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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 22, 2012
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
FLUOR CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
33-0927079 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
6700 Las Colinas Boulevard
Irving, Texas 75039
(469) 398-7000
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)
Carlos M. Hernandez
Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
Fluor Corporation
6700 Las Colinas Boulevard
Irving, Texas 75039
(469) 398-7000
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
Neel Lemon
Samantha Crispin
Baker Botts L.L.P.
2001 Ross Avenue
Dallas, Texas 75201
(214) 953-6500
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. o
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, as amended (the "Securities Act") other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box. ý
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. o
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. o
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. ý
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. o
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 the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer ý | Accelerated filer o | Non-accelerated filer o (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) |
Smaller reporting company o |
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Title of Each Class of Securities to be Registered |
Amount to be Registered/Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Unit/Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price/ Amount of Registration Fee(1)(2) |
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Debt Securities |
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Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share |
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Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per share |
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Warrants |
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PROSPECTUS
Debt Securities
Common Stock
Preferred Stock
Warrants
We will provide the specific terms of the securities in supplements to this prospectus. A prospectus supplement may also add, change or update information contained in this prospectus. You should read this prospectus and any supplement carefully before you invest. No person may use this prospectus to offer and sell our securities unless a prospectus supplement accompanies this prospectus.
We may offer from time to time:
Our common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "FLR." We may offer and sell the securities to or through one or more underwriters, dealers or agents, or directly to purchasers, on a continuous or delayed basis. The names of any underwriters, dealers or agents and the terms of the arrangements with such entities will be stated in the applicable prospectus supplement.
Investing in these securities involves risks. Please read carefully "Risk Factors" beginning on page 5 of this prospectus for a discussion of risks you should consider before investing.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined whether this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The date of this prospectus is June 22, 2012.
This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (referred to as the SEC in this prospectus) using a "shelf" registration process. Using this process, we may offer any combination of the securities described in this prospectus in one or more offerings. This prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities we may offer. Each time we use this prospectus to offer securities, we will provide a prospectus supplement that will describe the specific terms of that offering, including the names of any underwriters participating in the offering, the compensation of those underwriters and the net proceeds to us. Any dealers or agents participating in the offering may be deemed "underwriters" within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (referred to as the Securities Act in this prospectus). The prospectus supplement may also add to, update or change the information contained in this prospectus. If there is any inconsistency between the information in this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement, you should rely on the information in the applicable prospectus supplement. Please carefully read this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement and any free-writing prospectus together with the information contained in the documents we refer to under the heading "Where You Can Find More Information."
You should rely only on the information we have provided or incorporated by reference in this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement and any free-writing prospectus. We have not authorized any person, including any salesman or broker, to provide you with additional or different information. We are not making an offer of these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer is not permitted. You should assume that the information in this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement and any free-writing prospectus is accurate only as of the date on its cover page and that any information we have incorporated by reference is accurate only as of the date of the document incorporated by reference. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since such dates.
Unless we have indicated otherwise, references in this prospectus to "Fluor," "we," "us" and "our" or similar terms are to Fluor Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and its consolidated subsidiaries and divisions.
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Fluor Corporation is a holding company that owns the stock of a number of subsidiaries. Acting through these subsidiaries, we are one of the largest professional services firms providing engineering, procurement, construction and maintenance as well as project management services on a global basis. We serve a diverse set of industries worldwide including oil and gas, chemicals and petrochemicals, transportation, mining and metals, power, life sciences and manufacturing. We are also a primary service provider to the U.S. federal government; and we perform operations and maintenance activities for major industrial clients. We are a Delaware corporation with our principal executive offices located at 6700 Las Colinas Boulevard, Irving, Texas 75039. Our telephone number at such address is (469) 398-7000, and our website is www.fluor.com. Information contained on our website is not intended to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus and you should not consider that information a part of this prospectus. Our website address is included in this prospectus as an inactive textual reference only.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We are subject to the informational requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (referred to as the Exchange Act in this prospectus), and in accordance therewith we file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. You may read and copy any reports, statements or other information we file with the SEC at its public reference room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the public reference room. Our SEC filings are also available to the public at the Internet web site maintained by the SEC at http://www.sec.gov.
This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we have filed with the SEC relating to the securities we may offer. As permitted by the SEC rules, this prospectus does not contain all of the information we have included in the registration statement. You may refer to the registration statement, and the accompanying exhibits, for more information about us and our securities. Whenever a reference is made in this prospectus to a contract or other document of ours or one of our subsidiaries, the reference is only a summary and you should refer to the exhibits that are a part of the registration statement for a copy of the contract or other document. You may review a copy of the registration statement at the SEC's public reference room in Washington, D.C., as well as through the SEC's web site.
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE
The SEC allows information to be "incorporated by reference" into this prospectus, which means that important information can be disclosed to you by referring you to another document filed separately by us with the SEC. The information incorporated by reference is deemed to be part of this prospectus, and information that we file later with the SEC will automatically update and supersede this information. This prospectus incorporates by reference the documents set forth below that we previously filed with the SEC (other than information contained in any such reports that is furnished and deemed not filed). These documents contain important information about us.
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All additional documents that we file with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (other than information contained in any Current Report on Form 8-K that is furnished and deemed not filed) will also be incorporated by reference until the offering or offerings to which this prospectus relates are completed.
Any statements contained in a previously filed document incorporated by reference into this prospectus are deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this prospectus to the extent that a statement contained in this prospectus, or in any subsequently filed document also incorporated by reference herein, modifies or supersedes that statement.
Documents incorporated by reference are available from us without charge, excluding exhibits unless an exhibit has been specifically incorporated by reference in this prospectus. You may obtain without charge a copy of documents that are incorporated by reference in this prospectus by requesting them in writing at the following address: Fluor Corporation, 6700 Las Colinas Boulevard, Irving, Texas 75039, Attention: Investor Relations; by telephone at (469) 398-7000; or via email at investor.relations@fluor.com.
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement include or incorporate by reference "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act, Section 21E of the Exchange Act and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the context of the statement and generally arise when we are discussing our beliefs, estimates or expectations. When used in this prospectus or an accompanying prospectus supplement or in the documents incorporated by reference, the words "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "plan," "project," "should" and similar expressions are intended to be among the statements that identify forward-looking statements. In particular, all statements other than statements of historical facts included in this prospectus or an accompanying prospectus supplement or in the documents incorporated by reference regarding our projected revenue and earnings levels, new awards and backlog levels and the implementation of strategic initiatives and organizational changes are forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance but instead represent only our belief at the time the statements were made regarding future events, which are subject to significant risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside of our control. Actual results and outcomes may differ materially from what we express or forecast in these forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements made in this prospectus are made as of the date hereof and all forward-looking statements made in any prospectus supplement are made as of the date thereof, and the risk that actual results will differ materially from expectations expressed in this prospectus and any prospectus supplement will increase with the passage of time. We undertake no duty to update any forward-looking statement to reflect future events or changes in our expectations, except as required by law.
A discussion of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and events to differ materially from our forward-looking statements is included under the heading "Risk Factors" in Item 1A in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011 (which is incorporated into this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement by reference) and under the heading "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in Item 2 in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2012. Updated discussions of such risks and uncertainties may be included in our Quarterly Reports and Annual Reports for subsequent periods. See "Where You Can Find More Information." In addition, please see the risk factors described in any applicable prospectus supplement. We cannot control such risk factors and other uncertainties, and in many cases, we cannot predict the risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements. You should consider these risks and uncertainties when you are evaluating us and deciding whether to invest in our securities.
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Before you invest in the securities registered under this prospectus, you should carefully consider the "Risk Factors" included in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and the applicable prospectus supplement, as well as risks described in "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and cautionary notes regarding forward-looking statements included or incorporated by reference in this prospectus, together with all of the other information included in this prospectus, the applicable prospectus supplement and the documents we incorporate by reference.
If any of these risks were to materialize, our business, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition could be materially and adversely affected. In that case, our ability to make distributions to our stockholders or to pay interest on, or principal of, any debt securities issued by us, may be reduced, the trading prices of any of our publicly traded securities could decline and you could lose all or part of your investment.
Unless we inform you otherwise in the prospectus supplement, we expect to use the net proceeds from the sale of securities for general corporate purposes. These purposes may include:
Pending any specific application, we may initially invest funds in short-term marketable securities or apply them to the reduction of short-term indebtedness.
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In the first quarter of 2012, we adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2011-05, "Presentation of Comprehensive Income" and ASU 2011-12, "Deferral of the Effective Date for Amendments to the Presentation of Reclassifications of Items Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income in ASU 2011-05," which amend certain guidance in Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 220, "Comprehensive Income." These updates revise the manner in which entities present comprehensive income in their financial statements. As a result of the adoption of ASU 2011-05, we report a separate but consecutive Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income following the Consolidated Statement of Earnings. The following table illustrates how the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income would be reported for the historical financial statements incorporated by reference.
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2011 | 2010 | 2009 | |||||||
NET EARNINGS |
$ | 698,087 | $ | 441,082 | $ | 732,875 | ||||
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME, NET OF TAX: |
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Foreign currency translation adjustment(1) |
(40,118 | ) | 36,250 | 86,961 | ||||||
Ownership share of equity method investee's other comprehensive loss(2) |
(23,791 | ) | (19,791 | ) | | |||||
Pension plan adjustment(3) |
58,451 | 28,274 | 49,043 | |||||||
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative contracts(4) |
(12,342 | ) | 2,416 | 3,097 | ||||||
Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities(5) |
(445 | ) | (137 | ) | 1,120 | |||||
TOTAL OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME, NET OF TAX |
(18,245 | ) | 47,012 | 140,221 | ||||||
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME |
679,842 | 488,094 | 873,096 | |||||||
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS |
(109,095 | ) | (85,922 | ) | (52,225 | ) | ||||
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO FLUOR CORPORATION |
$ | 570,747 | $ | 402,172 | $ | 820,871 | ||||
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RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
We have presented in the table below our historical consolidated ratio of earnings to fixed charges for the periods shown.
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Three Months Ended March 31, 2012 |
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Ratio of earnings to fixed charges |
16.21x | 22.73x | 11.42x | 25.00x | 14.65x | 8.61x |
We have computed the ratios of earnings to fixed charges by dividing earnings by fixed charges. For this purpose, "earnings" consist of (i) earnings from continuing operations before provision for income taxes, plus (ii) fixed charges, less (iii) equity in earnings from less than 50% owned investees, net of distributions, less (iv) earnings (before taxes) attributable to noncontrolling interests. "Fixed charges" consist of interest and that portion of rental expense we have deemed to represent the interest factor.
We had no preferred stock outstanding for any period presented, and accordingly, the ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends is the same as the ratio of earnings to fixed charges.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DEBT SECURITIES
The following is a general description of the debt securities that we may offer from time to time. The particular terms of the debt securities offered by any prospectus supplement and the extent, if any, to which the general provisions described below may apply to those securities will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement. As you read this section, please remember that the specific terms of a debt security as described in the applicable prospectus supplement will supplement and may modify or replace the general terms described in this section. If there are any differences between the applicable prospectus supplement and this prospectus, the applicable prospectus supplement will control. As a result, the statements we make in this section may not apply to the debt security you purchase.
As used in this "Description of the Debt Securities," the "Company" refers to Fluor Corporation, and does not, unless the context otherwise indicates, include our subsidiaries.
Capitalized terms used but not defined in this section have the respective meanings set forth in the applicable indenture.
General
The debt securities that we offer will be either senior debt securities or subordinated debt securities. We will issue senior debt securities under an indenture, which we refer to as the senior indenture, between us and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee. We will issue subordinated debt securities under a different indenture, which we refer to as the subordinated indenture, to be entered into between us and a trustee to be named therein. We refer to both the senior indenture and the subordinated indenture as the indentures, and to the trustee under each of the indentures as a trustee. In addition, the indentures may be supplemented or amended as necessary to set forth the terms of the debt securities issued under the indentures. We have summarized the material provisions of the indentures in this section, but this is only a summary. The statements made hereunder relating to the indentures and the debt securities do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to all provisions of the indentures and the debt securities. You should read the indentures, including any amendments or supplements, carefully to fully understand the terms of the debt securities. The senior indenture and the form of subordinated indenture have been
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filed with the SEC and are incorporated by reference in our registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. See "Where You Can Find More Information." The indentures are subject to, and are governed by, the Trust Indenture Act of 1939.
The debt securities will be direct obligations of the Company and will not constitute obligations of our subsidiaries. Because we are a holding company and operations are conducted by our subsidiaries, however, our ability to meet our debt obligations depends upon the earnings of, and dividends and other payments from, our subsidiaries. Furthermore, the debt securities offered hereby will effectively be subordinated to all existing and future liabilities of our subsidiaries, including claims of creditors and certain security holders of our subsidiaries. Creditors of our subsidiaries are entitled to a claim on the assets of those subsidiaries. Consequently, in the event of a liquidation or reorganization of any subsidiary, creditors of the subsidiary are likely to be paid in full before any distribution is made to the Company and holders of debt securities, except to the extent that the Company is itself recognized as a creditor of such subsidiary, in which case the Company's claims would still be subordinate to any security interests in the assets of such subsidiary and any debt of such subsidiary senior to that held by the Company. The indentures under which the debt securities are to be issued do not contain any limitation on our or our subsidiaries' ability to incur additional debt.
The debt securities will be unsecured obligations. Any secured debt we incur and other secured obligations will be effectively senior to the debt securities to the extent of the value of the assets securing such debt or other secured obligations.
Generally, the senior debt securities issued under the senior indenture will rank equally with all of our other senior debt and unsubordinated debt. All series of senior debt securities issued under the senior indenture will rank equally with each other, unless otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement. The subordinated debt securities issued under the subordinated indenture will be subordinated, in right of payment, to the prior payment in full of our senior debt. The subordinated debt securities issued under the subordinated indenture will rank equally with each other, unless otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement. See "Subordination." We will indicate in each applicable prospectus supplement, as of the most recent practicable date, the aggregate amount of our outstanding debt that would rank senior to the subordinated debt securities.
The indentures do not limit the amount of debt securities that can be issued thereunder and provide that debt securities of any series may be issued thereunder up to the aggregate principal amount that we may authorize from time to time. We may issue debt securities of the same series at more than one time and, unless prohibited by the terms of the series, we may reopen a series for issuances of additional debt securities, without the consent of the holders of the outstanding debt securities of that series.
Reference is made to the prospectus supplement for the following and other possible terms of each series of the debt securities in respect of which this prospectus is being delivered:
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"Principal" when used herein includes any premium on any series of the debt securities.
Some of the debt securities may be issued as discounted debt securities to be sold at a substantial discount below their stated principal amount. The prospectus supplement will describe any federal income tax consequences and other special considerations applicable to discounted debt securities.
Unless otherwise provided in the prospectus supplement relating to any debt securities, principal and interest, if any, will be payable, and transfers of the debt securities may be registered, at the office or offices or agency we maintain for such purposes. Payment of interest on the debt securities, however, will be paid to such persons appearing on the security register. Interest on the debt securities will be payable on any interest payment date to the persons in whose name the debt securities are registered at the close of business on the record date for such interest payment.
Unless otherwise specified in the prospectus supplement, the debt securities may be issued only in fully registered form in minimum denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof. Additionally, the debt securities may be represented in whole or in part by one or more global notes registered in the name of a depositary or its nominee and, if so represented, interests in such global note will be shown on, and transfers thereof will be effected only through, records maintained by the designated depository and its participants.
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The debt securities may be exchanged for an equal aggregate principal amount of debt securities of the same series and date of maturity in such authorized denominations as may be requested upon surrender of the debt securities at an agency of the Company maintained for such purpose and upon fulfillment of all other requirements of such agent. No service charge will be made for any registration of transfer or exchange of the debt securities, but we may require payment of an amount sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.
The indentures require the annual filing by the Company with the trustee of a certificate as to compliance with certain covenants contained in the indentures.
We will comply with Section 14(e) under the Exchange Act, to the extent applicable, and any other tender offer rules under the Exchange Act which may then be applicable, in connection with any obligation to purchase debt securities at the option of the holders thereof. Any such obligation applicable to a series of debt securities will be described in the prospectus supplement relating thereto.
Unless otherwise described in a prospectus supplement relating to any debt securities, there are no covenants or provisions contained in the indentures that may afford the holders of debt securities protection in the event that we enter into a highly-leveraged transaction.
Events of Default
An Event of Default with respect to the debt securities of any series is defined in the indentures as:
Additional Events of Default may be added for the benefit of holders of certain series of debt securities which, if added, will be described in the prospectus supplement relating to such debt securities.
The indentures provide that the trustee shall notify the holders of debt securities of each series of any continuing default known to the trustee which has occurred with respect to such series within 90 days after the occurrence thereof. The indentures provide that, notwithstanding the foregoing, except in the case of default in the payment of the principal of, or interest, if any, on any of the debt securities of such series, the trustee may withhold such notice if the trustee in good faith determines that the withholding of such notice is in the interests of the holders of debt securities of such series.
The indentures provide that if an Event of Default with respect to any series of debt securities shall have occurred and be continuing, either the trustee or the holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of debt securities of such series then outstanding may declare the principal amount of all debt securities of such series to be due and payable immediately, but upon certain
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conditions such declaration may be annulled. Any past defaults and the consequences thereof, except a default in the payment of principal of or interest, if any, on debt securities of such series, may be waived by the holders of a majority in principal amount of the debt securities of such series then outstanding.
In case an Event of Default with respect to any series of debt securities shall occur and be continuing, the trustee shall not be under any obligation to exercise any of the trusts or powers vested in it by the indentures at the request or direction of any of the holders of such series, unless such holders shall have offered to such trustee security or indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it. The holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the debt securities of each series affected and then outstanding shall have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the trustee under the applicable indenture or exercising any trust or power conferred on the trustee with respect to the debt securities of such series; provided that the trustee may refuse to follow any direction which is in conflict with any law or such indenture and subject to certain other limitations.
No holder of any debt security of any series will have any right by virtue or by availing of any provision of the indentures to institute any proceeding at law or in equity or in bankruptcy or otherwise with respect to the indentures or for any remedy thereunder, unless such holder shall have previously given the trustee written notice of an Event of Default with respect to debt securities of such series and unless the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of such series shall have made written request to the trustee to institute such proceeding as trustee, and offered indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it, and the trustee shall have failed to institute such proceeding within 60 days after its receipt of such request, 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. The right of a holder of any debt security to receive payment of the principal of and interest, if any, on such debt security on or after the due dates expressed in such debt security, or to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such dates, shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of such holder.
Merger
Each indenture provides that the Company may consolidate with, sell, convey or lease all or substantially all of our assets to, or merge with or into, any other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or certain other entities if:
In case of any such consolidation, merger, sale, lease or conveyance, any successor entity will succeed to and be substituted for the Company under the indentures, with the same effect as if it had been named in the indentures.
Modification of the Indentures
The indentures contain provisions permitting the Company and the trustee, with the consent of the holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the debt securities of each series at
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the time outstanding under the indenture affected thereby, to execute supplemental indentures adding any provisions to, or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of, the applicable indenture or any supplemental indenture or modifying in any manner the rights of the holders of the debt securities of each such series. No such supplemental indenture, however, may:
Additionally, the Company and the trustee may execute supplemental indentures without the consent of the holders of debt securities:
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Discharge and Defeasance
Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture. The indentures provide that the Company shall be deemed to have satisfied, and to be discharged from, all of its obligations under the indenture with respect to any series of debt securities if at any time:
However, certain obligations of the Company shall continue in effect, such as to register the transfer or exchange of such debt securities, to replace mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen debt securities, and to compensate and indemnify the trustee, and certain rights of holders of the debt securities of such series shall continue in effect, such as the right to be paid the principal of and interest, if any, on all debt securities of such series when due.
Defeasance. The indentures provide that the Company may defease the covenants applicable to any series of debt securities under certain circumstances. For this purpose, "defeasance" means that the Company will be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire indebtedness represented by the outstanding debt securities of any such series and to have satisfied all other obligations under such debt securities and the related indenture, except for certain specified obligations, including the following:
This covenant defeasance with respect to any series of debt securities may only occur if the following conditions are met:
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income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such deposit and discharge and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amounts and in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such deposit and defeasance had not occurred, and which opinion of counsel must be based upon:
The prospectus supplement may further describe these or other provisions, if any, permitting defeasance with respect to the debt securities of any series.
Subordination
The senior debt securities will constitute part of our Senior Indebtedness and will rank pari passu with all outstanding senior debt.
Except as set forth in the related prospectus supplement, the subordinated debt securities will be subordinated, in right of payment, to the prior payment in full of our Senior Indebtedness, including the senior debt securities, whether outstanding at the date of the subordinated indenture or thereafter incurred, assumed or guaranteed.
Except as set forth in the related prospectus supplement, "Senior Indebtedness" means:
unless, in each case, the instrument by which the Company incurred, assumed or guaranteed the indebtedness or obligations described above expressly provides that such indebtedness or obligation is not senior in right of payment to the subordinated debt securities.
Upon any distribution of the Company's assets in connection with any dissolution, winding up, liquidation or reorganization of the Company, whether in a bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or receivership proceeding or upon an assignment for the benefit of creditors or any other marshalling of the Company's assets and liabilities or otherwise, except a distribution in connection with a merger or consolidation or a conveyance or transfer of all or substantially all of the properties of the Company in accordance with the subordinated indenture, the holders of all Senior Indebtedness shall first be entitled to receive payment of the full amount due thereon before the holders of any of the subordinated debt securities are entitled to receive any payment in respect of the subordinated debt
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securities. In the event that a payment default shall have occurred and be continuing with respect to the Senior Indebtedness, the holders of all Senior Indebtedness shall first be entitled to receive payment of the full amount due thereon before the holders of any of the subordinated debt securities are entitled to receive any payment in respect of the subordinated debt securities. In the event that the principal of the subordinated debt securities of any series shall have been declared due and payable pursuant to the subordinated indenture and such declaration shall not have been rescinded and annulled, the holders of all Senior Indebtedness outstanding at the time of such declaration which shall have been declared due and payable shall first be entitled to receive payment of the full amount due thereon, or provision shall be made for such payment in full, before the holders of any of the subordinated debt securities are entitled to receive any payment in respect of the subordinated debt securities.
This subordination will not prevent the occurrence of any event of default with respect to the subordinated debt securities.
Global Debt Securities
The debt securities of a series may be issued in whole or in part in the form of one or more global securities that will be deposited with, or on behalf of, a depository identified in the applicable prospectus supplement. Global securities may be issued in either registered or bearer form and in either temporary or permanent form. Unless otherwise provided in such prospectus supplement, debt securities that are represented by a global security will be issued in denominations of $1,000 or any integral multiple thereof and will be issued in registered form only, without coupons. Payments of principal of, and interest, if any, on debt securities represented by a global security will be made by the Company to the trustee under the applicable indenture, and then forwarded to the depository.
We anticipate that any global securities will be deposited with, or on behalf of, The Depository Trust Company (which we refer to as DTC), and that such global securities will be registered in the name of Cede & Co., DTC's nominee. We further anticipate that the following provisions will apply to the depository arrangements with respect to any such global securities. Any additional or differing terms of the depository arrangements will be described in the prospectus supplement relating to a particular series of debt securities issued in the form of global securities.
So long as DTC or its nominee is the registered owner of a global security, DTC or its nominee, as the case may be, will be considered the sole holder of the debt securities represented by such global security for all purposes under the applicable indenture. Except as described below, owners of beneficial interests in a global security will not be entitled to have debt securities represented by such global security registered in their names, will not receive or be entitled to receive physical delivery of debt securities in certificated form and will not be considered the owners or holders thereof under the applicable indenture. The laws of some states require that certain purchasers of securities take physical delivery of such securities in certificated form. Such laws may limit the transferability of beneficial interests in a global security.
If DTC is at any time unwilling or unable to continue as depository or if at any time DTC ceases to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act if so required by applicable law or regulation, and, in either case, we do not appoint a successor depository within 90 days, we will issue individual debt securities in certificated form in exchange for the global securities. In addition, we may request, at any time and subject to the procedures of DTC, not to have any debt securities represented by one or more global securities, and, in such event, will issue individual debt securities in certificated form in exchange for the relevant global securities upon the request of DTC participants. In any such instance, an owner of a beneficial interest in a global security will be entitled to physical delivery of individual debt securities in certificated form of like tenor and rank, equal in principal amount to such beneficial interest, and to have such debt securities in certificated form registered in its name. Unless
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otherwise described in the applicable prospectus supplement, debt securities so issued in certificated form will be issued in denominations of $1,000 or any integral multiple thereof, and will be issued in registered form only, without coupons.
DTC has advised us that it is a limited purpose trust company organized under the New York Banking Law, a "banking organization" within the meaning of the New York Banking Law, a member of the Federal Reserve System, a "clearing corporation" within the meaning of the New York Uniform Commercial Code, and a "clearing agency" registered pursuant to the provisions of Section 17A of the Exchange Act. DTC holds securities that its participants deposit with DTC. DTC also facilitates the settlement among participants of securities transactions, such as transfers and pledges, in deposited securities through electronic computerized book-entry changes in participants' accounts, thereby eliminating the need for physical movement of securities certificates. Direct participants include securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations and certain other organizations. DTC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation, which, in turn, is owned by a number of direct participants of DTC. Access to the DTC system is also available to others, such as securities brokers and dealers, and banks and trust companies that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a direct participant, either directly or indirectly (which we refer to as indirect participants). The rules applicable to DTC and its participants are on file with the SEC.
Purchases of debt securities under the DTC system must be made by or through direct participants, which will receive a credit for the debt securities on DTC's records. The ownership interest of each actual purchaser of each debt security (which we refer to herein as a beneficial owner) is in turn recorded on the direct and indirect participants' records. A beneficial owner does not receive written confirmation from DTC of its purchase, but is expected to receive a written confirmation providing details of the transaction, as well as periodic statements of its holdings, from the direct or indirect participant through which such beneficial owner entered into the transaction. Transfers of ownership interests in debt securities are expected to be accomplished by entries made on the books of direct and indirect participants acting on behalf of beneficial owners. Beneficial owners will not receive certificates representing their ownership interests in debt securities, except in the event that use of the book-entry system for the debt securities is discontinued.
To facilitate subsequent transfers, the debt securities are registered in the name of DTC's partnership nominee, Cede & Co. The deposit of the debt securities with DTC and their registration in the name of Cede & Co. will not effect any change in beneficial ownership. DTC has no knowledge of the actual beneficial owners of the debt securities; DTC records reflect only the identity of the direct participants to whose accounts debt securities are credited, which may or may not be the beneficial owners. The Participants remain responsible for keeping account of their holdings on behalf of their customers.
Delivery of notice and other communications by DTC to direct participants, by direct participants to indirect participants, and by direct participants and indirect participants to beneficial owners will be governed by arrangements among them, subject to any statutory or regulatory requirements as may be in effect from time to time.
Redemption notices are to be sent to DTC. If less than all of the debt securities within a series are being redeemed, we understand DTC's practice is to determine by lot the amount of the interest of each direct participant in such issue to be redeemed.
In general, neither DTC nor Cede & Co. consents or votes with respect to the debt securities. We understand DTC's usual procedures are to mail an omnibus proxy to the issuer as soon as possible after the record date for any vote assigning Cede & Co.'s consenting or voting rights to those direct participants to whose accounts the debt securities are credited on the record date.
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Payments of any redemption proceeds and principal and interest payments, if any, on the debt securities will be made to DTC. Upon receipt of funds, we understand it is DTC's practice to credit direct participants' accounts on the payment date in accordance with their respective holdings as shown on DTC's records. Payments by participants to beneficial owners are governed by standing instructions and customary practices, as is the case with securities held for the accounts of customers in bearer form or registered in "street name," and are the responsibility of such participant and not of DTC, the trustee or us, subject to any statutory or regulatory requirements as may be in effect from time to time. Payment of principal and interest, if any, to DTC is our or the trustee's responsibility, disbursement of such payments to direct participants is DTC's responsibility, and disbursement of such payments to the beneficial owners is the responsibility of the direct and indirect participants.
DTC may discontinue providing its services as securities depository with respect to the debt securities at any time by giving reasonable notice to us or the trustee. Under such circumstances, in the event that a successor securities depository is not appointed, debt security certificates are required to be printed and delivered.
We may decide to discontinue use of the system of book-entry transfers through DTC or a successor securities depository. In that event, debt security certificates will be printed and delivered.
We have obtained the information in this section concerning DTC and DTC's book-entry system from sources that we believe to be reliable, but we take no responsibility for the accuracy of this information.
None of us, any underwriter or agent, the trustee or any applicable paying agent will have any responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records relating to or payments made on account of beneficial interests in a global security, or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to such beneficial interest.
No Personal Liability of Incorporators, Stockholders, Officers or Directors
The indentures provide that no recourse shall be had under or upon any of our obligations, covenants or agreements in the indentures or in any of the debt securities, against any of our (or any successor's) incorporators, stockholders, officers or directors under any law, statute or constitutional provision or by the enforcement of any assessment or by any legal or equitable proceeding or otherwise. Each holder of the debt securities, by accepting the securities, waives and releases all such liability.
Trustee
The indentures provide that, except during the continuance of an event of default, the trustee will not be liable, except for the performance of such duties as are specifically set forth in the indentures. If an event of default has occurred and is continuing, the trustee will exercise such rights and powers vested in it under the indentures and will use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise as a prudent person would exercise under the circumstances in the conduct of such person's own affairs.
We maintain banking relationships in the ordinary course of business with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, the trustee under our senior indenture, and its affiliates.
Governing Law
The indentures and the debt securities will be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York (other than principles of law that would apply the law of another jurisdiction).
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The following description of the material terms of our common stock is based on the provisions of our certificate of incorporation. For more information as to how you can obtain a current copy of our certificate of incorporation, see "Where You Can Find More Information."
Our authorized capital stock consists of 375,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, and 20,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share. As of June 1, 2012, 168,331,117 shares of our common stock were issued and outstanding and held of record by approximately 6,315 holders; no shares of our preferred stock were issued or outstanding.
Common Stock
Voting Rights
Holders of our common stock are entitled to one vote per share on all matters voted on generally by stockholders. Except as otherwise required by law or with respect to any outstanding series of our preferred stock, the holders of our common stock possess all voting power. Our bylaws and certificate of incorporation generally provide that stockholder action is effective upon the affirmative vote of a majority in outstanding voting power present in person or by proxy at any meeting of stockholders. However, directors shall be elected by a vote of the majority of the votes cast, unless the number of director nominees exceeds the number of directors to be elected. A majority of the votes cast means that the number of shares voted "for" a director nominee must exceed the number of shares voted "against" that nominee.
Dividend Rights; Rights Upon Liquidation
Subject to any preferential rights of holders of any of our preferred stock that may be outstanding, holders of shares of our common stock are entitled to receive dividends on such stock out of assets legally available for distribution when, as and if authorized and declared by our board of directors and to share ratably in the assets of Fluor legally available for distribution to our stockholders in the event of our liquidation, dissolution or winding-up.
Classification of Our Board of Directors
Directors elected at any annual meeting of stockholders prior to our 2012 annual meeting of stockholders were divided into three classes of directors serving staggered three-year terms resulting in approximately one-third of our directors being elected each year. This limits the ability of majority stockholders or persons holding proxies to vote a majority of our shares to change control of our board of directors in fewer than two annual stockholder meetings and could have the effect of discouraging a potential acquiror from making a tender offer or otherwise attempting to obtain control of Fluor. However, under the terms of our certificate of incorporation, beginning with our 2014 annual meeting of stockholders, all of our directors will serve one-year terms, thereby eliminating the staggered nature of our board of directors. At our 2012 annual meeting of stockholders, directors whose terms expired at that meeting were elected for only a one-year term. Directors whose terms expire at our 2013 annual meeting of stockholders will also be elected for only a one-year term expiring in 2014 and directors whose terms expire at our 2014 annual meeting of stockholders will be elected or a one-year term expiring in 2015.
Miscellaneous
Holders of our common stock will have no preferences or preemptive, conversion or exchange rights. Shares of our common stock will not be liable for further calls or assessments by Fluor. Our common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and trades under the symbol "FLR."
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Preferred Stock
Our certificate of incorporation authorizes our board of directors to issue from time to time, without further vote or action by the stockholders, up to 20,000,000 shares of our preferred stock in one or more series and to fix the designations, powers, preferences and rights, and any qualifications, limitations or restrictions, with respect to the shares issued under each such series. Because our board of directors has the power to establish the designations, powers, preferences and rights of the shares of any such series of our preferred stock, holders of our preferred stock may be afforded voting rights and preferences, powers and other rights that could adversely affect the rights of holders of our common stock. This could have the effect of discouraging a potential acquiror from making a tender offer or otherwise attempt to obtain control of Fluor through the acquisition of our common stock.
Anti-Takeover Provisions
General
Certain provisions of our certificate of incorporation, our bylaws and Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law may have the effect of impeding the acquisition of control of Fluor by means of a tender offer, a proxy contest, open market purchases or otherwise in a transaction not approved by our board of directors. These provisions are designed to reduce, or have the effect of reducing, the vulnerability of Fluor to an unsolicited proposal for the restructuring or sale of all or substantially all the assets of Fluor or an unsolicited takeover attempt which is unfair to Fluor stockholders.
Charter and Bylaw Provisions
Our certificate of incorporation authorizes our board of directors to issue from time to time, without further vote or action by the stockholders, up to 20,000,000 shares of our preferred stock in one or more series and to fix the designations, powers, preferences and rights, and any qualifications, limitations or restrictions, with respect to the shares issued under each such series. Pursuant to this authority, our board could create and issue a series of our preferred stock with such designations, powers, preferences and rights which have the effect of discriminating against an existing or prospective holder of our capital stock, thus making it more difficult for, or discouraging any attempt by, a potential acquiror to obtain control of Fluor by means of a merger, tender offer, proxy contest or otherwise. As a result, the authority to issue shares of preferred stock may have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control of Fluor without any further action by our stockholders.
Other provisions of our certificate of incorporation and bylaws that may make it more difficult to replace our board of directors include:
Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law
We are subject to Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law. The provisions of Section 203 prohibit a publicly-held Delaware corporation from engaging in certain business
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combinations with an interested stockholder for a period of three years after the date that the person became an interested stockholder, unless one of the following conditions is satisfied:
A "business combination" includes the following:
Generally, an "interested stockholder" is a person who together with that person's affiliates and associates owns 15% or more of our voting stock or who is an affiliate or associate of ours and owned 15% or more of our voting stock at any time during the previous three years.
A Delaware corporation may opt out of this provision either with an express provision in its original certificate of incorporation or in an amendment to its certificate of incorporation or bylaws approved by its stockholders. We have not opted out of this provision. Section 203 could prohibit or delay mergers or other takeover or change in control attempts and, accordingly, may discourage attempts to acquire us.
Transfer Agent and Registrar
Computershare Shareowner Services LLC is the transfer agent and registrar for our common stock.
We may issue warrants to purchase any combination of debt securities, common stock, preferred stock or other securities. We may issue warrants independently or together with other securities. Warrants sold with other securities may be attached to or separate from the other securities. We will issue warrants under one or more warrant agreements between us and a warrant agent that we will name in the prospectus supplement.
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The prospectus supplement relating to any warrants we may offer will include specific terms relating to the offering. We will file the form of any warrant agreement with the SEC, and you should read the warrant agreement for provisions that may be important to you. The prospectus supplement will include some or all of the following terms:
We may sell the offered securities in and outside the United States (1) to or through underwriters or dealers, (2) directly to purchasers, including our affiliates, (3) through agents or (4) through a combination of any of these methods. The prospectus supplement will include the following information:
Sale through Underwriters or Dealers
If we use underwriters in the sale, the underwriters will acquire the securities for their own account. The underwriters may resell the securities from time to time in one or more transactions,
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including negotiated transactions, at a fixed public offering price or at varying prices determined at the time of sale. Underwriters may offer securities to the public either through underwriting syndicates represented by one or more managing underwriters or directly by one or more firms acting as underwriters. Unless we inform you otherwise in the prospectus supplement, the obligations of the underwriters to purchase the securities will be subject to certain conditions, and the underwriters will be obligated to purchase all the offered securities if they purchase any of them. The underwriters may change from time to time any initial public offering price and any discounts or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers.
During and after an offering through underwriters, the underwriters may purchase and sell the securities in the open market. These transactions may include overallotment and stabilizing transactions and purchases to cover syndicate short positions created in connection with the offering. The underwriters may also impose a penalty bid, which means that selling concessions allowed to syndicate members or other broker-dealers for the offered securities sold for their account may be reclaimed by the syndicate if the offered securities are repurchased by the syndicate in stabilizing or covering transactions. These activities may stabilize, maintain or otherwise affect the market price of the offered securities, which may be higher than the price that might otherwise prevail in the open market. If commenced, the underwriters may discontinue these activities at any time.
If we use dealers in the sale of securities, we will sell the securities to them as principals. They may then resell those securities to the public at varying prices determined by the dealers at the time of resale. The dealers participating in any sale of the securities may be deemed to be underwriters within the meaning of the Securities Act with respect to any sale of those securities. We will include in the prospectus supplement the names of the dealers and the terms of the transaction.
Direct Sales and Sales Through Agents
We may sell the securities directly to purchasers without the involvement of any underwriters, agents or dealers. We may also sell the securities through agents we designate from time to time. In the prospectus supplement, we will name any agent involved in the offer or sale of the offered securities, and we will describe any commissions payable by us to the agent. Unless we inform you otherwise in the prospectus supplement, any agent will agree to use its reasonable best efforts to solicit purchases for the period of its appointment.
We may sell the securities directly to institutional investors or others who may be deemed to be underwriters within the meaning of the Securities Act with respect to any sale of those securities. We will describe the terms of any such sales in the prospectus supplement.
Delayed Delivery Contracts
If we so indicate in the prospectus supplement, we may authorize agents, underwriters or dealers to solicit offers from certain types of institutions to purchase securities from us at the public offering price under delayed delivery contracts. These contracts would provide for payment and delivery on a specified date in the future. The contracts would be subject only to those conditions described in the prospectus supplement. The prospectus supplement will describe the commission payable for solicitation of those contracts.
Remarketing
We may offer and sell any of the offered securities in connection with a remarketing upon their purchase, in accordance with a redemption or repayment by their terms or otherwise, by one or more remarketing firms acting as principals for their own accounts or as our agents. We will identify any remarketing firm, the terms of any remarketing agreement and the compensation to be paid to the
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remarketing firm in the prospectus supplement. Remarketing firms may be deemed underwriters under the Securities Act.
Derivative Transactions
We may enter into derivative transactions with third parties, or sell securities not covered by this prospectus to third parties in privately negotiated transactions. If the applicable prospectus supplement indicates, in connection with those derivatives, the third parties may sell securities covered by this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement, including in short sale transactions. If so, the third parties may use securities pledged by us or borrowed from us or others to settle those sales or to close out any related open borrowings of stock, and may use securities received from us in settlement of those derivatives to close out any related open borrowings of stock. The third parties in these sale transactions will be underwriters and, if not identified in this prospectus, will be identified in the applicable prospectus supplement or in a post-effective amendment to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part.
General Information
We may have agreements with the remarketing firms, agents, dealers and underwriters to indemnify them against certain civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, or to contribute with respect to payments that the agents, dealers or underwriters may be required to make. Such firms, agents, dealers and underwriters may be customers of, engage in transactions with or perform services for us in the ordinary course of their businesses.
Each series of offered securities, other than the common stock, which is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, will have no established trading market. We may elect to list any series of offered securities on an exchange, but we are not obligated to do so. It is possible that one or more underwriters may make a market in a series of offered securities. However, they will not be obligated to do so and may discontinue market making at any time without notice. We cannot assure you that a liquid trading market for any of our offered securities will develop.
The validity of the securities described in this prospectus will be passed upon for us by Baker Botts L.L.P., Dallas, Texas. If certain legal matters in connection with an offering of the securities made by this prospectus and a related prospectus supplement are passed on by counsel for the underwriters of such offering, that counsel will be named in the related prospectus supplement.
The consolidated financial statements of Fluor Corporation included in Fluor Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, and the effectiveness of Fluor Corporation's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2011, have been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their reports thereon, included therein, and incorporated herein by reference. Such consolidated financial statements have been incorporated herein by reference in reliance upon the reports of Ernst & Young LLP pertaining to such financial statements and the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2011, given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
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PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
ITEM 14. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution
The following table sets forth expenses payable by us in connection with the offering of the securities being registered, other than discounts and commissions.
Securities and Exchange Commission registration fee |
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Printing fees |
(2) | |
Legal fees and expenses |
(2) | |
Accounting fees and expenses |
(2) | |
Transfer Agent's fees |
(2) | |
Trustee's fees and expenses |
(2) | |
Rating agency fees |
(2) | |
Miscellaneous |
(2) | |
Total |
(2) | |
ITEM 15. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Fluor Corporation ("Fluor") is a Delaware corporation subject to the provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law. Set forth below is summary of certain provisions in the Delaware General Corporation Law, Fluor's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the "Certificate of Incorporation"), Fluor's Amended and Restated Bylaws (the "Bylaws") and indemnification agreements Fluor has entered into with its directors and executive officers. This description is intended as a summary only and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Delaware General Corporation Law, the Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws and the indemnification agreements.
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law provides that a corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership or other enterprise, against all expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by them in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interest of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, if he or she had no reasonable cause to believe the conduct was unlawful.
Section 145 further provides that a corporation may indemnify any such person serving in any such capacity who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor,
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against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of the action or suit if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, except that no indemnification may be made against expenses in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation, unless and only to the extent that the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which such court shall deem proper.
To the extent any present or former director or officer is successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in the immediately preceding two paragraphs, Section 145 also provides that such person must be indemnified by the corporation against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred in connection therewith.
The Certificate of Incorporation provides, in effect, that Fluor shall indemnify its directors and officers to the fullest extent authorized by the Delaware General Corporation Law, subject to certain limited exceptions. In addition, Fluor has entered into an indemnification agreement with each of its directors and executive officers that provides, in effect, that Fluor shall indemnify its directors and officers to the fullest extent authorized by the Delaware General Corporation Law, subject to certain limited exceptions.
Section 102(b)(7) of the Delaware General Corporation Law permits a corporation, in its certificate of incorporation, to limit or eliminate the liability of directors to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breaches of fiduciary duty, except for liability (i) for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) for unlawful payments of dividends or unlawful stock repurchases redemptions or other distributions or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. The Certificate of Incorporation provides that the personal liability of Fluor's directors is so eliminated. If the Delaware General Corporation Law is amended to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the Certificate of Incorporation provides that the liability of Fluor's directors shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, as so amended. The Certificate of Incorporation also provides that any repeal or modification of this provision in the Certificate of Incorporation shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director with respect to any act or omission occurring prior to such repeal or modification.
The Certificate of Incorporation permits Fluor to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any director, officer, employee or agent of Fluor or another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any expense, liability or loss, whether or not Fluor would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under the applicable provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law. Fluor has purchased directors' and officers' liability insurance policies insuring such persons, subject to the limits of the policies, against certain losses arising from claims made against them by reason of being or having been directors or officers of Fluor.
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Exhibit Number |
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1.1 | * | Form of Underwriting Agreement. | |
3.1 |
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 3, 2012). |
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3.2 |
Amended and Restated Bylaws of the registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 3, 2012). |
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4.1 |
Senior Debt Indenture, dated September 8, 2011, between Fluor Corporation and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated September 8, 2011). |
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4.2 |
Second Supplemental Indenture, dated June 22, 2012, between Fluor Corporation and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee. |
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4.3 |
Form of Subordinated Debt Indenture (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-3 ASR (File No. 333-156137), filed on December 15, 2008). |
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4.4 | * | Form of Warrant Agreement. | |
4.5 |
Specimen of Certificate Representing the registrant's Common Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the registrant's Registration Statement on Form 10/ A (Amendment No. 1) filed on November 22, 2000). |
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4.6 | * | Specimen of Certificate of Preferred Stock. | |
5.1 |
Opinion of Baker Botts L.L.P. |
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12.1 |
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges. |
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23.1 |
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. |
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23.2 |
Consent of Baker Botts L.L.P. (contained in Exhibit 5.1). |
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24.1 |
Powers of Attorney (set forth on signature page). |
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25.1 |
Statement of Eligibility under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 on Form T-1 with respect to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, Trustee for the Senior Debt Indenture. |
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25.1 | ** | Statement of Eligibility under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 on Form T-1 with respect to the Trustee for the Subordinated Debt Indenture. |
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(a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
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.
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the securities in the registration statement to which that 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.
(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) 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.
(d) 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 Trust Indenture Act.
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Company 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 Irving, State of Texas, on June 22, 2012.
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FLUOR CORPORATION | |||
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By: |
/s/ CARLOS M. HERNANDEZ |
Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Carlos M. Hernandez and Eric P. Helm and each of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for such person and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all further amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This Power of Attorney may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original and all of which, taken together, shall constitute one Power of Attorney.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on the dates indicated.
SIGNATURE
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/s/ DAVID T. SEATON David T. Seaton |
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) | June 22, 2012 | ||
/s/ BIGGS C. PORTER Biggs C. Porter |
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) |
June 22, 2012 |
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/s/ GARY G. SMALLEY Gary G. Smalley |
Senior Vice President and Controller (Principal Accounting Officer) |
June 22, 2012 |
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/s/ PETER K. BARKER Peter K. Barker |
Director |
June 22, 2012 |
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SIGNATURE
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/s/ ALAN M. BENNETT Alan M. Bennett |
Director | June 22, 2012 | ||
/s/ ROSEMARY T. BERKERY Rosemary T. Berkery |
Director |
June 22, 2012 |
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/s/ PETER J. FLUOR Peter J. Fluor |
Director |
June 22, 2012 |
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/s/ JAMES T. HACKETT James T. Hackett |
Director |
June 22, 2012 |
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/s/ KENT KRESA Kent Kresa |
Director |
June 22, 2012 |
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/s/ DEAN R. O'HARE Dean R. O'Hare |
Director |
June 22, 2012 |
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/s/ JOSEPH W. PRUEHER Joseph W. Prueher |
Director |
June 22, 2012 |
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/s/ NADER H. SULTAN Nader H. Sultan |
Director |
June 22, 2012 |
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/s/ SUZANNE H. WOOLSEY Suzanne H. Woolsey |
Director |
June 22, 2012 |
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Exhibit Number |
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1.1 | * | Form of Underwriting Agreement. | |
3.1 | Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 3, 2012). | ||
3.2 | Amended and Restated Bylaws of the registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 3, 2012). | ||
4.1 | Senior Debt Indenture, dated September 8, 2011, between Fluor Corporation and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated September 8, 2011). | ||
4.2 | Second Supplemental Indenture, dated June 22, 2012, between Fluor Corporation and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee. | ||
4.3 | Form of Subordinated Debt Indenture (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-3 ASR (File No. 333-156137), filed on December 15, 2008). | ||
4.4 | * | Form of Warrant Agreement. | |
4.5 | Specimen of Certificate Representing the registrant's Common Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the registrant's Registration Statement on Form 10/ A (Amendment No. 1) filed on November 22, 2000). | ||
4.6 | * | Specimen of Certificate of Preferred Stock. | |
5.1 | Opinion of Baker Botts L.L.P. | ||
12.1 | Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges. | ||
23.1 | Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. | ||
23.2 | Consent of Baker Botts L.L.P. (contained in Exhibit 5.1). | ||
24.1 | Powers of Attorney (set forth on signature page). | ||
25.1 | Statement of Eligibility under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 on Form T-1 with respect to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, Trustee for the Senior Debt Indenture. | ||
25.1 | ** | Statement of Eligibility under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 on Form T-1 with respect to the Trustee for the Subordinated Debt Indenture. |
Exhibit 4.2
FLUOR CORPORATION
SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
Dated as of June 22, 2012
to
SENIOR DEBT SECURITIES INDENTURE
Dated as of September 8, 2011
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
Trustee
This SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of June 22, 2012 (Second Supplemental Indenture), to the Senior Debt Securities Indenture, dated as of September 8, 2011 (the Base Indenture), is between FLUOR CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the Company), and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association, as Trustee (as defined in the Base Indenture).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Company and the Trustee have heretofore executed and delivered the Base Indenture to provide for the issuance from time to time of the Companys unsecured debentures, notes or other evidences of indebtedness (the Securities), to be issued in one or more series;
WHEREAS, Section 8.01(d) of the Base Indenture provides that the Company and the Trustee may enter into any indenture supplemental to the Base Indenture without the consent of the Holders of any of the Securities to cure any ambiguity or to correct or supplement any provision contained in the Base Indenture that may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision contained in the Base Indenture;
WHEREAS, the parties are entering into this Second Supplemental Indenture to cure an ambiguity and to correct an inconsistency contained within Section 9.01 of the Base Indenture relating to the type of entity with which the Company may consolidate with, merge with or into, or sell, convey or lease all or substantially all of its assets to;
WHEREAS, all acts and things prescribed by the Base Indenture, by law and by the Companys Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws necessary to make this Second Supplemental Indenture a valid instrument legally binding on the Company, in accordance with its terms, have been duly done and performed;
NOW, THEREFORE, to comply with the provisions of the Base Indenture and in consideration of the above premises, the Company and the Trustee covenant and agree for the equal and proportionate benefit of the respective Holders of the Securities as follows:
ARTICLE 1
AMENDMENT
Section 1.01. Supplemental Indenture Part of the Indenture. This Second Supplemental Indenture is supplemental to the Base Indenture and does and shall be deemed to form a part of, and shall be construed in connection with and as part of, the Base Indenture for any and all purposes, and every holder of Securities heretofore or hereafter authenticated and delivered shall be bound hereby.
Section 1.02. Amendment to Base Indenture. The first sentence of Section 9.01 of the Base Indenture is hereby amended to replace the term corporation with the term Person.
ARTICLE 2
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 2.01. Governing Law. THIS SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ITS PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW. EACH OF THE COMPANY AND THE TRUSTEE HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE OR THE TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
Section 2.02. Counterparts. This Second Supplemental Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original; but such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. The exchange of copies of this Second Supplemental Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile or PDF transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Second Supplemental Indenture as to the parties hereto. Signatures of the parties hereto transmitted by facsimile or PDF shall be deemed to be their original signature pages for all purposes.
Section 2.03. Valid and Binding Obligation. This Second Supplemental Indenture, upon execution and delivery by the parties hereto, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms.
[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Second Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
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/s/ Biggs C. Porter | |
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Name: Biggs C. Porter | |
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Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |
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WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL | ||
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ASSOCIATION, as Trustee | ||
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By: |
/s/ Maddy Hall | |
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Name: |
Maddy Hall |
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Title: |
Vice President |
Signature Page to Second Supplemental Indenture
Exhibit 5.1
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2001 ROSS AVENUE |
ABU DHABI |
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DALLAS, TEXAS |
AUSTIN |
75201-2980 |
BEIJING | |
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DALLAS | |
TEL +1 214.953.6500 |
DUBAI | |
FAX +1 214.953.6503 |
HONG KONG | |
www.bakerbotts.com |
HOUSTON | |
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PALO ALTO | |
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WASHINGTON |
June 22, 2012
078256.0140
Fluor Corporation
6700 Las Colinas Boulevard
Irving, Texas 75039
Registration Statement on Form S-3
Ladies and Gentlemen:
As set forth in the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (the Registration Statement) to be filed on or about the date hereof by Fluor Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the Company), with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), in order to effect the registration of securities that may be offered, issued and sold by the Company from time to time, we are passing upon certain legal matters in connection with such securities. The securities to be registered pursuant to the Registration Statement consist of (a) the senior debt securities of the Company (Senior Debt Securities), which may be issued pursuant to a Senior Debt Securities Indenture, dated as of September 8, 2011 (as amended and supplemented by the Second Supplemental Indenture, dated June 22, 2012, the Senior Indenture), between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (the Senior Debt Trustee), (b) the subordinated debt securities of the Company (Subordinated Debt Securities and, together with the Senior Debt Securities are collectively referred to herein as the Debt Securities), which may be issued pursuant to an indenture to be entered into between the Company and a trustee to be named therein (the Subordinated Indenture), (c) shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (Common Stock), (d) shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (Preferred Stock), which may be issued as part of a series established pursuant to a certificate of designation (a Certificate of Designation) filed in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in accordance with the applicable provisions of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, and (e) warrants (Warrants) to purchase Debt Securities, Common Stock, Preferred Stock or securities of third parties or other rights, or any combination of the foregoing, which may be issued pursuant to one or more warrant agreements (each, a Warrant Agreement) between the Company and one or more banks or trust companies, as warrant agent (each, a Warrant Agent). The Debt Securities, Common Stock, Preferred Stock and Warrants
are collectively referred to herein as the Securities. At your request, this opinion is being furnished to you for filing as Exhibit 5.1 to the Registration Statement.
We have examined originals, or copies certified or otherwise identified, of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as amended to date (the Certificate of Incorporation), and the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, as amended to date (the Bylaws), the Senior Indenture, the form of Subordinated Indenture and corporate records of the Company, including minute books of the Company, as furnished to us by the Company, certificates of public officials and of representatives of the Company, statutes and other instruments and documents as a basis for the opinions hereinafter expressed. In giving such opinions, we have relied upon certificates of officers of the Company and of public officials with respect to the accuracy of the material factual matters contained in such certificates. In giving the opinions set forth below, we have assumed that the signatures on all documents examined by us are genuine, that all documents submitted to us as originals are accurate and complete, that all documents submitted to us as copies are true and correct copies of the originals thereof and that all information submitted to us was accurate and complete.
On the basis of the foregoing, and subject to the assumptions, limitations and qualifications set forth herein, we are of the opinion that:
1. When any supplemental indenture to be entered into in connection with a particular series of Senior Debt Securities has been duly authorized and validly executed and delivered by the Company and the Senior Debt Trustee; the specific terms of the Senior Debt Securities and the issuance and sale thereof have been duly authorized by the Board of Directors of the Company or, to the extent permitted by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware and the Certificate of Incorporation and the Bylaws, a duly constituted and acting committee thereof (such Board of Directors or committee thereof being hereinafter referred to as the Board); and such Senior Debt Securities have been duly executed, authenticated, issued and delivered in accordance with the Senior Indenture, any supplemental indenture relating to such Senior Debt Securities and any purchase, underwriting, distribution or other agreement entered into in connection with the offering or sale of such Senior Debt Securities against payment therefor, such Senior Debt Securities will constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except to the extent that enforcement thereof is subject to (a) any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent transfer or conveyance or other laws relating to or affecting creditors rights generally, (b) concepts of reasonableness and general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and (c) any implied covenants of good faith and fair dealing.
2. When the Subordinated Indenture has been duly authorized and validly executed and delivered by the Company and the trustee thereunder; any supplemental indenture to be entered into in connection with a particular series of Subordinated Debt Securities has been duly authorized and validly executed and delivered by the Company and the trustee thereunder; the specific terms of the Subordinated Debt Securities and the issuance and sale thereof have been duly authorized by the Board; and such Subordinated Debt Securities have been duly executed, authenticated, issued and delivered in accordance with the Subordinated Indenture, any supplemental indenture relating to such Subordinated Debt Securities and any purchase, underwriting, distribution or other agreement entered into in connection with the offering or sale of such Subordinated Debt Securities against payment therefor, such Subordinated Debt Securities will constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except to the extent that enforcement thereof is subject to (a) any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent transfer or conveyance or other laws relating to or affecting creditors rights generally, (b) concepts of reasonableness and general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and (c) any implied covenants of good faith and fair dealing.
3. When the issuance and sale of any shares of Common Stock have been duly authorized by the Board; certificates evidencing such shares have been duly executed, countersigned and registered, or if uncertificated, valid book-entry notations will have been made in the share register of the Company; and such shares have been duly issued in accordance with any purchase, underwriting, distribution or other agreement entered into in connection with the offering or sale of such shares against payment therefor, such shares of Common Stock will have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company and will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
4. When the specific terms of a particular series of Preferred Stock and the issuance and sale of shares of such series have been duly authorized by the Board, including through approval by the Board of the Certificate of Designation relating to such series; the Certificate of Designation for such series has been filed in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware; certificates evidencing such shares have been duly executed, countersigned and registered or if uncertificated, valid book-entry notations will have been made in the share register of the Company; and such shares have been duly issued in accordance with the Certificate of Designation and any purchase, underwriting, distribution or other agreement entered into in connection with the offering or sale of such shares against payment therefor, such shares of Preferred Stock will
have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company and will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
5. When the Warrant Agreement to be entered into in connection with any particular Warrants has been duly authorized and validly executed and delivered by the Company and the Warrant Agent; the specific terms of such Warrants and the issuance and sale thereof have been duly authorized by the Board; and such Warrants have been duly executed, issued and delivered in accordance with the Warrant Agreement and any purchase, underwriting, distribution or other agreement entered into in connection with the offering or sale of such Warrants against payment therefor, such Warrants will constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except to the extent that enforcement thereof is subject to (a) any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent transfer or conveyance or other laws relating to or affecting creditors rights generally, (b) concepts of reasonableness and general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and (c) any implied covenants of good faith and fair dealing.
In connection with this opinion, we have assumed that:
(a) prior to the time of the offer, sale or delivery of any Securities, the Registration Statement and any amendments thereto will have become effective under the Securities Act and such effectiveness shall not have been terminated, rescinded or suspended;
(b) prior to, at or after the time of the offer, sale or delivery of any Securities, a prospectus supplement will, in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, have been prepared and filed with the Commission describing the Securities offered thereby;
(c) no Debt Securities or Warrants will include any provision that is unenforceable;
(d) in the case of shares of Securities consisting of shares of Common Stock or Preferred Stock or which provide for the issuance of such shares upon conversion, exchange, redemption or exercise, at the time of the issuance thereof, there will be a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock or Preferred Stock authorized under the Certificate of Incorporation and not otherwise issued or reserved for issuance; and the purchase price for such shares payable to the Company or, if such shares are issuable on the conversion, exchange, redemption or exercise of another Security, the consideration payable to the Company for such conversion, exchange, redemption or exercise, will not be less than the par value of such shares;
(e) any securities issuable upon conversion, exchange, redemption or exercise of any Securities being issued by the Company will have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company and, if appropriate, reserved for issuance upon such conversion, exchange, redemption or exercise;
(f) neither the terms of the Securities to be established after the date hereof or of any agreement or instrument to be entered into or filed by the Company in connection with such Securities (including, but not limited to, any supplemental indenture relating to any series of Debt Securities, any Certificate of Designation or any Warrant Agreement) nor the performance by the Company of its obligations in respect of any such Securities or under any such agreement or instrument will violate any applicable law or public policy or result in a breach or violation of any provision of any agreement or instrument binding upon the Company or of any restriction imposed by any court or government body having jurisdiction over the Company;
(g) the Subordinated Indenture and any Warrant Agreement will be governed by the laws of the State of New York;
(h) the Subordinated Indenture and the trustee thereunder will have been qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended;
(i) all Securities will be offered, issued and sold in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws and in the manner consistent with the plan of distribution set forth in the Registration Statement and the applicable prospectus supplement; and
(j) there shall not have occurred any change in law affecting the validity or enforceability of any Securities.
In rendering this opinion, we express no view as to:
(i) the enforceability of any waiver of rights under any usury or stay law;
(ii) the validity, legally binding effect or enforceability of any provision of the Senior Indenture or Subordinated Indenture, or any indenture supplement thereto, or any Certificate of Designation or Warrant Agreement or any other provision applicable to any Securities that requires or relates to adjustments to the conversion or exercise price of any Securities at a rate or in an amount that a court would determine in the circumstances under applicable law to be commercially unreasonable or a penalty or forfeiture; or
(iii) the validity, legally binding effect or enforceability of any provision that permits holders of Securities to collect any portion of stated principal
amount upon acceleration of the Securities to the extent determined to constitute unearned interest.
The opinions set forth above are limited in all respects to matters of the contract law of the State of New York, the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware and applicable federal law, in each case as published and in effect on the date hereof.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion of counsel as Exhibit 5.1 to the Registration Statement. We also consent to the reference to our Firm under the heading Legal Matters in the prospectus forming a part of the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not hereby 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.
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Very truly yours, |
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/s/ Baker Botts L.L.P. |
Exhibit 12.1
Fluor Corporation
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
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Full Year |
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Full Year |
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Full Year |
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Full Year |
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Full Year |
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Three Months |
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Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes |
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$ |
659,903 |
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$ |
1,141,694 |
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$ |
1,136,788 |
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$ |
559,596 |
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$ |
1,001,816 |
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$ |
240,800 |
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Add (subtract): |
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Equity in (earnings) from less than 50% owned investees, net of distributions |
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(16,104 |
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(12,014 |
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(3,699 |
) |
12,343 |
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19,225 |
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(7,857 |
) | ||||||
Noncontrolling interests in earnings before income taxes |
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(19,384 |
) |
(34,327 |
) |
(49,973 |
) |
(84,526 |
) |
(105,656 |
) |
(22,596 |
) | ||||||
Fixed charges |
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82,055 |
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80,242 |
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45,122 |
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46,778 |
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42,132 |
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13,827 |
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Total |
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$ |
706,470 |
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$ |
1,175,595 |
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$ |
1,128,238 |
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$ |
534,191 |
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$ |
957,517 |
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$ |
224,174 |
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Fixed charges: |
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Interest expense |
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$ |
32,707 |
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$ |
18,439 |
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$ |
10,054 |
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$ |
10,616 |
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$ |
15,601 |
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$ |
6,881 |
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Portion of rental expense representative of interest factor* |
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49,348 |
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61,803 |
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35,068 |
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36,162 |
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26,531 |
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6,946 |
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Total fixed charges |
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$ |
82,055 |
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$ |
80,242 |
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$ |
45,122 |
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$ |
46,778 |
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$ |
42,132 |
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$ |
13,827 |
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Ratio of earnings to fixed charges |
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8.61x |
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14.65x |
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25.00x |
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11.42x |
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22.73x |
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16.21x |
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* Considered to be representative of interest factor in rental expense.
Exhibit 23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption Experts in this Registration Statement (Form S-3 ASR) and related Prospectus of Fluor Corporation for the registration of its debt securities, common stock, preferred stock and warrants and to the incorporation by reference therein of our reports dated February 22, 2012, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Fluor Corporation and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Fluor Corporation, included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2011, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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/s/ Ernst & Young LLP |
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Ernst & Young LLP |
Dallas, Texas
June 21, 2012
Exhibit 25.1
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM T-1
STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A
CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE
o CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b) (2)
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)
A National Banking Association |
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94-1347393 |
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or |
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(I.R.S. Employer |
organization if not a U.S. national |
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Identification No.) |
bank) |
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101 North Phillips Avenue |
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Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
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57104 |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
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(Zip code) |
Wells Fargo & Company
Law Department, Trust Section
MAC N9305-175
Sixth Street and Marquette Avenue, 17th Floor
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479
(612) 667-4608
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
FLUOR CORPORATION
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Delaware |
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33-0927079 |
(State or other jurisdiction of |
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(I.R.S. Employer |
incorporation or organization) |
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Identification No.) |
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6700 Las Colinas Boulevard |
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Irving, Texas |
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75039 |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
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(Zip code) |
Debt Securities
(Title of the indenture securities)
Item 1. General Information. Furnish the following information as to the trustee:
(a) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it is subject.
Comptroller of the Currency
Treasury Department
Washington, D.C.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Washington, D.C.
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
San Francisco, California 94120
(b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.
The trustee is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.
Item 2. Affiliations with Obligor. If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such affiliation.
None with respect to the trustee.
No responses are included for Items 3-14 of this Form T-1 because the obligor is not in default as provided under Item 13.
Item 15. Foreign Trustee. Not applicable.
Item 16. List of Exhibits. List below all exhibits filed as a part of this Statement of Eligibility.
Exhibit 1. A copy of the Articles of Association of the trustee now in effect.*
Exhibit 2. A copy of the Comptroller of the Currency Certificate of Corporate Existence and Fiduciary Powers for Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, dated February 4, 2004.**
Exhibit 3. See Exhibit 2
Exhibit 4. Copy of By-laws of the trustee as now in effect.***
Exhibit 5. Not applicable.
Exhibit 6. The consent of the trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act.
Exhibit 7. A copy of the latest report of condition of the trustee published pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority.
Exhibit 8. Not applicable.
Exhibit 9. Not applicable.
* Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of the same number to the trustees Form T-1 filed as exhibit 25 to the Form S-4 dated December 30, 2005 of file number 333-130784-06.
** Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of the same number to the trustees Form T-1 filed as exhibit 25 to the Form T-3 dated March 3, 2004 of file number 022-28721.
*** Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of the same number to the trustees Form T-1 filed as exhibit 25 to the Form S-4 dated May 26, 2005 of file number 333-125274.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the trustee, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of Los Angeles and State of California on the 19th day of June, 2012.
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WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION |
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/s/ Maddy Hall |
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Maddy Hall |
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Vice President |
EXHIBIT 6
June 19, 2012
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
Gentlemen:
In accordance with Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the undersigned hereby consents that reports of examination of the undersigned made by Federal, State, Territorial, or District authorities authorized to make such examination may be furnished by such authorities to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon its request therefor.
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Very truly yours, |
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WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION |
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/s/ Maddy.Hall |
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Maddy Hall |
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Vice President |
EXHIBIT 7
Consolidated Report of Condition of
Wells Fargo Bank National Association
of 101 North Phillips Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD 57104
And Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,
at the close of business March 31, 2012, filed in accordance with 12 U.S.C. §161 for National Banks.
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Dollar Amounts |
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In Millions |
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ASSETS |
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Cash and balances due from depository institutions: |
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Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin |
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$ |
17,216 |
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Interest-bearing balances |
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49,902 |
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Securities: |
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Held-to-maturity securities |
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0 |
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Available-for-sale securities |
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204,705 |
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Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell: |
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Federal funds sold in domestic offices |
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834 |
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Securities purchased under agreements to resell |
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24,346 |
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Loans and lease financing receivables: |
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Loans and leases held for sale |
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28,995 |
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Loans and leases, net of unearned income |
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710,355 |
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LESS: Allowance for loan and lease losses |
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15,934 |
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Loans and leases, net of unearned income and allowance |
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694,421 |
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Trading Assets |
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50,280 |
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Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases) |
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7,788 |
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Other real estate owned |
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4,449 |
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Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies |
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579 |
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Direct and indirect investments in real estate ventures |
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106 |
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Intangible assets |
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Goodwill |
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21,276 |
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Other intangible assets |
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23,076 |
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Other assets |
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53,844 |
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Total assets |
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$ |
1,181,817 |
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LIABILITIES |
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Deposits: |
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In domestic offices |
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$ |
852,986 |
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Noninterest-bearing |
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223,944 |
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Interest-bearing |
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629,042 |
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In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs |
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66,906 |
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Noninterest-bearing |
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2,118 |
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Interest-bearing |
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64,788 |
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Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase: |
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Federal funds purchased in domestic offices |
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10,453 |
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Securities sold under agreements to repurchase |
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11,665 |
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Dollar Amounts |
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In Millions |
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Trading liabilities |
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20,434 |
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Other borrowed money (includes mortgage indebtedness and obligations under capitalized leases) |
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38,145 |
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Subordinated notes and debentures |
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18,384 |
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Other liabilities |
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37,006 |
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Total liabilities |
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$ |
1,055,979 |
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EQUITY CAPITAL |
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Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus |
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0 |
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Common stock |
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519 |
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Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock) |
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99,458 |
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Retained earnings |
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19,264 |
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Accumulated other comprehensive income |
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5,478 |
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Other equity capital components |
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0 |
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Total bank equity capital |
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124,719 |
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Noncontrolling (minority) interests in consolidated subsidiaries |
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1,119 |
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Total equity capital |
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125,838 |
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Total liabilities, and equity capital |
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$ |
1,181,817 |
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I, Timothy J. Sloan, EVP & CFO of the above-named bank do hereby declare that this Report of Condition has been prepared in conformance with the instructions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory authority and is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Timothy J. Sloan
EVP & CFO
We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness of this Report of Condition and declare that it has been examined by us and to the best of our knowledge and belief has been prepared in conformance with the instructions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory authority and is true and correct.
John Stumpf |
Directors |
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Michael Loughlin |
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