EXHIBIT 4.6
MICROMET, INC.,
ISSUER
AND
[TRUSTEE],
TRUSTEE
INDENTURE
DATED AS OF [__], 20___
SENIOR DEBT SECURITIES
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ARTICLE
1 DEFINITIONS
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ARTICLE
2 ISSUE, DESCRIPTION, TERMS,
EXECUTION, REGISTRATION
AND EXCHANGE OF SECURITIES
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Designation And
Terms Of Securities.
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Form Of
Securities And Trustee’s Certificate.
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Denominations:
Provisions For Payment.
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Execution And
Authentications.
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Registration Of
Transfer And Exchange.
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Mutilated,
Destroyed, Lost Or Stolen Securities.
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ARTICLE
3 REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES AND
SINKING FUND PROVISIONS
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Satisfaction Of
Sinking Fund Payments With Securities.
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Redemption Of
Securities For Sinking Fund.
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ARTICLE
4 COVENANTS
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Payment Of
Principal, Premium And Interest.
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Maintenance Of
Office Or Agency.
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Appointment To
Fill Vacancy In Office Of Trustee.
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Compliance With
Consolidation Provisions.
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ARTICLE
5 SECURITYHOLDERS’ LISTS AND
REPORTS BY THE COMPANY
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Company To
Furnish Trustee Names And Addresses Of Securityholders.
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Preservation Of
Information; Communications With Securityholders.
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ARTICLE
6 REMEDIES OF THE TRUSTEE AND
SECURITYHOLDERS ON
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Collection Of
Indebtedness And Suits For Enforcement By Trustee.
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Application Of
Moneys Collected.
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Rights And
Remedies Cumulative; Delay Or Omission Not Waiver.
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Control By
Securityholders.
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Undertaking To
Pay Costs.
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ARTICLE
7 CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE
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Certain Duties
And Responsibilities Of Trustee.
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Certain Rights
Of Trustee. Except as otherwise provided in Section
7.01:
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Trustee Not
Responsible For Recitals Or Issuance Or Securities.
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Compensation
And Reimbursement.
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Reliance On
Officer’s Certificate.
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Disqualification; Conflicting
Interests.
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Corporate
Trustee Required; Eligibility.
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Resignation And
Removal; Appointment Of Successor.
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Acceptance Of
Appointment By Successor.
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Merger,
Conversion, Consolidation Or Succession To Business.
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Preferential Collection Of Claims Against The Company.
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ARTICLE
8 CONCERNING THE
SECURITYHOLDERS
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Evidence Of
Action By Securityholders.
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Proof Of
Execution By Securityholders.
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Who May Be
Deemed Owners.
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Certain
Securities Owned By Company Disregarded.
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Actions Binding
On Future Securityholders.
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ARTICLE
9 SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES
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Supplemental
Indentures Without The Consent Of Securityholders.
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Supplemental
Indentures With Consent Of Securityholders.
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Effect Of
Supplemental Indentures.
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Securities
Affected By Supplemental Indentures.
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Execution Of
Supplemental Indentures.
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ARTICLE
10 SUCCESSOR ENTITY
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Company May
Consolidate, Etc.
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Successor
Entity Substituted.
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ARTICLE
11 SATISFACTION AND
DISCHARGE
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Satisfaction
And Discharge Of Indenture.
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Discharge Of
Obligations.
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Deposited
Moneys To Be Held In Trust.
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Payment Of
Moneys Held By Paying Agents.
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ARTICLE
12 IMMUNITY OF INCORPORATORS,
STOCKHOLDERS, OFFICERS
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ARTICLE
13 MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
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Effect On
Successors And Assigns.
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Surrender Of
Company Powers.
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Treatment Of
Securities As Debt.
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Certificates
And Opinions As To Conditions Precedent.
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Payments On
Business Days.
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Conflict With
Trust Indenture Act.
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This Table of
Contents does not constitute part of the Indenture and shall not
have any bearing on the interpretation of any of its terms or
provisions.
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INDENTURE
Indenture
, dated as of __, ____, among
Micromet, Inc. , a
Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”),
and [Trustee] ,
as trustee (the “ Trustee ”):
Whereas
, for its lawful corporate purposes,
the Company has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this
Indenture to provide for the issuance of debt securities
(hereinafter referred to as the “ Securities
”), in an unlimited aggregate principal amount to be issued
from time to time in one or more series as in this Indenture
provided, as registered Securities without coupons, to be
authenticated by the certificate of the Trustee;
Whereas
, to provide the terms and
conditions upon which the Securities are to be authenticated,
issued and delivered, the Company has duly authorized the execution
of this Indenture; and
Whereas
, all things necessary to make this
Indenture a valid agreement of the Company, in accordance with its
terms, have been done.
Now,
Therefore , in
consideration of the premises and the purchase of the Securities by
the holders thereof, it is mutually covenanted and agreed as
follows for the equal and ratable benefit of the holders of
Securities:
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01 Definitions Of
Terms.
The terms defined in this Section (except as in
this Indenture or any indenture supplemental hereto otherwise
expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires) for
all purposes of this Indenture and of any indenture supplemental
hereto shall have the respective meanings specified in this Section
and shall include the plural as well as the singular. All other
terms used in this Indenture that are defined in the Trust
Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, or that are by reference in such
Act defined in the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (except as
herein or any indenture supplemental hereto otherwise expressly
provided or unless the context otherwise requires), shall have the
meanings assigned to such terms in said Trust Indenture Act and in
said Securities Act as in force at the date of the execution of
this instrument.
“ Authenticating Agent
” means an authenticating agent with respect to all or any of
the series of Securities appointed by the Trustee pursuant to
Section 2.10.
“ Bankruptcy Law ”
means Title 11, U.S. Code, or any similar federal or state law for
the relief of debtors.
“ Board Of Directors ”
means the Board of Directors (or the functional equivalent thereof)
of the Company or any duly authorized committee of such
Board.
“ Board Resolution ”
means a copy of a resolution certified by the Secretary or an
Assistant Secretary of the Company to have been duly adopted by the
Board of Directors and to be in full force and effect on the date
of such certification.
“ Business Day ”
means, with respect to any series of Securities, any day other than
a day on which federal or state banking institutions in the Borough
of Manhattan, the City of New York, or in the city of the Corporate
Trust Office of the Trustee, are authorized or obligated by law,
executive order or regulation to close.
“ Certificate ” means
a certificate signed by any Officer. The Certificate need not
comply with the provisions of Section 13.07.
“ Commission ” means
the Securities and Exchange Commission, as from time to time
constituted, created under the Exchange Act, or, if at any time
after the execution of this 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
Micromet, Inc. , a
corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State
of Delaware, and, subject to the provisions of Article Ten, shall
also include its successors and assigns.
“ Corporate Trust Office
” means the office of the Trustee at which, at any particular
time, its corporate trust business shall be principally
administered, which office at the date hereof is located at
________________________________.
“ Custodian ” means
any receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator or similar official
under any Bankruptcy Law.
“ Defaulted Interest ”
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03.
“ Depositary ” means,
with respect to Securities of any series for which the Company
shall determine that such Securities will be issued as a Global
Security, The Depository Trust Company, another clearing agency, or
any successor registered as a clearing agency under the Exchange
Act, or other applicable statute or regulation, which, in each
case, shall be designated by the Company pursuant to either Section
2.01 or 2.11.
“ Event Of Default ”
means, with respect to Securities of a particular series, any event
specified in Section 6.01, continued for the period of time, if
any, therein designated.
“ Exchange Act ” means
the United States Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
and the rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission
thereunder.
“ Global Security ”
means a Security issued to evidence all or a part of any series of
Securities which is executed by the Company and authenticated and
delivered by the Trustee to the Depositary or pursuant to the
Depositary’s instruction, all in accordance with the
Indenture, which shall be registered in the name of the Depositary
or its nominee.
“ Governmental Obligations
” means securities that are (a) direct obligations of the
United States of America for the payment of which its full faith
and credit is pledged or (b) obligations of a Person controlled or
supervised by and acting as an agency or instrumentality of the
United States of America, the payment of which is unconditionally
guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation by the United
States of America that, in either case, are not callable or
redeemable at the option of the issuer thereof at any time prior to
the stated maturity of the Securities, and shall also include a
depositary receipt issued by a bank or trust company as custodian
with respect to any such Governmental Obligation or a specific
payment of principal of or interest on any such Governmental
Obligation held by such custodian for the account of the holder of
such depositary receipt; provided, however, that (except as
required by law) such custodian is not authorized to make any
deduction from the amount payable to the holder of such depositary
receipt from any amount received by the custodian in respect of the
Governmental Obligation or the specific payment of principal of or
interest on the Governmental Obligation evidenced by such
depositary receipt.
“ 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.
“ 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 in accordance with the terms
hereof and shall include the terms of particular series of
Securities established as contemplated by Section 2.01.
“ Interest Payment Date
”, when used with respect to any installment of interest on a
Security of a particular series, means the date specified in such
Security or in a Board Resolution or in an indenture supplemental
hereto with respect to such series as the fixed date on which an
installment of interest with respect to Securities of that series
is due and payable.
“ Officer ” means,
with respect to the Company, the chairman of the Board of
Directors, a chief executive officer, a president, a chief
financial officer, a chief operating officer, any executive vice
president, any senior vice president, any vice president, the
treasurer or any assistant treasurer, the controller or any
assistant controller or the secretary or any assistant
secretary.
“ Officer’s
Certificate ” means a certificate signed by any
Officer. Each such certificate shall include the
statements provided for in Section 13.07, if and to the extent
required by the provisions thereof.
“ Opinion Of Counsel ”
means an opinion in writing subject to customary exceptions of
legal counsel, who may be an employee of or counsel for the
Company, that is delivered to the Trustee in accordance with the
terms hereof. Each such opinion shall include the
statements provided for in Section 13.07, if and to the extent
required by the provisions thereof.
“ Outstanding ”, when
used with reference to Securities of any series, means, subject to
the provisions of Section 8.04, as of any particular time, all
Securities of that series theretofore authenticated and delivered
by the Trustee under this Indenture, except (a) Securities
theretofore canceled by the Trustee or any paying agent, or
delivered to the Trustee or any paying agent for cancellation or
that have previously been canceled; (b) Securities or portions
thereof for the payment or redemption of which moneys or
Governmental Obligations in the necessary amount shall have been
deposited in trust with the Trustee or with any paying agent (other
than the Company) or shall have been set aside and segregated in
trust by the Company (if the Company shall act as its own paying
agent); provided, however, that if such Securities or portions of
such Securities are to be redeemed prior to the maturity thereof,
notice of such redemption shall have been given as provided in
Article Three, or provision satisfactory to the Trustee shall have
been made for giving such notice; and (c) Securities in lieu of or
in substitution for which other Securities shall have been
authenticated and delivered pursuant to the terms of Section
2.07.
“ Person ” means any
individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, joint-stock
company, limited liability company, association, trust,
unincorporated organization, any other entity or organization,
including a government or political subdivision or an agency or
instrumentality thereof.
“ 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 2.07 in lieu
of a lost, destroyed or stolen Security shall be deemed to evidence
the same debt as the lost, destroyed or stolen Security.
“ Responsible Officer
” when used with respect to the Trustee means any officer of
the Trustee assigned by the Trustee to administer its corporate
trust matters with respect to this Indenture (which, for the
avoidance of doubt, includes without limitation any supplemental
indenture hereto).
“ Securities ” has the
meaning stated in the first recital of this Indenture and more
particularly means any Securities authenticated and delivered under
this Indenture.
“ Securityholder ”,
“ holder of Securities ”, “
registered holder ”, or other similar term,
means the Person or Persons in whose name or names a particular
Security is registered on the Security Register kept for that
purpose in accordance with the terms of this Indenture.
“ Security Register ”
and “ Security Registrar ” shall have the
meanings as set forth in Section 2.05.
“ Subsidiary ” means,
with respect to any Person:
(1) any
corporation or company a majority of whose capital stock with
voting power, under ordinary circumstances, to elect directors is,
at the date of determination, directly or indirectly, owned by such
Person (a “ subsidiary ”), by one or more
subsidiaries of such Person or by such Person and one or more
subsidiaries of such Person;
(2) a
partnership in which such Person or a subsidiary of such Person is,
at the date of determination, a general partner of such
partnership; or
(3) any
partnership, limited liability company or other Person in which
such Person, a subsidiary of such Person or such Person and one or
more subsidiaries of such Person, directly or indirectly, at the
date of determination, have (x) at least a majority ownership
interest or (y) the power to elect or appoint or direct the
election or appointment of the managing partner or member of such
Person or, if applicable, a majority of the directors or other
governing body of such Person.
“ Trustee ” means
______________________________, and, subject to the provisions of
Article Seven, shall also include its successors and assigns, and,
if at any time there is more than one Person acting in such
capacity hereunder, “Trustee” shall mean each such
Person. The term “Trustee” as used with respect to a
particular series of the Securities shall mean the trustee with
respect to that series.
“ Trust Indenture Act
” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as
amended.
ARTICLE 2
ISSUE, DESCRIPTION, TERMS,
EXECUTION, REGISTRATION AND EXCHANGE OF SECURITIES
Section 2.01 Designation And
Terms Of Securities.
(a) The
aggregate principal amount of Securities that may be authenticated
and delivered under this Indenture is unlimited. The Securities may
be issued in one or more series up to the aggregate principal
amount of Securities of that series from time to time authorized by
or pursuant to a Board Resolution or pursuant to one or more
indentures supplemental hereto. Prior to the initial issuance of
Securities of any series, there shall be established in or pursuant
to a Board Resolution, and set forth in an Officer’s
Certificate, or established in one or more indentures supplemental
hereto:
(1) the
title of the Securities of the series (which shall distinguish the
Securities of that series from all other Securities);
(2) any
limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the Securities of
which series that 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 that series);
(3) the
date or dates on which the principal of the Securities of the
series is payable;
(4) if
the price (expressed as a percentage of the aggregate principal
amount thereof) at which such Securities will be issued is a price
other than the principal amount thereof, the portion of the
principal amount thereof payable upon declaration of acceleration
of the maturity thereof, or if applicable, the portion of the
principal amount of such Securities that is convertible into
another security or the method by which any such portion shall be
determined;
(5) the
rate or rates at which the Securities of the series shall bear
interest or the manner of calculation of such rate or rates, if
any;
(6) the
date or dates from which such interest shall accrue, the Interest
Payment Dates on which such interest will be payable or the manner
of determination of such Interest Payment Dates, the place(s) of
payment, and the record date for the determination of holders to
whom interest is payable on any such Interest Payment Dates or the
manner of determination of such record dates;
(7) the
right, if any, to extend the interest payment periods and the
duration of such extension;
(8) 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, converted or exchanged, in whole or in part;
(9) the
obligation, if any, of the Company to redeem or purchase Securities
of the series pursuant to any sinking fund, mandatory redemption,
or analogous provisions (including payments made in cash in
satisfaction of future sinking fund obligations) 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;
(10) the
form of the Securities of the series including the form of the
Certificate of Authentication for such series;
(11) if
other than denominations of one thousand U.S. dollars ($1,000) or
any integral multiple thereof, the denominations in which the
Securities of the series shall be issuable;
(12) any
and all other terms (including terms, to the extent applicable,
relating to any auction or remarketing of the Securities of that
series and any security for the obligations of the Company with
respect to such Securities) with respect to such series (which
terms shall not be inconsistent with the terms of this Indenture,
as amended by any supplemental indenture) including any terms which
may be required by or advisable under United States laws or
regulations or advisable in connection with the marketing of
Securities of that series;
(13) whether
the Securities of the series shall be issued in whole or in part in
the form of a Global Security or Securities; the terms and
conditions, if any, upon which such Global Security or Securities
may be exchanged in whole or in part for other individual
Securities; and the Depositary for such Global Security or
Securities;
(14) whether
the Securities will be convertible into or exchangeable for shares
of common stock, preferred stock or other securities of the Company
or any other Person and, if so, the terms and conditions upon which
such Securities will be so convertible or exchangeable, including
the conversion or exchange price, as applicable, or how it will be
calculated and may be adjusted, any mandatory or optional (at the
Company’s option or the holders’ option) conversion or
exchange features, and the applicable conversion or exchange
period;
(15)
if other than the full 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 6.01;
(16) any
additional or alternative events of default;
(17) additional
or alternative covenants (which may include, among other
restrictions, restrictions on the Company’s ability or the
ability of the Company’s Subsidiaries to: incur
additional indebtedness; issue additional securities; create liens;
pay dividends or make distributions in respect of the capital stock
of the Company or the Company’s Subsidiaries; redeem capital
stock; place restrictions on the Company’s
Subsidiaries’ ability to pay dividends, make distributions or
transfer assets; make investments or other restricted payments;
sell or otherwise dispose of assets; enter into sale-leaseback
transactions; engage in transactions with stockholders or
affiliates; issue or sell stock of the Company’s
Subsidiaries; or effect a consolidation or merger) or financial
covenants (which may include, among other financial covenants,
financial covenants that require the Company and its Subsidiaries
to maintain specified interest coverage, fixed charge, cash
flow-based, asset-based or other financial ratios) provided for
with respect to the Securities of the series;
(18) the
currency or currencies, including composite currencies, in which
payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest, if
any, on such Securities shall be payable (if other than the
currency of the United States of America), which unless otherwise
specified shall be the currency of the United States of America as
at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public or
private debts;
(19) if
the principal of (and premium, if any) or interest, if any, on such
Securities is to be payable, at the election of the Company or any
Holder thereof, in a coin or currency other than that in which such
Securities are stated to be payable, then the period or periods
within which, and the terms and conditions upon which, such
election may be made;
(20) whether
interest will be payable in cash or additional Securities at the
Company’s or the Securityholders’ option and the terms
and conditions upon which the election may be made;
(21) the
terms and conditions, if any, upon which the Company shall pay
amounts in addition to the stated interest, premium, if any and
principal amounts of the Securities of the series to any
Securityholder that is not a “United States person” for
federal tax purposes;
(22) additional
or alternative provisions, if any, related to defeasance and
discharge of the offered Securities;
(23) the
applicability of any guarantees;
(24) any
restrictions on transfer, sale or assignment of the Securities of
the series; and
(25) any
other terms of the series.
All Securities of any one series shall be
substantially identical except as may otherwise be provided in or
pursuant to any such Board Resolution or in any indentures
supplemental hereto.
If any of the terms of the series are
established by action taken pursuant to a Board Resolution of the
Company, 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
Officer’s Certificate of the Company setting forth the terms
of the series.
Securities of any particular series may be
issued at various times, with different dates on which the
principal or any installment of principal is payable, with
different rates of interest, if any, or different methods by which
rates of interest may be determined, with different dates on which
such interest may be payable and with different redemption
dates.
Section 2.02 Form Of
Securities And Trustee’s Certificate.
The Securities of any series and the
Trustee’s certificate of authentication to be borne by such
Securities shall be substantially of the tenor and purport as set
forth in one or more indentures supplemental hereto or as provided
in a Board Resolution, and set forth in an Officer’s
Certificate, and they may have such letters, numbers or other marks
of identification or designation and such legends or endorsements
printed, lithographed or engraved thereon as the Company may deem
appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this
Indenture, or as may be required to comply with any law or with any
rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with any rule or
regulation of any securities exchange on which Securities of that
series may be listed, or to conform to usage.
Section 2.03 Denominations:
Provisions For Payment.
The Securities shall be issuable as registered
Securities and in the denominations of one thousand U.S. dollars
($1,000) or any integral multiple thereof, subject to Section
2.01(a)(10). The Securities of a particular series shall bear
interest payable on the dates and at the rate specified with
respect to that series. Subject to Section 2.01(a)(16), the
principal of and the interest on the Securities of any series, as
well as any premium thereon in case of redemption thereof prior to
maturity, shall be payable in the coin or currency of the United
States of America that at the time is legal tender for public and
private debt, at the office or agency of the Company maintained for
that purpose. Each Security shall be dated the date of its
authentication. Interest on the Securities shall be computed on the
basis of a 360-day year composed of twelve 30-day
months.
The interest installment on any Security that is
payable, and is punctually paid or duly provided for, on any
Interest Payment Date for Securities of that series shall be paid
to the Person in whose name said Security (or one or more
Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on
the regular record date for such interest installment. In the event
that any Security of a particular series or portion thereof is
called for redemption and the redemption date is subsequent to a
regular record date with respect to any Interest Payment Date and
prior to such Interest Payment Date, interest on such Security will
be paid upon presentation and surrender of such Security as
provided in Section 3.03.
Any interest on any Security that is payable,
but is not punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest
Payment Date for Securities of the same series (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 shall be paid by the Company, at its election, as provided
in clause (1) or clause (2) below:
(1) The
Company may make payment of any Defaulted Interest on Securities to
the Persons in whose names such Securities (or their respective
Predecessor Securities) are registered at the close of business on
a special record date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest,
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 such Security and the date of the
proposed payment, and at the same time the Company shall deposit
with the Trustee an amount of money equal to the aggregate amount
proposed to be paid in respect of such Defaulted Interest or shall
make arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for such deposit
prior to the date of the proposed payment, such money when
deposited to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons
entitled to such Defaulted Interest as in this clause
provided. Thereupon, the Trustee shall fix a special
record date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest which shall
not be more than 15 nor 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
Securityholder at his or her address as it appears in the Security
Register (as hereinafter defined), not less than 10 days prior to
such special record date. Notice of the proposed payment of such
Defaulted Interest and the special record date therefor having been
mailed as aforesaid, such Defaulted Interest shall be paid to the
Persons in whose names such Securities (or their respective
Predecessor Securities) are registered on such special record
date.
(2) The
Company may make payment of any Defaulted Interest on any
Securities 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.
Unless otherwise set forth in a Board Resolution
or one or more indentures supplemental hereto establishing the
terms of any series of Securities pursuant to Section 2.01 hereof,
the term “regular record date” as used in this Section
with respect to a series of Securities and any Interest Payment
Date for such series shall mean either the fifteenth day of the
month immediately preceding the month in which an Interest Payment
Date established for such series pursuant to Section 2.01 hereof
shall occur, if such Interest Payment Date is the first day of a
month, or the first day of the month in which an Interest Payment
Date established for such series pursuant to Section 2.01 hereof
shall occur, if such Interest Payment Date is the fifteenth day of
a month, whether or not such date is a Business Day.
Subject to the foregoing provisions of this
Section, each Security of a series delivered under this Indenture
upon transfer of or in exchange for or in lieu of any other
Security of such series shall carry the rights to interest accrued
and unpaid, and to accrue, that were carried by such other
Security.
Section 2.04 Execution And
Authentications.
The Securities shall be signed on behalf of the
Company by one of its Officers. Signatures may be in the form of a
manual or facsimile signature.
The Company may use the facsimile signature of
any Person who shall have been an Officer, notwithstanding the fact
that at the time the Securities shall be authenticated and
delivered or disposed of such Person shall have ceased to be such
an officer of the Company. The Securities may contain such
notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange
rule or usage. Each Security shall be dated the date of its
authentication by the Trustee.
A Security shall not be valid until
authenticated manually by an authorized signatory of the Trustee,
or by an Authenticating Agent. Such signature shall be conclusive
evidence that the Security so authenticated has been duly
authenticated and delivered hereunder and that the holder is
entitled to the benefits of this Indenture. At any time and from
time to time after the execution and delivery of this Indenture,
the Company may deliver Securities of any series executed by the
Company to the Trustee for authentication, together with a written
order of the Company for the authentication and delivery of such
Securities, signed by an Officer, and the Trustee in accordance
with such written order shall authenticate and deliver such
Securities.
In authenticating such Securities and accepting
the additional responsibilities under this Indenture in relation to
such Securities, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and
(subject to Section 7.01) shall be fully protected in relying upon,
an Opinion of Counsel stating that the form and terms thereof have
been established in conformity with the provisions of this
Indenture.
The Trustee shall not be required to
authenticate such Securities if the issue of such Securities
pursuant to this Indenture will affect the Trustee’s own
rights, duties or immunities under the Securities and this
Indenture or otherwise in a manner that is not reasonably
acceptable to the Trustee.
Section 2.05 Registration Of
Transfer And Exchange.
(a) Securities
of any series may be exchanged upon presentation thereof at the
office or agency of the Company designated for such purpose, for
other Securities of such series of authorized denominations, and
for a like aggregate principal amount, upon payment of a sum
sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge in
relation thereto, all as provided in this Section. In respect of
any Securities so surrendered for exchange, the Company shall
execute, the Trustee shall authenticate and such office or agency
shall deliver in exchange therefor the Security or Securities of
the same series that the Securityholder making the exchange shall
be entitled to receive, bearing numbers not contemporaneously
outstanding.
(b) The
Company shall keep, or cause to be kept, at its office or agency
designated for such purpose a register or registers (herein
referred to as the “ Security Register ”)
in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may
prescribe, the Company shall register the Securities and the
transfers of Securities as in this Article provided and which at
all reasonable times shall be open for inspection by the Trustee.
The registrar for the purpose of registering Securities and
transfer of Securities as herein provided shall be appointed as
authorized by Board Resolution (the “ Security
Registrar ”).
Upon surrender for transfer of any Security at
the office or agency of the Company designated for such purpose,
the Company shall execute, the Trustee shall authenticate and such
office or agency shall deliver in the name of the transferee or
transferees a new Security or Securities of the same series as the
Security presented for a like aggregate principal
amount.
All Securities presented or surrendered for
exchange or registration of transfer, as provided in this Section,
shall be accompanied (if so required by the Company or the Security
Registrar) by a written instrument or instruments of transfer, in
form satisfactory to the Company or the Security Registrar, duly
executed by the registered holder or by such holder’s duly
authorized attorney in writing.
(c) Except
as provided pursuant to Section 2.01 pursuant to a Board
Resolution, and set forth in an Officer’s Certificate, or
established in one or more indentures supplemental to this
Indenture, no service charge shall be made for any exchange or
registration of transfer of Securities, or issue of new Securities
in case of partial redemption of any series, but the Company may
require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other
governmental charge in relation thereto, other than exchanges
pursuant to Section 2.06, Section 3.03(b) and Section 9.04 not
involving any transfer.
(d) The
Company shall not be required (i) t