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EXHIBIT 4.7

 

MICROMET, INC.,

ISSUER

 

AND

 

[TRUSTEE],

TRUSTEE

_______________________

 

INDENTURE

 

DATED AS OF [__], 20___

 

_______________________

 

SUBORDINATED DEBT SECURITIES

 

 

 


 

 

Table Of Contents

 

 

 

 

Page

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 1  DEFINITIONS

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 1.01

Definitions of Terms

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 2  ISSUE, DESCRIPTION, TERMS, EXECUTION, REGISTRATION AND
                        EXCHANGE OF SECURITIES

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 2.01

Designation and Terms of Securities

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 2.02

Form of Securities and Trustee’s Certificate

 

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 2.03

Denominations: Provisions for Payment

 

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 2.04

Execution and Authentications

 

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 2.05

Registration of Transfer and Exchange

 

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 2.06

Temporary Securities

 

 

12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 2.07

Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Securities

 

 

12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 2.08

Cancellation

 

 

13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 2.09

Benefits of Indenture

 

 

13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 2.10

Authenticating Agent

 

 

13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 2.11

Global Securities

 

 

14

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 3  REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES AND SINKING FUND PROVISIONS

 

 

15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 3.01

Redemption

 

 

15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 3.02

Notice of Redemption

 

 

15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 3.03

Payment Upon Redemption

 

 

16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 3.04

Sinking Fund

 

 

17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 3.05

Satisfaction of Sinking Fund Payments with Securities

 

 

17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 3.06

Redemption of Securities for Sinking Fund

 

 

17

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 4  COVENANTS

 

 

18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 4.01

Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest

 

 

18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 4.02

Maintenance of Office or Agency

 

 

18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 4.03

Paying Agents

 

 

18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 4.04

Appointment to Fill Vacancy in Office of Trustee

 

 

19

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 4.05

Compliance with Consolidation Provisions

 

 

20

 

 

 

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Table Of Contents

(continued)

 

 

 

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ARTICLE 5  SECURITYHOLDERS’ LISTS AND REPORTS BY THE COMPANY
                        AND THE TRUSTEE

 

 

20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 5.01

Company to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Securityholders

 

 

20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 5.02

Preservation Of Information; Communications With Securityholders

 

 

20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 5.03

Reports by the Company

 

 

21

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 5.04

Reports by the Trustee

 

 

21

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 6  REMEDIES OF THE TRUSTEE AND SECURITYHOLDERS ON
                        EVENT OF DEFAULT

 

 

21

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 6.01

Events of Default

 

 

21

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 6.02

Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee

 

 

23

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 6.03

Application of Moneys Collected

 

 

24

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 6.04

Limitation on Suits

 

 

25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 6.05

Rights and Remedies Cumulative; Delay or Omission Not Waiver

 

 

26

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 6.06

Control by Securityholders

 

 

26

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 6.07

Undertaking to Pay Costs

 

 

27

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 7  CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE

 

 

27

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 7.01

Certain Duties and Responsibilities of Trustee

 

 

27

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 7.02

Certain Rights of Trustee

 

 

28

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 7.03

Trustee Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance or Securities

 

 

30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 7.04

May Hold Securities

 

 

30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 7.05

Moneys Held in Trust

 

 

30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 7.06

Compensation and Reimbursement

 

 

31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 7.07

Reliance on Officers’ Certificate

 

 

31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 7.08

Disqualification; Conflicting Interests

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 7.09

Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 7.10

Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 7.11

Acceptance of Appointment By Successor

 

 

33

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 7.12

Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business

 

 

35

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 7.13

Preferential Collection of Claims Against the Company

 

 

35

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 7.14

Notice of Default

 

 

35

 

 

 

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Table Of Contents

(continued)

 

 

 

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ARTICLE 8  CONCERNING THE SECURITYHOLDERS

 

 

35

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 8.01

Evidence of Action by Securityholders

 

 

35

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 8.02

Proof of Execution by Securityholders

 

 

36

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 8.03

Who May be Deemed Owners

 

 

36

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 8.04

Certain Securities Owned by Company Disregarded

 

 

37

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 8.05

Actions Binding on Future Securityholders

 

 

37

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 9  SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES

 

 

37

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 9.01

Supplemental Indentures Without the Consent of Securityholders

 

 

37

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 9.02

Supplemental Indentures With Consent of Securityholders

 

 

38

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 9.03

Effect of Supplemental Indentures

 

 

39

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 9.04

Securities Affected by Supplemental Indentures

 

 

39

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 9.05

Execution of Supplemental Indentures

 

 

39

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 10  SUCCESSOR ENTITY

 

 

40

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 10.01

Company May Consolidate, Etc.

 

 

40

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 10.02

Successor Entity Substituted

 

 

41

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 11  SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE

 

 

41

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 11.01

Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture

 

 

41

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 11.02

Discharge of Obligations

 

 

42

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 11.03

Deposited Moneys to be Held in Trust

 

 

42

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 11.04

Payment of Moneys Held by Paying Agents

 

 

42

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 11.05

Repayment to Company

 

 

42

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 12  IMMUNITY OF INCORPORATORS, STOCKHOLDERS, OFFICERS
                        AND DIRECTORS

 

 

43

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 12.01

No Recourse

 

 

43

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 13  MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

 

 

43

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 13.01

Effect on Successors and Assigns

 

 

43

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 13.02

Actions by Successor

 

 

43

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 13.03

Surrender of Company Powers

 

 

44

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 13.04

Notices

 

 

44

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 13.05

Governing Law

 

 

44

 

 

 

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(continued)

 

 

 

 

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Section 13.06

Treatment of Securities as Debt

 

 

44

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 13.07

Compliance Certificates and Opinions

 

 

44

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 13.08

Payments on Business Days

 

 

45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 13.09

Conflict with Trust Indenture Act

 

 

45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 13.10

Counterparts

 

 

45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 13.11

Separability

 

 

45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 13.12

Compliance Certificates

 

 

45

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 14  SUBORDINATION OF SECURITIES

 

 

46

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 13.12

Subordination Terms

 

 

46

 

 

(1)

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 subordinated 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.

 

 

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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.

 

 

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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.

 

 

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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

 

 

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(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 that 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 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;

 

 

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(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;

 

 

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(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;

 

 

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(24)            any restrictions on transfer, sale or assignment of the Securities of the series;

 

(25)            any other terms of the series ; and

 

(26)            the subordination terms of the Securities 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.

 

 

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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.

 

 

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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, if requested, 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.

 

 

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(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) to issue, exchange or register the transfer of any Securities during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day of the mailing of a notice of redemption of less than all the Outstanding Securities of the same series and ending at the close of business on the day of such mailing, nor (ii) to register the transfer of or exchange any Securities of a


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