-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, K+WqJu0egWSTPMjDlQZyMCHEqemLyabvm2uL7shiOLzNMmmVsKmdW5G2pVLbNQ5A SCsXtZpoE94OUFNE4yQQKQ== 0000950152-96-002885.txt : 19960613 0000950152-96-002885.hdr.sgml : 19960613 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950152-96-002885 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: S-3 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 9 FILED AS OF DATE: 19960612 SROS: NONE FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HANNA M A CO/DE CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000045370 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: FABRICATED RUBBER PRODUCTS, NEC [3060] IRS NUMBER: 340232435 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-3 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-05763 FILM NUMBER: 96579831 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: SUITE 36 5000 STREET 2: 200 PUBLIC SQUARE CITY: CLEVELAND STATE: OH ZIP: 44114-2304 BUSINESS PHONE: 2165894000 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: HANNA MINING CO DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19850523 S-3 1 M.A. HANNA COMPANY S-3 REGISTRATION STATEMENT 1 As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 12, 1996 Registration Statement No. 333- ================================================================================ SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 --------------- FORM S-3 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 -------------- M. A. HANNA COMPANY (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) DELAWARE 34-0232435 (State or Other Jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Incorporation or Organization) Identification Number) SUITE 36-5000 200 PUBLIC SQUARE CLEVELAND, OHIO 44114-2304 (216) 589-4000 (Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Registrant's Principal Executive Offices) --------------- John S. Pyke, Jr., Esq. Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary M. A. Hanna Company Suite 36-5000 200 Public Square Cleveland, Ohio 44114-2304 (216) 589-4000 (Name, Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service) --------------- Copies to: Lyle G. Ganske, Esq. John W. White, Esq. Christopher M. Kelly, Esq. Cravath, Swaine & Moore Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue 825 Eighth Avenue 901 Lakeside Avenue New York, NY 10019 Cleveland, Ohio 44114 (212) 474-1000 (216) 586-3939 --------------- APPROXIMATE DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF PROPOSED SALE TO THE PUBLIC: From time to time after the effective date of the Registration Statement as determined in light of market conditions. --------------- If the only securities being registered on this form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box. / / If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box. /X/ If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. / / If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. / / If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434, please check the following box. /X/ 2 CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
================================================================================================================================ Proposed Maximum Title of Each Class of Amount to be Proposed Maximum Aggregate Amount of Securities to be Registered Registered Offering Price(1) Offering Price(1) Registration Fee - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debt Securities $300,000,000(2)(3) 100% $300,000,000 $103,448.28 ================================================================================================================================ (1) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(o) under the Securities Act of 1933. (2) Or, if any Debt Securities are issued at original issue discount, such greater principal amount as shall result in aggregate proceeds of $300,000,000. (3) Or, if any Debt Securities are issued with a principal amount denominated in a foreign currency or composite currencies, such principal amount as shall result in an aggregate initial public offering price for all securities of $300,000,000.
--------------- THE REGISTRANT HEREBY AMENDS THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON SUCH DATE OR DATES AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO DELAY ITS EFFECTIVE DATE UNTIL THE REGISTRANT SHALL FILE A FURTHER AMENDMENT WHICH SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL THEREAFTER BECOME EFFECTIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 8(a) OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OR UNTIL THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE ON SUCH DATE AS THE COMMISSION, ACTING PURSUANT TO SAID SECTION 8(a), MAY DETERMINE. ================================================================================ i 3 INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS SUBJECT TO COMPLETION OR AMENDMENT. A REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATING TO THESE SECURITIES HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. THESE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD NOR MAY OFFERS TO BUY BE ACCEPTED PRIOR TO THE TIME THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT BECOMES EFFECTIVE. THIS PROSPECTUS SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR THE SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY NOR SHALL THERE BE ANY SALE OF THESE SECURITIES IN ANY STATE IN WHICH SUCH OFFER, SOLICITATION OR SALE WOULD BE UNLAWFUL PRIOR TO REGISTRATION OR QUALIFICATION UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY SUCH STATE. 4 SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED JUNE 12, 1996 PROSPECTUS [LOGO] $300,000,000 M. A. HANNA COMPANY DEBT SECURITIES M.A. Hanna Company (the "Company") may offer and sell from time to time unsecured debentures, notes or other evidences of indebtedness ("Debt Securities"), with an initial offering price not to exceed $300,000,000 in the aggregate (or the equivalent in foreign denominated currency or units based on or related to currencies, including European Currency Units). All specific terms of the offering and sale of the Debt Securities, including the specific designations, rights and restrictions and whether the Debt Securities are senior or subordinated, the currencies or composite currencies in which the Debt Securities are denominated, the aggregate principal amount, the maturity, rate and time of payment of interest, and any conversion, exchange, redemption or sinking fund provisions, and initial public offering price, any material United States federal income tax consequences, listing on any securities exchange, and the agents, dealers or underwriters, if any, to be utilized in connection with the sale of the Debt Securities, will be set forth in an accompanying Prospectus Supplement (the "Prospectus Supplement"). The Debt Securities may be sold for U.S. Dollars, foreign denominated currency or currency units; principal of and any interest may likewise be payable in U.S. Dollars or foreign denominated currency or currency units -- in each case, as the Company specifically designates. The managing underwriters with respect to each series sold to or through underwriters will be named in the Prospectus Supplement. The Debt Securities may be offered directly, through dealers, through underwriters or through agents designated from time to time as set forth in the Prospectus Supplement. The names of any such dealers, underwriters or agents and any applicable commissions or discounts and the net proceeds to the Company from such sale will be set forth in the Prospectus Supplement. See "Plan of Distribution" for possible indemnification arrangements for dealers, underwriters and agents. THIS PROSPECTUS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR THE SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY ANY OF THE DEBT SECURITIES OTHER THAN THE DEBT SECURITIES DESCRIBED IN THE ACCOMPANYING PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT. ---------- THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS OR ANY SUPPLEMENT HERETO. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE. ---------- The date of this Prospectus is ________ __, 1996. 5 NO DEALER, SALESPERSON OR OTHER PERSON HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO GIVE ANY INFORMATION OR TO MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS OTHER THAN THOSE CONTAINED OR INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE IN THIS PROSPECTUS OR THE ACCOMPANYING PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT AND, IF GIVEN OR MADE, SUCH INFORMATION OR REPRESENTATIONS MUST NOT BE RELIED UPON AS HAVING BEEN AUTHORIZED BY THE COMPANY OR ANY UNDERWRITER, DEALER OR AGENT. NEITHER THE DELIVERY OF THIS PROSPECTUS OR THE ACCOMPANYING PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT NOR ANY SALE MADE HEREUNDER OR THEREUNDER SHALL, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, CREATE ANY IMPLICATION THAT THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN OR IN THE ACCOMPANYING PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT IS CORRECT AS OF ANY DATE SUBSEQUENT TO THE DATE HEREOF OR THEREOF OR THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE IN THE AFFAIRS OF THE COMPANY SINCE THE DATE HEREOF OR THEREOF. NEITHER THIS PROSPECTUS NOR THE ACCOMPANYING PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT CONSTITUTES AN OFFER TO SELL OR SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY THE DEBT SECURITIES IN ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH OFFER OR SOLICITATION IS NOT AUTHORIZED OR IN WHICH THE PERSON MAKING SUCH OFFER OR SOLICITATION IS NOT QUALIFIED TO DO SO OR TO ANY PERSON TO WHOM IT IS UNLAWFUL TO MAKE SUCH OFFER OR SOLICITATION. IN CONNECTION WITH AN OFFERING OF DEBT SECURITIES, THE UNDERWRITERS, IF ANY, FOR SUCH OFFERING MAY OVER-ALLOT OR EFFECT TRANSACTIONS WHICH STABILIZE OR MAINTAIN THE MARKET PRICES OF SUCH DEBT SECURITIES AT LEVELS ABOVE THOSE WHICH MIGHT OTHERWISE PREVAIL IN THE OPEN MARKET. SUCH STABILIZING, IF COMMENCED, MAY BE DISCONTINUED AT ANY TIME. AVAILABLE INFORMATION The Company is subject to the informational requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") and in accordance therewith files reports, proxy statements and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"). Such reports, proxy statements and other information can be inspected and copied at the public reference facilities maintained by the Commission at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Room 1024, Washington, D.C. 20549 and at the following regional offices of the Commission: New York Regional Office, Seven World Trade Center, Suite 1300, New York, New York 10048, and Chicago Regional Office, Citicorp Center, 500 West Madison Street, Suite 1400, Chicago, Illinois 60661. Copies of such material can be obtained by mail at prescribed rates from the Public Reference Section of the Commission at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549. The Company's Common Stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, and such reports, proxy statements and other information concerning the Company may also be inspected at the offices of the New York Stock Exchange, 20 Broad Street, New York, New York 10005, and the Chicago Stock Exchange, 440 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60605. This Prospectus constitutes a part of a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (the "Registration Statement") filed by the Company with the Commission under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act"). This Prospectus and the accompanying Prospectus Supplement omit certain of the information contained in the Registration Statement in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Commission. Reference is hereby made to the Registration Statement and related exhibits for further information with respect to the Company and the Debt Securities. Statements contained herein concerning the provisions of any document are not necessarily complete and, in each instance, reference is made to the copy of such document filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement or otherwise filed with the Commission. Each such statement is qualified in its entirety by such reference. INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE The following documents previously filed by the Company with the Commission are incorporated by reference in this Prospectus: (i) the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995, as amended; and (ii) the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 1996. 2 6 All documents filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date of this Prospectus and prior to the termination of the offering of the Debt Securities shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Prospectus and to be a part hereof from the date of the filing of such documents. Any statement contained herein or in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of the Registration Statement and this Prospectus to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein or in the accompanying Prospectus Supplement modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of the Registration Statement or this Prospectus. The Company will provide, without charge, to each person, including any beneficial owner, to whom a copy of this Prospectus is delivered, upon written or oral request of any such person, a copy of any or all of the documents which have been incorporated herein by reference, other than exhibits to such documents (unless such exhibits are specifically incorporated by reference into such documents). Requests should be directed to M. A. Hanna Company, Suite 36-5000, 200 Public Square, Cleveland, Ohio 44114-2340, Attention: John S. Pyke, Jr., Esq., Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, telephone (216) 589-4000. THE COMPANY The Company is one of the largest independent custom compounders of rubber in the world, a leading distributor of engineered plastic sheet, rod, tube, film products, and polymer resins, a leading producer of custom formulated color and additive concentrates in North America and Europe and a leading compounder of plastics in North America in terms of pounds produced. The Company conducts its operations through various business units located in North America, Europe and Asia. The Company's executive offices are located a Suite 36-5000, 200 Public Square, Cleveland, Ohio 44114, and its telephone number is (216) 589-4000. USE OF PROCEEDS Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, the net proceeds from the sale of the Debt Securities will be used for general corporate purposes, which may include repayment of indebtedness, additions to working capital, capital expenditures and acquisitions. Further details relating to the uses of the net proceeds of any such offering will be set forth in the applicable Prospectus Supplement. 3 7 RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES The following table represents the Company's consolidated ratio of earnings to fixed charges(1) for the periods shown:
THREE MONTHS ENDED FISCAL YEAR ENDED ------------------------------ --------------------------------------- March 31, March 31, December 31, 1996 1995 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 ------------ ------------ ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 4.09 3.52 4.07 2.94 2.00 1.73 0.42 1 For the purpose of calculating the ratio of earnings to fixed charges, "earnings" consist of income from continuing operations before income taxes and fixed charges (excluding capitalized interest). "Fixed charges" consist of (i) interest on indebtedness, whether expensed or capitalized, and (ii) that portion of rental expense the Company believes to be representative of interest.
DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES The following description of the terms of the Debt Securities sets forth certain general terms and provisions of the Debt Securities to which any Prospectus Supplement may relate. The particular terms of the Debt Securities offered by any Prospectus Supplement and the extent, if any, to which such general provisions may apply to the Debt Securities so offered will be described in the Prospectus Supplement relating to such Debt Securities. Accordingly, for a description of the terms of a particular issue of Debt Securities, reference must be made to both the Prospectus Supplement relating thereto and to the following description. The Debt Securities will be general obligations of the Company and may be subordinated to "Senior Indebtedness" (as defined below) of the Company to the extent set forth in the Prospectus Supplement relating thereto. See "Description of Debt Securities -- Subordination" below. Debt Securities will be issued under an indenture (the "Indenture") between the Company and NBD Bank (the "Trustee"). A copy of the form of Indenture has been filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement filed with the Commission. The following discussion of certain provisions of the Indenture is a summary only and does not purport to be a complete description of the terms and provisions of the Indenture. Accordingly, the following discussion is qualified in its entirety by reference to the provisions of the Indenture, including the definition therein of terms used below with their initial letters capitalized. GENERAL The Indenture does not limit the aggregate principal amount of Debt Securities that can be issued thereunder. The Debt Securities may be issued in one or more series as may be authorized from time to time by the Company. Reference is made to the applicable Prospectus Supplement for the following terms of the Debt Securities of the series with respect to which such Prospectus Supplement is being delivered: (a) The title of Debt Securities of the series; (b) Any limit on the aggregate principal amount of the Debt Securities of the series that may be authenticated and delivered under the Indenture; (c) The date or dates on which the principal and premium, if any, with respect to the Debt Securities of the series are payable; 4 8 (d) The rate or rates (which may be fixed or variable) at which the Debt Securities of the series shall bear interest (if any) or the method of determining such rate or rates, the date or dates from which such interest shall accrue, the interest payment dates on which such interest shall be payable or the method by which such date will be determined, the record dates for the determination of holders thereof to whom such interest is payable (in the case of Registered Securities), and the basis upon which interest will be calculated if other than that of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months; (e) The Place or Places of Payment, if any, in addition to or instead of the corporate trust office of the Trustee where the principal, premium, if any, and interest with respect to Debt Securities of the series shall be payable; (f) The price or prices at which, the period or periods within which, and the terms and conditions upon which Debt Securities of the series may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at the option of the Company or otherwise; (g) The obligation, if any, of the Company to redeem, purchase, or repay Debt Securities of the series pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous provisions or at the option of a holder thereof and the price or prices at which, the period or periods within which, and the terms and conditions upon which Debt Securities of the series shall be redeemed, purchased, or repaid, in whole or in part, pursuant to such obligations; (h) The terms, if any, upon which the Debt Securities of the series may be convertible into or exchanged for Common Stock, Preferred Stock (which may be represented by depositary shares), other Debt Securities or warrants for Common Stock, Preferred Stock or Indebtedness or other securities of any kind of the Company or any other obligor and the terms and conditions upon which such conversion or exchange shall be effected, including the initial conversion or exchange price or rate, the conversion or exchange period and any other provision in addition to or in lieu of those described herein; (i) If other than denominations of $1,000 or any integral multiple thereof, the denominations in which Debt Securities of the series shall be issuable; (j) If the amount of principal, premium, if any, or interest with respect to the Debt Securities of the series may be determined with reference to an index or pursuant to a formula, the manner in which such amounts will be determined; (k) If the principal amount payable at the stated maturity of Debt Securities of the series will not be determinable as of any one or more dates prior to such stated maturity, the amount that will be deemed to be such principal amount as of any such date for any purpose, including the principal amount thereof that will be due and payable upon any maturity other than the stated maturity or that will be deemed to be outstanding as of any such date (or, in such case, the manner in which such deemed principal amount is to be determined), and if necessary, the manner of determining the equivalent thereof in United States currency; (l) Any changes or additions to the provisions of the Indenture dealing with defeasance, including the addition of additional covenants that may be subject to the Company's covenant defeasance option; (m) The coin or currency or currencies or units of two or more currencies in which payment of the principal and premium, if any, and interest with respect to Debt Securities of the series shall be payable; 5 9 (n) If other than the principal amount thereof, the portion of the principal amount of Debt Securities of the series which shall be payable upon declaration of acceleration or provable in bankruptcy; (o) The terms, if any, of the transfer, mortgage, pledge or assignment as security for the Debt Securities of the series of any properties, assets, moneys, proceeds, securities or other collateral, including whether certain provisions of the Trust Indenture Act are applicable and any corresponding changes to provisions of the Indenture as currently in effect; (p) Any addition to or change in the Events of Default with respect to the Debt Securities of the series and any change in the right of the Trustee or the holders to declare the principal of and interest on, such Debt Securities due and payable; (q) If the Debt Securities of the series shall be issued in whole or in part in the form of a Global Security, the terms and conditions, if any, upon which such Global Security may be exchanged in whole or in part for other individual Debt Securities in definitive registered form and the Depositary for such Global Security; (r) Any trustees, authenticating or paying agents, transfer agents or registrars; (s) The applicability of, and any addition to or change in the covenants and definitions currently set forth in the Indenture or in the terms relating to permitted consolidations, mergers, or sales of assets, including conditioning any merger, conveyance, transfer or lease permitted by the Indenture upon the satisfaction of an Indebtedness coverage standard by the Company and Successor Company; (t) The terms, if any, of any Guarantee of the payment of principal of, and premium, if any, and interest on, Debt Securities of the series and any corresponding changes to the provisions of the Indenture as currently in effect; (u) The subordination, if any, of the Debt Securities of the series pursuant to the Indenture and any changes or additions to the provisions of the Indenture relating to subordination; (v) With regard to Debt Securities of the series that do not bear interest, the dates for certain required reports to the Trustee; and (w) Any other terms of the Debt Securities of the series (which terms shall not be prohibited by the Indenture). The Prospectus Supplement will also describe any material United States federal income tax consequences or other special considerations applicable to the series of Debt Securities to which such Prospectus Supplement relates, including those applicable to (a) Debt Securities with respect to which payments of principal, premium, or interest are determined with reference to an index or formula (including changes in prices of particular securities, currencies, or commodities), (b) Debt Securities with respect to which principal, premium, or interest is payable in a foreign or composite currency, (c) Debt Securities that are issued at a discount below their stated principal amount, bearing no interest or interest at a rate that at the time of issuance is below market rates ("Original Issue Discount Debt Securities"), and (d) variable rate Debt Securities that are exchangeable for fixed rate Debt Securities. Payments of interest on Debt Securities shall be made at the corporate trust office of the Trustee or at the option of the Company by check mailed to the registered holders thereof or, if so provided in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, at the option of a holder by wire transfer to an account designated by such holder. 6 10 Unless otherwise provided in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, Debt Securities may be transferred or exchanged at the office of the Trustee at which its corporate trust business is principally administered in the United States or at the office of the Trustee or the Trustee's agent in the Borough of Manhattan, the City and State of New York, at which its corporate agency business is conducted, subject to the limitations provided in the Indenture, without the payment of any service charge, other than any tax or governmental charge payable in connection therewith. GLOBAL SECURITIES The Debt Securities of a series may be issued in whole or in part in the form of one or more fully registered global securities (a "Global Security") that will be deposited with a depositary (the "Depositary"), or with a nominee for a Depositary identified in the Prospectus Supplement relating to such series. In such case, one or more Global Securities will be issued in a denomination or aggregate denomination equal to the portion of the aggregate principal amount of outstanding registered Debt Securities of the series to be represented by such Global Security or Securities. Unless and until it is exchanged in whole or in part for Debt Securities in definitive registered form, a Global Security may not be transferred except as a whole by the Depositary for such Global Security to a nominee of such Depositary or by a nominee of such Depositary to such Depositary or another nominee of such Depositary or by such Depositary or any such nominee to a successor of such Depositary or a nominee of such successor. The specific terms of the depositary arrangement with respect to any portion of a series of Debt Securities to be represented by a Global Security will be described in the Prospectus Supplement relating to such series. The Company anticipates that the following provisions will apply to all depositary arrangements. Upon the issuance of a Global Security, the Depositary for such Global Security will credit, on its book-entry registration and transfer system, the respective principal amounts of the Debt Securities represented by such Global Security to the accounts of persons that have accounts with such Depositary ("participants"). The amounts to be credited shall be designated by any underwriters or agents participating in the distribution of such Debt Securities. Ownership of beneficial interests in a Global Security will be limited to participants or persons that may hold interest through participants. Ownership of beneficial interests in such Global Security will be shown on, and the transfer of that ownership will be effected only through, records maintained by the Depositary for such Global Security (with respect to interests of participants) or by participants or persons that hold through participants (with respect to interests of persons other than participants). So long as the Depositary for a Global Security, or its nominee, is the registered owner of such Global Security, such Depositary or such nominee, as the case may be, will be considered the sole owner or Holder of the Debt Securities represented by such Global Security for all purposes under the Indenture. Except as set forth below, owners of beneficial interests in a Global Security will not be entitled to have the Debt Securities represented by such Global Security registered in their names, will not receive or be entitled to receive physical delivery of such Debt Securities in definitive form and will not be considered the owners or Holders thereof under the Indenture. Principal, premium, if any, and interest payments on Debt Securities represented by a Global Security registered in the name of a Depositary or its nominee will be made to such Depositary or its nominee, as the case may be, as the registered owner of such Global Security. None of the Company, the Trustee or any paying agent for such Debt Securities will have any responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records relating to or payments made on account of beneficial ownership interests in such Global Securities or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to such beneficial ownership interests. The Company expects that the Depositary for any Debt Securities represented by a Global Security, upon receipt of any payment of principal, premium, or interest, will immediately credit participants' accounts with payments in amounts proportionate to their respective beneficial interests in the principal amount of such Global Security as shown on the records of such Depositary. The Company also expects that payments by participants to owners of beneficial interests in such Global Security held through such participants will be 7 11 governed by standing instructions and customary practices, as is now the case with the securities held for the accounts of customers registered in "street name", and will be the responsibility of such participants. If the Depositary for any Debt Securities represented by a Global Security is at any time unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary and a successor Depositary is not appointed by the Company within ninety days, the Company will issue such Debt Securities in definitive form in exchange for such Global Security. In addition, the Company may at any time and in its sole discretion determine not to have any of the Debt Securities of a series represented by one or more Global Securities and, in such event, will issue Debt Securities of such series in definitive form in exchange for the Global Security or Securities representing such Debt Securities. SUBORDINATION Debt Securities may be subordinated ("Subordinated Debt Securities") to senior debt to the extent set forth in the Prospectus Supplement relating thereto. Subordinated Debt Securities will be subordinate in right of payment, to the extent and in the manner set forth in the Indenture and the Prospectus Supplement relating to such Subordinated Debt Securities, to the prior payment of all Indebtedness of the Company that is designated as "Senior Indebtedness" (as defined in the Indenture) with respect to such Subordinated Debt Securities. Senior Indebtedness, with respect to any series of Subordinated Debt Securities, will consist of (a) any and all amounts payable under or with respect to the Company's "Bank Indebtedness" (defined as the Credit Agreement, dated June 30, 1994, among the Company as Borrower, and the Banks party thereto, as amended, modified, supplemented, refinanced or replaced at any time from time to time) and (b) any other indebtedness of the Company that is designated in a resolution of the Company's Board of Directors or the supplemental Indenture establishing such series as Senior Indebtedness with respect to such series. Upon any payment or distribution of assets of the Company to creditors or upon a total or partial liquidation or dissolution of the Company or in a bankruptcy, receivership, or similar proceeding relating to the Company or its property, holders of Senior Indebtedness shall be entitled to receive payment in full in cash of the Senior Indebtedness before holders of Subordinated Debt Securities shall be entitled to receive any payment of principal, premium, or interest with respect to the Subordinated Debt Securities, and until the Senior Indebtedness is paid in full, any distribution to which holders of Subordinated Debt Securities would otherwise be entitled shall be made to the holders of Senior Indebtedness (except that such holders may receive shares of stock and any debt securities that are subordinated to Senior Indebtedness to at least the same extent as the Subordinated Debt Securities). The Company may not make any payments of principal, premium, or interest with respect to Subordinated Debt Securities, make any deposit for the purpose of defeasance of such Subordinated Debt Securities, or repurchase, redeem, or otherwise retire (except, in the case of Subordinated Debt Securities that provide for a mandatory sinking fund, by the delivery of Subordinated Debt Securities by the Company to the Trustee in satisfaction of the Company's sinking fund obligation) any Subordinated Debt Securities if (a) any principal, premium, if any, or interest with respect to Senior Indebtedness is not paid within any applicable grace period (including at maturity) or (b) any other default on Senior Indebtedness occurs and the maturity of such Senior Indebtedness is accelerated in accordance with its terms, unless, in either case, the default has been cured or waived and such acceleration has been rescinded, such Senior Indebtedness has been paid in full in cash, or the Company and the Trustee receive written notice approving such payment from the representatives of each issue of "Designated Senior Indebtedness" (which will include the Bank Indebtedness and any other specified issue of Senior Indebtedness). During the continuance of any default (other than a default described in clause (a) or (b) above) with respect to any Senior Indebtedness pursuant to which the maturity thereof may be accelerated immediately without further notice (except such notice as may be required to effect such acceleration) or the expiration of any applicable grace periods, the Company may not pay the Subordinated Debt Securities for a period (the "Payment Blockage Period") commencing on the receipt by the Company and the Trustee of written notice of such default from the representative of any 8 12 Designated Senior Indebtedness specifying an election to effect a Payment Blockage Period (a "Blockage Notice"). The Payment Blockage Period may be terminated before its expiration by written notice to the Trustee and the Company from the person who gave the Blockage Notice, by repayment in full in cash of the Senior Indebtedness with respect to which the Blockage Notice was given, or because the default giving rise to the Payment Blockage Period is no longer continuing. Unless the holders of such Senior Indebtedness shall have accelerated the maturity thereof, the Company may resume payments on the Subordinated Debt Securities after the expiration of the Payment Blockage Period. Not more than one Blockage Notice may be given in any period of 360 consecutive days unless the first Blockage Notice within such 360-day period is given by or on behalf of holders of Designated Senior Indebtedness other than the Bank Indebtedness, in which case the representative of the Bank Indebtedness may give another Blockage Notice within such period. In no event, however, may the total number of days during which any Payment Blockage Period or Periods is in effect exceed 179 days in the aggregate during any period of 360 consecutive days. After all Senior Indebtedness is paid in full and until the Subordinated Debt Securities are paid in full, holders of the Subordinated Debt Securities shall be subrogated to the rights of holders of Senior Indebtedness to receive distributions applicable to Senior Indebtedness. By reason of such subordination, in the event of insolvency, creditors of the Company who are holders of Senior Indebtedness, as well as certain general creditors of the Company, may recover more, ratably, than the holders of the Subordinated Debt Securities. EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES The following events are defined in the Indenture as "Events of Default" with respect to a series of Debt Securities: (a) Default in the payment of any installment of interest on any Debt Securities of that series as and when the same shall become due and payable (whether or not, in the case of Subordinated Debt Securities, such payment shall be prohibited by reason of the subordination provision described above) and continuance of such default for a period of 30 days; (b) Default in the payment of principal or premium with respect to any Debt Securities of that series as and when the same become due and payable, whether at maturity, upon redemption, by declaration, upon required repurchase, or otherwise (whether or not, in the case of Subordinated Debt Securities, such payment shall be prohibited by reason of the subordination provision described above); (c) Default in the payment of any sinking fund payment with respect to any Debt Securities of that series as and when the same shall become due and payable; (d) Failure on the part of the Company to comply with the provisions of the Indenture relating to consolidations, mergers and sales of assets; (e) Failure on the part of the Company duly to observe or perform any other of the covenants or agreements on the part of the Company in the Debt Securities of that series, in any resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company authorizing the issuance of that series of Debt Securities, in the Indenture with respect to such series, or in any supplemental Indenture with respect to such series (other than a covenant or agreement a default in the performance of which is otherwise specifically dealt with) continuing for a period of 60 days after the date on which written notice specifying such failure and requiring the Company to remedy the same shall have been given to the Company by the Trustee or to the Company and the Trustee by the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Debt Securities of that series at the time outstanding; (f) Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company is not paid within any applicable grace period after final maturity or is accelerated by the holders thereof because of a default, the total amount of such indebtedness unpaid or accelerated exceeds $30 million or the United States dollar 9 13 equivalent thereof at the time, and such default remains uncured or such acceleration is not rescinded for 10 days after the date on which written notice specifying such failure and requiring the Company to remedy the same shall have been given to the Company by the Trustee or to the Company and the Trustee by the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Debt Securities of that series at the time outstanding; (g) The Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall (1) voluntarily commence any proceeding or file any petition seeking relief under the United States Bankruptcy Code or other federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency, or similar law, (2) consent to the institution of, or fail to controvert within the time and in the manner prescribed by law, any such proceeding of the filing of any such petition, (3) apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, or similar official for the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary or for a substantial part of its property, (4) file an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any such proceeding, (5) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, (6) admit in writing its inability or fail generally to pay its debts as they become due, (7) take corporate action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing, or (8) take any comparable action under any foreign laws relating to insolvency; (h) The entry of an order or decree by a court having competent jurisdiction for (1) relief with respect to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or a substantial part of any of their property under the United States Bankruptcy Code or any other federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency, or similar law, (2) the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, or similar official for the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary or for a substantial part of any of their property (except any decree or order appointing such official of any Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to a plan under which the assets and operations of such Restricted Subsidiary are transferred to or combined with another Restricted Subsidiary or Subsidiary of the Company or to the Company), or (3) the winding-up or liquidation of the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary (except any decree or order approving or ordering the winding-up or liquidation of the affairs of a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to a plan under which the assets and operations of such Restricted Subsidiary are transferred to or combined with another Restricted Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the Company or to the Company), and such order or decree shall continue unstayed and in effect for 60 consecutive days, or any similar relief is granted under any foreign laws and the order or decree stays in effect for 60 consecutive days; or (i) Any other Event of Default provided under the terms of the Debt Securities of that series. An Event of Default with respect to one series of Debt Securities is not necessarily an Event of Default for another series. If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing with respect to any series of Debt Securities, unless the principal and interest with respect to all the Debt Securities of such series shall have already become due and payable, either the Trustee or the holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Debt Securities of such series then outstanding may declare the principal of (or, if Original Issue Discount Debt Securities, such portion of the principal amount as may be specified in such series) and interest on all the Debt Securities of such series due and payable immediately. If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee shall be entitled and empowered to institute any action or proceeding for the collection of the sums so due and unpaid or to enforce the performance of any provision of the Debt Securities of the affected series or the Indenture, to prosecute any such action or proceeding to judgment or final decree, and to enforce any such judgment or final decree against the Company or any other obligor on the Debt Securities of such series. In addition, if there shall be pending proceedings for the bankruptcy or reorganization of the Company or any other obligor on the Debt Securities, or if a receiver, trustee, or similar official shall have been appointed for its property, the Trustee shall be entitled and empowered to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of principal, premium and interest (or, in the case of Original Issue Discount Debt Securities, such portion of the 10 14 principal amount as may be specified in the terms of such series) owing and unpaid with respect to the Debt Securities. No holder of any Debt Securities of any series shall have any right to institute any action or proceeding upon or under or with respect to the Indenture, for the appointment of a receiver or trustee, or for any other remedy, unless (a) such holder previously shall have given to the Trustee written notice of an Event of Default with respect to Debt Securities of that series and of the continuance thereof, (b) the holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Debt Securities of that series shall have made written request to the Trustee to institute such action or proceeding with respect to such Event of Default and shall have offered to the Trustee such reasonable indemnity as it may require against the costs, expenses, and liabilities to be incurred therein or thereby, and (c) the Trustee, for 60 days after its receipt of such notice, request, and offer of indemnity shall have failed to institute such action or proceeding and no direction inconsistent with such written request shall have been given to the Trustee pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture. Prior to the acceleration of the maturity of the Debt Securities of any series, the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Debt Securities of that series at the time outstanding may, on behalf of the holders of all Debt Securities of that series, waive any past default or Event of Default and its consequences for that series, except (a) a default in the payment of the principal, premium, or interest with respect to such Debt Securities or (b) a default with respect to a provision of the Indenture that cannot be amended without the consent of each holder affected thereby. In case of any such waiver, such default shall cease to exist, any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured for all purposes, and the Company, the Trustee and the holders of the Debt Securities of that series shall be restored to their former positions and rights under the Indenture. The Trustee shall, within 90 days after the occurrence of a default known to it with respect to a series of Debt Securities, give to the holders of the Debt Securities of such series notice of all uncured defaults with respect to such series known to it, unless such defaults shall have been cured or waived before the giving of such notice; provided, however, that except in the case of default in the payment of principal, premium, or interest with respect to the Debt Securities of such series or in the making of any sinking fund payment with respect to the Debt Securities of such series, the Trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if it in good faith determines that the withholding of such notice is in the interest of the holders of such Debt Securities. MODIFICATION OF THE INDENTURE The Company and the Trustee may enter into supplemental indentures without the consent of the holders of Debt Securities issued under the Indenture for one or more of the following purposes: (a) To evidence the succession of another person to the Company pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture relating to consolidations, mergers, and sales of assets and the assumption by such successor of the covenants, agreements, and obligations of the Company in the Indenture and in the Debt Securities; (b) To surrender any right or power conferred upon the Company by the Indenture, to add to the covenants of the Company such further covenants, restrictions, conditions, or provisions for the protection of the holders of all or any series of Debt Securities as the Board of Directors of the Company shall consider to be for the protection of the holders of such Debt Securities, and to make the occurrence, or the occurrence and continuance of a default in any of such additional covenants, restrictions, conditions, or provisions, a default or an Event of Default under the Indenture (provided, however, that with respect to any such additional covenant, restriction, condition, or provision, such supplemental indenture may provide for a period of grace after default, which may be shorter or longer than that allowed in the case of other defaults, may provide for an immediate enforcement upon such default, may limit the remedies available to the Trustee upon such default, or may limit the right of holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of any or all series of Debt Securities to waive such default); 11 15 (c) To cure any ambiguity or to correct or supplement any provision contained in the Indenture, in any supplemental indenture, or in any Debt Securities that may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision contained therein, to convey, transfer, assign, mortgage, or pledge any property to or with the Trustee, or to make such other provisions in regard to matters or questions arising under the Indenture as shall not adversely affect the interests of any holders of Debt Securities of any series; (d) To modify or amend the Indenture in such a manner as to permit the qualification of the Indenture or any supplemental Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act as then in effect; (e) To add or change any of the provisions of the Indenture to change or eliminate any restriction on the payment of principal or premium with respect to Debt Securities so long as any such action does not adversely affect the interest of the holders of Debt Securities in any material respect or permit or facilitate the issuance of Debt Securities of any series in uncertificated form; (f) To comply with the provisions of the Indenture relating to consolidations, mergers, and sales of assets; (g) In the case of Subordinated Debt Securities, to make any change in the provisions of the Indenture relating to subordination that would limit or terminate the benefits available to any holder of Senior Indebtedness under such provisions (but only if such holder of Senior Indebtedness consents to such change); (h) To add guarantees with respect to the Debt Securities or to secure the Debt Securities; (i) To make any change that does not adversely affect the rights of any holder; (j) To add to, change, or eliminate any of the provisions of the Indenture with respect to one or more series of Debt Securities, so long as any such addition, change, or elimination not otherwise permitted under the Indenture shall (1) neither apply to any Debt Securities of any series created prior to the execution of such supplemental Indenture and entitled to the benefit of such provision nor modify the rights of the Holders of any such Debt Security with respect to such provision or (2) become effective only when there is no such Debt Security outstanding; (k) To evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment by a successor or separate Trustee with respect to the Debt Securities of one or more series and to add to or change any of the provisions of the Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the Indenture by more than one Trustee; and (l) To establish the form or terms of Debt Securities of any series, as described under "Description of Debt Securities -- General" above. With the consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Debt Securities of each series affected thereby, the Company and the Trustee may from time to time and at any time enter into a supplemental Indenture for the purpose of adding any provisions to, changing in any manner, or eliminating any of the provisions of the Indenture or of any supplemental Indenture or modifying in any manner the rights of the holder of the Debt Securities of such series; provided, however, that without the consent of the holders of each Debt Security so affected, no such supplemental Indenture shall (a) reduce the percentage in principal amount of Debt Securities of any series whose holders must consent to an amendment, (b) reduce the rate of or extend the time for payment of interest on any Debt Security, (c) reduce the principal of or extend the stated maturity of any Debt Security, (d) reduce the premium payable upon the redemption of any Debt Security or change the time at which any Debt Security may or shall be redeemed, (e) make any Debt Security payable in a currency other than that stated in the Debt Security, (f) in the case of any Subordinated Debt Security, make any change in the 12 16 provisions of the Indenture relating to subordination that adversely affects the rights of any holder under such provisions, (g) release any security that may have been granted with respect to the Debt Securities, or (h) make any change in the provisions of the Indenture relating to waivers of defaults or amendments that require unanimous consent. CERTAIN COVENANTS Limitation on Liens. The Company may not, and may not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create or permit to exist any Lien on any Principal Property, whether owned on the date of issuance of the Debt Securities or thereafter acquired, securing any obligation unless the Company contemporaneously secures the Debt Securities equally and ratably with (or prior to) such obligation. The preceding sentence will not require the Company to secure the Debt Securities if the Lien consists of the following: (i) Permitted Liens; or (ii) Liens securing Indebtedness if, after giving pro forma effect to the Incurrence of such Indebtedness (and the receipt and application of the proceeds thereof) or the securing of outstanding Indebtedness, the sum of (without duplication) (A) all Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries secured by Liens on Principal Property (other than Permitted Liens) and (B) all Attributable Indebtedness in respect of Sale/Leaseback Transactions with respect to any Principal Property, at the time of determination does not exceed 10% of the total consolidated stockholders' equity of the Company as shown on the audited consolidated balance sheet contained in the latest annual report to stockholders of the Company. Limitation on Sale/Leaseback Transactions. The Company may not, and may not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, enter into any Sale/Leaseback Transaction with respect to any Principal Property unless (i) the Company or such Subsidiary would be entitled to create a Lien on such Principal Property securing Indebtedness in an amount equal to the Attributable Indebtedness with respect to such Sale/Leaseback Transaction without securing the Debt Securities pursuant to the covenant described in "Limitation on Liens" above or (ii) the Company, within six months from the effective date of such Sale/Leaseback Transaction, applies to the voluntary defeasance or retirement (excluding retirements of Debt Securities or other Indebtedness ranking pari passu with the Debt Securities as a result of conversions or pursuant to mandatory sinking fund or mandatory prepayment provisions or by payment at maturity) of Debt Securities or other Indebtedness ranking pari passu with the Debt Securities an amount equal to the Attributable Indebtedness in respect of such Sale/Leaseback Transaction. Certain Definitions. The following definitions, among others, are used in the Indenture. Many of the definitions of terms used in the Indenture have been negotiated specifically for the purposes of inclusion in the Indenture and may not be consistent with the manner in which such terms are defined in other contexts. Prospective purchasers of Debt Securities are encouraged to read each of the following definitions carefully and to consider such definitions in the context in which they are used in the Indenture. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined have the meanings assigned thereto in the Indenture. "Attributable Indebtedness" in respect of a Sale/ Leaseback Transaction means, as of the time of determination, (i) if the obligation in respect of such Sale/Leaseback Transaction is a Capitalized Lease Obligation, the amount of such obligation determined in accordance with GAAP and included in the financial statements of the lessee or (ii) if the obligation in respect of such Sale/Leaseback Transaction is not a Capitalized Lease Obligation, the total Net Amount of Rent required to be paid by the lessee under such lease during the remaining term thereof (including any period for which the lease has been extended), discounted from the respective due dates thereof to such determination date at the rate per annum borne by the Debt Securities compounded semi-annually. "Capitalized Lease Obligation" means an obligation that is required to be classified and accounted for as a capitalized lease for financial reporting purposes in accordance with GAAP; and the amount of Indebtedness represented by such obligation shall be the capitalized amount of such obligation determined in accordance with GAAP; and the Stated Maturity thereof shall be the date of the last payment 13 17 of rent or any other amount due under such lease prior to the first date upon which such lease may be terminated by the lessee without payment of a penalty. "Currency Exchange Protection Agreement" means, in respect of any Person, any foreign exchange contract, currency swap agreement, currency option or other similar agreement or arrangement designed to protect such Person against fluctuations in currency exchange rates. "Disqualified Stock" of a Person means Redeemable Stock of such Person as to which the maturity, mandatory redemption, conversion or exchange or redemption at the option of the holder thereof occurs, or may occur, on or prior to the first anniversary of the Stated Maturity of the Debt Securities. "GAAP" means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States as in effect as of the date on which the Debt Securities of the applicable series are issued, including those set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by such other entity as approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession. All ratios and computations based on GAAP contained in this Indenture shall be computed in conformity with GAAP consistently applied. "Government Contract Lien" means any Lien required by any contract, statute, regulation or order in order to permit the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to perform any contract or subcontract made by it with or at the request of the United States or any State thereof or any department, agency or instrumentality of either or to secure partial, progress, advance or other payments by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to the United States or any State thereof or any department agency or instrumentality of either pursuant to the provisions of any contract, statute, regulation or order. "Hedging Obligations" of any Person means the obligations of such Person pursuant to any Interest Rate Protection Agreement, Currency Exchange Protection Agreement or Commodity Price Protection Agreement or other similar agreement. "Indebtedness" means, with respect to any Person on any date of determination (without duplication), (i) the principal of Indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money; (ii) the principal of obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments; (iii) all Capitalized Lease Obligations of such Person; (iv) all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred and unpaid purchase price of property or services (except Trade Payables); (v) all obligations of such Person in respect of letters of credit, banker's acceptances or other similar instruments or credit transactions (including reimbursement obligations with respect thereto), other than obligations with respect to letters of credit securing obligations (other than obligations described in (i) through (iv) above) entered into in the ordinary course of business of such Person to the extent such letters of credit are not drawn upon or, if and to the extent drawn upon, such drawing is reimbursed no later than the third business day following receipt by such Person of a demand for reimbursement following payment on the letter of credit; (vi) the amount of all obligations of such Person with respect to the redemption, repayment or other repurchase of any Disqualified Stock (but excluding, in each case, any accrued dividends); 14 18 (vii) all Indebtedness of other Persons secured by a Lien on any asset of such Person, whether or not such Indebtedness is assumed by such Person; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the amount of such Indebtedness shall be the lesser of (A) the fair market value of such asset at such date of determination and (B) the amount of such Indebtedness of such other Persons; and (viii) all Indebtedness of other Persons to the extent Guaranteed by such Person. For purposes of this definition, the maximum fixed redemption, repayment or repurchase price of any Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock that does not have a fixed redemption, repayment or repurchase price shall be calculated in accordance with the terms of such Stock as if such Stock were redeemed, repaid or repurchased on any date on which Indebtedness shall be required to be determined pursuant to this Indenture; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if such Stock is not then permitted to be redeemed, repaid or repurchased, the redemption, repayment or repurchase price shall be the book value of such Stock as reflected in the most recent financial statements of such Person. The amount of Indebtedness of any Person at any date shall be the outstanding balance at such date of all unconditional obligations as described above and the maximum liability, upon the occurrence of the contingency giving rise to the obligation, of any contingent obligations at such date. "Interest Rate Protection Agreement" means, in respect of any Person, any interest rate swap agreement, interest rate option agreement, interest rate cap agreement, interest rate collar agreement, interest rate floor agreement or other similar agreement or arrangement designed to protect such Person against fluctuations in interest rates. "Lien" means any mortgage, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, lien or charge of any kind (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement or lease in the nature thereof). "Net Amount of Rent" as to any lease for any period means the aggregate amount of rent payable by the lessee with respect to such period after excluding amounts required to be paid on account of maintenance and repairs, insurance, taxes, assessments, water rates and similar charges. In the case of any lease that is terminable by the lessee upon the payment of a penalty, such net amount shall also include the amount of such penalty, but no rent shall be considered as payable under such lease subsequent to the first date upon which it may be so terminated. "Permitted Liens" means, with respect to any Person, (a) pledges or deposits by such Person under worker's compensation laws, unemployment insurance laws, social security laws or similar legislation, or good faith deposits in connection with bids, tenders, contracts (other than for the payment of Indebtedness) or leases to which such Person is a party, or deposits to secure public or statutory obligations of such Person or deposits of cash or bonds to secure performance, surety or appeal bonds to which such Person is a party or which are otherwise required of such Person, or deposits as security for contested taxes or import duties or for the payment of rent or other obligations of like nature, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business; (b) Liens imposed by law, such as carriers', warehousemen's, laborers', materialmen's, landlords', vendors', workmen's, operators', factors and mechanics liens, in each case for sums not yet due or being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings; (c) Liens for taxes, assessments and other governmental charges or levies not yet delinquent or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings; (d) survey exceptions, encumbrances, easements or reservations of or with respect to, or rights of others for or with respect to, licenses, rights-of-way, sewers, electric and other utility lines and usages, telegraph and telephone lines, pipelines, surface use, operation of equipment, permits, servitudes and other similar matters, or zoning or other restrictions as to the use of real property or Liens incidental to the conduct of the business of such Person or to the ownership of its properties which were not Incurred in connection with Indebtedness and which do not in the aggregate materially adversely affect the value of said properties or materially impair their use in the operation of the business of such Person; (e) Liens existing on or provided for under the terms of agreements existing on the Issue Date (including, without limitation, under the Credit Agreement); (f) Liens on property at the time the Company or any of its Subsidiaries acquired the property or the entity owning such property, including any acquisition by means of a merger or 15 19 consolidation with or into the Company; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that any such Lien may not extend to any other property owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (g) Liens securing a Hedging Obligation so long as such Hedging Obligation is of the type customarily entered into for the purpose of limiting risk; (h) Purchase Money Liens; (i) Liens securing only Indebtedness of a Subsidiary of the Company to the Company or one or more wholly owned Subsidiaries of the Company; (j) Liens on any property to secure Indebtedness Incurred in connection with the construction, installation or financing of pollution control or abatement facilities or other forms of industrial revenue bond financing or Indebtedness issued or Guaranteed by the United States, any state or any department, agency or instrumentality thereof; (k) Government Contract Liens; (l) Liens securing Indebtedness of joint ventures in which the Company or a Subsidiary has an interest to the extent such Liens are on property or assets of, such joint ventures; (m) Liens resulting from the deposit of funds or evidences of Indebtedness in trust for the purpose of defeasing Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (n) legal or equitable encumbrances deemed to exist by reason of negative pledges or the existence of any litigation or other legal proceeding and any related lis pendens filing (excluding any attachment prior to judgment lien or attachment lien in aid of execution on a judgment); (o) any attachment Lien being contested in good faith and by proceedings promptly initiated and diligently conducted, unless the attachment giving rise thereto will not, within sixty days after the entry thereof, have been discharged or fully bonded or will not have been discharged within sixty days after the termination of any such bond; (p) any judgment Lien, unless the judgment it secures will not, within sixty days after the entry thereof, have been discharged or execution thereof stayed pending appeal, or will not have been discharged within sixty days after the expiration of any such stay; (q) Liens to banks arising from the issuance of letters of credit issued by such banks ("issuing banks") on the following: (i) any and all shipping documents, warehouse receipts, policies or certificates of insurance and other document accompanying or relative to drafts drawn under any credit, and any draft drawn thereunder (whether or not such documents, goods or other property be released to or upon the order of the Company or any Subsidiary under a security agreement or trust or bailee receipt or otherwise), and the proceeds of each and all of the foregoing; (ii) the balance of every deposit account, now or at the time hereafter existing, of the Company or any Subsidiary with the issuing banks, and any other claims of the Company or any Subsidiary against the issuing banks; and all property claims and demands and all rights and interests therein of the Company or any Subsidiary and all evidences thereof and all proceeds thereof which have been or at any time will be delivered to or otherwise come into the issuing bank's possession, custody or control, or into the possession, custody or control of any bailee for the issuing bank or of any of its agents or correspondents for the account of the issuing bank, for any purpose, whether or not the express purpose of being used by the issuing bank as collateral security or for the safekeeping or for any other or different purpose, the issuing bank being deemed to have possession or control of all of such property actually in transit to or from or set apart for the issuing bank, any bailee for the issuing bank or any of its correspondents for other acting in its behalf, it being understood that the receipt at any time by the issuing bank, or any of its bailees, agents or correspondents, or other security, of whatever nature, including cash, will not be deemed a waiver of any of the issuing bank's rights or power hereunder; (iii) all property shipped under or pursuant to or in connection with any credit or drafts drawn thereunder or in any way related thereto, and all proceeds thereof; (iv) all additions to and substitutions for any of the property enumerated above in this subsection; (r) rights of a common owner of any interest in property held by such Person; (s) any defects, irregularities or deficiencies in title to easements, rights-of-way or other properties which do not in the aggregate materially adversely affect the value of such properties or materially impair their use in the operation of the business of such Person; and (t) Liens to secure any refinancing, refunding, extension, renewal or replacement (or successive refinancings, refundings, extensions, renewals or replacements), as a whole, or in part, of any indebtedness secured by any Lien referred to in the foregoing clauses (e) through (l); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that (i) such new Lien shall be limited to all or part of the same property that secured the original Lien (plus improvements on such property) and (ii) the Indebtedness secured by such Lien at such time is not increased to any amount greater than the sum of (A) the outstanding principal amount or, if greater, committed amount of the indebtedness described under clauses (e) through (l) at the time the original Lien became a Permitted Lien under this Indenture and (B) an amount necessary to pay any fees and expenses, including premiums, related to such refinancing, refunding, extension, renewal or replacement. 16 20 "Person" means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, limited liability company, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, government or any agency or political subdivision thereof or any other entity. "Principal Property" means any single manufacturing plant or other similar facility or warehouse, owned or leased by the Company or any Subsidiary, which is located within the United States and at which in excess of 5% of the Company's consolidated annual revenue is generated. "Purchase Money Lien" means a Lien on property securing Indebtedness Incurred by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to provide funds for all or any portion of the cost of acquiring, constructing, altering, expanding, improving or repairing such property or assets used in connection with such property. "Redeemable Stock" means, with respect to any Person, any Capital Stock which by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable) or upon the happening of any event (i) matures or is mandatorily redeemable pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, (ii) is convertible or exchangeable for Indebtedness (other than Preferred Stock) or Disqualified Stock or (iii) is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part. "Sale/Leaseback Transaction" means an arrangement relating to property owned on the Issue Date or thereafter acquired whereby the Company or any of its Subsidiaries transfers such property to a Person and the Company or any of its Subsidiaries leases it from such Person. "Subsidiary" of any Person means any corporation, association, partnership or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of Capital Stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by (i) such Person, (ii) such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person or (iii) one or more Subsidiaries of such Person. CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, AND SALE OF ASSETS The Company may not consolidate with or merge with or into any person, or convey, transfer, or lease all or substantially all of its assets, unless the following conditions have been satisfied: (a) Either (1) the Company shall be the continuing person in the case of a merger or (2) the resulting, surviving, or transferee person, if other than the Company (the "Successor Company"), shall be a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the United States, any State, or the District of Columbia and shall expressly assume all of the obligations of the Company under the Debt Securities and the Indenture; (b) Immediately after giving effect to such transaction (and treating any Indebtedness that becomes an obligation of the Successor Company or any subsidiary of the Company as a result of such transaction as having been incurred by the Successor Company or such subsidiary at the time of such transaction), no Default or Event of Default would occur or be continuing; and (c) The Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an officers' certificate and an opinion of counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger, or transfer complies with the Indenture. 17 21 SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE OF THE INDENTURE; DEFEASANCE The Indenture shall generally cease to be of any further effect with respect to a series of Debt Securities if (a) the Company has delivered to the Trustee for cancellation all Debt Securities of such series (with certain limited exceptions) or (b) all Debt Securities of such series not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation shall have become due and payable, or are by their terms to become due and payable within one year or are to be called for redemption within one year, and the Company shall have deposited with the Trustee as trust funds the entire amount in the currency in which the Debt Securities are denominated sufficient to pay at maturity or upon redemption all such Debt Securities (and if, in either case, the Company shall also pay or cause to be paid all other sums payable under the Indenture by the Company). In addition, the Company shall have a "legal defeasance option" (pursuant to which it may terminate, with respect to the Debt Securities of the particular series, all of its obligations under such Debt Securities and the Indenture with respect to such Debt Securities) and "covenant defeasance option" (pursuant to which it may terminate, with respect to the Debt Securities of a particular series, its obligations with respect to such Debt Securities under certain specified covenants contained in the Indenture). If the Company exercises its legal defeasance option with respect to a series of Debt Securities, payment of such Debt Securities may not be accelerated because of an Event of Default. If the Company exercises its covenant defeasance option with respect to a series of Debt Securities, payment of such Debt Securities may not be accelerated because of an Event of Default related to the specified covenants. The Company may exercise its legal defeasance option or its covenant defeasance option with respect to the Debt Securities of a series only if (a) the Company irrevocably deposits in trust with the Trustee cash or U.S. Government Obligations (as defined in the Indenture) for the payment of principal, premium, and interest with respect to such Debt Securities to maturity or redemption, as the case may be, (b) the Company delivers to the Trustee a certificate from a nationally recognized firm of independent accountants expressing their opinion that the payment of principal and interest when due and without reinvestment on the deposited U.S. Government Obligations plus any deposited money without investment will provide cash at such times and in such amounts as will be sufficient to pay the principal, premium, and interest when due with respect to all the Debt Securities of such series to maturity or redemption, as the case may be, (c) 91 days pass after the deposit is made and during the 91-day period no default described in clause (g) or (h) under "Description of Debt Securities - Events of Default and Remedies" above with respect to the Company occurs that is continuing at the end of such period, (d) no Default has occurred and is continuing on the date of such deposit and after giving effect thereto, (e) the deposit does not constitute a default under any other agreement binding on the Company, and, in the case of Subordinated Debt Securities, is not prohibited by the provisions of the Indenture relating to subordination, (f) the Company delivers to the Trustee an opinion of counsel to the effect that the trust resulting from the deposit does not constitute, or is qualified as, a regulated investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, (g) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an opinion of counsel addressing certain federal income tax matters relating to the defeasance, and (h) the Company delivers to the Trustee an officer's certificate and an opinion of counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent to the defeasance and discharge of the Debt Securities of such series as contemplated by the Indenture have been complied with. The Trustee shall hold in trust cash or U.S. Government Obligations deposited with it as described above and shall apply the deposited cash and the proceeds from deposited U.S. Government Obligations to the payment of principal, premium, and interest with respect to the Debt Securities of the defeased series. In the case of Subordinated Debt Securities, the money and U.S. Government Obligations so held in trust will not be subject to the subordination provisions of the Indenture. THE TRUSTEE The Company may maintain banking and other commercial relationships with the Trustee and its affiliates in the ordinary course of business and the Trustee may own Debt Securities. 18 22 PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION The Company may sell the Debt Securities in the following ways: (i) through agents; (ii) through underwriters; (iii) through dealers; and (iv) directly to purchasers. Offers to purchase the Debt Securities may be solicited by agents designated by the Company from time to time. Any such agent, who may be deemed to be an underwriter as that term is defined in the Securities Act, involved in the offer or sale of the Debt Securities in respect of which this Prospectus is delivered will be named, and any commissions payable by the Company to such agent set forth, in the Prospectus Supplement. Unless otherwise indicated in the Prospectus Supplement, any such agent will be acting on the best efforts basis for the period of its appointment. If any underwriters are utilized in the sale, the Company will enter into an underwriting agreement with such underwriters at the time of sale to them and the names of the underwriters and the terms of the transaction will be set forth in the Prospectus Supplement, which will be used by the underwriters to make resales to the public of the Debt Securities in respect of which this Prospectus is delivered. If a dealer is utilized in the sale of the Debt Securities in respect of which the Prospectus is delivered, the Company will sell such Debt Securities to the dealer, as principal. The Dealer may then resell such Debt Securities to the public at varying prices to be determined by such dealer at the time of resale. Agents, dealers and underwriters may be entitled under agreements entered into with the Company to indemnification by the Company against certain civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, or to contribution with respect to payments which such agents, dealers or underwriters may be required to make in respect thereof. Agents, dealers and underwriters may be customers of, engage in transactions with, or perform services for the Company in the ordinary course of business. If so indicated in the Prospectus Supplement, the Company will authorize agents and underwriters or dealers to solicit offers by certain purchasers to purchase the Debt Securities from the Company at the public offering price set forth in the Prospectus Supplement pursuant to delayed delivery contracts providing for payment and delivery on a specified date in the future. Such contracts will be subject to only those conditions set forth in the Prospectus Supplement, and the Prospectus Supplement will set forth the commission payable for solicitation of such offers. LEGAL MATTERS The validity of the Debt Securities offered hereby will be passed upon for the Company by Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, Cleveland, Ohio, and for any underwriters or agents by Cravath, Swaine & Moore, New York, New York. 19 23 EXPERTS The consolidated financial statements incorporated in this Prospectus by reference to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1995, have been so incorporated in reliance on the report of Price Waterhouse LLP, independent accountants, given on the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing. The consolidated financial statements and schedule of the Company for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 1994, appearing in or incorporated by reference in the Company's Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 1995, as amended, have been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, independent auditors, as set forth in their report thereon included therein and incorporated herein by reference. Such consolidated financial statements and schedule are incorporated herein by reference in reliance upon such report given upon authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing. 20 24 PART II INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS ITEM 14. OTHER EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION. The following table sets forth the estimated (except for the Commission registration fee) fees and expenses payable by the Company in connection with the sale and distribution of the securities registered hereby other than underwriting discounts and commissions: Commission registration fee $ 103,448.28 Printing and engraving costs 50,000.00 Accounting fees and expenses 50,000.00 Trustee fees and expenses 20,000.00 Legal fees and expenses (not including Blue Sky) 40,000.00 Blue Sky fees and expenses 15,000.00 Rating Agencies' fees 150,000.00 Miscellaneous expenses 21,551.72 ------------- Total $ 450,000.00 =============
ITEM 15. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS. Article FOURTEENTH of the Registrant's Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides as follows: FOURTEENTH: Each person who is or was or had agreed to become a Director or officer of the Corporation, or each such person who is or was serving or had agreed to serve at the request of the Board of Directors or an officer of the Corporation as an employee or agent of the Corporation or as a Director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise (including the heirs, executors, administrators or estate of such person), shall be indemnified by the Corporation to the full extent permitted by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware or any other applicable laws as presently or hereafter in effect. Without limiting the generality or effect of the foregoing, the Corporation may enter into on or more agreements with any person which provide for indemnification greater or different than that provided in this Article. No amendment to or repeal of this Article FOURTEENTH shall apply to or have hereunder for or with respect to claims asserted before or after such amendment or repeal arising from acts or omissions occurring in whole or in part before the effective date of such amendment or repeal. The Company carries directors' and officers' liability insurance that covers certain liabilities and expenses of the Company's directors and officers. Reference is also made to the indemnification provisions in the form of Underwriting Agreement filed as exhibit 1.1 to this Registration Statement and to the undertaking "(c)" in Item 17 of this Registration Statement. II-1 25 ITEM 16. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES. (a) Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed herewith and made a part hereof: Exhibit Description of Exhibit Number ---------------------- 1.1 Form of Underwriting Agreement. 4.1 Form of Indenture between the Company and NBD Bank, as Trustee, relating to the Debt Securities. 5.1 Opinion of Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue as to the validity of the securities being offered. 12.1 Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges. 23.1 Consent of Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue (included in Exhibit 5.1). 23.2 Consent of Price Waterhouse LLP. 23.3 Consent of Ernst & Young LLP. 24.1 Powers of Attorney. 25.1 Statement of Eligibility of NBD Bank under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 on Form T-1 relating to the Indenture. ITEM 17. UNDERTAKINGS. (a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes: (1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement: (i) To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933; (ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. (iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement; provided, however, that the undertakings set forth in paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) above do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic 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 this registration statement. (2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. II-2 26 (3) To remove from registration by means of post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering. (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 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 that: (1) For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this registration statement as of the time it was declared effective. (2) For the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. II-3 27 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on June 12, 1996. M. A. HANNA COMPANY By: /s/ John S. Pyke, Jr. ------------------------------------------ John S. Pyke, Jr. Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
SIGNATURE TITLE DATE - --------- ----- ---- * MARTIN D. WALKER Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive June 12, 1996 - ------------------------------------------------ Officer and Director Martin D. Walker (Principal Executive Officer) * DOUGLAS J. McGREGOR President, Chief Operating Officer and June 12, 1996 - ------------------------------------------------ Director Douglas J. McGregor * MICHAEL S. DUFFEY Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and June 12, 1996 - ------------------------------------------------ Treasurer Michael S. Duffey (Principal Financial Officer) * THOMAS E. LINDSEY Controller June 12, 1996 - ------------------------------------------------ (Principal Accounting Officer) Thomas E. Lindsey * B. CHARLES AMES Director June 12, 1996 - ------------------------------------------------ B. Charles Ames * DR. CAROL A. CARTWRIGHT Director June 12, 1996 - ------------------------------------------------ Dr. Carol A. Cartwright * WAYNE R. EMBRY Director June 12, 1996 - ------------------------------------------------ Wayne R. Embry
II-4 28 * J. TREVOR EYTON Director June 12, 1996 - ------------------------------------------------ J. Trevor Eyton * GEORGE D. KIRKHAM Director June 12, 1996 - ------------------------------------------------ George D. Kirkham * MARVIN L. MANN Director June 12, 1996 - ------------------------------------------------ Marvin L. Mann * RICHARD W. POGUE Director June 12, 1996 - ------------------------------------------------ Richard W. Pogue * The undersigned, by signing his name hereto, does hereby sign and execute this Registration Statement pursuant to the Powers of Attorney executed by the above-named officers and directors of the Registrant and which have been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on behalf of such officers and directors.
/s/ John S. Pyke, Jr. June 12, 1996 - -------------------------------------------------- John S. Pyke, Jr., Attorney-in-Fact II-5 29 EXHIBIT INDEX EXHIBIT EXHIBIT NUMBER DESCRIPTION - ------- ----------- 1.1 Form of Underwriting Agreement. 4.1 Form of Indenture between the Company and NBD Bank, as Trustee, relating to the Debt Securities. 5.1 Opinion of Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue as to the validity of the securities being offered. 12.1 Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges. 23.1 Consent of Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue (included in Exhibit 5.1). 23.2 Consent of Price Waterhouse LLP. 23.3 Consent of Ernst & Young LLP. 24.1 Powers of Attorney. 25.1 Statement of Eligibility of NBD Bank under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 on Form T-1 relating to the Indenture. II-6 EX-1.1 2 EXHIBIT 1.1 1 Exhibit 1.1 M. A. Hanna Company Underwriting Agreement [Date] New York, New York To the Representatives named in Schedule I hereto of the Under- writers named in Schedule II hereto Dear Sirs: M. A. Hanna Company, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), proposes to sell to the underwriters named in Schedule II hereto (the "Underwriters"), for whom you (the "Representatives") are acting as representatives, the principal amount of its securities identified in Schedule I hereto (the "Securities"), to be issued under an indenture (the "Indenture") dated as of , 1996, between the Company and , as trustee (the "Trustee"). If the firm or firms listed in Schedule II hereto include only the firm or firms listed in Schedule I hereto, then the terms "Underwriters" and "Representatives", as used herein, shall each be deemed to refer to such firm or firms. 1. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. The Company represents and warrants to, and agrees with, each Under- writer as set forth below in this Section 1. Certain terms used in this Section 1 are defined in paragraph (c) hereof. (a) If the offering of the Securities is a Delayed Offering (as specified in Schedule I hereto), paragraph (i) below is applicable and, if the offering 2 2 of the Securities is a Non-Delayed Offering (as so specified), paragraph (ii) below is applicable. (i) The Company has complied with the requirements for the use of Form S-3 under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Act") and has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") a registration statement (the file number of which is set forth in Schedule I hereto) on such Form, including a basic prospectus, for registration under the Act of the offering and sale of the Securities. The Company may have filed one or more amendments thereto, and may have used a Preliminary Final Prospectus, each of which has previously been furnished to you. Such registration statement, as so amended, has become effective. The offering of the Securities is a Delayed Offering and, although the Basic Prospectus may not include all the information with respect to the Securities and the offering thereof required by the Act and the rules thereunder to be included in the Final Prospectus, the Basic Prospectus includes all such information required by the Act and the rules thereunder to be included therein as of the Effective Date. The Company will next file with the Commission pursuant to Rules 415 and 424(b)(2) or (5) a final supplement to the form of prospectus included in such registration statement relating to the Securities and the offering thereof. As filed, such final prospectus supplement shall include all required information with respect to the Securities and the offering thereof and, except to the extent the Representatives shall agree in writing to a modification, shall be in all substantive respects in the form furnished to you prior to the Execution Time or, to the extent not completed at the Execution Time, shall contain only such specific additional information and other changes (beyond that contained in the Basic Prospectus and any Preliminary Final Prospectus) as the Company has advised you, prior to the Execution Time, will be included or made therein. (ii) The Company has complied with the requirements for the use of Form S-3 under the Act and has filed with the Commission a registration statement (the file number of which is set forth 3 3 in Schedule I hereto) on such Form, including a basic prospectus, for registration under the Act of the offering and sale of the Securities. The Company may have filed one or more amendments thereto, including a Preliminary Final Prospectus, each of which has previously been furnished to you. The Company will next file with the Commission either (x) a final prospectus supplement relating to the Securities in accordance with Rules 430A and 424(b)(1) or (4), or (y) prior to the effectiveness of such registration statement, an amendment to such registration statement, including the form of final prospectus supplement. In the case of clause (x), the Company has included in such registration statement, as amended at the Effective Date, all information (other than Rule 430A Information) required by the Act and the rules thereunder to be included in the Final Prospectus with respect to the Securities and the offering thereof. As filed, such final prospectus supplement or such amendment and form of final prospectus supplement shall contain all Rule 430A Information, together with all other such required information, with respect to the Securities and the offering thereof and, except to the extent the Representatives shall agree in writing to a modification, shall be in all substantive respects in the form furnished to you prior to the Execution Time or, to the extent not completed at the Execution Time, shall contain only such specific additional information and other changes (beyond that contained in the Basic Prospectus and any Preliminary Final Prospectus) as the Company has advised you, prior to the Execution Time, will be included or made therein. (b) On the Effective Date, the Registration Statement did or will, and when the Final Prospectus is first filed (if required) in accordance with Rule 424(b) and on the Closing Date, the Final Prospectus (and any supplement thereto) will, comply in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Act, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") with respect to the documents incorporated by reference and the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (the "Trust Indenture Act") and the respective rules thereunder; on the Effective Date, the 4 4 Registration Statement did not or will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading; on the Effective Date and on the Closing Date the Indenture did or will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act and the rules thereunder; and, on the Effective Date, the Final Prospectus, if not filed pursuant to Rule 424(b), did not or will not, and on the date of any filing pursuant to Rule 424(b) and on the Closing Date, the Final Prospectus (together with any supplement thereto) will not, include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that the Company makes no representations or warranties as to (i) that part of the Registration Statement which shall constitute the Statement of Eligibility and Qualification (Form T-1) under the Trust Indenture Act of the Trustee or (ii) the information contained in or omitted from the Registration Statement or the Final Prospectus (or any supplement thereto) in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by or on behalf of any Underwriter through the Representatives specifically for inclusion in the Registration Statement or the Final Prospectus (or any supplement thereto). (c) The terms which follow, when used in this Agreement, shall have the meanings indicated. The term "the Effective Date" shall mean each date that the Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment or amendments thereto became or become effective and each date after the date hereof on which a document incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement is filed. "Execution Time" shall mean the date and time that this Agreement is executed and delivered by the parties hereto. "Basic Prospectus" shall mean the prospectus referred to in paragraph (a) above contained in the Registration Statement at the Effective Date including, in the case of a Non-Delayed Offering, any Preliminary Final Prospectus. "Preliminary Final Prospectus" shall mean any preliminary prospectus supplement to the Basic Prospectus which describes the Securities and the offering thereof and is used prior to filing of the Final Prospectus. "Final Prospectus" 5 5 shall mean the prospectus supplement relating to the Securities that is first filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) after the Execution Time, together with the Basic Prospectus or, if, in the case of a Non-Delayed Offering, no filing pursuant to Rule 424(b) is required, shall mean the form of final prospectus relating to the Securities, including the Basic Prospectus, included in the Registration Statement at the Effective Date. "Registration Statement" shall mean the registration statement referred to in paragraph (a) above, including incorporated documents, exhibits and financial statements, as amended at the Execution Time (or, if not effective at the Execution Time, in the form in which it shall become effective) and, in the event any post-effective amendment thereto becomes effective prior to the Closing Date (as hereinafter defined), shall also mean such registration statement as so amended. Such term shall include any Rule 430A Information deemed to be included therein at the Effective Date as provided by Rule 430A. "Rule 415", "Rule 424", "Rule 430A" and "Regulation S-K" refer to such rules or regulation under the Act. "Rule 430A Information" means information with respect to the Securities and the offering thereof permitted to be omitted from the Registration Statement when it becomes effective pursuant to Rule 430A. Any reference herein to the Registration Statement, the Basic Prospectus, any Preliminary Final Prospectus or the Final Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include the documents incorporated by reference therein pursuant to Item 12 of Form S-3 which were filed under the Exchange Act on or before the Effective Date of the Registration Statement or the issue date of the Basic Prospectus, any Preliminary Final Prospectus or the Final Prospectus, as the case may be; and any reference herein to the terms "amend", "amendment" or "supplement" with respect to the Registration Statement, the Basic Prospectus, any Preliminary Final Prospectus or the Final Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include the filing of any document under the Exchange Act after the Effective Date of the Registration Statement or the issue date of the Basic Prospectus, any Preliminary Final Prospectus or the Final Prospectus, as the case may be, deemed to be incorporated therein by reference. A "Non-Delayed Offering" shall mean an offering of securities which is intended to commence promptly after the effective date of a registration statement, with the result that, 6 6 pursuant to Rules 415 and 430A, all information (other than Rule 430A Information) with respect to the securities so offered must be included in such registration statement at the effective date thereof. A "Delayed Offering" shall mean an offering of securities pursuant to Rule 415 which does not commence promptly after the effective date of a registration statement, with the result that only information required pursuant to Rule 415 need be included in such registration statement at the effective date thereof with respect to the securities so offered. Whether the offering of the Securities is a Non-Delayed Offering or a Delayed Offering shall be set forth in Schedule I hereto. (d) To the Company's knowledge, the Company does not do business with the government of Cuba or with any person or affiliate located in Cuba within the meaning of Section 517.075, Florida Statutes. 2. PURCHASE AND SALE. Subject to the terms and conditions and in reliance upon the representations and warranties herein set forth, the Company agrees to sell to each Underwriter, and each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Company, at the purchase price set forth in Schedule I hereto the principal amount of the Securities set forth opposite such Underwriter's name in Schedule II hereto. Securities to be purchased by the Underwriters are herein sometimes called the "Underwriters' Securities". 3. DELIVERY AND PAYMENT. Delivery of and payment for the Underwriters' Securities shall be made on the date and at the time specified in Schedule I hereto (or such later date not later than five business days after such specified date as the Representatives shall designate), which date and time may be postponed by agreement between the Representatives and the Company or as provided in Section 8 hereof (such date and time of delivery and payment for the Underwriters' Securities being herein called the "Closing Date"). Delivery of the Underwriters' Securities shall be made to the Representatives for the respective accounts of the several Underwriters against payment by the several Underwriters through the Representatives of the purchase price thereof to or upon the order of the Company by wire transfer payable in immediately available funds. Delivery of the Underwriters' Securities shall be made at such location as the Representatives shall reasonably designate at least one business day in advance of the 7 7 Closing Date and payment for the Securities shall be made at the office specified in Schedule I hereto. Certificates for the Underwriters' Securities shall be registered in such names and in such denominations as the Representatives may request not less than three full business days in advance of the Closing Date. The Company agrees to have the Underwriters' Securities available for inspection, checking and packaging by the Representatives in New York, New York, not later than 1:00 PM on the business day prior to the Closing Date. 4. AGREEMENTS. The Company agrees with the several Underwriters that: (a) The Company will use its best efforts to cause the Registration Statement, if not effective at the Execution Time, and any amendment thereto, to become effective. Prior to the termination of the offering of the Securities, the Company will not file any amendment of the Registration Statement or supplement (including the Final Prospectus or any Preliminary Final Prospectus) to the Basic Prospectus unless the Company has furnished you a copy for your review and given a reasonable opportunity to comment on any such proposed amendment or supplement. Subject to the foregoing sentence, the Company will cause the Final Prospectus, properly completed, and any supplement thereto to be filed with the Commission pursuant to the applicable paragraph of Rule 424(b) within the time period prescribed and will provide evidence satisfactory to the Representatives of such timely filing. The Company will promptly advise the Representatives (i) when the Registration Statement, if not effective at the Execution Time, and any amendment thereto, shall have become effective, (ii) when the Final Prospectus, and any supplement thereto, shall have been filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b), (iii) when, prior to termination of the offering of the Securities, any amendment to the Registration Statement shall have been filed or become effective, (iv) of any request by the Commission for any amendment of the Registration Statement or supplement to the Final Prospectus or for any additional information, (v) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or the institution or threatening of any proceeding for that purpose and (vi) of the 8 8 receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Securities for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose. The Company will use its best efforts to prevent the issuance of any such stop order and, if issued, to obtain as soon as possible the withdrawal thereof. (b) If, at any time when a prospectus relating to the Securities is required to be delivered under the Act, any event occurs as a result of which the Final Prospectus as then supplemented would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, or if it shall be necessary to amend the Registration Statement or supplement the Final Prospectus to comply with the Act or the Exchange Act or the respective rules thereunder, the Company promptly will (i) prepare and file with the Commission, subject to the second sentence of paragraph (a) of this Section 4, an amendment or supplement which will correct such statement or omission or effect such compliance and (ii) supply any supplemented Prospectus to you in such quantities as you may reasonably request. (c) As soon as practicable, the Company will make generally available to its security holders and to the Representatives an earnings statement or statements of the Company and its subsidiaries which will satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Act and Rule 158 under the Act. (d) The Company will furnish to the Representatives and counsel for the Underwriters, without charge, copies of the Registration Statement (including exhibits thereto) and, so long as delivery of a prospectus by an Underwriter or dealer may be required by the Act, as many copies of any Preliminary Final Prospectus and the Final Prospectus and any supplement thereto as the Representatives may reasonably request. The Company will pay the expenses of printing or other production of all documents relating to the offering. (e) The Company will arrange for the qualification of the Securities for sale under the laws of such jurisdictions as the Representatives may designate, 9 9 will maintain such qualifications in effect so long as required for the distribution of the Securities (provided that the Company shall not be required in connection therewith to qualify as a foreign corporation or to execute a general consent to service of process in any state) and will arrange for the determination of the legality of the Securities for purchase by institutional investors. (f) Until the business date set forth on Schedule I hereto, the Company will not, without the consent of the Representatives, offer, sell or contract to sell, or otherwise dispose of, directly or indirectly, or announce the offering of, any debt securities issued or guaranteed by the Company substantially similar to the Securities. 5. CONDITIONS TO THE OBLIGATIONS OF THE UNDERWRITERS. The obligations of the Underwriters to purchase the Underwriters' Securities shall be subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties on the part of the Company contained herein as of the Execution Time and the Closing Date, to the accuracy of the statements of the Company made in any certificates pursuant to the provisions hereof, to the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder and to the following additional conditions: (a) If the Registration Statement has not become effective prior to the Execution Time, unless the Representatives agree in writing to a later time, the Registration Statement will become effective not later than (i) 6:00 PM New York City time, on the date of determination of the public offering price, if such determination occurred at or prior to 3:00 PM New York City time on such date or (ii) 12:00 Noon on the business day following the day on which the public offering price was determined, if such determination occurred after 3:00 PM New York City time on such date; if filing of the Final Prospectus, or any supplement thereto, is required pursuant to Rule 424(b), the Final Prospectus, and any such supplement, shall have been filed in the manner and within the time period required by Rule 424(b); and no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall have been issued and no proceedings for that purpose shall have been instituted or threatened. 10 10 (b) The Company shall have furnished to the Representatives the opinion of Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, counsel for the Company, dated the Closing Date, in substantially the form attached hereto in Schedule IV and the opinion of the General Counsel of the Company, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit V. In rendering such opinions, Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue and the General Counsel may rely (A) as to matters involving the application of laws of any jurisdiction other than the States of Delaware and Ohio or the United States, to the extent deemed proper and specified in such opinion, upon the opinion of other counsel of good standing believed to be reliable and who are satisfactory to counsel for the Underwriters and (B) as to matters of fact, to the extent deemed proper, on certificates of responsible officers of the Company and public officials. References to the Final Prospectus in this paragraph (b) include any supplements thereto at the Closing Date. (c) The Representatives shall have received from Cravath, Swaine & Moore, counsel for the Underwriters, such opinion or opinions, dated the Closing Date, with respect to the issuance and sale of the Securities, the Indenture, any Delayed Delivery Contracts, the Registration Statement, the Final Prospectus (together with any supplement thereto) and other related matters as the Representatives may reasonably require, and the Company shall have furnished to such counsel such documents as they reasonably request for the purpose of enabling them to pass upon such matters. (d) The Company shall have furnished to the Representatives a certificate of the Company, signed by the Chairman of the Board, the President or any Vice President and the principal financial or accounting officer of the Company, dated the Closing Date, to the effect that to the best of their knowledge based upon reasonable investigation: (i) the representations and warranties of the Company in this Agreement are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date with the same effect as if made on the Closing Date and the Company has complied with all the material agreements and satisfied all the 11 11 conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied at or prior to the Closing Date; (ii) no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or, to the Company's knowledge, threatened; and (iii) since the date of the most recent financial statements included in the Final Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto), there has been no material adverse change in the condition (financial or other), earnings, business or properties of the Company and its subsidiaries, whether or not arising from transactions in the ordinary course of business, except as set forth in or contemplated in the Final Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto). (e) At the Closing Date, Price Waterhouse LLP shall have furnished to the Representatives a letter or letters (which may refer to letters previously delivered to one or more of the Representatives), dated as of the Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Representatives, confirming that they are independent accountants within the meaning of the Act and the Exchange Act and the respective applicable published rules and regulations thereunder and stating in effect that: (i) in their opinion the audited financial statements and financial statement schedules and any pro forma financial statements included or incorporated in the Registration Statement and the Final Prospectus and reported on by them comply in form in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements of the Act and the Exchange Act and the related published rules and regulations; (ii) on the basis of a reading of the latest unaudited financial statements made available by the Company and its subsidiaries; their performance of the procedures specified by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants for the review of interim financial information as described in SAS No. 71, Interim Financial 12 12 Information; carrying out certain specified procedures (but not an examination in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards) which would not necessarily reveal matters of significance with respect to the comments set forth in such letter; a reading of the minutes of the meetings of the stockholders and directors (including committees) of the Company and the Subsidiaries; and inquiries of certain officials of the Company who have responsibility for financial and accounting matters of the Company and its subsidiaries as to transactions and events subsequent to the date of the most recent audited financial statements in or incorporated in the Final Prospectus, nothing came to their attention which caused them to believe that: (1) any unaudited financial statements included or incorporated in the Registration Statement and the Final Prospectus do not comply in form in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and with the published rules and regulations of the Commission with respect to financial statements included or incorporated in quarterly reports on Form 10-Q under the Exchange Act; and said unaudited financial statements are not in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a basis substantially consistent with that of the audited financial statements included or incorporated in the Registration Statement and the Final Prospectus; (2) with respect to the period subsequent to the date of the most recent financial statements (other than any capsule information), audited or unaudited, in or incorporated in the Registration Statement and the Final Prospectus, there were any changes, at a specified date not more than five business days prior to the date of the letter, in the long-term debt of the Company and its subsidiaries or common or preferred stock of the Company or decreases in the consolidated net current assets or stockholders' equity of the Company as compared with the amounts shown on the most 13 13 recent consolidated balance sheet included or incorporated in the Registration Statement and the Final Prospectus, or for the period from the date of the most recent financial statements included or incorporated in the Registration Statement and the Final Prospectus to such specified date there were any decreases, as compared with the corresponding period in the preceding year in consolidated net sales or income before income taxes and extraordinary charge or in total or per share amounts of net income of the Company and its subsidiaries, except in all instances for changes or decreases set forth in such letter, in which case the letter shall be accompanied by an explanation by the Company as to the significance thereof unless said explanation is not deemed necessary by the Representatives; or (3) the amounts included in any unaudited "capsule" information included or incorporated in the Registration Statement and the Final Prospectus do not agree with the amounts set forth in the unaudited financial statements for the same periods or were not determined on a basis substantially consistent with that of the corresponding amounts in the audited financial statements included or incorporated in the Registration Statement and the Final Prospectus; (iii) they have performed certain other specified procedures as a result of which they determined that certain information of an accounting, financial or statistical nature (which is limited to accounting, financial or statistical information derived from the general accounting records of the Company and its subsidiaries) set forth in the Registration Statement and the Final Prospectus and in Exhibit 12 to the Registration Statement, including the information included or incorporated in Items 1, 2, 6 and 7 of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, incorporated in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, and the information included in the "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" included or incorporated in 14 14 the Company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, incorporated in the Registration Statement and the Final Prospectus, agrees with the accounting records of the Company and its subsidiaries, excluding any questions of legal interpretation; and (iv) if unaudited pro forma financial statements are included or incorporated in the Registration Statement and the Final Prospectus, on the basis of a reading of the unaudited pro forma financial statements, carrying out certain specified procedures, inquiries of certain officials of the Company and the acquired company who have responsibility for financial and accounting matters, and proving the arithmetic accuracy of the application of the pro forma adjustments to the historical amounts in the pro forma financial statements, nothing came to their attention which caused them to believe that the pro forma financial statements do not comply in form in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements of Rule 11-02 of Regulation S-X or that the pro forma adjustments have not been properly applied to the historical amounts in the compilation of such statements. References to the Final Prospectus in this paragraph (e) include any supplement thereto at the date of the letter. In addition, (i) except as provided in Schedule I hereto, at the Execution Time, Price Waterhouse LLP shall have furnished to the Representatives a letter or letters, dated as of the Execution Time, in form and substance satisfactory to the Representatives, to the effect set forth above, and (ii) Ernst & Young LLP shall have furnished to the Representatives a letter or letters, dated as of the same dates, to the effect set forth in subsection 5(e)(i) above. (f) Subsequent to the Execution Time or, if earlier, the dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement (exclusive of any amendment thereof) and the Final Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto), there shall not have been (i) any change or decrease specified in the letter or letters referred to in paragraph (e) of this Section 5 or 15 15 (ii) any change, or any development involving a prospective change, in or affecting the business or properties of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries taken as a whole the effect of which, in any case referred to in clause (i) or (ii) above, is, in the judgment of the Representatives, so material and adverse as to make it impractical or inadvisable to proceed with the offering or delivery of the Securities as contemplated by the Registration Statement (exclusive of any amendment thereof) and the Final Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto). (g) Subsequent to the Execution Time, there shall not have been any decrease in the rating of any of the Company's debt securities by any "nationally recognized statistical rating organization" (as defined for purposes of Rule 436(g) under the Act) or any notice given of any intended or potential decrease in any such rating or of a possible change in any such rating that does not indicate the direction of the possible change. (h) Prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall have furnished to the Representatives such further information, certificates and documents as the Representatives may reasonably request. If any of the conditions specified in this Section 5 shall not have been fulfilled in all material respects when and as provided in this Agreement, or if any of the opinions and certificates mentioned above or elsewhere in this Agreement shall not be in all material respects reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Representatives and counsel for the Underwriters, this Agreement and all obligations of the Underwriters hereunder may be canceled at, or at any time prior to, the Closing Date by the Representatives. Notice of such cancelation shall be given to the Company in writing or by telephone or telegraph confirmed in writing. The documents required to be delivered by this Section 5 shall be delivered at the office of Cravath, Swaine & Moore, counsel for the Underwriters, at Worldwide 16 16 Plaza, 825 Eighth Avenue, New York, New York, on the Closing Date. 6. REIMBURSEMENT OF UNDERWRITERS' EXPENSES. If the sale of the Securities provided for herein is not consummated because any condition to the obligations of the Underwriters set forth in Section 5 hereof is not satisfied, because of any termination pursuant to Section 9 hereof or because of any refusal, inability or failure on the part of the Company to perform any agreement herein or comply with any provision hereof other than by reason of a default by any of the Underwriters, the Company will reimburse the Underwriters severally upon demand for all out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel) that shall have been reasonably incurred by them in connection with the proposed purchase and sale of the Securities. 7. INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION. (a) The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter, the directors, officers, employees and agents of each Underwriter and each person who controls any Underwriter within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act against any and all losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which they or any of them may become subject under the Act, the Exchange Act or other Federal or state statutory law or regulation, at common law or other- wise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the registration statement for the registration of the Securities as originally filed or in any amendment thereof, or in the Basic Prospectus, any Preliminary Final Prospectus or the Final Prospectus, or in any amendment thereof or supplement thereto, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading, and agrees to reimburse each such indemnified party, as incurred, for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Company will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon any such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made therein in reliance upon and in conformity 17 17 with written information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of any Underwriter through the Representatives specifically for inclusion therein and PROVIDED, FURTHER, that the foregoing indemnity agreement with respect to any Preliminary Final Prospectus shall not inure to the benefit of any Underwriter, the directors, partners, officers, employees and agents of each Underwriter and each person who controls such Underwriter within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act from whom the person asserting any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action purchased Securities if a copy of the Final Prospectus (as then amended or supplemented if the Company shall have furnished any amendments or supplements thereto) was not sent or given to such person, if required by law so to have been delivered, at or prior to the written confirmation of the sale of Securities to such person, and if the Final Prospectus (as so amended or supplemented) would have cured the defect giving rise to such loss, claim, damage, liability or action. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which the Company may otherwise have. (b) Each Underwriter severally agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each of its directors, each of its officers who signs the Registration Statement, and each person who controls the Company within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act, to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity from the Company to each Underwriter, but only with reference to written information relating to such Underwriter furnished to the Company by or on behalf of such Underwriter through the Representatives specifically for inclusion in the documents referred to in the foregoing indemnity. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which any Underwriter may otherwise have. The Company acknowledges that the statements set forth in the last paragraph of the cover page, under the heading "Underwriting" or "Plan of Distribution" in any Preliminary Final Prospectus or the Final Prospectus constitute the only information furnished in writing by or on behalf of the several Underwriters for inclusion in the documents referred to in the foregoing indemnity, and you, as the Representatives, confirm that such statements are correct. 18 18 (c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 7 of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party under this Section 7, notify the indemnifying party in writing of the commencement thereof; but the failure so to notify the indemnifying party (i) will not relieve it from liability under paragraph (a) or (b) above unless and to the extent it did not otherwise learn of such action and such failure results in the forfeiture by the indemnifying party of substantial rights and defenses and (ii) will not, in any event, relieve the indemnifying party from any obligations to any indemnified party other than the indemnification obligation provided in paragraph (a) or (b) above. The indemnifying party shall be entitled to appoint counsel of the indemnifying party's choice at the indemnifying party's expense to represent the indemnified party in any action for which indemnification is sought (in which case the indemnifying party shall not thereafter be responsible for the fees and expenses of any separate counsel retained by the indemnified party or parties except as set forth below); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that such counsel shall be reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party. Notwithstanding the indemnifying party's election to appoint counsel to represent the indemnified party in an action, the indemnified party shall have the right to employ separate counsel (including local counsel) which in the case of either (i) or (ii) below shall be reasonably satisfactory to the indemnifying party, and the indemnifying party shall bear the reasonable fees, costs and expenses of such separate counsel if (i) the use of counsel chosen by the indemnifying party to represent the indemnified party would present such counsel with an actual conflict of interest, (ii) the actual or potential defendants in, or targets of, any such action include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and representation of both parties by the same counsel would be, in the reasonable judgment of the indemnified party based upon the advice of counsel, inadvisable due to actual or potential differing interests between them, (iii) the indemnifying party shall not have employed counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent the indemnified party within a reasonable time after notice of the institution of such action or (iv) the indemnifying party shall authorize the indemnified party to employ separate counsel at the expense of the indemnifying party; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that in no event shall the indemnifying party be liable for legal fees or expenses of more than one primary firm representing the indemnified 19 19 parties, or more than one local counsel in each state or jurisdiction in which an action in which indemnification is available has been brought. An indemnifying party will not, without the prior written consent of the indemnified parties, settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to any pending or threatened claim, action, suit or proceeding in respect of which indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder (whether or not the indemnified parties are actual or potential parties to such claim or action) unless such settlement, compromise or consent includes an unconditional release of each indemnified party from all liability arising out of such claim, action, suit or proceeding. (d) In the event that the indemnity provided in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section 7 is unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party for any reason, the Company and the Underwriters agree to contribute to the aggregate losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with investigating or defending same) (collectively "Losses") to which the Company and one or more of the Underwriters may be subject in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company and by the Underwriters from the offering of the Securities; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that in no case shall any Underwriter (except as may be provided in any agreement among underwriters relating to the offering of the Securities) be responsible for any amount in excess of the underwriting discount or commission applicable to the Securities purchased by such Underwriter hereunder. If the allocation provided by the immediately preceding sentence is unavailable for any reason, the Company and the Underwriters shall contribute in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only such relative benefits but also the relative fault of the Company and of the Underwriters in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such Losses as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. Benefits received by the Company shall be deemed to be equal to the total net proceeds from the offering (before deducting expenses), and benefits received by the Underwriters shall be deemed to be equal to the total underwriting discounts and commissions, in each case as set forth on the cover page of the Final Prospectus. Relative fault shall be determined by reference to whether any alleged untrue statement or omission relates to information provided by the Company or the Underwriters. The Company and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just and equitable if contri- 20 20 bution were determined by pro rata allocation or any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to above. Notwithstanding the provisions of this paragraph (d), no person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. For purposes of this Section 7, each person who controls an Underwriter within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act and each director, officer, employee and agent of an Underwriter shall have the same rights to contribution as such Underwriter, and each person who controls the Company within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act, each officer of the Company who shall have signed the Registration Statement and each director of the Company shall have the same rights to contribution as the Company, subject in each case to the applicable terms and conditions of this paragraph (d). 8. DEFAULT BY AN UNDERWRITER. If any one or more Underwriters shall fail to purchase and pay for any of the Securities agreed to be purchased by such Underwriter or Underwriters hereunder and such failure to purchase shall constitute a default in the performance of its or their obligations under this Agreement, the remaining Underwriters shall be obligated severally to take up and pay for (in the respective proportions which the amount of Securities set forth opposite their names in Schedule II hereto bears to the aggregate amount of Securities set forth opposite the names of all the remaining Underwriters) the Securities which the defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed to purchase; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that in the event that the aggregate amount of Securities which the defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed to purchase shall exceed 10% of the aggregate amount of Securities set forth in Schedule II hereto, the remaining Underwriters shall have the right to purchase all, but shall not be under any obligation to purchase any, of the Securities, and if such nondefaulting Underwriters do not purchase all the Securities, this Agreement will terminate without liability to any nondefaulting Underwriter or the Company. In the event of a default by any Underwriter as set forth in this Section 8, the Closing Date shall be postponed for such period, not exceeding seven days, as the Representatives shall determine in order that the required changes in the Registration Statement and the Final Prospectus or in any other documents or arrangements may be effected. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall relieve any defaulting 21 21 Underwriter of its liability, if any, to the Company and any nondefaulting Underwriter for damages occasioned by its default hereunder. 9. TERMINATION. This Agreement shall be subject to termination in the absolute discretion of the Represenatatives, by notice given to the Company prior to delivery of and payment for the Securities, if prior to such time (i) trading in the Company's Common Stock shall have been suspended by the Commission or the New York Stock Exchange or trading in securities generally on the New York Stock Exchange shall have been suspended or limited or minimum prices shall have been established on such Exchange, (ii) a banking moratorium shall have been declared either by Federal or New York State authorities or (iii) there shall have occurred any outbreak or escalation of hostilities, declaration by the United States of a national emergency or war or other calamity or crisis the effect of which on financial markets is such as to make it, in the judgment of the Representatives, impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offering or delivery of the Securities as contemplated by the Final Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto). 10. REPRESENTATIONS AND INDEMNITIES to Survive. The respective agreements, representations, warranties, indemnities and other statements of the Company or its officers and of the Underwriters set forth in or made pursuant to this Agreement will remain in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of any Underwriter or the Company or any of the officers, directors or controlling persons referred to in Section 7 hereof, and will survive delivery of and payment for the Securities. The provisions of Sections 6 and 7 hereof shall survive the termination or cancelation of this Agreement. 11. NOTICES. All communications hereunder will be in writing and effective only on receipt, and, if sent to the Representatives, will be mailed, delivered or telecopied to them, at the address specified in Schedule I hereto; or, if sent to the Company, will be mailed, delivered or telecopied to it at Suite 36-5000, 200 Public Square, Cleveland, Ohio 44114-2304, attention: Corporate Secretary. 12. SUCCESSORS. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and the officers and directors and 22 22 controlling persons referred to in Section 7 hereof, and no other person will have any right or obligation hereunder. 13. APPLICABLE LAW. This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement, please sign and return to us the enclosed duplicate hereof, whereupon this letter and your acceptance shall represent a binding agreement among the Company and the several Underwriters. Very truly yours, M. A. Hanna Company By: ----------------------------- [Title] The foregoing Agreement is hereby confirmed and accepted as of the date specified in Schedule I hereto. By: By: --------------------- Vice President 23 23 For themselves and the other several Underwriters, if any, named in Schedule II to the foregoing Agreement. or By: --------------------- Vice President For itself and the other several Underwriters, if any, named in Schedule II to the foregoing Agreement. 24 SCHEDULE I Underwriting Agreement dated Registration Statement No. Representative(s): Title, Purchase Price and Description of Securities: Title: Principal amount: Purchase price (include accrued interest or amortization, if any): Sinking fund provisions: Redemption provisions: Other provisions: Closing Date, Time and Location: Type of Offering: [Delayed Offering or Non-Delayed Offering] Date referred to in Section 4(f) after which the Company may offer or sell debt securities issued or guaranteed by the Company without the consent of the Representative(s): Modification of items to be covered by the letter from Price Waterhouse LLP delivered pursuant to Section 5(e) at the Execution Time: 25 SCHEDULE II
Underwriters Principal Amount - ------------ of Securities to be Purchased ---------------- $ ---------------- Total.......................................... $ ================
EX-4.1 3 EXHIBIT 4.1 1 Exhibit 4.1 M. A. HANNA COMPANY and NBD Bank as Trustee -------------- Indenture Dated as of ____ __, 1996 -------------- Debt Securities 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page ---- RECITALS OF THE COMPANY....................................................................................... 1 ARTICLE I Definitions ----------- SECTION 1.01. Certain Terms Defined....................................................................... 1 SECTION 1.02. Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act............................................................................... 15 SECTION 1.03. Rules of Construction....................................................................... 15 ARTICLE II Debt Securities --------------- SECTION 2.01. Forms Generally............................................................................. 16 SECTION 2.02. Form of Trustee's Certificate of Authentication............................................. 17 SECTION 2.03. Principal Amount; Issuable in Series........................................................ 17 SECTION 2.04. Execution of Debt Securities................................................................ 20 SECTION 2.05. Authentication and Delivery of Debt Securities.............................................. 21 SECTION 2.06. Denomination of Debt Securities............................................................. 22 SECTION 2.07. Registration of Transfer and Exchange....................................................... 23 SECTION 2.08. Temporary Debt Securities................................................................... 24 SECTION 2.09. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Debt Securities............................................................................. 25 SECTION 2.10. Cancellation of Surrendered Debt Securities................................................. 26 SECTION 2.11. Provisions of the Indenture and Debt Securities for the Sole Benefit of the Parties and the Holders..................................................................... 26 SECTION 2.12. Payment of Interest; Rights Preserved....................................................... 26 SECTION 2.13. Securities Denominated in Foreign Currencies................................................ 27 SECTION 2.14. Wire Transfers.............................................................................. 27 SECTION 2.15. Securities Issuable in the Form of a Global Security............................................................................. 28 SECTION 2.16. Medium Term Securities...................................................................... 30 SECTION 2.17. Defaulted Interest.......................................................................... 31 SECTION 2.18. Judgments................................................................................... 32 ARTICLE III Redemption of Debt Securities ----------------------------- SECTION 3.01. Applicability of Article.................................................................... 33 SECTION 3.02. Notice of Redemption; Selection of Debt Securities.................................................................................. 33 SECTION 3.03. Payment of Debt Securities Called for Redemption............................................ 34 SECTION 3.04. Mandatory and Optional Sinking Funds........................................................ 35 SECTION 3.05. Redemption of Debt Securities for Sinking Fund.............................................. 36
i 3 ARTICLE IV Particular Covenants of the Company ----------------------------------- SECTION 4.01. Payment of Principal of, and Premium, If Any, and Interest on, Debt Securities............................................................ 38 SECTION 4.02. Maintenance of Offices or Agencies for Registration of Transfer, Exchange and Payment of Debt Securities.................................................................. 38 SECTION 4.03. Appointment to Fill a Vacancy in the Office of Trustee........................................................................... 39 SECTION 4.04. Duties of Paying Agents, etc................................................................ 39 SECTION 4.05. Statement by Officers as to Default......................................................... 40 SECTION 4.06. Further Instruments and Acts................................................................ 40 SECTION 4.07. Existence................................................................................... 40 SECTION 4.08. Maintenance of Properties................................................................... 41 SECTION 4.09. Payment of Taxes and Other Claims........................................................... 41 SECTION 4.10. Limitation on Liens......................................................................... 41 SECTION 4.11. Limitation on Sale/Leaseback Transactions................................................... 42 ARTICLE V Holders' Lists and Reports by the Company and the Trustee --------------------------------------------------------- SECTION 5.01. Company to Furnish Trustee Information as to Names and Addresses of Holders; Preservation of Information................................................................. 42 SECTION 5.02. Communications to Holders................................................................... 43 SECTION 5.03. Reports by Company.......................................................................... 43 SECTION 5.04. Reports by Trustee.......................................................................... 43 SECTION 5.05. Record Dates for Action by Holders.......................................................... 44 ARTICLE VI Remedies of the Trustee and Holders in Event of Default ------------------------------------------------------- SECTION 6.01. Events of Default........................................................................... 44 SECTION 6.02. Collection of Indebtedness by Trustee, etc.................................................. 47 SECTION 6.03. Application of Moneys Collected by Trustee.................................................. 49 SECTION 6.04. Limitation on Suits by Holders.............................................................. 50 SECTION 6.05. Remedies Cumulative; Delay or Omission in Exercise of Rights Not a Waiver of Default.................................................. 51 SECTION 6.06. Rights of Holders of Majority in Principal Amount of Debt Securities to Direct Trustee and to Waive Default................................................................ 51 SECTION 6.07. Trustee to Give Notice of Defaults Known to It, but May Withhold Such Notice In Certain Circumstances.................................................................... 52
ii 4 SECTION 6.08. Requirement of an Undertaking to Pay Costs In Certain Suits Under the Indenture or Against the Trustee......................................................................... 52 ARTICLE VII Concerning the Trustee ---------------------- SECTION 7.01. Certain Duties and Responsibilities......................................................... 52 SECTION 7.02. Certain Rights of Trustee................................................................... 54 SECTION 7.03. Trustee Not Liable for Recitals in Indenture or in Debt Securities....................................................................... 55 SECTION 7.04. Trustee, Paying Agent or Registrar May Own Debt Securities............................................................................. 56 SECTION 7.05. Moneys Received by Trustee to be Held in Trust.............................................. 56 SECTION 7.06. Compensation and Reimbursement.............................................................. 56 SECTION 7.07. Right of Trustee to Rely on an Officers' Certificate Where No Other Evidence Specifically Prescribed..................................................................... 57 SECTION 7.08. Separate Trustee; Replacement of Trustee.................................................... 57 SECTION 7.09. Successor Trustee by Merger................................................................. 58 SECTION 7.10. Eligibility; Disqualification............................................................... 59 SECTION 7.11. Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company...................................................................................... 59 SECTION 7.12. Compliance with Tax Laws.................................................................... 59 ARTICLE VIII Concerning the Holders ---------------------- SECTION 8.01. Evidence of Action by Holders............................................................... 60 SECTION 8.02. Proof of Execution of Instruments and of Holding of Debt Securities.................................................................. 60 SECTION 8.03. Who May Be Deemed Owner of Debt Securities.................................................. 60 SECTION 8.04. Instruments Executed by Holders Bind Future Holders.............................................................................. 61 ARTICLE IX Supplemental Indentures ----------------------- SECTION 9.01. Purposes for Which Supplemental Indenture May Be Entered into Without Consent of Holders.................................................. 61 SECTION 9.02. Modification of Indenture with Consent of Holders of Debt Securities.................................................................. 64 SECTION 9.03. Effect of Supplemental Indentures........................................................... 65 SECTION 9.04. Debt Securities May Bear Notation of Changes by Supplemental Indentures....................................................... 66 SECTION 9.05. Payment for Consent......................................................................... 66
iii 5 ARTICLE X Consolidation, Merger, Sale or Conveyance ----------------------------------------- SECTION 10.01. Consolidations and Mergers of the Company................................................... 66 SECTION 10.02. Rights and Duties of Successor Corporation.................................................. 67 ARTICLE XI Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture; Defeasance; Unclaimed Moneys ---------------------------------------- SECTION 11.01. Applicability of Article.................................................................... 67 SECTION 11.02. Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture; Defeasance.................................................................................. 67 SECTION 11.03. Conditions to Defeasance.................................................................... 69 SECTION 11.04. Application of Trust Money.................................................................. 70 SECTION 11.05. Repayment to Company........................................................................ 70 SECTION 11.06. Indemnity for U.S. Government Obligations................................................... 70 SECTION 11.07. Reinstatement............................................................................... 71 ARTICLE XII Subordination of Debt Securities -------------------------------- SECTION 12.01. Applicability of Article; Agreement to Subordinate.................................................................................71 SECTION 12.02. Liquidation, Dissolution, Bankruptcy...........................................................71 SECTION 12.03. Default on Senior Indebtedness.................................................................72 SECTION 12.04. Acceleration of Payment of Debt Securities.....................................................73 SECTION 12.05. When Distribution Must Be Paid Over............................................................73 SECTION 12.06. Subrogation....................................................................................73 SECTION 12.07. Relative Rights................................................................................73 SECTION 12.08. Subordination May Not Be Impaired by Company...................................................74 SECTION 12.09. Rights of Trustee and Paying Agent.............................................................74 SECTION 12.10. Distribution or Notice to Representative.......................................................74 SECTION 12.11. Article XII Not to Prevent Defaults or Limit Right To Accelerate......................................................................74 SECTION 12.12. Trust Moneys Not Subordinated..................................................................74 SECTION 12.13. Trustee Entitled to Rely.......................................................................75 SECTION 12.14. Trustee to Effectuate Subordination............................................................75 SECTION 12.15. Trustee Not Fiduciary for Holders of Senior Indebtedness............................................................................75 SECTION 12.16. Reliance by Holders of Senior Indebtedness on Subordination Provisions.......................................................76 ARTICLE XIII Miscellaneous Provisions ------------------------ SECTION 13.01. Successors and Assigns of Company Bound by Indenture.......................................................................... 76 SECTION 13.02. Acts of Board, Committee or Officer of Successor Company Valid.................................................................. 76
iv 6 SECTION 13.03. Required Notices or Demands................................................................. 76 SECTION 13.04. Indenture and Debt Securities to Be Construed in Accordance with the Laws of the State of New York.............................. 77 SECTION 13.05. Officers' Certificate and Opinion of Counsel to Be Furnished upon Application or Demand by the Company........................... 77 SECTION 13.06. Payments Due on Legal Holidays.............................................................. 78 SECTION 13.07. Provisions Required by Trust Indenture Act to Control.............................................................................. 78 SECTION 13.08. Computation of Interest on Debt Securities.................................................. 78 SECTION 13.09. Rules by Trustee, Paying Agent and Registrar................................................ 78 SECTION 13.10. No Recourse Against Others.................................................................. 78 SECTION 13.11. Severability................................................................................ 78 SECTION 13.12. Effect of Headings.......................................................................... 79 SECTION 13.13. Indenture May Be Executed in Counterparts................................................... 79 SIGNATURES.................................................................................................... 79
v 7 M. A. HANNA COMPANY Debt Securities CROSS REFERENCE SHEET* This Cross Reference Sheet shows the location in the Indenture of the provisions inserted pursuant to Sections 310-318(a), inclusive of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939.
Indenture TIA Section SECTION ----------- ------- 310(a)(1)................................................................................................... 7.10 (a)(2)................................................................................................... 7.10 (a)(3)................................................................................................... 7.10 (a)(5)................................................................................................... 7.10 (b)...................................................................................................... 7.10 (c)...................................................................................................... N.A.** 311(a)...................................................................................................... 7.11 (b)...................................................................................................... 7.11 (c)...................................................................................................... N.A. 312(a)...................................................................................................... 5.01 (b)...................................................................................................... 5.02 (c)...................................................................................................... 5.02 313(a)...................................................................................................... 5.04 (b)(1)................................................................................................... 5.04 (b)(2)................................................................................................... 5.04 (c)...................................................................................................... 12.03 (d)...................................................................................................... 5.04 314(a)(1)................................................................................................... 5.03(a) (a)(2)................................................................................................... 5.03(b) (a)(3)................................................................................................... 5.03(a)&(b) & 12.03 (a)(4)................................................................................................... 4.05 (b)...................................................................................................... N.A. (c)(1)................................................................................................... 12.05 (c)(2)................................................................................................... 12.05 (c)(3)................................................................................................... N.A. (d)...................................................................................................... N.A. (e)...................................................................................................... 12.05 (f)...................................................................................................... 4.06 315(a)...................................................................................................... 7.01(a) (b)...................................................................................................... 6.07 & 12.03 (c)...................................................................................................... 7.01 (d)...................................................................................................... 7.01 (e)...................................................................................................... 6.08
vi 8 316(a)(last sentence)........................................................................................ 1.01 (a)(1)(A)................................................................................................. 6.06 (a)(1)(B)................................................................................................. 6.06 (a)(2).................................................................................................... 9.01(d) (b)....................................................................................................... 6.04 (c)....................................................................................................... 5.05 317(a)(1).................................................................................................... 6.02 (a)(2).................................................................................................... 6.02 (b)....................................................................................................... 4.04 318(a)...................................................................................................... 12.07 * The Cross Reference Sheet is not part of the Indenture. ** N.A. means "Not Applicable."
vii 9 INDENTURE dated as of _______, 1996, between M. A. HANNA COMPANY, a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (hereinafter sometimes called the "Company"), and NBD Bank, a Michigan banking corporation (hereinafter sometimes called the "Trustee"). RECITALS OF THE COMPANY The Company has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture to provide for the issuance from time to time of its debentures, notes, bonds or other evidences of indebtedness to be issued in one or more series unlimited as to principal amount (herein called the "Debt Securities"), as in this Indenture provided. All things necessary to make this Indenture a valid agreement to the Company, in accordance with its terms, have been done. NOW, THEREFORE, THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH That in order to declare the terms and conditions upon which the Debt Securities are authenticated, issued and delivered, and in consideration of the premises, and of the purchase and acceptance of the Debt Securities by the holders thereof, the Company and the Trustee covenant and agree with each other, for the benefit of the respective Holders from time to time of the Debt Securities or any series thereof, as follows: ARTICLE I Definitions ----------- SECTION 1.01. CERTAIN TERMS DEFINED. The terms defined in this Section 1.01 (except as herein otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires) for all purposes of this Indenture and of any Indenture supplemental hereto shall have the respective meanings specified in this Section 1.01. All other terms used in this Indenture which are defined in the Trust Indenture Act or which are by reference therein defined in the Securities Act (except as herein otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires), shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Trust Indenture Act and in the Securities Act as in force as of the date of original execution of this Indenture. "AFFILIATE" of any specified Person means any other Person, directly or indirectly, controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For the purposes of this definition, "control" when used with respect to any Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or 1 10 otherwise; and the terms "controlling" and "controlled" have meanings correlative to the foregoing. "AUTHORIZED NEWSPAPER" means a newspaper in an official language of the country of publication customarily published at least once a day, and customarily published for at least five days in each calendar week, and of general circulation in such city or cities specified pursuant to Section 2.03 with respect to the Debt Securities of any series. Where successive publications are required to be made in Authorized Newspapers, the successive publications may be made in the same or in different newspapers in the same city meeting the foregoing requirements and in each case on any business day in such city. "ATTRIBUTABLE INDEBTEDNESS" in respect of a Sale/ Leaseback Transaction means, as of the time of determination, (i) if the obligation in respect of such Sale/Leaseback Transaction is a Capitalized Lease Obligation, the amount of such obligation determined in accordance with GAAP and included in the financial statements of the lessee or (ii) if the obligation in respect of such Sale/Leaseback Transaction is not a Capitalized Lease Obligation, the total Net Amount of Rent required to be paid by the lessee under such lease during the remaining term thereof (including any period for which the lease has been extended), discounted from the respective due dates thereof to such determination date at the rate per annum borne by the Debt Securities compounded semi-annually. "BANK INDEBTEDNESS" means any and all amounts payable under or in respect of (i) the Credit Agreement, as supplemented, amended, modified, refinanced or replaced at any time from time to time, and (ii) any lines of credit and letters of credit of the Company, in each case, including principal, premium (if any), interest (including interest accruing on or after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy or for reorganization relating to the Company whether or not a claim for post-filing interest is allowed in such proceedings), fees, charges, expenses, reimbursement obligations, guarantees and all other amounts payable thereunder or in respect thereof. "BANKS" has the meaning specified in the Credit Agreement. "BOARD OF DIRECTORS" means either the Board of Directors of the Company or any duly authorized committee or subcommittee of such Board, except as the context may otherwise require. "BUSINESS DAY" means, when used with respect to any Place of Payment specified pursuant to Section 2.03, any day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions or trust companies in such Place of Payment are authorized or obligated by law to close, except as otherwise specified pursuant to Section 2.03. 2 11 "CAPITALIZED LEASE OBLIGATION" means an obligation that is required to be classified and accounted for as a capitalized lease for financial reporting purposes in accordance with GAAP; and the amount of Indebtedness represented by such obligation shall be the capitalized amount of such obligation determined in accordance with GAAP; and the Stated Maturity thereof shall be the date of the last payment of rent or any other amount due under such lease prior to the first date upon which such lease may be terminated by the lessee without payment of a penalty. "CAPITAL STOCK" of any Person means any and all shares, interests, rights to purchase, warrants, options, participations or other equivalents of or interests (including partnership interests) in (however designated) equity of such Person, including any Preferred Stock, but excluding any debt securities convertible into such equity. "COMMODITY PRICE PROTECTION AGREEMENT" means, in respect of any Person, any forward contract, commodity swap agreement, commodity option agreement or other similar agreement or arrangement designed to protect such Person against fluctuations in commodity prices. "COMMON STOCK" means the common shares, $1.00 par value per share, of the Company, which stock is currently listed on the New York Stock Exchange and the Chicago Stock Exchange. "COMPANY" means M. A. Hanna Company, a Delaware corporation, and, subject to the provisions of Article X, shall also include its successors and assigns. "COMPANY ORDER" means a written order of the Company, signed by its Chairman of the Board, President or any Vice President and by its Treasurer, Secretary, any Assistant Treasurer or any Assistant Secretary. "CORPORATE TRUST OFFICE OF THE TRUSTEE" or other similar term means the office of the Trustee at which the corporate trust business of the Trustee shall, at any particular time, be principally administered in the United States of America, except that with respect to the presentation of Debt Securities for payment or for registration of transfer and exchange, such term shall also mean the office of the Trustee or the Trustee's agent in the Borough of Manhattan, the City and State of New York, at which at any particular time its corporate agency business shall be conducted. "CREDIT AGREEMENT" means the Credit Agreement dated as of June 30, 1994, among the Company and certain of its subsidiaries, each as a Borrower, and the Banks party thereto, as supplemented, amended, modified, refinanced or replaced at any time from time to time. "CURRENCY" means Dollars or Foreign Currency. 3 12 "CURRENCY EXCHANGE PROTECTION AGREEMENT" means, in respect of any Person, any foreign exchange contract, currency swap agreement, currency option or other similar agreement or arrangement designed to protect such Person against fluctuations in currency exchange rates. "DEBT SECURITY" or "DEBT SECURITIES" has the meaning stated in the first recital of this Indenture and more particularly means any debt security or debt securities, as the case may be of any series authenticated and delivered under this Indenture. "DEFAULT" means any event which is, or after notice or passage of time or both would be, an Event of Default. "DEPOSITARY" means, unless otherwise specified by the Company pursuant to either Section 2.03 or 2.15, with respect to registered Debt Securities of any series issuable or issued in whole or in part in the form of one or more Global Securities, The Depository Trust Company, New York, New York, or any successor thereto registered as a clearing agency under the Exchange Act or other applicable statute or regulations. "DESIGNATED SENIOR INDEBTEDNESS" means (i) the Bank Indebtedness and (ii) any other Senior Indebtedness of the Company. "DISQUALIFIED STOCK" of a Person means Redeemable Stock of such Person as to which the maturity, mandatory redemption, conversion or exchange or redemption at the option of the holder thereof occurs, or may occur, on or prior to the first anniversary of the Stated Maturity of the Debt Securities. "DOLLAR" or "$" means such currency of the United States as at the time of payment is legal tender for the payment of public and private debts. "DOLLAR EQUIVALENT" means, with respect to any monetary amount in a Foreign Currency, at any time for the determination thereof, the amount of Dollars obtained by converting such Foreign Currency involved in such computation into Dollars at the spot rate for the purchase of Dollars with the applicable Foreign Currency as quoted by Citibank, N.A. (unless another comparable financial institution is designated by the Company) in New York, New York at approximately 11:00 a.m. (New York time) on the date two business days prior to such determination. "EUROPEAN CURRENCY UNITS" has the meaning assigned to it from time to time by the Council of the European Communities. "EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES" means the European Economic Community, the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Atomic Energy Community. 4 13 "EVENT OF DEFAULT" has the meaning specified in Section 6.01. "EXCHANGE ACT" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. "FLOATING RATE SECURITY" means a Debt Security that provides for the payment of interest at a variable rate determined periodically by reference to an interest rate index specified pursuant to Section 2.03. "FOREIGN CURRENCY" means a currency issued by the government of any country other than the United States or a composite currency the value of which is determined by reference to the values of the currencies of any group of countries. "GAAP" means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States as in effect as of the date on which the Debt Securities of the applicable series are issued, including those set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by such other entity as approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession. All ratios and computations based on GAAP contained in this Indenture shall be computed in conformity with GAAP consistently applied. "GLOBAL SECURITY" means with respect to any series of Debt Securities issued hereunder, a Debt Security which is executed by the Company and authenticated and delivered by the Trustee to the Depositary or pursuant to the Depositary's instruction, all in accordance with this Indenture and any Indentures supplemental hereto, or resolution of the Board of Directors and set forth in an Officers' Certificate, which shall be registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee and which shall represent, and shall be denominated in an amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of, all the Outstanding Debt Securities of such series or any portion thereof, in either case having the same terms, including, without limitation, the same original issue date, date or dates on which principal is due and interest rate or method of determining interest. "GOVERNMENT CONTRACT LIEN" means any Lien required by any contract, statute, regulation or order in order to permit the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to perform any contract or subcontract made by it with or at the request of the United States or any State thereof or any department, agency or instrumentality of either or to secure partial, progress, advance or other payments by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to the United States or any State thereof or any department agency or instrumentality of either pursuant to the provisions of any contract, statute, regulation or order. 5 14 "GUARANTEE" means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of any Person directly or indirectly guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person and any obligation, direct or indirect, contingent or otherwise, of such Person (i) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation of such other Person or (ii) entered into for purposes of assuring in any other manner the obligee of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the term "Guarantee" shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business. The term "Guarantee" used as a verb has a corresponding meaning. "HEDGING OBLIGATIONS" of any Person means the obligations of such Person pursuant to any Interest Rate Protection Agreement, Currency Exchange Protection Agreement or Commodity Price Protection Agreement or other similar agreement. "HOLDER," "HOLDER OF DEBT SECURITIES" or other similar terms means, with respect to a Registered Security, the Registered Holder. "INCUR" means issue, assume, Guarantee, incur or otherwise become liable for; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that any Indebtedness or Capital Stock of a Person existing at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary (whether by merger, consolidation, acquisition or otherwise) shall be deemed to be incurred by such Subsidiary at the time it becomes a Subsidiary. The terms "Incurred", "Incurrence" and "Incurring" shall each have a correlative meaning. "INDEBTEDNESS" means, with respect to any Person on any date of determination (without duplication), (i) the principal of Indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money; (ii) the principal of obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments; (iii) all Capitalized Lease Obligations of such Person; (iv) all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred and unpaid purchase price of property or services (except Trade Payables); (v) all obligations of such Person in respect of letters of credit, banker's acceptances or other similar instruments or credit transactions (including reimbursement obligations with respect thereto), other than obligations with respect to letters of credit securing obligations (other than obligations described in (i) through (iv) above) entered 6 15 into in the ordinary course of business of such Person to the extent such letters of credit are not drawn upon or, if and to the extent drawn upon, such drawing is reimbursed no later than the third business day following receipt by such Person of a demand for reimbursement following payment on the letter of credit; (vi) the amount of all obligations of such Person with respect to the redemption, repayment or other repurchase of any Disqualified Stock (but excluding, in each case, any accrued dividends); (vii) all Indebtedness of other Persons secured by a Lien on any asset of such Person, whether or not such Indebtedness is assumed by such Person; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the amount of such Indebtedness shall be the lesser of (A) the fair market value of such asset at such date of determination and (B) the amount of such Indebtedness of such other Persons; and (viii) all Indebtedness of other Persons to the extent Guaranteed by such Person. For purposes of this definition, the maximum fixed redemption, repayment or repurchase price of any Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock that does not have a fixed redemption, repayment or repurchase price shall be calculated in accordance with the terms of such Stock as if such Stock were redeemed, repaid or repurchased on any date on which Indebtedness shall be required to be determined pursuant to this Indenture; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if such Stock is not then permitted to be redeemed, repaid or repurchased, the redemption, repayment or repurchase price shall be the book value of such Stock as reflected in the most recent financial statements of such Person. The amount of Indebtedness of any Person at any date shall be the outstanding balance at such date of all unconditional obligations as described above and the maximum liability, upon the occurrence of the contingency giving rise to the obligation, of any contingent obligations at such date. "INDENTURE" means this instrument as originally executed, or, if amended or supplemented as herein provided, as so amended or supplemented and shall include the form and terms of particular series of Debt Securities as contemplated hereunder, whether or not a supplemental Indenture is entered into with respect thereto. "INTEREST RATE PROTECTION AGREEMENT" means, in respect of any Person, any interest rate swap agreement, interest rate option agreement, interest rate cap agreement, interest rate collar agreement, interest rate floor agreement or other similar agreement or arrangement designed to protect such Person against fluctuations in interest rates. 7 16 "LIEN" means any mortgage, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, lien or charge of any kind (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement or lease in the nature thereof). "NET AMOUNT OF RENT" as to any lease for any period means the aggregate amount of rent payable by the lessee with respect to such period after excluding amounts required to be paid on account of maintenance and repairs, insurance, taxes, assessments, water rates and similar charges. In the case of any lease that is terminable by the lessee upon the payment of a penalty, such net amount shall also include the amount of such penalty, but no rent shall be considered as payable under such lease subsequent to the first date upon which it may be so terminated. "OFFICERS' CERTIFICATE" means a certificate signed by the Chairman of the Board, the President or any Vice President and by the Treasurer, chief accounting officer, the Secretary or any Assistant Treasurer or Assistant Secretary of the Company. Each such certificate shall include the statements provided for in Section 13.05, if applicable. "OPINION OF COUNSEL" means an opinion in writing signed by legal counsel for the Company (which counsel may be an employee of the Company), or outside counsel for the Company. Each such opinion shall include the statements provided for in Section 13.05, if applicable. "ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT DEBT SECURITY" means any Debt Security which provides for an amount less than the principal amount thereof to be due and payable upon a declaration or acceleration of the maturity thereof pursuant to Section 6.01. "OUTSTANDING" when used with respect to any series of Debt Securities, means, as of the date of determination, all Debt Securities of that series theretofore authenticated and delivered under this Indenture, except: (i) Debt Securities of that series theretofore canceled by the Trustee or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; (ii) Debt Securities of that series for whose payment or redemption money in the necessary amount has been theretofore deposited with the Trustee or any paying agent (other than the Company) in trust or set aside and segregated in trust by the Company (if the Company shall act as its own paying agent) for the holders of such Debt Securities; PROVIDED, that, if such Debt Securities are to be redeemed, notice of such redemption has been duly given pursuant to this Indenture or provision therefor satisfactory to the Trustee has been made; and 8 17 (iii) Debt Securities of that series which have been paid pursuant to Section 2.09 or in exchange for or in lieu of which other Debt Securities have been authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Indenture, other than any such Debt Securities in respect of which there shall have been presented to the Trustee proof satisfactory to it that such Debt Securities are held by a bona fide purchaser in whose hands such Debt Securities are valid obligations of the Company; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that in determining whether the Holders of the requisite principal amount of the Outstanding Debt Securities of any series have given any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver hereunder, Debt Securities owned by the Company or any other obligor upon the Debt Securities or any Affiliate of the Company or of such other obligor shall be disregarded and deemed not to be Outstanding, except that, in determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying upon any such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver, only Debt Securities which the Trustee knows to be so owned shall be so disregarded. Debt Securities so owned which have been pledged in good faith may be regarded as Outstanding if the pledgee establishes to the satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgee's right so to act with respect to such Debt Securities and that the pledgee is not the Company or any other obligor upon the Debt Securities or an Affiliate of the Company or of such other obligor. In determining whether the Holders of the requisite principal amount of outstanding Debt Securities have given any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver hereunder, the principal amount of an original Issue Discount Debt Security that shall be deemed to be Outstanding for such purposes shall be the amount of the principal thereof that would be due and payable as of the date of such determination upon a declaration of acceleration of the maturity thereof pursuant to Section 6.01. In determining whether the Holders of the requisite principal amount of the Outstanding Debt Securities of any series have given any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver hereunder, the principal amount of a Debt Security denominated in one or more foreign currencies or currency units that shall be deemed to be Outstanding for such purposes shall be the Dollar Equivalent, determined in the manner provided as contemplated by Section 2.03 on the date of original issuance of such Debt Security, of the principal amount (or, in the case of any Original Issue Discount Security, the Dollar Equivalent on the date of original issuance of such Security of the amount determined as provided in the preceding sentence above) of such Debt Security. "PARI PASSU", as applied to the ranking of any Indebtedness of a Person in relation to other Indebtedness of such Person, means that each such Indebtedness either (i) is not subordinate in right of payment to any Indebtedness or (ii) is subordinate in right of payment to the same Indebtedness as is the other, and is so subordinate to the same extent, and is not 9 18 subordinate in right of payment to each other or to any Indebtedness as to which the other is not so subordinate. "PERMITTED LIENS" means, with respect to any Person, (a) pledges or deposits by such Person under worker's compensation laws, unemployment insurance laws, social security laws or similar legislation, or good faith deposits in connection with bids, tenders, contracts (other than for the payment of Indebtedness) or leases to which such Person is a party, or deposits to secure public or statutory obligations of such Person or deposits of cash or bonds to secure performance, surety or appeal bonds to which such Person is a party or which are otherwise required of such Person, or deposits as security for contested taxes or import duties or for the payment of rent or other obligations of like nature, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business; (b) Liens imposed by law, such as carriers', warehousemen's, laborers', materialmen's, landlords', vendors', workmen's, operators', factors and mechanics liens, in each case for sums not yet due or being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings; (c) Liens for taxes, assessments and other governmental charges or levies not yet delinquent or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings; (d) survey exceptions, encumbrances, easements or reservations of or with respect to, or rights of others for or with respect to, licenses, rights-of-way, sewers, electric and other utility lines and usages, telegraph and telephone lines, pipelines, surface use, operation of equipment, permits, servitudes and other similar matters, or zoning or other restrictions as to the use of real property or Liens incidental to the conduct of the business of such Person or to the ownership of its properties which were not Incurred in connection with Indebtedness and which do not in the aggregate materially adversely affect the value of said properties or materially impair their use in the operation of the business of such Person; (e) Liens existing on or provided for under the terms of agreements existing on the Issue Date (including, without limitation, under the Credit Agreement); (f) Liens on property at the time the Company or any of its Subsidiaries acquired the property or the entity owning such property, including any acquisition by means of a merger or consolidation with or into the Company; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that any such Lien may not extend to any other property owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (g) Liens securing a Hedging Obligation so long as such Hedging Obligation is of the type customarily entered into for the purpose of limiting risk; (h) Purchase Money Liens; (i) Liens securing only Indebtedness of a Subsidiary of the Company to the Company or one or more wholly owned Subsidiaries of the Company; (j) Liens on any property to secure Indebtedness Incurred in connection with the construction, installation or financing of pollution control or abatement facilities or other forms of industrial revenue bond financing or Indebtedness issued or Guaranteed by the United States, any state or any department, agency or instrumentality thereof; (k) Government Contract Liens; (l) Liens securing Indebtedness of joint ventures in which the Company or a Subsidiary has an interest to the extent such Liens 10 19 are on property or assets of, such joint ventures; (m) Liens resulting from the deposit of funds or evidences of Indebtedness in trust for the purpose of defeasing Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (n) legal or equitable encumbrances deemed to exist by reason of negative pledges or the existence of any litigation or other legal proceeding and any related lis pendens filing (excluding any attachment prior to judgment lien or attachment lien in aid of execution on a judgment); (o) any attachment Lien being contested in good faith and by proceedings promptly initiated and diligently conducted, unless the attachment giving rise thereto will not, within sixty days after the entry thereof, have been discharged or fully bonded or will not have been discharged within sixty days after the termination of any such bond; (p) any judgment Lien, unless the judgment it secures will not, within sixty days after the entry thereof, have been discharged or execution thereof stayed pending appeal, or will not have been discharged within sixty days after the expiration of any such stay; (q) Liens to banks arising from the issuance of letters of credit issued by such banks ("issuing banks") on the following: (i) any and all shipping documents, warehouse receipts, policies or certificates of insurance and other document accompanying or relative to drafts drawn under any credit, and any draft drawn thereunder (whether or not such documents, goods or other property be released to or upon the order of the Company or any Subsidiary under a security agreement or trust or bailee receipt or otherwise), and the proceeds of each and all of the foregoing; (ii) the balance of every deposit account, now or at the time hereafter existing, of the Company or any Subsidiary with the issuing banks, and any other claims of the Company or any Subsidiary against the issuing banks; and all property claims and demands and all rights and interests therein of the Company or any Subsidiary and all evidences thereof and all proceeds thereof which have been or at any time will be delivered to or otherwise come into the issuing bank's possession, custody or control, or into the possession, custody or control of any bailee for the issuing bank or of any of its agents or correspondents for the account of the issuing bank, for any purpose, whether or not the express purpose of being used by the issuing bank as collateral security or for the safekeeping or for any other or different purpose, the issuing bank being deemed to have possession or control of all of such property actually in transit to or from or set apart for the issuing bank, any bailee for the issuing bank or any of its correspondents for other acting in its behalf, it being understood that the receipt at any time by the issuing bank, or any of its bailees, agents or correspondents, or other security, of whatever nature, including cash, will not be deemed a waiver of any of the issuing bank's rights or power hereunder; (iii) all property shipped under or pursuant to or in connection with any credit or drafts drawn thereunder or in any way related thereto, and all proceeds thereof; (iv) all additions to and substitutions for any of the property enumerated above in this subsection; (r) rights of a common owner of any interest in property held by such Person; (s) any defects, irregularities or deficiencies in title to easements, rights-of-way or other properties which do not 11 20 in the aggregate materially adversely affect the value of such properties or materially impair their use in the operation of the business of such Person; and (t) Liens to secure any refinancing, refunding, extension, renewal or replacement (or successive refinancings, refundings, extensions, renewals or replacements), as a whole, or in part, of any indebtedness secured by any Lien referred to in the foregoing clauses (e) through (l); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that (i) such new Lien shall be limited to all or part of the same property that secured the original Lien (plus improvements on such property) and (ii) the Indebtedness secured by such Lien at such time is not increased to any amount greater than the sum of (A) the outstanding principal amount or, if greater, committed amount of the indebtedness described under clauses (e) through (l) at the time the original Lien became a Permitted Lien under this Indenture and (B) an amount necessary to pay any fees and expenses, including premiums, related to such refinancing, refunding, extension, renewal or replacement. "PERSON" means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, limited liability company, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, government or any agency or political subdivision thereof or any other entity. "PLACE OF PAYMENT" means, when used with respect to the Debt Securities of any series, the place or places where the principal of, and premium, if any, and interest on, the Debt Securities of that series are payable as specified pursuant to Section 2.03. "PREFERRED STOCK" as applied to the Capital Stock of any corporation, means Capital Stock of any class or classes (however designated) which is preferred as to the payment of dividends, or as to the distribution of assets upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation or dissolution of such corporation, over shares of Capital Stock of any other class of such corporation. "PRINCIPAL PROPERTY" means any single manufacturing plant or other similar facility or warehouse, owned or leased by the Company or any Subsidiary, which is located within the United States and at which in excess of 5% of the Company's consolidated annual revenue is generated. "PURCHASE MONEY LIEN" means a Lien on property securing Indebtedness Incurred by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to provide funds for all or any portion of the cost of acquiring, constructing, altering, expanding, improving or repairing such property or assets used in connection with such property. "REDEEMABLE STOCK" means, with respect to any Person, any Capital Stock which by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable) or upon the happening of any event (i) matures or is mandatorily redeemable pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, (ii) is convertible or exchangeable for Indebtedness 12 21 (other than Preferred Stock) or Disqualified Stock or (iii) is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part. "REGISTERED HOLDER" means the Person in whose name a Registered Security is registered in the Debt Security Register (as defined in Section 2.07(a)). "REGISTERED SECURITY" means any Debt Security registered as to principal and interest in the Debt Security Register (as defined in Section 2.07(a)). "REGISTRAR" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.07(a). "REPRESENTATIVE" means the trustee, agent or representative (if any) for an issue of Indebtedness. "RESPONSIBLE OFFICER" when used with respect to the Trustee, means any officer within the Trustee, including any Vice President, any Second Vice President, any trust officer or any other officer of the Trustee performing functions similar to those performed by the persons who at the time shall be such officers, and any other officer of the Trustee to whom corporate trust matters are referred because of his knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject. "RESTRICTED SUBSIDIARY" means a Subsidiary of the Company which shall at the time, directly or indirectly, through one or more Subsidiaries or in combination with one or more Subsidiaries or the Company, owns or leases a Principal Property. "SALE/LEASEBACK TRANSACTION" means an arrangement relating to property owned on the Issue Date or thereafter acquired whereby the Company or any of its Subsidiaries transfers such property to a Person and the Company or any of its Subsidiaries leases it from such Person. "SECURED INDEBTEDNESS" means any Indebtedness of the Company secured by a Lien. "SECURITIES ACT" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. "SENIOR INDEBTEDNESS" means, as to any series of Debt Securities subordinated pursuant to the provisions of Article XII, the Indebtedness of the Company identified as Senior Indebtedness in the resolution of the Board of Directors and accompanying Officers' Certificate or supplemental Indenture setting forth the terms, including as to subordination, of such series. "STATED MATURITY" means, with respect to any security, the date specified in such security as the fixed date on which the payment of principal of such security is due and payable, 13 22 including pursuant to any mandatory redemption provision (but excluding any provision providing for the repurchase of such security at the option of the holder thereof upon the happening of any contingency beyond the control of the issuer unless such contingency has occurred). "SUBSIDIARY" of any Person means any corporation, association, partnership or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of Capital Stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by (i) such Person, (ii) such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person or (iii) one or more Subsidiaries of such Person. "TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS" means any of the following: (i) investments in U.S. Government Obligations maturing within 90 days of the date of acquisition thereof, (ii) investments in time deposit accounts, certificates of deposit and money market deposits maturing within 90 days of the date of acquisition thereof issued by a bank or trust company which is organized under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or any foreign country recognized by the United States having capital, surplus and undivided profits aggregating in excess of $500,000,000 (or the Dollar Equivalent thereof) and whose long-term debt is rated "A" or higher according to Moody's Investors Service, Inc. (or such similar equivalent rating by at least one "nationally recognized statistical rating organization" (as defined in Rule 436 under the Securities Act)), (iii) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than 7 days for underlying securities of the types described in clause (i) above entered into with a bank meeting the qualifications described in clause (ii) above and (iv) investments in commercial paper, maturing not more than 90 days after the date of acquisition, issued by a corporation (other than an Affiliate of the Company) organized and in existence under the laws of the United States or any foreign country recognized by the United States with a rating at the time as of which any investment therein is made of "P-1" (or higher) according to Moody's Investors Service, Inc. or "A-1" (or higher) according to Standard and Poor's Corporation. "TRADE PAYABLES" means, with respect to any Person, any accounts payable or any Indebtedness or monetary obligation to trade creditors created, assumed or Guaranteed by such Person arising in the ordinary course of business of such Person in connection with the acquisition of goods or services. "TRUSTEE" initially means NBD Bank and any other Person or Persons appointed as such from time to time pursuant to Section 7.08, and, subject to the provisions of Article VII, includes its or their successors and assigns. If at any time there is more than one such Person, "Trustee" as used with respect to the Debt Securities of any series shall mean the Trustee with respect to the Debt Securities of that series. 14 23 "TRUST INDENTURE ACT" (except as herein otherwise expressly provided) means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 as in force at the date of this indenture as originally executed and, to the extent required by law, as amended. "UNITED STATES" means the United States of America (including the States and the District of Columbia), its territories, its possessions and other areas subject to its jurisdiction. "U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS" means securities that are (x) direct obligations of the United States for the payment of which its full faith and credit is pledged or (y) obligations of a Person controlled or supervised by and acting as an agency or instrumentality of the United States, the payment of which is unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation by the United States, which, in either case, are not callable or redeemable at the option of the issuer thereof. "YIELD TO MATURITY" means the yield to maturity calculated at the time of issuance of a series of Debt Securities, or, if applicable, at the most recent redetermination of interest on such series and calculated in accordance with accepted financial practice. SECTION 1.02. INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE OF TRUST INDENTURE ACT. This Indenture is subject to the mandatory provisions of the Trust Indenture Act which are incorporated by reference in and made a part of this indenture. The following Trust Indenture Act terms have the following meanings: "indenture securities" means the Debt Securities. "indenture security holder" means a Holder. "indenture to be qualified" means this Indenture. "indenture trustee" or "institutional trustee" means the Trustee. "obligor" on the indenture securities means the Company and any other obligor on the Debt Securities. All other Trust Indenture Act terms used in this Indenture that are defined by the Trust Indenture Act, reference to another statute or defined by rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission have the meanings assigned to them by such definitions. SECTION 1.03. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION. Unless the context otherwise requires: (1) a term has the meaning assigned to it; 15 24 (2) an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with GAAP; (3) "or" is not exclusive; (4) "including" means including without limitation; (5) words in the singular include the plural and words in the plural include the singular; (6) if the applicable series of Debt Securities are subordinated pursuant to Article XII, unsecured indebtedness shall not be deemed to be subordinate or junior to Secured Indebtedness merely by virtue of its nature as unsecured Indebtedness; (7) the principal amount of any noninterest bearing or other discount security at any date shall be the principal amount thereof that would be shown on a balance sheet of the issuer dated such date prepared in accordance with GAAP; and (8) the principal amount of any Preferred Stock shall be the greater of (i) the maximum liquidation value of such Preferred Stock or (ii) the maximum mandatory redemption or mandatory repurchase price with respect to such Preferred Stock. ARTICLE II Debt Securities --------------- SECTION 2.01. FORMS GENERALLY. The Debt Securities of each series shall be in substantially the form established without the approval of any Holder by or pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors or in one or more Indentures supplemental hereto, in each case with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted by this Indenture, and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such legends or endorsements placed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate (and, if not contained in a Supplemental Indenture entered into in accordance with Article IX, as are not prohibited by the provisions of this Indenture) or as may be required or appropriate to comply with any law or with any rules made pursuant thereto or with any rules of any securities exchange on which such series of Debt Securities may be listed, or to conform to general usage, or as may, consistently herewith, be determined by the officers executing such Debt Securities as evidenced by their execution of the Debt Securities. The definitive Debt Securities of each series shall be printed, lithographed or engraved on steel engraved borders or may be produced in any other manner, all as determined by the officers executing such Debt Securities, as evidenced by their execution of such Debt Securities. 16 25 SECTION 2.02. FORM OF TRUSTEE'S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION. The Trustee's Certificate of Authentication on all Debt Securities authenticated by the Trustee shall be in substantially the following form: TRUSTEE'S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION This is one of the Debt Securities of the series designated therein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture. ----------------------------------, As Trustee By__________________________________ Authorized Signature SECTION 2.03. PRINCIPAL AMOUNT; ISSUABLE IN SERIES. The aggregate principal amount of Debt Securities which may be issued, executed, authenticated, delivered and outstanding under this Indenture is unlimited. The Debt Securities may be issued in one or more series. There shall be established, without the approval of any Holders, in or pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors and set forth in an Officers' Certificate, or established in one or more Indentures supplemental hereto, prior to the issuance of Debt Securities of any series any or all of the following: (1) the title of the Debt Securities of the series (which shall distinguish the Debt Securities of the series from all other Debt Securities); (2) any limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the Debt Securities of the series which may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture (except for Debt Securities authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, other Debt Securities of the series pursuant to this Article II); (3) the date or dates on which the principal and premium, if any, of the Debt Securities of the series are payable; (4) the rate or rates (which may be fixed or variable) at which the Debt Securities of the series shall bear interest, if any, or the method of determining such rate or rates, the date or dates from which such interest shall accrue, the interest payment dates on which such interest shall be payable, or the method by which such date will be determined, in the case of Registered Securities, the record dates for the determination of Holders thereof to whom such interest is payable; and the basis upon which interest will be calculated if other than that of a 360-day year of twelve thirty-day months; 17 26 (5) the Place or Places of Payment, if any, in addition to or instead of the corporate trust office of the Trustee where the principal of, and interest on, Debt Securities of the series shall be payable; (6) the price or prices at which, the period or periods within which and the terms and conditions upon which Debt Securities of the series may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at the option of the Company or otherwise; (7) the obligation, if any, of the Company to redeem, purchase or repay Debt Securities of the series pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous provisions or at the option of a Holder thereof, and the price or prices to which and the period or periods within which and the terms and conditions upon which Debt Securities of the series shall be redeemed, purchased or repaid, in whole or in part, pursuant to such obligations; (8) the terms, if any, upon which the Debt Securities of the series may be convertible into or exchanged for Common Stock, Preferred Stock (which may be represented by depositary shares), other Debt Securities or warrants for Common Stock, Preferred Stock or Indebtedness or other securities of any kind of the Company or any other obligor and the terms and conditions upon which such conversion or exchange shall be effected, including the initial conversion or exchange price or rate, the conversion or exchange period and any other provision in addition to or in lieu of those described herein; (9) if other than denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof, the denominations in which Debt Securities of the series shall be issuable; (10) if the amount of principal of or any premium or interest on Debt Securities of the series may be determined with reference to an index or pursuant to a formula, the manner in which such amounts will be determined; (11) if the principal amount payable at the Stated Maturity of Debt Securities of the series will not be determinable as of any one or more dates prior to such Stated Maturity, the amount which will be deemed to be such principal amount as of any such date for any purpose, including the principal amount thereof which will be due and payable upon any maturity other than the Stated Maturity or which will be deemed to be Outstanding as of any such date (or, in any such case, the manner in which such deemed principal amount is to be determined); and the manner of determining the equivalent thereof in the currency of the United States of America for purposes of the definition of Dollar Equivalent; 18 27 (12) any changes or additions to Article XI, including the addition of additional covenants that may be subject to the covenant defeasance option pursuant to Section 11.02(b)(ii); (13) if other than such coin or Currency of the United States as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts, the coin or Currency or Currencies or units of two or more Currencies in which payment of the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on, Debt Securities of the series shall be payable; (14) if other than the principal amount thereof, the portion of the principal amount of Debt Securities of the series which shall be payable upon declaration of acceleration of the maturity thereof pursuant to Section 6.01 or provable in bankruptcy pursuant to Section 6.02; (15) the terms, if any, of the transfer, mortgage, pledge or assignment as security for the Debt Securities of the series of any properties, assets, moneys, proceeds, securities or other collateral, including whether certain provisions of the Trust Indenture Act are applicable and any corresponding changes to provisions of this Indenture as currently in effect; (16) any addition to or change in the Events of Default with respect to the Debt Securities of the series and any change in the right of the Trustee or the Holders to declare the principal of and interest on, such Debt Securities due and payable; (17) if the Debt Securities of the series shall be issued in whole or in part in the form of a Global Security or Securities, the terms and conditions, if any, upon which such Global Security or Securities may be exchanged in whole or in part for other individual Debt Securities in definitive registered form; and the Depositary for such Global Security or Securities and the form of any legend or legends to be borne by any such Global Security or Securities in addition to or in lieu of the legend referred to in Section 2.15; (18) any trustees, authenticating or paying agents, transfer agents or registrars; (19) the applicability of, and any addition to or change in the covenants and definitions currently set forth in this Indenture or in the terms currently set forth in Article X, including conditioning any merger, conveyance, transfer or lease permitted by Article X upon the satisfaction of an Indebtedness coverage standard by the Company and Successor Company (as defined in Article X); 19 28 (20) the terms, if any, of any Guarantee of the payment of principal of, and premium, if any, and interest on, Debt Securities of the series and any corresponding changes to the provisions of this Indenture as currently in effect; (21) the subordination, if any, of the Debt Securities of the series pursuant to Article XII and any changes or additions to Article XII; (22) with regard to Debt Securities of the series that do not bear interest, the dates for certain required reports to the Trustee; and (23) any other terms of the Debt Securities of the series (which terms shall not be prohibited by the provisions of this Indenture). All Debt Securities of any one series appertaining thereto shall be substantially identical except as to denomination and except as may otherwise be provided in or pursuant to such resolution of the Board of Directors and as set forth in such Officers' Certificate or in any such Indenture supplemental hereto. SECTION 2.04. EXECUTION OF DEBT SECURITIES. The Debt Securities shall be signed on behalf of the Company by its Chairman of the Board, its Vice Chairman, its President or a Vice President and by its Secretary, an Assistant Secretary, a Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer. Such signatures upon the Debt Securities may be the manual or facsimile signatures of the present or any future such authorized officers and may be imprinted or otherwise reproduced on the Debt Securities. The seal of the Company, if any, may be in the form of a facsimile thereof and may be impressed, affixed, imprinted or otherwise reproduced on the Debt Securities. Only such Debt Securities as shall bear thereon a certificate of authentication substantially in the form hereinbefore recited, signed manually by the Trustee, shall be entitled to the benefits of this Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose. Such certificate by the Trustee upon any Debt Security executed by the Company shall be conclusive evidence that the Debt Security so authenticated has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder. In case any officer of the Company who shall have signed any of the Debt Securities shall cease to be such officer before the Debt Securities so signed shall have been authenticated and delivered by the Trustee, or disposed of by the Company, such Debt Securities nevertheless may be authenticated and delivered or disposed of as though the Person who signed such Debt Securities had not ceased to be such officer of the Company; and any Debt Security may be signed on behalf of the Company by such Persons as, at the actual date of the execution of such Debt Security, 20 29 shall be the proper officers of the Company, although at the date of such Debt Security or of the execution of this Indenture any such Person was not such officer. SECTION 2.05. AUTHENTICATION AND DELIVERY OF DEBT SECURITIES. At any time and from time to time after the execution and delivery of this Indenture, the Company may deliver Debt Securities of any series executed by the Company to the Trustee for authentication, and the Trustee shall thereupon authenticate and deliver said Debt Securities to or upon a Company Order. In authenticating such Debt Securities and accepting the additional responsibilities under this Indenture in relation to such Debt Securities, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and (subject to Section 7.01) shall be fully protected in relying upon: (1) a copy of any resolution or resolutions of the Board of Directors, certified by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the Company, authorizing the terms of issuance of any series of Debt Securities; (2) an executed supplemental Indenture, if any; (3) an Officers' Certificate; and (4) an Opinion of Counsel prepared in accordance with Section 13.05 which shall also state: (a) that the form of such Debt Securities has been established by or pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors or by a supplemental Indenture as permitted by Section 2.01 in conformity with the provisions of this Indenture; (b) that the terms of such Debt Securities have been established by or pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors or by a supplemental Indenture as permitted by Section 2.03 in conformity with the provisions of this Indenture; (c) that such Debt Securities, when authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and issued by the Company in the manner and subject to any conditions specified in such Opinion of Counsel, will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company, enforceable in accordance with their terms except as (i) the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally and (ii) rights of acceleration and the availability of equitable remedies may be limited by equitable principles of general applicability; (d) that the Company has the corporate power to issue such Debt Securities and has duly taken all 21 30 necessary corporate action with respect to such issuance; (e) that the issuance of such Debt Securities will not contravene the charter or by-laws of the Company or result in any material violation of any of the terms or provisions of any law or regulation or of any indenture, mortgage or other agreement known to such counsel by which the Company is bound; (f) that authentication and delivery of such Debt Securities and the execution and delivery of any supplemental Indenture will not violate the terms of this Indenture; and (g) such other matters as the Trustee may reasonably request. Such Opinion of Counsel need express no opinion as to whether a court in the United States would render a money judgment in a currency other than that of the United States. The Trustee shall have the right to decline to authenticate and deliver any Debt Securities under this Section 2.05 if the Trustee, being advised by counsel, determines that such action may not lawfully be taken or if the Trustee in good faith by its board of directors or trustees, executive committee or a trust committee of directors, trustees or vice presidents shall determine that such action would expose the Trustee to personal liability to existing Holders. The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent reasonably acceptable to the Company to authenticate Debt Securities of any series. Unless limited by the terms of such appointment, an authenticating agent may authenticate Debt Securities whenever the Trustee may do so. Each reference in this Indenture to authentication by the Trustee includes authentication by such agent. An authenticating agent has the same rights as any Registrar, paying agent or agent for service of notices and demands. Unless otherwise provided in the form of Debt Security for any series, each Debt Security shall be dated the date of its authentication. SECTION 2.06. DENOMINATION OF DEBT SECURITIES. Unless otherwise provided in the form of Debt Security for any series, the Debt Securities of each series shall be issuable only as Registered Securities in such denominations as shall be specified or contemplated by Section 2.03. In the absence of any such specification with respect to the Debt Securities of any series, the Debt Securities of such series shall be issuable in denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof. 22 31 SECTION 2.07. REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER AND EXCHANGE. (a) The Company shall keep or cause to be kept a register for each series of Registered Securities issued hereunder (hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Debt Security Register"), in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Company shall provide for the registration of Registered Securities and the transfer of Registered Securities as in this Article II provided. At all reasonable times the Debt Security Register shall be open for inspection by the Trustee. Subject to Section 2.15, upon due presentment for registration of transfer of any Registered Security at any office or agency to be maintained by the Company in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.02, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in the name of the transferee or transferees a new Registered Security or Registered Securities of authorized denominations for a like aggregate principal amount. Unless and until otherwise determined by the Company by resolution of the Board of Directors, the register of the Company for the purpose of registration, exchange or registration of transfer of the Registered Securities shall be kept at the corporate trust office of the Trustee and, for this purpose, the Trustee shall be designated "Registrar". Registered Securities of any series (other than a Global Security) may be exchanged for a like aggregate principal amount of Registered Securities of the same series of other authorized denominations. Subject to Section 2.15, Registered Securities to be exchanged shall be surrendered at the office or agency to be maintained by the Company as provided in Section 4.02, and the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor the Registered Security or Registered Securities which the Holder making the exchange shall be entitled to receive. (b) All Registered Securities presented or surrendered for registration of transfer, exchange or payment shall (if so required by the Company, the Trustee or the Registrar) be duly endorsed or be accompanied by a written instrument or instruments of transfer, in form satisfactory to the Company, the Trustee and the Registrar, duly executed by the Registered Holder or his attorney duly authorized in writing. All Debt Securities issued in exchange for or upon transfer of Debt Securities shall be the valid obligations of the Company, evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as the Debt Securities surrendered for such exchange or transfer. No service charge shall be made for any exchange or registration of transfer of Debt Securities (except as provided by Section 2.09), but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto, other than those expressly 23 32 provided in this Indenture to be made at the Company's own expense or without expense or without charge to the Holders. The Company shall not be required (a) to issue, register the transfer of or exchange any Debt Securities for a period of 15 days next preceding any mailing of notice of redemption of Debt Securities of such series or (b) to register the transfer of or exchange any Debt Securities selected, called or being called for redemption. Prior to the due presentation for registration of transfer of any Debt Security, the Company, the Trustee, any paying agent or any Registrar may deem and treat the Person in whose name a Debt Security is registered as the absolute owner of such Debt Security for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of, and premium, if any, and interest on, such Debt Security and for all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Debt Security is overdue, and none of the Company, the Trustee, any paying agent or Registrar shall be affected by notice to the contrary. None of the Company, the Trustee, any agent of the Trustee, any paying agent or any Registrar will have any responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records relating to, or payments made on account of, beneficial ownership interests of a Global Security or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to such beneficial ownership interests. SECTION 2.08. TEMPORARY DEBT SECURITIES. Pending the preparation of definitive Debt Securities of any series, the Company may execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver temporary Debt Securities (printed, lithographed, photocopied, typewritten or otherwise produced) of any authorized denomination, and substantially in the form of the definitive Debt Securities in lieu of which they are issued, in registered form and with such omissions, insertions and variations as may be appropriate for temporary Debt Securities, all as may be determined by the Company with the concurrence of the Trustee. Temporary Debt Securities may contain such reference to any provisions of this Indenture as may be appropriate. Every temporary Debt Security shall be executed by the Company and be authenticated by the Trustee upon the same conditions and in substantially the same manner, and with like effect, as the definitive Debt Securities. If temporary Debt Securities of any series are issued, the Company will cause definitive Debt Securities of such series to be prepared without unreasonable delay. After the preparation of definitive Debt Securities of such series, the temporary Debt Securities of such series shall be exchangeable for definitive Debt Securities of such series upon surrender of the temporary Debt Securities of such series at the office or agency of the Company at a Place of Payment for such series, without charge to the Holder thereof, except as provided in Section 2.07 in connection with a transfer, and upon surrender for cancellation of 24 33 any one or more temporary Debt Securities of any series, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor a like principal amount of definitive Debt Securities of the same series of authorized denominations and of like tenor. Until so exchanged, temporary Debt Securities of any series shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as definitive Debt Securities of such series, except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 2.03(17) with respect to the payment of interest on Global Securities in temporary form. Upon any exchange of a portion of a temporary Global Security for a definitive Global Security or for the individual Debt Securities represented thereby pursuant to Section 2.07 or this Section 2.08, the temporary Global Security shall be endorsed by the Trustee to reflect the reduction of the principal amount evidenced thereby, whereupon the principal amount of such temporary Global Security shall be reduced for all purposes by the amount so exchanged and endorsed. SECTION 2.09. MUTILATED, DESTROYED, LOST OR STOLEN DEBT SECURITIES. If (i) any mutilated Debt Security is surrendered to the Trustee at its corporate trust office (in the case of Registered Securities) or (ii) the Company and the Trustee receive evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Debt Security, and there is delivered to the Company and the Trustee such security or indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them and any paying agent harmless, and neither the Company nor the Trustee receives notice that such Debt Security has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, then the Company shall execute and, upon a Company Order, the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in exchange for or in lieu of any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Debt Security, a new Debt Security of the same series of like tenor, form, terms and principal amount, bearing a number not contemporaneously Outstanding. Upon the issuance of any substituted Debt Security, the Company may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other expenses connected therewith. In case any Debt Security which has matured or is about to mature or which has been called for redemption shall become mutilated or be destroyed, lost or stolen, the Company may, instead of issuing a substituted Debt Security, pay or authorize the payment of the same (without surrender thereof except in the case of a mutilated Debt Security) if the applicant for such payment shall furnish the Company and the Trustee with such security or indemnity as either may require to save it harmless from all risk, however remote, and, in case of destruction, loss or theft, evidence to the satisfaction of the Company and the Trustee of the destruction, loss or theft of such Debt Security and of the ownership thereof. Every substituted Debt Security of any series issued pursuant to the provisions of this Section 2.09 by virtue of the fact that any Debt Security is destroyed, lost or stolen shall 25 34 constitute an original additional contractual obligation of the Company, whether or not the destroyed, lost or stolen Debt Security shall be found at any time, and shall be entitled to all the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with any and all other Debt Securities of that series duly issued hereunder. All Debt Securities shall be held and owned upon the express condition that the foregoing provisions are exclusive with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Debt Securities, and shall preclude any and all other rights or remedies, notwithstanding any law or statute existing or hereafter enacted to the contrary with respect to the replacement or payment of negotiable instruments or other securities without their surrender. SECTION 2.10. CANCELLATION OF SURRENDERED DEBT SECURITIES. All Debt Securities surrendered for payment, redemption, registration of transfer or exchange shall, if surrendered to the Company or any paying agent or a Registrar, be delivered to the Trustee for cancellation by it, or if surrendered to the Trustee, shall be canceled by it, and no Debt Securities shall be issued in lieu thereof except as expressly permitted by any of the provisions of this Indenture. All canceled Debt Securities held by the Trustee shall be destroyed (subject to the record retention requirements of the Exchange Act) and certification of their destruction delivered to the Company, unless otherwise directed. On request of the Company, the Trustee shall deliver to the Company canceled Debt Securities held by the Trustee. If the Company shall acquire any of the Debt Securities, however, such acquisition shall not operate as a redemption or satisfaction of the indebtedness represented thereby unless and until the same are delivered or surrendered to the Trustee for cancellation. The Company may not issue new Debt Securities to replace Debt Securities it has redeemed, paid or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation. SECTION 2.11. PROVISIONS OF THE INDENTURE AND DEBT SECURITIES FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF THE PARTIES AND THE HOLDERS. Nothing in this Indenture or in the Debt Securities, expressed or implied, shall give or be construed to give to any Person, other than the parties hereto, the Holders or any Registrar or paying agent, any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Indenture, or under any covenant, condition or provision herein contained; all its covenants, conditions and provisions being for the sole benefit of the parties hereto, the Holders and any Registrar and paying agents. SECTION 2.12. PAYMENT OF INTEREST; RIGHTS PRESERVED. (a) Interest on any Registered Security that is payable and is punctually paid or duly provided for on any interest payment date shall be paid to the Person in whose name such Registered Security is registered at the close of business on the regular record date for such interest notwithstanding the cancellation of such Registered Security upon any transfer or exchange subsequent to the regular record date. Payment of interest on Registered 26 35 Securities shall be made at the corporate trust office of the Trustee (except as otherwise specified pursuant to Section 2.03), or at the option of the Company, by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Debt Security Register or, if provided pursuant to Section 2.03 and in accordance with arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee, at the option of the Registered Holder by wire transfer to an account designated by the Registered Holder. (b) Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.12 and Section 2.17, each Debt Security of a particular series delivered under this Indenture upon registration of transfer of or in exchange for or in lieu of any other Debt Security of the same series shall carry the rights to interest accrued and unpaid, and to accrue, which were carried by such other Debt Security. SECTION 2.13. SECURITIES DENOMINATED IN FOREIGN CURRENCIES. (a) Except as otherwise specified pursuant to Section 2.03 for Registered Securities of any series, payment of the principal of, and premium, if any, and interest on, Registered Securities of such series will be made in Dollars. (b) For the purposes of calculating the principal amount of Debt Securities of any series denominated in a Foreign Currency or in units of two or more Foreign Currencies (including European Currency Units) for any purpose under this Indenture, the principal amount of such Debt Securities at any time Outstanding shall be deemed to be the Dollar Equivalent of such principal amount as of the date of any such calculation. In the event any Foreign Currency or currencies or units of two or more Currencies in which any payment with respect to any series of Debt Securities may be made ceases to be a freely convertible Currency on United States Currency markets, for any date thereafter on which payment of principal of, or premium, if any, or interest on, the Debt Securities of a series is due, the Company shall select the Currency of payment for use on such date, all as provided in the Debt Securities of such series. In such event, the Company shall, as provided in the Debt Securities of such series, notify the Trustee of the Currency which it has selected to constitute the funds necessary to meet the Company's obligations or such payment date and of the amount of such Currency to be paid. Such amount shall be determined as provided in the Debt Securities of such series. The payment to the Trustee with respect to such payment date shall be made by the Company solely in the Currency so selected. SECTION 2.14. WIRE TRANSFERS. Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary in this Indenture, the Company may make any payment of monies required to be deposited with the Trustee on account of principal of, or premium, if any, or interest on, the Debt Securities (whether pursuant to optional or 27 36 mandatory redemption payments, interest payments or otherwise) by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated by the Trustee on or before the date such moneys are to be paid to the Holders of the Debt Securities in accordance with the terms hereof. SECTION 2.15. SECURITIES ISSUABLE IN THE FORM OF A GLOBAL SECURITY. (a) If the Company shall establish pursuant to Sections 2.01 and 2.03 that the Debt Securities of a particular series are to be issued in whole or in part in the form of one or more Global Securities, then the Company shall execute and the Trustee or its agent shall, in accordance with Section 2.05, authenticate and deliver, such Global Security or Securities, which (i) shall represent, and shall be denominated in an amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of, the Outstanding Debt Securities of such series to be represented by such Global Security or Securities, or such portion thereof as the Company shall specify in an Officers' Certificate, (ii) shall be registered in the name of the Depositary for such Global Security or Securities or its nominee, (iii) shall be delivered by the Trustee or its agent to the Depositary or pursuant to the Depositary's instruction and (iv) shall bear a legend substantially to the following effect: "Unless and until it is exchanged in whole or in part for the individual Debt Securities represented hereby, this Global Security may not be transferred except as a whole by the Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary or by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or another nominee of the Depositary or by the Depositary or any such nominee to a successor Depositary or a nominee of such successor Depositary", or such other legend as may then be required by the Depositary for such Global Security or Securities. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 2.15 or of Section 2.07 to the contrary, and subject to the provisions of paragraph (c) below, unless the terms of a Global Security expressly permit such Global Security to be exchanged in whole or in part for definitive Debt Securities in registered form, a Global Security may be transferred, in whole but not in part and in the manner provided in Section 2.07, only by the Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary for such Global Security, or by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or another nominee of the Depositary, or by the Depositary or a nominee of the Depositary to a successor Depositary for such Global Security selected or approved by the Company, or to a nominee of such successor Depositary. (c) (i) If at any time the Depositary for a Global Security or Securities notifies the Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for such Global Security or Securities or if at any time the Depositary for the Debt Securities for such series shall no longer be eligible or in good standing under the Exchange Act or other applicable statute, rule or regulation, the Company shall appoint a successor Depositary with respect to such Global Security or Securities. If a 28 37 successor Depositary for such Global Security or Securities is not appointed by the Company within 90 days after the Company receives such notice or becomes aware of such ineligibility, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee or its agent, upon receipt of a Company Order for the authentication and delivery of such individual Debt Securities of such series in exchange for such Global Security, will authenticate and deliver, individual Debt Securities of such series of like tenor and terms in definitive form in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of the Global Security in exchange for such Global Security or Securities. (ii) The Company may at any time and in its sole discretion determine that the Debt Securities of any series or portion thereof issued or issuable in the form of one or more Global Securities shall no longer be represented by such Global Security or Securities. In such event the Company will execute, and the Trustee, upon receipt of a Company Order for the authentication and delivery of individual Debt Securities of such series in exchange in whole or in part for such Global Security, will authenticate and deliver individual Debt Securities of such series of like tenor and terms in definitive form in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of such series or portion thereof in exchange for such Global Security or Securities. (iii) If specified by the Company pursuant to Sections 2.01 and 2.03 with respect to Debt Securities issued or issuable in the form of a Global Security, the Depositary for such Global Security may surrender such Global Security in exchange in whole or in part for individual Debt Securities of such series of like tenor and terms in definitive form on such terms as are acceptable to the Company, the Trustee and such Depositary. Thereupon the Company shall execute, and the Trustee or its agent upon receipt of a Company Order for the authentication and delivery of definitive Debt Securities of such series shall authenticate and deliver, without service charge, (1) to each Person specified by such Depositary a new Debt Security or Securities of the same series of like tenor and terms and of any authorized denomination as requested by such Person in aggregate principal amount equal to and in exchange for such Persons beneficial interest in the Global Security; and (2) to such Depositary a new Global Security of like tenor and terms and in an authorized denomination equal to the difference, if any, between the principal amount of the surrendered Global Security and the aggregate principal amount of Debt Securities delivered to Holders thereof. (iv) In any exchange provided for in any of the preceding three paragraphs, the Company will execute and the Trustee or its agent will authenticate and deliver individual Debt Securities. Upon the exchange of the entire principal amount of a Global Security for individual Debt Securities, such Global Security shall be canceled by the Trustee or its agent. Except as provided in the preceding paragraph, Registered Securities issued 29 38 in exchange for a Global Security pursuant to this Section 2.15 shall be registered in such names and in such authorized denominations as the Depositary for such Global Security, pursuant to instructions from its direct or indirect participants or otherwise, shall instruct the Trustee or the Registrar. The Trustee or the Registrar shall deliver such Registered Securities to the Persons in whose names such Registered Securities are so registered. (v) Payments in respect of the principal of and interest on any Debt Securities registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee will be payable to the Depositary or such nominee in its capacity as the registered owner of such Global Security. The Company and the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name the Debt Securities, including the Global Security, are registered as the owner thereof for the purpose of receiving such payments and for any and all other purposes whatsoever. None of the Company, the Trustee, any Registrar, the paying agent or any agent of the Company or the Trustee will have any responsibility or liability for (a) any aspect of the records relating to or payments made on account of the beneficial ownership interests of the Global Security by the Depositary or its nominee or any of the Depositary's direct or indirect participants, or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records of the Depositary, its nominee or any of its direct or indirect participants relating to the beneficial ownership interests of the Global Security, (b) the payments to the beneficial owners of the Global Security of amounts paid to the Depositary or its nominee, or (c) any other matter relating to the actions and practices of the Depositary, its nominee or any of its direct or indirect participants. None of the Company, the Trustee or any such agent will be liable for any delay by the Depositary, its nominee, or any of its direct or indirect participants in identifying the beneficial owners of the Debt Securities, and the Company and the Trustee may conclusively rely on, and will be protected in relying on, instructions from the Depositary or its nominee for all purposes (including with respect to the registration and delivery, and the respective principal amounts, of the Debt Securities to be issued). SECTION 2.16. MEDIUM TERM SECURITIES. Notwithstanding any contrary provision herein, if all Debt Securities of a series are not to be originally issued at one time, it shall not be necessary for the Company to deliver to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate, resolutions of the Board of Directors, supplemental Indenture, Opinion of Counsel or written order or any other document otherwise required pursuant to Section 2.01, 2.03, 2.05 or 13.05 at or prior to the time of authentication of each Debt Security of such series if such documents are delivered to the Trustee or its agent at or prior to the authentication upon original issuance of the first such Debt Security of such series to be issued; PROVIDED, that any subsequent request by the Company to the Trustee to authenticate Debt Securities of such series upon original issuance shall constitute a representation and warranty by the Company that, as of the date of such request, the 30 39 statements made in the Officers' Certificate delivered pursuant to Section 2.05 or 13.05 shall be true and correct as if made on such date and that the Opinion of Counsel delivered at or prior to such time of authentication of an original issuance of Debt Securities shall specifically state that it shall relate to all subsequent issuances of Debt Securities of such series that are identical to the Debt Securities issued in the first issuance of Debt Securities of such series. A Company Order delivered by the Company to the Trustee in the circumstances set forth in the preceding paragraph, may provide that Debt Securities which are the subject thereof will be authenticated and delivered by the Trustee or its agent on original issue from time to time upon the telephonic or written order of Persons designated in such written order (any such telephonic instructions to be promptly confirmed in writing by such Person) and that such Persons are authorized to determine, consistent with the Officers' Certificate, supplemental Indenture or resolution of the Board of Directors relating to such written order, such terms and conditions of such Debt Securities as are specified in such Officers' Certificate, supplemental Indenture or such resolution. SECTION 2.17. DEFAULTED INTEREST. Any interest on any Debt Security of a particular series which is payable, but is not punctually paid or duly provided for, on the dates and in the manner provided in the Debt Securities of such series and in this Indenture (herein called "Defaulted Interest") shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Registered Holder thereof on the relevant record date by virtue of having been such Registered Holder, and such Defaulted Interest may be paid by the Company, at its election in each case, as provided in clause (i) or (ii) below: (i) The Company may elect to make payment of any Defaulted Interest to the Persons in whose names the Registered Securities of such series are registered at the close of business on a special record date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest, which shall be fixed in the following manner: The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of Defaulted Interest proposed to be paid on each such Registered Security of such series and the date of the proposed payment, and at the same time the Company shall deposit with the Trustee an amount of money equal to the aggregate amount proposed to be paid in respect of such Defaulted Interest or shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for such deposit prior to the date of the proposed payment, such money when deposited to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled to such Defaulted Interest as in this clause provided. Thereupon the Trustee shall fix a special record date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest which shall be not more than 15 days and not less than 10 days prior to the date of the proposed payment and not less than 10 days after the receipt by the 31 40 Trustee of the notice of the proposed payment. The Trustee shall promptly notify the Company of such special record date and, in the name and at the expense of the Company, shall cause notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the special record date therefor to be mailed, first class postage prepaid, to each Holder thereof at its address as it appears in the Security Register, not less than 10 days prior to such special record date. Notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the special record date therefor having been so mailed, such Defaulted Interest shall be paid to the Persons in whose names the Registered Securities of such series are registered at the close of business on such special record date. (ii) The Company may make payment of any Defaulted Interest on the Registered Securities of such series in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Registered Securities of such series may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, if, after notice given by the Company to the Trustee of the proposed payment pursuant to this clause, such manner of payment shall be deemed practicable by the Trustee. SECTION 2.18. JUDGMENTS. The Company may provide pursuant to Section 2.03 for Debt Securities of any series that (a) the obligation, if any, of the Company to pay the principal of, and premium, if any, and interest on, the Debt Securities of any series in a Foreign Currency or Dollars (the "Designated Currency") as may be specified pursuant to Section 2.03 is of the essence and agrees that, to the fullest extent possible under applicable law, judgments in respect of Debt Securities of such series shall be given in the Designated Currency; (b) the obligation of the Company to make payments in the Designated Currency of the principal of, and premium, if any, and interest on, such Debt Securities shall, notwithstanding any payment in any other Currency (whether pursuant to a judgment or otherwise), be discharged only to the extent of the amount in the Designated Currency that the Holder receiving such payment may, in accordance with normal banking procedures, purchase with the sum paid in such other Currency (after any premium and cost exchange) on the business day in the country of issue of the Designated Currency or in the international banking community (in the case of a composite currency) immediately following the day on which such Holder receives such payment; (c) if the amount in the Designated Currency that may be so purchased for any reason falls short of the amount originally due, the Company shall pay such additional amounts as may be necessary to compensate for such shortfall; and (d) any obligation of the Company not discharged by such payment shall be due as a separate and independent obligation and, until discharged as provided herein, shall continue in full force and effect. 32 41 ARTICLE III Redemption of Debt Securities ----------------------------- SECTION 3.01. APPLICABILITY OF ARTICLE. The provisions of this Article shall be applicable to the Debt Securities of any series which are redeemable before their Stated Maturity except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 2.03 for Debt Securities of such series. SECTION 3.02. NOTICE OF REDEMPTION; SELECTION OF DEBT SECURITIES. In case the Company shall desire to exercise the right to redeem all or, as the case may be, any part of the Debt Securities of any series in accordance with their terms, a resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company or a supplemental Indenture, the Company shall fix a date for redemption and shall give notice of such redemption at least 30 and not more than 60 days prior to the date fixed for redemption to the Holders of Debt Securities of such series so to be redeemed as a whole or in part, in the manner provided in Section 13.03. The notice if given in the manner herein provided shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given, whether or not the Holder receives such notice. In any case, failure to give such notice or any defect in the notice to the Holder of any Debt Security of a series designated for redemption as a whole or in part shall not affect the validity of the proceedings for the redemption of any other Debt Security of such series. Each such notice of redemption shall specify the date fixed for redemption, the redemption price at which Debt Securities of such series are to be redeemed, the Place or Places of Payment that payment will be made upon presentation and surrender of such Debt Securities, that any interest accrued to the date fixed for redemption will be paid as specified in said notice, that the redemption is for a sinking fund payment (if applicable), that, if the Company defaults on making such redemption payment or if the Debt Securities of that series are subordinated pursuant to the terms of Article XII the paying agent is prohibited from making such payment pursuant to the terms of this Indenture, that on and after said date any interest thereon or on the portions thereof to be redeemed will cease to accrue, that in the case of Original Issue Discount Securities original issue discount accrued after the date fixed for redemption will cease to accrue, the terms of the Debt Securities of that series pursuant to which the Debt Securities of that series are being redeemed and that no representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP number, if any, listed in such notice or printed on the Debt Securities of that series. If less than all the Debt Securities of a series are to be redeemed the notice of redemption shall specify the CUSIP numbers of the Debt Securities of that series to be redeemed. In case any Debt Security of a series is to be redeemed in part only, the notice of redemption shall state the portion of the principal amount thereof to be redeemed and shall state that on and after the date fixed for 33 42 redemption, upon surrender of such Debt Security, a new Debt Security or Debt Securities of that series in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion thereof. At least 60 days before the redemption date unless the Trustee consents to a shorter period, the Company shall give notice to the Trustee of the redemption date, the principal amount of Debt Securities to be redeemed and the series and terms of the Debt Securities pursuant to which such redemption will occur. Such notice shall be accompanied by an Officers' Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel from the Company to the effect that such redemption will comply with the conditions herein. If fewer than all the Debt Securities of a series are to be redeemed, the record date relating to such redemption shall be selected by the Company and given to the Trustee, which record date shall be not less than 15 days after the date of notice to the Trustee. On or prior to the redemption date for any Registered Securities, the Company shall deposit with the Trustee or with a paying agent (or, if the Company is acting as its own paying agent, segregate and hold in trust) an amount of money in the Currency in which such Debt Securities are denominated (except as provided pursuant to Section 2.03) sufficient to pay the redemption price of such Registered Securities or any portions thereof that are to be redeemed on that date. If less than all the Debt Securities of like tenor and terms of a series are to be redeemed (other than pursuant to mandatory sinking fund redemptions) the Trustee shall select, in such manner as in its sole discretion it shall deem appropriate and fair, the Debt Securities of that series or portions thereof (in multiples of $1,000) to be redeemed. In any case where more than one Registered Security of such series is registered in the same name, the Trustee in its discretion may treat the aggregate principal amount so registered as if it were represented by one Registered Security of such series. The Trustee shall promptly notify the Company in writing of the Debt Securities selected for redemption and, in the case of any Debt Securities selected for partial redemption, the principal amount thereof to be redeemed. If any Debt Security called for redemption shall not be so paid upon surrender thereof on such redemption date, the principal, premium, if any, and interest shall bear interest until paid from the redemption date at the rate borne by the Debt Securities of that series. If less than all the Debt Securities of unlike tenor and terms of a series are to be redeemed, the particular Debt Securities to be redeemed shall be selected by the Company. Provisions of this Indenture that apply to Debt Securities called for redemption also apply to portions of Debt Securities called for redemption. SECTION 3.03. PAYMENT OF DEBT SECURITIES CALLED FOR REDEMPTION. If notice of redemption has been given as provided in Section 3.02, the Debt Securities or portions of Debt Securities of the series with respect to which such notice has been given 34 43 shall become due and payable on the date and at the Place or Places of Payment stated in such notice at the applicable redemption price, together with any interest accrued to the date fixed for redemption, and on and after said date (unless the Company shall default in the payment of such Debt Securities at the applicable redemption price, together with any interest accrued to said date) any interest on the Debt Securities or portions of Debt Securities of any series so called for redemption shall cease to accrue and any original issue discount in the case of Original Issue Discount Securities shall cease to accrue. On presentation and surrender of such Debt Securities at the Place or Places of Payment in said notice specified, the said Debt Securities or the specified portions thereof shall be paid and redeemed by the Company at the applicable redemption price, together with any interest accrued thereon to the date fixed for redemption. Any Debt Security that is to be redeemed only in part shall be surrendered at the corporate trust office or such other office or agency of the Company as is specified pursuant to Section 2.03, if the Company, the Registrar or the Trustee so requires, due endorsement by, or a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company, the Registrar and the Trustee duly executed by, the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, and the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder of such Debt Security without service charge, a new Debt Security or Debt Securities of the same series, of like tenor and form, of any authorized denomination as requested by such Holder in aggregate principal amount equal to and in exchange for the unredeemed portion of the principal of the Debt Security so surrendered; except that if a Global Security is so surrendered, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Depositary for such Global Security, without service charge, a new Global Security in a denomination equal to and in exchange for the unredeemed portion of the principal of the Global Security so surrendered. In the case of a Debt Security providing appropriate space for such notation, at the option of the Holder thereof, the Trustee, in lieu of delivering a new Debt Security or Debt Securities as aforesaid, may make a notation on such Debt Security of the payment of the redeemed portion thereof. SECTION 3.04. MANDATORY AND OPTIONAL SINKING FUNDS. The minimum amount of any sinking fund payment provided for by the terms of Debt Securities of any series, resolution of the Board of Directors or a supplemental Indenture is herein referred to as a "mandatory sinking fund payment", and any payment in excess of such minimum amount provided for by the terms of Debt Securities of any series, resolution of the Board of Directors or a supplemental Indenture is herein referred to as an "optional sinking fund payment". In lieu of making all or any part of any mandatory sinking fund payment with respect to any Debt Securities of a 35 44 series in cash, the Company may at its option (a) deliver to the Trustee Debt Securities of that series theretofore purchased or otherwise acquired by the Company or (b) receive credit for the principal amount of Debt Securities of that series which have been redeemed either at the election of the Company pursuant to the terms of such Debt Securities or through the application of permitted optional sinking fund payments pursuant to the terms of such Debt Securities, resolution or supplemental Indenture; PROVIDED, that such Debt Securities have not been previously so credited. Such Debt Securities shall be received and credited for such purpose by the Trustee at the redemption price specified in such Debt Securities, resolution or supplemental Indenture for redemption through operation of the sinking fund and the amount of such mandatory sinking fund payment shall be reduced accordingly. SECTION 3.05. REDEMPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES FOR SINKING FUND. Not less than 60 days prior to each sinking fund payment date for any series of Debt Securities, the Company will deliver to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate specifying the amount of the next ensuing sinking fund payment for that series pursuant to the terms of that series, any resolution or supplemental Indenture, the portion thereof, if any, which is to be satisfied by payment of cash in the Currency in which the Debt Securities of such series are denominated (except as provided pursuant to Section 2.03) and the portion thereof, if any, which is to be satisfied by delivering and crediting Debt Securities of that series pursuant to this Section 3.05 (which Debt Securities, if not previously redeemed, will accompany such certificate) and whether the Company intends to exercise its right to make any permitted optional sinking fund payment with respect to such series. Such certificate shall also state that no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing with respect to such series. Such certificate shall be irrevocable and upon its delivery the Company shall be obligated to make the cash payment or payments therein referred to, if any, on or before the next succeeding sinking fund payment date. Failure of the Company to deliver such certificate (or to deliver the Debt Securities specified in this paragraph) shall not constitute a Default, but such failure shall require that the sinking fund payment due on the next succeeding sinking fund payment date for that series shall be paid entirely in cash and shall be sufficient to redeem the principal amount of such Debt Securities subject to a mandatory sinking fund payment without the option to deliver or credit Debt Securities as provided in this Section 3.05 and without the right to make any optional sinking fund payment, if any, with respect to such series. Any sinking fund payment or payments (mandatory or optional) made in cash plus any unused balance of any preceding sinking fund payments made in cash which shall equal or exceed $100,000 (or a lesser sum if the Company shall so request) with respect to the Debt Securities of any particular series shall be applied by the Trustee on the sinking fund payment date on which such payment is made (or, if such payment is made before a sinking 36 45 fund payment date, on the sinking fund payment date following the date of such payment) to the redemption of such Debt Securities at the Redemption Price specified in such Debt Securities, resolution or supplemental Indenture for operation of the sinking fund together with any accrued interest to the date fixed for redemption. Any sinking fund moneys not so applied or allocated by the Trustee to the redemption of Debt Securities shall be added to the next cash sinking fund payment received by the Trustee for such series and, together with such payment, shall be applied in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3.05. Any and all sinking fund moneys with respect to the Debt Securities of any particular series held by the Trustee on the last sinking fund payment date with respect to Debt Securities of such series and not held for the payment or redemption of particular Debt Securities shall be applied by the Trustee, together with other moneys, if necessary, to be deposited sufficient for the purpose, to the payment of the principal of the Debt Securities of that series at its Stated Maturity. The Trustee shall select the Debt Securities to be redeemed upon such sinking fund payment date in the manner specified in the last paragraph of Section 3.02 and the Company shall cause notice of the redemption thereof to be given in the manner provided in Section 3.02 except that the notice of redemption shall also state that the Debt Securities are being redeemed by operation of the sinking fund. Such notice having been duly given, the redemption of such Debt Securities shall be made upon the terms and in the manner stated in Section 3.03. At least one business day before each sinking fund payment date, the Company shall pay to the Trustee (or, if the Company is acting as its own paying agent, the Company shall segregate and hold in trust) in cash a sum in the Currency in which the Debt Securities of such series are denominated (except as provided pursuant to Section 2.03) equal to any interest accrued to the date fixed for redemption of Debt Securities or portions thereof to be redeemed on such sinking fund payment date pursuant to this Section 3.05. The Trustee shall not redeem any Debt Securities of a series with sinking fund moneys or mail any notice of redemption of such Debt Securities by operation of the sinking fund for such series during the continuance of a Default in payment of interest on such Debt Securities or of any Event of Default (other than an Event of Default occurring as a consequence of this paragraph) with respect to such Debt Securities, except that if the notice of redemption of any such Debt Securities shall theretofore have been mailed in accordance with the provisions hereof, the Trustee shall redeem such Debt Securities if cash sufficient for that purpose shall be deposited with the Trustee for that purpose in accordance with the terms of this Article III. Except as aforesaid, any moneys in the sinking fund for such series at the time when any such Default or Event of Default shall occur and any moneys thereafter paid into such sinking fund shall, during the 37 46 continuance of such Default or Event of Default, be held as security for the payment of such Debt Securities; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that in case such Event of Default or Default shall have been cured or waived as provided herein, such moneys shall thereafter be applied on the next sinking fund payment date for such Debt Securities on which such moneys may be applied pursuant to the provisions of this Section 3.05. ARTICLE IV Particular Covenants of the Company ----------------------------------- SECTION 4.01. PAYMENT OF PRINCIPAL OF, AND PREMIUM, IF ANY, AND INTEREST ON, DEBT SECURITIES. The Company, for the benefit of each series of Debt Securities, will duly and punctually pay or cause to be paid the principal of, and premium, if any, and interest on, each of the Debt Securities at the place, at the respective times and in the manner provided herein and in the Debt Securities. Each installment of interest on the Debt Securities may at the Company's option be paid by mailing checks for such interest payable to the Person entitled thereto to the address of such Person as it appears on the Debt Security Register maintained pursuant to Section 2.07(a). Principal, premium and interest of Debt Securities of any series shall be considered paid on the date due if on such date the Trustee or any paying agent holds in accordance with this Indenture money sufficient to pay in the Currency in which the Debt Securities of such series are denominated (except as provided pursuant to Section 2.03) all principal, premium and interest then due and, in the case of Debt Securities subordinated pursuant to the terms of Article XII, the Trustee or such paying agent, as the case may be, is not prohibited from paying such money to the Holders on that date pursuant to the terms of the Indenture. The Company shall pay interest on overdue principal at the rate specified therefor in the Debt Securities and it shall pay interest on overdue installments of interest at the same rate to the extent lawful. SECTION 4.02. MAINTENANCE OF OFFICES OR AGENCIES FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE AND PAYMENT OF DEBT SECURITIES. The Company will maintain in each Place of Payment for any series of Debt Securities, an office or agency where Debt Securities of such series may be presented or surrendered for payment, where Debt Securities of such series may be surrendered for transfer or exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Debt Securities of such series and this Indenture may be served. The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency. If at any time the Company shall fail to maintain any such required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the 38 47 corporate trust office of the Trustee, and the Company hereby appoints the Trustee as its agent to receive all presentations, surrenders, notices and demands. The Company may also from time to time designate different or additional offices or agencies to be maintained for such purposes (in or outside of such Place of Payment), and may from time to time rescind any such designation; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that no such designation or rescission shall in any manner relieve the Company of its obligations described in the preceding paragraph. The company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any such additional designation or rescission of designation and any change in the Location of any such different or additional office or agency. SECTION 4.03. APPOINTMENT TO FILL A VACANCY IN THE OFFICE OF TRUSTEE. The Company, whenever necessary to avoid or fill a vacancy in the office of Trustee, will appoint, in the manner provided in Section 7.08, a Trustee, so that there shall at all times be a Trustee hereunder with respect to each series of Debt Securities. SECTION 4.04. DUTIES OF PAYING AGENTS, ETC. (a) The Company shall cause each paying agent, if any, other than the Trustee, to execute and deliver to the Trustee an instrument in which such agent shall agree with the Trustee, subject to the provisions of this Section 4.04, (i) that it will hold all sums held by it as such agent for the payment of the principal of, and premium, if any, or interest on, the Debt Securities of any series (whether such sums have been paid to it by the Company or by any other obligor on the Debt Securities of such series) in trust for the benefit of the Holders of the Debt Securities of such series; (ii) that it will give the Trustee notice of any failure by the Company (or by any other obligor on the Debt Securities of such series) to make any payment of the principal of and premium, if any, or interest on, the Debt Securities of such series when the same shall be due and payable; and (iii) that it will at any time during the continuance of an Event of Default, upon the written request of the Trustee, forthwith pay to the Trustee all sums so held by it as such agent. (b) If the Company shall act as its own paying agent, it will, on or before each due date of the principal of, and premium, if any, or interest on, the Debt Securities if any, of any series, set aside, segregate and hold in trust for the benefit of the Holders of the Debt Securities of such series a sum sufficient to pay such principal, premium, if any, or interest so 39 48 becoming due. The Company will promptly notify the Trustee of any failure by the Company to take such action or the failure by any other obligor on such Debt Securities to make any payment of the principal of, and premium, if any, or interest on, such Debt Securities when the same shall be due and payable. (c) Anything in this Section 4.04 to the contrary notwithstanding, the Company may, at any time, for the purpose of obtaining a satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, or for any other reason, pay or cause to be paid to the Trustee all sums held in trust by it or any paying agent, as required by this Section 4.04, such sums to be held by the Trustee upon the same trusts as those upon which such sums were held by the Company or such paying agent. (d) Whenever the Company shall have one or more paying agents with respect to any series of Debt Securities, it will, prior to each due date of the principal of, and premium, if any, or interest on, any Debt Securities of such series, deposit with any such paying agent a sum sufficient to pay the principal, premium or interest so becoming due, such sum to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto, and (unless any such paying agent is the Trustee) the Company will promptly notify the Trustee of its action or failure so to act. (e) Anything in this Section 4.04 to the contrary notwithstanding, the agreement to hold sums in trust as provided in this Section 4.04 is subject to the provisions of Section 11.05. SECTION 4.05. STATEMENT BY OFFICERS AS TO DEFAULT. The Company will deliver to the Trustee, on or before a date not more than four months after the end of each fiscal year of the Company (currently on a calendar year basis) ending after the date hereof, an Officers' Certificate stating, as to each officer signing such certificate, that (i) in the course of his performance of his duties as an officer of the Company he would normally have knowledge of any Default, (ii) whether or not to the best of his knowledge any Default occurred during such year and (iii) if to the best of his knowledge the Company is in Default, specifying all such Defaults and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto. The Company also shall comply with Section 314(a)(4) of the Trust Indenture Act. Section 4.06. FURTHER INSTRUMENTS AND ACTS. The Company will, upon request of the Trustee, execute and deliver such further instruments and do such further acts as may reasonably be necessary or proper to carry out more effectually the purposes of this Indenture. Section 4.07. EXISTENCE. Subject to Article X, the Company will do or cause to be done all, things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its existence and rights (charter and statutory); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the 40 49 Company shall not be required to preserve any such right or franchise if the Company shall determine that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business of the Company and that the loss thereof is not disadvantageous in any material respect to the Holders. Section 4.08. MAINTENANCE OF PROPERTIES. The Company will cause all properties used or useful in the conduct of its business or the business of any Subsidiary to be maintained and kept in good condition, repair and working order in all material respects and will cause to be made all necessary repairs, renewals, replacements, betterments and improvements thereof, all as in the judgment of the Company may be necessary so that the business carried on by the Company and its Subsidiaries may be properly and advantageously conducted at all times; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that nothing in this Section shall prevent the Company or a Subsidiary from discontinuing the operation or maintenance of any of such properties if such discontinuance is, in the judgment of the Company, not materially detrimental to the conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and not disadvantageous in any material respect to the Holders. SECTION 4.09. PAYMENT OF TAXES AND OTHER CLAIMS. The Company will pay or discharge or cause to be paid or discharged, before the same shall become delinquent, (1) all taxes, assessments and governmental charges levied or imposed upon the Company or any Subsidiary or upon the income, profits or property of the Company or any Subsidiary, and (2) all lawful claims for labor, materials and supplies which, if unpaid, might by law become a Lien upon the property of the Company or any Subsidiary, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Company shall not be required to pay or discharge or cause to be paid or discharged any such tax, assessment, charge or claim whose amount, applicability or validity is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings. SECTION 4.10. LIMITATION ON LIENS. Unless the Company contemporaneously secures the Debt Securities equally and ratably with (or prior to) such obligation, the Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create or permit to exist any Lien on any Principal Property, or any shares of stock or any Indebtedness of any Restricted Subsidiary whether owned on the Issue Date or thereafter acquired, securing any obligation except for: (i) Permitted Liens; or (ii) Liens other than those referred to in Section 4.10(i) above securing Indebtedness if, after giving pro forma effect to the Incurrence of such Indebtedness (and the receipt and application of the proceeds thereof) or the securing of outstanding Indebtedness, the sum of (without duplication) (A) all Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries secured by Liens on Principal Property (other 41 50 then Permitted Liens) and (B) all Attributable Indebtedness in respect of Sale/Leaseback Transactions with respect to any Principal Property, at the time of determination does not exceed 10% of the total consolidated stockholders' equity of the Company as shown on the audited consolidated balance sheet contained in the latest annual report to stockholders of the Company. SECTION 4.11. LIMITATION ON SALE/LEASEBACK TRANSACTIONS. The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, enter into any Sale/Leaseback Transaction with respect to any Principal Property unless (i) the Company or such Subsidiary would be entitled to create a Lien on such Principal Property securing Indebtedness in an amount equal to the Attributable Indebtedness with respect to such Sale/Leaseback Transaction without securing the Debt Securities pursuant to Section 4.10 or (ii) the Company, within six months from the effective date of such Sale/Leaseback Transaction, applies to the voluntary defeasance or retirement (excluding retirements of Debt Securities and other Indebtedness ranking pari passu with the Debt Securities as a result of conversions or pursuant to mandatory sinking fund or mandatory prepayment provisions or by payment at maturity) of Debt Securities or other Indebtedness ranking pari passu with the Debt Securities an amount equal to the Attributable Indebtedness in respect of such Sale/Leaseback Transaction. ARTICLE V Holders' Lists and Reports By the Company and the Trustee ------------------------------ SECTION 5.01. COMPANY TO FURNISH TRUSTEE INFORMATION AS TO NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF HOLDERS; PRESERVATION OF INFORMATION. The Company covenants and agrees that it will furnish or cause to be furnished to the Trustee with respect to the Registered Securities of each series: (a) not more than 15 days after each record date with respect to the payment of interest, if any, a list, in such form as the Trustee may reasonably require, of the names and addresses of the Registered Holders as of such record date, and (b) at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, within 30 days after the receipt by the Company of any such request, a list as of a date not more than 15 days prior to the time such list is furnished; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that so long as the Trustee shall be the Registrar, such lists shall not be required to be furnished. The Trustee shall preserve, in as current a form as is reasonably practicable, all information as to the names and addresses of the Holders (1) contained in the most recent list 42 51 furnished to it as provided in this Section 5.01 or (2) received by it in the capacity of paying agent or Registrar (if so acting) hereunder. The Trustee may destroy any List furnished to it as provided in this Section 5.01 upon receipt of a new List so furnished. SECTION 5.02. COMMUNICATIONS TO HOLDERS. Holders may communicate pursuant to Section 312(b) of the Trust Indenture Act with other Holders with respect to their rights under this Indenture or the Debt Securities. The Company, the Trustee, the Registrar and anyone else shall have the protection of Section 312(c) of the Trust Indenture Act. SECTION 5.03. REPORTS BY COMPANY. (a) The Company covenants and agrees, and any obligor hereunder shall covenant and agree, to file with the Trustee, within 15 days after the Company or such obligor, as the case may be, is required to file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission, copies of the annual reports and of the information, documents and other reports (or copies of such portions of any of the foregoing as said Commission may from time to time by rules and regulations prescribe) which the Company or such obligor, as the case may be, may be required to file with said Commission pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act; or, if the Company or such obligor, as the case may be, is not required to file information, documents or reports pursuant to either of such Sections, then to file with the Trustee and said Commission, in accordance with rules and regulations prescribed from time to time by said Commission, such of the supplementary and periodic information, documents and reports which may be required pursuant to Section 13 of the Exchange Act in respect of a security listed and registered on a national securities exchange as may be prescribed from time to time in such rules and regulations. (b) The Company covenants and agrees, and any obligor hereunder shall covenant and agree, to file with the Trustee and the Securities and Exchange Commission, in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed from time to time by said Commission, such additional information, documents, and reports with respect to compliance by the Company or such obligor, as the case may be, with the conditions and covenants provided for in this Indenture as may be required from time to time by such rules and regulations. SECTION 5.04. REPORTS BY TRUSTEE. The Trustee shall transmit to Holders such reports concerning the Trustee and its actions under this Indenture as may be required pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act at the time and in the manner provided pursuant thereto. Reports pursuant to this Section 5.04 shall be transmitted by mail: 43 52 (1) to all Registered Holders, as the names and addresses of such Holders appear in the Debt Security Register; (2) except in the cases of reports under Section 313(b)(2) of the Trust Indenture Act, to each holder of a Debt Security of any series whose name and address appear in the information preserved at the time by the Trustee in accordance with Section 5.02. A copy of each report at the time of its mailing to Holders shall be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and each stock exchange (if any) on which the Debt Securities of any series are listed. The Company agrees to notify promptly the Trustee whenever the Debt Securities of any series become listed on any stock exchange and of any delisting thereof. SECTION 5.05. RECORD DATES FOR ACTION BY HOLDERS. If the Company shall solicit from the Holders of Debt Securities of any series any action (including the making of any demand or request, the giving of any direction, notice, consent or waiver or the taking of any other action), the Company may, at its option, by resolution of the Board of Directors, fix in advance a record date for the determination of Holders of Debt Securities entitled to take such action, but the Company shall have no obligation to do so. Any such record date shall be fixed at the Company's discretion. If such a record date is fixed, such action may be sought or given before or after the record date, but only the Holders of Debt Securities of record at the close of business on such record date shall be deemed to be Holders of Debt Securities for the purpose of determining whether Holders of the requisite proportion of Debt Securities of such series Outstanding have authorized or agreed or consented to such action, and for that purpose the Debt Securities of such series Outstanding shall be computed as of such record date. ARTICLE VI Remedies of the Trustee and Holders in Event of Default ------------------------------------------------------- SECTION 6.01. EVENTS OF DEFAULT. If any one or more of the following shall have occurred and be continuing with respect to Debt Securities of any series (each of the following, an "Event of Default"): (a) Default in the payment of any installment of interest upon any Debt Securities of that series as and when the same shall become due and payable, whether or not such payment shall be prohibited by Article XII, if applicable, and continuance of such default for a period of 30 days; or (b) default in the payment of the principal of or premium, if any, on any Debt Securities of that series as and 44 53 when the same shall become due and payable, whether at maturity, upon redemption, by declaration, upon required repurchase or otherwise, whether or not such payment shall be prohibited by Article XII, if applicable; or (c) default in the payment of any sinking fund payment with respect to any Debt Securities of that series as and when the same shall become due and payable; or (d) failure on the part of the Company to comply with Article X; or (e) failure on the part of the Company duly to observe or perform any other of the covenants or agreements on the part of the Company in the Debt Securities of that series, in any resolution of the Board of Directors authorizing the issuance of that series of Debt Securities, in this Indenture with respect to such series or in any supplemental Indenture with respect to such series (other than a covenant a default in the performance of which is elsewhere in this Section specifically dealt with), continuing for a period of 60 days after the date on which written notice specifying such failure and requiring the Company to remedy the same shall have been given, by registered or certified mail, to the Company by the Trustee or to the Company and the Trustee by the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Debt Securities of that series at the time Outstanding; or (f) Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company is not paid within any applicable grace period after final maturity or is accelerated by the holders thereof because of a default, the total amount of such Indebtedness unpaid or accelerated exceeds $30,000,000 or its Dollar Equivalent at the time and such default remains uncured or such acceleration is not rescinded for 10 days after the date on which written notice specifying such failure and requiring the Company to remedy the same shall have been given, by registered or certified mail, to the Company by the Trustee or to the Company and the Trustee by the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Debt Securities of that series at the time Outstanding; or (g) the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall (i) voluntarily commence any proceeding or file any petition seeking relief under Title 11 of the United States Code or any other Federal or State bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law, (ii) consent to the institution of, or fail to controvert within the time and in the manner prescribed by law, any such proceeding or the filing of any such petition, (iii) apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator or similar official for the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary or for a substantial part of its property, (iv) file an answer 45 54 admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any such proceeding, (v) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, (vi) admit in writing its inability or fail generally to pay its debts as they become due, (vii) take corporate action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing, or (viii) take any comparable action under any foreign laws relating to insolvency; or (h) the entry of an order or decree by a court having competent jurisdiction in the premises for (i) relief in respect of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or a substantial part of any of their property under Title 11 or the United States Code or any other Federal or State bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law, (ii) the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator or similar official for the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary or for a substantial part of any of their property (except any decree or order appointing such official of any Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to a plan under which the assets and operations of such Restricted Subsidiary are transferred to or combined with another Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the Company or to the Company) or (iii) the winding-up or liquidation of the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary (except any decree or order approving or ordering the winding up or liquidation of the affairs of a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to a plan under which the assets and operations of such Restricted Subsidiary are transferred to or combined with another Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the Company or to the Company); and such order or decree shall continue unstayed and in effect for 60 consecutive days; or any similar relief is granted under any foreign laws and the order or decree stays in effect for 60 consecutive days; or (i) any other Event of Default provided under the terms of the Debt Securities of that series; then and in each and every case that an Event of Default with respect to Debt Securities of that series at the time Outstanding occurs and is continuing, unless the principal of and interest on all the Debt Securities of that series shall have already become due and payable, either the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Debt Securities of that series then Outstanding hereunder, by notice in writing to the Company (and to the Trustee if given by Holders), may declare the principal of (or, if the Debt Securities of that series are Original Issue Discount Debt Securities, such portion of the principal amount as may be specified in the terms of that series) and interest on all the Debt Securities of that series to be due and payable immediately, and upon any such declaration the same shall become and shall be immediately due and payable, anything in this Indenture or in the Debt Securities of that series contained to the contrary notwithstanding. 46 55 The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Debt Securities of a particular series by notice to the Trustee may rescind an acceleration and its consequences if the rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree already rendered and if all existing Events of Default have been cured or waived except nonpayment of principal or interest that has become due solely because of acceleration. Upon any such rescission, the parties hereto shall be restored respectively to their several positions and rights hereunder, and all rights, remedies and powers of the parties hereto shall continue as though no proceeding had been taken. In case the Trustee or any Holder shall have proceeded to enforce any right under this Indenture and such proceedings shall have been discontinued or abandoned because of such rescission or annulment or for any other reason or shall have been determined adversely to the Trustee or such Holder, then and in every such case the parties hereto shall be restored respectively to their several positions and rights hereunder, and all rights, remedies and powers of the parties hereto shall continue as though no such proceeding had been taken. The foregoing Events of Default shall constitute Events of Default whatever the reason for any such Event of Default and whether it is voluntary or involuntary or is effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body. The Company shall deliver to the Trustee, within 30 days after the occurrence thereof, written notice in the form of an Officers' Certificate of any event which with the giving of notice and the lapse of time would become an Event of Default under clause (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h) or (i), its status and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto. SECTION 6.02. COLLECTION OF INDEBTEDNESS BY TRUSTEE, ETC. If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee, in its own name and as trustee of an express trust, shall be entitled and empowered to institute any action or proceedings at law or in equity for the collection of the sums so due and unpaid or enforce the performance of any provision of the Debt Securities of the affected series or this Indenture, and may prosecute any such action or proceedings to judgment or final decree, and may enforce any such judgment or final decree against the Company or any other obligor upon the Debt Securities of such series (and collect in the manner provided by law out of the property of the Company or any other obligor upon the Debt Securities of such series wherever situated the moneys adjudged or decreed to be payable). In case there shall be pending proceedings for the bankruptcy or for the reorganization of the Company or any other 47 56 obligor upon the Debt Securities of any series under Title 11 of the United States Code or any other Federal or State bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law, or in case a receiver, trustee or other similar official shall have been appointed for its property, or in case of any other similar judicial proceedings relative to the Company or any other obligor upon the Debt Securities of any series, its creditors or its property, the Trustee, irrespective of whether the principal of Debt Securities of any series shall then be due and payable as therein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Trustee shall have made any demand pursuant to the provisions of this Section 6.02, shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceedings or otherwise, to file and prove a claim or claims for the whole amount of principal, premium, if any, and interest (or, if the Debt Securities of such series are Original Issue Discount Debt Securities, such portion of the principal amount as may be specified in the terms of such series) owing and unpaid in respect of the Debt Securities of such series, and to file such other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee (including any claim for reasonable compensation to the Trustee, its agents, attorneys and counsel, and for reimbursement of all expenses and liabilities Incurred, and all advances made, by the Trustee except as a result of its negligence or bad faith) and of the Holders thereof allowed in any such judicial proceedings relative to the Company, or any other obligor upon the Debt Securities of such series, its creditors or its property, and to collect and receive any moneys or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims, and to distribute all amounts received with respect to the claims of such Holders and of the Trustee on their behalf, and any receiver, assignee or trustee in bankruptcy or reorganization is hereby authorized by each of such Holders to make payments to the Trustee, and, in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of payments directly to such Holders, to pay to the Trustee such amount as shall be sufficient to cover reasonable compensation to the Trustee, its agents, attorneys and counsel, and all other reasonable expenses and liabilities Incurred, and all advances made, by the Trustee except as a result of its negligence or bad faith. All rights of action and of asserting claims under this Indenture, or under any of the Debt Securities, of any series, may be enforced by the Trustee without the possession of any such Debt Securities or the production thereof in any trial or other proceedings relative thereto, and any such action or proceedings instituted by the Trustee shall be brought in its own name as trustee of an express trust, and any recovery of judgment (except for any amounts payable to the Trustee pursuant to Section 7.06) shall be for the ratable benefit of the Holders of all the Debt Securities in respect of which such action was taken. In case of an Event of Default hereunder the Trustee may in its discretion proceed to protect and enforce the rights vested in it by this Indenture by such appropriate judicial proceedings 48 57 as the Trustee shall deem most effectual to protect and enforce any of such rights, either at law or in equity or in bankruptcy or otherwise, whether for the specific enforcement of any covenant or agreement contained in this Indenture or in aid of the exercise of any power granted in this Indenture, or to enforce any other legal or equitable right vested in the Trustee by this Indenture or by law. SECTION 6.03. APPLICATION OF MONEYS COLLECTED BY TRUSTEE. Any moneys or other property collected by the Trustee pursuant to Section 6.02 with respect to Debt Securities of any series shall be applied, after giving effect to the provisions of Article XII, if applicable, in the order following, at the date or dates fixed by the Trustee for the distribution of such moneys or other property, upon presentation of the several Debt Securities of such series in respect of which moneys or other property have been collected, and the notation thereon of the payment, if only partially paid, and upon surrender thereof if fully paid: FIRST: To the payment of all money due the Trustee pursuant to Section 7.06; SECOND: In case the principal of the Outstanding Debt Securities in respect of which such moneys have been collected shall not have become due, to the payment of interest on the Debt Securities of such series in the order of the maturity of the installments of such interest, with interest (to the extent that such interest has been collected by the Trustee) upon the overdue installments of interest at the rate or Yield to Maturity (in the case of Original Issue Discount Debt Securities) borne by the Debt Securities of such series, such payments to be made ratably to the Persons entitled thereto, without discrimination or preference; THIRD: In case the principal of the Outstanding Debt Securities in respect of which such moneys have been collected shall have become due, by declaration or otherwise, to the payment of the whole amount then owing and unpaid upon the Debt Securities of such series for principal and premium, if any, and interest, with interest on the overdue principal and premium, if any, and (to the extent that such interest has been collected by the Trustee) upon overdue installments of interest at the rate or Yield to Maturity (in the case of Original Issue Discount Debt Securities) borne by the Debt Securities of such series; and, in case such moneys shall be insufficient to pay in full the whole amount so due and unpaid upon the Debt Securities of such series, then to the payment of such principal and premium, if any, and interest, without preference or priority of principal and premium, if any, over interest, or of interest over principal and premium, if any, or of any installment of interest over any other installment of interest, or of any Debt Security of such series over any Debt Security of such series, ratably to 49 58 the aggregate of such principal and premium, if any, and interest; and FOURTH: The remainder, if any, shall be paid to the Company, its successors or assigns, or to whomsoever may be lawfully entitled to receive the same, or as a court of competent jurisdiction may direct. The Trustee may fix a record date and payment date for any payment to Holders pursuant to this Section 6.03. At least 15 days before such record date, the Company shall mail to each Holder and the Trustee a notice that states the record date, the payment date and amount to be paid. SECTION 6.04. LIMITATION ON SUITS BY HOLDERS. No Holder of any Debt Security of any series shall have any right by virtue or by availing of any provision of this Indenture to institute any action or proceeding at law or in equity or in bankruptcy or otherwise, upon or under or with respect to this Indenture, or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee, or for any other remedy hereunder, unless such Holder previously shall have given to the Trustee written notice of an Event of Default with respect to Debt Securities of that same series and of the continuance thereof and unless the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Debt Securities of that series shall have made written request upon the Trustee to institute such action or proceedings in respect of such Event of Default in its own name as Trustee hereunder and shall have offered to the Trustee such reasonable indemnity as it may require against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be Incurred therein or thereby, and the Trustee, for 60 days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity shall have failed to institute any such action or proceedings and no direction inconsistent with such written request shall have been given to the Trustee pursuant to Section 6.06; it being understood and intended, and being expressly covenanted by the Holder of every Debt Security with every other Holder and the Trustee, that no one or more Holders shall have any right in any manner whatever by virtue or by availing of any provision of this Indenture to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of any Holders, or to obtain or seek to obtain priority over or preference to any other such Holder, or to enforce any right under this Indenture, except in the manner herein provided and for the equal, ratable and common benefit of all such Holders. For the protection and enforcement of the provisions of this Section 6.04, each and every Holder and the Trustee shall be entitled to such relief as can be given either at law or in equity. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture, however, the right of any Holder of any Debt Security to receive payment of the principal of, and premium, if any, and (subject to Section 2.12) interest on, such Debt Security on or after the respective due dates expressed in such Debt Security, and to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after 50 59 such respective dates, shall not be impaired or effected without the consent of such Holder. SECTION 6.05. REMEDIES CUMULATIVE; DELAY OR OMISSION IN EXERCISE OF RIGHTS NOT A WAIVER OF DEFAULT. All powers and remedies given by this Article VI to the Trustee or to the Holders shall, to the extent permitted by law, be deemed cumulative and not exclusive of any thereof or of any other powers and remedies available to the Trustee or the Holders, by judicial proceedings or otherwise, to enforce the performance or observance of the covenants and agreements contained in this Indenture, and no delay or omission of the Trustee or of any Holder to exercise any right or power accruing upon any Default occurring and continuing as aforesaid, shall impair any such right or power, or shall be construed to be a waiver of any such Default or an acquiescence therein; and, subject to the provisions of Section 6.04, every power and remedy given by this Article VI or by law to the Trustee or to the Holders may be exercised from time to time, and as often as shall be deemed expedient, by the Trustee or by the Holders. SECTION 6.06. RIGHTS OF HOLDERS OF MAJORITY IN PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF DEBT SECURITIES TO DIRECT TRUSTEE AND TO WAIVE DEFAULT. The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Debt Securities of any series at the time Outstanding shall have the right to direct the time, method, and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee, with respect to the Debt Securities of such series; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that such direction shall not be otherwise than in accordance with law and the provisions of this Indenture, and that subject to the provisions of Section 7.01, the Trustee shall have the right to decline to follow any such direction if the Trustee being advised by counsel shall determine that the action so directed may not lawfully be taken, or if the Trustee shall by a responsible officer or officers determine that the action so directed would involve it in personal liability or would be unjustly prejudicial to Holders of Debt Securities of such series not taking part in such direction; and PROVIDED, FURTHER, HOWEVER, that nothing in this Indenture contained shall impair the right of the Trustee to take any action deemed proper by the Trustee and which is not inconsistent with such direction by such Holders. Prior to the acceleration of the maturity of the Debt Securities of any series, as provided in Section 6.01, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Debt Securities of that series at the time Outstanding may on behalf of the Holders of all the Debt Securities of that series waive any past Default or Event of Default and its consequences for that series specified in the terms thereof as contemplated by Section 2.03, except (i) a Default in the payment of the principal of, and premium, if any, or interest on, any of the Debt Securities and (ii) a Default in respect of a provision that under Section 9.02 cannot be amended without the consent of each Holder affected thereby. In case of any such waiver, such Default shall cease to exist, any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured for 51 60 every purpose of this Indenture, and the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of the Debt Securities of that series shall be restored to their former positions and rights hereunder, respectively; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or impair any right consequent thereon. SECTION 6.07. TRUSTEE TO GIVE NOTICE OF DEFAULTS KNOWN TO IT, BUT MAY WITHHOLD SUCH NOTICE IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. The Trustee shall, within 90 days after the occurrence of a Default known to it with respect to a series of Debt Securities give to the Holders thereof, in the manner provided in Section 13.03, notice of all Defaults with respect to such series known to the Trustee, unless such Defaults shall have been cured or waived before the giving of such notice; PROVIDED, that, except in the case of Default in the payment of the principal of, or premium, if any, or interest on, any of the Debt Securities of such series or in the making of any sinking fund payment with respect to the Debt Securities of such series, the Trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if and so long as the board of directors, the executive committee or a committee of directors or responsible officers of the Trustee in good faith determine that the withholding of such notice is in the interests of the Holders thereof. SECTION 6.08. REQUIREMENT OF AN UNDERTAKING TO PAY COSTS IN CERTAIN SUITS UNDER THE INDENTURE OR AGAINST THE TRUSTEE. All parties to this indenture agree, and each Holder of any Debt Security by his acceptance thereof shall be deemed to have agreed, that any court may in its discretion require, in any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture, or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it as Trustee, the filing by any party litigant in such suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of such suit in the manner and to the extent provided in the Trust Indenture Act, and that such court may in its discretion assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys' fees, against any party litigant in such suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by such party litigant; but the provisions of this Section 6.08 shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Trustee, to any suit instituted by any Holder, or group of Holders, holding in the aggregate more than ten percent in principal amount of the Outstanding Debt Securities of that series or to any suit instituted by any Holder for the enforcement of the payment of the principal of, or premium, if any, or interest on, any Debt Security on or after the due date for such payment expressed in such Debt Security. ARTICLE VII Concerning the Trustee ---------------------- SECTION 7.01. CERTAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. The Trustee, prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default and after the curing or waiving of all Events of Default which may have 52 61 occurred, undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Indenture. In case an Event of Default has occurred (which has not been cured or waived), the Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture, and use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise, as a prudent man would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his own affairs. No provision of this Indenture shall be construed to relieve the Trustee from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that: (a) this subsection shall not be construed to limit the effect of the first paragraph of this Section 7.01; (b) prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default with respect to the Debt Securities of a series and after the curing or waiving of all Events of Default with respect to such series which may have occurred: (1) the duties and obligations of the Trustee with respect to Debt Securities of any series shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this Indenture, and the Trustee shall not be liable except for the performance of such duties and obligations with respect to such series as are specifically set forth in this Indenture, and no implied covenants or obligations with respect to such series shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee; and (2) in the absence of bad faith on the part of the Trustee, the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon any certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture; but in the case of any such certificates or opinions which by any provision hereof are specifically required to be furnished to the Trustee, the Trustee shall be under a duty to examine the same to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture; but the Trustee shall examine the evidence furnished to it pursuant to Section 5.03 to determine whether or not such evidence conforms to the requirement of this Indenture; (c) the Trustee shall not be liable for an error of judgment made in good faith by a responsible officer, unless it shall be proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts; and (d) the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action taken or omitted to be taken by it with respect to Debt Securities of any series in good faith in accordance 53 62 with the direction of the Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Debt Securities of that series relating to the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Trustee, under this Indenture with respect to Debt Securities of such series. None of the provisions of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any personal financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if there shall be reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it. Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture relating to the conduct or affecting the liability of or affording protection to the Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of this Section. SECTION 7.02. CERTAIN RIGHTS OF TRUSTEE. Except as otherwise provided in Section 7.01: (a) the Trustee may rely and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties; (b) any request, direction, order or demand of the Company mentioned herein shall be sufficiently evidenced by a Company Order (unless other evidence in respect thereof be herein specifically prescribed); and any resolution of the Board of Directors may be evidenced to the Trustee by a copy thereof certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company; (c) the Trustee may consult with counsel, and the advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken or suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with such advice or Opinion of Counsel; (d) the Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request, order or direction of any of the Holders of Debt Securities of any series pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture, unless such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee reasonable security or indemnity against the costs, expenses and liabilities which may be Incurred therein or thereby; 54 63 (e) the Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted by it in good faith and reasonably believed by it to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Indenture; (f) prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default and after the curing of all Events of Default which may have occurred, the Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, approval or other paper or document, unless requested in writing to do so by the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Debt Securities of a series affected by such matter; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if the payment within a reasonable time to the Trustee of the costs, expenses or liabilities likely to be Incurred by it in the making of such investigation is not, in the opinion of the Trustee, reasonably assured to the Trustee by the security afforded to it by the terms of this Indenture, the Trustee may require reasonable indemnity against such costs, expenses or liabilities as a condition to so proceeding. The reasonable expense of every such investigation shall be paid by the Company or, if paid by the Trustee, shall be repaid by the Company upon demand; (g) the Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys and the Trustee shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any agent or attorney appointed by it with due care hereunder; and (h) if any property other then cash shall at any time be subject to a Lien in favor of the Holders, the Trustee, if and to the extent authorized by a receivership or bankruptcy court of competent jurisdiction or by the supplemental instrument subjecting such property to such lien, shall be entitled to make advances for the purpose of preserving such property or of discharging tax Liens or other prior Liens or encumbrances thereon. SECTION 7.03. TRUSTEE NOT LIABLE FOR RECITALS IN INDENTURE OR IN DEBT SECURITIES. The recitals contained herein and in the Debt Securities (except the Trustee's certificate of authentication) shall be taken as the statements of the Company, and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for the correctness of the same. The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Indenture or of the Debt Securities of any series, except that the Trustee represents that it is duly authorized to execute and deliver this Indenture, authenticate the Debt Securities and perform its obligations hereunder, and that the statements made by it or to be made by it in a Statement of Eligibility and Qualification on Form T-1 supplied to the Company 55 64 are true and accurate. The Trustee shall not be accountable for the use or application by the Company of any of the Debt Securities or of the proceeds thereof. SECTION 7.04. TRUSTEE, PAYING AGENT OR REGISTRAR MAY OWN DEBT SECURITIES. The Trustee or any paying agent or Registrar, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Debt Securities and subject to the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act relating to conflicts of interest and preferential claims may otherwise deal with the Company with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee, paying agent or Registrar. SECTION 7.05. MONEYS RECEIVED BY TRUSTEE TO BE HELD IN TRUST. Subject to the provisions of Section 11.05, all moneys received by the Trustee shall, until used or applied as herein provided, be held in trust for the purposes for which they were received, but need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law. The Trustee shall be under no liability for interest on any moneys received by it hereunder. So long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, all interest allowed on any such moneys shall be paid from time to time to the Company upon a Company Order. SECTION 7.06. COMPENSATION AND REIMBURSEMENT. The Company covenants and agrees to pay in Dollars to the Trustee from time to time, and the Trustee shall be entitled to, reasonable compensation for all services rendered by it hereunder (which shall not be limited by any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust), and, except as otherwise expressly provided herein, the Company will pay or reimburse in Dollars the Trustee upon its request for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances Incurred or made by the Trustee in accordance with any of the provisions of this Indenture (including the reasonable compensation and the expenses and disbursements of its agents, attorneys and counsel and of all Persons not regularly in its employ) except any such expense, disbursement or advances as may arise from its negligence or bad faith. The Company also covenants to indemnify in Dollars the Trustee for, and to hold it harmless against, any loss, liability or expense Incurred without negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith on the part of the Trustee, arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of this trust or trusts hereunder, including the reasonable costs and expenses of defending itself against any claim of liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder. The obligations of the Company under this Section 7.06 to compensate and indemnify the Trustee and to pay or reimburse the Trustee for expenses, disbursements and advances shall constitute additional indebtedness hereunder and shall survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture. The Company and the Holders agree that such additional indebtedness shall be secured by a Lien prior to that of the Debt Securities upon all property and funds held or collected by the Trustee, as such, except funds 56 65 held in trust for the payment of principal of, and premium, if any, or interest on, particular Debt Securities. When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(g) or (h) occurs, the expenses and the compensation for the services are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law. SECTION 7.07. RIGHT OF TRUSTEE TO RELY ON AN OFFICERS' CERTIFICATE WHERE NO OTHER EVIDENCE SPECIFICALLY PRESCRIBED. Except as otherwise provided in Section 7.01, whenever in the administration of the provisions of this Indenture the Trustee shall deem it necessary or desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking or suffering or omitting any action hereunder, such matter (unless other evidence in respect thereof be herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of negligence or bad faith on the part of the Trustee, be deemed to be conclusively proved and established by an Officers' Certificate delivered to the Trustee and such certificate, in the absence of negligence or bad faith on the part of the Trustee, shall be full warrant to the Trustee for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it under the provisions of this Indenture upon the faith thereof. SECTION 7.08. SEPARATE TRUSTEE; REPLACEMENT OF TRUSTEE. The Company may, but need not, appoint a separate Trustee for any one or more series of Debt Securities. The Trustee may resign with respect to one or more or all series of Debt Securities at any time by giving notice to the Company. The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Debt Securities of a particular series may remove the Trustee for such series and only such series by so notifying the Trustee and may appoint a successor Trustee. The Company shall remove the Trustee if: (1) the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10; (2) the Trustee is adjudged bankrupt or insolvent; (3) a receiver or other public officer takes charge of the Trustee or its property; or (4) the Trustee otherwise becomes incapable of acting. If the Trustee resigns, is removed by the Company or by the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Debt Securities of a particular series and such Holders do not reasonably promptly appoint a successor Trustee, or if a vacancy exists in the office of Trustee for any reason (the Trustee in such event being referred to herein as the retiring Trustee), the Company shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee. No resignation or removal of the Trustee and no appointment of a successor Trustee shall become effective until the acceptance of 57 66 appointment by the successor Trustee in accordance with the applicable requirements of this Section 7.08. A successor Trustee shall deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring Trustee and to the Company. Thereupon the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective, and the successor Trustee shall have all the rights, powers and duties of the Trustee under this Indenture. The successor Trustee shall mail a notice of its succession to Holders of Debt Securities of each applicable series. The retiring Trustee shall promptly transfer all property held by it as Trustee to the successor Trustee, subject to the Lien provided for in Section 7.06. If a successor Trustee does not take office within 60 days after the retiring Trustee gives notice of resignation or is removed, the retiring Trustee or the Holders of 25% in principal amount of the Debt Securities of any applicable series may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee for the Debt Securities of such series. If the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10, any Holder of Debt Securities of any applicable series may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor Trustee for the Debt Securities of such series. Notwithstanding the replacement of the Trustee pursuant to this Section 7.08, the Company's obligations under Section 7.06 shall continue for the benefit of the retiring Trustee. In the case of the appointment hereunder of a separate or successor trustee with respect to the Debt Securities of one or more series, the Company, any retiring Trustee and each successor or separate Trustee with respect to the Debt Securities of any applicable series shall execute and deliver an Indenture supplemental hereto (1) which shall contain such provisions as shall be deemed necessary or desirable to confirm that all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of any retiring Trustee with respect to the Debt Securities of any series as to which any such retiring Trustee is not retiring shall continue to be vested in such retiring Trustee and (2) that shall add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one trustee, it being understood that nothing herein or in such supplemental Indenture shall constitute such Trustees co-trustees of the same trust and that each such separate, retiring or successor Trustee shall be Trustee of a trust or trusts hereunder separate and apart from any trust or trusts hereunder administered by any other such Trustee. SECTION 7.09. SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE BY MERGER. If the Trustee consolidates with, merges or converts into, or transfers all or substantially all of its corporate trust business or assets 58 67 to, another corporation or banking association, the resulting, surviving or transferee corporation or banking association without any further act shall be the successor Trustee. In case at the time such successor or successors by merger, conversion or consolidation to the Trustee shall succeed to the trusts created by this Indenture any of the Debt Securities shall have been authenticated but not delivered, any such successor to the Trustee may adopt the certificate of authentication of any predecessor trustee, and deliver such Debt Securities so authenticated; and in case at that time any of the Debt Securities shall not have been authenticated, any successor to the Trustee may authenticate such Debt Securities either in the name of any predecessor hereunder or in the name of the successor to the Trustee; and in all such cases such certificates shall have the full force which it is anywhere in the Debt Securities or in this Indenture provided that the certificate of the Trustee shall have. SECTION 7.10. ELIGIBILITY; DISQUALIFICATION. The Trustee shall at all times satisfy the requirements of Section 310(a) of the Trust Indenture Act. The Trustee shall have a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000, as set forth in its most recent published annual report of condition. No obligor upon the Debt Securities of a particular series or Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with such obligor shall serve as Trustee upon the Debt Securities of such series. The Trustee shall comply with Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that there shall be excluded from the operation of Section 310(b)(1) of the Trust Indenture Act this Indenture or any indenture or indentures under which other securities or certificates of interest or participation in other securities of the Company are outstanding if the requirements for such exclusion set forth in Section 310(b)(1) of the Trust Indenture Act are met. SECTION 7.11. PREFERENTIAL COLLECTION OF CLAIMS AGAINST COMPANY. The Trustee shall comply with Section 311(a) of the Trust Indenture Act, excluding any creditor relationship listed in Section 311(b) of the Trust Indenture Act. A Trustee who had resigned or been removed shall be subject to Section 311(a) of the Trust Indenture Act to the extent indicated therein. SECTION 7.12. COMPLIANCE WITH TAX LAWS. The Trustee hereby agrees to comply with all U.S. Federal income tax information reporting and withholding requirements applicable to it with respect to payments of premium (if any) and interest on the Debt Securities, whether acting as Trustee, Security Registrar, paying agent or otherwise with respect to the Debt Securities. ARTICLE VIII Concerning the Holders ---------------------- 59 68 SECTION 8.01. EVIDENCE OF ACTION BY HOLDERS. Whenever in this Indenture it is provided that the Holders of a specified percentage in aggregate principal amount of the Debt Securities of any or all series may take action (including the making of any demand or request, the giving of any direction, notice, consent or waiver or the taking of any other action) the fact that at the time of taking any such action the Holders of such specified percentage have joined therein may be evidenced (a) by any instrument or any number of instruments of similar tenor executed by Holders in person or by agent or proxy appointed in writing, (b) by the record of the Holders voting in favor thereof at any meeting of Holders duly called and held in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.02 or (c) by a combination of such instrument or instruments and any such record of such a meeting of Holders. SECTION 8.02. PROOF OF EXECUTION OF INSTRUMENTS AND OF HOLDING OF DEBT SECURITIES. Subject to the provisions of Sections 7.01, 7.02 and 13.09, proof of the execution of any instrument by a Holder or his agent or proxy shall be sufficient if made in accordance with such reasonable rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Trustee or in such manner as shall be satisfactory to the Trustee. The ownership of Registered Securities of any series shall be proved by the Debt Security Register or by a certificate of the Registrar for such series. The Trustee may require such additional proof of any matter referred to in this Section 8.02 as it shall deem necessary. SECTION 8.03. WHO MAY BE DEEMED OWNER OF DEBT SECURITIES. Prior to due presentment for registration of transfer of any Registered Security, the Company, the Trustee, any paying agent and any Registrar may deem and treat the Person in whose name any Registered Security shall be registered upon the books of the Company as the absolute owner of such Registered Security (whether or not such Registered Security shall be overdue and notwithstanding any notation of ownership or other writing thereon) for the purpose of receiving payment of or on account of the principal of and premium, if any, and (subject to Section 2.03) interest on such Registered Security and for all other purposes, and neither the Company nor the Trustee nor any paying agent nor any Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary; and all such payments so made to any such Holder for the time being, or upon his order, shall be valid and, to the extent of the sum or sums so paid, effectual to satisfy and discharge the liability for moneys payable upon any such Registered Security. None of the Company, the Trustee, any paying agent or the Registrar will have any responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records relating to or payments made on account of beneficial ownership interests in a Global Security or for 60 69 maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to such beneficial ownership interests. SECTION 8.04. INSTRUMENTS EXECUTED BY HOLDERS BIND FUTURE HOLDERS. At any time prior to (but not after) the evidencing to the Trustee, as provided in Section 8.01, of the taking of any action by the Holders of the percentage in aggregate principal amount of the Debt Securities of any series specified in this Indenture in connection with such action and subject to the following paragraph, any Holder of a Debt Security which is shown by the evidence to be included in the Debt Securities the Holders of which have consented to such action may, by filing written notice with the Trustee at its corporate trust office and upon proof of holding as provided in Section 8.02, revoke such action so far as concerns such Debt Security. Except as aforesaid any such action taken by the Holder of any Debt Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders and owners of such Debt Security and of any Debt Security issued upon transfer thereof or in exchange or substitution therefor, irrespective of whether or not any notation in regard thereto is made upon such Debt Security or such other Debt Securities. Any action taken by the Holders of the percentage in aggregate principal amount of the Debt Securities of any series specified in this Indenture in connection with such action shall be conclusively binding upon the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of all the Debt Securities of such series. The Company may, but shall not be obligated to, fix a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders of Registered Securities entitled to give their consent or take any other action required or permitted to be taken pursuant to this Indenture. If a record date is fixed, then notwithstanding the immediately preceding paragraph, those Persons who were Holders of Registered Securities at such record date (or their duly designated proxies), and only those Persons, shall be entitled to give such consent or to revoke any consent previously given or to take any such action, whether or not such Persons continue to be Holders of Registered Securities after such record date. No such consent shall be valid or effective for more than 120 days after such record date unless the consent of the Holders of the percentage in aggregate principal amount of the Debt Securities of such series specified in this Indenture shall have been received within such 120-day period. ARTICLE IX Supplemental Indentures ----------------------- SECTION 9.01. PURPOSES FOR WHICH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE MAY BE ENTERED INTO WITHOUT CONSENT OF HOLDERS. The Company, when authorized by a resolution of the Board of Directors, and the Trustee may from time to time and at any time, without the consent of Holders, enter into an Indenture or Indentures supplemental hereto (which shall conform to the provisions of the Trust 61 70 Indenture Act as in force at the date of the execution thereof) for one or more of the following purposes: (a) to evidence the succession pursuant to Article X of another Person to the Company, or successive successions, and the assumption by the Successor Company (as defined in Section 10.01) of the covenants, agreements and obligations of the Company in this Indenture and in the Debt Securities; (b) to surrender any right or power herein conferred upon the Company, to add to the covenants of the Company such further covenants, restrictions, conditions or provisions for the protection of the Holders of all or any series of Debt Securities (and if such covenants are to be for the benefit of less than all series of Debt Securities, stating that such covenants are expressly being included solely for the benefit of such series) as the Board of Directors shall consider to be for the protection of the Holders of such Debt Securities, and to make the occurrence, or the occurrence and continuance, of a Default in any of such additional covenants, restrictions, conditions or provisions a Default or an Event of Default permitting the enforcement of all or any of the several remedies provided in this Indenture; PROVIDED, that in respect of any such additional covenant, restriction, condition or provision such supplemental Indenture may provide for a particular period of grace after Default (which period may be shorter or longer than that allowed in the case of other Defaults) or may provide for an immediate enforcement upon such Default or may limit the remedies available to the Trustee upon such Default or may limit the right of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of any or all series of Debt Securities to waive such default; (c) to cure any ambiguity or to correct or supplement any provision contained herein, in any supplemental Indenture or in any Debt Securities of any series that may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision contained herein, in any supplemental Indenture or in the Debt Securities of such series; to convey, transfer, assign, mortgage or pledge any property to or with the Trustee, or to make such other provisions in regard to matters or questions arising under this Indenture as shall not adversely affect the interests of any Holders of Debt Securities of any series; (d) to modify or amend this Indenture in such a manner as to permit the qualification of this Indenture or any Indenture supplemental hereto under the Trust Indenture Act as then in effect, except that nothing herein contained shall permit or authorize the inclusion in any Indenture supplemental hereto of the provisions referred to in Section 316(a)(2) of the Trust Indenture Act; 62 71 (e) to add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture to change or eliminate any restrictions on the payment of principal of, or premium, if any, or interest on, Registered Securities; PROVIDED, that any such action shall not adversely affect the interests of the Holders of Debt Securities of any series in any material respect or permit or facilitate the issuance of Debt Securities of any series in uncertificated form; (f) to comply with Article X; (g) in the case of any Debt Securities, if any, subordinated pursuant to Article XII, to make any change in Article XII that would limit or terminate the benefits applicable to any holder of Senior Indebtedness (or Representatives therefor) under Article XII; (h) to add Guarantees with respect to the Debt Securities or to secure the Debt Securities; (i) to add to, change or eliminate any of the provisions of this Indenture in respect of one or more series of Debt Securities; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that any such addition, change or elimination not otherwise permitted under this Section 9.01 shall (i) neither (A) apply to any Debt Security of any series created prior to the execution of such supplemental Indenture and entitled to the benefit of such provision nor (B) modify the rights of the Holder of any such Debt Security with respect to such provision or (ii) shall become effective only when there is no such Debt Security Outstanding; (j) to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment hereunder by a successor or separate Trustee with respect to the Debt Securities of one or more series and to add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee; and (k) to establish the form or terms of Debt Securities of any series as permitted by Sections 2.01 and 2.03. The Trustee is hereby authorized to join with the Company in the execution of any such supplemental Indenture, to make any further appropriate agreements and stipulations which may be therein contained and to accept the conveyance, transfer, assignment, mortgage or pledge of any property thereunder, but the Trustee shall not be obligated to enter into any such supplemental Indenture which affects the Trustee's own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise. Any supplemental Indenture authorized by the provisions of this Section 9.01 may be executed by the Company and the 63 72 Trustee without the consent of the Holders of any of the Debt Securities at the time Outstanding, notwithstanding any of the provisions of Section 9.02. In the case of any Debt Securities subordinated pursuant to Article XII, an amendment under this Section 9.01 may not make any change that adversely affects the rights under Article XII of any holder of such Senior Indebtedness then Outstanding unless the holders of such Senior Indebtedness (or any group or Representative thereof authorized to give a consent) consent to such change. After an amendment under this Section 9.01 becomes effective, the Company shall mail to Holders of Debt Securities of each series affected thereby a notice briefly describing such amendment. The failure to give such notice to all such Holders, or any defect therein, shall not impair or affect the validity of an amendment under this Section 9.01. SECTION 9.02. MODIFICATION OF INDENTURE WITH CONSENT OF HOLDERS OF DEBT SECURITIES. Without notice to any Holder but with the consent (evidenced as provided in Section 8.01) of the Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Debt Securities of each series affected by such supplemental Indenture, the Company, when authorized by a resolution of the Board of Directors, and the Trustee may from time to time and at any time enter into an Indenture or Indentures supplemental hereto (which shall conform to the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act as in force at the date of execution thereof) for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Indenture or of any supplemental Indenture or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of the Debt Securities of such series; provided, that no such supplemental Indenture, without the consent of the Holders of each Debt Security so affected, shall (i) reduce the percentage in principal amount of Debt Securities of any series whose Holders must consent to an amendment; (ii) reduce the rate of or extend the time for payment of interest on any Debt Security; (iii) reduce the principal of or extend the Stated maturity of any Debt Security; (iv) reduce the premium payable upon the redemption of any Debt Security or change the time at which any Debt Security may or shall be redeemed in accordance with Article III; (v) make any Debt Security payable in Currency Other than that stated in the Debt Security; (vi) in the case of any Debt Security subordinated pursuant to Article XII, make any change in Article XII that adversely affects the rights of any Holder under Article XII; (vii) release any security that may have been granted in respect of the Debt Securities; or (viii) make any change in Section 6.06 or this Section 9.02. A supplemental Indenture which changes or eliminates any covenant or other provision of this Indenture which has been expressly included solely for the benefit of one or more particular series of Debt Securities or which modifies the rights 64 73 of the Holders of Debt Securities of such series with respect to such covenant or other provision, shall be deemed not to affect the rights under this Indenture of the Holders of Debt Securities of any other series. Upon the request of the Company, accompanied by a copy of a resolution of the Board of Directors authorizing the execution of any such supplemental Indenture, and upon the filing with the Trustee of evidence of the consent of Holders as aforesaid, the Trustee shall join with the Company in the execution of such supplemental Indenture unless such supplemental Indenture affects the Trustee's own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise, in which case the Trustee may in its discretion but shall not be obligated to enter into such supplemental Indenture. It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Holders under this Section 9.02 to approve the particular form of any proposed supplemental Indenture, but it shall be sufficient if such consent shall approve the substance thereof. In the case of any Debt Securities subordinated pursuant to Article XII, an amendment under this Section 9.02 may not make any change that adversely affects the rights under Article XII of any holder of such Senior Indebtedness then Outstanding unless the holders of such Senior Indebtedness (or any group or Representative thereof authorized to give a consent) consent to such change. After an amendment under this Section 9.02 becomes effective, the Company shall mail to Holders of Debt Securities of each series affected thereby a notice briefly describing such amendment. The failure to give such notice to all such Holders, or any defect therein, shall not impair or affect the validity of an amendment under this Section 9.02. SECTION 9.03. EFFECT OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES. Upon the execution of any supplemental Indenture pursuant to the provisions of this Article IX, this Indenture shall be and be deemed to be modified and amended in accordance therewith and the respective rights, limitations of rights, obligations, duties and immunities under this Indenture of the Trustee, the Company and the Holders shall thereafter be determined, exercised and enforced hereunder subject in all respects to such modifications and amendments, and all the terms and conditions of any such supplemental Indenture shall be and be deemed to be part of the terms and conditions of this Indenture for any and all purposes. The Trustee, subject to the provisions of Sections 7.01 and 7.02, may receive an Officers' Certificate and an opinion of Counsel as conclusive evidence that any such supplemental Indenture complies with the provisions of this Article IX. 65 74 SECTION 9.04. DEBT SECURITIES MAY BEAR NOTATION OF CHANGES BY SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES. Debt Securities of any series authenticated and delivered after the execution of any supplemental Indenture pursuant to the provisions of this Article IX may, and shall if required by the Trustee, bear a notation in form approved by the Trustee as to any matter provided for in such supplemental Indenture. New Debt Securities of any series so modified as to conform, in the opinion of the Trustee and the Board of Directors, to any modification of this Indenture contained in any such supplemental Indenture may be prepared and executed by the Company, authenticated by the Trustee and delivered in exchange for the Debt Securities of such series then outstanding. Failure to make the appropriate notation or to issue a new Debt Security of such series shall not affect the validity of such amendment. SECTION 9.05. PAYMENT FOR CONSENT. Neither the Company nor any Affiliate of the Company shall, directly or indirectly, pay or cause to be paid any consideration, whether by way of interest, fee or otherwise, to any Holder for or as an inducement to any consent, waiver or amendment of any of the terms or provisions of this Indenture or the Debt Securities unless such consideration is offered to be paid to all Holders that so consent, waive or agree to amend in the time frame set forth in solicitation documents relating to such consent, waiver or agreement. ARTICLE X Consolidation, Merger, Sale or Conveyance ----------------------------------------- SECTION 10.01. CONSOLIDATIONS AND MERGERS OF THE COMPANY. The Company shall not consolidate with or merge with or into any Person, or convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all its assets, unless: (i) either (a) the Company shall be the continuing Person in the case of a merger or (b) the resulting, surviving or transferee Person if other than the Company (the "Successor Company") shall be a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia and the Successor Company shall expressly assume, by an Indenture supplemental hereto, executed and delivered to the Trustee, in form satisfactory to the Trustee, all the obligations of the Company under the Debt Securities according to their tenor, and this Indenture; (ii) immediately after giving effect to such transaction (and treating any Indebtedness which becomes an obligation of the Successor Company or any Subsidiary of the Company as a result of such transaction as having been Incurred by the Successor Company or such Subsidiary at the time of such transaction), no Default or Event of Default would occur or be continuing; and (iii) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger or transfer and such supplemental Indenture (if any) comply with this Indenture. 66 75 SECTION 10.02. RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF SUCCESSOR CORPORATION. In case of any consolidation or merger, or conveyance or transfer of the assets of the Company as an entirety or virtually as an entirety in accordance with Section 10.01, the Successor Company shall succeed to and be substituted for the Company, with the same effect as if it had been named herein as the party of the first part, and the predecessor corporation shall be relieved of any further obligation under the Indenture and the Debt Securities. The Successor Company thereupon may cause to be signed, and may issue either in its own name or in the name of the Company, any or all the Debt Securities issuable hereunder which theretofore shall not have been signed by the Company and delivered to the Trustee; and, upon the order of the Successor Company, instead of the Company, and subject to all the terms, conditions and limitations in this Indenture prescribed, the Trustee shall authenticate and shall deliver any Debt Securities which previously shall have been signed and delivered by the officers of the Company to the Trustee for authentication, and any Debt Securities which the Successor Company thereafter shall cause to be signed and delivered to the Trustee for that purpose. All the Debt Securities so issued shall in all respects have the same legal rank and benefit under this Indenture as the Debt Securities theretofore or thereafter issued in accordance with the terms of this Indenture as though all such Debt Securities had been issued at the date of the execution hereof. In case of any such consolidation, merger, sale or conveyance such changes in phraseology and form (but not in substance) may be made in the Debt Securities appertaining thereto thereafter to be issued as may be appropriate. ARTICLE XI Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture; Defeasance; Unclaimed Moneys ---------------------------------------- SECTION 11.01. APPLICABILITY OF ARTICLE. If, pursuant to Section 2.03, provision is made for the defeasance of Debt Securities of a series, then the provisions of this Article XI relating to defeasance of Debt Securities shall be applicable except as otherwise specified pursuant to Section 2.03 for Debt Securities of such series. SECTION 11.02. SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE; DEFEASANCE. (a) If at any time (i) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee for cancellation all Debt Securities of any series theretofore authenticated and delivered (other than (1) any Debt Securities of such series which shall have been destroyed, lost or stolen and which shall have been replaced or paid as provided in Section 2.09 and (2) Debt Securities for whose payment money has theretofore been deposited in trust and thereafter repaid to the Company as provided in Section 11.05) or (ii) all Debt Securities of such series not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation shall have become due and payable, 67 76 or are by their terms to become due and payable within one year or are to be called for redemption within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption, and the Company shall deposit with the Trustee as trust funds the entire amount in the Currency in which such Debt Securities are denominated (except as otherwise provided pursuant to Section 2.03) sufficient to pay at maturity or upon redemption all Debt Securities of such series not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, including principal and premium, if any, and interest due or to become due on such date of maturity or redemption date, as the case may be, and if in either case the Company shall also pay or cause to be paid all other sums payable hereunder by the Company, then this Indenture shall cease to be of further effect (except as to any surviving rights of registration of transfer or exchange of such Debt Securities herein expressly provided for and rights to receive payments of principal of, and premium, if any, and interest on, such Debt Securities) with respect to the Debt Securities of such series, and the Trustee, on demand of the Company accompanied by an Officers' Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel and at the cost and expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging satisfaction of and discharging this Indenture. (b) Subject to Sections 11.02(c), 11.03 and 11.07, the Company at any time may terminate, with respect to Debt Securities of a particular series, (i) all its obligations under the Debt Securities of such series and this Indenture with respect to the Debt Securities of such series ("legal defeasance option") or (ii) its obligations with respect to the Debt Securities of such series under clause (ii) of Section 10.01 and the related operation of Section 6.01(d) and the operation of Sections 6.01(e), (f) and (i) ("covenant defeasance option"). The Company may exercise its legal defeasance option notwithstanding its prior exercise of its covenant defeasance option. If the Company exercises its legal defeasance option, payment of the Debt Securities of the defeased series may not be accelerated because of an Event of Default. If the Company exercises its covenant defeasance option, payment of the Debt Securities of the defeased series may not be accelerated because of an Event of Default specified in Sections 6.01(d), (e), (f) and (i) (except to the extent covenants or agreements referenced in such Sections remain applicable). Upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth herein and upon request of the Company, the Trustee shall acknowledge in writing the discharge of those obligations that the Company terminates. (c) Notwithstanding clauses (a) and (b) above, the Company's obligations in Sections 2.07, 2.09, 4.02, 4.04, 5.01, 7.06, 7.10, 11.05, 11.06 and 11.07 shall survive until the Debt Securities of the defeased series have peen paid in full. 68 77 Thereafter, the Company's obligations in Sections 7.06, 11.05 and 11.06 shall survive. SECTION 11.03. CONDITIONS OF DEFEASANCE. The Company may exercise its legal defeasance option or its covenant defeasance option with respect to Debt Securities of a particular series only if: (1) the Company irrevocably deposits in trust with the Trustee money or U.S. Government Obligations for the payment of principal of, and premium, if any, and interest on, the Debt Securities of such series to maturity or redemption, as the case may be; (2) the Company delivers to the Trustee a certificate from a nationally recognized firm of independent accountants expressing their opinion that the payments of principal and interest when due and without reinvestment on the deposited U.S. Government obligations plus any deposited money without investment will provide cash at such times and in such amounts as will be sufficient to pay the principal, premium and interest when due on all the Debt Securities of such series to maturity or redemption, as the case may be; (3) 91 days pass after the deposit is made and during the 91-day period no Default specified in Section 6.01(g) or (h) with respect to the Company occurs which is continuing at the end of the period; (4) no Default has occurred and is continuing on the date of such deposit and after giving effect thereto; (5) the deposit does not constitute a default under any other agreement binding on the Company and, if the Debt Securities of such series are subordinated pursuant to Article XII, is not prohibited by Article XII; (6) the Company delivers to the Trustee an opinion of Counsel to the effect that the trust resulting from the deposit does not constitute, or is qualified as, a regulated investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940; (7) in the event of the legal defeasance option, the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel stating that (i) the Company has received from the Internal Revenue Service a ruling, or (ii) since the date of this Indenture there has been a change in the applicable Federal income tax law, in either case of the effect that, and based thereon such Opinion of Counsel shall confirm that, the Holders of Debt Securities of such series will not recognize income, gain or loss for Federal income tax purposes as a result of such defeasance and will be subject to Federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner 69 78 and at the same times as would have been the case if such defeasance had not occurred; (8) in the event of the covenant defeasance option, the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the Holders of Debt Securities of such series will not recognize income, gain or loss for Federal income tax purposes as a result of such covenant defeasance and will be subject to Federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such covenant defeasance had not occurred; and (9) the Company delivers to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent to the defeasance and discharge of the Debt Securities of such series as contemplated by this Article XI have been compiled with. Before or after a deposit, the Company may make arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the redemption of Debt Securities of such series at a future date in accordance with Article III. SECTION 11.04. APPLICATION OF TRUST MONEY. The Trustee shall hold in trust money or U.S. Government Obligations deposited with it pursuant to this Article XI. It shall apply the deposited money and the money from U.S. Government Obligations through any paying agent and in accordance with this Indenture to the payment of principal of, and premium, if any, and interest on, the Debt Securities of the defeased series. In the event the Debt Securities of the defeased series are subordinated pursuant to Article XII, money and securities so held in trust are not subject to Article XII. SECTION 11.05. REPAYMENT TO COMPANY. The Trustee and any paying agent shall promptly turn over to the Company upon request any excess money or securities held by them at any time. Subject to any applicable abandoned property law, the Trustee and any paying agent shall pay to the Company upon request any money held by them for the payment of principal, premium or interest that remains unclaimed for two years, and, thereafter, Holders entitled to such money must look to the Company for payment as general creditors. SECTION 11.06. INDEMNITY FOR U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS. The Company shall pay and shall indemnify the Trustee and the Holders against any tax, fee or other change imposed on or assessed against deposited U.S. Government Obligations or the principal and interest received on such U.S. Government Obligations. 70 79 SECTION 11.07. REINSTATEMENT. If the Trustee or any paying agent is unable to apply any money or U.S. Government Obligations in accordance with this Article XI by reason of any legal proceeding or by reason of any order or judgment of any court or government authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, the Company's obligations under this Indenture and the Debt Securities of the defeased series shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to this Article XI until such time as the Trustee or any paying agent is permitted to apply all such money or U.S. Government Obligations in accordance with this Article XI. ARTICLE XII Subordination of Debt Securities -------------------------------- SECTION 12.01. APPLICABILITY OF ARTICLE; AGREEMENT TO SUBORDINATE. The provisions of this Article XII shall be applicable to the Debt Securities of any series (Debt Securities of such series referred to in this Article XII as "Subordinated Debt Securities") designated, pursuant to Section 2.03, as subordinated to Senior Indebtedness. Each Holder by accepting a Subordinated Debt Security agrees that the Indebtedness evidenced by such Subordinated Debt Security is subordinated in right of payment, to the extent and in the manner provided in this Article XII, to the prior payment of all Senior Indebtedness and that the subordination is for the benefit of and enforceable by the holders of Senior Indebtedness. All provisions of this Article XII shall be subject to Section 12.12. SECTION 12.02. LIQUIDATION, DISSOLUTION, BANKRUPTCY. Upon any payment or distribution of the assets of the Company to creditors upon a total or partial liquidation or a total or partial dissolution of the Company or in a bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, receivership or similar proceeding relating to the Company or its property: (1) holders of Senior Indebtedness shall be entitled to receive payment in full in cash of the Senior Indebtedness (including interest (if any), accruing on or after the commencement of a proceeding in bankruptcy, whether or not allowed as a claim against the Company in such bankruptcy proceeding) before Holders of Subordinated Debt Securities shall be entitled to receive any payment of principal of, or premium, if any, or interest on, the Subordinated Debt Securities; and (2) until the Senior Indebtedness is paid in full, any distribution to which Holders of Subordinated Debt Securities would be entitled but for this Article XII shall be made to holders of Senior Indebtedness as their interests may appear, except that such Holders may receive shares of stock and any debt securities that are subordinated to Senior Indebtedness 71 80 to at least the same extent as the Subordinated Debt Securities. SECTION 12.03. DEFAULT ON SENIOR INDEBTEDNESS. The Company may not pay the principal of, or premium, if any, or interest on, the Subordinated Debt Securities or make any deposit pursuant to Article XI and may not repurchase, redeem or otherwise retire (except, in the case of Subordinated Debt Securities that provide for a mandatory sinking fund pursuant to Section 3.04, by the delivery of Subordinated Debt Securities by the Company to the Trustee pursuant to the first paragraph of Section 3.05) any Debt Securities (collectively, "pay the Subordinated Debt Securities") if (i) any principal, premium or interest in respect of Senior Indebtedness is not paid within any applicable grace period (including at maturity) or (ii) any other default on Senior Indebtedness occurs and the maturity of such Senior Indebtedness is accelerated in accordance with its terms unless, in either case, (x) the default has been cured or waived and any such acceleration has been rescinded or (y) such Senior Indebtedness has been paid in full in cash; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Company may pay the Subordinated Debt Securities without regard to the foregoing if the Company and the Trustee receive written notice approving such payment from the Representative of each issue of Designated Senior Indebtedness. During the continuance of any default (other than a default described in clause (i) or (ii) of the preceding sentence) with respect to any Senior Indebtedness pursuant to which the maturity thereof may be accelerated immediately without further notice (except such notice as may be required to effect such acceleration) or the expiration of any applicable grace periods, the Company may not pay the Subordinated Debt Securities for a period (a "Payment Blockage Period") commencing upon the receipt by the Company and the Trustee of written notice of such default from the Representative of any Designated Senior Indebtedness specifying an election to effect a Payment Blockage Period (a "Blockage Notice") and ending 179 days thereafter (or earlier if such Payment Blockage Period is terminated (i) by written notice to the Trustee and the Company from the Person or Persons who gave such Blockage Notice, (ii) by repayment in full in cash of such Designated Senior Indebtedness or (iii) because the default giving rise to such Blockage Notice is no longer continuing). Notwithstanding the provisions described in the immediately preceding sentence (but subject to the provisions contained in the first sentence of this Section 12.03), unless the holders of such Designated Senior Indebtedness or the Representative of such holders shall have accelerated the maturity of such Designated Senior Indebtedness, the Company may resume payments on the Subordinated Debt Securities after such Payment Blockage Period. Not more than one Blockage Notice may be given in any consecutive 360-day period, irrespective of the number of defaults with respect to any number of issues of Senior Indebtedness during such period; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if any Blockage Notice within such 360-day period is given by or on behalf of any holders of Designated Senior Indebtedness (other than the Bank Indebtedness), the Representative of the Bank 72 81 Indebtedness may give another Blockage Notice within such period; PROVIDED, FURTHER, HOWEVER, that in no event may the total number of days during which any Payment Blockage Period or Periods is in effect exceed 179 days in the aggregate during any 360 consecutive day period. For purposes of this Section 12.03, no default or event of default which existed or was continuing on the date of the commencement of any Payment Blockage Period with respect to the Senior Indebtedness initiating such Payment Blockage Period shall be, or be made, the basis of the commencement of a subsequent Payment Blockage Period by the Representative of such Senior Indebtedness, whether or not within a period of 360 consecutive days, unless such default or event of default shall have been cured or waived for a period of not less than 90 consecutive days. SECTION 12.04. ACCELERATION OF PAYMENT OF DEBT SECURITIES. If payment of the Subordinated Debt Securities is accelerated because of an Event of Default, the Company or the Trustee shall promptly notify the holders of the Designated Senior Indebtedness (or their Representatives) of the acceleration. SECTION 12.05. WHEN DISTRIBUTION MUST BE PAID OVER. If a distribution is made to Holders of Subordinated Debt Securities that because of this Article XII should not have been made to them, the Holders who receive such distribution shall hold it in trust for holders of Senior Indebtedness and pay it over to them as their interests may appear. SECTION 12.06. SUBROGATION. After all Senior Indebtedness is paid in full and until the Subordinated Debt Securities are paid in full, Holders thereof shall be subrogated to the rights of holders of Senior Indebtedness to receive distributions applicable to Senior Indebtedness. A distribution made under this Article XII to holders of Senior Indebtedness which otherwise would have been made to Holders of Subordinated Debt Securities is not, as between the Company and such Holders, a payment by the Company on Senior Indebtedness. SECTION 12.07. RELATIVE RIGHTS. This Article XII defines the relative rights of Holders of Subordinated Debt Securities and holders of Senior Indebtedness. Nothing in this Indenture shall: (1) impair, as between the Company and Holders of either Subordinated Debt Securities or Debt Securities, the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay principal of, and premium, if any, and interest on, the Subordinated Debt Securities and the Debt Securities in accordance with their terms; or (2) prevent the Trustee or any Holder of either Subordinated Debt Securities or Debt Securities from exercising its available remedies upon a Default, subject to the rights of holders of Senior Indebtedness 73 82 to receive distributions otherwise payable to Holders of Subordinated Debt Securities. SECTION 12.08. SUBORDINATION MAY NOT BE IMPAIRED BY COMPANY. No right of any holder of Senior Indebtedness to enforce the subordination of the Indebtedness evidenced by the Subordinated Debt Securities shall be impaired by any act or failure to act by the Company or by its failure to comply with this Indenture. SECTION 12.09. RIGHTS OF TRUSTEE AND PAYING AGENT. Notwithstanding Section 12.03, the Trustee or any paying agent may continue to make payments on Subordinated Debt Securities and shall not be charged with knowledge of the existence of facts that would prohibit the making of any such payments unless, not less than two business days prior to the date of such payment, a responsible officer of the Trustee receives notice satisfactory to it that payments may not be made under this Article XII. The Company, the Registrar, any paying agent, a Representative or a holder of Senior Indebtedness may give the notice; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that, if an issue of Senior Indebtedness has a Representative, only the Representative may give the notice. The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may hold Senior Indebtedness with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee. The Registrar and any paying agent may do the same with like rights. The Trustee shall be entitled to all the rights set forth in this Article XII with respect to any Senior Indebtedness which may at any time be held by it, to the same extent as any other holder of Senior Indebtedness; and nothing in Article VII shall deprive the Trustee of any of it rights as such holder. Nothing in this Article XII shall apply to claims of, or payments to, the Trustee under or pursuant to Section 7.06. SECTION 12.10. DISTRIBUTION OR NOTICE TO REPRESENTATIVE. Whenever a distribution is to be made or a notice given to holders of Senior Indebtedness, the distribution may be made and the notice given to their Representative (if any). SECTION 12.11. ARTICLE XII NOT TO PREVENT DEFAULTS OR LIMIT RIGHT TO ACCELERATE. The failure to make a payment pursuant to the Debt Securities by reason of any provision in this Article XII shall not be construed as preventing the occurrence of a Default. Nothing in this Article XII shall have any effect on the right of the Holders or the Trustee to accelerate the maturity of either the Subordinated Debt Securities or the Debt Securities, as the case may be. SECTION 12.12. TRUST MONEYS NOT SUBORDINATED. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, payments from money or the proceeds of U.S. Government Obligations held in trust under Article XI by the Trustee for the payment of principal of, and premium, if any, and interest on, the Subordinated Debt Securities or the Debt Securities shall not be 74 83 subordinated to the prior payment of any Senior Indebtedness or subject to the restrictions set forth in this Article XII, and none of the Holders thereof shall be obligated to pay over any such amount to the Company or any holder of Senior Indebtedness of the Company or any other creditor of the Company. SECTION 12.13. TRUSTEE ENTITLED TO RELY. Upon any payment or distribution pursuant to this Article XII, the Trustee and the Holders shall be entitled to rely (i) upon any order or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction in which any proceedings of the nature referred to in Section 12.02 are pending, (ii) upon a certificate of the liquidating trustee or agent or other Person making such payment or distribution to the Trustee or to such Holders of (iii) upon the Representatives for the holders of Senior Indebtedness for the purpose of ascertaining the Persons entitled to participate in such payment or distribution, the holders of the Senior Indebtedness and other Indebtedness of the Company, the amount thereof or payable thereon, the amount or amounts paid or distributed thereon and all other facts pertinent thereto or to this Article XII. In the event that the Trustee determines, in good faith, that evidence is required with respect to the right of any Person as a holder of Senior Indebtedness to participate in any payment or distribution pursuant to this Article XII, the Trustee may request such Person to furnish evidence to the reasonable satisfaction of the Trustee as to the amount of Senior Indebtedness held by such Person, the extent to which such Person is entitled to participate in such payment or distribution and other facts pertinent to the rights of such Person under this Article XII, and, if such evidence is not furnished, the Trustee may defer any payment to such Person pending judicial determination as to the right of such Person to receive such payment. The provisions of Sections 7.01 and 7.02 shall be applicable to all actions or omissions of actions by the Trustee pursuant to this Article XII. SECTION 12.14. TRUSTEE TO EFFECTUATE SUBORDINATION. Each Holder by accepting a Subordinated Debt Security authorizes and directs the Trustee on his behalf to take such action as may be necessary or appropriate to acknowledge or effectuate the subordination between the Holders of Subordinated Debt Securities and the holders of Senior Indebtedness as provided in this Article XII and appoints the Trustee as attorney-in-fact for any and all such purposes. SECTION 12.15. TRUSTEE NOT FIDUCIARY FOR HOLDERS OF SENIOR INDEBTEDNESS. The Trustee shall not be deemed to owe any fiduciary duty to the holders of Senior Indebtedness and shall not be liable to any such holders if it shall mistakenly pay over or distribute to Holders of Subordinated Debt Securities or the Company or any other Person, money or assets to which any holders of Senior Indebtedness shall be entitled by virtue of this Article XII or otherwise. 75 84 SECTION 12.16. RELIANCE BY HOLDERS OF SENIOR INDEBTEDNESS ON SUBORDINATION PROVISIONS. Each Holder by accepting a Subordinated Debt Security acknowledges and agrees that the foregoing subordination provisions are, and are intended to be, an inducement and a consideration to each holder of any Senior Indebtedness, whether such Senior Indebtedness was created or acquired before or after the issuance of the Subordinated Debt Securities, to acquire and continue to hold, or to continue to hold, such Senior Indebtedness and such holder of Senior Indebtedness shall be deemed conclusively to have relied on such subordination provisions in acquiring and continuing to hold, or in continuing to hold, such Senior Indebtedness. ARTICLE XIII Miscellaneous Provisions ------------------------ SECTION 13.01. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS OF COMPANY BOUND BY INDENTURE. All the covenant's stipulations, promises and agreements in this Indenture contained by or in behalf of the Company or the Trustee shall bind its successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not. SECTION 13.02. ACTS OF BOARD, COMMITTEE OR OFFICER OF SUCCESSOR COMPANY VALID. Any act or proceeding by any provision of this Indenture authorized or required to be done or performed by any board, committee or officer of the Company shall and may be done and performed with like force and effect by the like board, committee or officer of any Successor Company. SECTION 13.03. REQUIRED NOTICES OR DEMANDS. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Indenture, any notice or demand which by any provision of this Indenture is required or permitted to be given or served by the Trustee or by the Holders to or on the Company may be given or served by being deposited postage prepaid in a post office letter box in the United States addressed (until another address is filed by the Company with the Trustee) as follows: M.A. Hanna Company, Suite 36-5000, 200 Public Square, Cleveland, Ohio 44114, Attention: Chief Financial Officer. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Indenture, any notice, direction, request or demand by the Company or by any Holder to or upon the Trustee may be given or made, for all purposes, by being deposited, postage prepaid, in a post office letter box in the United States addressed to the corporate trust office of the Trustee initially at NBD Bank, 611 Woodward Avenue, Corporate Trust Administration, 11th Floor, Detroit, Michigan 48226. The Company or the Trustee by notice to the other may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications. Any notice required or permitted to a Registered Holder by the Company or the Trustee pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture shall be deemed to be properly mailed by being deposited 76 85 postage prepaid in a post office letter box in the United States addressed to such Holder at the address of such Holder as shown on the Debt Security Register. Any report pursuant to Section 313 of the Trust Indenture Act shall be transmitted in compliance with subsection (c) therein. In the event of suspension of regular mail service or by reason of any other cause it shall be impracticable to give notice by mail, then such notification as shall be given with the approval of the Trustee shall constitute sufficient notice for every purpose thereunder. In the event of suspension of publication of any Authorized Newspaper or by reason of any other cause it shall be impracticable to give notice by publication, then such notification as shall be given with the approval of the Trustee shall constitute sufficient notice for every purpose hereunder. Failure to mail a notice or communication to a Holder or any defect in it or any defect in any notice by publication as to a Holder shall not affect the sufficiency of such notice with respect to other Holders. If a notice or communication is mailed or published in the manner provided above, it is conclusively presumed duly given. SECTION 13.04. INDENTURE AND DEBT SECURITIES TO BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. This Indenture and each Debt Security shall be deemed to be New York contracts, and for all purposes shall be construed in accordance with the laws of said State (without reference to principles of conflicts of law). SECTION 13.05. OFFICERS' CERTIFICATE AND OPINION OF COUNSEL TO BE FURNISHED UPON APPLICATION OR DEMAND BY THE COMPANY. Upon any application or demand by the Company to the Trustee to take any action under any of the provisions of this Indenture, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate stating that all conditions precedent provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been complied with and an Opinion of Counsel stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all such conditions precedent have been complied with, except that in the case of any such application or demand as to which the furnishing of such document is specifically required by any provision of this Indenture relating to such particular application or demand, no additional certificate or opinion need be furnished. Each certificate or opinion provided for in this Indenture and delivered to the Trustee with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture shall include (1) a statement that the Person making such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition, (2) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such 77 86 certificate or opinion are based, (3) a statement that, in the opinion of such Person, he has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with and (4) a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of such Person, such condition or covenant has been complied with. SECTION 13.06. PAYMENTS DUE ON LEGAL HOLIDAYS. In any case where the date of maturity of interest on or principal of and premium, if any, on the Debt Securities of a series or the date fixed for redemption or repayment of any Debt Security or the making of any sinking fund payment shall not be a business day at any Place of Payment for the Debt Securities of such series, then payment of interest or principal and premium, if any, or the making of such sinking fund payment need not be made on such date at such Place of Payment, but may be made on the next succeeding business day at such Place of Payment with the same force and effect as if made on the date of maturity or the date fixed for redemption, and no interest shall accrue for the period after such date. If a record date is not a business day, the record date shall not be affected. SECTION 13.07. PROVISIONS REQUIRED BY TRUST INDENTURE ACT TO CONTROL. If and to the extent that any provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with another provision included in this Indenture which is required to be included in this Indenture by any of Sections 310 to 318, inclusive, of the Trust Indenture Act, such required provision shall control. SECTION 13.08. COMPUTATION OF INTEREST ON DEBT SECURITIES. Interest, if any, on the Debt Securities shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months, except as may otherwise be provided pursuant to Section 2.03. SECTION 13.09. RULES BY TRUSTEE, PAYING AGENT AND REGISTRAR. The Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or a meeting of Holders. The Registrar and any paying agent may make reasonable rules for their functions. SECTION 13.10. NO RECOURSE AGAINST OTHERS. An incorporator or any past, present or future director, officer, employee or stockholder, as such, of the Company shall not have any liability for any obligations of the Company under the Debt Securities or this Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligations or their creation. By accepting a Debt Security, each Holder shall waive and release all such liability. The waiver and release shall be part of the consideration for the issue of the Debt Securities. SECTION 13.11. SEVERABILITY. In case any provision in this Indenture, the Debt Securities shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the 78 87 remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. SECTION 13.12. EFFECT OF HEADINGS. The article and section headings herein and in the Table of Contents are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof. SECTION 13.13. INDENTURE MAY BE EXECUTED IN COUNTERPARTS. This 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 Trustee hereby accepts the trusts in this Indenture upon the terms and conditions herein set forth. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to be duly signed as of the date first written above. M.A. HANNA COMPANY By: ____________________________ Name: Title: NBD BANK By: ____________________________ Name: Title: 79 EX-5.1 4 EXHIBIT 5.1 1 Exhibit 5.1 June 11, 1996 M. A. Hanna Company Suite 36-5000 200 Public Square Cleveland, Ohio 44114-2304 Re: $300,000,000 Aggregate Amount of Debt Securities of M. A. Hanna Company ------------------------------------- Gentlemen: We are acting as special counsel for M. A. Hanna Company, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), in connection with the creation and authorization of the issuance and sale of up to $300,000,000 aggregate amount of Debt Securities (the "Securities"), to be issued pursuant to an Indenture (the "Indenture") to be entered into between the Company and NBD Bank, as trustee (the "Trustee"). We have examined such documents, records and matters of law as we have deemed necessary for purposes of this opinion, and based thereupon, but subject to the assumptions and qualifications set forth below, we are of the opinion that: 1. The Indenture, when duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and the Trustee, will constitute a valid and binding instrument of the Company. 2. The Securities, when duly authorized, executed, authenticated and delivered to and paid for by the purchasers thereof in accordance with the terms of such Securities, and the Indenture and the Underwriting Agreement, will be valid and binding obligations of the Company and will be entitled to the benefits of the Indenture. In rendering the foregoing opinions we have assumed that (i) the definitive information, including, without limitation, the definitive terms of the Securities, remaining to 2 be completed in the form of the Indenture relating to the Securities as filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Registration Statement filed by the Company to effect registration of the Securities under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Registration Statement"), will be so completed and the Indenture and Securities will be duly authorized by the Board of Directors of the Company or its designee in such form with such completions, and (ii) the Underwriting Agreement will be authorized by the Board of the Company and executed and delivered by the Company and the Underwriters in substantially the form filed as Exhibit 1.1 to the Registration Statement. We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as Exhibit 5.1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed by the Company to effect registration of the Securities under the Securities Act of 1933 and to the reference to us under the caption "Legal Matters" in the Prospectus constituting a part of such Registration Statement. Very truly yours, Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue EX-12.1 5 EXHIBIT 12.1 1 Exhibit 12.1 M.A. Hanna Company Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges (in thousands)
Three Months Ended March 31 Year Ended December 31 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 1995 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Consolidated pretax income from continuing operations $23,426 $21,078 $ 98,821 $ 66,222 $37,654 $27,005 $(16,195) Adjustments Fixed charges - excluding capitalized interest Consolidated interest expense 6,036 6,937 26,278 28,549 32,258 32,509 23,221 Interest portion of rental expense 1,548 1,432 5,942 5,624 5,281 4,729 4,905 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Total fixed charges 7,584 8,369 32,220 34,173 37,539 37,238 28,126 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Adjusted earnings $31,010 $29,447 $131,041 $100,395 $75,193 $64,243 $ 11,931 ====================================================================== Ratio of earnings to fixed charges 4.09 3.52 4.07 2.94 2.00 1.73 0.42
EX-23.2 6 EXHIBIT 23.2 1 Exhibit 23.2 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus constituting part of this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated January 29, 1996, which appears on page 38 of the 1995 Annual Report to Shareholders of M.A. Hanna Company, which is incorporated by reference in M.A. Hanna Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1995. We also consent to the incorporation by reference of our report on the Financial Statement Schedule, which appears on page F-2 of such Annual Report on Form 10-K. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Prospectus. PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP Cleveland, Ohio June 10, 1996 EX-23.3 7 EXHIBIT 23.3 1 Exhibit 23.3 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related Prospectus of M.A. Hanna Company for the registration of $300,000,000 of debt securities and to the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated January 31, 1995, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of M.A. Hanna Company included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 1995, as amended, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Ernst & Young LLP Cleveland, Ohio June 10, 1996 EX-24.1 8 EXHIBIT 24.1 1 Exhibit 24.1 POWER OF ATTORNEY ----------------- KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That M.A. Hanna Company, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), which anticipates filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C. ("SEC"), under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("Act"), a registration statement or registration statements on Form S-3 or such other form as the officers of the Company may determine may be appropriate with respect to the offering and sale of up to $300 million of debt securities, and each of the undersigned officers and Directors of the Company hereby constitutes and appoints Martin D. Walker, Douglas J. McGregor, Michael S. Duffey, John S. Pyke, Jr. and Kevin D. Cramer, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney or attorneys to execute in his or her name, place and stead in any such capacity, to sign, execute and file with the SEC such aforesaid registration statements under the Act, including any amendment or amendments or any post-effective amendment or amendments relating thereto with all exhibits, and any and all document required to be filed with any federal or state board or commission, pertaining to the securities subject to such registration, granting unto said attorneys, and each of them, 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 in order to effectuate the same as fully to all intents and purposes as each of them might or could do personally present, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney or attorneys, or any of them, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his or her hand as of the 1st day of May, 1996. M. A. HANNA COMPANY By /s/ John S. Pyke, Jr. ------------------------------------ John S. Pyke, Jr. Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary By /s/ Martin D. Walker By /s/ Michael S. Duffey ---------------------------------- ------------------------------------ Martin D. Walker, Chairman and Michael S. Duffey, Vice President Chief Executive Officer, Director Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer 2 By /s/ Douglas J. McGregor By /s/ Thomas E. Lindsey ---------------------------------- ------------------------------------ Douglas J. McGregor, President Thomas E. Lindsey, Controller and and Chief Operating Officer, Director Chief Accounting Officer By /s/ B.C. Ames By /s/ C.A. Cartwright ---------------------------------- ------------------------------------ B.C. Ames, Director C.A. Cartwright, Director By /s/ W.R. Embry By /s/ J.T. Eyton ---------------------------------- ------------------------------------ W.R. Embry, Director J.T. Eyton, Director By /s/ G.D. Kirkham By /s/ M.L. Mann ---------------------------------- ------------------------------------ G.D. Kirkham, Director M.L. Mann, Director By /s/ R.W. Pogue ---------------------------------- R.W. Pogue, Director EX-25.1 9 EXHIBIT 25.1 1 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 ---------------------- FORM T-1 ---------------------- STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY AND QUALIFICATION UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939, AS AMENDED, OF A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2) ---- ------------------------------- NBD BANK (Exact name of Trustee as specified in its charter) 611 Woodward Avenue Detroit, Michigan 48226 38-0864715 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) NBD BANK 611 WOODWARD AVE. DETROIT, MICHIGAN 48226 CORPORATE TRUST DEPARTMENT ATTN: KAREN D. O'DONOGHUE (313) 225-3185 (NAME, ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF AGENT FOR SERVICE) M. A. HANNA COMPANY (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter) Delaware 34-0232435 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) incorporation or organization) Suite 36-500 200 Public Square Cleveland, Ohio 44114 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) DEBT SECURITIES (Title of the indenture securities) 1 2 1. GENERAL INFORMATION. (a) The following are the names and addresses of each examining or supervising authority to which the Trustee is subject: State of Michigan Financial Institutions Bureau Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Washington, D.C. (b) The Trustee is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers. 2. AFFILIATIONS WITH OBLIGOR. The obligor is not an affiliate of the Trustee. 3. VOTING SECURITIES OF THE TRUSTEE. The following information is furnished as to each class of voting securities of the Trustee: AS OF JUNE 7, 1996 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COLUMN A COLUMN B - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TITLE OF CLASS AMOUNT OUTSTANDING - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Common Stock, par value $12.50 per share 8,948,648 shares 4. TRUSTEESHIPS UNDER OTHER INDENTURES. The Trustee is not a Trustee under another indenture under which any other securities, or certificates of interest or participation in any other securities, of the obligor are outstanding. 5. INTERLOCKING DIRECTORATES AND SIMILAR RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE OBLIGOR OR UNDERWRITERS. Neither the Trustee nor any of the directors nor executive officers of the Trustee is a director, officer, partner, employee, appointee or representative of the obligor or of any underwriter for the obligor. 2 3 6. VOTING SECURITIES OF THE TRUSTEE OWNED BY THE OBLIGOR OR ITS OFFICIALS. Voting securities of the Trustee owned by the obligor and its directors, partners and executive officers, taken as a group, do not exceed one percent of the outstanding voting securities of the Trustee. 7. VOTING SECURITIES OF THE TRUSTEE OWNED BY UNDERWRITERS OR THEIR OFFICIALS. Voting securities of the Trustee owned by any underwriter and its directors, partners and executive officers, taken as a group, do not exceed one percent of the outstanding voting securities of the Trustee. 8. SECURITIES OF OBLIGOR OWNED OR HELD BY THE TRUSTEE. The amount of securities of the obligor which the Trustee owns beneficially or holds as collateral security for obligations in default does not exceed one percent of the outstanding securities of the obligor. 9. SECURITIES OF UNDERWRITERS OWNED OR HELD BY THE TRUSTEE. The Trustee does not own beneficially or hold as collateral security for obligations in default any securities of an underwriter for the obligor. 10. OWNERSHIP OR HOLDINGS BY THE TRUSTEE OF VOTING SECURITIES OF CERTAIN AFFILIATES OR SECURITY HOLDERS OF THE OBLIGOR. The Trustee does not own beneficially or hold as collateral security for obligations in default voting securities of a person who, to the knowledge of the Trustee (1) owns 10% or more of the voting securities of the obligor, or (2) is an affiliate, other than a subsidiary, of the obligor. 11. OWNERSHIP OR HOLDINGS BY THE TRUSTEE OF ANY SECURITIES OF A PERSON OWNING 50 PER CENT OR MORE OF THE VOTING SECURITIES OF THE OBLIGOR. The Trustee does not own beneficially or hold as collateral security for obligations in default any securities of a person who, to the knowledge of the Trustee, owns 50 percent or more of the voting securities of the obligor. 3 4 12. INDEBTEDNESS OF THE OBLIGOR TO THE TRUSTEE. The obligor is not indebted to the Trustee. 13. DEFAULTS BY THE OBLIGOR. None. 14. AFFILIATIONS WITH THE UNDERWRITERS. No underwriter is an affiliate of the Trustee. 15. FOREIGN TRUSTEE. Not applicable. 16. LIST OF EXHIBITS. (1) Articles of Incorporation of the Trustee. (2) Certificate of Authority of the Trustee to commence business. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (2) attached. (3) Authorization of the Trustee to exercise corporate trust powers. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (2) attached. (4) By-Laws of the Trustee. (5) Not Applicable. (6) Consent by the Trustee required by Section 321 (b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (6) filed with Amendment No. 1 to Form T-1 Statement, Registration No. 22-4501. (7) Report of condition of Trustee. (8) Not applicable. (9) Not applicable. 4 5 SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the Trustee, NBD BANK, a Michigan banking corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Michigan, has duly caused this statement of eligibility and qualification to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of Detroit, State of Michigan on the 7th day of June, 1996. NBD BANK, (Trustee) By: /s/ Karen D. O'Donoghue ------------------------ Karen D. O'Donoghue Vice President 5 6 Exhibit 1 NBD BANK DETROIT, MICHIGAN Charter No. 970 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ------------------------------------------------ ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 1995 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ------------------------------------------------ FIRST. The name of this Bank shall be NBD Bank. SECOND. The place where the principal office of this Bank is located is in the City of Detroit, Wayne County, State of Michigan. The Board of Directors shall have the power to change the location of the main office anywhere within the City of Detroit without the approval of the shareholders and shall have the power to establish or change the location of any branch or branches of this Bank to any other location without the approval of the shareholders. THIRD. The purpose of this Bank is to carry on the business of banking pursuant to the Michigan Banking Code of 1969, as amended. FOURTH. The authorized amount of the capital stock of this Bank shall be 10,000,000 shares of common stock of the par value of $12.50 each. The authorized amount of the capital stock of this Bank may be increased or decreased from time to time in accordance with provisions of the laws of the State of Michigan. FIFTH. The period for which this Bank is organized is perpetual. SIXTH. A Director of the Bank shall not be personally liable to the Bank or its shareholders for monetary damages for a breach of fiduciary duty as a Director, except for liability: (a) for any breach of the Director's duty of loyalty to the Bank or its shareholders; (b) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law; (c) resulting from a violation of Section 43 of the Michigan Banking Code, as amended; (d) for any transaction from which the Director derived an improper personal benefit; or (e) for any act or omission occurring prior to the date upon which this Article is duly adopted and filed as required 1 7 by law. If, following approval of this Article by the shareholders, the Michigan Banking Code is amended to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of Directors, then the liability of a Director of the Bank shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the Michigan Banking Code, as amended. Any repeal, modification or adoption of any provisions in these Articles of Incorporation inconsistent with this Article shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a Director of the Bank existing at the time of such repeal, modification or adoption. SEVENTH. These Articles of Incorporation may be changed or amended at any time by a vote of the shareholders owning a majority of the stock of this Bank in any manner not inconsistent with the provisions of law. 2 8 Exhibit 2 STATE OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS BUREAU [STATE EMBLEM] OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER I, Patrick M. McQueen, Commissioner, do hereby certify, that NBD BANK in the City of Detroit, County of Wayne, State of Michigan, a financial institution existing and operating under the provisions of the banking code of 1969, having satisfactorily complied with all statutory requirements obtaining to such matter, is hereby authorized to exercise FULL TRUST POWERS as provided in sections, 181 through 186 of the banking code of 1969, effective 11:59 p.m. on December 31, 1994. [STATE SEAL] SIGNED AND SEALED this 21st day of DECEMBER 1994, at Lansing, Michigan. /s/ Patrick M. McQueen ----------------------------- Patrick M. McQueen Commissioner 9 Exhibit 4 NBD BANK DETROIT, MICHIGAN ________________________________________________________________________________ BYLAWS EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 1995 ________________________________________________________________________________ ARTICLE I STOCKHOLDERS' MEETINGS Section 1. ANNUAL MEETINGS. The regular Annual Meeting of the stockholders of this Bank for the election of directors and for the transaction of any other business as may properly come before the meeting shall be held on the third Monday in May of each year or at such other date as from time to time may be designated by the Board of Directors. If the election of directors shall not be held on the day designated for an annual meeting, or at any adjournment thereof, the Board of Directors shall cause the election to be held at a meeting of the stockholders as soon thereafter as convenient. Nominations for election to the Board of Directors may be made by the Board of Directors or by any stockholders entitled to vote for the election of directors. Section 2. SPECIAL MEETINGS. Except as otherwise specifically provided by statute, special meetings of the stockholders may be called for any purpose at any time by the Board of Directors or by the holders of at least ten per cent (10%) of the then outstanding shares of stock. Section 3. PLACE OF MEETINGS. Annual meetings or special meetings of the stockholders shall be held at the main office of the Bank or at such other place within or without the State of Michigan as is established by the Board of Directors. Section 4. PROXIES. All proxies secured for any annual or special meeting of stockholders shall be dated and filed by the Secretary with the records of the meeting. Section 5. NOTICE OF MEETINGS. Written notice stating the place, day and hour of the meeting and, in case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, shall be delivered not less than ten days, before the date of the meeting either personally or by mail, by or at the direction of the President, or the Secretary, or the officer or persons calling the meeting to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at such meeting. If mailed, such notices shall be deemed to be delivered when deposited in the United States mail, addressed to the stockholder at his address as it appears on the records of the Bank with postage thereon prepaid. Such notice may be waived in writing. 1 10 Section 6. FIXING THE RECORD DATE. For the purpose of determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders, annual or special, or entitled to receive payment of any dividend, or in order to make a determination of stockholders for any other proper purpose, the Board of Directors shall fix in advance a record date and hour for any such determination of stockholders, such date in any case to be not more than fifty (50) days and, in case of a meeting of stockholders, not less than ten (10) days prior to the date on which the particular action, requiring such determination of stockholders, is to be taken. When a determination of stockholders entitled to vote at any meeting of stockholders has been made as provided in this section, such determination shall apply to any adjournment thereof. Section 7. STOCKHOLDERS' ACTION WITHOUT A MEETING. Unless otherwise restricted in the Articles of Incorporation or these Bylaws, any action which may be taken at the annual or any special meeting of stockholders may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by all stockholders entitled to vote with respect to the subject matter thereof. ARTICLE II DIRECTORS Section 1. SIZE AND VACANCIES. The Board of Directors shall consist of such number of persons, not less than five nor more than twenty-five, as from time to time shall be determined by a majority of the votes to which all stockholders are at the time entitled or by resolution adopted by the affirmative vote of a majority of the Board of Directors. Any vacancies in the Board of Directors may be filled by action of a majority of the remaining Directors between meetings of stockholders. Subject to the limitation as to the number of Directors, the stockholders may elect not to exceed two less than the full Board, and the unfilled directorships shall be considered as vacancies and may be filled thereafter by the Board of Directors. Section 2. POWERS. The Board of Directors, a majority of whom shall be a quorum to transact business, shall have power to manage and administer the business and affairs of the Bank and to prescribe Bylaws for the regulation of the business of the Bank and the conduct of its affairs not inconsistent with law, the Articles of Incorporation and these Bylaws. Except as expressly limited by law, all corporate powers of the Bank shall be vested in and may be exercised by the Board of Directors. Section 3. OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES. The Board of Directors shall have power to elect or appoint such officers and employees as may be required to transact the business of the Bank, to define their duties, to require bonds from them and to fix the penalty thereof, and to continue them in office or dismiss them. Section 4. MEETINGS. The regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held on such date and at such time each month, within or without the State of Michigan as shall from time to time be determined by the Board of Directors by resolution, except that in the month in which the regular annual meeting of the stockholders is held, the regular meeting of the Board of Directors shall be held following and on the same day as the regular meeting of the stockholders. When 2 11 any regular meeting of the Board of Directors falls upon a holiday, the meeting shall be held on such other day as the Board of Directors may previously designate. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called at any time by the Secretary or by any officer of higher rank than Vice President, or any three Directors. Notice of each special meeting shall be given personally or by duly mailing, telephoning, or telegraphing the same, at least twenty-four hours before the meeting. Any or all Directors may waive notice of any meeting either before or after the meeting. Section 5. PARTICIPATION IN MEETINGS BY TELEPHONE. Unless otherwise restricted by the Articles of Incorporation or these Bylaws, members of the Board of Directors or any committee designated by the Board may participate in a meeting of the Board or committee by means of conference telephone or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and such participation in a meeting shall constitute presence in person at such meeting. Section 6. DIRECTORS' ACTION WITHOUT A MEETING. Unless otherwise restricted by the Articles of Incorporation or these Bylaws, any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors or of any committee thereof may be taken without a meeting, if a written consent thereto is signed by all members of the Board or of such committee as the case may be, and such written consent is filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board or committee. ARTICLE III COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD Section 1. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. There shall be a committee composed of not less than four (4) members to be known as the Executive Committee which shall consist of all the officer-directors of the Bank and two (2) other directors appointed as shall be provided by the Board of Directors. Provision shall be made by the Board of Directors for the appointment of alternates to act for members in the event of their absence or disability. 1.1 PRESIDING OFFICER. The Chairman of the Board shall act as presiding officer at any meeting of the Executive Committee. In the event of the absence or disability of the Chairman of the Board, the President shall act as presiding officer. In the event of the absence or disability of the Chairman of the Board and President, another officer-director, if present, shall act as presiding officer. If no officer-director member is present, an Executive Vice President of the Bank may serve as the presiding officer or the other members present at the meeting shall elect one of their members as presiding officer. 1.2 QUORUM. Any two (2) persons, each of whom is a member or alternate member of the Executive Committee, of whom not less than one (1) shall be non-officer directors, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the Executive Committee. 3 12 1.3 DUTIES. The Executive Committee shall function from day to day or such other short intervals as shall be found requisite and expedient in the carrying on of the business and affairs of the Bank, and between meetings of the Board of Directors, said Committee, within the scope of the jurisdiction and functions assigned by the Board of Directors to such Committee, shall have and may exercise, so far as may be permitted by law, all power and authority of the Board of Directors (including the right to authorize the seal of the Bank to be affixed to all instruments on which the same may be required or appropriate) and shall have power, but not by way of limitation of its general powers, to discount and purchase bills, notes, and other evidences of debt, and to buy and sell bills of exchange. A record of the meetings of the Committee shall be kept, which shall be accessible to inspection by the Directors at all times, and the Committee shall, at each regular meeting of the Board of Directors and at such other times as the Board of Directors may request, submit in writing a full report of its actions. The Board of Directors shall approve or disapprove the report of the Executive Committee, such action to be recorded in the minutes of the meeting; provided, however, that no rights of third parties shall be affected by any action of the Board of Directors, if such rights have attached by virtue of action of the Executive Committee within the scope of the jurisdiction and functions assigned by the Board of Directors to said Committee. Section 2. AUDIT COMMITTEE. There shall be appointed annually by the Board of Directors an Audit Committee composed of not less than three (3) Directors none of whom shall be officers of the Bank. 2.1 DUTIES. The Audit Committee shall: (i) Cause to be made by the Auditing Department of the Bank a suitable examination of the financial records and operations of the Bank through a program of continuous internal audits. The Committee may employ independent certified public accounting firms of recognized standing to make such additional examinations and audits as it may deem advisable. The examinations caused to be made by the Committee shall meet any examination requirements prescribed from time to time by the Michigan Financial Institutions Bureau or other regulatory authorities having jurisdiction and may be made in conjunction with examinations of the Michigan Financial Institutions Bureau. (ii) Report to the Board of Directors at least once in each calendar year the results of the examinations made and such conclusions and recommendations as the Committee deems appropriate. Section 3. OTHER COMMITTEES. The Board of Directors may create and appoint such other committees as it may, at any time or from time to time, find necessary or desirable to facilitate and expedite the management and administration of the affairs of the Bank. The Board of Directors shall have power to specify the number of members of any such other committee, to designate the powers and duties of any such other committee, and to provide for the tenure in office of its members, its method of organization, and its procedure for the transaction of business. 4 13 ARTICLE IV OFFICERS Section 1. APPOINTMENT AND TITLES. The officers of this Bank shall include a Chairman of the Board and a President and may include one or more Vice Chairman of the Board, each of whom shall be a member of the Board of Directors, and shall further include one or more Vice Presidents, a Secretary, one or more Assistant Secretaries, and such other officers as may be from time to time required for the prompt and orderly transaction of its business, to be elected by the Board of Directors. The same person may hold any two or more offices, and in any such case, these Bylaws shall be construed and understood accordingly; provided that the same person may not hold the offices of Chairman of the Board and Secretary or President and Secretary. The duties and authorities of the officers of the Bank, other than those mentioned in these Bylaws, shall be those usually pertaining to their respective offices, or as may be designated by the Chairman of the Board, subject to the supervision and direction of the Board of Directors. Section 2. TERM OF OFFICE OF OFFICER-DIRECTORS. The Chairman of the Board, the President and any Vice Chairman of the Board shall hold office for the current year for which the Board of Directors of which they shall be members was elected, unless they shall resign, become disqualified, or be removed; and any vacancy occurring in any of such offices may be filled by the remaining members of the Board of Directors. Section 3. CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD AND PRESIDENT. The Chairman of the Board shall be the chief executive officer of the Bank, shall preside at meetings of stockholders and directors, shall have general supervision and direction of the business of the Bank, and perform such other duties as may be designated by the Board of Directors. The President shall perform such duties as may be designated by the Board of Directors and, in the event of the absence or disability of the Chairman of the Board, shall have his powers and duties. The Vice Chairman of the Board shall perform such duties as may be designated by the Board of Directors. Section 4. OFFICERS. All other officers shall be elected to hold their respective offices at the pleasure of the Board of Directors of the Bank, and shall have such duties, other than those mentioned herein, as shall be prescribed by the Board of Directors. Section 5. SECRETARY. The Secretary or Assistant Secretary or other officers designated by the Board of Directors shall be responsible for stock books and records, and other valuables of the Bank, and shall keep accurate minutes of all meetings. The Secretary shall attend to the giving of all notices required by these Bylaws to be given. He shall be custodian of the corporate seal, records, documents and papers of the Bank. He shall provide for the keeping of proper records of all transactions of the Bank. The Secretary, or Assistant Secretary in his absence, shall have the power to sign indemnity agreements and appoint agents by executing powers of attorney or such other similar documents deemed necessary in the ordinary course of transacting the Bank's business. He shall serve as Cashier, and he or his Deputy Cashiers shall have and may exercise any and all other powers and duties pertaining by law, regulation or practice, to the office of the Cashier, or imposed by these Bylaws. He shall also perform such other duties as may be assigned to him, from time to time, by the Board of Directors. 5 14 Section 6. OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS. All other officers, employees and agents of this Bank shall be responsible for all such sums of money and property of every kind as may be entrusted to their care or placed in their hands by the Board of Directors, or otherwise come into their hands as officers, employees or agents; and shall qualify under the bankers blanket bond covering the bank officers and employees, approved as to type and amount from year to year by the Board of Directors, conditioned for the honest and faithful discharge of their duties as such officers, employees or agents, and that they will faithfully and honestly apply and account for all sums of money and other property of this Bank that may come into their hands as such officers, employees or agents and pay over and deliver the same to the order of the Board of Directors, or to any other person or persons authorized by the Board of Directors to receive the same. ARTICLE V SEAL The Board may adopt a seal of the Bank in any form including a raised impression or a stamp bearing the name of the Bank and the city and state of its principal place of business. The Secretary shall be the official custodian of the seal and shall be responsible for the safekeeping and proper use thereof. The seal shall not be used or affixed to any paper or document whatsoever except by the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary, or such other officers or employees of the Bank as may be authorized by the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary to affix the seal. ARTICLE VI EXECUTION OF INSTRUMENTS Section 1. CONVEYANCE OF REAL ESTATE. All transfers and conveyances of real estate shall be made by the Bank, under seal, and shall be signed by the President or any Vice President or any other officer, employee or agent of the Bank as may be designated by the Secretary, and shall be attested by the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary, or such other officer or employee of this Bank as may be authorized by the Secretary to affix the seal. Section 2. CONTRACTS. All contracts, checks, drafts, etc., shall be signed by the Secretary, or any officer of the rank of Vice President or higher rank, or any other officer or employee designated by the Secretary. Section 3. ABSENCE OF RESOLUTION. No resolution of the Board of Directors shall be necessary in order to authorize the execution, acknowledgement or verification of any document by any officer who is authorized under these Bylaws to do so, and he or she shall have full authority to act as if he or she were duly authorized by resolution of the Board of Directors in each particular case. 6 15 ARTICLE VII BANKING HOURS The Bank shall be open for business upon such hours of each day of the year as the Chief Executive Officer or his delegate shall from time to time direct and the Chief Executive Officer or his delegate may, in his discretion, prescribe different banking hours for different classes of business and different banking hours for one or more branch offices, than prescribed for the principal banking office. ARTICLE VIII MINUTE BOOK The organization papers of this Bank, the returns of the judges of the elections, the proceedings of all regular and special meetings of the Board of Directors and of the stockholders, the Bylaws and any amendments thereto, and reports of the committees of the Board of Directors shall be recorded in the minute book and the minutes of each meeting shall be signed by the person presiding at such meeting and attested by the Secretary. ARTICLE IX TRANSFERS OF STOCK Section 1. TRANSFERS. The stock of this Bank shall be assignable and transferable only on the books of this Bank, subject to the restrictions and provisions of the law; and a transfer book shall be provided in which all assignments and transfers of stock shall be made. Section 2. RECORD DATE. The stock transfer books of the Bank shall not be closed for the determination of stockholders entitled to dividends, but any dividend can be made payable to stockholders of record on the date such dividend is declared, or any subsequent date. The Bank shall be fully protected in giving notices of meetings, paying dividends and doing such other things as require a knowledge of the names of the stockholders of the Bank, in relying upon the names of the stockholders as they appear upon the stock books of the Bank. Section 3. FORM AND ISSUANCE. Certificates of stock, bearing the manual or facsimile signature of the Chairman of the Board, President or any Vice President, and the Secretary, or the manual or facsimile signature of any two of such other employees of the Bank as may be designated for such purpose from time to time by resolution of the Board of Directors, and bearing the impressed or facsimile seal of the Bank, may be issued to stockholders. The death, resignation, discharge or incapacity of any person whose manual or facsimile signature appears on any certificate, shall not affect the validity of such certificate of stock, whether such certificate has theretofore or is thereafter issued. All certificates of stock shall state upon the face thereof that the stock is transferable only upon the books of the Bank; and when stock is transferred, the certificates therefore shall be returned to the Bank, canceled, preserved and new certificates issued. 7 16 ARTICLE X PROXIES AND CONSENTS Proxies to vote and written consent with respect to shares of stock of other corporations owned by or standing in the name of the Bank may be executed and delivered from time to time on behalf of the Bank by two officers, one of whom shall be the Chairman, President, Executive Vice President, Senior Vice President or a Vice President and the other of whom shall be the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Bank; or by any other person or persons duly authorized by the Board of Directors. ARTICLE XI TRUST DIVISION Section 1. EXERCISE OF FIDUCIARY POWERS. All fiduciary powers of the Bank shall be exercised through the Trust Division under the supervision of the Trust Committee, subject to the Michigan Banking Code and subject to such regulations as the Michigan Financial Institutions Bureau shall from time to time establish. All books and records relating to fiduciary activities shall be kept separate and distinct from the other books and records of the Bank. Section 2. OFFICER IN CHARGE. The Trust Division shall be placed under the management and immediate supervision of an officer in charge appointed by the Board of Directors. The duties of such officer shall be to cause the policies and instructions of the Board of Directors, the chief executive officer and the Trust Committee, with respect to the fiduciary accounts entrusted to the Bank, to be carried out, and to supervise the due performance of such accounts in accordance with law and their terms. Section 3. OTHER OFFICERS. Any other officer specifically appointed for the performance of fiduciary activities shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as are prescribed by these Bylaws, or as may be assigned to them by the Board of Directors, the chief executive officer or the officer in charge of fiduciary activities. Section 4. SIGNATURE AND AUTHENTICATION OF INSTRUMENTS. All instruments in which the Bank is named as Trustee or in any other fiduciary capacity and all authentications or certificates by the Bank as Trustee under any mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument securing bonds, debentures, notes or other obligations of any individual, association or corporation, and all certificates as Registrar or Transfer Agent and all certificates of deposit for stocks and bonds, interim certificates, trust certificates and any other certificates, document or instrument requiring execution may be signed or countersigned in behalf of the Bank by any Trust Officer or officer of equal or higher rank specifically elected or appointed for the performance of fiduciary duties or the Secretary or any officer of the rank of Vice President or higher rank or by any other person appointed for that purpose by the Board of Directors. 8 17 Section 5. CUSTODY OF INVESTMENTS. The investments of each fiduciary account shall be kept separate from the assets of the Bank, and shall be placed in the joint custody or control of not less than two of the officers or employees of the Bank designated for that purpose by the Board of Directors. All such officers and employees shall be adequately bonded. The investments of each such fiduciary account shall be either: kept separate from those of all other accounts, except as provided under the regulations of the Michigan Financial Institutions Bureau for collective investment, or adequately identified as the property of the relevant account. Section 6. TRUST COMMITTEE. There shall be a Trust Committee which shall be composed of not less than five (5) members of the Board of Directors, at least three (3) of whom shall be non-officer directors, and may include one or more officers of the Bank who are not directors, appointed by the Board of Directors to serve during its pleasure. The Trust Committee shall have general supervision of and shall determine the policies relating to the administration of fiduciary relationships. It shall have general supervision of the Trust Division, the other committees to which the exercise of fiduciary powers of the Bank are assigned, and the investment of funds and disposition of investments held by the Bank in a fiduciary capacity. It shall have such other powers and duties relating to the administration of fiduciary accounts entrusted to the Bank as may be conferred upon it from time to time by the Board of Directors. The Trust Committee shall meet at least once a month and shall keep minutes of its meetings showing the disposition of all matters considered and passed upon, and shall make monthly reports to the Board of Directors. Any three (3) persons, each of whom is a member of the Trust Committee, of whom not less than two (2) shall be nonofficer directors, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the Trust Committee. ARTICLE XII QUORUM Except as otherwise provided by statute or in the Articles of Incorporation or these Bylaws, a majority of all the stockholders or Directors, as the case may be, shall be required to constitute a quorum to do business. Should there be no quorum at any regular or special meeting of stockholders or Directors, the stockholders or Directors present may adjourn from day to day until a quorum is in attendance. ARTICLE XIII INDEMNIFICATION AND INSURANCE The Bank shall indemnify and reimburse any director, officer, employee, or agent to the fullest extent permitted by the laws of the State of Michigan, as amended from time to time. 9 18 ARTICLE XIV AMENDMENTS TO BYLAWS These Bylaws may be repealed, altered, or amended, in whole or in part, by the vote of a majority of the Directors, at any regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors. ============================================================================== ==================================================== CERTIFICATION I, _________________________________, ________________________________ of NBD Bank of Detroit, Michigan, certify that the foregoing is a true and exact copy of the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of NBD Bank effective January 1, 1995. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this certification and caused the corporate seal of the Bank to be affixed on _______________________, 19___ . ____________________________ 10 19 Exhibit 7 Charter No. 13671 Comptroller of the Currency District REPORT OF CONDITION CONSOLIDATING DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN SUBSIDIARIES OF THE NBD BANK in the State of Michigan, at the close of business on December 31, 1995 pub- lished in response to call made by Comptroller of the Currency, under title 12, United States Code, Section 161.
ASSETS Thousands of dollars Cash and balances due from depository institutions Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin ................................................................... 1,551,031 Interest-bearing balances .................................................. 628,810 Securities: Held-to-maturity securities ................................................ 0 Available-for-sale securities .............................................. 5,018,302 Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell in domestic offices of the bank and of its Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and in IBFs: Federal funds sold ..................................................... 595,150 Securities purchased under agreements to resell ........................ 146,401 Loans and lease financing receivables: Loans and leases, net of unearned income .................... 20,460,785 LESS: Allowance for loan and lease losses ................... 267,382 Loans and leases, net of unearned income and allowance .................................................................. 20,193,403 Assets held in trading accounts ................................................ 154,747 Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases) ........................................................ 348,959 Other real estate owned ........................................................ 16,176 Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies ....................................................... -- Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances outstanding ................................................................ 164,133 Intangible assets .............................................................. 38,024 Other assets ................................................................... 606,503 ---------- Total assets ................................................................... 29,461,639 ========== LIABILITIES Deposits: In domestic offices ........................................................ 16,450,184 Noninterest-bearing ..................................... 4,799,681 Interest-bearing ........................................ 11,650,503 In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs ..................................................... 2,910,868 Noninterest-bearing ..................................... 67,313 Interest-bearing ........................................ 2,843,555 Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase in domestic offices of the bank and of its Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and in IBFs: Federal funds purchased ................................................ 1,958,326 Securities sold under agreements to repurchase ......................... 243,869 Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury ....................................... 162,376 Trading liabilities ............................................................ 75,745 Other borrowed money: With original maturity of one year or less ............................. 2,377,209 With original maturity of more than one year ........................... 1,564,618 Mortgage indebtedness and obligations under capitalized leases ................................................... 14,262 Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding ................................................................ 164,133 Notes and debentures subordinated to deposits ................................................................... 700,000 Other liabilities .............................................................. 566,318 ---------- Total liabilities .............................................................. 27,187,908 ---------- EQUITY CAPITAL Common stock ................................................................... 111,858 Surplus ........................................................................ 631,981 Undivided profits and capital reserves ......................................... 1,448,664 Net unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities ......... 72,912 Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments ................................................................ 8,316 ---------- Total equity capital ........................................................... 2,273,731 ---------- Total liabilities and equity capital ........................................... 29,461,639 ==========
I, Jason N. Hansen, Vice President of the above-named bank do hereby declare that this Report of Condition is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. JASON N. HANSEN January 25, 1996 We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness of this statement of resources and liabilities. We 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 and is true and correct. THOMAS H. JEFFS II JOHN E. LOBBIA ALFRED R. GLANCY III Directors -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----