depositary. These persons are referred to as
“participants.” Any underwriters, agents or debtors participating in the
distribution of debt securities represented by the registered global security
will designate the accounts to be credited. Only participants or persons that
hold interests through participants will be able to beneficially own interests
in a registered global security. The depositary for a global security will
maintain records of beneficial ownership interests in a registered global
security for participants. Participants or persons that hold through
participants will maintain records of beneficial ownership interests in a global
security for persons other than participants. These records will be the only
means to transfer beneficial ownership in a registered global
security.
The
laws of some states may require that specified purchasers of securities take
physical delivery of the securities in definitive form. These laws may limit the
ability of those persons to own, transfer or pledge beneficial interests in
global securities.
So long
as the depositary, or its nominee, is the registered owner of a registered
global security, the depositary or its nominee will be considered the sole owner
or holder of the debt securities represented by the registered global security
for all purposes under the indenture. Except as set forth below, owners of
beneficial interests in a registered global security:
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not have the debt securities represented by a registered global security
registered in their names;
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not receive or be entitled to receive physical delivery of debt securities
represented by a registered global security in definitive form;
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not be considered the owners or holders of debt securities represented by
a registered global security under the
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each person owning a beneficial interest in a registered global security must
rely on the procedures of the depositary for the registered global security and,
if the person is not a participant, on the procedures of the participant through
which the person owns its interests, to exercise any rights of a holder under
the indenture applicable to the registered global security.
We
understand that, under existing industry practices, if we request any action of
holders, or if an owner of a beneficial interest in a registered global security
desires to give or take any action which a holder is entitled to give or take
under the indenture, the depositary for the registered global security would
authorize the participants holding the relevant beneficial interests to give or
take the action, and the participants would authorize beneficial owners owning
through the participants to give or take the action or would otherwise act upon
the instructions of beneficial owners holding through them.
Payment
of Interest on and Principal of Registered Global Securities
We will
make principal, premium, if any, and interest payments on debt securities
represented by a registered global security registered in the name of a
depositary or its nominee to the depositary or its nominee as the registered
owner of the registered global security. None of Cytori, the trustee,
or any paying agent for debt securities represented by a registered global
security will have any responsibility or liability for:
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aspect of the records relating to, or payments made on account of,
beneficial ownership interests in such registered global
security;
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supervising, or reviewing any records relating to beneficial ownership
interests;
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payments to beneficial owners of the global security of amounts paid to
the depositary or its nominee; or
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other matter relating to the actions and practices of the depositary, its
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that the depositary, upon receipt of any payment of principal, premium or
interest in respect of the global security, will immediately credit
participants’ accounts with payments in amounts proportionate to their
beneficial interests in the principal amount of a registered global security as
shown on the depositary’s records. We also expect that payments by
participants to owners of beneficial interests in a registered global security
held through participants will be governed by standing instructions and
customary practices. This is currently the case with the securities
held for the accounts of customers registered in “street name.” Such
payments will be the responsibility of participants.
Exchange
of Registered Global Securities
We may
issue debt securities in definitive form in exchange for the registered global
security if both of the following occur:
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depositary for any debt securities represented by a registered global
security is at any time unwilling or unable to continue as depositary or
ceases to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act;
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In
addition, we may, at any time, determine not to have any of the debt securities
of a series represented by one or more registered global securities. In this
event, we will issue debt securities of that series in definitive form in
exchange for all of the registered global security or securities representing
those debt securities.
Our
Covenants
The
indenture includes covenants by us, including among other things that we will
make all payments of principal and interest at the times and places
required. The board resolution or supplemental indenture establishing
each series of debt securities may contain additional covenants, including
covenants which could restrict our right to incur additional indebtedness or
liens and to take certain actions with respect to our businesses and
assets.
Events
of Default
Unless
otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, the following will
be events of default under the indenture with respect to each series of debt
securities issued under the indenture:
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failure
to pay when due any interest on any debt security of that series that
continues for 30 days;
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failure
to pay when due the principal of, or premium, if any, on, any debt
security of that series;
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default
in the payment of any sinking fund installment with respect to any debt
security of that series when due and
payable;
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failure
to perform any other covenant or agreement of ours under the indenture or
the supplemental indenture with respect to that series or the debt
securities of that series, continued for 90 days after written notice to
us by the trustee or holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount
of the outstanding debt securities of the series to which the covenant or
agreement relates;
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certain
events of bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceedings affecting us and
our subsidiaries; and
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other event of default specified in any supplemental indenture under which
such series of debt securities is
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Except as
to certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceedings affecting us
and except as provided in the applicable prospectus supplement, if any event of
default shall occur and be continuing with respect to any series of debt
securities under the indenture, either the trustee or the holders of at least
25% in aggregate principal amount of outstanding debt securities of such series
may accelerate the maturity of all debt securities of such
series. Upon certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or similar
proceedings affecting us, the principal, premium, if any, and interest on all
debt securities of each series shall be immediately due and
payable.
After any
such acceleration, but before a judgment or decree based on acceleration has
been obtained by the trustee, the holders of a majority in aggregate principal
amount of each affected series of debt securities may waive all defaults with
respect to such series and rescind and annul such acceleration if all events of
default, other than the non-payment of accelerated principal, have been cured,
waived or otherwise remedied.
No holder
of any debt securities will have any right to institute any proceeding with
respect to the indenture or for any remedy under the indenture, unless such
holder shall have previously given to the trustee written notice of a continuing
event of default and the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount
of the outstanding debt securities of the relevant series shall have made
written request and offered indemnity satisfactory to the trustee to institute
such proceeding as trustee, and the trustee shall not have received from the
holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt
securities of such series a direction inconsistent with such request and shall
have failed to institute such proceeding within 60 days. However, such
limitations do not apply to a suit instituted by a holder of a debt security for
enforcement of payment of the principal of and premium, if any, or interest on
such debt security on or after the respective due dates expressed in such debt
security.
Supplemental
Indentures
We and
the trustee may, at any time and from time to time, without prior notice to or
consent of any holders of debt securities after issuance of such debt
securities, enter into one or more supplemental indentures to, among other
things:
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guarantees to or secure any series of debt
securities;
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any additional Events of
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provide
for the succession of another person pursuant to the provisions of the
indenture relating to consolidations, mergers and sales of assets and the
assumption by such successor of our covenants, agreements, and
obligations, or to otherwise comply with the provisions of the indenture
relating to consolidations, mergers, and sales of
assets;
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surrender
any right or power conferred upon us under the indenture or to add to our
covenants further covenants, restrictions, conditions or provisions for
the protection of the holders of all or any series of debt
securities;
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any ambiguity or to correct or supplement any provision contained in the
indenture, in any supplemental indenture or in any debt securities that
may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision contained
therein, , so long as any such action does not adversely affect the
interests of the holders of debt securities of any series in any material
respect;
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or change or eliminate any of the provisions of the indenture to extent as
shall be necessary to permit or facilitate the issuance of debt securities
in bear form, registrable or not registrable as to principal, and with or
without interest coupons;
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to or change any of the provisions of the indenture to permit the
defeasance and discharge of any series of debt securities pursuant to the
indenture;
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change,
or eliminate any of the provisions of the indenture provided that any such
change or elimination shall become effective only when there are no debt
securities outstanding of any series created prior to the execution of
such supplemental indenture;
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evidence
and provide for the acceptance of appointment by a successor or separate
trustee; and
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establish
the form or terms of debt securities of any series and to make any change
that does not adversely affect the interests of the holders of debt
securities.
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With the
consent of the holders of at least a majority in principal amount of debt
securities of each series affected by such supplemental indenture (each series
voting as one class), we and the trustee may enter into one or more supplemental
indentures for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner
or eliminating any of the provisions of the indenture or modifying in any manner
the rights of the holders of debt securities of each such series.
Notwithstanding
our rights and the rights of the trustee to enter into one or more supplemental
indentures with the consent of the holders of debt securities of the affected
series as described above, no such supplemental indenture to be entered into
after issuance of the debt securities shall, without the consent of the holder
of each outstanding debt security of the affected series, among other
things:
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the final maturity of the principal of, or any installment of interest on,
any debt securities;
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the principal amount of any debt securities or the rate of interest on any
debt securities;
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the currency in which any debt securities are
payable;
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release
any security interest that may have been granted with respect to such debt
securities;
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impair
the right of the holders to conduct a proceeding for any remedy available
to the trustee;
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the percentage in principal amount of any series of debt securities whose
holders must consent to an amendment or supplemental
indenture;
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the ranking or priority of the
securities;
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reduce
any premium payable upon the redemption of any debt securities or change
the time at which any debt security may be redeemed;
or
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any change that adversely affects the relative rights of holders of
subordinated debt securities with respect to senior debt
securities.
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Satisfaction
and Discharge of the Indenture; Defeasance
Except to
the extent set forth in a supplemental indenture with respect to any series of
debt securities, we, at our election, may discharge the indenture and the
indenture shall generally cease to be of
any
further effect with respect to that series of debt securities if (a) we have
delivered to the trustee for cancellation all debt securities of that series
(with certain limited exceptions) or (b) all debt securities of that series not
previously delivered to the trustee for cancellation shall have become due and
payable, or are by their terms to become due and payable within one year or are
to be called for redemption within one year, and we have deposited with the
trustee the entire amount sufficient to pay at maturity or upon redemption all
such debt securities.
In
addition, we have a “legal defeasance option” (pursuant to which we may
terminate, with respect to the debt securities of a particular series, all of
our obligations under such debt securities and the indenture with respect to
such debt securities) and a “covenant defeasance option” (pursuant to which we
may terminate, with respect to the debt securities of a particular series, our
obligations with respect to such debt securities under certain specified
covenants contained in the indenture). If we exercise our legal
defeasance option with respect to a series of debt securities, payment of such
debt securities may not be accelerated because of an event of
default. If we exercise our covenant defeasance option with respect
to a series of debt securities, payment of such debt securities may not be
accelerated because of an event of default related to the specified
covenants.
We may
exercise our legal defeasance option or our covenant defeasance option with
respect to the debt securities of a series only if we irrevocably deposit in
trust with the trustee cash or U.S. government obligations (as defined in the
indenture) for the payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest with
respect to such debt securities to maturity or redemption, as the case may
be. In addition, to exercise either of our defeasance options, we
must comply with certain other conditions, including the delivery to the trustee
of an opinion of counsel to the effect that the holders of debt securities of
such series will not recognize income, gain or loss for Federal income tax
purposes as a result of such defeasance and will be subject to Federal income
tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have
been the case if such defeasance had not occurred (and, in the case of legal
defeasance only, such opinion of counsel must be based on a ruling from the
Internal Revenue Service or other change in applicable Federal income tax
law).
The
trustee will hold in trust the cash or U.S. government obligations deposited
with it as described above and will apply the deposited cash and the proceeds
from deposited U.S. government obligations to the payment of principal, premium,
if any, and interest with respect to the debt securities of the defeased
series. In the case of subordinated debt securities, the money and
U.S. government obligations held in trust will not be subject to the
subordination provisions of the indenture.
Mergers,
Consolidations and Certain Sales of Assets
Under the
proposed form of indenture, we may not (1) consolidate with or merge into any
other person or entity or permit any other person or entity to consolidate with
or merge into us in a transaction in which we are not the surviving entity, or
(2) transfer, lease or dispose of all or substantially all of our assets to any
other person or entity unless:
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resulting, surviving or transferee entity shall be a corporation organized
and existing under the laws of the United States or any state thereof and
such resulting, surviving or transferee entity shall expressly assume, by
supplemental indenture, all of our obligations under the debt securities
and the indenture;
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immediately
after giving effect to such transaction (and treating any indebtedness
which becomes an obligation of the resulting, surviving or transferee
entity as a result of such transaction as having been incurred by such
entity at the time of such transaction), no default or event of default
would occur or be continuing;
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shall have delivered to the trustee an officers’ certificate and an
opinion of counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger or
transfer and such supplemental indenture (if any) comply with the
indenture.
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Governing
Law
The
indenture and the debt securities will be governed by the laws of the State of
New York.
No
Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and
Stockholders
No
director, officer, incorporator or stockholder of Cytori , as such, shall have
any liability for any obligations of Cytori under the debt securities or the
indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such
obligations or their creation, solely by reason of his, her, or its status as
director, officer, incorporator or stockholder of Cytori. By accepting a debt
security, each holder waives and releases all such liability, but only such
liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of
the debt securities. Nevertheless, such waiver may not be effective to waive
liabilities under the federal securities laws and it has been the view of the
SEC that such a waiver is against public policy.
Conversion
or Exchange Rights
Any debt
securities issued under the indenture may be convertible into or exchangeable
for shares of our equity securities. The terms and conditions of such conversion
or exchange will be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. Such
terms may include, among others, the following:
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conversion or exchange period;
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provisions
regarding our ability or that of the holder to convert or exchange the
debt securities;
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events
requiring adjustment to the conversion or exchange price;
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provisions
affecting conversion or exchange in the event of our redemption of such
debt securities.
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Concerning
the Trustee
The
indenture provides that there may be more than one trustee with respect to one
or more series of debt securities. If there are different trustees
for different series of debt securities, each trustee will be a trustee of a
trust under a supplemental indenture separate and apart from the trust
administered by any other trustee under such indenture. Except as
otherwise indicated in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement, any action
permitted to be taken by a trustee may be taken by the trustee only with respect
to the one or more series of debt securities for which it is the trustee under
an indenture. Any trustee under the indenture or a supplemental
indenture may resign or be removed with respect to one or more series of debt
securities. All payments of principal of, premium, if any, and
interest on, and all registration, transfer, exchange, authentication and
delivery of (including authentication and delivery on original issuance of the
debt securities), the debt securities of a series will be effected by the
trustee with respect to such series at an office designated by the
trustee.
The
indenture contains limitations on the right of the trustee, should it become a
creditor of Cytori, to obtain payment of claims in certain cases or to realize
on certain property received in respect of any such claim as security or
otherwise. If the trustee acquires an interest that conflicts with
any duties with respect to the debt securities, the trustee is required to
either resign or eliminate such conflicting interest to the extent and in the
manner provided by the indenture.
Limitations
on Issuance of Bearer Debt Securities
Debt
securities in bearer form are subject to special U.S. tax requirements and may
not be offered, sold, or delivered within the United States or its possessions
or to a U.S. person, except in certain transactions permitted by U.S. tax
regulations. Investors should consult the relevant prospectus
supplement, in the event that bearer debt securities are issued for special
procedures and restrictions that will apply to such an offering.
DESCRIPTION
OF WARRANTS
We may issue securities warrants for
the purchase of debt securities, preferred stock or common
stock. Securities warrants may be issued independently or together
with debt securities, preferred stock or common stock and may be attached to or
separate from any offered securities. Each series of securities
warrants will be issued under a separate warrant agreement to be entered into
between us and a securities warrant agent. The securities warrant
agent will act solely as our agent in connection with the securities warrants
and will not assume any obligation or relationship of agency or trust for or
with any registered holders of securities warrants or beneficial owners of
securities warrants. This summary of some provisions of the
securities warrants is not complete. You should refer to the
securities warrant agreement, including the forms of securities warrant
certificate representing the securities warrants, relating to the specific
securities warrants being offered for the complete terms of the securities
warrant agreement and the securities warrants. The securities warrant
agreement, together with the terms of securities warrant certificate and
securities warrants, will be filed with the SEC in connection with the offering
of the specific securities warrants.
The particular terms of any issue of
securities warrants will be described in the prospectus supplement relating to
the issue. Those terms may include:
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title of such warrants;
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the
aggregate number of such warrants;
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the
price or prices at which such warrants will be
issued;
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the
currency or currencies (including composite currencies) in which the price
of such warrants may be payable;
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the
terms of the securities purchasable upon exercise of such warrants and the
procedures and conditions relating to the exercise of such
warrants;
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the
price at which the securities purchasable upon exercise of such warrants
may be purchased;
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the
date on which the right to exercise such warrants will commence and the
date on which such right shall
expire;
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any
provisions for adjustment of the number or amount of securities receivable
upon exercise of the warrants or the exercise price of the
warrants;
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if
applicable, the minimum or maximum amount of such warrants that may be
exercised at any one time;
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if
applicable, the designation and terms of the securities with which such
warrants are issued and the number of such warrants issued with each such
security;
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if
applicable, the date on and after which such warrants and the related
securities will be separately
transferable;
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information
with respect to book-entry procedures, if any;
and
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any
other terms of such warrants, including terms, procedures and limitations
relating to the exchange or exercise of such
warrants.
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The prospectus supplement relating to
any warrants to purchase equity securities may also include, if applicable, a
discussion of certain U.S. federal income tax and ERISA
considerations.
Securities warrants for the purchase of
preferred stock and common stock will be offered and exercisable for U.S.
dollars only. Securities warrants will be issued in registered form
only.
Each securities warrant will entitle
its holder to purchase the principal amount of debt securities or the number of
shares of preferred stock or common stock at the exercise price set forth in, or
calculable as set forth in, the applicable prospectus supplement.
After the close of business on the
expiration date, unexercised securities warrants will become void. We
will specify the place or places where, and the manner in which, securities
warrants may be exercised in the applicable prospectus supplement.
Upon receipt of payment and the warrant
certificate properly completed and duly executed at the corporate trust office
of the warrant agent or any other office indicated in the applicable prospectus
supplement, we will, as soon as practicable, forward the purchased
securities. If less than all of the warrants represented by the
warrant certificate are exercised, a new warrant certificate will be issued for
the remaining warrants.
Prior to the exercise of any securities
warrants to purchase debt securities, preferred stock or common stock, holders
of the securities warrants will not have any of the rights of holders of the
debt securities, preferred stock or common stock purchasable upon exercise,
including (i) in the case of securities warrants for the purchase of debt
securities, the right to receive payments of principal of, any premium or
interest on the debt securities purchasable upon exercise or to enforce
covenants in the applicable indenture, or (ii) in the case of securities
warrants for the purchase of preferred stock or common stock, the right to vote
or to receive any payments of dividends on the preferred stock or common stock
purchasable upon exercise.
The
following summarizes the terms of common stock warrants and preferred stock
warrants we may issue. We urge you to read the detailed provisions of
the stock warrant agreement that we will enter into with a stock warrant agent
we select at the time of issue.
General
We may
issue units comprised of one or more debt securities, shares of common stock,
shares of preferred stock and warrants in any combination. Each unit
will be issued so that the holder of the unit is also the holder of each
security included in the unit. Thus, the holder of a unit will have
the rights and
obligations
of a holder of each included security. The unit agreement under which
a unit is issued may provide that the securities included in the unit may not be
held or transferred separately, at any time or at any time before a specified
date.
We will
describe in the applicable prospectus supplement the terms of the series of
units, including, but not limited to:
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designation and terms of the units and of the securities comprising the
units, including whether and under what circumstances those securities may
be held or transferred separately;
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provisions of the governing unit agreement that differ from those
described below; and
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provisions for the issuance, payment, settlement, transfer or exchange of
the units or of the securities comprising the
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The
provisions described in this section, as well as those described under
“Description of Common Stock and Preferred Stock,” “Description of Debt
Securities” and “Description of Warrants” will apply to each unit and to any
common stock, preferred stock, debt security or warrant included in each unit,
respectively.
Issuance
in Series
We may
issue units in such amounts and in numerous distinct series as we
determine.
Enforceability
of Rights by Holders of Units
Each unit
agent will act solely as our agent under the applicable unit agreement and will
not assume any obligation or relationship of agency or trust with any holder of
any unit. A single bank or trust company may act as unit agent for
more than one series of units. A unit agent will have no duty or
responsibility in case of any default by us under the applicable unit agreement
or unit, including any duty or responsibility to initiate any proceedings at law
or otherwise, or to make any demand upon us. Any holder of a unit
may, without the consent of the related unit agent or the holder of any other
unit, enforce by appropriate legal action its rights as holder under any
security included in the unit.
We, the
unit agents and any of their agents may treat the registered holder of any unit
certificate as an absolute owner of the units evidenced by that certificate for
any purpose and as the person entitled to exercise the rights attaching to the
units so requested, despite any notice to the contrary.
PLAN
OF DISTRIBUTION
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agents to the public or to
investors;
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underwriters for resale to the public or to
investors;
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We will set forth in a prospectus
supplement the terms of that particular offering of securities,
including:
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name or names of any agents or
underwriters;
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purchase price of the securities being offered and the proceeds we will
receive from the sale;
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over-allotment options under which underwriters may purchase additional
securities from us;
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agency fees or underwriting discounts and other items constituting agents’
or underwriters’ compensation;
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initial public offering price;
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discounts or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers;
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securities exchanges or markets on which such securities may be
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Agents
We may designate agents who agree to
use their reasonable efforts to solicit purchases of our securities for the
period of their appointment or to sell our securities on a continuing
basis.
Underwriters
If we use underwriters for a sale of
securities, the underwriters will acquire the securities for their own
account. The underwriters may resell the securities in one or more
transactions, including negotiated transactions, at a fixed public offering
price or at varying prices determined at the time of sale. The
obligations of the underwriters to purchase the securities will be subject to
the conditions set forth in the applicable underwriting
agreement. The underwriters will be obligated to purchase all the
securities of the series offered if they purchase any of the securities of that
series. We may change from time to time any initial public offering
price and any discounts or concessions the underwriters allow or reallow or pay
to dealers. We may use underwriters with whom we have a material
relationship. We will describe the nature of any such relationship in
any prospectus supplement naming any such underwriter. Only
underwriters we name in the prospectus supplement are underwriters of the
securities offered by the prospectus supplement.
Direct
Sales
We may also sell securities directly to
one or more purchasers without using underwriters or
agents. Underwriters, dealers and agents that participate in the
distribution of the securities may be
underwriters
as defined in the Securities Act, and any discounts or commissions they receive
from us and any profit on their resale of the securities may be treated as
underwriting discounts and commissions under the Securities Act. We
will identify in the applicable prospectus supplement any underwriters, dealers
or agents and will describe their compensation. We may have
agreements with the underwriters, dealers and agents to indemnify them against
specified civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities
Act. Underwriters, dealers and agents may engage in transactions with
or perform services for us in the ordinary course of their
businesses.
Trading
Markets and Listing of Securities
Unless otherwise specified in the
applicable prospectus supplement, each class or series of securities will be a
new issue with no established trading market, other than our common stock, which
is listed on the NASDAQ Global Market. We may elect to list any other
class or series of securities on any exchange or market, but we are not
obligated to do so. It is possible that one or more underwriters may
make a market in a class or series of securities, but the underwriters will not
be obligated to do so and may discontinue any market making at any time without
notice. We cannot give any assurance as to the liquidity of the
trading market for any of the securities.
Stabilization
Activities
Any underwriter may engage in
overallotment, stabilizing transactions, short covering transactions and penalty
bids in accordance with Regulation M under the Exchange
Act. Overallotment involves sales in excess of the offering size,
which create a short position. Stabilizing transactions permit bids
to purchase the underlying security so long as the stabilizing bids do not
exceed a specified maximum. Short covering transactions involve
purchases of the securities in the open market after the distribution is
completed to cover short positions. Penalty bids permit the
underwriters to reclaim a selling concession from a dealer when the securities
originally sold by the dealer are purchased in a covering transaction to cover
short positions. Those activities may cause the price of the
securities to be higher than it would otherwise be. If commenced, the
underwriters may discontinue any of these activities at any time.
Passive
Market Making
Any underwriters who are qualified
market makers on the NASDAQ Global Market may engage in passive market making
transactions in the securities on the NASDAQ Global Market in accordance with
Rule 103 of Regulation M, during the business day prior to the pricing of the
offering, before the commencement of offers or sales of the
securities. Passive market makers must comply with applicable volume
and price limitations and must be identified as passive market
makers. In general, a passive market maker must display its bid at a
price not in excess of the highest independent bid for such
security. If all independent bids are lowered below the passive
market maker’s bid, however, the passive market maker’s bid must then be lowered
when certain purchase limits are exceeded.
LEGAL
MATTERS
The validity of the issuance of the
securities offered by this prospectus will be passed upon for us by DLA Piper
LLP (US), San Diego, California. If the validity of any securities is
also passed upon by counsel for the underwriters of an offering of those
securities, that counsel will be named in the prospectus supplement relating to
that offering.
EXPERTS
The consolidated financial statements
and schedule of Cytori Therapeutics, Inc. as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, and
for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2007, and
management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial
reporting as of December 31, 2007, have been incorporated by reference herein
and in the registration statement in reliance upon the reports of KPMG LLP,
independent registered public accounting firm, incorporated by reference herein,
and upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and
auditing.
WHERE
YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We file annual, quarterly and current
reports, proxy statements and other information electronically with the SEC. You
may read and copy these reports, proxy statements and other information at the
SEC’s public reference room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549 or at
the SEC’s other public reference facilities. Please call the SEC at
1-800-SEC-0330 for more information about the operation of the public reference
room. You can request copies of these documents by writing to the SEC and paying
a fee for the copying costs. The SEC also maintains an Internet site that
contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information
regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC, including us. The SEC’s
Internet site can be found at http://www.sec.gov. In
addition, we make available on or through our Internet site copies of these
reports as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file or
furnish them to the SEC. Our Internet site can be found at http://www.cytoritx.com.
INCORPORATION
OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE
We are allowed to incorporate by
reference information contained in documents that we file with the SEC. This
means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to
those documents and that the information in this prospectus is not complete. You
should read the information incorporated by reference for more detail. We
incorporate by reference in two ways. First, we list below certain documents
that we have already filed with the SEC. The information in these documents is
considered part of this prospectus. Second, the information in documents that we
file in the future will update and supersede the current information in, and be
incorporated by reference in, this prospectus.
We incorporate by reference into this
prospectus the documents listed below, any filings we make with the SEC pursuant
to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of the
initial registration statement of which this prospectus is a part and prior to
the effectiveness of the registration statement, and any filings we make with
the SEC pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act from
the date of this prospectus until the termination of this offering (in each
case, except for the information furnished under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 in any
current report on Form 8-K and Form 8-K/A):
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our
annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007 filed
with the SEC on March 14, 2008, as amended on December 17, 2008 (File No.
000-32501-08688858);
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·
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the
information specifically incorporated by reference into our annual report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007 from our definitive
proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on April 29, 2008 (File
No. 000-32501-08785770);
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·
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our
quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March
31, 2008 filed with the SEC on May 9, 2008, as amended on December 17,
2008 (File No. 000-32501-08817088);
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·
|
our
quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30,
2008 filed with the SEC on August 11, 2008, as amended on December 17,
2008 (File No.
000-32501-081006313);
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·
|
our
quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended
September 30, 2008 filed with the SEC on November 10, 2008, as amended on
December 17, 2008 (File No.
000-32501-081176037);
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·
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our
current report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 6, 2008 (File
No. 000-32501-08581751);
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·
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our
current report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 19, 2008 (File
No. 000-32501-08624415);
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·
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our
current report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 29, 2008 (File
No. 000-32501-08656338);
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·
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our
current report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 5, 2008 (File No.
000-32501-08800453);
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·
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our
current report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 10, 2008 (File No.
000-32501-08890725);
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·
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our
current report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 8, 2008 (File No.
000-32501-081000507);
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·
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our
current report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 14, 2008 (File No.
000-32501-081020005);
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·
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our
current report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 15, 2008 (File
No. 000-32501-081124493);
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·
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the
description of our common stock contained in our registration statement on
Form 10/A filed with the SEC on July 16, 2001 (File No.
000-32501-1682501); and
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·
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the
description of our Series RP Preferred Stock Purchase Rights contained in
our registration statement on Form 8-A filed with the SEC on May 30, 2003
(File No. . 000-32501-03725608), including any amendments or reports filed
for the purpose of updating the
description.
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We will provide each person, including
any beneficial owner, to whom a prospectus is delivered, a copy of any or all of
the information that has been incorporated by reference into this prospectus but
not delivered with this prospectus upon written or oral request at no cost to
the requester. Requests should be directed to: Cytori Therapeutics, Inc., 3020
Callan Road, San Diego, CA 92121, Attn: Investor Relations,
telephone:
(858) 458-0900.
This prospectus is part of a
registration statement that we filed with the SEC. The registration statement
contains more information than this prospectus regarding us and our common
stock, including certain exhibits and schedules. You can obtain a copy of the
registration statement from the SEC at the address listed above or from the
SEC’s Internet website.
You should rely only on the information
provided in and incorporated by reference into this prospectus or any prospectus
supplement. We have not authorized anyone else to provide you with different
information. You should not assume that the information in this prospectus or
any prospectus supplement is accurate as of any date other than the date on the
front cover of these documents.
PART II
INFORMATION
NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
14. |
Other Expenses of Issuance and
Distribution |
The
following table sets forth the various expenses to be incurred in connection
with the registration of the securities being registered hereby, all of which
will be borne by Cytori Therapeutics, Inc. All of the amounts shown
are estimated except the SEC registration fee.
Securities
and Exchange Commission registration fee
|
|
$ |
2,948 |
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Transfer
agent’s and trustee’s fees and expenses
|
|
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15,000 |
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Printing
and engraving expenses
|
|
|
15,000 |
|
Legal
fees and expenses
|
|
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40,000 |
|
Accounting
fees and expenses
|
|
|
15,000 |
|
Miscellaneous
expenses |
|
|
7,052
|
|
Total
|
|
$ |
95,000 |
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15. |
Indemnification of Officers and
Directors |
Section 145 of the Delaware General
Corporation Law authorizes a court to award or a corporation’s board of
directors to grant indemnification to directors and officers in terms
sufficiently broad to permit such indemnification under certain circumstances
for liabilities (including reimbursement for expenses incurred) arising under
the Securities Act.
Our amended and restated certificate of
incorporation, or our Certificate, includes a provision that, to the fullest
extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, eliminates the
personal liability of our directors for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary
duty as a director. In addition, together our Certificate and our bylaws, as
amended, require us to indemnify, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any
person made or threatened to be made a party to an action or proceeding (whether
criminal, civil, administrative or investigative) by reason of the fact that
such person is or was a director, officer or employee of Cytori or any
predecessor of ours, or serves or served at any other enterprise as a director,
officer or employee at our request or the request of any predecessor of ours,
against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines, settlements and
other amounts actually and reasonably incurred in connection with any
proceeding, arising by reason of the fact that such person is or was an agent of
ours. Our bylaws also provide that we may, to the fullest extent provided by
law, indemnify any person against expenses (including attorneys’ fees),
judgments, fines, settlements and other amounts actually and reasonably incurred
in connection with any proceeding, arising by reason of the fact that such
person is or was an agent of ours. We are required to advance expenses incurred
by our directors, officers, employees and agents in defending any action or
proceeding for which indemnification is required or permitted, subject to
certain limited exceptions. The indemnification rights conferred by our bylaws
are not exclusive.
We have obtained directors and officers
liability insurance.
A list of
exhibits filed herewith is contained in the exhibit index that immediately
precedes such exhibits and is incorporated herein by reference.
(a) The
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file,
during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this registration statement:
(i) To
include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities
Act of 1933;
(ii) To
reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date
of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment
thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change
in the information set forth in the registration statement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities
offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that
which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the
estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus
filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the
aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20 percent
change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of
Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement;
and
(iii) To
include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to
such information in the registration statement;
Provided, however, that
paragraphs (a)(1)(i), (a)(1)(ii) and (a)(1)(iii) do not apply if the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by
the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the
registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant
to Rule 424(b) that is part of the registration
statement;
(2) That, for
the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each
such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
thereof;
(3) To remove
from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities
being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
offering;
(4) That, for
the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any
purchaser:
(A) Each
prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be
deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed
prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement;
and
(B) Each
prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5) or
(b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B
relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii) or
(x) for the purpose of providing the information required by
Section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part
of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such
form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first
contract
of sale
of
securities in the offering described in prospectus. As
provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person
that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a
new
effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the
registration statement to which the prospectus relates, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
thereof. Provided,
however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus
that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or
deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus
that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time
of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any
statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was
part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately
prior to such effective date; and
(5) That, for
the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act
of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, the
undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of
the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless
of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the
securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the
following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the
purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such
purchaser:
(i) Any
preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to
the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;
(ii) Any free
writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the
undersigned Registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned
registrant;
(iii) The
portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing
material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided
by or on behalf of an undersigned registrant; and
(iv) Any other
communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned
registrant to the purchaser.
(b) The
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant’s
annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit
plan’s annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be
deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c) The
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to supplement the prospectus, after the
expiration of the subscription period, to set forth the results of the
subscription offer, the transactions by the underwriters during the subscription
period, the amount of unsubscribed securities to be purchased by the
underwriters, and the terms of any subsequent reoffering thereof. If
any public offering by the underwriters is to be made on terms differing from
those set forth on the cover page of the prospectus, a post-effective
amendment will be filed to set forth the terms of such offering.
(d) Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may
be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant
pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been
advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is,
therefore,
unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against
such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred
or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the
registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is
asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the
securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its
counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court
of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is
against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.
(e) The
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that:
(1) For
purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, the
information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this
registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of
prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or 497(h)
under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this registration
statement as of the time it was declared effective.
(2) For
the purpose of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each post-effective
amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.
(f) The
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to file an application for the
purpose of determining the eligibility of the trustee to act under subsection
(a) of Section 310 of the Trust Indenture Act in accordance
with the rules and regulations prescribed by the Commission under
Section 305(b)(2) of the Act.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that
it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for
filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of San
Diego, State of California, on January 30, 2009.
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CYTORI
THERAPEUTICS, INC. |
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By:
/s/ Christopher J.
Calhoun
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Christopher J. Calhoun |
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Chief Executive Officer |
POWER
OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL
PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below
constitutes and appoints Christopher J. Calhoun and Mark E. Saad, and each of
them acting individually, as his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and
agent, with full power of each to act alone, with full powers of substitution
and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in
any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this registration
statement (including post-effective amendments and any related registration
statements filed pursuant to Rule 462 and otherwise), and to file the same with
all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, and full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully for
all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby
ratifying and confirming that all said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of
them or their substitute or resubstitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration
statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the
dates indicated.
SIGNATURE
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TITLE
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DATE
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/s/
Ronald D. Henriksen
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Chairman
of the Board of Directors
|
January
30, 2009
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Ronald
D. Henriksen
|
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/s/
Christopher J. Calhoun
|
Chief
Executive Officer, Vice-Chairman, Director (Principal Executive
Officer)
|
January 30,
2009
|
Christopher
J. Calhoun
|
|
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/s/
Marc H. Hedrick, MD
|
President,
Director
|
January
30, 2009
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Marc
H. Hedrick, MD
|
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|
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/s/
Mark E. Saad
|
Chief
Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
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January
30, 2009
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Mark
E. Saad
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|
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/s/
John W. Townsend
|
Chief
Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)
|
January
30, 2009
|
John
W. Townsend
|
|
|
|
|
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/s/
Richard J. Hawkins
|
Director
|
January
30, 2009
|
Richard
J. Hawkins
|
|
|
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|
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/s/
Paul W. Hawran
|
Director
|
January
30, 2009
|
Paul
W. Hawran
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|
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|
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/s/
E. Carmack Holmes, MD
|
Director
|
January
30, 2009
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E.
Carmack Holmes, MD
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|
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/s/
David M. Rickey
|
Director
|
January
30, 2009
|
David
M. Rickey
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Exhibit
Number
|
Description
|
|
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1.1
|
Form
of Underwriting Agreement (to be filed by amendment or as an exhibit to a
report pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c) or 15(d) of the Exchange
Act)
|
|
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2.5
|
Asset
Purchase Agreement dated May 30, 2007, by and between Cytori
Therapeutics, Inc. and MacroPore Acquisition Sub, Inc (filed as
Exhibit 2.5 to our Form 10-Q Quarterly Report as filed on August
14, 2007 (File No. 000-32501-071054007) and incorporated by reference
herein)
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|
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3.1
|
Amended
and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (filed as Exhibit 3.1
to our Form 10-Q Quarterly Report as filed on August 13, 2002 (File
No. 000-32501-02727729) and incorporated by reference
herein)
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|
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3.2
|
Amended
and Restated Bylaws of Cytori Therapeutics, Inc. (filed as
Exhibit 3.2 to our Form 10-Q Quarterly Report, as filed on
August 14, 2003 (File No. 000-32501-03844770) and incorporated by
reference herein)
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|
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3.3
|
Certificate
of Ownership and Merger (effecting name change to Cytori Therapeutics,
Inc.) (filed as Exhibit 3.1.1 to our Form 10-Q, as filed on November 14,
2005 (File No. 000-32501-051202324) and incorporated by reference
herein)
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|
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4.1
|
Rights
Agreement, dated as of May 19, 2003, between Cytori Therapeutics, Inc. and
Computershare Trust Company, Inc. as Rights Agent, which includes: as
Exhibit A thereto, the Form of Certificate of Designation, Preferences and
Rights of Series RP Preferred Stock of Cytori Therapeutics, Inc.; as
Exhibit B thereto, the Form of Right Certificate; and, as Exhibit C
thereto, the Summary of Rights to Purchase Series RP Preferred Stock
(filed as Exhibit 4.1 to our Form 8-A which was filed on May 30, 2003
(File No. 000-32501-03725608) and incorporated by reference
herein)
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4.1.1
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Amendment
No. 1 to Rights Agreement dated as of May 12, 2005, between Cytori
Therapeutics, Inc. and Computershare Trust Company, Inc. as Rights Agent
(filed as Exhibit 4.1.1 to our Form 8-K, which was filed on May 18, 2005
(File No. 000-32501-05842203) and incorporated by reference
herein)
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4.1.2
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Amendment
No. 2 to Rights Agreement, dated as of August 28, 2007, between us and
Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (as successor to Computershare Trust
Company, Inc.), as Rights Agent (filed as Exhibit 4.1.1 to our Form 8-K,
which was filed on September 4, 2007 (File No. 000-32501-071096673) and
incorporated by reference herein)
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4.2*
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Form
of Senior Indenture
|
|
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4.3*
|
Form
of Subordinated Indenture
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|
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4.4
|
Form
of Warrant (to be filed by amendment or as an exhibit to a report pursuant
to Section 13(a), 13(c) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act)
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4.5
|
Form
of Unit Agreement (to be filed by amendment or as an exhibit to a report
pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c) or 15(d) of the Exchange
Act)
|
|
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4.6
|
Form
of Common Stock Certificate (to be filed by amendment or as an exhibit to
a report pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c) or 15(d) of the Exchange
Act)
|
|
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4.7
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Form
of Preferred Stock Certificate (to be filed by amendment or as an exhibit
to a report pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c) or 15(d) of the Exchange
Act)
|
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4.8
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Form
of Certificate of Designation with respect to Preferred Stock (to be filed
by amendment or as an exhibit to a report pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c)
or 15(d) of the Exchange Act)
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|
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5.1*
|
Opinion
of DLA Piper LLP (US)
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|
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12.1* |
Statement
Regarding Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed
Charges |
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23.1* |
Consent
of KPMG LLP
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23.2*
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Consent
of DLA Piper LLP (US) (included in Exhibit 5.1). |
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24.1* |
Power
of attorney (included on the signature page to the registration
statement). |
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25.1 |
Statement
of Eligibility on Form T-1 under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as
amended (to be filed by amendment or as an exhibit to a report pursuant to
Section 13(a), 13(c) or 15(d) of the Exchange
Act) |
* Filed
herewith
ex4-2_formsrindenture.htm
EXHIBIT
4.2
FORM OF
SENIOR INDENTURE
CYTORI
THERAPEUTICS, INC.
and
[______________________]
TRUSTEE
INDENTURE
DATED AS
OF [__________], [____]
SENIOR
DEBT SECURITIES
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
DEFINITIONS
AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION
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Page |
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SECTION
101.
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Definitions
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1
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Act
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1
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Affiliate
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1
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Authenticating
Agent
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1
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Beneficial
Owner
|
1
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Board
of Directors
|
1
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Board
Resolution
|
1
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Business
Day
|
1
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Commission
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2
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Company
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2
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“Company
Request” or “Company Order”
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2
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Corporate
Trust Office
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2
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Corporation
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2
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Defaulted
Interest
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2
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Depositary
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2
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“Dollar”
or “$”
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2
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Euro
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2
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Event
of Default
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2
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Extension
Notice
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2
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Extension
Period
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2
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Final
Maturity
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2
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Fixed
Rate Security
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2
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Floating
Rate Security
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2
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Foreign
Currency
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2
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Global
Security
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2
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Holder
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2
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Indenture
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2
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Interest
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2
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Interest
Payment Date
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3
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Journal
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3
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Lien
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3
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Market
Exchange Rate
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3
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Maturity
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3
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Officers’
Certificate
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3
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Opinion
of Counsel
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3
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Optional
Reset Date
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3
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Original
Issue Discount Security
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3
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Original
Stated Maturity
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3
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Outstanding
|
3
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Paying
Agent
|
3
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Person
|
3
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Place
of Payment
|
4
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Predecessor
Security
|
4
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Property
|
4
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Redemption
Date
|
4
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Redemption
Price
|
4
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Regular
Record Date
|
4
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Reset
Notice
|
4
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Responsible
Officer
|
4
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|
Securities
|
4
|
|
Security
Register and Security Registrar
|
4
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Special
Record Date
|
4
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Stated
Maturity
|
4
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Subsequent
Interest Period
|
4
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Subsidiary
|
4
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Page |
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Trustee
|
4
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Trust
Indenture Act |
4 |
|
Vice
President |
4 |
SECTION
102.
|
Compliance
Certificates and Opinions
|
4
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SECTION
103.
|
Form
of Documents Delivered to Trustee
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5
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SECTION
104.
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Acts
of Holders
|
5
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SECTION
105.
|
Notices,
Etc., to Trustee and Company
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6
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SECTION
106.
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Notice
to Holders; Waiver
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6
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SECTION
107.
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Conflict
with Trust Indenture Act
|
6
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SECTION
108.
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Effect
of Headings and Table of Contents
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6
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SECTION
109.
|
Successors
and Assigns
|
6
|
SECTION
110.
|
Separability
Clause
|
7
|
SECTION
111.
|
Benefits
of Indenture
|
7
|
SECTION
112.
|
Governing
Law
|
7
|
SECTION
113.
|
Legal
Holidays
|
7
|
SECTION
114.
|
Indenture
and Securities Solely Corporate Obligations
|
7
|
SECTION
115.
|
Consent
of Holders of Securities in a Foreign Currency or Euros
|
7
|
SECTION
116.
|
Payment
Currency
|
7
|
ARTICLE
TWO
SECURITY
FORMS
SECTION
201.
|
Forms
Generally
|
8
|
SECTION
202.
|
Form
of Trustee’s Certificate of Authentication
|
8
|
ARTICLE
THREE
THE
SECURITIES
SECTION
301.
|
Amount
Unlimited; Issuable in Series
|
8
|
SECTION
302.
|
Denominations
|
10
|
SECTION
303.
|
Execution,
Authentication, Delivery and Dating
|
10
|
SECTION
304.
|
Temporary
Securities
|
11
|
SECTION
305.
|
Registration,
Registration of Transfer and Exchange
|
11
|
SECTION
306.
|
Mutilated,
Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities
|
11
|
SECTION
307.
|
Payment
of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved; Optional Interest
Reset
|
12
|
SECTION
308.
|
Persons
Deemed Owners
|
13
|
SECTION
309.
|
Cancellation
|
13
|
SECTION
310.
|
Computation
of Interest
|
13
|
SECTION
311.
|
Global
Securities
|
13
|
SECTION
312.
|
Optional
Extension of Maturity
|
15
|
SECTION
313.
|
CUSIP
and ISIN Numbers
|
15
|
ARTICLE
FOUR
SATISFACTION
AND DISCHARGE
SECTION
401.
|
Satisfaction
and Discharge of Securities of any Series
|
15
|
SECTION
402.
|
Satisfaction
and Discharge of Indenture
|
16
|
SECTION
403.
|
Application
of Trust Money
|
17
|
ARTICLE
FIVE
REMEDIES
SECTION
501.
|
Events
of Default
|
17
|
SECTION
502.
|
Acceleration
of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment
|
18
|
SECTION
503.
|
Collection
of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee
|
18
|
SECTION
504.
|
Trustee
May File Proofs of Claim
|
19
|
SECTION
505.
|
Trustee
May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Securities
|
19
|
SECTION
506.
|
Application
of Money Collected
|
19
|
SECTION
507.
|
Limitation
on Suits
|
19
|
SECTION
508.
|
Unconditional
Right of Holders to Receive Principal, Premium and
Interest
|
20
|
SECTION
509.
|
Restoration
of Rights and Remedies
|
20
|
|
|
Page |
|
|
|
SECTION
510.
|
Rights
and Remedies Cumulative
|
20
|
SECTION
511.
|
Delay
or Omission Not Waiver
|
20
|
SECTION
512.
|
Control
by Holders
|
20
|
SECTION
513.
|
Waiver
of Past Defaults
|
20
|
SECTION
514.
|
Undertaking
for Costs
|
21
|
ARTICLE
SIX
THE
TRUSTEE
SECTION
601.
|
Certain
Duties and Responsibilities
|
21
|
SECTION
602.
|
Notice
of Defaults
|
22
|
SECTION
603.
|
Certain
Rights of Trustee
|
22
|
SECTION
604.
|
Not
Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities
|
22
|
SECTION
605.
|
May
Hold Securities
|
23
|
SECTION
606.
|
Money
Held in Trust
|
23
|
SECTION
607.
|
Compensation
and Reimbursement
|
23
|
SECTION
608.
|
Corporate
Trustee Required; Eligibility; Conflicting Interests
|
23
|
SECTION
609.
|
Resignation
and Removal; Appointment of Successor
|
23
|
SECTION
610.
|
Acceptance
of Appointment by Successor
|
24
|
SECTION
611.
|
Merger,
Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business
|
25
|
SECTION
612.
|
Preferential
Collection of Claims Against Company
|
25
|
SECTION
613.
|
Appointment
of Authenticating Agent
|
25
|
ARTICLE
SEVEN
HOLDERS’
LISTS AND REPORTS BY TRUSTEE AND COMPANY
SECTION
701.
|
Holder
Lists
|
26
|
SECTION
702.
|
Communications
by Holders with Other Holders
|
26
|
SECTION
703.
|
Reports
by Trustee
|
26
|
SECTION
704.
|
Reports
by Company
|
26
|
ARTICLE
EIGHT
SUCCESSOR
CORPORATION
SECTION
801.
|
Limitation
on Consolidation, Merger and Sale of Assets
|
27
|
SECTION
802.
|
Successor
Person Substituted
|
27
|
ARTICLE
NINE
SUPPLEMENTAL
INDENTURES
SECTION
901.
|
Supplemental
Indentures Without Consent of Holders
|
27
|
SECTION
902.
|
Supplemental
Indentures with Consent of Holders
|
28
|
SECTION
903.
|
Execution
of Supplemental Indentures
|
29
|
SECTION
904.
|
Effect
of Supplemental Indentures
|
29
|
SECTION
905.
|
Conformity
with Trust Indenture Act
|
29
|
SECTION
906.
|
Reference
in Securities to Supplemental Indentures
|
29
|
ARTICLE
TEN
COVENANTS
SECTION
1001.
|
Payment
of Principal, Premium and Interest
|
29
|
SECTION
1002.
|
Maintenance
of Office or Agency
|
29
|
SECTION
1003.
|
Money
for Securities Payments to Be Held in Trust
|
30
|
SECTION
1004.
|
Corporate
Existence
|
30
|
SECTION
1005.
|
Statement
as to Compliance
|
31
|
SECTION
1006.
|
Waiver
of Certain Covenants
|
31
|
ARTICLE
ELEVEN
REDEMPTION
OF SECURITIES
SECTION
1101.
|
Applicability
of Article
|
31
|
SECTION
1102.
|
Election
to Redeem; Notice to Trustee
|
31
|
SECTION
1103.
|
Selection
by Trustee of Securities to be Redeemed
|
31
|
|
|
Page |
|
|
|
SECTION
1104.
|
Notice
of Redemption
|
32
|
SECTION
1105.
|
Deposit
of Redemption Price
|
32
|
SECTION
1106.
|
Securities
Payable on Redemption Date
|
32
|
SECTION
1107.
|
Securities
Redeemed in Part
|
32
|
ARTICLE
TWELVE
SINKING
FUNDS
SECTION
1201.
|
Applicability
of Article
|
33
|
SECTION
1202.
|
Satisfaction
of Sinking Fund Payments with Securities
|
33
|
SECTION
1203.
|
Redemption
of Securities for Sinking Fund
|
33
|
ARTICLE
THIRTEEN
REPAYMENT
AT THE OPTION OF HOLDERS
SECTION
1301.
|
Applicability
of Article
|
33
|
INDENTURE, dated as of [___________], [____], between Cytori
Therapeutics, Inc., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of
the State of Delaware (herein called the “Company”), and [_________________], as
trustee (herein called the “Trustee”).
RECITALS
OF THE COMPANY
The
Company has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture to
provide for the issuance from time to time of its unsecured or secured and
unsubordinated debentures, notes or other evidences of senior indebtedness
(herein called the “Securities”), to be issued in one or more series as in this
Indenture provided.
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 or of any series thereof,
as follows:
ARTICLE
ONE
DEFINITIONS
AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION
SECTION
101. Definitions.
For all
purposes of this Indenture, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the
context otherwise requires:
(1) the terms
defined in this Article have the meanings assigned to them in this Article and
include the plural as well as the singular;
(2) all other
terms used herein which are defined in the Trust Indenture Act, either directly
or by reference therein, have the meanings assigned to them
therein;
(3) all
accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them
in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and, except as
otherwise herein expressly provided, the term “generally accepted accounting
principles” with respect to any computation required or permitted hereunder
shall mean such accounting principles as are generally accepted in the United
States of America at the date of such computation; and
(4) the words
“herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to
this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other
subdivision.
“Act,”
when used with respect to any Holder, has the meaning specified in Section
104.
“Affiliate”
of any specified person means any other Person directly or indirectly
controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with
such specified Person. For the purposes of this definition, “control” when used
with respect to any specified Person means the power to direct the management
and policies of such person, directly or indirectly, whether through the
ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms
“controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the
foregoing.
“Authenticating
Agent” means any Person authorized by the Trustee to act on behalf of the
Trustee to authenticate and deliver one or more series of
Securities.
“Beneficial
Owner” means, with respect to Global Securities, the Person who is the
beneficial owner of such Securities as effected on the books of the Depositary
for such Securities or on the books of a Person maintaining an account with such
Depositary (directly or as an indirect participant, in accordance with the rules
of such Depositary).
“Board of
Directors” means either the board of directors of the Company or any duly
authorized committee of that board.
“Board
Resolution” means a copy of a resolution certified by the Secretary or an
Assistant Secretary of the Company to have been duly adopted by the Board of
Directors and to be in full force and effect on the date of such certification,
and delivered to the Trustee.
“Business
Day,” when used with respect to any Place of Payment, means each Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday which is not a day on which banking
institutions in that Place of Payment, and (i) with respect to Securities
denominated in a
Foreign
Currency, the capital city of the country of the Foreign Currency, or (ii) with
respect to Securities denominated in Euros, Luxembourg, are authorized or
obligated by it to close.
“Commission”
means the Securities and Exchange Commission, as from time to time constituted,
created under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or, if at any
time after the execution of this instrument such Commission is not existing and
performing the duties now assigned to it under the Trust Indenture Act, then the
body performing such duties at such time.
“Company”
means the Person named as the “Company” in the first paragraph of this Indenture
until a successor corporation shall have become such pursuant to the applicable
provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter “Company” shall mean such successor
corporation.
“Company
Request” or “Company Order” means a written request or order signed in the name
of the Company by its Chairman, its President or a Vice President, and by its
Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer, its Controller, an Assistant Controller, its
Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, and delivered to the Trustee.
“Corporate Trust Office” means the principal corporate trust office
of the Trustee at which at any particular time its corporate trust business
shall be principally administered. At the date of this Indenture, the Corporate
Trust Office of the Trustee is located at [ ],
except that whenever a provision herein refers to an office or agency of the
Trustee in the Borough of Manhattan, City of New York, New York, such office is
located, at the date hereof, at [_________].
“Corporation”
includes corporations, associations, companies and business trusts.
“Defaulted
Interest” has the meaning specified in Section 307.
“Depositary”
means a clearing agency registered as such under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, or any successor thereto, which shall in either case be
designated by the Company pursuant to Section 301 until a successor Depositary
shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture,
and thereafter “Depositary” shall mean or include each Person who is then a
Depositary hereunder, and if at any time there is more than one such Person,
such Persons. “Depositary” as used with respect to the Securities of any series
shall mean the Depositary with respect to the Securities of that
series.
“Dollar”
or “$” or any similar reference means the coin or currency of the United States
of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for the payment of public
and private debts.
“Euro”
means the single currency of participating member states of the economic and
monetary union as contemplated in the Treaty on European Union.
“Event of
Default” has the meaning specified in Section 501.
“Extension
Notice” has the meaning specified in Section 312.
“Extension
Period” has the meaning specified in Section 312.
“Final
Maturity” has the meaning specified in Section 312.
“Fixed
Rate Security” means a Security which provides for the payment of interest at a
fixed rate.
“Floating
Rate Security” means a Security which provides for the payment of interest at a
variable rate determined periodically by reference to an interest rate index or
other index specified pursuant to Section 301.
“Foreign
Currency” means a currency, other than the Euro, issued by the government of a
country other than the United States of America.
“Global
Security” means a Security evidencing all or part of a series of Securities
which is executed by the Company and authenticated and delivered to the
Depositary for such series or its nominee, all in accordance with this Indenture
and pursuant to a Company Order, which shall be registered in the name of the
Depositary or its nominee and which shall represent the amount of uncertificated
securities as specified therein.
“Holder”
means a Person in whose name a Security is registered in the Security
Register.
“Indenture”
means this instrument as originally executed or as it may from time to time be
supplemented or amended by one or more indentures supplemental hereto entered
into pursuant to the applicable provisions hereof and shall include any
Officers’ Certificates setting forth the form and terms of particular series of
Securities as contemplated by Sections 201 and 301.
“Interest,”
when used with respect to an Original Issue Discount Security which by its terms
bears interest only after Maturity, means interest payable after
Maturity.
“Interest
Payment Date,” when used with respect to any Security, means the Stated Maturity
of an installment of interest on such Security.
“Journal”
means the official Journal of the European Union or successor publication
thereto.
“Lien”
means any mortgage, pledge, lien, security interest or encumbrance.
“Market
Exchange Rate” means on a given date, the noon Dollar buying rate in New York
City for cable transfers of a currency as published by the Federal Reserve Bank
of New York; provided that, in the case of the Euro, Market Exchange Rate shall
mean the rate of exchange determined by the Commission of the European Union (or
any successor thereto) as published in the Journal.
“Maturity,”
when used with respect to any Security, means the date on which the principal of
such Security or an installment of principal becomes due and payable as therein
or herein provided, whether at the Stated Maturity or by declaration of
acceleration, call for redemption or otherwise.
“Officers’
Certificate” means a certificate signed by the Chairman, the President, a Vice
President or the Treasurer, and by an Assistant Treasurer, the Controller, an
Assistant Controller, the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, of the Company,
and delivered to the Trustee.
“Opinion
of Counsel” means a written opinion of counsel, who may be an employee of or
counsel for the Company or the Trustee, and who shall be acceptable to the
Trustee, which opinion is delivered to the Trustee.
“Optional
Reset Date” has the meaning specified in Section 307.
“Original
Issue Discount Security” means any Security which provides for an amount less
than the principal amount thereof to be due and payable upon a declaration of
acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 502.
“Original
Stated Maturity” has the meaning specified in Section 312.
“Outstanding,”
when used with respect to Securities, means, as of the date of determination,
all Securities theretofore authenticated and delivered under this Indenture,
except:
(i) Securities
theretofore cancelled by the Trustee or delivered to the Trustee for
cancellation;
(ii) Securities
or portions thereof for whose payment or redemption money in the necessary
amount has been theretofore deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent
(other than the Company) in trust or set aside and segregated in trust by the
Company (if the Company shall act as its own Paying Agent) for the Holders of
such Securities; provided that, if such Securities or portions thereof are to be
redeemed, notice of such redemption has been duly given pursuant to this
Indenture or provision therefor satisfactory to the Trustee has been made;
and
(iii) Securities
which have been paid pursuant to Section 306 or in exchange for or in lieu of
which other Securities have been authenticated and delivered pursuant to this
Indenture, other than any such Securities in respect of which there shall have
been presented to the Trustee proof satisfactory to it that such Securities are
held by a bona fide purchaser in whose hands such Securities are valid
obligations of the Company;
provided,
however, that in determining whether the Holders of the requisite principal
amount of Outstanding Securities have given any request, demand, authorization,
direction, notice, consent or waiver hereunder, Securities owned by the Company
or any other obligor upon the Securities or any Affiliate of the Company or of
such other obligor shall be disregarded and deemed not to be Outstanding, except
that, in determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying upon any
such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver, only
Securities which the Trustee knows to be so owned shall be so disregarded.
Securities so owned which have been pledged in good faith may be regarded as
Outstanding if the pledgee establishes to the satisfaction of the Trustee the
pledgee’s right so to act with respect to such Securities and that the pledgee
is not the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities or any Affiliate of
the Company or of such other obligor. In determining the requisite
principal amount of any Original Issue Discount Security, such principal amount
that shall be deemed to be Outstanding shall be equal to the amount of the
principal thereof that could be declared to be due and payable upon an Event of
Default pursuant to the terms of such Original Issue Discount Security at the
time of such determination.
“Paying
Agent” means any Person, which may include the Company, authorized by the
Company to pay the principal of (and premium, if any) or interest, if any, on
any Security on behalf of the Company.
“Person”
means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint
venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or
government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
“Place of
Payment,” when used with respect to the Securities of any series, means the
place or places where the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest, if
any, on the Securities of that series are payable as specified as contemplated
in Section 301 or, if not so specified, as specified in Section
1002.
“Predecessor
Security” of any particular Security means every previous Security evidencing
all or a portion of the same debt as that evidenced by such particular Security;
and, for the purposes of this definition, any Security authenticated and
delivered under Section 306 in lieu of a mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen
Security shall be deemed to evidence the same debt as the mutilated, destroyed,
lost or stolen Security.
“Property”
means any kind of property or asset, whether real, personal or mixed, tangible
or intangible.
“Redemption
Date,” when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed, means the date
fixed for such redemption by or pursuant to this Indenture.
“Redemption
Price,” when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed, means the price
at which it is to be redeemed pursuant to this Indenture.
“Regular
Record Date” for the interest payable on any Interest Payment Date on the
Securities of any series means the date specified for that purpose as
contemplated by Section 301.
“Reset
Notice” has the meaning specified in Section 307.
“Responsible
Officer,” when used with respect to the Trustee, means any officer of the
Trustee assigned to administer corporate trust matters and also means, with
respect to a particular corporate trust matter, any other officer to whom such
matter is referred because of his or her knowledge of and familiarity with the
particular subject.
“Securities”
has the meaning stated in the first recital of this Indenture and more
particularly means any Securities authenticated and delivered under this
Indenture.
“Security
Register” and “Security Registrar” have the respective meanings specified in
Section 305.
“Special
Record Date” for the payment of any Defaulted Interest means a date fixed by the
Trustee pursuant to Section 307.
“Stated
Maturity,” when used with respect to any Security or any installment of
principal thereof or interest thereon, means the date specified in such Security
as the fixed date on which the principal of such Security or such installment of
principal or interest is due and payable.
“Subsequent
Interest Period” has the meaning specified in Section 307.
“Subsidiary”
means with respect to any Person, any corporation, association, joint venture,
partnership, limited liability company or other business entity of which at
least a majority of the voting stock or other ownership interests having voting
power for the election of directors, managers or trustees (or the equivalent)
is, at the time as of which any determination is being made, owned or controlled
by such Person or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person, or by such Person and
one or more Subsidiaries of such Person, other than shares, interests,
participations or other equivalents having such power by reason of the
occurrence of any contingency.
“Trustee”
means the Person named as the “Trustee” in the first paragraph of this
instrument until a successor trustee shall have become such with respect to one
or more series of Securities pursuant to the applicable provisions of this
Indenture, and thereafter “Trustee” shall mean or include each Person who is
then a Trustee hereunder; provided, however, that if at any time there is more
than one such Person, “Trustee” as used with respect to the Securities of any
series shall mean the Trustee with respect to Securities of that
series.
“Trust
Indenture Act” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S. Code Sections
77aaa-77bbbb) as in force at the date on the date of this Indenture, except as
provided in Section 905.
“Vice
President,” when used with respect to the Company or the Trustee, means any vice
president, whether or not designated by a number or a word or words added before
or after the title “vice president.”
SECTION
102. Compliance
Certificates and Opinions.
Upon any
application or request by the Company to the Trustee to take any action under
any provision of this Indenture, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee an
Officers’ Certificate stating that all conditions precedent, if any, provided
for in this Indenture
relating
to the proposed action have been complied with and an Opinion of Counsel stating
that in the opinion of such counsel all such conditions precedent, if any, have
been complied with, except that in the case of any such application or request
as to which the furnishing of such documents is specifically required by any
provision of this Indenture relating to such particular application or request,
no additional certificate or opinion need be furnished.
Every
certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant
provided for in this Indenture shall include:
(1) a
statement that each individual signing such certificate or opinion has read such
condition or covenant and the definitions herein relating thereto;
(2) a brief
statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon
which the statements or opinions contained in such certificate or opinion are
based;
(3) a
statement that, in the opinion of each such individual, he has made such
examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him to express an
informed opinion as to whether or not such condition or covenant has been
complied with; and
(4) a
statement as to whether, in the opinion of each such individual, such condition
or covenant has been complied with.
SECTION
103. Form
of Documents Delivered to Trustee.
In any
case where several matters are required to be certified by, or covered by an
opinion of, any specified Person, it is not necessary that all such matters be
certified by, or covered by the opinion of, only one such Person, or that they
be so certified or covered by only one document, but one such Person may certify
or give an opinion with respect to some matters and one or more other such
Persons as to other matters, and any such Person may certify or give an opinion
as to such matters in one or several documents.
Any
certificate or opinion of an officer of the Company may be based, insofar as it
relates to legal matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations
by, counsel, unless such officer knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care
should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to
the matters upon which his certificate or opinion is based are erroneous. Any
such certificate or Opinion of Counsel may be based, insofar as it relates to
factual matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, an
officer or officers of the Company stating that the information with respect to
such factual matters is in the possession of the Company, unless such counsel
knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate
or opinion or representations with respect to such matters are
erroneous.
Where any
Person is required to make, give or execute two or more applications, requests,
consents, certificates, statements, opinions or other instruments under this
Indenture, they may, but need not, be consolidated and form one
instrument.
SECTION
104. Acts
of Holders.
(a) Any
request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other
action provided by this Indenture to be given or taken by Holders (or Holders of
any series) may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of
substantially similar tenor signed by such Holders in person or by agent duly
appointed in writing; and, except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such
action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments are delivered
to the Trustee and, where it is hereby expressly required, to the Company. Such
instrument or instruments (and the action embodied therein and evidenced
thereby) are herein sometimes referred to as the “Act” of the Holders signing
such instrument or instruments, proof of execution of any such instrument or of
a writing appointing any such agent shall be sufficient for any purpose of this
Indenture and (subject to Section 601) conclusive in favor of the Trustee and
the Company and any agent of the Trustee or the Company, if made in the manner
provided in this Section.
(b) The fact
and date of the execution by any person of any such instrument or writing may be
proved by the affidavit of a witness of such execution or by a certificate of a
notary public or other officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments of
deeds, certifying that the individual signing such instrument or writing
acknowledged to him the execution thereof. Where such execution is by a signer
acting in a capacity other than his individual capacity, such certificate or
affidavit shall also constitute sufficient proof of his authority. The fact and
date of the execution of any such instrument or writing, or the authority of the
person executing the same, may also be proved in any other manner which the
Trustee deems sufficient; and the Trustee may in any instance require further
proof with respect to any of the matters referred to in this
Section.
(c) The
ownership of Securities and the principal amount held by any Person and the date
of holding the same shall be proved by the Security Register.
(d) If the
Company shall solicit from the Holders any request, demand, authorization,
direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act, the Company may, at its option,
by Board Resolution, fix in advance a record date for the determination of
Holders entitled to give such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice,
consent, waiver or other Act, but the Company shall have no obligation to do so.
If such a record date is fixed, such request, demand, authorization, direction,
notice, consent, waiver or other Act may be given
before or
after such record date, but only the Holders of record at the close of business
on such record date shall be deemed to be Holders for the purposes of
determining whether Holders of the requisite proportion of Outstanding
Securities have authorized or agreed or consented to such request, demand,
authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act, and for that
purpose the Outstanding Securities shall be computed as of such record date,
provided that no such authorization, agreement or consent by the Holders on such
record date shall be deemed effective unless it shall become effective pursuant
to the provision of this Indenture not later than six months after the record
date.
(e) Any
request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act
of the Holder of any Security shall bind every future Holder of the same
Security and the Holder of every Security issued upon the registration of
transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof in respect of
anything done, omitted or suffered to be done by the Trustee, the Security
Registrar, any Paying Agent or the Company in reliance thereon, whether or not
notation of such action is made upon such Security.
SECTION
105. Notices,
Etc., to Trustee and Company.
Except as
otherwise specifically provided herein, any request, demand, authorization,
direction, notice, consent, waiver or Act of Holders or other document provided
or permitted by this Indenture to be made upon, given or furnished to, or filed
with:
(1) the
Trustee by any Holder or by the Company shall be sufficient for every purpose
hereunder if made, given, furnished or filed in writing to or with the Trustee
at its Corporate Trust Office; or
(2) the
Company by the Trustee or by any Holder shall be sufficient for every purpose
hereunder (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if in writing and mailed,
first-class postage prepaid, to the Company addressed to the attention of its
Treasurer at [________] or any other address subsequently furnished in writing
to the Trustee by the Company.
SECTION
106. Notice
to Holders; Waiver.
Where
this Indenture provides for notice to Holders of any event, such notice shall be
sufficiently given (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if in writing
and mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to each Holder affected by such event,
at his address as it appears in the Security Register, not later than the latest
date, and not earlier than the earliest date, prescribed for the giving of such
notice. In any case where notice to Holders is given by mail, neither the
failure to mail such notice, nor any defect in any notice so mailed, to any
particular Holder shall affect the sufficiency of such notice with respect to
other Holders. Any notice mailed in the manner prescribed by this Indenture
shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given whether or not received
by any particular Holder. Where this Indenture provides for notice in any
manner, such notice may be waived in writing by the Person entitled to receive
such notice, either before or after the event, and such waiver shall be the
equivalent of such notice. Waivers of notice by Holders shall be filed with the
Trustee, but such filing shall not be a condition precedent to the validity of
any action taken in reliance upon such waiver.
In case
by reason of the suspension of regular mail service or by reason of any other
cause it shall be impracticable to give such notice by mail, then such
notification as shall be made with the approval of the Trustee shall constitute
a sufficient notification for every purpose hereunder.
In the
case of Global Securities, notices or communications to be given to Holders
shall be given to the Depository, in accordance with its applicable policies
from time to time.
SECTION
107. Conflict
with Trust Indenture Act.
If any
provision hereof limits, qualifies or conflicts with another provision hereof
which is required to be included in this Indenture by any of the provisions of
the Trust Indenture Act, such required provision shall control. If any provision
of this Indenture modifies or excludes any provision of the Trust Indenture Act
which may be so modified or excluded, the latter provision shall be deemed to
apply to this Indenture as so modified or to be excluded, as the case may
be.
SECTION
108. Effect
of Headings and Table of Contents.
The
Article and Section headings herein and the Table of Contents are for
convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.
SECTION
109. Successors
and Assigns.
All
covenants and agreements in this Indenture by the Company shall bind its
successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not. All agreements of the
Trustee, any additional trustee and any Paying Agents in this Indenture shall
bind their respective successors and assigns.
SECTION
110. Separability
Clause.
In case
any provision of this Indenture or in the Securities shall be invalid, illegal
or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining
provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby, and a Holder
shall have no claim therefor against any party hereto.
SECTION
111. Benefits
of Indenture.
Nothing
in this Indenture or in the Securities, express or implied, shall give to any
Person, other than the parties hereto, any Paying Agent, any Security Registrar,
or any Authenticating Agent and their respective successors hereunder and the
Holders, any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this
Indenture.
SECTION
112. Governing
Law.
This
Indenture and the Securities shall be governed and construed by and in
accordance with the laws of the State of New York, as applied to contracts made
and performed within the State of New York without regard to principles of
conflicts of laws.
SECTION
113. Legal
Holidays.
In any
case where any Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date, the Stated Maturity of
any Security or any date upon which any Defaulted Interest is proposed to be
paid shall not be a Business Day at any Place of Payment, then (notwithstanding
any other provision of this Indenture or of the Securities) payment of interest,
if any, or principal (and premium, if any) need not be made at such Place of
Payment on such date, but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day at
such Place of Payment with the same force and effect as if made on the Interest
Payment Date, Redemption Date, at the Stated Maturity, or on the date for
payment of Defaulted Interest, provided that no interest shall accrue for the
period from and after such Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date, Stated
Maturity or date for the payment of Defaulted Interest, as the case may be, to
the date of payment.
SECTION
114. Indenture
and Securities Solely Corporate Obligations.
No
recourse for the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any) or interest on
any Security, or for any claim based thereon or otherwise in respect thereof,
and no recourse under or upon any obligation, covenant or agreement of the
Company in this Indenture or in any supplemental indenture, or in any Security,
or because of the creation of any indebtedness represented thereby, shall be had
against any incorporator, stockholder, officer or director, as such, past,
present or future, of the Company or of any successor corporation, either
directly or through the Company or any successor corporation, whether by virtue
of any constitution, statute or rule of law, or by the enforcement of any
assessment or penalty or otherwise; it being expressly understood that all such
liability is hereby expressly waived and released as a condition of, and as a
consideration for, the execution of this Indenture and the issuance of the
Securities.
SECTION
115. Consent
of Holders of Securities in a Foreign Currency or Euros.
Unless
otherwise specified in a certificate delivered pursuant to Section 301 of this
Indenture with respect to a particular series of Securities, whenever for
purposes of this Indenture any action may be taken by the Holders of a specified
percentage in aggregate principal amount of Securities of all series or all
series affected by a particular action at the time Outstanding and, at such
time, there are Outstanding Securities of any series which are denominated in a
coin, currency or currency unit other than Dollars, then the principal amount of
Securities of such series which shall be deemed to be Outstanding for the
purpose of taking such action shall be that amount of Dollars that could be
obtained for the stated Foreign Currency or Euro principal amount of such
Outstanding Securities at the Market Exchange Rate on the record date for the
purpose of taking such action. If the appropriate Market Exchange Rate is not
available for any reason with respect to such currency, the Trustee shall use,
in its sole discretion and without liability on its part, such quotation of the
Federal Reserve Bank of New York or, in the case of Euros, the rate of exchange
as published in Journal, as of the most recent available date, or quotations or,
in the case of Euros, rates of exchange from one or more major banks in The City
of New York or in the country of issue of the currency in question or, in the
case of Euros, in Luxembourg, or such other quotations or, in the case of Euros,
rates of exchange as the Trustee, upon consultation with the Company, shall deem
appropriate. All decisions and determinations of the Trustee regarding the
Market Exchange Rate or any alternative determination provided for in the
preceding paragraph shall be in its sole discretion and shall, in the absence of
manifest error, be conclusive for all purposes and irrevocably binding upon the
Company and all Holders.
SECTION
116. Payment
Currency.
If the
principal of and/or interest on (or premium, if any, on) any Securities is
payable in a Foreign Currency or Euros and such Foreign Currency or Euros is not
available for payment due to the imposition of exchange controls or other
circumstances beyond the control of the Company, then the Company shall be
entitled to satisfy its obligations to Holders under this Indenture by making
such payment in Dollars on the basis of the Market Exchange Rate for such
Foreign Currency or Euros on the latest date for which such
rate was
established on or before the date on which payment is due. Any payment made
under this Section in Dollars where the required payment is in a
Foreign Currency or Euros shall not constitute an Event of Default.
ARTICLE
TWO
SECURITY
FORMS
SECTION
201. Forms
Generally.
The
Securities of each series shall be in substantially the form as shall be
established by or pursuant to a Board Resolution or in one or more indentures
supplemental hereto, in each case with such appropriate insertions, omissions,
substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted by this
Indenture, and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification
and such legends or endorsements placed thereon as may be required to comply
with the rules of any securities exchange or as may, consistently herewith, be
determined by the officers executing such Securities, as evidenced by their
execution of the Securities. If the form of Securities of any series is
established by action taken pursuant to a Board Resolution, an appropriate
Officers’ Certificate setting forth such form together with a copy of the Board
Resolution shall be delivered to the Trustee at or prior to the delivery of the
Company Order contemplated by Section 303 for the authentication and delivery of
such Securities.
The
definitive Securities shall be printed, typed, lithographed or engraved or
produced by any combination of these methods or may be produced in any other
manner permitted by the rules of any securities exchange on which the Securities
may be listed, all as determined by the officers executing such Securities, as
evidenced by their execution of such Securities.
SECTION
202. Form
of Trustee’s Certificate of Authentication.
The
Trustee’s certificate of authentication shall be in substantially the form set
forth below:
This is
one of the Securities of the series designated herein issued under the
within-mentioned Indenture.
[___________________], as
Trustee
By:_______________________________
Authorized
Officer
ARTICLE
THREE
THE
SECURITIES
SECTION
301. Amount;
Issuable in Series.
The
aggregate principal amount of Securities which may be authenticated and
delivered under this Indenture may not exceed $[___________].
The
Securities may be issued in one or more series. There shall be established in or
pursuant to a procedure established in a Board Resolution, and set forth in an
Officers’ Certificate, or established in one or more indentures supplemental
hereto, prior to the issuance of Securities of any series:
(1) the title
of the Securities of the series (which shall distinguish the Securities of the
series from the Securities of all other series) and the form of the Securities
of the series;
(2) any limit
upon the aggregate principal amount of the Securities of the series which may be
authenticated and delivered under this Indenture (except for Securities
authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange
for, or in lieu of, other Securities of the series pursuant to Section 304, 305,
306, 906 or 1107);
(3) the date
or dates on which the principal of (and premium, if any, on) the Securities of
the series is payable, or the manner in which such dates are
determined;
(4) the price
or prices (expressed as a percentage of the principal amount thereof) at which
the Securities of the series will be issued;
(5) the rate
or rates at which the Securities of the series shall bear interest, if any, or,
if applicable, the method used to determine such rate or rates (including, but
not limited to, any commodity, commodity index, stock exchange index or
financial index)
at which
the Securities of the series shall bear interest, if any, the date or dates on
which such interest, if any, shall commence, the date or dates from which any
such interest shall accrue, or the manner in which such dates are determined,
the Interest Payment Dates on which any such interest shall be payable, the
Regular Record Dates, if any, for the payment of interest on any Interest
Payment Date and the rate or rates of interest, if any, payable on overdue
installments of interest on or principal of (or premium, if any, on) the
Securities of the series, and whether the interest rate may be reset upon
certain designated events and, in the case of Floating Rate Securities, the
notice, if any, to Holders regarding the determination of interest and the
manner of giving such notice, and the extent to which, or the manner in which,
any interest payable on any Global Security on an Interest Payment Date will be
paid or calculated if other than in the manner provided in Section 307 or
Section 310 if other than calculated on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve
30-day months;
(6) if other
than the Trustee, the identity of the Security Registrar and, if other than as
specified in Section 1002, the place or places where the principal of (and
premium, if any) and interest, if any, on Securities of the series shall be
payable, or the method of such payment, if by wire transfer, mail or other
means;
(7) if the
Securities of such series are redeemable, the period or periods within which,
the price or prices at which and the terms and conditions upon which Securities
of the series may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at the option of the
Company;
(8) the
obligation, if any, of the Company to redeem or purchase Securities of the
series pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous provisions or at the option of
a Holder thereof and the period or periods within which, the price or prices at
which and the terms and conditions upon which Securities of the series shall be
redeemed or purchased, in whole or in part, pursuant to such
obligation;
(9) if other
than denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof, the
denominations in which Securities of the series shall be issuable;
(10) if other
than the principal amount thereof, the portion of the principal amount of
Securities of the series which shall be payable upon declaration of acceleration
of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 502;
(11) additional
covenants of the Company, if any, for the benefit of the Holders of Securities
of such series;
(12) if the
provisions of Section 401(4) relating to satisfaction and discharge of
Securities more than one year prior to their Stated Maturity or redemption shall
apply to Securities of the series, a statement of such fact;
(13) if other
than Dollars, the coin or currency in which the Securities of that series are
denominated (including, but not limited to any Foreign Currency or Euros) if
payments of principal of, or interest or premium, if any, on, the Securities of
the series are to be made in one or more currencies or currency units other than
that or those in which such Securities are denominated, the manner in which the
exchange rate with respect to such payments will be determined;
(14) if the
amount of payments of principal (and premium, if any) or interest, if any, on
the Securities of the series may be determined with reference to an index based
on a currency or currencies or by reference to a commodity, commodity index,
stock exchange index or financial index, the manner in which such amounts shall
be determined;
(15) provisions,
if any, for the defeasance of Securities of the series;
(16) the date
as of which any Global Security representing any Outstanding Debt Securities of
the series shall be dated if other than the date of original issuance of the
first Security of the series to be issued;
(17) whether
the Securities of the series shall be issued in whole or in part in the form of
one or more Global Securities and, in such case, the Depositary for such Global
Security or Securities;
(18) the
provisions, if any, relating to any collateral provided for the Securities of
the series;
(19) any
addition to or change in the Events of Default which applies to any Securities
of the series, and any change in the right of the Trustee or the requisite
Holders of such Securities to declare the principal amount thereof due and
payable pursuant to Section 502;
(20) the terms
and conditions, if any, for conversion of the Securities into or exchange of the
Securities for shares of common stock or preferred stock of the Company that
apply to Securities of the series;
(21) the
right, if any, to extend the maturity of the Securities of the series and the
duration of such extension;
(22) any
depositories, interest rate calculation agents, exchange rate calculation agents
or other agents with respect to Securities of such series if other than those
appointed herein; and
(23) any other
terms, conditions, rights and preferences (or limitations on such rights and
preferences) relating to the Securities of such series.
All
Securities of any one series shall be substantially identical except as to
denomination and the rate or rates of interest, if any, the date or dates from
which interest shall accrue and maturity and except as may otherwise be provided
in or pursuant to such Board Resolution and set forth in such Officers’
Certificate or in any such indenture supplemental hereto.
If any of
the terms of the series are established by action taken pursuant to a Board
Resolution, a copy of an appropriate record of such action shall be certified by
the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company and delivered to the
Trustee at or prior to the delivery of the Officers’ Certificate setting forth
the terms of the series.
All
Securities of any one series need not be issued at the same time, and may be
issued from time to time, consistent with the terms of this Indenture, if so
provided by or pursuant to the Board Resolution, supplemental indenture or
Officers’ Certificate referred to above. However, the authorized
principal amount of any series may not be increased to provide for issuances of
additional Securities of such series, unless otherwise provided in such Board
Resolution, supplemental indenture or Officers’ Certificate.
SECTION
302. Denominations.
The
Securities of each series shall be issuable in registered form without coupons
in such denominations as shall be specified as contemplated by Section 301. In
the absence of any such provisions with respect to the Securities of any series,
the Securities of such series shall be issuable in denominations of $1,000 and
any integral multiple thereof.
SECTION
303. Execution,
Authentication, Delivery and Dating.
The
Securities shall be executed on behalf of the Company by any two of its Chairman
of the Board, its President, any Vice President, its Treasurer or its Secretary,
under its corporate seal reproduced thereon. 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.
At any
time and from time to time after the execution and delivery of this Indenture,
the Company may deliver to the Trustee or an Authenticating Agent for
authentication Securities of any series executed by the Company, together with a
Company Order for the authentication and delivery of such Securities, and the
Trustee or such Authenticating Agent in accordance with the Company Order shall
authenticate and deliver such Securities. If all the Securities of any series
are not to be issued at one time, and if the Board Resolution, Officers’
Certificate or supplemental indenture establishing such series shall so permit,
such Company Order may set forth procedures acceptable to the Trustee for the
issuance of such Securities and the determination of the terms of particular
Securities of such series such as interest rate, maturity date, date of issuance
and date from which interest shall accrue. If the form or terms of the
Securities of the series have been established in or pursuant to one or more
Board Resolutions as permitted by Sections 201 and 301, in authenticating such
Securities, and accepting the additional responsibilities under this Indenture
in relation to such Securities, the Trustee shall receive, and (subject to
Section 601) shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel
stating,
(a) if the
form of such Securities has been established by or pursuant to Board Resolution
as permitted by Section 201, that such form has been established in conformity
with the provisions of this Indenture; and
(b) if the
terms of such Securities have been established by or pursuant to Board
Resolution as permitted by Section 301, that such terms have been established in
conformity with the provisions of this Indenture.
If all
the Securities of any series are not to be issued at one time, it shall not be
necessary to deliver an Opinion of Counsel at the time of issuance of each
Security, but such Opinion of Counsel, with appropriate modifications, may
instead be delivered at or prior to the time of issuance of the first Security
of such series.
The
Trustee or any Authenticating Agent shall have the right to authenticate and
deliver any of such Securities if it, being advised by counsel, determines that
such action may not lawfully be taken, or if it, its board of directors,
trustees, executive committee, or a trust committee of directors or trustees
and/or vice presidents shall determine in good faith that such action would
expose it to personal liability to existing Holders or if the issue of such
Securities pursuant to this Indenture will affect the Trustee’s own rights,
duties or immunities under the Securities and this Indenture or otherwise in a
manner which is not reasonably acceptable to the Trustee.
Each
Security shall be dated the date of its authentication.
No
Security shall be entitled to any benefit under this Indenture or be valid or
obligatory for any purpose unless there appears on such Security a certificate
of authentication substantially in the form provided for herein executed by the
Trustee or an Authenticating Agent by manual signature, and such certificate
upon any Security shall be conclusive evidence, and the only evidence, that such
Security has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder and is entitled to
the benefits of this Indenture.
SECTION
304. Temporary
Securities.
Pending
the preparation of definitive Securities of any series, the Company may execute,
and upon Company Order the Trustee or an Authenticating Agent shall authenticate
and deliver, temporary Securities which are printed, lithographed, typewritten,
mimeographed or otherwise produced, in any authorized denomination,
substantially of the tenor of the definitive Securities in lieu of which they
are issued and with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and
other variations as the officers executing such Securities may determine, as
evidenced by their execution of such Securities.
Until so
exchanged the temporary Securities of any series shall in all respects be
entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as definitive Securities of
such series.
SECTION
305. Registration,
Registration of Transfer and Exchange.
With
respect to each series of Securities, the Company shall cause to be kept at one
of the offices or agencies maintained pursuant to Section 1002 a register (the
register maintained in such office and in any other office or agency established
by the Company in a Place of Payment being herein sometimes collectively
referred to as the “Security Register”) in which, subject to such reasonable
regulations as it may prescribe, the Company shall provide for the registration
of Securities of that series and of transfers of Securities of that series.
Pursuant to Section 301, the Company shall appoint, with respect to Securities
of each series, a “Security Registrar” for the purpose of registering such
Securities and transfers and exchanges of such Securities as herein provided. In
the event the Trustee shall not be Security Registrar, it shall have the right
to examine the Security Register at all reasonable times.
Upon
surrender for registration of transfer of any Security of any series at the
designated office or agency in a Place of Payment for that series, the Company
shall execute, and the Trustee or an Authenticating Agent shall authenticate and
deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more
new Securities of the same series, of any authorized denominations and of a like
tenor, aggregate principal amount and Stated Maturity.
At the
option of the Holder, Securities of any series (except Global Securities) may be
exchanged for other Securities of the same series, of any authorized
denominations and of a like tenor, aggregate principal amount and Stated
Maturity, upon surrender of the Securities to be exchanged at such office or
agency and upon payment, if the Company shall so require, of the charges
hereinafter provided. Whenever any Securities are so surrendered for exchange,
the Company shall execute, and the Trustee or an Authenticating Agent shall
authenticate and deliver, the Securities which the Holder making the exchange is
entitled to receive.
All
Securities issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities
shall be the valid obligations of the Company, evidencing the same debt, and
entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the Securities
surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange.
Every
Security presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange shall
(if so required by the Company or the Trustee or the Security Registrar) be duly
endorsed, or be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form
satisfactory to the Company and the Security Registrar (and, if so required by
the Trustee, to the Trustee) duly executed, by the Holder thereof or his
attorney duly authorized in writing.
No
service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or exchange of
Securities, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any
tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any
registration of transfer or exchange of Securities, other than exchanges
pursuant to Section 304, 906 or 1107 not involving any transfer.
The
Company shall not be required (i) to issue, register the transfer of or exchange
Securities of any series during a period beginning at the opening of business 15
days before the day of selection for redemption of Securities of that series
selected for redemption under Section 1103 and ending at the close of business
on the day of the mailing of notice of redemption, or (ii) to register the
transfer of or exchange any Security so selected for redemption in whole or in
part, except the unredeemed portion of any Security being redeemed in
part.
SECTION
306. Mutilated,
Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities.
If there
shall be delivered to the Company and the Trustee (i) a mutilated Security or
evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Security
and (ii) such security or indemnity bond as may be determined in the reasonable
judgment of the Company or the Trustee, as the case may be, to protect the
Company, the Trustee and any agent of either of them from any loss which any of
them may suffer if a Security is replaced, then, in the absence of notice to the
Company or the Trustee that such Security has been acquired by a bona fide
purchaser, the Company shall execute and upon its request the Trustee or an
Authenticating Agent
shall
authenticate and deliver, in exchange for or in lieu of any such mutilated,
destroyed, lost or stolen Security, a new Security of the same series and of
like tenor, principal amount and Stated Maturity and bearing a number not
contemporaneously outstanding.
In case
any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security has become or is about to
become due and payable, the Company in its discretion may, instead of issuing a
new Security, pay such Security.
Upon the
issuance of any new Security under this Section, the Company may require the
payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that
may be imposed in relation thereto and any other expenses (including the fees
and expenses of the Trustee) connected therewith.
Every new
Security of any series issued pursuant to this Section in lieu of any destroyed,
lost or stolen Security shall constitute an original additional contractual
obligation of the Company, whether or not the destroyed, lost or stolen Security
shall be at any time enforceable by anyone, and shall be entitled to all the
benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with any and all other
Securities of that series duly issued hereunder.
The
provisions of this Section are exclusive and shall preclude (to the extent
lawful) all other rights and remedies with respect to the replacement or payment
of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Securities.
SECTION
307. Payment
of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved; Optional Interest Reset.
(a) Except as
otherwise specified with respect to a series of Securities in accordance with
the provisions of Section 301, interest on any Security which is payable, and is
punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date shall be paid
to the Person in whose name that Security (or one or more Predecessor
Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date
for such interest.
Any
interest on any Security of any series which is payable, but is not punctually
paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date (herein called
“Defaulted Interest”) shall forthwith cease to be payable to the registered
Holder on the relevant Regular Record Date by virtue of having been such Holder,
and such Defaulted Interest may be paid by the Company, at its election in each
case, as provided in Clause (1) or (2) below:
(1) The
Company may elect to make payment of any Defaulted Interest to the Persons in
whose names the Securities of such series (or their respective Predecessor
Securities) are registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for
the payment of such Defaulted Interest, which shall be fixed in the following
manner. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of
Defaulted Interest proposed to be paid on each Security of such series and the
date of the proposed payment, and at the same time the Company shall deposit
with the Trustee an amount of money equal to the aggregate amount proposed to be
paid in respect of such Defaulted Interest or shall make arrangements
satisfactory to the Trustee for such deposit prior to the date of the proposed
payment, such money when deposited to be held in trust for the benefit of the
Persons entitled to such Defaulted Interest as in this Clause provided.
Thereupon the Trustee shall fix a Special Record Date for the payment of such
Defaulted Interest which shall be not more than 15 days and not less than 10
days prior to the date of the proposed payment and not less than 10 days after
the receipt by the Trustee of the notice of the proposed payment. The Trustee
shall promptly notify the Company of such Special Record Date and, in the name
and at the expense of the Company, shall cause notice of the proposed payment of
such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date therefor to be mailed,
first-class postage prepaid, to each Holder of Securities of such series at his
address as it appears in the Security Register, not less than l0 days prior to
such Special Record Date. Notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted
Interest and the Special Record Date therefor having been so mailed, such
Defaulted Interest shall be paid to the Persons in whose names the Securities of
such series (or their respective Predecessor Securities) are registered at the
close of business on such Special Record Date and shall no longer be payable
pursuant to the following Clause (2).
(2) The
Company may make payment of any Defaulted Interest on the Securities of any
series in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any
securities exchange on which such Securities may be listed, and upon such notice
as may be required by such exchange, if, after notice given by the Company to
the Trustee of the proposed payment pursuant to this Clause, such manner of
payment shall be deemed practicable by the Trustee.
Subject
to the foregoing provisions of this Section, each Security delivered under this
Indenture upon registration of transfer of or in exchange for or in lieu of any
other Security shall carry the rights to interest accrued and unpaid, and to
accrue, which were carried by such other Security.
(b) The
provisions of this Section 307(b) may be made applicable to any series of
Securities pursuant to Section 301 (with such modifications, additional or
substitutions as may be specified pursuant to Section 301). The interest rate on
any Security of such series may be reset by the Company on the date or dates
specified on the face of such Security (each an “Optional Reset Date”). The
Company may exercise such option with respect to a Security by notifying the
Trustee of all of the relevant information relating to such exercise at least 50
but not more than 60 days prior to an Optional Reset Date, the Trustee shall
transmit, in the manner provided for in Section 106, to the Holder of any such
Security a notice (the “Reset Notice”) indicating whether the Company has
elected to reset the interest rate, and if so (i) such new interest rate and
(ii) the provisions, if any, for redemption during the period from such Optional
Reset Date to the next Optional Reset Date or if there is no such next
Optional
Reset Date, to the Stated Maturity Date of such Security (each such period a
“Subsequent Interest Period”), including the date or dates on which or the
period or periods during which and the price or prices at which such redemption
may occur during the Subsequent Interest Period.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, not later than 20 days prior to the Optional Reset Date, the
Company may, at its option, revoke the interest rate provided for in the Reset
Notice and establish a higher interest rate for the Subsequent Interest Period
by causing the Trustee to transmit, in the manner provided for in Section 106,
notice of such higher interest rate to the Holder of such Security. Such notice
shall be irrevocable. All Securities with respect to which the interest rate is
reset on an Optional Reset Date will bear such higher interest
rate.
The
Holder of any such Security will have the option to elect repayment by the
Company of the principal of such Security on each Optional Reset Date at a price
equal to the principal amount thereof plus interest accrued to such Optional
Reset Date. In order to obtain repayment on an Optional Reset Date, the Holder
must follow the procedures set forth in Article Thirteen for repayment at the
option of Holders, as such apply to such Security, except that the period for
delivery or notification to the Trustee shall be at least 25 but not more than
35 days prior to such Optional Reset Date and except that, if the holder has
tendered any Security for repayment pursuant to the Reset Notice, the Holder
may, by written notice to the Trustee, revoke such tender or repayment until the
close of business on the tenth day before such Optional Reset Date.
Subject
to the foregoing provisions of this Section and Section 305, each Security
delivered under this Indenture upon registration of transfer of or in exchange
for or in lieu of any other Security shall carry the rights to interest accrued
and unpaid, and to accrue, which were carried by such other
Security.
SECTION
308. Persons
Deemed Owners.
Prior to
due presentment of a Security for registration of transfer, the Company, the
Trustee, any Paying Agent, any Authenticating Agent and any other agent of the
Company or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name such Security is
registered as the owner of such Security for the purpose of receiving payment of
principal of (and premium, if any) and (subject to Section 307) interest, if
any, on such Security and for all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not such
Security be overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee, any Paying Agent, any
Authenticating Agent nor any other agent of the Company or the Trustee shall be
affected by notice to the contrary.
None of
the Company, the Trustee, any Paying Agent or the Security Registrar will have
any responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records relating to or
payments made on account of beneficial ownership interests in a Global Security
or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to such
beneficial ownership interests. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to
any Global Security, nothing herein shall prevent the Company, the Trustee, or
any agent of the Company or the Trustee, from giving effect to any written
certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by any Depositary, as a
Holder, with respect to such Global Security or impair, as between such
Depositary and owners of beneficial interests in such Global Security, the
operation of customary practices governing the exercise of the rights of such
Depositary (or its nominee) as Holder of such Global Security.
SECTION
309. Cancellation.
All
Securities surrendered for payment, redemption, registration of transfer or
exchange or for credit against any sinking fund payment shall, if surrendered to
any Person other than the Trustee, be delivered to the Trustee and shall be
promptly cancelled by it. The Company may at any time deliver to the Trustee for
cancellation any Securities previously authenticated and delivered hereunder
which the Company may have acquired in any manner whatsoever, and all Securities
so delivered shall be promptly cancelled by the Trustee. No Securities shall be
authenticated in lieu of or in exchange for any Securities cancelled as provided
in this Section, except as expressly permitted by this Indenture. All cancelled
Securities shall be destroyed by the Trustee and the Trustee shall deliver a
certificate of such destruction to the Company, unless the Company by Company
Order shall direct that such cancelled Securities be returned to
it.
SECTION
310. Computation
of Interest.
Except as
otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301 for Securities of any series,
interest on the Securities of each series shall be computed on the basis of a
360-day year of twelve 30-day months.
SECTION
311. Global
Securities.
If the
Company shall establish pursuant to Section 301 that the Securities of a series
are to be issued in whole or in part in the form of one or more Global
Securities, then the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall, in accordance
with Section 303 and the Company Order with respect to such series, authenticate
and deliver one or more Global Securities in temporary or permanent form that
(i) shall represent and shall be denominated in an amount equal to the aggregate
principal amount of the outstanding Securities of such series to be represented
by one or more Global Securities, (ii) shall be registered in the name of the
Depositary for such Global Security or Securities or the nominee of such
depositary, (iii) shall be delivered by the Trustee to such Depositary or
pursuant to such
Depositary’s
instruction, and (iv) shall bear a legend substantially to the following effect:
“This Security is a Global Security within the meaning of the Indenture
hereinafter referred to, and is registered in the name of the Depository or a
nominee of the Depository. This Security is exchangeable for Securities
registered in the name of a Person other than the Depository or its nominee only
in the limited circumstances described in the Indenture, and may be transferred
except as a whole by the Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary, by a nominee
of the Depositary to the Depositary or another nominee of the Depositary or by
the Depositary or any such nominee to a successor Depositary or a nominee of
such successor Depositary.” The Trustee shall deal with the Depositary and its
participants as representatives of the Beneficial Owners of the Global
Securities for purposes of exercising the rights of the Holders hereunder and
the rights of the Beneficial Owners of the Global Securities shall be limited to
those established by law and agreements between such Beneficial Owners and the
Depositary and its participants. Beneficial Owners shall not be entitled to
certificates for Global Securities as to which they are the Beneficial Owners.
Requests and directions from, and votes of, such representatives shall not be
deemed to be inconsistent if they are made with respect to different Beneficial
Owners.
Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Section or Section 305, unless and until it is
exchanged in whole or in part for Securities in definitive form, a Global
Security representing all or a portion of the Securities of a series may not be
transferred except as a whole by the Depositary for such series to a nominee of
such Depositary, by a nominee of such Depositary to such Depositary or another
nominee of such Depositary or by such Depositary or any such nominee to a
successor Depositary for such series or a nominee of such successor depositary.
The Beneficial Owner’s ownership of Securities shall be recorded on the records
of a participant of the Depositary that maintains such Beneficial Owner’s
account for such purpose and the participant’s record ownership of such
Securities shall be recorded on the records of the Depositary.
If at any
time the Depositary for the Securities of a series notifies the Company that it
is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for the Securities of such
series or if at any time the Depositary for Securities of a series ceases to be
a clearing agency registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, or other applicable statute or regulation, the Company shall appoint a
successor Depositary with respect to the Securities of such series. If a
successor Depositary for the Securities of such series is not appointed by the
Company within 90 days after the Company receives written notice or becomes
aware of such condition, the Company will execute, and the Trustee, upon receipt
of a Company Order for the authentication and delivery of definitive Securities
of such series, will authenticate and deliver, Securities of such series, with
like tenor and terms, in definitive form in an aggregate principal amount equal
to the principal amount of the Global Security or Securities representing such
series in exchange for such Global Security or Securities.
The
Company may at any time and in its sole discretion determine that the Securities
of any series issued in the form of one or more Global Securities shall no
longer be represented by such Global Security or Securities. In such event, the
Company will execute, and the Trustee, upon receipt of a Company Order for the
authentication and delivery of definitive Securities of such series, will
authenticate and deliver, Securities of such series, with like tenor and terms,
in definitive form and in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal
amount of the Global Security or Securities representing such series in exchange
for such Global Security or Securities.
If
specified by the Company pursuant to Section 301 with respect to Securities of a
series, the Depositary for such series of Securities may surrender a Global
Security for such series of Securities in exchange in whole or in part for
Securities of such series in definitive form on such terms as are acceptable to
the Company and such Depositary. Thereupon, the Company shall execute and the
Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, without charge,
(i) to each
Person specified by the Depositary a new Security or Securities of the same
series of like tenor and terms, of any authorized denomination as requested by
such Person in aggregate principal amount equal to and in exchange for such
Person’s beneficial interest in the Global Security; and
(ii) to the
Depositary a new Global Security in a denomination equal to the difference, if
any, between the principal amount of the surrendered Global Security and the
aggregate principal amount of Securities delivered to Holders
thereof.
Upon the
exchange of a Global Security for Securities in definitive form, such Global
Security shall be cancelled by the Trustee. Securities issued in exchange for a
Global Security pursuant to this Section shall be registered in such names and
in such authorized denominations as the Depositary for such Global Security,
pursuant to instructions from its direct or indirect participants or otherwise,
shall instruct the Trustee. The Trustee shall deliver such Securities to the
persons in whose names such Securities are so registered.
The
Depository, as a Holder, may appoint agents and otherwise authorize participants
to give or take any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent,
waiver or other action which a Holder is entitled to give or take under this
Indenture.
Notwithstanding
the other provisions of this Indenture, unless otherwise specified as
contemplated by Section 301, payment of the principal of, and interest and
premium, if any, on, any Global Security shall be made to the Depository or its
nominee in its capacity as the Holder thereof. Further, the Company, the Trustee
and any Authentication Agent shall treat a Person as the Holder of such
principal amount of outstanding Securities of any series represented by a Global
Security as shall be specified in a written statement of the Depository (which
may be in the form of a participants’ list for such series) with respect to such
Global Security, for
purposes
of obtaining any consents, declarations, waivers or directions required to be
given by the Holders pursuant to this Indenture, provided, that until the
Trustee is so provided with a written statement, it may treat the Depository or
any other Person in whose name a Global Security is registered as the owner of
such Global Security for all purposes, and none of the Company, the Trustee or
any agent of the Company or the Trustee shall be affected by notice to the
contrary.
SECTION
312. Optional
Extension of Maturity.
The
provisions of this Section may be made applicable to any series of
Securities pursuant to Section 301 (with such modifications, additions or
substitutions as may be specified pursuant to Section 301). The Stated Maturity
of any Security of such series may be extended at the option of the Company for
the period or periods specified on the face of such Security (each an “Extension
Period”) up to but not beyond the date (the “Final Maturity”) set forth on the
face of such Security. The Company may exercise such option with respect to any
Security by notifying the Trustee of such exercise at least 50 but not more than
60 days prior to the Stated Maturity of such Security in effect prior to the
exercise of such (the “Original Stated Maturity”). If the Company exercises such
option, the Trustee shall transmit, in the manner provided for in Section 106,
to the Holder of such Security not later than 40 days prior to the Original
Stated Maturity a notice (the “Extension Notice”) indicating (i) the election of
the Company to extend the Maturity, (ii) the new Stated Maturity Date, (iii) the
interest rate applicable to the Extension Period and (iv) the provisions, if
any, for redemption during such Extension Period. Upon the Trustee’s transmittal
of the Extension Notice, the Stated Maturity Date of such Security shall be
extended automatically and, except as modified by the Extension Notice and as
described in the next paragraph, such Security will have the same terms as prior
to the transmittal of such Notice.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, not later than 20 days before the Original Stated Maturity of
such Security, the Company may, at its option, revoke the interest rate provided
for in the Extension Notice and establish a higher interest rate for the
Extension Period by causing the Trustee to transmit, in the manner provided for
in Section 106, notice of such higher interest rate to the Holder of such
Security. Such notice shall be irrevocable. All Securities with respect to which
the Stated Maturity is extended will bear such higher interest
rate.
If the
Company extends the Maturity of any Security, the Holder will have the option to
elect repayment of such Security by the Company on the Original Stated Maturity
at a price equal to the outstanding principal amount thereof, plus interest
accrued to such date. In order to obtain repayment on the Original Stated
Maturity once the Company has extended the Maturity thereof, the Holder of an
Outstanding Security must follow the procedures set forth in Article Thirteen
for repayment at the option of Holders, as such applies to the Securities of
such series, except that the period for delivery or notification to the Trustee
shall be at least 25 but not more than 35 days prior to the Original Stated
Maturity and except that, if the Holder has tendered any Security for repayment
pursuant to an Extension Notice, the Holder may by written notice to the Trustee
revoke such tender for repayment until the close of business on the tenth day
before the Original Stated Maturity unless the Trustee has previously delivered
repayment of such Security to such Holder.
SECTION
313. CUSIP
and ISIN Numbers.
The
Company in issuing the Securities may use one or more “CUSIP” and “ISIN” numbers
(if then generally in use), and, if the Company does so, the Trustee shall use
the CUSIP number(s) and ISIN numbers in notices of redemption or exchange as a
convenience to Holders, provided that any such notice may state that no
representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP and ISIN
number(s) printed in the notice or on the Securities, and that reliance may be
placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Securities, and
that any such redemption or exchange shall not be affected by any defect in or
omission of any such numbers.
ARTICLE
FOUR
SATISFACTION
AND DISCHARGE
SECTION
401. Satisfaction
and Discharge of Securities of any Series.
The
Company shall be deemed to have satisfied and discharged the entire indebtedness
on all the Securities of any particular series and the Trustee, upon Company
request and at the expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments
acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of such indebtedness, when
(1) either:
(A) all
Securities of such series theretofore authenticated and delivered (other than
(i) Securities which have been destroyed, lost or stolen and which have been
replaced or paid as provided in Section 306 and (ii) Securities for whose
payment money has theretofore been deposited in trust or segregated and held in
trust by the Company and thereafter repaid to the Company or discharged from
such trust, as provided in the last paragraph of Section 1003) have been
delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or
(B) with
respect to all Outstanding Securities of such series described in (A) above not
theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation,
(i) The
Company has deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee as trust funds
in trust an amount sufficient to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness on
all such Outstanding Securities of such series for principal (and premium, if
any) and interest to the Stated Maturity or any Redemption Date as contemplated
by Section 403, as the case may be; or
(ii) The
Company has deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee as obligations
in trust such amount of direct obligations of, or obligations the principal of
and interest on which are fully guaranteed by, the United States of America
(other than obligations subject to prepayment, redemption or call prior to their
stated maturity) as will, together with the predetermined and certain income to
accrue thereon (without consideration of any reinvestment thereof), be
sufficient to pay and discharge when due the entire indebtedness on all such
Outstanding Securities of such series for principal (and premium, if any) and
interest to the Stated Maturity or any Redemption Date as contemplated by
Section 403, as the case may be;
(2) the
Company has paid or caused to be paid all other sums payable with respect to the
Securities of such series;
(3) the
Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of
Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating
to the satisfaction and discharge of the entire indebtedness on all Securities
of such series have been complied with; and
(4) if the
entire indebtedness on the Outstanding Securities of such series is to be
satisfied and discharged pursuant to Section 401(l)(B) above, then (i) the
Company shall have specified the applicability (as provided in Section 301) of
this Section 401(4) to the Securities of such series, (ii) the Company shall
have given, not later than the date of such deposit, notice of such deposit to
the Holders of Securities of such series and (iii) the Trustee shall have
received an Opinion of Counsel (which Counsel shall be recognized tax counsel)
stating that, (x) the Company has received from the Internal Revenue Service a
ruling or (y) since the date of this Indenture, there has been a change in the
applicable federal income tax law, including by means of a Revenue Ruling
published by the Internal Revenue Service, in either case to the effect that,
and based thereon such Opinion of Counsel will confirm that the deposit of funds
or obligations and the satisfaction and discharge of indebtedness on the
Securities of such series pursuant to this Section will not result in
recognition by the Holders of income, gain or loss for federal income tax
purposes (other than income, gain or loss which would have been recognized in
like amount and at a like time absent such deposit, satisfaction and discharge),
provided that the Company will be discharged from the requirements of Article
Eight if (i) it has satisfied all of the requirements for satisfaction and
discharge of the indebtedness on the Outstanding Securities pursuant to Section
401(1)(B) except for the delivery of the Opinion of Counsel described above, and
(ii) the Trustee shall have received an Opinion of Counsel stating that the
Holders will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes
as a result of the deposit of such funds or obligations and will be subject to
federal tax in the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as
would have been the case if such deposit of funds or obligations had not
occurred.
Upon the
satisfaction of the conditions set forth in this Section with respect to all the
Securities of any series, the terms and conditions of such series, including the
terms and conditions with respect thereto set forth in this Indenture, shall no
longer be binding upon, or applicable to, the Company, and the Holders of the
Securities of such series shall look for payment only to the funds or
obligations deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 401(l)(B); provided,
however, that, in no event shall the Company be discharged (a) from any payment
obligations in respect of Securities of such series which are deemed not to be
Outstanding under clause (iii) of the definition thereof if such obligations
continue to be valid obligations of the Company under applicable law, (b) from
any obligations under Section 607 or the last paragraph of Section 1003, and (c)
from any obligations under Section 305 and 306 (except that Securities of such
series issued upon registration of transfer or exchange or in lieu of mutilated,
lost, destroyed or stolen Securities shall not be obligations of the Company),
and Section 701.
SECTION
402. Satisfaction
and Discharge of Indenture.
Upon
compliance by the Company with the provisions of Section 401 as to the
satisfaction and discharge of each series of Securities issued hereunder, this
Indenture shall cease to be of any further effect (except as otherwise provided
herein). Upon Company Request (and at the expense of the Company), the Trustee
shall execute proper instruments acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of
this Indenture. In the event there are two or more Trustees hereunder, then the
effectiveness of any such instrument shall be conditioned upon receipt of such
instruments from all Trustees hereunder.
Notwithstanding
the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, any obligations of the Company
under Sections 305, 306, 607 and 701 and the last paragraph of Section 1003, and
of the Trustee under Sections 403 and 613 and the last two paragraphs of Section
1003, shall survive.
SECTION
403. Application
of Trust Money.
Subject
to the provisions of the last two paragraphs of Section 1003, all money and
obligations deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 401 shall be held
irrevocably in trust and shall be made under the terms of an escrow trust
agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Trustee. Such money and
obligations shall be applied by the Trustee, in accordance with the provisions
of the Securities, this Indenture and such escrow trust agreement, to the
payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Company
acting as its own Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Persons
entitled thereto, of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest, if
any, on the Securities for the payment of which such money and obligations have
been deposited with the Trustee (but such money need not be segregated from
other funds except to the extent required by law). If Securities of any series
are to be redeemed prior to their Stated Maturity, whether pursuant to any
optional redemption provisions or in accordance with any mandatory sinking fund
requirement, the Company shall make such arrangements as are satisfactory to the
Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption by the Trustee in the name, and
at the expense, of the Company.
ARTICLE
FIVE
REMEDIES
SECTION
501. Events
of Default.
“Event of
Default,” wherever used herein with respect to Securities of any series, means
any one of the following events (whatever the reason for such Event of Default
and whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation of
law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule
or regulation of any administrative or governmental body):
(1) default
in the payment of any interest upon any Security of that series when it becomes
due and payable, and continuance of such default for a period of 30 days;
or
(2) default
in the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any, on) any Security of that
series at its Maturity; or
(3) default
in the deposit of any sinking fund payment, when and as due by the terms of a
Security of that series; or
(4) default
in the performance, or breach, of any covenant or agreement of the Company in
this Indenture (other than a covenant or agreement a default in whose
performance or whose breach is elsewhere in this Section specifically dealt with
or which has expressly been included in this Indenture solely for the benefit of
series of Securities other than that series), and continuance of such default or
breach for a period of 90 days after there has been given, by registered or
certified mail, to the Company by the Trustee or to the Company and the Trustee
by the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities
of that series a written notice specifying such default or breach and requiring
it to be remedied and stating that such notice is a “Notice of Default”
hereunder; or
(5) the
Company pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law:
(A) commences
a voluntary case,
(B) consents
to the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary
case,
(C) consents
to the appointment of a Custodian of it or for all or substantially all of its
property, or
(D) makes a
general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or
(6) a court
of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy Law
that:
(A) is for
relief against the Company in an involuntary case;
(B) appoints
a Custodian of the Company or for all or substantially all of its property,
or
(C) orders
the liquidation of the Company, and the order or decree remains unstayed and in
effect for 60 days.
The term
“Bankruptcy Law” means Title 11 of the U.S. Code or any similar Federal or State
law for the relief of debtors. The term “Custodian” means any receiver, trustee,
assignee, liquidator or similar official under any Bankruptcy Law.
(7) any other
Event of Default provided with respect to the Securities of that series pursuant
to Section 301 or in a supplemental indenture.
SECTION
502. Acceleration
of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment.
If an
Event of Default with respect to Securities of any series at the time
Outstanding occurs and is continuing, then in every such case the Trustee or the
Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the outstanding Securities
of that series may declare the principal amount (or, if the Securities of that
series are Original Issue Discount Securities, such portion of the principal
amount as may be specified in the terms of that series) of all of the Securities
of that series to be due and payable immediately, by a notice in writing to the
Company (and to the Trustee if given by Holders), and upon any such declaration
such principal amount (or specified portion) shall become immediately due and
payable.
Upon
payment of such amount, all obligations of the Company in respect of the payment
of principal of the Securities of such series shall terminate.
At any
time after such a declaration of acceleration with respect to Securities of any
series has been made and before a judgment or decree for payment of the money
due has been obtained by the Trustee as hereinafter in this Article provided,
the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of
that series, by written notice to the Company and the Trustee, may rescind and
annul such declaration and its consequences if:
(1) the
Company has paid or deposited with the Trustee a sum sufficient to
pay
(A) all
overdue interest, if any, on all Securities of that series,
(B) the
principal of (and premium, if any, on) any Securities of that series which have
become due otherwise than by such declaration of acceleration and interest
thereon at the rate or rates prescribed therefor in such
Securities,
(C) to the
extent that payment of such interest is lawful, interest upon overdue interest
at the rate or rates, if any, prescribed therefor in such Securities,
and
(D) all sums
paid or advanced by the Trustee hereunder and the reasonable compensation,
expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel;
and
(2) all
Events of Default with respect to Securities of that series, other than the
non-payment of the principal of Securities of that series which have become due
solely by such declaration of acceleration, have been cured, or waived as
provided in Section 513.
No such
rescission shall affect any subsequent default or impair any right consequent
thereon.
SECTION
503. Collection
of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee.
The
Company covenants that if:
(1) default
is made in the payment of any interest on any Security of any series when such
interest becomes due and payable and such default continues for a period of 30
days, or
(2) default
is made in the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any, on) any Security
of any series at the Maturity thereof, the Company will, upon demand of the
Trustee, pay to it, for the benefit of the Holders of Securities of such series,
the whole amount then due and payable on Securities of such series for principal
(and premium, if any) and interest and, to the extent that payment of such
interest shall be legally enforceable, interest on any overdue principal (and
premium, if any) and on any overdue interest, at the rate or rates, if any,
prescribed therefor in such Securities; and, in addition thereto, such further
amount as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection,
including the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of
the Trustee, its agents and counsel.
If the
Company fails to pay such amounts forthwith upon such demand, the Trustee, in
its own name and as trustee of an express trust, may institute a judicial
proceeding for the collection of the sums so due and unpaid, may prosecute such
proceeding to judgment or final decree and may enforce the same against the
Company or any other obligor upon such Securities and collect the moneys
adjudged or decreed to be payable in the manner provided by law out of the
property of the Company or any other obligor upon such Securities, wherever
situated.
If an
Event of Default with respect to Securities of any series occurs and is
continuing, the Trustee may in its discretion proceed to protect and enforce its
rights and the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series by such
appropriate judicial proceedings as the Trustee shall deem most effectual to
protect and enforce any such rights, whether for the specific enforcement of any
covenant or agreement in this Indenture or in aid of the exercise of any power
granted herein, or to enforce any other proper remedy.
SECTION
504. Trustee
May File Proofs of Claim.
In case
of the pendency of any receivership, insolvency, liquidation, bankruptcy,
reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, composition or other judicial
proceeding relative to the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities or
the property of the Company or of such other obligor or their creditors, the
Trustee (irrespective of whether the principal of the Securities shall then be
due and payable as therein expressed or by declaration of acceleration or
otherwise and irrespective of whether the Trustee shall have made any demand on
the Company for the payment of overdue principal or interest) shall be entitled
and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise,
(i) to file
and prove a claim for the whole amount of principal (or with respect to Original
Issue Discount Securities, such portion of the principal amount as may be
specified in the terms of such Securities), and premium, if any and interest
owing and unpaid in respect of the Securities and to file such other papers or
documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the
Trustee (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses,
disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel) and of the
Holders allowed in such judicial proceeding, and
(ii) to
collect and receive any moneys or other property payable or deliverable on any
such claims and to distribute the same; and any custodian, receiver, assignee,
trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial
proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make such payments to the
Trustee and, in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such
payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due it for
the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the
Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under
Section 607. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee
to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder any plan
of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the
Securities or the rights of any Holder thereof or to authorize the Trustee to
vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding.
SECTION
505. Trustee
May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Securities.
All
rights of action and claims under this Indenture or the Securities may be
prosecuted and enforced by the Trustee without the possession of any of the
Securities or the production thereof in any proceeding relating thereto, and any
such proceeding instituted by the Trustee shall be brought in its own name as
trustee of an express trust, and any recovery of judgment shall, after provision
for the payment of the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and
advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, be for the ratable benefit of
the Holders of the Securities in respect of which such judgment has been
recovered.
SECTION
506. Application
of Money Collected.
Any money
collected by the Trustee pursuant to this Article shall be applied in the
following order, at the date or dates fixed by the Trustee and, in case of the
distribution of such money on account of principal (or premium, if any) or
interest, upon presentation of the Securities and the notation thereon of the
payment if only partially paid and upon surrender thereof if fully
paid:
FIRST: To
the payment of all amounts due the Trustee under Section 607;
SECOND:
To the payment of the amounts then due and unpaid for principal of (and premium,
if any) and interest, if any, on the Securities in respect of which or for the
benefit of which such money has been collected, ratably, without preference or
priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on such
Securities for principal (and premium, if any) and interest, if any,
respectively; and
THIRD:
The balance, if any, to the Company, its successor or assigns or to whoever may
be lawfully entitled to receive the same or as a court of competent jurisdiction
may direct.
SECTION
507. Limitation
on Suits.
No Holder
of any Security of any series shall have any right to institute any proceeding,
judicial or otherwise, with respect to this Indenture, or for the appointment of
a receiver or trustee, or for any other remedy hereunder, unless:
(1) An Event
of Default shall have occurred and be continuing with respect to the Securities
of that series and such Holder shall have previously given written notice
thereof to the Trustee;
(2) the
Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities
of that series shall have made written request to the Trustee to institute
proceedings in respect of such Event of Default in its own name as Trustee
hereunder;
(3) such
Holder or Holders have offered to the Trustee reasonable indemnity against the
costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred in compliance with such
request;
(4) the
Trustee for 60 days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of
indemnity has failed to institute any such proceeding; and
(5) no
direction inconsistent with such written request has been given to the Trustee
during such 60-day period by the Holders of a majority in principal amount of
the Outstanding Securities of that series;
it being
understood and intended that no one or more of such Holders shall have any right
in any manner whatever by virtue of, or by availing of, any provision of this
Indenture to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of any other Holder or to
obtain or to seek to obtain priority or preference over any other Holder or to
enforce any right under this Indenture, except in the manner herein provided and
for the equal and ratable benefit of all Holders of Securities of such
series.
SECTION
508. Unconditional
Right of Holders to Receive Principal, Premium and Interest.
Notwithstanding
any other provision in this Indenture, the Holder of any Security shall have the
right, which is absolute and unconditional, to receive payment of the principal
of (and premium, if any) and (subject to Section 307) interest, if any, on such
Security on the Stated Maturity or Maturities expressed in such Security (or, in
the case of redemption, on the Redemption Date) and to institute suit for the
enforcement of any such payment, and such rights shall not be impaired without
the consent of such Holder.
SECTION
509. Restoration
of Rights and Remedies.
If the
Trustee or any Holder has instituted any proceeding to enforce any right or
remedy under this Indenture and such proceeding has been discontinued or
abandoned for any reason, or has been determined adversely to the Trustee or to
such Holder, then and in every such case, subject to any determination in such
proceeding, the Company, the Trustee and the Holders shall be restored severally
and respectively to their former positions hereunder and thereafter all rights
and remedies of the Trustee and the Holders shall continue as though no such
proceeding had been instituted.
SECTION
510. Rights
and Remedies Cumulative.
Except as
otherwise provided with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated,
destroyed, lost or stolen Securities in the last paragraph of Section 306, no
right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Trustee or to the
Holders is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every
right and remedy shall, to the extent permitted by law, be cumulative and in
addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter
existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any
right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent
assertion or employment of any other appropriate right or remedy.
SECTION
511. Delay
or Omission Not Waiver.
No delay
or omission of the Trustee or of any Holder of any Security to exercise any
right or remedy accruing upon any Event of Default shall impair any such right
or remedy or constitute a waiver of any such Event of Default or an acquiescence
therein. Every right and remedy given by this Article or by law to the Trustee
or to the Holders may be exercised from time to time, and as often as may be
deemed expedient, by the Trustee or by the Holders, as the case may
be.
SECTION
512. Control
by Holders.
The
Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any
series shall have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting
any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust
or power conferred on the Trustee, with respect to the Securities of such
series, provided that:
(1) such
direction shall not be in conflict with any rule of law or with this
Indenture;
(2) the
Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee which is not
inconsistent with such direction;
(3) such
direction is not unduly prejudicial to the rights of other
Holders;and
(4) such
direction would not involve the Trustee in personal liability.
SECTION
513. Waiver
of Past Defaults.
The
Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding
Securities of any series may on behalf of the Holders of all the Securities of
such series waive any past default hereunder with respect to such series and its
consequences, except a default
(1) in the
payment of the principal of (or premium, if any) or interest, if any (subject to
the provisions of Section 502), on any Security of such series, or
(2) in
respect of a covenant or provision hereof which under Article Nine cannot be
modified or amended without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding
Security of such series affected.
Upon any
such waiver, such default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising
therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured, for every purpose of the
Securities of such series under this Indenture; but no such waiver shall extend
to any subsequent or other default or impair any right consequent
thereon.
SECTION
514. Undertaking
for Costs.
All
parties to this Indenture agree, and each Holder of any Security by his
acceptance thereof shall be deemed to have agreed, that any court may in its
discretion require, in any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under
this Indenture, or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken,
suffered or omitted by it as Trustee, the filing by any party litigant in such
suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of such suit, and that such court may in
its discretion assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees at
trial and on appeal, against any party litigant in such suit, having due regard
to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by such party
litigant; but the provisions of this Section shall not apply to any suit
instituted by the Company, to any suit instituted by the Trustee, to any suit
instituted by any Holder, or group of Holders, holding in the aggregate more
than 10% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series, or to
any suit instituted by any Holder for the enforcement of the payment of the
principal of (or premium, if any) or interest on any Security on or after the
Stated Maturity or Maturities expressed in such Security (or, in the case of
redemption, on or after the Redemption Date).
ARTICLE
SIX
THE
TRUSTEE
SECTION
601. Certain
Duties and Responsibilities.
(a) Except
during the continuance of an Event of Default,
(1) the
Trustee undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are
specifically set forth in this Indenture, and no implied covenants or
obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee;
and
(2) in the
absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the
truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein,
upon certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the
requirements of this Indenture; but in the case of any such certificate or
opinion which by any provision hereof is specifically required to be furnished
to the Trustee, the Trustee shall be under a duty to examine the same to
determine whether or not it conforms to the requirements of this
Indenture.
(b) In case
an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee shall exercise
such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture, and use the same
degree of care and skill in their exercise, as a prudent man would exercise or
use under the circumstances in the conduct of his own affairs.
(c) No
provision of this Indenture shall be construed to relieve the Trustee from
liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its
own willful misconduct, except that:
(1) this
Subsection shall not be construed to limit the effect of Subsection (a) of this
Section;
(2) the
Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a
Responsible Officer, unless it shall be proved that the Trustee was negligent in
ascertaining the pertinent facts;
(3) the
Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action taken, suffered or
omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the direction of the
Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any
series, as provided in Section 512, relating to the time, method and place of
conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising
any trust or power conferred upon the Trustee, under this Indenture with respect
to the Securities of such series; and
(4) No
provision of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own
funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of
its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if it
shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or
adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to
it.
(d) Whether
or not herein expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture relating
to the conduct of or affecting the liability of or affording protection to the
Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of this Section.
SECTION
602. Notice
of Defaults.
Within 90
days after the occurrence of any default hereunder with respect to the
Securities of any series, the Trustee shall transmit by mail to all Holders of
Securities of such series, as their names and addresses appear in the Security
Register, notice of such default hereunder actually known to a Responsible
Officer of the Trustee, unless such default shall have been cured or waived;
provided, however, that except in the case of a default in the payment of the
principal of (or premium, if any) or interest, if any, on any Security of such
series, in the payment of any sinking fund installment with respect to
Securities of such series or in the payment of the Redemption Price of any
Securities as to which notice of redemption has been given, the Trustee shall be
protected in withholding such notice if and so long as the board of directors,
the executive committee or a trust committee of directors or Responsible
Officers of the Trustee in good faith determines that the withholding of such
notice is in the interest of the Holders of Securities of such series; and
provided, further, that in the case of any default of the character specified in
Section 501(4) with respect to Securities of such series, no such notice to
Holders shall be given until at least 60 days after the occurrence thereof. For
the purpose of this Section, the term “default” means any event which is, or
after notice or lapse of time or both would become, an Event of Default with
respect to Securities of such series.
SECTION
603. Certain
Rights of Trustee.
Subject
to the provisions of Section 601:
(a) the
Trustee may rely and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon
any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice,
request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of
indebtedness or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to have
been signed or presented by the proper party or parties;
(b) any
request or direction of the Company mentioned herein shall be sufficiently
evidenced by a Company Request or Company Order and any resolution of the Board
of Directors may be sufficiently evidenced by a Board Resolution;
(c) whenever
in the administration of this Indenture the Trustee shall deem it desirable that
a matter be proved or established prior to taking, suffering or omitting any
action hereunder, the Trustee (unless other evidence be herein specifically
prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith on its part, rely upon an Officers’
Certificate;
(d) the
Trustee may consult with counsel and the written advice of such counsel or any
Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in
respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith
and in reliance thereon;
(e) the
Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers
vested in it by this Indenture at the request or direction of any of the Holders
pursuant to this Indenture, unless such Holders shall have offered to the
Trustee reasonable security or indemnity against the costs, expenses and
liabilities which might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or
direction;
(f) the
Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters
stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report,
notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other
evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document, but the Trustee, in its
discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or
matters as it may see fit;
(g) the
Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any duties
hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys and the Trustee
shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any
agent or attorney, including any Authenticating Agent, appointed with due care
by it hereunder;
(h) the
Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted by it in good faith
and believed by it to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers
conferred upon it by this Indenture; and
(i) the
Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge of any Event of Default with respect
to the Securities of any series for which it is acting as Trustee unless either
(1) a Responsible Officer of the Trustee assigned to the Corporate Trust Office
of the Trustee (or any successor division or department of the Trustee) shall
have actual knowledge of the Event of Default or (2) written notice of such
Event of Default shall have been given to the Trustee by the Company, any other
obligor on such Securities or by any Holder of such Securities.
SECTION
604. Not
Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities.
The
recitals contained herein and in the Securities, except certificates of
authentication, shall be taken as the statements of the Company, and neither the
Trustee nor any Authenticating Agent assumes any responsibility for their
correctness. The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or
sufficiency of this Indenture or of the Securities. Neither the Trustee nor any
Authenticating Agent shall be accountable for the use or application by the
Company of Securities or the proceeds thereof.
SECTION
605. May
Hold Securities.
The
Trustee, any Authenticating Agent, any Paying Agent, the Security Registrar or
any other agent of the Company or the Trustee, in their individual or any other
capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Securities and, subject to Sections
608 and 612, may otherwise deal with the Company with the same rights it would
have if it were not Trustee, Authenticating Agent, Paying Agent, Security
Registrar or such other agent.
SECTION
606. Money
Held in Trust.
Money
held by the Trustee or any Paying Agent in trust hereunder need not be
segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law. Neither the
Trustee nor any paying Agent shall be subject to any liability for interest on
any money received by it hereunder except as otherwise agreed with the
Company.
SECTION
607. Compensation
and Reimbursement.
The
Company agrees:
(1) to pay to
the Trustee from time to time reasonable compensation for all services rendered
by it hereunder (which compensation shall not be limited by any provision of law
in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust);
(2) except as
otherwise expressly provided herein, to reimburse the Trustee upon its request
for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the
Trustee in accordance with any provision of this Indenture (including the
reasonable compensation and the expenses and disbursements of its agents and
counsel), except any such expense, disbursement or advance as may be
attributable to its negligence or bad faith; and
(3) to
indemnify the Trustee and its agents for, and to hold them harmless against, any
loss, liability or expense incurred without negligence or bad faith on their
part, arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of
the trust or trusts hereunder, including the costs and expenses of defending
themselves against any claim or liability in connection with the exercise or
performance of any of their powers or duties hereunder.
As
security for the performance of the obligations of the Company under this
Section, the Trustee shall have a lien prior to the Securities upon all property
and funds held or collected by the Trustee as such, except funds held in trust
for the payment of principal (or premium, if any) or interest, if any, on
Securities.
The
provisions of this Section shall survive the resignation or removal of the
Trustee or the discharge of this Indenture. When the Trustee incurs expenses
after the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in Section
501(5) or (6) the expenses are intended to constitute expenses of administration
under any Bankruptcy Law.
SECTION
608. Corporate
Trustee Required; Eligibility; Conflicting Interests.
This
Indenture shall always have a Trustee who satisfies the requirements of Trust
Indenture Act Sections 310(a)(1), (2) and (5) in every respect. The Trustee (or
in the case of a Trustee that is a Person included in a bank holding company
system, the related bank holding company) shall have a combined capital and
surplus of at least $100,000,000 as set forth in its most recent published
annual report of condition. The Trustee shall comply with Trust Indenture Act
Section 310(b), including the provision in Section 310(b)(1). In addition, if
the Trustee is a Person included in a bank holding company system, the Trustee,
independently of such bank holding company, shall meet the capital requirements
of Trust Indenture Act Section 310(a)(2). If at any time the Trustee shall cease
to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, it shall
resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in this
Article.
SECTION
609. Resignation
and Removal; Appointment of Successor.
(a) No
resignation or removal of the Trustee and no appointment of a successor Trustee
or Trustees pursuant to this Article shall become effective until the acceptance
of appointment by the successor Trustee or Trustees in accordance with the
applicable requirements of Section 610.
(b) The
Trustee may resign at any time with respect to the Securities of one or more
series by notifying the Company in writing at least 90 days in advance of such
resignation. If the instrument of acceptance by a successor Trustee required by
Section 610 shall not have been delivered to the Trustee within 60 days after
the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Trustee may petition any
court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with
respect to the Securities of such series.
(c) The
Trustee may be removed at any time with respect to the Securities of any series
by Act of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding
Securities of such series, delivered to the Trustee and to the
Company.
(d) If at any
time the Trustee shall fail to comply with Section 608 after written request
therefor by the Company or by any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a
Security for at least six months, the Company by a Board Resolution may remove
the Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series or, subject to Section
514, any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security of such series for
at least six months may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated,
petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee with
respect to the Securities of such series and the appointment of a successor
Trustee.
(e) If at any
time:
(1) the
Trustee shall cease to be eligible under Section 608 and shall fail to resign
after written request therefor by the Company or by any Holder who has been a
bona fide Holder of a Security for at least six months, or
(2) the
Trustee shall become incapable of acting or shall be adjudged a bankrupt or
insolvent or a receiver of the Trustee or of its property shall be appointed or
any public officer shall take charge or control of the Trustee or of its
property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or
liquidation,
then, in
any such case, (i) the Company by a Board Resolution may remove the Trustee with
respect to all Securities, or (ii) subject to Section 514, any holder who has
been a bona fide Holder of a Security for at least six months may, on behalf of
himself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent
jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee with respect to all Securities and
the appointment of a successor Trustee or Trustees.
(f) If the
Trustee shall resign, be removed or become incapable of acting, or if a vacancy
shall occur in the office of Trustee for any cause, with respect to the
Securities of one or more series, the Company, by a Board Resolution, shall
promptly appoint a successor Trustee or Trustees with respect to the Securities
of that or those series (it being understood that any such successor Trustee may
be appointed with respect to the Securities of one or more or all of such series
and that at any time there shall be only one Trustee with respect to the
Securities of any particular series) and shall comply with the applicable
requirements of Section 610. If, within one year after such resignation, removal
or incapability, or the occurrence of such vacancy, a successor Trustee with
respect to the Securities of any series shall be appointed by Act of the Holders
of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series
delivered to the Company and the retiring Trustee, the successor Trustee so
appointed shall, forthwith upon its acceptance of such appointment in accordance
with the applicable requirements of Section 610, become the successor Trustee
with respect to the Securities of such series and to that extent supersede the
successor Trustee appointed by the Company with respect to such series. If no
successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series shall have been
so appointed by the Company or the Holders of the Securities of such series and
accepted appointment in the manner required by Section 610, any Holder who has
been a bona fide holder of a Security of such series for at least six months
may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any court
of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with
respect to the Securities of such series.
(g) The
Company shall give notice of each resignation and each removal of the Trustee
with respect to the Securities of any series and each appointment of a successor
Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series by mailing written notice
of such event by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to all Holders of Securities
of such series as their names and addresses appear in the Security Register.
Each notice shall include the name of the successor Trustee with respect to the
Securities of such series and the address of its Corporate Trust
Office.
SECTION
610. Acceptance
of Appointment by Successor.
(a) In case
of the appointment hereunder of a successor Trustee with respect to all series
of Securities, every such successor Trustee so appointed shall execute,
acknowledge and deliver to the Company and to the retiring Trustee an instrument
accepting such appointment, and thereupon the resignation or removal of the
retiring Trustee shall become effective and such successor Trustee, without any
further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights,
powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee; but, on the request of the
Company or the successor Trustee, such retiring Trustee shall, upon payment of
its charges due pursuant to Section 607, execute and deliver an instrument
transferring to such successor Trustee all the rights, powers and trusts of the
retiring Trustee and shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor
Trustee all property and money held by such retiring Trustee hereunder subject
to the lien provided in Section 607.
(b) In case
of the appointment hereunder of a successor Trustee with respect to the
Securities of one or more (but not all) series, the Company, the retiring
Trustee and each successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more
series shall execute and deliver an indenture supplemental hereto wherein each
successor Trustee shall accept such appointment and which (1) shall contain such
provisions as shall be necessary or desirable to transfer and confirm to, and to
vest in, each successor Trustee all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the
retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which
the appointment of such successor Trustee relates, (2) if the retiring Trustee
is not retiring with respect to all series of Securities, shall contain such
provisions as shall be deemed necessary or desirable to confirm that all the
rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the
Securities or that or those series as to which the retiring Trustee is not
retiring shall continue to be vested in the retiring Trustee, and (3) shall add
to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to
provide for or facilitate the
administration
of the trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee, it being understood that
nothing herein or in such supplemental indenture shall constitute such Trustees
co-trustees of the same trust and that each such Trustee shall be trustee of a
trust or trusts hereunder separate and apart from any trust or trusts hereunder
administered by any other such Trustee; and upon the execution and delivery of
such supplemental indenture the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee
shall become effective to the extent provided therein and each such successor
Trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with
all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect
to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such
successor Trustee relates; but, on request of the Company or any successor
Trustee, such retiring trustee shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such
successor Trustee all property and money held by such retiring Trustee hereunder
with respect to the Securities of that or these series to which the appointment
of such successor Trustee relates.
(c) Upon
request of any such successor Trustee, the Company shall execute any and all
instruments for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming to such
successor Trustee all such rights, powers and trusts referred to in paragraph
(a) or (b) of this Section, as the case may be.
(d) No
successor Trustee shall accept its appointment unless at the time of such
acceptance such successor Trustee shall be qualified and eligible under this
Article.
SECTION
611. Merger,
Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business.
Any
corporation into which the Trustee may be merged or converted or with which it
may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or
consolidation to which the Trustee shall be a party, or any corporation
succeeding to all or substantially all the corporate trust business of the
Trustee, shall be the successor of the Trustee hereunder, provided such
corporation shall be otherwise qualified and eligible under this Article,
without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of
any of the parties hereto. In case any Securities shall have been authenticated,
but not delivered, by the Trustee then in office, any successor by merger,
conversion or consolidation to such authenticating Trustee may adopt such
authentication and deliver the Securities so authenticated with the same effect
as if such successor Trustee had itself authenticated such
Securities.
SECTION
612. Preferential
Collection of Claims Against Company.
The
Trustee shall comply with Trust Indenture Act Section 311(a), excluding any
creditor relationship listed in Trust Indenture Act Section 311(b). A Trustee
who has resigned or been removed shall be subject to Trust Indenture Act Section
311(a) to the extent indicated therein.
SECTION
613. Appointment
of Authenticating Agent.
At any
time when any of the Securities remain Outstanding the Trustee may appoint an
Authenticating Agent or Agents with respect to one or more series of Securities
which shall be authorized to act on behalf of the Trustee to authenticate and
deliver Securities of such series with respect to which it has been so
designated, and Securities so authenticated and delivered shall be entitled to
the benefits of this Indenture and shall be valid and obligatory for all
purposes as if authenticated by the Trustee hereunder.
Wherever
reference is made in this Indenture to the authentication and delivery of
Securities by the Trustee or the Trustee’s certificate of authentication, such
reference shall be deemed to include authentication and delivery on behalf of
the Trustee by an Authenticating Agent and a certificate of authentication
executed on behalf of the Trustee by an Authenticating Agent. Each
Authenticating Agent shall be acceptable to the Company and shall at all times
be a bank or trust company or corporation organized and doing business and in
good standing under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the
District of Columbia, authorized under such laws to act as Authenticating Agent,
having a combined capital and surplus of not less than $100,000,000 and subject
to supervision or examination by Federal, State or District of Columbia
authority. If such Authenticating Agent publishes reports of condition at least
annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of said supervising or
examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section, the combined capital
and surplus of such Authenticating Agent shall be deemed to be its combined
capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so
published. If at any time an Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in
accordance with the provisions of this Section, such Authenticating Agent shall
resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in this
Section.
Any
corporation into which an Authenticating Agent may be merged or converted or
with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger,
conversion or consolidation to which such Authenticating Agent shall be a party,
or any corporation succeeding to the corporate agency or corporate trust
business of an Authenticating Agent, shall continue to be an Authenticating
Agent, provided such corporation shall be otherwise eligible under this Section,
without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of
the Trustee or the Authenticating Agent.
An
Authenticating Agent may resign with respect to one or more series of Securities
at any time by giving written notice thereof to the Trustee and to the Company.
The Trustee may at any time terminate the agency of an Authenticating Agent with
respect to one or more series of Securities by giving written notice thereof to
such Authenticating Agent and to the Company. Upon receiving such a notice of
resignation or upon such a termination, or in case at any time such
Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in
accordance
with the provisions of this Section, the Trustee may appoint a successor
Authenticating Agent which shall be acceptable to the Company and shall mail
written notice of such appointment by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to all
holders of Securities of the series with respect to which such Authenticating
Agent will serve, as their names and addresses appear in the Security Register.
Any successor Authenticating Agent upon acceptance of its appointment hereunder
shall become vested with all the rights, powers and duties of its predecessor
hereunder, with like effect as if originally named as an Authenticating Agent.
No successor Authenticating Agent shall be appointed unless eligible under the
provisions of this Section.
The
Company agrees to pay to each Authenticating Agent from time to time reasonable
compensation for its services under this Section. The provisions of Sections
104, 111, 603, 604 and 605 shall be applicable to any Authenticating
Agent.
Pursuant
to each appointment made under this Section, the Securities of each series
covered by such appointment may have endorsed thereon, in lieu of the Trustee’s
certificate of authentication, an alternate certificate of authentication in
substantially the following form:
This is
one of the Securities, of the series designated herein, issued under the
within-mentioned Indenture.
[_____________________________]
By: ____________________________________
as Authenticating Agent,
By: ____________________________________
Authorized
Officer
ARTICLE
SEVEN
HOLDERS’
LISTS AND REPORTS BY TRUSTEE AND COMPANY
SECTION
701. Holder
Lists.
The
Trustee shall preserve, in as current a form as is reasonably practicable, the
most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of Holders of each
series of Securities. If the Trustee is not the Securities Registrar, the
Company shall furnish to the Trustee as of each regular record date for the
payment of interest on the Securities of a series and before each related
Interest Payment Date, and at such other times as the Trustee may request in
writing, a list in such form and as of such date as the Trustee may reasonably
require of the names and addresses of Holders of each series of
Securities.
SECTION
702. Communications
by Holders with Other Holders.
Holders
of any series may communicate pursuant to Trust Indenture Act Section 312(b)
with other Holders of that series or any other series with respect to their
rights under this Indenture or the Securities of that series or any other
series. The Company, the Trustee, the Securities Registrar and any other Person
shall have the protection of Trust Indenture Act Section 312(c).
SECTION
703. Reports
by Trustee.
(a) If and to
the extent required by the Trust Indenture Act, within 60 days after May 1 of
each year commencing with the May 1 following the date of this Indenture, if and
so long as any Securities are Outstanding hereunder, the Trustee shall transmit
by mail to all Holders, as their names and addresses appear in the Security
Register, a brief report dated as of such May 1 that complies with Trust
Indenture Act Section 313(a). The Trustee shall also comply with Trust Indenture
Act Sections 313(b) and 313(c).
(b) A copy of
any such report required to be sent under Section 703(a) shall, at the time of
such transmission to Holders, be filed by the Trustee, with each securities
exchange upon which any Securities of that series are listed, with the
Commission and with the Company. The Company will notify the Trustee when any
Securities of any series are listed on any securities exchange or any delisting
thereof, and the Trustee shall comply with Trust Indenture Act Section
313(d).
SECTION
704. Reports
by Company.
The
Company will deliver to the Trustee within 15 days after the filing of the same
with the Commission, copies of the quarterly and annual reports and of the
information, documents and other reports, if any, which the Company is required
to file with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Notwithstanding that the Company may not be
subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Company will file with the Commission, to
the extent permitted, and provide the Trustee with, such supplementary and
periodic information, documents and reports which may be required under Section
13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The
Company
will also comply with the other provisions of Trust Indenture Act Section
314(a). All information, documents and reports to be provided pursuant to this
Section will be deemed to be so delivered to the Trustee when the Company files
such information, documents and reports with the Commission through the
Commission’s EDGAR database.
ARTICLE
EIGHT
SUCCESSOR
CORPORATION
SECTION
801. Limitation
on Consolidation, Merger and Sale of Assets.
(a) The
Company will not, in any transaction or series of transactions, merge or
consolidate with or into, or sell, assign, convey, transfer, lease or otherwise
dispose of all or substantially all of its properties and assets (as an entirety
or substantially as an entirety in one transaction or a series of related
transactions), to any Person or Persons, unless at the time of and after giving
effect thereto (i) either (A) if the transaction or series of transactions is a
merger or consolidation, the Company shall be the surviving Person of such
merger or consolidation, or (B) the Person formed by such consolidation or into
which the Company is merged or to which the properties and assets of the Company
are transferred (any such surviving Person or transferee Person being the
“Surviving Entity”) shall be a corporation organized and existing under the laws
of the United States of America, any state thereof or the District of Columbia,
and shall expressly assume by a supplemental indenture executed and delivered to
the Trustee, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, all of the
obligations of the Company (including, without limitation, the obligation to pay
the principal of, and premium and interest, if any, on, the Securities and the
performance of the other covenants) under the Securities of each Series and this
Indenture, and in each case, this Indenture shall remain in full force and
effect; and (ii) immediately before and immediately after giving effect to such
transaction or series of transactions on a pro forma basis (including, without
limitation, any Indebtedness incurred or anticipated to be incurred in
connection with or in respect of such transaction or series of transactions), no
default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
(b) In
connection with any consolidation, merger or transfer of assets contemplated by
this Section, the Company shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the
Trustee, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, an
Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such
consolidation, merger or transfer, and the supplemental indenture in respect
thereto, comply with this Section, and that all conditions precedent herein
provided for relating to such transaction or transactions have been complied
with.
(c) For the
avoidance of doubt, the foregoing provisions shall not be deemed to require the
assumption of Securities of a series if the terms thereof established in
accordance with Section 301 provide for their redemption or purchase in the
event of a transaction described in this Section 801.
SECTION
802. Successor
Person Substituted.
Upon any
consolidation, merger or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of
the Company in accordance with Section 801, the successor corporation formed by
such consolidation, or into which the Company is merged or to which such
transfer 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 corporation had been named as the Company herein, and
thereafter (except with respect to any such transfer which is a lease) the
predecessor corporation shall be relieved of all obligations and covenants under
this Indenture and the Securities.
ARTICLE
NINE
SUPPLEMENTAL
INDENTURES
SECTION
901. Supplemental
Indentures Without Consent of Holders.
Without
the consent of any Holder, 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 satisfactory to the Trustee, for any of
the following purposes:
(1) to
evidence the succession of another corporation to the Company and the assumption
by any such successor of the covenants of the Company herein and in the
Securities; or
(2) to add to
the covenants of the Company for the benefit of the Holders of all or any series
of Securities (and if such covenants are to be for the benefit of less than all
series of Securities, stating that such covenants are expressly being included
solely for the benefit of such series) or to surrender any right or power herein
conferred upon the Company; provided, however, that in respect of any such
additional covenant, such supplemental indenture may provide for a particular
period of grace after default in the
performance
of such covenant (which period may be shorter or longer than that allowed in the
case of other defaults) or may provide for an immediate enforcement upon such
default or may limit the remedies available to the Trustee upon such default;
or
(3) to add
any additional Events of Default; or
(4) to add to
or change or eliminate any of the provisions of this Indenture to extent as
shall be necessary to permit or facilitate the issuance of Securities in bearer
form, registrable or not registrable as to principal, and with or without
interest coupons; or
(5) to change
or eliminate any of the provisions of this Indenture, provided that any such
change or elimination shall become effective only when there is no Security
Outstanding of any series created prior to the execution of such supplemental
indenture which is entitled to the benefit of such provision; or
(6) to secure
the Securities; or
(7) to
establish the form or terms of Securities of any series as permitted by Sections
201 and 301; or
(8) to
evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment hereunder by a successor
Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more series and to add to or
change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide
for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one
Trustee, pursuant to the requirements of Section 610(b); or
(9) to cure
any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provision herein which may be
inconsistent with any other provision herein, or to make any other provisions
with respect to matters or questions arising under this Indenture, provided such
action shall not adversely affect the interests of the Holders of Securities of
any series in any material respect.
SECTION
902. Supplemental
Indentures with Consent of Holders.
With the
consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the
Outstanding Securities of each series (each such series voting as a separate
class) affected by such supplemental indenture, by Act of said Holders delivered
to the Company and the Trustee, the Company, 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 of such series
under this Indenture; provided, however, that no such supplemental indenture
shall, without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security affected
thereby,
(1) change
the Stated Maturity of the principal of, or any installment of principal of or
interest on, any Security, or reduce the principal amount thereof or the rate of
interest thereon or any premium payable upon the redemption thereof, or modify
the manner of determination of the rate of interest thereon so as to affect
adversely the interest of such Holder or reduce the amount of the principal of
an Original Issue Discount Security that would be due and payable upon a
declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 502, or
change any Place of Payment where, or the coin or currency in which, any
Security or any premium or the interest thereon is payable, or impair the right
to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after the Stated
Maturity thereof (or, in the case of redemption, on or after the Redemption
Date), or
(2) reduce
the percentage in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series,
the consent of whose Holders is required for any such supplemental indenture, or
the consent of whose Holders is required for any waiver (of compliance with
certain provisions of this Indenture or certain defaults hereunder and their
consequences) provided for in this Indenture, or
(3) modify
any of the provisions of this Section, Section 513 or Section 1006, except to
increase any such percentage or to provide that certain other provisions of this
Indenture cannot be modified or waived without the consent of the Holder of each
Outstanding Security affected thereby; provided, however, that this clause shall
not be deemed to require the consent of any Holder with respect to changes in
the references to the “Trustee” and concomitant changes in this Section and
Section 1006, or the deletion of this proviso, in accordance with the
requirements of Sections 610(b) and 901(8).
A
supplemental indenture which changes or eliminates any covenant or other
provision of this Indenture which has expressly been included solely for the
benefit of one or more particular series of Securities, or which modifies the
rights of the Holders of Securities of such series with respect to such covenant
or other provision, shall be deemed not to affect the rights under this
Indenture of the Holders of Securities of any other series.
The
Trustee may in its discretion determine whether or not any Securities would be
affected by any supplemental indenture and any such determination shall he
conclusive upon the Holders of all Securities of any series. The Trustee shall
not be liable for any such determination made in good faith.
It shall
not be necessary for any Act of Holders under this Section to approve the
particular form of any proposed supplemental indenture, but it shall be
sufficient if such Act shall approve the substance thereof.
SECTION
903. Execution
of Supplemental Indentures.
In
executing or accepting the additional trusts created by any supplemental
indenture permitted by this Article or the modifications thereby of the trusts
created by this Indenture, the Trustee shall be provided, and (subject to
Section 601) shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel
stating that the execution of such supplemental indenture is authorized or
permitted by this Indenture and that such supplemental indenture, when executed
and delivered by the Company, will constitute a valid and binding obligation of
the Company in accordance with its terms. The Trustee may, but shall not be
obligated to, enter into any such supplemental indenture which affects the
Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or
otherwise.
SECTION
904. Effect
of Supplemental Indentures.
Upon the
execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant to the provisions of this
Article, this Indenture shall, with respect to such series, be deemed to be
modified and amended in accordance therewith and the respective rights,
limitations of rights, obligations, duties and immunities under this Indenture
of the Trustee, the Company and the Holders of Securities of the series affected
thereby shall thereafter be determined, exercised and enforced hereunder subject
in all respects to such modifications and amendments, and all the terms and
conditions of any such supplemental indenture, with respect to such series,
shall be and be deemed to be part of the terms and conditions of this Indenture
for any and all purposes.
SECTION
905. Conformity
with Trust Indenture Act.
Every
supplemental indenture executed pursuant to this Article shall conform to the
requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, in effect on such
date.
SECTION
906. Reference
in Securities to Supplemental Indentures.
Securities
of any series, affected by a supplemental indenture, authenticated and delivered
after the execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant to this Article may,
and shall if required by the Trustee, bear a notation in form approved by the
Trustee as to any matter provided for in such supplemental indenture. If the
Company shall so determine, new Securities of any series so modified as to
conform, in the opinion of the Trustee and the Board of Directors, to any such
supplemental indenture may be prepared and executed by the Company and
authenticated and delivered by the Trustee or any Authenticating Agent in
exchange for Outstanding Securities of such series.
ARTICLE
TEN
COVENANTS
SECTION
1001. Payment
of Principal, Premium and Interest.
The
Company covenants and agrees that it will duly and punctually pay the principal
of (and premium, if any) and interest, if any, on the Securities of each series
in accordance with the terms of the Securities of such series and this
Indenture.
SECTION
1002. Maintenance
of Office or Agency.
The
Company will cause to be maintained in each Place of Payment for any series of
Securities an office or agency where Securities of that series may be presented
or surrendered for payment, where Securities of that series may be surrendered
for registration of transfer or exchange and where notices and demands to or
upon the Company in respect of the Securities of that series and this Indenture
may be served. The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the
location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency. With respect
to the Securities of any series such office or agency and each place of Payment
shall be as specified as contemplated in Section 301. In the absence of any such
provisions with respect to the Securities of any series (i) the place of payment
for such securities shall be the Borough of Manhattan, City of New York, New
York, and (ii) such office or agency in such Place of Payment shall be the
Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee therein. If at any time the Company shall
fail to maintain any such required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the
Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and
demands may be made or served at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, and
the Company hereby appoints the Trustee as its agent to receive all such
presentations, surrenders, notices and demands.
The
Company may also from time to time designate one or more other offices or
agencies (in or outside the Borough of Manhattan, City of New York, New York)
where the Securities of one or more series may be presented or surrendered for
any or all such purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations;
provided, however, that no such designation or rescission shall in any manner
relieve the Company of its obligation to maintain an office or agency in each
place of Payment for Securities of any series for such purposes. The Company
will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any such designation or
rescission and of any change in the location of any such office or
agency.
SECTION
1003. Money
for Securities Payments to Be Held in Trust.
If the
Company shall at any time act as its own Paying Agent with respect to any series
of Securities, it will, on or before each due date of the principal of (and
premium, if any) or interest, if any, on any of the Securities of that series,
segregate and hold in trust for the benefit of the persons entitled thereto a
sum sufficient to pay the principal (and premium, if any) or interest, if any,
so becoming due until such sums shall be paid to such persons or otherwise
disposed of as herein provided and will promptly notify the Trustee of its
action or failure so to act.
Whenever
the Company shall have one or more Paying Agents for any series of Securities,
it will, on or before each due date of the principal of (and premium, if any) or
interest, if any, on any Securities of that series, deposit with a Paying Agent
a sum sufficient to pay the principal (and premium, if any) or interest, if any,
so becoming due, such sum to be held in trust for the benefit of the persons
entitled to such principal, premium or interest, and (unless such Paying Agent
is the Trustee) the Company will promptly notify the Trustee of its action or
failure so to act.
The
Company will cause each Paying Agent other than the Trustee for any series of
Securities to execute and deliver to the Trustee an instrument in which such
paying Agent shall agree with the Trustee, subject to the provisions of this
Section, that such Paying Agent will:
(1) hold all
sums held by it as agent for the payment of the principal of (and premium, if
any) or interest, if any, on Securities of that series in trust for the benefit
of the Persons entitled thereto until such sums shall be paid to such Persons or
otherwise disposed of as herein provided;
(2) give the
Trustee written notice within three Business Days of any default by the Company
(or any other obligor upon the Securities of that series) in the making of any
payment of principal (and premium, if any) or interest, if any, on the
Securities of that series; and
(3) at any
time during the continuance of any such default, upon the written request of the
Trustee, forthwith pay to the Trustee all sums so held in trust by such Paying
Agent.
The
Company may at any time, for the purpose of obtaining the satisfaction and
discharge of this Indenture or for any other purpose, pay, or by Company Order
direct any Paying Agent to pay, to the Trustee all sums held in trust by the
Company or such Paying Agent, such sums to be held by the Trustee upon the same
trusts as those upon which such sums were held by the Company or such Paying
Agent; and, upon such payment by any paying Agent to the Trustee, such paying
agent shall be released from all further liability with respect to such money.
Upon the satisfaction and discharge of the indebtedness in respect of all
Outstanding Securities of any series all sums then held by any Paying Agent
(other than the Trustee) in respect thereof shall, upon demand of the Company,
be repaid to it or paid to the Trustee, and thereupon such Paying Agent shall be
released from all further liability with respect to such money.
The
Trustee and any Paying Agent shall promptly pay to the Company upon Company
Request any money or securities held by them at any time in excess of amounts
necessary to satisfy amounts payable to the Holders, the Trustee and the Paying
Agent.
Any money
deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the Company, in
trust for the payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) or interest, if
any, on any Security of any series and remaining unclaimed for two years after
such principal (and premium, if any) or interest, if any, has become due and
payable shall, unless otherwise required by mandatory provisions of applicable
escheat or abandoned or unclaimed property law, be paid to the Company on
Company Request, or (if then held by the Company) shall be discharged from such
trust; and the Holder of such Security shall, unless otherwise required by
mandatory provisions of applicable escheat or abandoned or unclaimed property
law, thereafter, as an unsecured general creditor, look only to the Company for
payment thereof, and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with
respect to such trust money, and all liability of the Company as trustee
thereof, shall thereupon cease; provided, however, that the Trustee or such
Paying Agent, before being required to make any such repayment, may at the
expense of the Company cause to be published once, in a newspaper published in
the English language, customarily published on each Business Day and of general
circulation in each Place of Payment with respect to Securities of such series,
notice that such money remains unclaimed and that, after a date specified
therein, which shall not be less than 30 days from the date of such publication,
any unclaimed balance of such money then remaining will, unless otherwise
required by mandatory provisions of applicable escheat or abandoned or unclaimed
property law, be repaid to the Company.
SECTION
1004. Corporate
Existence.
Subject
to Article Eight, the Company will do or cause to be done all things necessary
to preserve and keep in full force and effect its corporate
existence.
SECTION
1005. Statement
as to Compliance.
The
Company will deliver to the Trustee, within 120 days after the end of each
fiscal year of the Company ending after the date hereof, an Officers’
Certificate which complies with Trust Indenture Act Section 314(a)(4) and need
not comply with Section 102, stating as to each signer thereof
that:
(1) a review
of the activities of the Company during such year and of performance under this
Indenture has been made under his supervision, and
(2) as of the
end of such year and at the date of the certificate to the best of his
knowledge, based on such review, (a) the Company is not in default in the
fulfillment of any of its obligations under this Indenture, or specifying each
such default known to him and the nature and status thereof and (b) no event has
occurred and is continuing which is or after notice or lapse of time or both
would become an Event of Default, or, if such an event has occurred and is
continuing, specifying each such event known to him and the nature and status
thereof.
SECTION
1006. Waiver
of Certain Covenants.
The
Company may omit in any particular instance to comply with any covenant or
condition set forth in Sections 1002 to 1005, each inclusive, or a supplemental
indenture with respect to the Securities of any series if before the time for
such compliance the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the
Outstanding Securities of such series shall, by Act of such Holders, either
waive such compliance in such instance or generally waive compliance with such
covenant or condition, but no such waiver shall extend to or affect such
covenant or condition except to the extent so expressly waived, and, until such
waiver shall become effective, the obligations of the Company and the duties of
the Trustee with respect to any such covenant or condition shall remain in full
force and effect.
ARTICLE
ELEVEN
REDEMPTION
OF SECURITIES
SECTION
1101. Applicability
of Article.
Securities
of any series which are redeemable before their Stated Maturity shall be
redeemable in accordance with their terms and (except as otherwise specified as
contemplated by Section 301 for Securities of any series) in accordance with
this Article.
SECTION
1102. Election
to Redeem; Notice to Trustee.
The
election of the Company to redeem any Securities shall be evidenced by a Board
Resolution. In case of any redemption at the election of the Company of less
than all the Securities of any series, the Company shall, at least 45 days
(unless a shorter notice shall be satisfactory to the Trustee) prior to the
Redemption Date fixed by the Company (unless a shorter notice, but not less than
30 days, shall be satisfactory to the Trustee), notify the Trustee in writing of
such Redemption Date and of the principal amount of Securities of such series to
be redeemed. In the case of any redemption of Securities prior to the expiration
of any restriction on such redemption provided in the terms of such Securities
or elsewhere in this Indenture, the Company shall furnish the Trustee with an
Officers’ Certificate evidencing compliance with such restriction. Any such
notice may be canceled at any time prior to notice of such redemption being
mailed to any Holder, and shall thereby be void and of no effect.
SECTION
1103. Selection
by Trustee of Securities to be Redeemed.
If less
than all the Securities of any series are to be redeemed, the particular
Securities to be redeemed shall be selected by the Trustee not more than 45 days
prior to the Redemption Date, from the Outstanding Securities of such series not
previously called for redemption, by such method as the Trustee shall deem fair
and appropriate and which may provide for the selection for redemption of
portions (equal to the minimum authorized denomination for Securities of that
series or any integral multiple thereof) of the principal amount of Securities
of such series of a denomination larger than the minimum authorized denomination
for Securities of that series. In any case where Securities of such series are
registered in the same name, the Trustee in its discretion may treat the
aggregate principal amount so registered as if it were represented by one
Security of such series. If the Securities of any series to be redeemed consist
of Securities having different Stated Maturities or different rates of interest
(or methods of computing interest), then the Company may, by written notice to
the Trustee, direct that the Securities of such series to be redeemed shall be
selected from among groups of such Securities having specified Stated Maturities
or rates of interest (or methods or computing interest) and the Trustee shall
thereafter select the particular Securities to be redeemed in the manner set
forth above from among the groups of such Securities so specified.
The
Trustee shall promptly notify the Company in writing of the Securities selected
for redemption and, in the case of any Securities selected for partial
redemption, the principal amount thereof to be redeemed.
For all
purposes of this Indenture, unless the context otherwise requires, all
provisions relating to the redemption of Securities shall relate, in the case of
any Security redeemed or to be redeemed only in part, to the portion of the
principal amount of such Security which has been or is to be
redeemed.
SECTION
1104. Notice
of Redemption.
Notice of
redemption shall be given by first-class mail, postage prepaid, mailed not less
than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date, to each Holder of
Securities to be redeemed, at his address appearing in the Security
Register.
All
notices of redemption shall state:
(1) the
Redemption Date,
(2) the
Redemption Price,
(3) if less
than all the Outstanding Securities of any series are to be redeemed, the
identification (and, in the case of partial redemption, the principal amounts)
of the particular Securities to be redeemed,
(4) in case
any Security is to be redeemed in part only, the notice which relates to such
Security shall state that on and after the Redemption Date, upon surrender of
such Security, the Holder will receive, without charge, a new Security or
Securities of authorized denominations for the principal amount thereof
remaining unredeemed,
(5) that on
the Redemption Date, the Redemption Price will become due and payable upon each
such Security to be redeemed and, if applicable, that interest thereon will
cease to accrue on and after said date unless the Company defaults in making the
redemption payment,
(6) the place
or places where such Securities are to be surrendered for payment of the
Redemption Price,
(7) that the
redemption is for a sinking fund, if such is the case,
(8) the CUSIP
number, if any, printed on the Securities being redeemed, and
(9) that no
representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP number, if
any, listed in such notice or printed on the Securities.
Notice of
redemption of Securities to be redeemed at the election of the Company shall be
given by the Company or, at the Company’s request, by the Trustee in the name
and at the expense of the Company. In the case of redemptions by the Company of
Global Securities, the Company shall, at least 30 days prior to the Redemption
Date, notify the Depositary (with a copy to the Trustee) of such
redemption.
SECTION
1105. Deposit
of Redemption Price.
On or
prior to any Redemption Date, the Company shall deposit with the Trustee or with
a Paying Agent (or, if the Company is acting as its own Paying Agent, segregate
and hold in trust as provided in Section 1003) an amount of money sufficient to
pay the Redemption Price of, and (except if the Redemption Date shall be an
Interest Payment Date) accrued interest on, all the Securities which are to be
redeemed on that date.
SECTION
1106. Securities
Payable on Redemption Date.
Notice of
redemption having been given as aforesaid, the Securities so to be redeemed
shall, on the Redemption Date, become due and payable at the Redemption Price
therein specified, and from and after such date (unless the Company shall
default in the payment of the Redemption Price and accrued interest) such
Securities shall cease to bear interest. Upon surrender of any such Security for
redemption in accordance with said notice, such Security shall be paid by the
Company at the Redemption Price, together with accrued interest to the
Redemption Date; provided, however, that installments of interest whose Stated
Maturity is on or prior to the Redemption Date shall be payable to the Holders
of such Securities, or one or more Predecessor Securities, registered as such at
the close of business on the relevant Regular Record Date according to their
terms and the provisions of Section 307.
If any
Security called for redemption shall not be so paid upon surrender thereof for
redemption, the principal (and premium, if any) shall, until paid, bear interest
from the Redemption Date at the rate prescribed therefor in the
Security.
SECTION
1107. Securities
Redeemed in Part.
Any
security which is to be redeemed only in part shall be surrendered at a Place of
Payment therefor (with, if the Company or the Trustee so requires, due
endorsement by, or a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the
Company and the Trustee duly executed by, the Holder thereof or his attorney
duly authorized in writing), and the Company shall execute, and the Trustee
shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder of such Security without service
charge, a new Security or Securities of the same series, of any authorized
denomination as requested by such Holder, in aggregate principal amount equal to
and in exchange for the unredeemed portion of the principal of the Security so
surrendered; provided, however, that the Depositary need not surrender Global
Securities for a partial redemption and may be authorized to make a notation on
such Global Security of such partial redemption. In the case of a partial
redemption of the Global Securities, the Depositary, and in turn, the
participants in the Depositary, shall have the responsibility to select any
Securities to be redeemed by random lot.
ARTICLE
TWELVE
SINKING
FUNDS
SECTION
1201. Applicability
of Article.
The
provisions of this Article shall be applicable to any sinking fund for the
retirement of Securities of a series except as otherwise specified as
contemplated by Section 301 for Securities of such series.
The
minimum amount of any sinking fund payment provided for by the terms of
Securities of any series is herein referred to as a “mandatory sinking fund
payment”, and any payment in excess of such minimum amount provided for by the
terms of Securities of any series is herein referred to as an “optional sinking
fund payment.” If provided for by the terms of Securities of any series, the
cash amount of any sinking fund payment may be subject to reduction as provided
in Section 1202. Each sinking fund payment shall be applied to the redemption of
Securities of any series as provided for by the terms of Securities of such
series.
SECTION
1202. Satisfaction
of Sinking Fund Payments with Securities.
The
Company may, in satisfaction of all or any part of any sinking fund payment with
respect to the Securities of any series required to be made pursuant to the
terms of such Securities as provided for by the terms of such series (1) deliver
Outstanding Securities of such series (other than any previously called for
redemption) and (2) apply as a credit Securities of such series which have been
redeemed either at the election of the Company pursuant to the terms of such
series of Securities or through the application of permitted optional sinking
fund payments pursuant to the terms of such Securities, in each case, provided
that such Securities have not been previously so credited. Such Securities shall
be received and credited for such purpose by the Trustee at the Redemption Price
specified in such Securities for redemption through operation of the sinking
fund and the amount of such sinking fund payment shall be reduced
accordingly.
SECTION
1203. Redemption
of Securities for Sinking Fund.
Not less
than 60 days prior to each sinking fund payment date for any series of
Securities, the Company will deliver to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate
specifying the amount of the next ensuing sinking fund payment for that series
pursuant to the terms of that series, the portion thereof, if any, which is to
be satisfied by payment of cash and the portion thereof, if any, which is to be
satisfied by delivering and crediting Securities of that series pursuant to
Section 1202, and the amount of any optional sinking fund payment to be added to
the next ensuing sinking fund payment, and will also deliver to the Trustee any
Securities to be so delivered. If such Officers’ Certificate shall specify an
optional amount to be added in cash to the next ensuing mandatory sinking fund
payment, the Company shall thereupon be obligated to pay the amount therein
specified. Not less than 30 days before each such sinking fund payment date the
Trustee shall select the Securities to be redeemed upon such sinking fund
payment date in the manner specified in Section 1103 and cause notice of the
redemption thereof to be given in the name of and at the expense of the Company
in the manner provided in Section 1104. Such notice having been duly given, the
redemption of such Securities shall be made upon the terms and in the manner
stated in Sections 1106 and 1107.
ARTICLE
THIRTEEN
REPAYMENT
AT THE OPTION OF HOLDERS
SECTION
1301. Applicability
of Article.
Securities
of any series which are repayable at the option of the Holders thereof before
their Stated Maturity shall be repaid in accordance with the terms of the
Securities of such series. The repayment of any principal amount of Securities
pursuant to such
option of
the Holder to require repayment of Securities before their Stated Maturity, for
purposes of Section 309, shall not operate as a payment, redemption or
satisfaction of the indebtedness represented by such Securities unless and until
the Company, at its option, shall deliver or surrender the same to the Trustee
with a directive that such Securities be cancelled. Notwithstanding anything to
the contrary contained in this Section 1301, in connection with any repayment of
Securities, the Company may arrange for the purchase of any Securities by an
agreement with one or more investment bankers or other purchasers to purchase
such Securities by paying to the Holders of such Securities on or before the
close of business on the repayment date an amount not less than the repayment
price payable by the Company on repayment of such Securities, and the obligation
of the Company to pay the repayment price of such Securities shall be satisfied
and discharged to the extent such payment is so paid by such purchasers to the
respective Holders thereof.
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This
instrument may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so
executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall
together constitute but one and the same instrument.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to be duly
executed, and their respective corporate seals to be hereunto affixed and
attested, all as of the day and year first above written.
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ex4-3_formsubindenture.htm
EXHIBIT
4.3
FORM OF
SUBORDINATED INDENTURE
CYTORI
THERAPEUTICS, INC.
and
[_____]
TRUSTEE
INDENTURE
DATED AS
OF [_____], [ ]
SUBORDINATED
DEBT SECURITIES
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
DEFINITIONS
AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION
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SECTION
101.
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Definitions
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1
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Act
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1
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Affiliate
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1
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Authenticating
Agent
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1
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Beneficial
Owner
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1
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Board
of Directors
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1
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Board
Resolution
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1
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Business
Day
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1
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Commission
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2
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Company
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2
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“Company
Request” or “Company Order”
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2
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Corporate
Trust Office
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2
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Corporation
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2
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Defaulted
Interest
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2
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Depositary
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2
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“Dollar”
or “$”
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2
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Euro
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2
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Event
of Default
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2
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Extension
Notice
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2
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Extension
Period
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2
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Final
Maturity
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2
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Fixed
Rate Security
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2
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Floating
Rate Security
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2
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Foreign
Currency
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2
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Global
Security
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2
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Holder
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2
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Indenture
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2
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Interest
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2
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Interest
Payment Date
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2
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Journal
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3
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Lien
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3
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Market
Exchange Rate
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3
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Maturity
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3
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Officers’
Certificate
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3
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Opinion
of Counsel
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3
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Optional
Reset Date
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3
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Original
Issue Discount Security
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3
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Original
Stated Maturity
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3
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Outstanding
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3
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Paying
Agent
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3
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Person
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3
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Place
of Payment
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3
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Predecessor
Security
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4
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Property
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4
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Redemption
Date
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4
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Redemption
Price
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4
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Regular
Record Date
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4
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Reset
Notice
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4
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Responsible
Officer
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4
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Securities
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4
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Security
Register and Security Registrar
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4
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Senior
Indebtedness |
4 |
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Special
Record Date
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4
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Stated
Maturity
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4
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Subordinated
Indebtedness
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4
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Subsequent
Interest Period |
4 |
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Subsidiary |
4 |
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Trustee
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4
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Trust
Indenture Act |
4 |
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Vice
President |
4 |
SECTION
102.
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Compliance
Certificates and Opinions
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5
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SECTION
103.
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Form
of Documents Delivered to Trustee
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5
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SECTION
104.
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Acts
of Holders
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5
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SECTION
105.
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Notices,
Etc., to Trustee and Company
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6
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SECTION
106.
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Notice
to Holders; Waiver
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6
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SECTION
107.
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Conflict
with Trust Indenture Act
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6
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SECTION
108.
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Effect
of Headings and Table of Contents
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6
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SECTION
109.
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Successors
and Assigns
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7
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SECTION
110.
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Separability
Clause
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7
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SECTION
111.
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Benefits
of Indenture
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7
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SECTION
112.
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Governing
Law
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7
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SECTION
113.
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Legal
Holidays
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7
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SECTION
114.
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Indenture
and Securities Solely Corporate Obligations
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7
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SECTION
115.
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Consent
of Holders of Securities in a Foreign Currency or Euros
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7
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SECTION
116.
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Payment
Currency
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8
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ARTICLE
TWO
SECURITY
FORMS
SECTION
201.
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Forms
Generally
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8
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SECTION
202.
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Form
of Trustee’s Certificate of Authentication
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8
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ARTICLE
THREE
THE
SECURITIES
SECTION
301.
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Amount;
Issuable in Series
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8
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SECTION
302.
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Denominations
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10
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SECTION
303.
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Execution,
Authentication, Delivery and Dating
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10
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SECTION
304.
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Temporary
Securities
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11
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SECTION
305.
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Registration,
Registration of Transfer and Exchange
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11
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SECTION
306.
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Mutilated,
Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities
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12
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SECTION
307.
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Payment
of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved; Optional Interest
Reset
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12
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SECTION
308.
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Persons
Deemed Owners
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13
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SECTION
309.
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Cancellation
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13
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SECTION
310.
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Computation
of Interest
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13
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SECTION
311.
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Global
Securities
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14
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SECTION
312.
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Optional
Extension of Maturity
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15
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SECTION
313.
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CUSIP
and ISIN Numbers
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15
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ARTICLE
FOUR
SATISFACTION
AND DISCHARGE
SECTION
401.
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Satisfaction
and Discharge of Securities of any Series
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15
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SECTION
402.
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Satisfaction
and Discharge of Indenture
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16
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SECTION
403.
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Application
of Trust Money
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17
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ARTICLE
FIVE
REMEDIES
SECTION
501.
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Events
of Default
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17
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SECTION
502.
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Acceleration
of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment
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18
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SECTION
503.
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Collection
of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee
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18
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SECTION
504.
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Trustee
May File Proofs of Claim
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19
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SECTION
505.
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Trustee
May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Securities
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19
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SECTION
506.
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Application
of Money Collected
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19
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SECTION
507.
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Limitation
on Suits
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19
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SECTION
508.
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Unconditional
Right of Holders to Receive Principal, Premium and
Interest
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20
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SECTION
509.
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Restoration
of Rights and Remedies
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20
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SECTION
510.
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Rights
and Remedies Cumulative
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20
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SECTION
511.
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Delay
or Omission Not Waiver
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20
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SECTION
512.
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Control
by Holders
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20
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SECTION
513.
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Waiver
of Past Defaults
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20
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SECTION
514.
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Undertaking
for Costs
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ARTICLE
SIX
THE
TRUSTEE
SECTION
601.
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Certain
Duties and Responsibilities
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21
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SECTION
602.
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Notice
of Defaults
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22
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SECTION
603.
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Certain
Rights of Trustee
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22
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SECTION
604.
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Not
Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities
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22
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SECTION
605.
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May
Hold Securities
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23
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SECTION
606.
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Money
Held in Trust
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23
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SECTION
607.
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Compensation
and Reimbursement
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23
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SECTION
608.
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Corporate
Trustee Required; Eligibility; Conflicting Interests
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23
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SECTION
609.
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Resignation
and Removal; Appointment of Successor
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23
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SECTION
610.
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Acceptance
of Appointment by Successor
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24
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SECTION
611.
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Merger,
Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business
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25
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SECTION
612.
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Preferential
Collection of Claims Against Company
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25
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SECTION
613.
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Appointment
of Authenticating Agent
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25
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ARTICLE
SEVEN
HOLDERS’
LISTS AND REPORTS BY TRUSTEE AND COMPANY
SECTION
701.
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Holder
Lists
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26
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SECTION
702.
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Communications
by Holders with Other Holders
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26
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SECTION
703.
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Reports
by Trustee
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26
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SECTION
704.
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Reports
by Company
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26
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ARTICLE
EIGHT
SUCCESSOR
CORPORATION
SECTION
801.
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Limitation
on Consolidation, Merger and Sale of Assets
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27
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SECTION
802.
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Successor
Person Substituted.
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27
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ARTICLE
NINE
SUPPLEMENTAL
INDENTURES
SECTION
901.
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Supplemental
Indentures Without Consent of Holders
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27
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SECTION
902.
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Supplemental
Indentures with Consent of Holders
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28
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SECTION
903.
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Execution
of Supplemental Indentures
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29
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SECTION
904.
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Effect
of Supplemental Indentures
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29
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SECTION
905.
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Conformity
with Trust Indenture Act
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29
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SECTION
906.
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Reference
in Securities to Supplemental Indentures
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29
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ARTICLE
TEN
COVENANTS
SECTION
1001.
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Payment
of Principal, Premium and Interest
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29
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SECTION
1002.
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Maintenance
of Office or Agency
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29
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SECTION
1003.
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Money
for Securities Payments to Be Held in Trust
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30
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SECTION
1004.
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Corporate
Existence
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30
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SECTION
1005.
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Statement
as to Compliance
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31
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SECTION
1006.
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Waiver
of Certain Covenants
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31
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ARTICLE
ELEVEN
REDEMPTION
OF SECURITIES
SECTION
1101.
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Applicability
of Article
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31
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SECTION
1102.
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Election
to Redeem; Notice to Trustee
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31
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SECTION
1103.
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Selection
by Trustee of Securities to be Redeemed
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31
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SECTION
1104.
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Notice
of Redemption |
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SECTION
1105.
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Deposit
of Redemption Price
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32 |
SECTION
1106.
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Securities
Payable on Redemption Date
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SECTION
1107.
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Securities
Redeemed in Part
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32
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ARTICLE
TWELVE
SINKING
FUNDS
SECTION
1201.
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Applicability
of Article
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33
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SECTION
1202.
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Satisfaction
of Sinking Fund Payments with Securities
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33
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SECTION
1203.
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Redemption
of Securities for Sinking Fund
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33
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ARTICLE
THIRTEEN
REPAYMENT
AT THE OPTION OF HOLDERS
SECTION
1301.
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Applicability
of Article
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33
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ARTICLE
FOURTEEN
SUBORDINATION
SECTION
1401.
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Securities
Subordinated to Senior Indebtedness
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34
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SECTION
1402.
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Effectuation
of Subordination by Trustee
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35
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SECTION
1403.
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Knowledge
of Trustee
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35
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SECTION
1404.
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Trustee’s
Relation to Senior Indebtedness |
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SECTION
1405.
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Rights
of Holders of Senior Indebtedness Not Impaired
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INDENTURE, dated as of [_______], [___], between Cytori Therapeutics,
Inc., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of
Delaware (herein called the “Company”), and [__________________], as trustee
(herein called the “Trustee”).
RECITALS
OF THE COMPANY
The
Company has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture to
provide for the issuance from time to time of its unsecured or secured and
subordinated debentures, notes or other evidences of senior indebtedness (herein
called the “Securities”), to be issued in one or more series as in this
Indenture provided.
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 or of any series thereof,
as follows:
ARTICLE
ONE
DEFINITIONS
AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION
SECTION
101. Definitions.
For all
purposes of this Indenture, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the
context otherwise requires:
(1) the terms
defined in this Article have the meanings assigned to them in this Article and
include the plural as well as the singular;
(2) all other
terms used herein which are defined in the Trust Indenture Act, either directly
or by reference therein, have the meanings assigned to them
therein;
(3) all
accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them
in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and, except as
otherwise herein expressly provided, the term “generally accepted accounting
principles” with respect to any computation required or permitted hereunder
shall mean such accounting principles as are generally accepted in the United
States of America at the date of such computation; and
(4) the words
“herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to
this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other
subdivision.
“Act,”
when used with respect to any Holder, has the meaning specified in Section
104.
“Affiliate”
of any specified person means any other Person directly or indirectly
controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with
such specified Person. For the purposes of this definition, “control” when used
with respect to any specified Person means the power to direct the management
and policies of such person, directly or indirectly, whether through the
ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms
“controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the
foregoing.
“Authenticating
Agent” means any Person authorized by the Trustee to act on behalf of the
Trustee to authenticate and deliver one or more series of
Securities.
“Beneficial
Owner” means, with respect to Global Securities, the Person who is the
beneficial owner of such Securities as effected on the books of the Depositary
for such Securities or on the books of a Person maintaining an account with such
Depositary (directly or as an indirect participant, in accordance with the rules
of such Depositary).
“Board of
Directors” means either the board of directors of the Company or any duly
authorized committee of that board.
“Board
Resolution” means a copy of a resolution certified by the Secretary or an
Assistant Secretary of the Company to have been duly adopted by the Board of
Directors and to be in full force and effect on the date of such certification,
and delivered to the Trustee.
“Business
Day,” when used with respect to any Place of Payment, means each Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday which is not a day on which banking
institutions in that Place of Payment, and (i) with respect to Securities
denominated in a
Foreign
Currency, the capital city of the country of the Foreign Currency, or (ii) with
respect to Securities denominated in Euros, Luxembourg, are authorized or
obligated by it to close.
“Commission”
means the Securities and Exchange Commission, as from time to time constituted,
created under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or, if at any
time after the execution of this instrument such Commission is not existing and
performing the duties now assigned to it under the Trust Indenture Act, then the
body performing such duties at such time.
“Company”
means the Person named as the “Company” in the first paragraph of this Indenture
until a successor corporation shall have become such pursuant to the applicable
provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter “Company” shall mean such successor
corporation.
“Company
Request” or “Company Order” means a written request or order signed in the name
of the Company by its Chairman, its President or a Vice President, and by its
Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer, its Controller, an Assistant Controller, its
Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, and delivered to the Trustee.
“Corporate
Trust Office” means the principal corporate trust office of the Trustee at which
at any particular time its corporate trust business shall be principally
administered. At the date of this Indenture, the Corporate Trust Office of the
Trustee is located, at [________], except that whenever a provision herein
refers to an office or agency of the Trustee in the Borough of Manhattan, City
of New York, New York, such office is located, at the date hereof, at
[________].
“Corporation”
includes corporations, associations, companies and business trusts.
“Defaulted
Interest” has the meaning specified in Section 307.
“Depositary”
means a clearing agency registered as such under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, or any successor thereto, which shall in either case be
designated by the Company pursuant to Section 301 until a successor Depositary
shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture,
and thereafter “Depositary” shall mean or include each Person who is then a
Depositary hereunder, and if at any time there is more than one such Person,
such Persons, “Depositary” as used with respect to the Securities of any series
shall mean the Depositary with respect to the Securities of that
series.
“Dollar”
or “$” or any similar reference means the coin or currency of the United States
of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for the payment of public
and private debts.
“Euro”
means the single currency of participating member states of the economic and
monetary union as contemplated in the Treaty on European Union.
“Event of
Default” has the meaning specified in Section 501.
“Extension
Notice” has the meaning specified in Section 312.
“Extension
Period” has the meaning specified in Section 312.
“Final
Maturity” has the meaning specified in Section 312.
“Fixed
Rate Security” means a Security which provides for the payment of interest at a
fixed rate.
“Floating
Rate Security” means a Security which provides for the payment of interest at a
variable rate determined periodically by reference to an interest rate index or
other index specified pursuant to Section 301.
“Foreign
Currency” means a currency, other than the Euro, issued by the government of a
country other than the United States of America.
“Global
Security” means a Security evidencing all or part of a series of Securities
which is executed by the Company and authenticated and delivered to the
Depositary for such series or its nominee, all in accordance with this Indenture
and pursuant to a Company Order, which shall be registered in the name of the
Depositary or its nominee and which shall represent the amount of uncertificated
securities as specified therein.
“Holder”
means a Person in whose name a Security is registered in the Security
Register.
“Indenture”
means this instrument as originally executed or as it may from time to time be
supplemented or amended by one or more indentures supplemental hereto entered
into pursuant to the applicable provisions hereof and shall include any
Officers’ Certificates setting forth the form and terms of particular series of
Securities as contemplated by Sections 201 and 301.
“Interest,”
when used with respect to an Original Issue Discount Security which by its terms
bears interest only after Maturity, means interest payable after
Maturity.
“Interest
Payment Date,” when used with respect to any Security, means the Stated Maturity
of an installment of interest on such Security.
“Journal”
means the official Journal of the European Union or successor publication
thereto.
“Lien”
means any mortgage, pledge, lien, security interest or encumbrance.
“Market
Exchange Rate” means on a given date, the noon Dollar buying rate in New York
City for cable transfers of a currency as published by the Federal Reserve Bank
of New York; provided that, in the case of the Euro, Market Exchange Rate shall
mean the rate of exchange determined by the Commission of the European Union (or
any successor thereto) as published in the Journal.
“Maturity,”
when used with respect to any Security, means the date on which the principal of
such Security or an installment of principal becomes due and payable as therein
or herein provided, whether at the Stated Maturity or by declaration of
acceleration, call for redemption or otherwise.
“Officers’
Certificate” means a certificate signed by the Chairman, the President, a Vice
President or the Treasurer, and by an Assistant Treasurer, the Controller, an
Assistant Controller, the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, of the Company,
and delivered to the Trustee.
“Opinion
of Counsel” means a written opinion of counsel, who may be an employee of or
counsel for the Company or the Trustee, and who shall be acceptable to the
Trustee, which opinion is delivered to the Trustee.
“Optional
Reset Date” has the meaning specified in Section 307.
“Original
Issue Discount Security” means any Security which provides for an amount less
than the principal amount thereof to be due and payable upon a declaration of
acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 502.
“Original
Stated Maturity” has the meaning specified in Section 312.
“Outstanding,”
when used with respect to Securities, means, as of the date of determination,
all Securities theretofore authenticated and delivered under this Indenture,
except:
(i) Securities
theretofore cancelled by the Trustee or delivered to the Trustee for
cancellation;
(ii) Securities
or portions thereof for whose payment or redemption money in the necessary
amount has been theretofore deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent
(other than the Company) in trust or set aside and segregated in trust by the
Company (if the Company shall act as its own Paying Agent) for the Holders of
such Securities; provided that, if such Securities or portions thereof are to be
redeemed, notice of such redemption has been duly given pursuant to this
Indenture or provision therefor satisfactory to the Trustee has been made;
and
(iii) Securities
which have been paid pursuant to Section 306 or in exchange for or in lieu of
which other Securities have been authenticated and delivered pursuant to this
Indenture, other than any such Securities in respect of which there shall have
been presented to the Trustee proof satisfactory to it that such Securities are
held by a bona fide purchaser in whose hands such Securities are valid
obligations of the Company;
provided,
however, that in determining whether the Holders of the requisite principal
amount of Outstanding Securities have given any request, demand, authorization,
direction, notice, consent or waiver hereunder, Securities owned by the Company
or any other obligor upon the Securities or any Affiliate of the Company or of
such other obligor shall be disregarded and deemed not to be Outstanding, except
that, in determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying upon any
such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver, only
Securities which the Trustee knows to be so owned shall be so disregarded.
Securities so owned which have been pledged in good faith may be regarded as
Outstanding if the pledgee establishes to the satisfaction of the Trustee the
pledgee’s right so to act with respect to such Securities and that the pledgee
is not the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities or any Affiliate of
the Company or of such other obligor. In determining the requisite principal
amount of any Original Issue Discount Security, such principal amount that shall
be deemed to be Outstanding shall be equal to the amount of the principal
thereof that could be declared to be due and payable upon an Event of Default
pursuant to the terms of such Original Issue Discount Security at the time of
such determination.
“Paying
Agent” means any Person, which may include the Company, authorized by the
Company to pay the principal of (and premium, if any) or interest, if any, on
any Security on behalf of the Company.
“Person”
means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint
venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or
government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
“Place of
Payment,” when used with respect to the Securities of any series, means the
place or places where the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest, if
any, on the Securities of that series are payable as specified as contemplated
in Section 301 or, if not so specified, as specified in Section
1002.
“Predecessor
Security” of any particular Security means every previous Security evidencing
all or a portion of the same debt as that evidenced by such particular Security;
and, for the purposes of this definition, any Security authenticated and
delivered under Section 306 in lieu of a mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen
Security shall be deemed to evidence the same debt as the mutilated, destroyed,
lost or stolen Security.
“Property”
means any kind of property or asset, whether real, personal or mixed, tangible
or intangible.
“Redemption
Date,” when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed, means the date
fixed for such redemption by or pursuant to this Indenture.
“Redemption
Price,” when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed, means the price
at which it is to be redeemed pursuant to this Indenture.
“Regular
Record Date” for the interest payable on any Interest Payment Date on the
Securities of any series means the date specified for that purpose as
contemplated by Section 301.
“Reset
Notice” has the meaning specified in Section 307.
“Responsible
Officer,” when used with respect to the Trustee, means any officer of the
Trustee assigned to administer corporate trust matters and also means, with
respect to a particular corporate trust matter, any other officer to whom such
matter is referred because of his or her knowledge of and familiarity with the
particular subject.
“Securities”
has the meaning stated in the first recital of this Indenture and more
particularly means any Securities authenticated and delivered under this
Indenture.
“Security
Register” and “Security Registrar” have the respective meanings specified in
Section 305.
“Senior
Indebtedness” means all of the indebtedness of, or indebtedness guaranteed by,
the Company for borrowed money (including the principal of, premium, if any, or
interest on any such borrowed money and any commitment fees for unborrowed
amounts which, if borrowed, would constitute Senior Indebtedness), whether
currently outstanding or hereafter incurred, unless, under the instrument
evidencing the same or under which the same is outstanding, it is expressly
provided that such indebtedness is subordinate to other indebtedness and
obligations of the Company.
“Special
Record Date” for the payment of any Defaulted Interest means a date fixed by the
Trustee pursuant to Section 307.
“Stated
Maturity,” when used with respect to any Security or any installment of
principal thereof or interest thereon, means the date specified in such Security
as the fixed date on which the principal of such Security or such installment of
principal or interest is due and payable.
“Subordinated
Indebtedness” shall mean the Securities and all other indebtedness of, or
guaranteed by, the Company whether or not outstanding as of the date of this
Indenture, which is by its terms made subordinate and junior in right of payment
to all Senior Indebtedness.
“Subsequent
Interest Period” has the meaning specified in Section 307.
“Subsidiary”
means with respect to any Person, any corporation, association, joint venture,
partnership, limited liability company or other business entity of which at
least a majority of the voting stock or other ownership interests having voting
power for the election of directors, managers or trustees (or the equivalent)
is, at the time as of which any determination is being made, owned or controlled
by such Person or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person, or by such Person and
one or more Subsidiaries of such Person, other than shares, interests,
participations or other equivalents having such power by reason of the
occurrence of any contingency.
“Trustee”
means the Person named as the “Trustee” in the first paragraph of this
instrument until a successor trustee shall have become such with respect to one
or more series of Securities pursuant to the applicable provisions of this
Indenture, and thereafter “Trustee” shall mean or include each Person who is
then a Trustee hereunder, provided, however, that if at any time there is more
than one such Person, “Trustee” as used with respect to the Securities of any
series shall mean the Trustee with respect to Securities of that
series.
“Trust
Indenture Act” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S. Code Sections
77aaa-77bbbb) as in force at the date on the date of this Indenture, except as
provided in Section 905.
“Vice
President,” when used with respect to the Company or the Trustee, means any vice
president, whether or not designated by a number or a word or words added before
or after the title “vice president.”
SECTION
102. Compliance
Certificates and Opinions.
Upon any
application or request by the Company to the Trustee to take any action under
any provision of this Indenture, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee an
Officers’ Certificate stating that all conditions precedent, if any, provided
for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been complied with
and an Opinion of Counsel stating that in the opinion of such counsel all such
conditions precedent, if any, have been complied with, except that in the case
of any such application or request as to which the furnishing of such documents
is specifically required by any provision of this Indenture relating to such
particular application or request, no additional certificate or opinion need be
furnished.
Every
certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant
provided for in this Indenture shall include:
(1) a
statement that each individual signing such certificate or opinion has read such
condition or covenant and the definitions herein relating thereto;
(2) a brief
statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon
which the statements or opinions contained in such certificate or opinion are
based;
(3) a
statement that, in the opinion of each such individual, he has made such
examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him to express an
informed opinion as to whether or not such condition or covenant has been
complied with; and
(4) a
statement as to whether, in the opinion of each such individual, such condition
or covenant has been complied with.
SECTION
103. Form
of Documents Delivered to Trustee.
In any
case where several matters are required to be certified by, or covered by an
opinion of, any specified Person, it is not necessary that all such matters be
certified by, or covered by the opinion of, only one such Person, or that they
be so certified or covered by only one document, but one such Person may certify
or give an opinion with respect to some matters and one or more other such
Persons as to other matters, and any such Person may certify or give an opinion
as to such matters in one or several documents.
Any
certificate or opinion of an officer of the Company may be based, insofar as it
relates to legal matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations
by, counsel, unless such officer knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care
should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to
the matters upon which his certificate or opinion is based are erroneous. Any
such certificate or Opinion of Counsel may be based, insofar as it relates to
factual matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, an
officer or officers of the Company stating that the information with respect to
such factual matters is in the possession of the Company, unless such counsel
knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate
or opinion or representations with respect to such matters are
erroneous.
Where any
Person is required to make, give or execute two or more applications, requests,
consents, certificates, statements, opinions or other instruments under this
Indenture, they may, but need not, be consolidated and form one
instrument.
SECTION
104. Acts
of Holders.
(a) Any
request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other
action provided by this Indenture to be given or taken by Holders (or Holders of
any series) may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of
substantially similar tenor signed by such Holders in person or by agent duly
appointed in writing; and, except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such
action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments are delivered
to the Trustee and, where it is hereby expressly required, to the Company. Such
instrument or instruments (and the action embodied therein and evidenced
thereby) are herein sometimes referred to as the “Act” of the Holders signing
such instrument or instruments, proof of execution of any such instrument or of
a writing appointing any such agent shall be sufficient for any purpose of this
Indenture and (subject to Section 601) conclusive in favor of the Trustee and
the Company and any agent of the Trustee or the Company, if made in the manner
provided in this Section.
(b) The fact
and date of the execution by any person of any such instrument or writing may be
proved by the affidavit of a witness of such execution or by a certificate of a
notary public or other officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments of
deeds, certifying that the individual signing such instrument or writing
acknowledged to him the execution thereof. Where such execution is by a signer
acting in a capacity other than his individual capacity, such certificate or
affidavit shall also constitute sufficient proof of his authority. The fact and
date of the execution of any such instrument or writing, or the authority of the
person executing the same,
may also
be proved in any other manner which the Trustee deems sufficient; and the
Trustee may in any instance require further proof with respect to any of the
matters referred to in this Section.
(c) The
ownership of Securities and the principal amount held by any Person and the date
of holding the same shall be proved by the Security Register.
(d) If the
Company shall solicit from the Holders any request, demand, authorization,
direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act, the Company may, at its option,
by Board Resolution, fix in advance a record date for the determination of
Holders entitled to give such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice,
consent, waiver or other Act, but the Company shall have no obligation to do so.
If such a record date is fixed, such request, demand, authorization, direction,
notice, consent, waiver or other Act may be given before or after such record
date, but only the Holders of record at the close of business on such record
date shall be deemed to be Holders for the purposes of determining whether
Holders of the requisite proportion of Outstanding Securities have authorized or
agreed or consented to such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice,
consent, waiver or other Act, and for that purpose the Outstanding Securities
shall be computed as of such record date, provided that no such authorization,
agreement or consent by the Holders on such record date shall be deemed
effective unless it shall become effective pursuant to the provision of this
Indenture not later than six months after the record date.
(e) Any
request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act
of the Holder of any Security shall bind every future Holder of the same
Security and the Holder of every Security issued upon the registration of
transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof in respect of
anything done, omitted or suffered to be done by the Trustee, the Security
Registrar, any Paying Agent or the Company in reliance thereon, whether or not
notation of such action is made upon such Security.
SECTION
105. Notices,
Etc., to Trustee and Company.
Except as
otherwise specifically provided herein, any request, demand, authorization,
direction, notice, consent, waiver or Act of Holders or other document provided
or permitted by this Indenture to be made upon, given or furnished to, or filed
with,
(1) the
Trustee by any Holder or by the Company shall be sufficient for every purpose
hereunder if made, given, furnished or filed in writing to or with the Trustee
at its Corporate Trust Office, or
(2) the
Company by the Trustee or by any Holder shall be sufficient for every purpose
hereunder (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if in writing and mailed,
first-class postage prepaid, to the Company addressed to the attention of its
Treasurer at [_____] or any other address subsequently furnished in writing to
the Trustee by the Company.
SECTION
106. Notice
to Holders; Waiver.
Where
this Indenture provides for notice to Holders of any event, such notice shall be
sufficiently given (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if in writing
and mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to each Holder affected by such event,
at his address as it appears in the Security Register, not later than the latest
date, and not earlier than the earliest date, prescribed for the giving of such
notice. In any case where notice to Holders is given by mail, neither the
failure to mail such notice, nor any defect in any notice so mailed, to any
particular Holder shall affect the sufficiency of such notice with respect to
other Holders. Any notice mailed in the manner prescribed by this Indenture
shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given whether or not received
by any particular Holder. Where this Indenture provides for notice in any
manner, such notice may be waived in writing by the Person entitled to receive
such notice, either before or after the event, and such waiver shall be the
equivalent of such notice. Waivers of notice by Holders shall be filed with the
Trustee, but such filing shall not be a condition precedent to the validity of
any action taken in reliance upon such waiver.
In case
by reason of the suspension of regular mail service or by reason of any other
cause it shall be impracticable to give such notice by mail, then such
notification as shall be made with the approval of the Trustee shall constitute
a sufficient notification for every purpose hereunder.
In the
case of Global Securities, notices or communications to be given to Holders
shall be given to the Depository, in accordance with its applicable policies
from time to time.
SECTION
107. Conflict
with Trust Indenture Act.
If any
provision hereof limits, qualifies or conflicts with another provision hereof
which is required to be included in this Indenture by any of the provisions of
the Trust Indenture Act, such required provision shall control. If any provision
of this Indenture modifies or excludes any provision of the Trust Indenture Act
which may be so modified or excluded, the latter provision shall be deemed to
apply to this Indenture as so modified or to be excluded, as the case may
be.
SECTION
108. Effect
of Headings and Table of Contents.
The
Article and Section headings herein and the Table of Contents are for
convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.
SECTION
109. Successors
and Assigns.
All
covenants and agreements in this Indenture by the Company shall bind its
successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not. All agreements of the
Trustee, any additional trustee and any Paying Agents in this Indenture shall
bind their respective successors and assigns.
SECTION
110. Separability
Clause.
In case
any provision of this Indenture or in the Securities shall be invalid, illegal
or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining
provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby, and a Holder
shall have no claim therefor against any party hereto.
SECTION
111. Benefits
of Indenture.
Nothing
in this Indenture or in the Securities, express or implied, shall give to any
Person, other than the parties hereto, any Paying Agent, any Security Registrar,
or any Authenticating Agent and their respective successors hereunder and the
Holders, any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this
Indenture.
SECTION
112. Governing
Law.
This
Indenture and the Securities shall be governed and construed by and in
accordance with the laws of the State of New York, as applied to contracts made
and performed within the State of New York without regard to principles of
conflicts of laws.
SECTION
113. Legal
Holidays.
In any
case where any Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date, the Stated Maturity of
any Security or any date upon which any Defaulted Interest is proposed to be
paid shall not be a Business Day at any Place of Payment, then (notwithstanding
any other provision of this Indenture or of the Securities) payment of interest,
if any, or principal (and premium, if any) need not be made at such Place of
Payment on such date, but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day at
such Place of Payment with the same force and effect as if made on the Interest
Payment Date, Redemption Date, at the Stated Maturity, or on the date for
payment of Defaulted Interest, provided that no interest shall accrue for the
period from and after such Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date, Stated
Maturity or date for the payment of Defaulted Interest, as the case may be, to
the date of payment.
SECTION
114. Indenture
and Securities Solely Corporate Obligations.
No
recourse for the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any) or interest on
any Security, or for any claim based thereon or otherwise in respect thereof,
and no recourse under or upon any obligation, covenant or agreement of the
Company in this Indenture or in any supplemental indenture, or in any Security,
or because of the creation of any indebtedness represented thereby, shall be had
against any incorporator, stockholder, officer or director, as such, past,
present or future, of the Company or of any successor corporation, either
directly or through the Company or any successor corporation, whether by virtue
of any constitution, statute or rule of law, or by the enforcement of any
assessment or penalty or otherwise; it being expressly understood that all such
liability is hereby expressly waived and released as a condition of, and as a
consideration for, the execution of this Indenture and the issuance of the
Securities.
SECTION
115. Consent
of Holders of Securities in a Foreign Currency or Euros.
Unless
otherwise specified in a certificate delivered pursuant to Section 301 of this
Indenture with respect to a particular series of Securities, whenever for
purposes of this Indenture any action may be taken by the Holders of a specified
percentage in aggregate principal amount of Securities of all series or all
series affected by a particular action at the time Outstanding and, at such
time, there are Outstanding Securities of any series which are denominated in a
coin, currency or currency unit other than Dollars, then the principal amount of
Securities of such series which shall be deemed to be Outstanding for the
purpose of taking such action shall be that amount of Dollars that could be
obtained for the stated Foreign Currency or Euro principal amount of such
Outstanding Securities at the Market Exchange Rate on the record date for the
purpose of taking such action. If the appropriate Market Exchange Rate is not
available for any reason with respect to such currency, the Trustee shall use,
in its sole discretion and without liability on its part, such quotation of the
Federal Reserve Bank of New York or, in the case of Euros, the rate of exchange
as published in Journal, as of the most recent available date, or quotations or,
in the case of Euros, rates of exchange from one or more major banks in The City
of New York or in the country of issue of the currency in question or, in the
case of Euros, in Luxembourg or such other quotations or, in the case of Euros,
rates of exchange as the Trustee, upon consultation with the Company, shall deem
appropriate. All decisions and
determinations
of the Trustee regarding the Market Exchange Rate or any alternative
determination provided for in the preceding paragraph shall be in its sole
discretion and shall, in the absence of manifest error, be conclusive for all
purposes and irrevocably binding upon the Company and all Holders.
SECTION
116. Payment
Currency.
If the
principal of and/or interest on (or premium, if any, on) any Securities is
payable in a Foreign Currency or Euros and such Foreign Currency or Euros is not
available for payment due to the imposition of exchange controls or other
circumstances beyond the control of the Company, then the Company shall be
entitled to satisfy its obligations to Holders under this Indenture by making
such payment in Dollars on the basis of the Market Exchange Rate for such
Foreign Currency or Euros on the latest date for which such rate was established
on or before the date on which payment is due. Any payment made under this
Section in Dollars where the required payment is in a Foreign
Currency or Euros shall not constitute an Event of Default.
ARTICLE
TWO
SECURITY
FORMS
SECTION
201. Forms
Generally.
The
Securities of each series shall be in substantially the form as shall be
established by or pursuant to a Board Resolution or in one or more indentures
supplemental hereto, in each case with such appropriate insertions, omissions,
substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted by this
Indenture, and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification
and such legends or endorsements placed thereon as may be required to comply
with the rules of any securities exchange or as may, consistently herewith, be
determined by the officers executing such Securities, as evidenced by their
execution of the Securities. If the form of Securities of any series is
established by action taken pursuant to a Board Resolution, an appropriate
Officers’ Certificate setting forth such form together with a copy of the Board
Resolution shall be delivered to the Trustee at or prior to the delivery of the
Company Order contemplated by Section 303 for the authentication and delivery of
such Securities.
The
definitive Securities shall be printed, typed, lithographed or engraved or
produced by any combination of these methods or may be produced in any other
manner permitted by the rules of any securities exchange on which the Securities
may be listed, all as determined by the officers executing such Securities, as
evidenced by their execution of such Securities.
SECTION
202. Form
of Trustee’s Certificate of Authentication.
The
Trustee’s certificate of authentication shall be in substantially the form set
forth below:
This is
one of the Securities of the series designated herein issued under the
within-mentioned Indenture.
[___________________], as
Trustee
By:_______________________________
Authorized
Officer
ARTICLE
THREE
THE
SECURITIES
SECTION
301. Amount;
Issuable in Series.
The
aggregate principal amount of Securities which may be authenticated and
delivered under this Indenture may not exceed $[______________].
The
Securities may be issued in one or more series. There shall be established in or
pursuant to a procedure established in a Board Resolution, and set forth in an
Officers’ Certificate, or established in one or more indentures supplemental
hereto, prior to the issuance of Securities of any series:
(1) the title
of the Securities of the series (which shall distinguish the Securities of the
series from the Securities of all other series and the form of the Securities of
the series);
(2) any limit
upon the aggregate principal amount of the Securities of the series which may be
authenticated and delivered under this Indenture (except for Securities
authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange
for, or in lieu of, other Securities of the series pursuant to Section 304, 305,
306, 906 or 1107);
(3) the date
or dates on which the principal of (and premium, if any, on) the Securities of
the series is payable, or the manner in which such dates are
determined;
(4) the price
or prices (expressed as a percentage of the principal amount thereof) at which
the Securities of the series will be issued;
(5) the rate
or rates at which the Securities of the series shall bear interest, if any, or,
if applicable, the method used to determine such rate or rates (including, but
not limited to, any commodity, commodity index, stock exchange index or
financial index) at which the Securities of the series shall bear interest, if
any, the date or dates on which such interest, if any, shall commence, the date
or dates from which any such interest shall accrue, or the manner in which such
dates are determined, the Interest Payment Dates on which any such interest
shall be payable, the Regular Record Dates, if any, for the payment of interest
on any Interest Payment Date and the rate or rates of interest, if any, payable
on overdue installments of interest on or principal of (or premium, if any, on)
the Securities of the series, and whether the interest rate may be reset upon
certain designated events and, in the case of Floating Rate Securities, the
notice, if any, to Holders regarding the determination of interest and the
manner of giving such notice, and the extent to which, or the manner in which,
any interest payable on any Global Security on an Interest Payment Date will be
paid or calculated if other than in the manner provided in Section 307 or
Section 310 if other than calculated on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve
30-day months;
(6) if other
than the Trustee, the identity of the Security Registrar and, if other than as
specified in Section 1002, the place or places where the principal of (and
premium, if any) and interest, if any, on Securities of the series shall be
payable, or the method of such payment, if by wire transfer, mail or other
means;
(7) if the
Securities of such series are redeemable, the period or periods within which,
the price or prices at which and the terms and conditions upon which Securities
of the series may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at the option of the
Company;
(8) the
obligation, if any, of the Company to redeem or purchase Securities of the
series pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous provisions or at the option of
a Holder thereof and the period or periods within which, the price or prices at
which and the terms and conditions upon which Securities of the series shall be
redeemed or purchased, in whole or in part, pursuant to such
obligation;
(9) if other
than denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof, the
denominations in which Securities of the series shall be issuable;
(10) if other
than the principal amount thereof, the portion of the principal amount of
Securities of the series which shall be payable upon declaration of acceleration
of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 502;
(11) additional
covenants of the Company, if any, for the benefit of the Holders of Securities
of such series;
(12) if the
provisions of Section 401(4) relating to satisfaction and discharge of
Securities more than one year prior to their Stated Maturity or redemption shall
apply to Securities of the series, a statement of such fact;
(13) if other
than Dollars, the coin or currency in which the Securities of that series are
denominated (including, but not limited to any Foreign Currency or Euros) if
payments of principal of, or interest or premium, if any, on, the Securities of
the series are to be made in one or more currencies or currency units other than
that or those in which such Securities are denominated, the manner in which the
exchange rate with respect to such payments will be determined;
(14) if the
amount of payments of principal (and premium, if any) or interest, if any, on
the Securities of the series may be determined with reference to an index based
on a currency or currencies or by reference to a commodity, commodity index,
stock exchange index or financial index, the manner in which such amounts shall
be determined;
(15) provisions,
if any, for the defeasance of Securities of the series;
(16) the date
as of which any Global Security representing any Outstanding Debt Securities of
the series shall be dated if other than the date of original issuance of the
first Security of the series to be issued;
(17) whether
the Securities of the series shall be issued in whole or in part in the form of
one or more Global Securities and, in such case, the Depositary for such Global
Security or Securities;
(18) the
provisions, if any, relating to any collateral provided for the Securities of
the series;
(19) any
addition to or change in the Events of Default which applies to any Securities
of the series, and any change in the right of the Trustee or the requisite
Holders of such Securities to declare the principal amount thereof due and
payable pursuant to Section 502;
(20) the terms
and conditions, if any, for conversion of the Securities into or exchange of the
Securities for shares of common stock or preferred stock of the Company that
apply to Securities of the series;
(21) the
right, if any, to extend the maturity of the Securities of the series and the
duration of such extension;
(22) any
depositories, interest rate calculation agents, exchange rate calculation agents
or other agents with respect to Securities of such series if other than those
appointed herein; and
(23) any
additional or different subordination terms applicable to Securities of the
series; and
(24) any other
terms, conditions, rights and preferences (or limitations on such rights and
preferences) relating to the Securities of such series.
All
Securities of any one series shall be substantially identical except as to
denomination and the rate or rates of interest, if any, the date or dates from
which interest shall accrue and maturity and except as may otherwise be provided
in or pursuant to such Board Resolution and set forth in such Officers’
Certificate or in any such indenture supplemental hereto.
If any of
the terms of the series are established by action taken pursuant to a Board
Resolution, a copy of an appropriate record of such action shall be certified by
the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company and delivered to the
Trustee at or prior to the delivery of the Officers’ Certificate setting forth
the terms of the series.
All
Securities of any one series need not be issued at the same time, and may be
issued from time to time, consistent with the terms of this Indenture, if so
provided by or pursuant to the Board Resolution, supplemental indenture or
Officers’ Certificate referred to above. However, the authorized
principal amount of any series may not be increased to provide for issuances of
additional Securities of such series, unless otherwise provided in such Board
Resolution, supplemental indenture or Officers’ Certificate.
SECTION
302. Denominations.
The
Securities of each series shall be issuable in registered form without coupons
in such denominations as shall be specified as contemplated by Section 301. In
the absence of any such provisions with respect to the Securities of any series,
the Securities of such series shall be issuable in denominations of $1,000 and
any integral multiple thereof.
SECTION
303. Execution,
Authentication, Delivery and Dating.
The
Securities shall be executed on behalf of the Company by any two of its Chairman
of the Board, its President, any Vice President, its Treasurer or its Secretary,
under its corporate seal reproduced thereon. 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.
At any
time and from time to time after the execution and delivery of this Indenture,
the Company may deliver to the Trustee or an Authenticating Agent for
authentication Securities of any series executed by the Company, together with a
Company Order for the authentication and delivery of such Securities, and the
Trustee or such Authenticating Agent in accordance with the Company Order shall
authenticate and deliver such Securities. If all the Securities of any series
are not to be issued at one time, and if the Board Resolution, Officers’
Certificate or supplemental indenture establishing such series shall so permit,
such Company Order may set forth procedures acceptable to the Trustee for the
issuance of such Securities and the determination of the terms of particular
Securities of such series such as interest rate, maturity date, date of issuance
and date from which interest shall accrue. If the form or terms of the
Securities of the series have been established in or pursuant to one or more
Board Resolutions as permitted by Sections 201 and 301, in authenticating such
Securities, and accepting the additional responsibilities under this Indenture
in relation to such Securities, the Trustee shall receive, and (subject to
Section 601) shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel
stating,
(a) if the
form of such Securities has been established by or pursuant to Board Resolution
as permitted by Section 201, that such form has been established in conformity
with the provisions of this Indenture; and
(b) if the
terms of such Securities have been established by or pursuant to Board
Resolution as permitted by Section 301, that such terms have been established in
conformity with the provisions of this Indenture.
If all
the Securities of any series are not to be issued at one time, it shall not be
necessary to deliver an Opinion of Counsel at the time of issuance of each
Security, but such Opinion of Counsel, with appropriate modifications, may
instead be delivered at or prior to the time of issuance of the first Security
of such series.
The
Trustee or any Authenticating Agent shall have the right to authenticate and
deliver any of such Securities if it, being advised by counsel, determines that
such action may not lawfully be taken, or if it, its board of directors,
trustees, executive committee, or a trust committee of directors or trustees
and/or vice presidents shall determine in good faith that such action would
expose it to personal liability to existing Holders or if the issue of such
Securities pursuant to this Indenture will affect the Trustee’s own rights,
duties or immunities under the Securities and this Indenture or otherwise in a
manner which is not reasonably acceptable to the Trustee.
Each
Security shall be dated the date of its authentication.
No
Security shall be entitled to any benefit under this Indenture or be valid or
obligatory for any purpose unless there appears on such Security a certificate
of authentication substantially in the form provided for herein executed by the
Trustee or an Authenticating Agent by manual signature, and such certificate
upon any Security shall be conclusive evidence, and the only evidence, that such
Security has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder and is entitled to
the benefits of this Indenture.
SECTION
304. Temporary
Securities.
Pending
the preparation of definitive Securities of any series, the Company may execute,
and upon Company Order the Trustee or an Authenticating Agent shall authenticate
and deliver, temporary Securities which are printed, lithographed, typewritten,
mimeographed or otherwise produced, in any authorized denomination,
substantially of the tenor of the definitive Securities in lieu of which they
are issued and with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and
other variations as the officers executing such Securities may determine, as
evidenced by their execution of such Securities.
Until so
exchanged the temporary Securities of any series shall in all respects be
entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as definitive Securities of
such series.
SECTION
305. Registration,
Registration of Transfer and Exchange.
With
respect to each series of Securities, the Company shall cause to be kept at one
of the offices or agencies maintained pursuant to Section 1002 a register (the
register maintained in such office and in any other office or agency established
by the Company in a Place of Payment being herein sometimes collectively
referred to as the “Security Register”) in which, subject to such reasonable
regulations as it may prescribe, the Company shall provide for the registration
of Securities of that series and of transfers of Securities of that series.
Pursuant to Section 301, the Company shall appoint, with respect to Securities
of each series, a “Security Registrar” for the purpose of registering such
Securities and transfers and exchanges of such Securities as herein provided. In
the event the Trustee shall not be Security Registrar, it shall have the right
to examine the Security Register at all reasonable times.
Upon
surrender for registration of transfer of any Security of any series at the
designated office or agency in a Place of Payment for that series, the Company
shall execute, and the Trustee or an Authenticating Agent shall authenticate and
deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more
new Securities of the same series, of any authorized denominations and of a like
tenor, aggregate principal amount and Stated Maturity.
At the
option of the Holder, Securities of any series (except Global Securities) may be
exchanged for other Securities of the same series, of any authorized
denominations and of a like tenor, aggregate principal amount and Stated
Maturity, upon surrender of the Securities to be exchanged at such office or
agency and upon payment, if the Company shall so require, of the charges
hereinafter provided. Whenever any Securities are so surrendered for exchange,
the Company shall execute, and the Trustee or an Authenticating Agent shall
authenticate and deliver, the Securities which the Holder making the exchange is
entitled to receive.
All
Securities issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities
shall be the valid obligations of the Company, evidencing the same debt, and
entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the Securities
surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange.
Every
Security presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange shall
(if so required by the Company or the Trustee or the Security Registrar) be duly
endorsed, or be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form
satisfactory to the Company and the Security Registrar (and, if so required by
the Trustee, to the Trustee) duly executed, by the Holder thereof or his
attorney duly authorized in writing.
No
service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or exchange of
Securities, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any
tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any
registration of transfer or exchange of Securities, other than exchanges
pursuant to Section 304, 906 or 1107 not involving any transfer.
The
Company shall not be required (i) to issue, register the transfer of or exchange
Securities of any series during a period beginning at the opening of business 15
days before the day of selection for redemption of Securities of that series
selected for redemption under Section 1103 and ending at the close of business
on the day of the mailing of notice of redemption, or (ii) to register the
transfer of or exchange any Security so selected for redemption in whole or in
part, except the unredeemed portion of any Security being redeemed in
part.
SECTION
306. Mutilated,
Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities.
If there
shall be delivered to the Company and the Trustee (i) a mutilated Security or
evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Security
and (ii) such security or indemnity bond as may be determined in the reasonable
judgment of the Company or the Trustee, as the case may be, to protect the
Company, the Trustee and any agent of either of them from any loss which any of
them may suffer if a Security is replaced, then, in the absence of notice to the
Company or the Trustee that such Security has been acquired by a bona fide
purchaser, the Company shall execute and upon its request the Trustee or an
Authenticating Agent shall authenticate and deliver, in exchange for or in lieu
of any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security, a new Security of the
same series and of like tenor, principal amount and Stated Maturity and bearing
a number not contemporaneously outstanding.
In case
any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security has become or is about to
become due and payable, the Company in its discretion may, instead of issuing a
new Security, pay such Security.
Upon the
issuance of any new Security under this Section, the Company may require the
payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that
may be imposed in relation thereto and any other expenses (including the fees
and expenses of the Trustee) connected therewith.
Every new
Security of any series issued pursuant to this Section in lieu of any destroyed,
lost or stolen Security shall constitute an original additional contractual
obligation of the Company, whether or not the destroyed, lost or stolen Security
shall be at any time enforceable by anyone, and shall be entitled to all the
benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with any and all other
Securities of that series duly issued hereunder.
The
provisions of this Section are exclusive and shall preclude (to the extent
lawful) all other rights and remedies with respect to the replacement or payment
of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Securities.
SECTION
307. Payment
of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved; Optional Interest Reset.
(a) Except as
otherwise specified with respect to a series of Securities in accordance with
the provisions of Section 301, interest on any Security which is payable, and is
punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date shall be paid
to the Person in whose name that Security (or one or more Predecessor
Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date
for such interest.
Any
interest on any Security of any series which is payable, but is not punctually
paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date (herein called
“Defaulted Interest”) shall forthwith cease to be payable to the registered
Holder on the relevant Regular Record Date by virtue of having been such Holder,
and such Defaulted Interest may be paid by the Company, at its election in each
case, as provided in Clause (1) or (2) below:
(1) The
Company may elect to make payment of any Defaulted Interest to the Persons in
whose names the Securities of such series (or their respective Predecessor
Securities) are registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for
the payment of such Defaulted Interest, which shall be fixed in the following
manner. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of
Defaulted Interest proposed to be paid on each Security of such series and the
date of the proposed payment, and at the same time the Company shall deposit
with the Trustee an amount of money equal to the aggregate amount proposed to be
paid in respect of such Defaulted Interest or shall make arrangements
satisfactory to the Trustee for such deposit prior to the date of the proposed
payment, such money when deposited to be held in trust for the benefit of the
Persons entitled to such Defaulted Interest as in this Clause provided.
Thereupon the Trustee shall fix a Special Record Date for the payment of such
Defaulted Interest which shall be not more than 15 days and not less than 10
days prior to the date of the proposed payment and not less than 10 days after
the receipt by the Trustee of the notice of the proposed payment. The Trustee
shall promptly notify the Company of such Special Record Date and, in the name
and at the expense of the Company, shall cause notice of the proposed payment of
such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date therefor to be mailed,
first-class postage prepaid, to each Holder of Securities of such series at his
address as it appears in the Security Register, not less than l0 days prior to
such Special Record Date. Notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted
Interest and the Special Record Date therefor having been so mailed, such
Defaulted Interest shall be paid to the Persons in whose names the Securities of
such series (or their respective Predecessor Securities) are registered at the
close of business on such Special Record Date and shall no longer be payable
pursuant to the following Clause (2).
(2) The
Company may make payment of any Defaulted Interest on the Securities of any
series in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any
securities exchange on which such Securities may be listed, and upon such notice
as may be
required
by such exchange, if, after notice given by the Company to the Trustee of the
proposed payment pursuant to this Clause, such manner of payment shall be deemed
practicable by the Trustee.
Subject
to the foregoing provisions of this Section, each Security delivered under this
Indenture upon registration of transfer of or in exchange for or in lieu of any
other Security shall carry the rights to interest accrued and unpaid, and to
accrue, which were carried by such other Security.
(b) The
provisions of this Section 307(b) may be made applicable to any series of
Securities pursuant to Section 301 (with such modifications, additional or
substitutions as may be specified pursuant to such Section 301). The interest
rate on any Security of such series may be reset by the Company on the date or
dates specified on the face of such Security (each an “Optional Reset Date”).
The Company may exercise such option with respect to a Security by notifying the
Trustee of all of the relevant information relating to such exercise at least 50
but not more than 60 days prior to an Optional Reset Date, the Trustee shall
transmit, in the manner provided for in Section 106, to the Holder of any such
Security a notice (the “Reset Notice”) indicating whether the Company has
elected to reset the interest rate, and if so (i) such new interest rate and
(ii) the provisions, if any, for redemption during the period from such Optional
Reset Date to the next Optional Reset Date or if there is no such next Optional
Reset Date, to the Stated Maturity Date of such Security (each such period a
“Subsequent Interest Period”), including the date or dates on which or the
period or periods during which and the price or prices at which such redemption
may occur during the Subsequent Interest Period.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, not later than 20 days prior to the Optional Reset Date, the
Company may, at its option, revoke the interest rate provided for in the Reset
Notice and establish a higher interest rate for the Subsequent Interest Period
by causing the Trustee to transmit, in the manner provided for in Section 106,
notice of such higher interest rate to the Holder of such Security. Such notice
shall be irrevocable. All Securities with respect to which the interest rate is
reset on an Optional Reset Date will bear such higher interest
rate.
The
Holder of any such Security will have the option to elect repayment by the
Company of the principal of such Security on each Optional Reset Date at a price
equal to the principal amount thereof plus interest accrued to such Optional
Reset Date. In order to obtain repayment on an Optional Reset Date, the Holder
must follow the procedures set forth in Article Thirteen for repayment at the
option of Holders, as such apply to such Security, except that the period for
delivery or notification to the Trustee shall be at least 25 but not more than
35 days prior to such Optional Reset Date and except that, if the holder has
tendered any Security for repayment pursuant to the Reset Notice, the Holder
may, by written notice to the Trustee, revoke such tender or repayment until the
close of business on the tenth day before such Optional Reset Date.
Subject
to the foregoing provisions of this Section and Section 305, each Security
delivered under this Indenture upon registration of transfer of or in exchange
for or in lieu of any other Security shall carry the rights to interest accrued
and unpaid, and to accrue, which were carried by such other
Security.
SECTION
308. Persons
Deemed Owners.
Prior to
due presentment of a Security for registration of transfer, the Company, the
Trustee, any Paying Agent, any Authenticating Agent and any other agent of the
Company or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name such Security is
registered as the owner of such Security for the purpose of receiving payment of
principal of (and premium, if any) and (subject to Section 307) interest, if
any, on such Security and for all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not such
Security be overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee, any Paying Agent, any
Authenticating Agent nor any other agent of the Company or the Trustee shall be
affected by notice to the contrary.
None of
the Company, the Trustee, any Paying Agent or the Security Registrar will have
any responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records relating to or
payments made on account of beneficial ownership interests in a Global Security
or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to such
beneficial ownership interests. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to
any Global Security, nothing herein shall prevent the Company, the Trustee, or
any agent of the Company or the Trustee, from giving effect to any written
certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by any Depositary, as a
Holder, with respect to such Global Security or impair, as between such
Depositary and owners of beneficial interests in such Global Security, the
operation of customary practices governing the exercise of the rights of such
Depositary (or its nominee) as Holder of such Global Security.
SECTION
309. Cancellation.
All
Securities surrendered for payment, redemption, registration of transfer or
exchange or for credit against any sinking fund payment shall, if surrendered to
any Person other than the Trustee, be delivered to the Trustee and shall be
promptly cancelled by it. The Company may at any time deliver to the Trustee for
cancellation any Securities previously authenticated and delivered hereunder
which the Company may have acquired in any manner whatsoever, and all Securities
so delivered shall be promptly cancelled by the Trustee. No Securities shall be
authenticated in lieu of or in exchange for any Securities cancelled as provided
in this Section, except as expressly permitted by this Indenture. All cancelled
Securities shall be destroyed by the Trustee and the Trustee shall deliver a
certificate
of such destruction to the Company, unless the Company by Company Order shall
direct that such cancelled Securities be returned to it.
SECTION
310. Computation
of Interest.
Except as
otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301 for Securities of any series,
interest on the Securities of each series shall be computed on the basis of a
360-day year of twelve 30-day months.
SECTION
311. Global
Securities.
If the
Company shall establish pursuant to Section 301 that the Securities of a series
are to be issued in whole or in part in the form of one or more Global
Securities, then the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall, in accordance
with Section 303 and the Company Order with respect to such series, authenticate
and deliver one or more Global Securities in temporary or permanent form that
(i) shall represent and shall be denominated in an amount equal to the aggregate
principal amount of the outstanding Securities of such series to be represented
by one or more Global Securities, (ii) shall be registered in the name of the
Depositary for such Global Security or Securities or the nominee of such
depositary, (iii) shall be delivered by the Trustee to such Depositary or
pursuant to such Depositary’s instruction, and (iv) shall bear a legend
substantially to the following effect: “This Security is a Global Security
within the meaning of the Indenture hereinafter referred to, and is registered
in the name of the Depository or a nominee of the Depository. This Security is
exchangeable for Securities registered in the name of a Person other than the
Depository or its nominee only in the limited circumstances described in the
Indenture, and may be transferred except as a whole by the Depositary to a
nominee of the Depositary, by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or
another nominee of the Depositary or by the Depositary or any such nominee to a
successor Depositary or a nominee of such successor Depositary.” The Trustee
shall deal with the Depositary and its participants as representatives of the
Beneficial Owners of the Global Securities for purposes of exercising the rights
of the Holders hereunder and the rights of the Beneficial Owners of the Global
Securities shall be limited to those established by law and agreements between
such Beneficial Owners and the Depositary and its participants. Beneficial
Owners shall not be entitled to certificates for Global Securities as to which
they are the Beneficial Owners. Requests and directions from, and votes of, such
representatives shall not be deemed to be inconsistent if they are made with
respect to different Beneficial Owners.
Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Section or Section 305, unless and until it is
exchanged in whole or in part for Securities in definitive form, a Global
Security representing all or a portion of the Securities of a series may not be
transferred except as a whole by the Depositary for such series to a nominee of
such Depositary, by a nominee of such Depositary to such Depositary or another
nominee of such Depositary or by such Depositary or any such nominee to a
successor Depositary for such series or a nominee of such successor depositary.
The Beneficial Owner’s ownership of Securities shall be recorded on the records
of a participant of the Depositary that maintains such Beneficial Owner’s
account for such purpose and the participant’s record ownership of such
Securities shall be recorded on the records of the Depositary.
If at any
time the Depositary for the Securities of a series notifies the Company that it
is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for the Securities of such
series or if at any time the Depositary for Securities of a series ceases to be
a clearing agency registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, or other applicable statute or regulation, the Company shall appoint a
successor Depositary with respect to the Securities of such series. If a
successor Depositary for the Securities of such series is not appointed by the
Company within 90 days after the Company receives written notice or becomes
aware of such condition, the Company will execute, and the Trustee, upon receipt
of a Company Order for the authentication and delivery of definitive Securities
of such series, will authenticate and deliver, Securities of such series, with
like tenor and terms, in definitive form in an aggregate principal amount equal
to the principal amount of the Global Security or Securities representing such
series in exchange for such Global Security or Securities.
The
Company may at any time and in its sole discretion determine that the Securities
of any series issued in the form of one or more Global Securities shall no
longer be represented by such Global Security or Securities. In such event, the
Company will execute, and the Trustee, upon receipt of a Company Order for the
authentication and delivery of definitive Securities of such series, will
authenticate and deliver, Securities of such series, with like tenor and terms,
in definitive form and in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal
amount of the Global Security or Securities representing such series in exchange
for such Global Security or Securities.
If
specified by the Company pursuant to Section 301 with respect to Securities of a
series, the Depositary for such series of Securities may surrender a Global
Security for such series of Securities in exchange in whole or in part for
Securities of such series in definitive form on such terms as are acceptable to
the Company and such Depositary. Thereupon, the Company shall execute and the
Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, without charge,
(i) to each
Person specified by the Depositary a new Security or Securities of the same
series of like tenor and terms of any authorized denomination as requested by
such Person in aggregate principal amount equal to and in exchange for such
Person’s beneficial interest in the Global Security; and
(ii) to the
Depositary a new Global Security in a denomination equal to the difference, if
any, between the principal amount of the surrendered Global Security and the
aggregate principal amount of Securities delivered to Holders
thereof.
Upon the
exchange of a Global Security for Securities in definitive form, such Global
Security shall be cancelled by the Trustee. Securities issued in exchange for a
Global Security pursuant to this Section shall be registered in such
names and in such authorized denominations as the Depositary for such Global
Security, pursuant to instructions from its direct or indirect participants or
otherwise, shall instruct the Trustee. The Trustee shall deliver such Securities
to the persons in whose names such Securities are so registered.
The
Depository, as a Holder, may appoint agents and otherwise authorize participants
to give or take any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent,
waiver or other action which a Holder is entitled to give or take under this
Indenture.
Notwithstanding
the other provisions of this Indenture, unless otherwise specified as
contemplated by Section 301, payment of the principal of, and interest and
premium, if any, on, any Global Security shall be made to the Depository or its
nominee in its capacity as the Holder thereof. Further, the Company, the Trustee
and any Authentication Agent shall treat a Person as the Holder of such
principal amount of outstanding Securities of any series represented by a Global
Security as shall be specified in a written statement of the Depository (which
may be in the form of a participants’ list for such series) with respect to such
Global Security, for purposes of obtaining any consents, declarations, waivers
or directions required to be given by the Holders pursuant to this Indenture,
provided, that until the Trustee is so provided with a written statement, it may
treat the Depository or any other Person in whose name a Global Security is
registered as the owner of such Global Security for all purposes, and none of
the Company, the Trustee or any agent of the Company or the Trustee shall be
affected by notice to the contrary.
SECTION
312. Optional
Extension of Maturity.
The
provisions of this Section may be made applicable to any series of Securities
pursuant to Section 301 (with such modifications, additions or substitutions as
may be specified pursuant to such Section 301). The Stated Maturity of any
Security of such series may be extended at the option of the Company for the
period or periods specified on the face of such Security (each an “Extension
Period”) up to but not beyond the date (the “Final Maturity”) set forth on the
face of such Security. The Company may exercise such option with respect to any
Security by notifying the Trustee of such exercise at least 50 but not more than
60 days prior to the Stated Maturity of such Security in effect prior to the
exercise of such (the “Original Stated Maturity”). If the Company exercises such
option, the Trustee shall transmit, in the manner provided for in Section 106,
to the Holder of such Security not later than 40 days prior to the Original
Stated Maturity a notice (the “Extension Notice”) indicating (i) the election of
the Company to extend the Maturity, (ii) the new Stated Maturity Date, (iii) the
interest rate applicable to the Extension Period and (iv) the provisions, if
any, for redemption during such Extension Period. Upon the Trustee’s transmittal
of the Extension Notice, the Stated Maturity Date of such Security shall be
extended automatically and, except as modified by the Extension Notice and as
described in the next paragraph, such Security will have the same terms as prior
to the transmittal of such Notice.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, not later than 20 days before the Original Stated Maturity of
such Security, the Company may, at its option, revoke the interest rate provided
for in the Extension Notice and establish a higher interest rate for the
Extension Period by causing the Trustee to transmit, in the manner provided for
in Section 106, notice of such higher interest rate to the Holder of such
Security. Such notice shall be irrevocable. All Securities with respect to which
the Stated Maturity is extended will bear such higher interest
rate.
If the
Company extends the Maturity of any Security, the Holder will have the option to
elect repayment of such Security by the Company on the Original Stated Maturity
at a price equal to the outstanding principal amount thereof, plus interest
accrued to such date. In order to obtain repayment on the Original Stated
Maturity once the Company has extended the Maturity thereof, the Holder of an
Outstanding Security must follow the procedures set forth in Article Thirteen
for repayment at the option of Holders, as such applies to the Securities of
such series, except that the period for delivery or notification to the Trustee
shall be at least 25 but not more than 35 days prior to the Original Stated
Maturity and except that, if the Holder has tendered any Security for repayment
pursuant to an Extension Notice, the Holder may by written notice to the Trustee
revoke such tender for repayment until the close of business on the tenth day
before the Original Stated Maturity unless the Trustee has previously delivered
repayment of such Security to such Holder.
SECTION
313. CUSIP
and ISIN Numbers.
The
Company in issuing the Securities may use one or more “CUSIP” and “ISIN” numbers
(if then generally in use), and, if the Company does so, the Trustee shall use
the CUSIP number(s) and ISIN numbers in notices of redemption or exchange as a
convenience to Holders, provided, that any such notice may state that no
representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP and ISIN
number(s) printed in the notice or on the Securities, and that reliance may be
placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Securities, and
that any such redemption or exchange shall not be affected by any defect in or
omission of any such numbers.
ARTICLE
FOUR
SATISFACTION
AND DISCHARGE
SECTION
401. Satisfaction
and Discharge of Securities of any Series.
The
Company shall be deemed to have satisfied and discharged the entire indebtedness
on all the Securities of any particular series and the Trustee, upon Company
request and at the expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments
acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of such indebtedness, when
(1) either:
(A) all
Securities of such series theretofore authenticated and delivered (other than
(i) Securities which have been destroyed, lost or stolen and which have been
replaced or paid as provided in Section 306 and (ii) Securities for whose
payment money has theretofore been deposited in trust or segregated and held in
trust by the Company and thereafter repaid to the Company or discharged from
such trust, as provided in the last paragraph of Section 1003) have been
delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or
(B) with
respect to all Outstanding Securities of such series described in (A) above not
theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation,
(i) The
Company has deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee as trust funds
in trust an amount sufficient to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness on
all such Outstanding Securities of such series for principal (and premium, if
any) and interest to the Stated Maturity or any Redemption Date as contemplated
by Section 403, as the case may be; or
(ii) The
Company has deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee as obligations
in trust such amount of direct obligations of, or obligations the principal of
and interest on which are fully guaranteed by, the United States of America
(other than obligations subject to prepayment, redemption or call prior to their
stated maturity) as will, together with the predetermined and certain income to
accrue thereon (without consideration of any reinvestment thereof), be
sufficient to pay and discharge when due the entire indebtedness on all such
Outstanding Securities of such series for principal (and premium, if any) and
interest to the Stated Maturity or any Redemption Date as contemplated by
Section 403, as the case may be;
(2) the
Company has paid or caused to be paid all other sums payable with respect to the
Securities of such series;
(3) the
Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of
Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating
to the satisfaction and discharge of the entire indebtedness on all Securities
of such series have been complied with; and
(4) if the
entire indebtedness on the Outstanding Securities of such series is to be
satisfied and discharged pursuant to Section 401(l)(B) above, then (i) the
Company shall have specified the applicability (as provided in Section 301) of
this Section 401(4) to the Securities of such series, (ii) the Company shall
have given, not later than the date of such deposit, notice of such deposit to
the Holders of Securities of such series and (iii) the Trustee shall have
received an Opinion of Counsel (which Counsel shall be recognized tax counsel)
stating that, (x) the Company has received from the Internal Revenue Service a
ruling or (y) since the date of this Indenture, there has been a change in the
applicable federal income tax law, including by means of a Revenue Ruling
published by the Internal Revenue Service, in either case to the effect that,
and based thereon such Opinion of Counsel will confirm that the deposit of funds
or obligations and the satisfaction and discharge of indebtedness on the
Securities of such series pursuant to this Section will not result in
recognition by the Holders of income, gain or loss for federal income tax
purposes (other than income, gain or loss which would have been recognized in
like amount and at a like time absent such deposit, satisfaction and discharge),
provided that the Company will be discharged from the requirements of Article
Eight if (i) it has satisfied all of the requirements for satisfaction and
discharge of the indebtedness on the Outstanding Securities pursuant to Section
401(1)(B) except for the delivery of the Opinion of Counsel described above, and
(ii) the Trustee shall have received an Opinion of Counsel stating that the
Holders will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes
as a result of the deposit of such funds or obligations and will be subject to
federal tax in the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as
would have been the case if such deposit of funds or obligations had not
occurred.
Upon the
satisfaction of the conditions set forth in this Section with respect to all the
Securities of any series, the terms and conditions of such series, including the
terms and conditions with respect thereto set forth in this Indenture, shall no
longer be binding upon, or applicable to, the Company, and the Holders of the
Securities of such series shall look for payment only to the funds or
obligations deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 401(l)(B); provided,
however, that, in no event shall the Company be discharged (a) from any payment
obligations in respect of Securities of such series which are deemed not to be
Outstanding under clause (iii) of the definition thereof if such obligations
continue to be valid obligations of the Company under applicable law, (b) from
any obligations under Section 607 or the last paragraph of Section 1003, and (c)
from any obligations under Section 305 and 306 (except that Securities of such
series issued upon registration of transfer or exchange or in lieu of mutilated,
lost, destroyed or stolen Securities shall not be obligations of the Company),
and Section 701.
SECTION
402. Satisfaction
and Discharge of Indenture.
Upon
compliance by the Company with the provisions of Section 401 as to the
satisfaction and discharge of each series of Securities issued hereunder, this
Indenture shall cease to be of any further effect (except as otherwise provided
herein). Upon Company Request (and at the expense of the Company), the Trustee
shall execute proper instruments acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of
this Indenture. In the event there are two or more Trustees hereunder, then the
effectiveness of any such instrument shall be conditioned upon receipt of such
instruments from all Trustees hereunder.
Notwithstanding
the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, any obligations of the Company
under Sections 305, 306, 607 and 701 and the last paragraph of Section 1003, and
of the Trustee under Sections 403 and 613 and the last two paragraphs of Section
1003, shall survive.
SECTION
403. Application
of Trust Money.
Subject
to the provisions of the last two paragraphs of Section 1003, all money and
obligations deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 401 shall be held
irrevocably in trust and shall be made under the terms of an escrow trust
agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Trustee. Such money and
obligations shall be applied by the Trustee, in accordance with the provisions
of the Securities, this Indenture and such escrow trust agreement, to the
payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Company
acting as its own Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Persons
entitled thereto, of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest, if
any, on the Securities for the payment of which such money and obligations have
been deposited with the Trustee (but such money need not be segregated from
other funds except to the extent required by law). If Securities of any series
are to be redeemed prior to their Stated Maturity, whether pursuant to any
optional redemption provisions or in accordance with any mandatory sinking fund
requirement, the Company shall make such arrangements as are satisfactory to the
Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption by the Trustee in the name, and
at the expense, of the Company.
ARTICLE
FIVE
REMEDIES
SECTION
501. Events
of Default.
“Event of
Default,” wherever used herein with respect to Securities of any series, means
any one of the following events (whatever the reason for such Event of Default
and whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation of
law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule
or regulation of any administrative or governmental body):
(1) default
in the payment of any interest upon any Security of that series when it becomes
due and payable, and continuance of such default for a period of 30 days;
or
(2) default
in the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any, on) any Security of that
series at its Maturity; or
(3) default
in the deposit of any sinking fund payment, when and as due by the terms of a
Security of that series; or
(4) default
in the performance, or breach, of any covenant or agreement of the Company in
this Indenture (other than a covenant or agreement a default in whose
performance or whose breach is elsewhere in this Section specifically dealt with
or which has expressly been included in this Indenture solely for the benefit of
series of Securities other than that series), and continuance of such default or
breach for a period of 90 days after there has been given, by registered or
certified mail, to the Company by the Trustee or to the Company and the Trustee
by the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities
of that series a written notice specifying such default or breach and requiring
it to be remedied and stating that such notice is a “Notice of Default”
hereunder; or
(5) the
Company pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law:
(A) commences
a voluntary case,
(B) consents
to the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary
case,
(C) consents
to the appointment of a Custodian of it or for all or substantially all of its
property, or
(D) makes a
general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or
(6) a court
of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy Law
that:
(A) is for
relief against the Company in an involuntary case;
(B) appoints
a Custodian of the Company or for all or substantially all of its property,
or
(C) orders
the liquidation of the Company, and the order or decree remains unstayed and in
effect for 60 days.
The term
“Bankruptcy Law” means Title 11 of the U.S. Code or any similar Federal or State
law for the relief of debtors. The term “Custodian” means any receiver, trustee,
assignee, liquidator or similar official under any Bankruptcy Law.
(7) any other
Event of Default provided with respect to the Securities of that series pursuant
to Section 301 or in a supplemental indenture.
SECTION
502. Acceleration
of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment.
If an
Event of Default with respect to Securities of any series at the time
Outstanding occurs and is continuing, then in every such case the Trustee or the
Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the outstanding Securities
of that series may declare the principal amount (or, if the Securities of that
series are Original Issue Discount Securities, such portion of the principal
amount as may be specified in the terms of that series) of all of the Securities
of that series to be due and payable immediately, by a notice in writing to the
Company (and to the Trustee if given by Holders), and upon any such declaration
such principal amount (or specified portion) shall become immediately due and
payable.
Upon
payment of such amount, all obligations of the Company in respect of the payment
of principal of the Securities of such series shall terminate.
At any
time after such a declaration of acceleration with respect to Securities of any
series has been made and before a judgment or decree for payment of the money
due has been obtained by the Trustee as hereinafter in this Article provided,
the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of
that series, by written notice to the Company and the Trustee, may rescind and
annul such declaration and its consequences if:
(1) the
Company has paid or deposited with the Trustee a sum sufficient to
pay
(A) all
overdue interest, if any, on all Securities of that series,
(B) the
principal of (and premium, if any, on) any Securities of that series which have
become due otherwise than by such declaration of acceleration and interest
thereon at the rate or rates prescribed therefor in such
Securities,
(C) to the
extent that payment of such interest is lawful, interest upon overdue interest
at the rate or rates, if any, prescribed therefor in such Securities,
and
(D) all sums
paid or advanced by the Trustee hereunder and the reasonable compensation,
expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel;
and
(2) all
Events of Default with respect to Securities of that series, other than the
non-payment of the principal of Securities of that series which have become due
solely by such declaration of acceleration, have been cured, or waived as
provided in Section 513.
No such
rescission shall affect any subsequent default or impair any right consequent
thereon.
SECTION
503. Collection
of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee.
The
Company covenants that if:
(1) default
is made in the payment of any interest on any Security of any series when such
interest becomes due and payable and such default continues for a period of 30
days, or
(2) default
is made in the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any, on) any Security
of any series at the Maturity thereof, the Company will, upon demand of the
Trustee, pay to it, for the benefit of the Holders of Securities of such series,
the whole amount then due and payable on Securities of such series for principal
(and premium, if any) and interest and, to the extent that payment of such
interest shall be legally enforceable, interest on any overdue principal (and
premium, if any) and on any overdue interest, at the rate or rates, if any,
prescribed therefor in such Securities; and, in addition thereto, such further
amount as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection,
including the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of
the Trustee, its agents and counsel.
If the
Company fails to pay such amounts forthwith upon such demand, the Trustee, in
its own name and as trustee of an express trust, may institute a judicial
proceeding for the collection of the sums so due and unpaid, may prosecute such
proceeding to judgment or final decree and may enforce the same against the
Company or any other obligor upon such Securities and collect the moneys
adjudged or decreed to be payable in the manner provided by law out of the
property of the Company or any other obligor upon such Securities, wherever
situated.
If an
Event of Default with respect to Securities of any series occurs and is
continuing, the Trustee may in its discretion proceed to protect and enforce its
rights and the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series by such
appropriate judicial proceedings as the Trustee shall deem most effectual to
protect and enforce any such rights, whether for the specific enforcement of any
covenant or agreement in this Indenture or in aid of the exercise of any power
granted herein, or to enforce any other proper remedy.
SECTION
504. Trustee
May File Proofs of Claim.
In case
of the pendency of any receivership, insolvency, liquidation, bankruptcy,
reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, composition or other judicial
proceeding relative to the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities or
the property of the Company or of such other obligor or their creditors, the
Trustee (irrespective of whether the principal of the Securities shall then be
due and payable as therein expressed or by declaration of acceleration or
otherwise and irrespective of whether the Trustee shall have made any demand on
the Company for the payment of overdue principal or interest) shall be entitled
and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise,
(i) to
file and prove a claim for the whole amount of principal (or with respect to
Original Issue Discount Securities, such portion of the principal amount as may
be specified in the terms of such Securities), and premium, if any and interest
owing and unpaid in respect of the Securities and to file such other papers or
documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the
Trustee (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses,
disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel) and of the
Holders allowed in such judicial proceeding, and
(ii) to
collect and receive any moneys or other property payable or deliverable on any
such claims and to distribute the same; and any custodian, receiver, assignee,
trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial
proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make such payments to the
Trustee and, in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such
payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due it for
the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the
Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under
Section 607. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee
to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder any plan
of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the
Securities or the rights of any Holder thereof or to authorize the Trustee to
vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding.
SECTION
505. Trustee
May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Securities.
All
rights of action and claims under this Indenture or the Securities may be
prosecuted and enforced by the Trustee without the possession of any of the
Securities or the production thereof in any proceeding relating thereto, and any
such proceeding instituted by the Trustee shall be brought in its own name as
trustee of an express trust, and any recovery of judgment shall, after provision
for the payment of the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and
advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, be for the ratable benefit of
the Holders of the Securities in respect of which such judgment has been
recovered.
SECTION
506. Application
of Money Collected.
Any money
collected by the Trustee pursuant to this Article shall be applied in the
following order, at the date or dates fixed by the Trustee and, in case of the
distribution of such money on account of principal (or premium, if any) or
interest, upon presentation of the Securities and the notation thereon of the
payment if only partially paid and upon surrender thereof if fully
paid:
FIRST: To
the payment of all amounts due the Trustee under Section 607;
SECOND:
To the payment of all Senior Indebtedness if and to the extent required by
Article Fourteen or other subordination provisions applicable with respect to a
series of Securities; and
THIRD: To
the payment of the amounts then due and unpaid for principal of (and premium, if
any) and interest, if any, on the Securities in respect of which or for the
benefit of which such money has been collected, ratably, without preference or
priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on such
Securities for principal (and premium, if any) and interest, if any,
respectively; and
FOURTH:
The balance, if any, to the Company, its successor or assigns or to whoever may
be lawfully entitled to receive the same or as a court of competent jurisdiction
may direct.
SECTION
507. Limitation
on Suits.
No Holder
of any Security of any series shall have any right to institute any proceeding,
judicial or otherwise, with respect to this Indenture, or for the appointment of
a receiver or trustee, or for any other remedy hereunder, unless
(1) An Event
of Default shall have occurred and be continuing with respect to the Securities
of that series and such Holder shall have previously given written notice
thereof to the Trustee;
(2) the
Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities
of that series shall have made written request to the Trustee to institute
proceedings in respect of such Event of Default in its own name as Trustee
hereunder;
(3) such
Holder or Holders have offered to the Trustee reasonable indemnity against the
costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred in compliance with such
request;
(4) the
Trustee for 60 days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of
indemnity has failed to institute any such proceeding; and
(5) no
direction inconsistent with such written request has been given to the Trustee
during such 60-day period by the Holders of a majority in principal amount of
the Outstanding Securities of that series;
it being
understood and intended that no one or more of such Holders shall have any right
in any manner whatever by virtue of, or by availing of, any provision of this
Indenture to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of any other Holder or to
obtain or to seek to obtain priority or preference over any other Holder or to
enforce any right under this Indenture, except in the manner herein provided and
for the equal and ratable benefit of all Holders of Securities of such
series.
SECTION
508. Unconditional
Right of Holders to Receive Principal, Premium and Interest.
Notwithstanding
any other provision in this Indenture, the Holder of any Security shall have the
right, which is absolute and unconditional, to receive payment of the principal
of (and premium, if any) and (subject to Section 307) interest, if any, on such
Security on the Stated Maturity or Maturities expressed in such Security (or, in
the case of redemption, on the Redemption Date) and to institute suit for the
enforcement of any such payment, and such rights shall not be impaired without
the consent of such Holder.
SECTION
509. Restoration
of Rights and Remedies.
If the
Trustee or any Holder has instituted any proceeding to enforce any right or
remedy under this Indenture and such proceeding has been discontinued or
abandoned for any reason, or has been determined adversely to the Trustee or to
such Holder, then and in every such case, subject to any determination in such
proceeding, the Company, the Trustee and the Holders shall be restored severally
and respectively to their former positions hereunder and thereafter all rights
and remedies of the Trustee and the Holders shall continue as though no such
proceeding had been instituted.
SECTION
510. Rights
and Remedies Cumulative.
Except as
otherwise provided with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated,
destroyed, lost or stolen Securities in the last paragraph of Section 306, no
right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Trustee or to the
Holders is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every
right and remedy shall, to the extent permitted by law, be cumulative and in
addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter
existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any
right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent
assertion or employment of any other appropriate right or remedy.
SECTION
511. Delay
or Omission Not Waiver.
No delay
or omission of the Trustee or of any Holder of any Security to exercise any
right or remedy accruing upon any Event of Default shall impair any such right
or remedy or constitute a waiver of any such Event of Default or an acquiescence
therein. Every right and remedy given by this Article or by law to the Trustee
or to the Holders may be exercised from time to time, and as often as may be
deemed expedient, by the Trustee or by the Holders, as the case may
be.
SECTION
512. Control
by Holders.
The
Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any
series shall have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting
any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust
or power conferred on the Trustee, with respect to the Securities of such
series, provided that
(1) such
direction shall not be in conflict with any rule of law or with this
Indenture,
(2) the
Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee which is not
inconsistent with such direction,
(3) such
direction is not unduly prejudicial to the rights of other Holders,
and
(4) such
direction would not involve the Trustee in personal liability.
SECTION
513. Waiver
of Past Defaults.
The
Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding
Securities of any series may on behalf of the Holders of all the Securities of
such series waive any past default hereunder with respect to such series and its
consequences, except a default
(1) in the
payment of the principal of (or premium, if any) or interest, if any (subject to
the provisions of Section 502), on any Security of such series, or
(2) in
respect of a covenant or provision hereof which under Article Nine cannot be
modified or amended without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding
Security of such series affected.
Upon any
such waiver, such default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising
therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured, for every purpose of the
Securities of such series under this Indenture; but no such waiver shall extend
to any subsequent or other default or impair any right consequent
thereon.
SECTION
514. Undertaking
for Costs.
All
parties to this Indenture agree, and each Holder of any Security by his
acceptance thereof shall be deemed to have agreed, that any court may in its
discretion require, in any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under
this Indenture, or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken,
suffered or omitted by it as Trustee, the filing by any party litigant in such
suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of such suit, and that such court may in
its discretion assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees at
trial and on appeal, against any party litigant in such suit, having due regard
to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by such party
litigant; but the provisions of this Section shall not apply to any suit
instituted by the Company, to any suit instituted by the Trustee, to any suit
instituted by any Holder, or group of Holders, holding in the aggregate more
than 10% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series, or to
any suit instituted by any Holder for the enforcement of the payment of the
principal of (or premium, if any) or interest on any Security on or after the
Stated Maturity or Maturities expressed in such Security (or, in the case of
redemption, on or after the Redemption Date).
ARTICLE
SIX
THE
TRUSTEE
SECTION
601. Certain
Duties and Responsibilities.
(a) Except
during the continuance of an Event of Default,
(1) the
Trustee undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are
specifically set forth in this Indenture, and no implied covenants or
obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee;
and
(2) in the
absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the
truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein,
upon certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the
requirements of this Indenture; but in the case of any such certificate or
opinion which by any provision hereof is specifically required to be furnished
to the Trustee, the Trustee shall be under a duty to examine the same to
determine whether or not it conforms to the requirements of this
Indenture.
(b) In case
an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee shall exercise
such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture, and use the same
degree of care and skill in their exercise, as a prudent man would exercise or
use under the circumstances in the conduct of his own affairs.
(c) No
provision of this Indenture shall be construed to relieve the Trustee from
liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its
own willful misconduct, except that
(1) this
Subsection shall not be construed to limit the effect of Subsection (a) of this
Section;
(2) the
Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a
Responsible Officer, unless it shall be proved that the Trustee was negligent in
ascertaining the pertinent facts;
(3) the
Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action taken, suffered or
omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the direction of the
Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any
series, as provided in Section 512, relating to the time, method and place of
conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising
any trust or power conferred upon the Trustee, under this Indenture with respect
to the Securities of such series; and
(4) No
provision of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own
funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of
its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if it
shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or
adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to
it.
(d) Whether
or not herein expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture relating
to the conduct of or affecting the liability of or affording protection to the
Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of this Section.
SECTION
602. Notice
of Defaults.
Within 90
days after the occurrence of any default hereunder with respect to the
Securities of any series, the Trustee shall transmit by mail to all Holders of
Securities of such series, as their names and addresses appear in the Security
Register, notice of such default hereunder actually known to a Responsible
Officer of the Trustee, unless such default shall have been cured or waived;
provided, however, that except in the case of a default in the payment of the
principal of (or premium, if any) or interest, if any, on any Security of such
series, in the payment of any sinking fund installment with respect to
Securities of such series or in the payment of the Redemption Price of any
Securities as to which notice of redemption has been given, the Trustee shall be
protected in withholding such notice if and so long as the board of directors,
the executive committee or a trust committee of directors or Responsible
Officers of the Trustee in good faith determines that the withholding of such
notice is in the interest of the Holders of Securities of such series; and
provided, further, that in the case of any default of the character specified in
Section 501(4) with respect to Securities of such series, no such notice to
Holders shall be given until at least 60 days after the occurrence thereof. For
the purpose of this Section, the term “default” means any event which is, or
after notice or lapse of time or both would become, an Event of Default with
respect to Securities of such series.
SECTION
603. Certain
Rights of Trustee.
Subject
to the provisions of Section 601:
(a) the
Trustee may rely and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon
any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice,
request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of
indebtedness or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to have
been signed or presented by the proper party or parties;
(b) any
request or direction of the Company mentioned herein shall be sufficiently
evidenced by a Company Request or Company Order and any resolution of the Board
of Directors may be sufficiently evidenced by a Board Resolution;
(c) whenever
in the administration of this Indenture the Trustee shall deem it desirable that
a matter be proved or established prior to taking, suffering or omitting any
action hereunder, the Trustee (unless other evidence be herein specifically
prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith on its part, rely upon an Officers’
Certificate;
(d) the
Trustee may consult with counsel and the written advice of such counsel or any
Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in
respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith
and in reliance thereon;
(e) the
Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers
vested in it by this Indenture at the request or direction of any of the Holders
pursuant to this Indenture, unless such Holders shall have offered to the
Trustee reasonable security or indemnity against the costs, expenses and
liabilities which might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or
direction;
(f) the
Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters
stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report,
notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other
evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document, but the Trustee, in its
discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or
matters as it may see fit;
(g) the
Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any duties
hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys and the Trustee
shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any
agent or attorney, including any Authenticating Agent, appointed with due care
by it hereunder;
(h) the
Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted by it in good faith
and believed by it to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers
conferred upon it by this Indenture; and
(i) the
Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge of any Event of Default with respect
to the Securities of any series for which it is acting as Trustee unless either
(1) a Responsible Officer of the Trustee assigned to the Corporate Trust Office
of the Trustee (or any successor division or department of the Trustee) shall
have actual knowledge of the Event of Default or (2) written notice of such
Event of Default shall have been given to the Trustee by the Company, any other
obligor on such Securities or by any Holder of such Securities.
SECTION
604. Not
Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities.
The
recitals contained herein and in the Securities, except certificates of
authentication, shall be taken as the statements of the Company, and neither the
Trustee nor any Authenticating Agent assumes any responsibility for their
correctness. The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or
sufficiency of this Indenture or of the Securities. Neither the Trustee nor any
Authenticating Agent shall be accountable for the use or application by the
Company of Securities or the proceeds thereof.
SECTION
605. May
Hold Securities.
The
Trustee, any Authenticating Agent, any Paying Agent, the Security Registrar or
any other agent of the Company or the Trustee, in their individual or any other
capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Securities and, subject to Sections
608 and 612, may otherwise deal with the Company with the same rights it would
have if it were not Trustee, Authenticating Agent, Paying Agent, Security
Registrar or such other agent.
SECTION
606. Money
Held in Trust.
Money
held by the Trustee or any Paying Agent in trust hereunder need not be
segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law. Neither the
Trustee nor any paying Agent shall be subject to any liability for interest on
any money received by it hereunder except as otherwise agreed with the
Company.
SECTION
607. Compensation
and Reimbursement.
The
Company agrees:
(1) to pay to
the Trustee from time to time reasonable compensation for all services rendered
by it hereunder (which compensation shall not be limited by any provision of law
in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust);
(2) except as
otherwise expressly provided herein, to reimburse the Trustee upon its request
for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the
Trustee in accordance with any provision of this Indenture (including the
reasonable compensation and the expenses and disbursements of its agents and
counsel), except any such expense, disbursement or advance as may be
attributable to its negligence or bad faith; and
(3) to
indemnify the Trustee and its agents for, and to hold them harmless against, any
loss, liability or expense incurred without negligence or bad faith on their
part, arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of
the trust or trusts hereunder, including the costs and expenses of defending
themselves against any claim or liability in connection with the exercise or
performance of any of their powers or duties hereunder.
As
security for the performance of the obligations of the Company under this
Section, the Trustee shall have a lien prior to the Securities upon all property
and funds held or collected by the Trustee as such, except funds held in trust
for the payment of principal (or premium, if any) or interest, if any, on
Securities.
The
provisions of this Section shall survive the resignation or removal of the
Trustee or the discharge of this Indenture. When the Trustee incurs expenses
after the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in Section 501(5) or (6)
the expenses are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any
Bankruptcy Law. The obligations of the Company under this Section shall not be
subordinated to the payment of Senior Indebtedness.
SECTION
608. Corporate
Trustee Required; Eligibility; Conflicting Interests.
This
Indenture shall always have a Trustee who satisfies the requirements of Trust
Indenture Act Sections 310(a)(1), (2) and (5) in every respect. The Trustee (or
in the case of a Trustee that is a Person included in a bank holding company
system, the related bank holding company) shall have a combined capital and
surplus of at least $100,000,000 as set forth in its most recent published
annual report of condition. The Trustee shall comply with Trust Indenture Act
Section 310(b), including the provision in Section 310(b)(1). In addition, if
the Trustee is a Person included in a bank holding company system, the Trustee,
independently of such bank holding company, shall meet the capital requirements
of Trust Indenture Act Section 310(a)(2). If at any time the Trustee shall cease
to be
eligible
in accordance with the provisions of this Section, it shall resign immediately
in the manner and with the effect specified in this Article.
SECTION
609. Resignation
and Removal; Appointment of Successor.
(a) No
resignation or removal of the Trustee and no appointment of a successor Trustee
or Trustees pursuant to this Article shall become effective until the acceptance
of appointment by the successor Trustee or Trustees in accordance with the
applicable requirements of Section 610.
(b) The
Trustee may resign at any time with respect to the Securities of one or more
series by notifying the Company in writing at least 90 days in advance of such
resignation. If the instrument of acceptance by a successor Trustee required by
Section 610 shall not have been delivered to the Trustee within 60 days after
the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Trustee may petition any
court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with
respect to the Securities of such series.
(c) The
Trustee may be removed at any time with respect to the Securities of any series
by Act of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding
Securities of such series, delivered to the Trustee and to the
Company.
(d) If at any
time the Trustee shall fail to comply with Section 608 after written request
therefor by the Company or by any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a
Security for at least six months, the Company by a Board Resolution may remove
the Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series or, subject to Section
514, any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security of such series for
at least six months may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated,
petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee with
respect to the Securities of such series and the appointment of a successor
Trustee.
(e) If at any
time:
(1) the
Trustee shall cease to be eligible under Section 608 and shall fail to resign
after written request therefor by the Company or by any Holder who has been a
bona fide Holder of a Security for at least six months, or
(2) the
Trustee shall become incapable of acting or shall be adjudged a bankrupt or
insolvent or a receiver of the Trustee or of its property shall be appointed or
any public officer shall take charge or control of the Trustee or of its
property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or
liquidation,
then, in
any such case, (i) the Company by a Board Resolution may remove the Trustee with
respect to all Securities, or (ii) subject to Section 514, any holder who has
been a bona fide Holder of a Security for at least six months may, on behalf of
himself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent
jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee with respect to all Securities and
the appointment of a successor Trustee or Trustees.
(f) If the
Trustee shall resign, be removed or become incapable of acting, or if a vacancy
shall occur in the office of Trustee for any cause, with respect to the
Securities of one or more series, the Company, by a Board Resolution, shall
promptly appoint a successor Trustee or Trustees with respect to the Securities
of that or those series (it being understood that any such successor Trustee may
be appointed with respect to the Securities of one or more or all of such series
and that at any time there shall be only one Trustee with respect to the
Securities of any particular series) and shall comply with the applicable
requirements of Section 610. If, within one year after such resignation, removal
or incapability, or the occurrence of such vacancy, a successor Trustee with
respect to the Securities of any series shall be appointed by Act of the Holders
of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series
delivered to the Company and the retiring Trustee, the successor Trustee so
appointed shall, forthwith upon its acceptance of such appointment in accordance
with the applicable requirements of Section 610, become the successor Trustee
with respect to the Securities of such series and to that extent supersede the
successor Trustee appointed by the Company with respect to such series. If no
successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series shall have been
so appointed by the Company or the Holders of the Securities of such series and
accepted appointment in the manner required by Section 610, any Holder who has
been a bona fide holder of a Security of such series for at least six months
may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any court
of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with
respect to the Securities of such series.
(g) The
Company shall give notice of each resignation and each removal of the Trustee
with respect to the Securities of any series and each appointment of a successor
Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series by mailing written notice
of such event by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to all Holders of Securities
of such series as their names and addresses appear in the Security Register.
Each notice shall include the name of the successor Trustee with respect to the
Securities of such series and the address of its Corporate Trust
Office.
SECTION
610. Acceptance
of Appointment by Successor.
(a) In case
of the appointment hereunder of a successor Trustee with respect to all series
of Securities, every such successor Trustee so appointed shall execute,
acknowledge and deliver to the Company and to the retiring Trustee an instrument
accepting such
appointment,
and thereupon the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become
effective and such successor Trustee, without any further act, deed or
conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties
of the retiring Trustee; but, on the request of the Company or the successor
Trustee, such retiring Trustee shall, upon payment of its charges due pursuant
to Section 607, execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor
Trustee all the rights, powers and trusts of the retiring Trustee and shall duly
assign, transfer and deliver to such successor Trustee all property and money
held by such retiring Trustee hereunder subject to the lien provided in Section
607.
(b) In case
of the appointment hereunder of a successor Trustee with respect to the
Securities of one or more (but not all) series, the Company, the retiring
Trustee and each successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more
series shall execute and deliver an indenture supplemental hereto wherein each
successor Trustee shall accept such appointment and which (1) shall contain such
provisions as shall be necessary or desirable to transfer and confirm to, and to
vest in, each successor Trustee all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the
retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which
the appointment of such successor Trustee relates, (2) if the retiring Trustee
is not retiring with respect to all series of Securities, shall contain such
provisions as shall be deemed necessary or desirable to confirm that all the
rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the
Securities or that or those series as to which the retiring Trustee is not
retiring shall continue to be vested in the retiring Trustee, and (3) shall add
to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to
provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more
than one Trustee, it being understood that nothing herein or in such
supplemental indenture shall constitute such Trustees co-trustees of the same
trust and that each such Trustee shall be trustee of a trust or trusts hereunder
separate and apart from any trust or trusts hereunder administered by any other
such Trustee; and upon the execution and delivery of such supplemental indenture
the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective to the
extent provided therein and each such successor Trustee, without any further
act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts
and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or
those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates; but, on
request of the Company or any successor Trustee, such retiring trustee shall
duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor Trustee all property and
money held by such retiring Trustee hereunder with respect to the Securities of
that or these series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee
relates.
(c) Upon
request of any such successor Trustee, the Company shall execute any and all
instruments for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming to such
successor Trustee all such rights, powers and trusts referred to in paragraph
(a) or (b) of this Section, as the case may be.
(d) No
successor Trustee shall accept its appointment unless at the time of such
acceptance such successor Trustee shall be qualified and eligible under this
Article.
SECTION
611. Merger,
Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business.
Any
corporation into which the Trustee may be merged or converted or with which it
may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or
consolidation to which the Trustee shall be a party, or any corporation
succeeding to all or substantially all the corporate trust business of the
Trustee, shall be the successor of the Trustee hereunder, provided such
corporation shall be otherwise qualified and eligible under this Article,
without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of
any of the parties hereto. In case any Securities shall have been authenticated,
but not delivered, by the Trustee then in office, any successor by merger,
conversion or consolidation to such authenticating Trustee may adopt such
authentication and deliver the Securities so authenticated with the same effect
as if such successor Trustee had itself authenticated such
Securities.
SECTION
612. Preferential
Collection of Claims Against Company.
The
Trustee shall comply with Trust Indenture Act Section 311(a), excluding any
creditor relationship listed in Trust Indenture Act Section 311(b). A Trustee
who has resigned or been removed shall be subject to Trust Indenture Act Section
311(a) to the extent indicated therein.
SECTION
613. Appointment
of Authenticating Agent.
At any
time when any of the Securities remain Outstanding the Trustee may appoint an
Authenticating Agent or Agents with respect to one or more series of Securities
which shall be authorized to act on behalf of the Trustee to authenticate and
deliver Securities of such series with respect to which it has been so
designated, and Securities so authenticated and delivered shall be entitled to
the benefits of this Indenture and shall be valid and obligatory for all
purposes as if authenticated by the Trustee hereunder.
Wherever
reference is made in this Indenture to the authentication and delivery of
Securities by the Trustee or the Trustee’s certificate of authentication, such
reference shall be deemed to include authentication and delivery on behalf of
the Trustee by an Authenticating Agent and a certificate of authentication
executed on behalf of the Trustee by an Authenticating Agent. Each
Authenticating Agent shall be acceptable to the Company and shall at all times
be a bank or trust company or corporation organized and doing business and in
good standing under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the
District of Columbia, authorized under such laws to act as Authenticating Agent,
having a combined capital and surplus of not less than $100,000,000 and subject
to
supervision
or examination by Federal, State or District of Columbia authority. If such
Authenticating Agent publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant
to law or to the requirements of said supervising or examining authority, then
for the purposes of this Section, the combined capital and surplus of such
Authenticating Agent shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as
set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. If at any time an
Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the
provisions of this Section, such Authenticating Agent shall resign immediately
in the manner and with the effect specified in this Section.
Any
corporation into which an Authenticating Agent may be merged or converted or
with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger,
conversion or consolidation to which such Authenticating Agent shall be a party,
or any corporation succeeding to the corporate agency or corporate trust
business of an Authenticating Agent, shall continue to be an Authenticating
Agent, provided such corporation shall be otherwise eligible under this Section,
without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of
the Trustee or the Authenticating Agent.
An
Authenticating Agent may resign with respect to one or more series of Securities
at any time by giving written notice thereof to the Trustee and to the Company.
The Trustee may at any time terminate the agency of an Authenticating Agent with
respect to one or more series of Securities by giving written notice thereof to
such Authenticating Agent and to the Company. Upon receiving such a notice of
resignation or upon such a termination, or in case at any time such
Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the
provisions of this Section, the Trustee may appoint a successor Authenticating
Agent which shall be acceptable to the Company and shall mail written notice of
such appointment by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to all holders of
Securities of the series with respect to which such Authenticating Agent will
serve, as their names and addresses appear in the Security Register. Any
successor Authenticating Agent upon acceptance of its appointment hereunder
shall become vested with all the rights, powers and duties of its predecessor
hereunder, with like effect as if originally named as an Authenticating Agent.
No successor Authenticating Agent shall be appointed unless eligible under the
provisions of this Section.
The
Company agrees to pay to each Authenticating Agent from time to time reasonable
compensation for its services under this Section. The provisions of Sections
104, 111, 603, 604 and 605 shall be applicable to any Authenticating
Agent.
Pursuant
to each appointment made under this Section, the Securities of each series
covered by such appointment may have endorsed thereon, in lieu of the Trustee’s
certificate of authentication, an alternate certificate of authentication in
substantially the following form:
This is
one of the Securities, of the series designated herein, issued under the
within-mentioned Indenture.
[_________________________________]
By: ______________________________
as
Authenticating Agent,
By: ______________________________
Authorized
Officer
ARTICLE
SEVEN
HOLDERS’
LISTS AND REPORTS BY TRUSTEE AND COMPANY
SECTION
701. Holder
Lists.
The
Trustee shall preserve, in as current a form as is reasonably practicable, the
most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of Holders of each
series of Securities. If the Trustee is not the Securities Registrar, the
Company shall furnish to the Trustee as of each regular record date for the
payment of interest on the Securities of a series and before each related
Interest Payment Date, and at such other times as the Trustee may request in
writing, a list in such form and as of such date as the Trustee may reasonably
require of the names and addresses of Holders of each series of
Securities.
SECTION
702. Communications
by Holders with Other Holders.
Holders
of any series may communicate pursuant to Trust Indenture Act Section 312(b)
with other Holders of that series or any other series with respect to their
rights under this Indenture or the Securities of that series or any other
series. The Company, the Trustee, the Securities Registrar and any other Person
shall have the protection of Trust Indenture Act Section 312(c).
SECTION
703. Reports
by Trustee.
(a) If and to
the extent required by the Trust Indenture Act, within 60 days after May 1 of
each year commencing with the May 1 following the date of this Indenture, if and
so long as any Securities are Outstanding hereunder, the Trustee shall transmit
by mail to all Holders, as their names and addresses appear in the Security
Register, a brief report dated as of such May 1 that complies with Trust
Indenture Act Section 313(a). The Trustee shall also comply with Trust Indenture
Act Sections 313(b) and 313(c).
(b) A copy of
any such report required to be sent under Section 703(a) shall, at the time of
such transmission to Holders, be filed by the Trustee, with each securities
exchange upon which any Securities of that series are listed, with the
Commission and with the Company. The Company will notify the Trustee when any
Securities of any series are listed on any securities exchange or any delisting
thereof, and the Trustee shall comply with Trust Indenture Act Section
313(d).
SECTION
704. Reports
by Company.
The
Company will deliver to the Trustee within 15 days after the filing of the same
with the Commission, copies of the quarterly and annual reports and of the
information, documents and other reports, if any, which the Company is required
to file with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Notwithstanding that the Company may not be
subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Company will file with the Commission, to
the extent permitted, and provide the Trustee with, such supplementary and
periodic information, documents and reports which may be required under Section
13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Company will also
comply with the other provisions of Trust Indenture Act Section 314(a). All
information, documents and reports to be provided pursuant to this Section will
be deemed to be so delivered to the Trustee when the Company files such
information, documents and reports with the Commission through the Commission’s
EDGAR database.
ARTICLE
EIGHT
SUCCESSOR
CORPORATION
SECTION
801. Limitation
on Consolidation, Merger and Sale of Assets.
(a) The
Company will not, in any transaction or series of transactions, merge or
consolidate with or into, or sell, assign, convey, transfer, lease or otherwise
dispose of all or substantially all of its properties and assets (as an entirety
or substantially as an entirety in one transaction or a series of related
transactions), to any Person or Persons, unless at the time of and after giving
effect thereto (i) either (A) if the transaction or series of transactions is a
merger or consolidation, the Company shall be the surviving Person of such
merger or consolidation, or (B) the Person formed by such consolidation or into
which the Company is merged or to which the properties and assets of the Company
are transferred (any such surviving Person or transferee Person being the
“Surviving Entity”) shall be a corporation organized and existing under the laws
of the United States of America, any state thereof or the District of Columbia,
and shall expressly assume by a supplemental indenture executed and delivered to
the Trustee, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, all of the
obligations of the Company (including, without limitation, the obligation to pay
the principal of, and premium and interest, if any, on, the Securities and the
performance of the other covenants) under the Securities of each Series and this
Indenture, and in each case, this Indenture shall remain in full force and
effect; and (ii) immediately before and immediately after giving effect to such
transaction or series of transactions on a pro forma basis (including, without
limitation, any Indebtedness incurred or anticipated to be incurred in
connection with or in respect of such transaction or series of transactions), no
default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
(b) In
connection with any consolidation, merger or transfer of assets contemplated by
this Section, the Company shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the
Trustee, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, an
Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such
consolidation, merger or transfer, and the supplemental indenture in respect
thereto, comply with this Section, and that all conditions precedent herein
provided for relating to such transaction or transactions have been complied
with.
(c) For the
avoidance of doubt, the foregoing provisions shall not be deemed to require the
assumption of Securities of a series if the terms thereof established in
accordance with Section 301 provide for their redemption or purchase in the
event of a transaction described in this Section.
SECTION
802. Successor
Person Substituted.
Upon any
consolidation, merger or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of
the Company in accordance with Section 801, the successor corporation formed by
such consolidation, or into which the Company is merged or to which such
transfer 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 corporation had been named as the Company herein, and
thereafter (except with respect to any such transfer which is a lease) the
predecessor corporation shall be relieved of all obligations and covenants under
this Indenture and the Securities.
ARTICLE
NINE
SUPPLEMENTAL
INDENTURES
SECTION
901. Supplemental
Indentures Without Consent of Holders.
Without
the consent of any Holder, 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 satisfactory to the Trustee, for any of
the following purposes:
(1) to
evidence the succession of another corporation to the Company and the assumption
by any such successor of the covenants of the Company herein and in the
Securities; or
(2) to add to
the covenants of the Company for the benefit of the Holders of all or any series
of Securities (and if such covenants are to be for the benefit of less than all
series of Securities, stating that such covenants are expressly being included
solely for the benefit of such series) or to surrender any right or power herein
conferred upon the Company; provided, however, that in respect of any such
additional covenant, such supplemental indenture may provide for a particular
period of grace after default in the performance of such covenant (which period
may be shorter or longer than that allowed in the case of other defaults) or may
provide for an immediate enforcement upon such default or may limit the remedies
available to the Trustee upon such default; or
(3) to add
any additional Events of Default; or
(4) add to or
change or eliminate any of the provisions of this Indenture to extent as shall
be necessary to permit or facilitate the issuance of Securities in bearer form,
registrable or not registrable as to principal, and with or without interest
coupons; or
(5) to change
or eliminate any of the provisions of this Indenture, provided that any such
change or elimination shall become effective only when there is no Security
Outstanding of any series created prior to the execution of such supplemental
indenture which is entitled to the benefit of such provision; or
(6) to secure
the Securities; or
(7) to
establish the form or terms of Securities of any series as permitted by Sections
201 and 301; or
(8) to
evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment hereunder by a successor
Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more series and to add to or
change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide
for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one
Trustee, pursuant to the requirements of Section 610(b); or
(9) to cure
any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provision herein which may be
inconsistent with any other provision herein, or to make any other provisions
with respect to matters or questions arising under this Indenture, provided such
action shall not adversely affect the interests of the Holders of Securities of
any series in any material respect.
SECTION
902. Supplemental
Indentures with Consent of Holders.
With the
consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the
Outstanding Securities of each series (each such series voting as a separate
class) affected by such supplemental indenture, by Act of said Holders delivered
to the Company and the Trustee, the Company, 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 of such series
under this Indenture; provided, however, that no such supplemental indenture
shall, without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security affected
thereby,
(1) change
the Stated Maturity of the principal of, or any installment of principal of or
interest on, any Security, or reduce the principal amount thereof or the rate of
interest thereon or any premium payable upon the redemption thereof, or modify
the manner of determination of the rate of interest thereon so as to affect
adversely the interest of such Holder or reduce the amount of the principal of
an Original Issue Discount Security that would be due and payable upon a
declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 502, or
change any Place of Payment where, or the coin or currency in which, any
Security or any premium or the interest thereon is payable, or impair the right
to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after the Stated
Maturity thereof (or, in the case of redemption, on or after the Redemption
Date), or
(2) reduce
the percentage in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series,
the consent of whose Holders is required for any such supplemental indenture, or
the consent of whose Holders is required for any waiver (of compliance with
certain provisions of this Indenture or certain defaults hereunder and their
consequences) provided for in this Indenture, or
(3) modify
any of the provisions of this Section, Section 513 or Section 1006, except to
increase any such percentage or to provide that certain other provisions of this
Indenture cannot be modified or waived without the consent of the Holder of each
Outstanding Security affected thereby, provided, however, that this clause shall
not be deemed to require the consent of any Holder with respect to changes in
the references to the “Trustee” and concomitant changes in this Section and
Section 1006, or the deletion of this proviso, in accordance with the
requirements of Sections 610(b) and 901(8).
A
supplemental indenture which changes or eliminates any covenant or other
provision of this Indenture which has expressly been included solely for the
benefit of one or more particular series of Securities, or which modifies the
rights of the Holders of Securities of such series with respect to such covenant
or other provision, shall be deemed not to affect the rights under this
Indenture of the Holders of Securities of any other series.
The
Trustee may in its discretion determine whether or not any Securities would be
affected by any supplemental indenture and any such determination shall he
conclusive upon the Holders of all Securities of any series. The Trustee shall
not be liable for any such determination made in good faith.
It shall
not be necessary for any Act of Holders under this Section to approve the
particular form of any proposed supplemental indenture, but it shall be
sufficient if such Act shall approve the substance thereof.
SECTION
903. Execution
of Supplemental Indentures.
In
executing or accepting the additional trusts created by any supplemental
indenture permitted by this Article or the modifications thereby of the trusts
created by this Indenture, the Trustee shall be provided, and (subject to
Section 601) shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel
stating that the execution of such supplemental indenture is authorized or
permitted by this Indenture and that such supplemental indenture, when executed
and delivered by the Company, will constitute a valid and binding obligation of
the Company in accordance with its terms. The Trustee may, but shall not be
obligated to, enter into any such supplemental indenture which affects the
Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or
otherwise.
SECTION
904. Effect
of Supplemental Indentures.
Upon the
execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant to the provisions of this
Article, this Indenture shall, with respect to such series, be deemed to be
modified and amended in accordance therewith and the respective rights,
limitations of rights, obligations, duties and immunities under this Indenture
of the Trustee, the Company and the Holders of Securities of the series affected
thereby shall thereafter be determined, exercised and enforced hereunder subject
in all respects to such modifications and amendments, and all the terms and
conditions of any such supplemental indenture, with respect to such series,
shall be and be deemed to be part of the terms and conditions of this Indenture
for any and all purposes.
SECTION
905. Conformity
with Trust Indenture Act.
Every
supplemental indenture executed pursuant to this Article shall conform to the
requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, in effect on such
date.
SECTION
906. Reference
in Securities to Supplemental Indentures.
Securities
of any series, affected by a supplemental indenture, authenticated and delivered
after the execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant to this Article may,
and shall if required by the Trustee, bear a notation in form approved by the
Trustee as to any matter provided for in such supplemental indenture. If the
Company shall so determine, new Securities of any series so modified as to
conform, in the opinion of the Trustee and the Board of Directors, to any such
supplemental indenture may be prepared and executed by the Company and
authenticated and delivered by the Trustee or any Authenticating Agent in
exchange for Outstanding Securities of such series.
ARTICLE
TEN
COVENANTS
SECTION
1001. Payment
of Principal, Premium and Interest.
The
Company covenants and agrees that it will duly and punctually pay the principal
of (and premium, if any) and interest, if any, on the Securities of each series
in accordance with the terms of the Securities of such series and this
Indenture.
SECTION
1002. Maintenance
of Office or Agency.
The
Company will cause to be maintained in each Place of Payment for any series of
Securities an office or agency where Securities of that series may be presented
or surrendered for payment, where Securities of that series may be surrendered
for registration of transfer or exchange and where notices and demands to or
upon the Company in respect of the Securities of that series and this Indenture
may be served. The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the
location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency. With respect
to the Securities of any series such office or agency and each place of Payment
shall be as specified as contemplated in Section 301. In the absence of any such
provisions with respect to the Securities of any series (i) the place of payment
for such securities shall be the Borough of Manhattan, City of New York, New
York, and (ii) such office or agency in such Place of Payment shall be the
Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee therein. If at any time the Company shall
fail to maintain any such required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the
Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and
demands may be made or served at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, and
the Company hereby appoints the Trustee as its agent to receive all such
presentations, surrenders, notices and demands.
The
Company may also from time to time designate one or more other offices or
agencies (in or outside the Borough of Manhattan, City of New York, New York)
where the Securities of one or more series may be presented or surrendered for
any or all such purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations;
provided, however, that no such designation or rescission shall in any manner
relieve the Company of its obligation to maintain an office or agency in each
place of Payment for Securities of any series for such purposes. The Company
will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any such designation or
rescission and of any change in the location of any such office or
agency.
SECTION
1003. Money
for Securities Payments to Be Held in Trust.
If the
Company shall at any time act as its own Paying Agent with respect to any series
of Securities, it will, on or before each due date of the principal of (and
premium, if any) or interest, if any, on any of the Securities of that series,
segregate and hold in trust for the benefit of the persons entitled thereto a
sum sufficient to pay the principal (and premium, if any) or interest, if any,
so becoming due until such sums shall be paid to such persons or otherwise
disposed of as herein provided and will promptly notify the Trustee of its
action or failure so to act.
Whenever
the Company shall have one or more Paying Agents for any series of Securities,
it will, on or before each due date of the principal of (and premium, if any) or
interest, if any, on any Securities of that series, deposit with a Paying Agent
a sum sufficient to pay the principal (and premium, if any) or interest, if any,
so becoming due, such sum to be held in trust for the benefit of the persons
entitled to such principal, premium or interest, and (unless such Paying Agent
is the Trustee) the Company will promptly notify the Trustee of its action or
failure so to act.
The
Company will cause each Paying Agent other than the Trustee for any series of
Securities to execute and deliver to the Trustee an instrument in which such
paying Agent shall agree with the Trustee, subject to the provisions of this
Section, that such Paying Agent will:
(1) hold all
sums held by it as agent for the payment of the principal of (and premium, if
any) or interest, if any, on Securities of that series in trust for the benefit
of the Persons entitled thereto until such sums shall be paid to such Persons or
otherwise disposed of as herein provided;
(2) give the
Trustee written notice within three Business Days of any default by the Company
(or any other obligor upon the Securities of that series) in the making of any
payment of principal (and premium, if any) or interest, if any, on the
Securities of that series; and
(3) at any
time during the continuance of any such default, upon the written request of the
Trustee, forthwith pay to the Trustee all sums so held in trust by such Paying
Agent.
The
Company may at any time, for the purpose of obtaining the satisfaction and
discharge of this Indenture or for any other purpose, pay, or by Company Order
direct any Paying Agent to pay, to the Trustee all sums held in trust by the
Company or such Paying Agent, such sums to be held by the Trustee upon the same
trusts as those upon which such sums were held by the Company or such Paying
Agent; and, upon such payment by any paying Agent to the Trustee, such paying
agent shall be released from all further liability with respect to such money.
Upon the satisfaction and discharge of the indebtedness in respect of all
Outstanding Securities of any series all sums then held by any Paying Agent
(other than the Trustee) in respect thereof shall, upon demand of the Company,
be repaid to it or paid to the Trustee, and thereupon such Paying Agent shall be
released from all further liability with respect to such money.
The
Trustee and any Paying Agent shall promptly pay to the Company upon Company
Request any money or securities held by them at any time in excess of amounts
necessary to satisfy amounts payable to the Holders, the Trustee and the Paying
Agent.
Any money
deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the Company, in
trust for the payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) or interest, if
any, on any Security of any series and remaining unclaimed for two years after
such principal (and premium, if any) or interest, if any, has become due and
payable shall, unless otherwise required by mandatory provisions of applicable
escheat or abandoned or unclaimed property law, be paid to the Company on
Company Request, or (if then held by the Company) shall be discharged from such
trust; and the Holder of such Security shall, unless otherwise required by
mandatory provisions of applicable escheat or abandoned or unclaimed property
law, thereafter, as an unsecured general creditor, look only to the Company for
payment thereof, and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with
respect to such trust money, and all liability of the Company as trustee
thereof, shall thereupon cease; provided, however, that the Trustee or such
Paying Agent, before being required to make any such repayment, may at the
expense of the Company cause to be published once, in a newspaper published in
the English language, customarily published on each Business Day and of general
circulation in each Place of Payment with respect to Securities of such series,
notice that such money remains unclaimed and that, after a date specified
therein, which shall not be less than 30 days from the date of such publication,
any unclaimed balance of such money then remaining will, unless otherwise
required by mandatory provisions of applicable escheat or abandoned or unclaimed
property law, be repaid to the Company.
SECTION
1004. Corporate
Existence.
Subject
to Article Eight, the Company will do or cause to be done all things necessary
to preserve and keep in full force and effect its corporate
existence.
SECTION
1005. Statement
as to Compliance.
The
Company will deliver to the Trustee, within 120 days after the end of each
fiscal year of the Company ending after the date hereof, an Officers’
Certificate which complies with Trust Indenture Act Section 314(a)(4) and need
not comply with Section 102, stating as to each signer thereof that
(1) a review
of the activities of the Company during such year and of performance under this
Indenture has been made under his supervision, and
(2) as of the
end of such year and at the date of the certificate to the best of his
knowledge, based on such review, (a) the Company is not in default in the
fulfillment of any of its obligations under this Indenture, or specifying each
such default known to him and the nature and status thereof and (b) no event has
occurred and is continuing which is or after notice or lapse of time or both
would become an Event of Default, or, if such an event has occurred and is
continuing, specifying each such event known to him and the nature and status
thereof.
SECTION
1006. Waiver
of Certain Covenants.
The
Company may omit in any particular instance to comply with any covenant or
condition set forth in Sections 1002 to 1005, each inclusive, or a supplemental
indenture with respect to the Securities of any series if before the time for
such compliance the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the
Outstanding Securities of such series shall, by Act of such Holders, either
waive such compliance in such instance or generally waive compliance with such
covenant or condition, but no such waiver shall extend to or affect such
covenant or condition except to the extent so expressly waived, and, until such
waiver shall become effective, the obligations of the Company and the duties of
the Trustee with respect to any such covenant or condition shall remain in full
force and effect.
ARTICLE
ELEVEN
REDEMPTION
OF SECURITIES
SECTION
1101. Applicability
of Article.
Securities
of any series which are redeemable before their Stated Maturity shall be
redeemable in accordance with their terms and (except as otherwise specified as
contemplated by Section 301 for Securities of any series) in accordance with
this Article.
SECTION
1102. Election
to Redeem; Notice to Trustee.
The
election of the Company to redeem any Securities shall be evidenced by a Board
Resolution. In case of any redemption at the election of the Company of less
than all the Securities of any series, the Company shall, at least 45 days
(unless a shorter notice shall be satisfactory to the Trustee) prior to the
Redemption Date fixed by the Company (unless a shorter notice, but not less than
30 days, shall be satisfactory to the Trustee), notify the Trustee in writing of
such Redemption Date and of the principal amount of Securities of such series to
be redeemed. In the case of any redemption of Securities prior to the expiration
of any restriction on such redemption provided in the terms of such Securities
or elsewhere in this Indenture, the Company shall furnish the Trustee with an
Officers’
Certificate evidencing compliance with such restriction. Any such notice may be
canceled at any time prior to notice of such redemption being mailed to any
Holder, and shall thereby be void and of no effect.
SECTION
1103. Selection
by Trustee of Securities to be Redeemed.
If less
than all the Securities of any series are to be redeemed, the particular
Securities to be redeemed shall be selected by the Trustee not more than 45 days
prior to the Redemption Date, from the Outstanding Securities of such series not
previously called for redemption, by such method as the Trustee shall deem fair
and appropriate and which may provide for the selection for redemption of
portions (equal to the minimum authorized denomination for Securities of that
series or any integral multiple thereof) of the principal amount of Securities
of such series of a denomination larger than the minimum authorized denomination
for Securities of that series. In any case where Securities of such series are
registered in the same name, the Trustee in its discretion may treat the
aggregate principal amount so registered as if it were represented by one
Security of such series. If the Securities of any series to be redeemed consist
of Securities having different Stated Maturities or different rates of interest
(or methods of computing interest), then the Company may, by written notice to
the Trustee, direct that the Securities of such series to be redeemed shall be
selected from among groups of such Securities having specified Stated Maturities
or rates of interest (or methods or computing interest) and the Trustee shall
thereafter select the particular Securities to be redeemed in the manner set
forth above from among the groups of such Securities so specified.
The
Trustee shall promptly notify the Company in writing of the Securities selected
for redemption and, in the case of any Securities selected for partial
redemption, the principal amount thereof to be redeemed.
For all
purposes of this Indenture, unless the context otherwise requires, all
provisions relating to the redemption of Securities shall relate, in the case of
any Security redeemed or to be redeemed only in part, to the portion of the
principal amount of such Security which has been or is to be
redeemed.
SECTION
1104. Notice
of Redemption.
Notice of
redemption shall be given by first-class mail, postage prepaid, mailed not less
than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date, to each Holder of
Securities to be redeemed, at his address appearing in the Security
Register.
All
notices of redemption shall state:
(1) the
Redemption Date,
(2) the
Redemption Price,
(3) if less
than all the Outstanding Securities of any series are to be redeemed, the
identification (and, in the case of partial redemption, the principal amounts)
of the particular Securities to be redeemed,
(4) in case
any Security is to be redeemed in part only, the notice which relates to such
Security shall state that on and after the Redemption Date, upon surrender of
such Security, the Holder will receive, without charge, a new Security or
Securities of authorized denominations for the principal amount thereof
remaining unredeemed,
(5) that on
the Redemption Date, the Redemption Price will become due and payable upon each
such Security to be redeemed and, if applicable, that interest thereon will
cease to accrue on and after said date unless the Company defaults in making the
redemption payment,
(6) the place
or places where such Securities are to be surrendered for payment of the
Redemption Price,
(7) that the
redemption is for a sinking fund, if such is the case;
(8) the CUSIP
number, if any, printed on the Securities being redeemed; and
(9) that no
representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP number, if
any, listed in such notice or printed on the Securities.
Notice of
redemption of Securities to be redeemed at the election of the Company shall be
given by the Company or, at the Company’s request, by the Trustee in the name
and at the expense of the Company. In the case of redemptions by the Company of
Global Securities, the Company shall, at least 30 days prior to the Redemption
Date, notify the Depositary (with a copy to the Trustee) of such
redemption.
SECTION
1105. Deposit
of Redemption Price.
On or
prior to any Redemption Date, the Company shall deposit with the Trustee or with
a Paying Agent (or, if the Company is acting as its own Paying Agent, segregate
and hold in trust as provided in Section 1003) an amount of money sufficient to
pay the Redemption Price of, and (except if the Redemption Date shall be an
Interest Payment Date) accrued interest on, all the Securities which are to be
redeemed on that date.
SECTION
1106. Securities
Payable on Redemption Date.
Notice of
redemption having been given as aforesaid, the Securities so to be redeemed
shall, on the Redemption Date, become due and payable at the Redemption Price
therein specified, and from and after such date (unless the Company shall
default in the payment of the Redemption Price and accrued interest) such
Securities shall cease to bear interest. Upon surrender of any such Security for
redemption in accordance with said notice, such Security shall be paid by the
Company at the Redemption Price, together with accrued interest to the
Redemption Date; provided, however, that installments of interest whose Stated
Maturity is on or prior to the Redemption Date shall be payable to the Holders
of such Securities, or one or more Predecessor Securities, registered as such at
the close of business on the relevant Regular Record Date according to their
terms and the provisions of Section 307.
If any
Security called for redemption shall not be so paid upon surrender thereof for
redemption, the principal (and premium, if any) shall, until paid, bear interest
from the Redemption Date at the rate prescribed therefor in the
Security.
SECTION
1107. Securities
Redeemed in Part.
Any
security which is to be redeemed only in part shall be surrendered at a Place of
Payment therefor (with, if the Company or the Trustee so requires, due
endorsement by, or a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the
Company and the Trustee duly executed by, the Holder thereof or his attorney
duly authorized in writing), and the Company shall execute, and the Trustee
shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder of such Security without service
charge, a new Security or Securities of the same series, of any authorized
denomination as requested by such Holder, in aggregate principal amount equal to
and in exchange for the unredeemed portion of the principal of the Security so
surrendered; provided, however, that the Depositary need not surrender Global
Securities for a partial redemption and may be authorized to make a notation on
such Global Security of such partial redemption. In the case of a partial
redemption of the Global Securities, the Depositary, and in turn, the
participants in the Depositary, shall have the responsibility to select any
Securities to be redeemed by random lot.
ARTICLE
TWELVE
SINKING
FUNDS
SECTION
1201. Applicability
of Article.
The
provisions of this Article shall be applicable to any sinking fund for the
retirement of Securities of a series except as otherwise specified as
contemplated by Section 301 for Securities of such series.
The
minimum amount of any sinking fund payment provided for by the terms of
Securities of any series is herein referred to as a “mandatory sinking fund
payment”, and any payment in excess of such minimum amount provided for by the
terms of Securities of any series is herein referred to as an “optional sinking
fund payment.” If provided for by the terms of Securities of any series, the
cash amount of any sinking fund payment may be subject to reduction as provided
in Section 1202. Each sinking fund payment shall be applied to the redemption of
Securities of any series as provided for by the terms of Securities of such
series.
SECTION
1202. Satisfaction
of Sinking Fund Payments with Securities.
The
Company may, in satisfaction of all or any part of any sinking fund payment with
respect to the Securities of any series required to be made pursuant to the
terms of such Securities as provided for by the terms of such series (1) deliver
Outstanding Securities of such series (other than any previously called for
redemption) and (2) apply as a credit Securities of such series which have been
redeemed either at the election of the Company pursuant to the terms of such
series of Securities or through the application of permitted optional sinking
fund payments pursuant to the terms of such Securities, in each case, provided
that such Securities have not been previously so credited. Such Securities shall
be received and credited for such purpose by the Trustee at the Redemption Price
specified in such Securities for redemption through operation of the sinking
fund and the amount of such sinking fund payment shall be reduced
accordingly.
SECTION
1203. Redemption
of Securities for Sinking Fund.
Not less
than 60 days prior to each sinking fund payment date for any series of
Securities, the Company will deliver to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate
specifying the amount of the next ensuing sinking fund payment for that series
pursuant to the terms of that series, the portion thereof, if any, which is to
be satisfied by payment of cash and the portion thereof, if any, which is to be
satisfied by delivering and crediting Securities of that series pursuant to
Section 1202, and the amount of any optional sinking fund payment to be added to
the next ensuing sinking fund payment, and will also deliver to the Trustee any
Securities to be so delivered. If such Officers’ Certificate shall specify an
optional amount to be added in cash to the next ensuing mandatory sinking fund
payment, the Company shall thereupon be obligated to pay the amount therein
specified. Not less than 30 days before each such sinking fund payment date the
Trustee shall select the Securities to be redeemed upon such sinking fund
payment date in the manner specified in Section 1103 and cause notice of the
redemption thereof to be given in the name of and at the expense of the Company
in the manner provided in Section 1104. Such notice having been duly given, the
redemption of such Securities shall be made upon the terms and in the manner
stated in Sections 1106 and 1107.
ARTICLE
THIRTEEN
REPAYMENT
AT THE OPTION OF HOLDERS
SECTION
1301. Applicability
of Article.
Securities
of any series which are repayable at the option of the Holders thereof before
their Stated Maturity shall be repaid in accordance with the terms of the
Securities of such series. The repayment of any principal amount of Securities
pursuant to such option of the Holder to require repayment of Securities before
their Stated Maturity, for purposes of Section 309, shall not operate as a
payment, redemption or satisfaction of the indebtedness represented by such
Securities unless and until the Company, at its option, shall deliver or
surrender the same to the Trustee with a directive that such Securities be
cancelled. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section,
in connection with any repayment of Securities, the Company may arrange for the
purchase of any Securities by an agreement with one or more investment bankers
or other purchasers to purchase such Securities by paying to the Holders of such
Securities on or before the close of business on the repayment date an amount
not less than the repayment price payable by the Company on repayment of such
Securities, and the obligation of the Company to pay the repayment price of such
Securities shall be satisfied and discharged to the extent such payment is so
paid by such purchasers to the respective Holders thereof.
ARTICLE
FOURTEEN
SUBORDINATION
SECTION
1401. Securities
Subordinated to Senior Indebtedness.
The
Company covenants and agrees, and each Holder of Securities by his acceptance
thereof, likewise covenants and agrees, that the indebtedness evidenced by the
Securities and the payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and
interest on each and all of the Securities is hereby expressly subordinated, to
the extent and in the manner hereinafter set forth, in right of payment to the
prior payment in full of Senior Indebtedness.
Anything
in this Indenture or in the Securities to the contrary notwithstanding, the
indebtedness evidenced by the Securities shall be subordinate and junior in
right of payment, to the extent and in the manner hereinafter set forth, to all
Senior Indebtedness. Senior Indebtedness shall continue to be Senior
Indebtedness and entitled to the benefits of these subordination provisions
irrespective of any amendment, modification or waiver of any term of Senior
Indebtedness or extension or renewal of Senior Indebtedness.
(a) (i) In
the event the Company shall default in the payment of any Senior Indebtedness
when the same becomes due and payable, whether at maturity or on a date fixed
for prepayment or by declaration or otherwise, then, 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 or securities or by set-off or otherwise)
shall be made or agreed to be made on account of the principal of, premium, if
any, or interest on the Securities, or as a sinking fund for the Securities, or
in respect of any redemption, retirement, purchase or other acquisition of any
of the Securities.
(ii) Upon the
happening of an event of default with respect to any Senior Indebtedness,
permitting the holders thereof to accelerate the maturity thereof (other than
under circumstances when the terms of subdivision (a)(i) are applicable), then,
unless and until such event of default shall have been cured or waived or shall
have ceased to exist, no direct or indirect payment (in cash, property or
securities or by set-off or otherwise) shall be made or agreed to be made on
account of the principal of, or premium, if any, or interest on the Securities,
or as a sinking fund for the Securities, or in respect of any redemption,
retirement, purchase or other acquisition of any of the Securities, during any
period:
(A) of 90
days after written notice of such default shall have been given to the Company
by any holder of Senior Indebtedness; or
(B) in which
any judicial proceeding shall be pending in respect of such default and a notice
of acceleration of the maturity of such Senior Indebtedness shall have been
transmitted to the Company in respect of such default.
(b) In the
event of
(i) any
insolvency, bankruptcy, receivership, liquidation, reorganization, readjustment,
composition or other similar proceeding relating to the Company, its creditors
or its property,
(ii) any
proceeding for the liquidation, dissolution or other winding-up of the Company,
voluntary or involuntary, whether or not involving insolvency or bankruptcy
proceedings,
(iii) any
assignment by the Company for the benefit of creditors, or
(iv) any other
marshalling of the assets of the Company,
all
Senior Indebtedness (including any interest accruing after the commencement of
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 Securities on account of the Securities. Any payment or
distribution, whether in cash, securities or other property (other than
securities of the Company or any other corporation provided for by a plan of
reorganization or readjustment the payment of which is subordinate, at least to
the extent provided in this Article with respect to the Securities, to the
payment of all Senior Indebtedness 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 the provisions of this Article) be
payable or deliverable in respect of the Securities shall be paid or delivered
directly to the holders of Senior Indebtedness in accordance with the priorities
then existing among such holders until all Senior Indebtedness (including any
interest thereon accruing after the commencement of any such proceedings) shall
have been paid in full.
(c) In the
event that any Security shall be declared due and payable as the result of the
occurrence of any one or more defaults in respect thereof, under circumstances
when the terms of subparagraph (b) are not applicable, no payment shall be made
in respect of any Securities unless and until all Senior Indebtedness shall have
been paid in full or such declaration and its consequences shall have been
rescinded and all such defaults shall have been remedied or waived.
(d) If 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
corporation provided for by a plan of reorganization or readjustment the payment
of which is subordinate, at least to the extent provided in the provisions of
this Article with respect to the Securities, to the payment of all Senior
Indebtedness at the time outstanding and to any securities issued in respect
thereof under any such plan or reorganization or readjustment), shall be
received by any Holder of Securities in contravention of any terms hereof and
before all the Senior Indebtedness 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
Indebtedness at the time outstanding, in accordance with the priorities then
existing among such holders for application to the payment of all Senior
Indebtedness remaining unpaid, or, if applicable, to any trustee in bankruptcy,
receiver, liquidating trustee, custodian, assignee, agent or other Person making
payment or distribution of assets of the Company, to the extent necessary to pay
all such Senior Indebtedness in full. In the event of the failure of any Holder
of Securities to endorse or assign any such payment, distribution or security,
each holder of Senior Indebtedness is hereby irrevocably authorized to endorse
or assign the same.
(e) Nothing
contained herein shall impair, as between the Company and the Holder of any
Securities, the obligation of the Company to pay to the Holder thereof the
principal thereof and interest thereon as and when the same shall become due and
payable in accordance with the terms of such Security, or prevent the Holder of
any Securities from exercising all rights, powers and remedies otherwise
permitted by applicable law or pursuant to the terms of this Indenture and the
Security, upon a default or Event of Default under this Indenture, all subject
to the rights of the holders of the Senior Indebtedness to receive cash,
securities or other property otherwise payable or deliverable to the Holders of
the Securities.
(f) Senior
Indebtedness shall not be deemed to have been paid in full unless the holders
thereof shall have received cash equal to the amount of such Senior Indebtedness
then outstanding. Upon the payment in full of all Senior Indebtedness, the
Holders of Securities shall be subrogated to all rights of any holders of Senior
Indebtedness to receive any further payments or distributions applicable to the
Senior Indebtedness until all amounts owing on the Securities shall have been
paid in full, and such payments or distributions received by the holders of the
Securities by reason of such subrogation, of cash, securities or other property
which otherwise would be paid or distributed to the holders of Senior
Indebtedness, shall, as between the Company and its creditors other than the
holders of Senior Indebtedness, on the one hand, and the Holders of Securities,
on the other hand, be deemed to be a payment by the Company on account of Senior
Indebtedness and not on account of Securities.
The
Company shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any insolvency,
bankruptcy, receivership, liquidation, reorganization, readjustment, composition
or other similar proceeding relating to the Company within the meaning of this
Section. Upon any payment or distribution of assets of the Company referred to
in this Article, the Trustee, subject to the provisions of Section 601, and the
Holders of Securities shall be entitled to rely upon a certificate of the
trustee in bankruptcy, receiver, assignee for the benefit of creditors or other
liquidating agent making such payment or distribution, delivered to the Trustee
or to the Holders of Securities, for the purpose of ascertaining the person
entitled to participate in such distribution, the holders of the Senior
Indebtedness 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.
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
Indebtedness to participate in any payment or distribution pursuant to this
Section, the Trustee may request such person to furnish evidence to the
reasonable satisfaction of the Trustee as to the amount of Senior Indebtedness
held by such person, as to the extent to which such person is entitled to
participate in such payment or distribution, and as to other facts pertinent to
the rights of such person under this Section, 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.
SECTION
1402. Effectuation
of Subordination by Trustee.
Each
Holder of Securities, by his acceptance thereof, authorizes and directs the
Trustee in his behalf to take such action as may be necessary or appropriate to
effectuate, as between the Holders of the Securities and the holders of Senior
Indebtedness, the subordination provided in this Article and appoints the
Trustee his attorney-in-fact for any and all such purposes.
SECTION
1403. Knowledge
of Trustee.
Nothing
contained in this Article or elsewhere in this Indenture, shall (a) prevent the
Company from setting aside in trust or depositing with the Trustee or any Paying
Agent, at any time, except during the pendency of any of the proceedings or upon
the happening or continuance of any of the events referred to in Section 1401,
moneys for the payment of principal of, or premium, if any, or interest on, the
Securities, or (b) prevent the application by the Trustee or Paying Agent of any
moneys deposited with it hereunder by or on behalf of the Company to the payment
of or on account of the principal of, or the premium, if any, or interest on the
Securities, if the Trustee or the Paying Agent, as the case may be, did not have
written notice of any event prohibiting such application by the close of
business on the Business Day immediately prior to the date of such
application.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of this Article or any other provisions of this Indenture, the
Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge of the existence of any Senior
Indebtedness or of any default or event of default with respect to any Senior
Indebtedness or any fact or facts which would prohibit the making of any payment
of moneys to or by the Trustee, or the taking of any other action by the
Trustee, unless and until the Trustee shall have received written notice thereof
from the Company, any Holder of Securities, any paying or conversion agent of
the Company or the holder or representative of any class of Senior Indebtedness
who shall have been certified by the Company or otherwise established to the
reasonable satisfaction of the Trustee to be such holder or representative or by
the trustee under any indenture pursuant to which Senior Indebtedness shall be
outstanding.
SECTION
1404. Trustee’s
Relation to Senior Indebtedness.
The
Trustee shall be entitled to all rights set forth in this Article with respect
to any Senior Indebtedness at the time held by it, to the same extent as any
other holder of Senior Indebtedness, and nothing in Section 612 or elsewhere in
this Indenture shall deprive the Trustee of any of its rights as such holder.
Nothing in this Article shall subordinate to Senior Indebtedness the claims of,
or payments to, the Trustee under or pursuant to Section 607.
With
respect to the holders of Senior Indebtedness, the Trustee undertakes to perform
or to observe only such of its covenants and obligations as are specifically set
forth in this Article and no implied covenants or obligations with respect to
the holders of Senior Indebtedness shall be read into this Indenture against the
Trustee and the Trustee shall not be deemed to owe any fiduciary duty to the
holders of Senior Indebtedness and shall not be liable to any holder of Senior
Indebtedness if it shall pay over or deliver to Holders, the Company or any
other Person monies or assets to which any holder of Senior Indebtedness shall
be entitled by virtue of this Article or otherwise.
SECTION
1405. Rights
of Holders of Senior Indebtedness Not Impaired.
No right
of any present or future holder of any Senior Indebtedness to enforce the
subordination herein shall at any time or in any way be prejudiced or impaired
by any act or failure to act on the part of the Company or by any non-compliance
by the Company with the terms, provisions and covenants of this Indenture,
regardless of any knowledge thereof any such holder may have or be otherwise
charged with.
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.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to be duly
executed, and their respective corporate seals to be hereunto affixed and
attested, all as of the day and year first above written.
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CYTORI
THERAPEUTICS, INC.
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(SEAL)
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By: ___________________________________
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[_____________________]
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(SEAL)
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By: ___________________________________
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Name:
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ex5-1_opiniondla.htm
Exhibit
5.1
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DLA
Piper LLP (US)
San
Diego, California 92121-2133
T 858.677.1400
F 858.677.1401
W
www.dlapiper.com
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January
30, 2009
3020
Callan Road
San
Diego, California 92121
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Re:
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Registration Statement
on Form S-3
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We serve
as counsel to Cytori Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”),
and have been requested to render this opinion in connection with the
Registration Statement on Form S-3 of the Company (the “Registration
Statement”), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
“Commission”)
on January 30, 2009, including the preliminary prospectus included therein
at the time the Registration Statement is declared effective (the “Prospectus”),
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities
Act”), for registration by the Company of $75,000,000 aggregate initial
offering price of Securities (as defined below).
As used
herein, the term “Securities”
includes (i) senior, senior subordinated, or subordinated debt securities
(the “Debt
Securities”) consisting of debentures, notes, and/or other evidences of
indebtedness, (ii) shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share
(the “Preferred
Stock”), (iii) shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share
(the “Common
Stock”), (iv) warrants to purchase Debt Securities (the “Debt Securities
Warrants”), Preferred Stock (the “Preferred Stock
Warrants”) or Common Stock (the “Common Stock
Warrants”), as designated by the Company at the time of the offering
(collectively, the “Warrants”)
and (v) units comprised of one or more Debt Securities, shares of Common
Stock, shares of Preferred Stock and/or Warrants, in any combination (the “Units”). The
Registration Statement provides that the Securities may be offered separately or
together, in separate series, in amounts, at prices and on terms to be set forth
in one or more supplements to the Prospectus (each, a “Prospectus
Supplement”) or any related free writing prospectus (each, a “Free Writing
Prospectus”).
In
rendering the opinion expressed herein, we have reviewed originals or copies,
certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of the following
documents (the “Documents”):
(a) The
Registration Statement;
(b) the
certificate of incorporation (the “Charter”)
and by-laws (the “By-Laws”),
each as amended, of the Company, certified as true, accurate and complete by an
officer of the Company (collectively, the “Organizational
Documents”);
(c) Minutes
of the meeting of the Board of Directors, held
on January 29, 2009, certified as true, accurate and complete,
and in full force and effect, by an officer of the Company; and
(d) such
other certificates, documents and matters as we have deemed necessary and
appropriate to render the opinions set forth in this opinion, subject to the
limitations, assumptions, and qualifications noted below.
In
examining the Documents, we have assumed, without independent investigation, the
genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity of all individuals who have
executed any of the aforesaid documents, the authenticity of all documents
submitted to us as originals, and the conformity with originals of all documents
submitted to us as copies (and the authenticity of the originals of such
copies), the absence of other agreements or understandings among the parties
that would modify the terms of the proposed transactions or the respective
rights or obligations of the parties thereunder and the accuracy and
completeness of all public records reviewed by us. In making our
examination of documents executed by parties other than the Company, we have
assumed that such parties had the power and authority (corporate, trust,
partnership or other) to enter into and perform all obligations thereunder, and
we have also assumed the due authorization by all requisite action (corporate,
trust, partnership or other) and the valid execution and delivery by such
parties of such documents and the validity, binding effect and enforceability
thereof with respect to such parties. As to any facts material to
this opinion, we have relied solely upon the certificates of public officials
(as to which we have assumed the accuracy, completeness and genuineness),
certificates of officers of the Company (the “Officers’
Certificate”) and an examination of our files and of documents made
available to us by the Company. We have otherwise made no independent
investigation of any of the facts stated in the Officers’ Certificate or any
representations made to us by the officers of the Company; however nothing has
come to our attention which would lead us to believe that such certificates or
representations are inaccurate.
We
further assume that:
(a) The
issuance, sale, amount and terms of the Securities to be offered from time to
time by the Company will be authorized and determined by proper action of the
Board of Directors (or where permitted, a committee of the Board of Directors)
of the Company (each, a “Board
Action”) in accordance with the Company’s Charter, By-Laws and applicable
law, in each case so as not to result in a default under or breach of any
instrument, document or agreement binding upon the Company and so as to comply
with
any
requirement or restriction imposed by any court or governmental or regulatory
body having jurisdiction over the Company.
(b) The
Company will not issue any Securities in excess of the number or amount
authorized by a Board Action.
(c) Any Debt
Securities will be issued under a valid and legally binding indenture (an “Indenture”),
as required, as it may be supplemented by a valid and legally binding
supplemental indenture (each a “Supplemental
Indenture”), and in each case duly authorized, executed and delivered by
the Company, and, if required by the Indenture, accompanied by an officer’s
certificate, that conforms to the description thereof set forth in the
Prospectus, the applicable Prospectus Supplement and any related Free Writing
Prospectus.
(d) To the
extent that the obligations of the Company under any Indenture or Supplemental
Indenture may be dependent upon such matters, the financial institution to be
identified in such Indenture or Supplemental Indenture as trustee or in any
other specified capacity (the “Financial
Institution”) will be duly organized, validly existing, and in good
standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization; the Financial
Institution will be duly qualified to engage in the activities contemplated by
such agreement; such agreement will have been duly authorized, executed, and
delivered by the Financial Institution and will constitute the legally, valid
and binding obligation of the Financial Institution enforceable against the
Financial Institution in accordance with its terms; the Financial Institution
will be in compliance, generally, with respect to acting under such agreement,
with applicable laws and regulations; and the Financial Institution will have
the requisite organizational and legal power and authority to perform its
obligations under such agreement.
(e) Appropriate
debentures, notes and/or other evidences of indebtedness evidencing the Debt
Securities will be executed and authenticated in accordance with the Indenture,
as it may be supplemented by a Supplemental Indenture, and, if required by the
Indenture, accompanied by an officer’s certificate, will be delivered upon the
issuance and sale of the Debt Securities and will comply with the Indenture, any
Supplemental Indenture and any accompanying officer’s certificate, the Company’s
Charter and By-Laws and applicable law.
(f) Prior to
the issuance of any shares of Preferred Stock (including Preferred Stock that is
the subject of Preferred Stock Warrants or any convertible Debt Securities), or
Common Stock (including Common Stock that is the subject of Common Stock
Warrants or any convertible Debt Securities or convertible Preferred Stock),
there will exist, under the Company’s Charter, the requisite number of
authorized but unissued
shares of
Preferred Stock (and securities of any class into which any of the Preferred
Stock may be convertible), or Common Stock, as the case may be, and that all
actions necessary to the creation of any such Preferred Stock (and securities of
any class into which any Preferred Stock may be convertible), whether by
certificates of designation or by classification or reclassification of existing
capital stock and the filing of amendments to the Company’s Charter, will have
been taken.
(g) For
shares of Preferred Stock or Common Stock represented by certificates (“Certificates”),
appropriate Certificates representing shares of Preferred Stock or Common Stock
will be executed and delivered upon issuance and sale of any such shares of
Preferred Stock or Common Stock, as the case may be, and will comply with the
Company’s Charter and By-Laws and applicable law. For shares of
Preferred Stock or Common Stock not represented by certificates, the applicable
Board Action shall have been taken and, upon request of a stockholder of the
Company, appropriate written statements (“Written
Statements”) will be prepared and delivered to such stockholder upon
issuance and sale of any such shares of Preferred Stock or Common Stock, as the
case may be, and will comply with the Company’s Charter and By-Laws and
applicable law.
(h) Any
Warrants will be issued under a valid and legally binding warrant agreement (a
“Warrant
Agreement”) that conforms to the description thereof set forth in the
Prospectus, the applicable Prospectus Supplement and any related Free Writing
Prospectus and will comply with the Company’s Charter and By-Laws and applicable
law.
(i) To the
extent that the obligations of the Company under any Warrant Agreement may be
dependent upon such matters, the financial institution to be identified in such
Warrant Agreement as warrant agent (the “Warrant
Agent”) will be duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization; the Warrant Agent will be
duly qualified to engage in the activities contemplated by such Warrant
Agreement; such Warrant Agreement will have been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by the Warrant Agent and will constitute the legally valid and binding
obligation of the Warrant Agent enforceable against the Warrant Agent in
accordance with its terms; the Warrant Agent will be in compliance, generally,
with respect to acting as Warrant Agent under such Warrant Agreement, with
applicable laws and regulations; and the Warrant Agent will have the requisite
organizational and legal power and authority to perform its obligations under
such Warrant Agreement.
(j) Prior to
the issuance of any Units, there will exist, under the Company’s Charter, the
requisite number of authorized but unissued shares of Preferred Stock (and
securities of any class into which any of the Preferred Stock may be
convertible), or
Common
Stock, as the case may be, and that all actions necessary to the creation of any
such Units, whether by certificates of designation or by classification or
reclassification of existing capital stock and the filing of amendments to the
Company’s Charter, will have been taken.
(k) Any Units
will be issued under a valid and legally binding unit agreement (a “Unit
Agreement”) that conforms to the description thereof set forth in the
Prospectus, the applicable Prospectus Supplement and any related Free Writing
Prospectus and will comply with the Company’s Charter and By-Laws and applicable
law.
(l) To the
extent that the obligations of the Company under any Unit Agreement may be
dependent upon such matters, the financial institution to be identified in such
Unit Agreement as unit agent (the “Unit
Agent”) will be duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization; the Unit Agent will be duly
qualified to engage in the activities contemplated by such Unit Agreement; such
Unit Agreement will have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the
Unit Agent and will constitute the legally valid and binding obligation of the
Unit Agent enforceable against the Unit Agent in accordance with its terms; the
Unit Agent will be in compliance, generally, with respect to acting as Unit
Agent under such Unit Agreement, with applicable laws and regulations; and the
Unit Agent will have the requisite organizational and legal power and authority
to perform its obligations under such Unit Agreement.
(m) The
underwriting or other agreements for offerings of the Securities (each, an
“Underwriting
Agreement,” and collectively, the “Underwriting
Agreements”) will be valid and legally binding contracts that conform to
the description thereof set forth in the Prospectus, the applicable Prospectus
Supplement and any related Free Writing Prospectus.
(n) The
Registration Statement will be been declared effective and will remain effective
under the Securities Act.
Based
upon the foregoing, and subject to the assumptions, limitations and
qualifications stated herein, it is our opinion that:
(1) Upon
issuance and delivery of certificates for such Debt Securities against payment
therefor in accordance with the terms and provisions of the applicable Board
Action, the Debt Securities and the applicable Indenture, Supplemental Indenture
together with an officer’s certificate, if any, the Registration Statement, the
Prospectus, the applicable Prospectus Supplement and any related Free Writing
Prospectus, and, if applicable, an Underwriting Agreement, or upon issuance and
delivery
of certificates for such Debt Securities pursuant to the conversion of one or
more series of Securities convertible into or exercisable for Debt Securities,
the Debt Securities represented by such certificates will be duly authorized
and, when duly authenticated in accordance with the terms of the applicable
Indenture, will be valid and binding obligations of the Company.
(2) Upon an
issuance of Certificates or Written Statements, if any, as the case may be,
representing shares of Common Stock, against payment therefor in accordance with
the terms and provisions of the applicable Board Action, the terms of the
Charter, By-Laws and applicable law, the Registration Statement, the Prospectus,
the applicable Prospectus Supplement and any related Free Writing Prospectus,
and, if applicable, an Underwriting Agreement, or upon issuance and delivery of
Certificates or Written Statements, if any, for shares of Common Stock pursuant
to the exercise of one or more Common Stock Warrants or the conversion of one or
more series of the Debt Securities or Preferred Stock convertible into Common
Stock, such shares of Common Stock will be duly authorized, validly issued,
fully paid and non-assessable.
(3) Upon an
issuance of Certificates or Written Statements, if any, as the case may be,
representing shares of Preferred Stock, against payment therefor in accordance
with the terms and provisions of the applicable Board Action, the terms of the
Charter, By-Laws and applicable law, the Registration Statement, the Prospectus,
the applicable Prospectus Supplement and any related Free Writing Prospectus,
and, if applicable, an Underwriting Agreement, or upon issuance and delivery of
Certificates or Written Statements, if any, for shares of Preferred Stock
pursuant to the exercise of one or more Preferred Stock Warrants or the
conversion of one or more series of the Debt Securities, such shares of
Preferred Stock will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable.
(4) Upon
execution, issuance, and delivery of the Warrants against payment therefor in
accordance with the terms and provisions of the applicable Board Action, the
Charter, the By-Laws and applicable law, the Warrant Agreement, the Registration
Statement, the Prospectus, the applicable Prospectus Supplement and any related
Free Writing Prospectus, and, if applicable, an Underwriting Agreement, the
Warrants will be duly authorized and constitute valid and legally binding
obligations of the Company.
(5) Upon
execution, issuance, and delivery of the Units against payment therefor in
accordance with the terms and provisions of the applicable Board Action, the
Charter, the By-Laws and applicable law, the Unit Agreement, the Registration
Statement, the Prospectus, the applicable Prospectus Supplement, and any related
Free
Writing
Prospectus, and, if applicable, an Underwriting Agreement, the Units will be
duly authorized and constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the
Company.
In
addition to the qualifications set forth above, the foregoing opinion is further
qualified as follows:
(a) The
foregoing opinion is rendered as of the date hereof. We assume no
obligation to update such opinion to reflect any facts or circumstances that may
hereafter come to our attention or changes in the law which may hereafter
occur.
(b) We are
members of the Bar of the State of California and we do not express any opinion
herein concerning any law other than the Delaware General Corporation Law, the
substantive law of the State of California and the substantive federal
securities laws of the United States of America. We express opinion
as to the laws of any other state or jurisdiction of the United States or of any
foreign jurisdiction. We have made no inquiry into the laws and
regulations or as to laws relating to choice of law or conflicts of law
principles. The opinion expressed herein is subject to the effect of
judicial decisions which may permit the introduction of parol evidence to modify
the terms or the interpretation of agreements.
(c) We
express no opinion as to compliance with the securities (or “blue sky”), broker
licensing, real estate syndication or mortgage lending laws of any
jurisdiction.
(d) The
opinion stated herein relating to the validity and binding nature of obligations
of the Company is subject to (i) the effect of any applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency (including, without limitation, all laws relating to fraudulent
transfers), reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’
rights generally and (ii) the effect of general principles of equity
(regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at
law).
(e) This
opinion is limited to the matters set forth herein, and no other opinion should
be inferred beyond the matters expressly stated.
We hereby
consent to the filing of this opinion with the Commission as Exhibit 5.1 to
the Registration Statement and to the reference to our firm under the heading
“Legal Matters” in the Registration Statement. In giving our consent,
we do not thereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is
required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations
of the Commission thereunder.
Very
truly yours,
/s/ DLA PIPER LLP (US)
DLA
PIPER LLP (US)
ex12-1_stmtcomputation.htm
Exhibit
12.1
CALCULATIONS OF
EARNINGS AVAILABLE TO COVER FIXED CHARGES
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Nine
Months Ended
September
30,
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|
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Year
Ended December 31,
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|
(Dollars
in thousands)
|
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|
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|
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|
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Earnings
available to cover fixed charges:
|
|
$ |
(23,212 |
) |
|
$ |
(28,190 |
) |
|
$ |
(24,772 |
) |
|
$ |
(21,914 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,756 |
) |
|
$ |
(9,003 |
) |
Fixed
charges:
|
|
|
266 |
|
|
|
475 |
|
|
|
601 |
|
|
|
452 |
|
|
|
334 |
|
|
|
280 |
|
Ratio
of earnings to fixed charges:
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
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|
For
all periods presented, earnings are insufficient to cover fixed
charges. Coverage is deficient by the following
amounts:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
(23,478 |
) |
|
$ |
(28,665 |
) |
|
$ |
(25,373 |
) |
|
$ |
(22,366 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,090 |
) |
|
$ |
(9,283 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Calculation
of earnings available:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss |
|
$ |
(23,504 |
) |
|
$ |
(28,672
|
) |
|
$ |
(25,447 |
) |
|
$ |
(26,538 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,090 |
) |
|
$ |
(9,283 |
) |
Equity
loss from investment in joint venture |
|
|
26 |
|
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
74 |
|
|
|
4,172 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Fixed
charges |
|
|
266 |
|
|
|
475 |
|
|
|
601 |
|
|
|
452 |
|
|
|
334 |
|
|
|
280 |
|
Earnings
available to cover fixed charges |
|
$ |
(23,212 |
) |
|
$ |
(28,190 |
) |
|
$ |
(24,772 |
) |
|
$ |
(21,914 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,756 |
) |
|
$ |
(9,003 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Calculation
of fixed charges:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
expense |
|
$ |
60 |
|
|
$ |
155 |
|
|
$ |
199 |
|
|
$ |
137 |
|
|
$ |
177 |
|
|
$ |
126 |
|
Rent
expense estimated interest* |
|
|
206 |
|
|
|
320 |
|
|
|
402 |
|
|
|
315 |
|
|
|
157 |
|
|
|
154 |
|
Fixed
charges |
|
$ |
266 |
|
|
$ |
475 |
|
|
$ |
601 |
|
|
$ |
452 |
|
|
$ |
334 |
|
|
$ |
280 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*
Amount is estimated at 25% of building rent
expense
ex23-1_consentkpmg.htm
Exhibit
23.1
Consent
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Board
of Directors
Cytori
Therapeutics, Inc.:
We
consent to the use of our reports dated March 13, 2008, with respect to the
consolidated balance sheets of Cytori Therapeutics, Inc. and subsidiaries as of
December 31, 2007 and 2006, the related consolidated
statements of operations and comprehensive loss, stockholders’ equity (deficit),
and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended
December 31, 2007, and the related financial statement schedule, and the
effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Cytori
Therapeutics, Inc. as of December 31, 2007, incorporated by reference
herein and to the reference to our firm under the heading “Experts” in the
prospectus.
/s/
KPMG LLP
San
Diego, California
January 29,
2009