As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on November
6, 2024
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM F-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES
ACT OF 1933
Top KingWin Ltd.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Cayman Islands |
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Not Applicable |
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization) |
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(Translation of Registrant’s
Name into English) |
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
Room 1304, Building No. 25, Tian’an Headquarters
Center, No. 555
North Panyu Avenue, Donghuan Street
Panyu District, Guangzhou,
Guangdong Province, China, 511400
Tel: +86 400
661 3113
(Address and telephone number of principal executive
offices)
Ruilin Xu
Room 1304, Building
No. 25, Tian’an Headquarters Center, No. 555
North
Panyu Avenue, Donghuan Street
Panyu District, Guangzhou,
Guangdong Province, China, Zip: 511400
Tel: +86 400
661 3113
(Name, address including zip code, and telephone
number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
Joan Wu, Esq.
Hunter Taubman Fisher & Li LLC
950 Third Avenue, 19th Floor
New York, NY 10022
Tel: (212) 530-2208
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From
time to time after the effective date of this Registration Statement.
If the only securities being registered on this
Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box. ☐
If any of the securities being registered on this
Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, check the following box.
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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. ☐
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pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of
the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐
If this Form is a registration statement pursuant
to General Instruction I.C. or a post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant
to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box. ☐
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a registration statement filed pursuant to General Instruction I.C. filed to register additional securities or additional classes of securities
pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant
is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933.
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company that prepares its
financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition
period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards† provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities
Act. ☐
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financial accounting standard” refers to any update issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board to its Accounting Standards
Codification after April 5, 2012. |
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 that
specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, or until this registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission,
acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.
The information in
this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an
offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.
SUBJECT TO COMPLETION,
DATED NOVEMBER 6, 2024
PROSPECTUS
Top KingWin Ltd.
$200,000,000
Class A Ordinary Shares, Debt Securities
Warrants, Rights and Units
We may, from time to time
in one or more offerings, offer and sell up to $200,000,000 in the aggregate of Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share (the
“Class A Ordinary Shares”), debt securities, warrants, units and rights to purchase Class A Ordinary Shares, or debt
securities, rights or any combination of the foregoing, either individually or as units comprised of one or more of the other securities.
The prospectus supplement for each offering of securities will describe in detail the plan of distribution for that offering. For general
information about the distribution of securities offered, please see “Plan of Distribution” in this prospectus.
This prospectus provides a
general description of the securities we may offer. We will provide the specific terms of the securities offered in one or more supplements
to this prospectus. We may also authorize one or more free writing prospectuses to be provided to you in connection with these offerings.
The prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus may add, update or change information contained in this prospectus.
You should read carefully this prospectus, the applicable prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus, as well as the
documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference, before you invest in any of our securities. This prospectus may not
be used to offer or sell any securities unless accompanied by the applicable prospectus supplement.
The aggregate market value of our outstanding ordinary shares held
by non-affiliates, or public float, as of November 5, was approximately $80.51 million, which was calculated based on 175,026,751 Class
A Ordinary Shares and zero Class B Ordinary Shares held by non-affiliates and the per share price of $0.46, which was the closing price
of our Class A Ordinary Shares on the Nasdaq Capital Market on November 5, 2024.
Our Class A Ordinary Shares are listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market
under the symbol “WAI.” On November 5, 2024, the last reported sale price of our Class A Ordinary Shares on the Nasdaq Capital
Market was $0.46 per share. The applicable prospectus supplement will contain information, where applicable, as to other listings, if
any, on the Nasdaq Capital Market or other securities exchange of the securities covered by the prospectus supplement.
Investing in our securities
involves a high degree of risk. See “Risk Factors” on page 3 of this prospectus and in the documents incorporated by reference
in this prospectus, as updated in the applicable prospectus supplement, any related free writing prospectus and other future filings we
make with the Securities and Exchange Commission that are incorporated by reference into this prospectus, for a discussion of the factors
you should consider carefully before deciding to purchase our securities.
We may sell these securities
directly to investors, through agents designated from time to time or to or through underwriters or dealers. For additional information
on the methods of sale, you should refer to the section entitled “Plan of Distribution” in this prospectus. If any underwriters
are involved in the sale of any securities with respect to which this prospectus is being delivered, the names of such underwriters and
any applicable commissions or discounts will be set forth in a prospectus supplement. The price to the public of such securities and the
net proceeds we expect to receive from such sale will also be set forth in a prospectus supplement.
Neither the Securities
and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus
is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The date of this prospectus is November 6,
2024.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS
This prospectus is part of
a registration statement that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
or the Securities Act, using a “shelf” registration process. Under this shelf registration process, we may from time to time
sell Class A Ordinary Shares, warrants, units and rights to purchase Class A Ordinary Shares or, debt securities or any combination of
the foregoing, either individually or as units comprised of one or more of the other securities, in one or more offerings up to a total
dollar amount of $ 200,000,000. We have provided to you in this prospectus a general description of the securities we may offer. Each
time we sell securities under this shelf registration, we will, to the extent required by law, provide a prospectus supplement that will
contain specific information about the terms of that offering. We may also authorize one or more free writing prospectuses to be provided
to you that may contain material information relating to these offerings. The prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus
that we may authorize to be provided to you may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus or in any documents
that we have incorporated by reference into this prospectus. To the extent there is a conflict between the information contained in this
prospectus and the prospectus supplement or any related free writing prospectus, you should rely on the information in the prospectus
supplement or the related free writing prospectus; provided that if any statement in one of these documents is inconsistent with a statement
in another document having a later date – for example, a document filed after the date of this prospectus and incorporated by reference
into this prospectus or any prospectus supplement or any related free writing prospectus – the statement in the document having
the later date modifies or supersedes the earlier statement.
We have not authorized any
dealer, agent or other person to give any information or to make any representation other than those contained or incorporated by reference
in this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement, or any related free writing prospectus that we may authorize to be provided
to you. You must not rely upon any information or representation not contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus or an accompanying
prospectus supplement, or any related free writing prospectus that we may authorize to be provided to you. This prospectus and the accompanying
prospectus supplement, if any, do not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities other than the
registered securities to which they relate, nor do this prospectus and the accompanying prospectus supplement constitute an offer to sell
or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities in any jurisdiction to any person to whom it is unlawful to make such offer or solicitation
in such jurisdiction. You should not assume that the information contained in this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement or
any related free writing prospectus is accurate on any date subsequent to the date set forth on the front of the document or that any
information we have incorporated by reference is correct on any date subsequent to the date of the document incorporated by reference
(as our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since that date), even though this prospectus,
any applicable prospectus supplement or any related free writing prospectus is delivered or securities are sold on a later date.
As permitted by SEC rules
and regulations, the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part includes additional information not contained in this
prospectus. You may read the registration statement and the other reports we file with the SEC at its website or at its offices described
below under “Where You Can Find More Information.”
Unless the context otherwise requires, all references in this prospectus
to “TCJH,” “WAI,” “Top KingWin,” “we,” “us,” “our,” “the
Company” or similar words refer to Top KingWin Ltd., together with our subsidiaries.
COMMONLY USED DEFINED TERMS
Unless otherwise indicated
or the context otherwise requires in this prospectus:
| ● | China” or the “PRC” refers to the People’s
Republic of China; |
| ● | Depending on the context, “we”, “us”,
“our company”, “our”, the “Company” and “Top KingWin” refer to Top KingWin Ltd, a Cayman
Islands company, and its subsidiaries; |
| ● | “KingWin BVI” refers to Sky KingWin Ltd, a company
organized under the laws of British Virgin Islands, which is wholly-owned by KingWin; |
| ● | “KingWin HK” refers to SKY KINGWIN (HK) LIMITED,
a company organized under the laws of Hong Kong, which is wholly-owned by KingWin BVI; |
| ● | “Tiancheng Jinhui” refers to Guangdong Tiancheng
Jinhui Enterprise Development Co., Ltd., a limited liability company organized under the laws of China, which is wholly-owned by KingWin
HK; |
| ● | “U.S. GAAP” refers to generally accepted accounting
principles in the United States; and |
| ● | “USD” or “$” refers to the legal
currency of the United States. |
NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This prospectus and our SEC
filings that are incorporated by reference into this prospectus contain or incorporate by reference forward-looking statements within
the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. All statements other than statements of historical
fact are “forward-looking statements,” including any projections of earnings, revenue or other financial items, any statements
of the plans, strategies and objectives of management for future operations, any statements concerning proposed new projects or other
developments, any statements regarding future economic conditions or performance, any statements of management’s beliefs, goals,
strategies, intentions and objectives, and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. The words “believe,”
“anticipate,” “estimate,” “plan,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “could,”
“should,” “potential,” “likely,” “projects,” “continue,” “will,”
and “would” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking
statements contain these identifying words. Forward-looking statements reflect our current views with respect to future events, are based
on assumptions and are subject to risks and uncertainties. We cannot guarantee that we actually will achieve the plans, intentions or
expectations expressed in our forward-looking statements and you should not place undue reliance on these statements. There are a number
of important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those indicated or implied by forward-looking statements.
These important factors include those discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” contained or incorporated by reference in
this prospectus and in the applicable prospectus supplement and any free writing prospectus we may authorize for use in connection with
a specific offering. These factors and the other cautionary statements made in this prospectus should be read as being applicable to all
related forward-looking statements whenever they appear in this prospectus. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update
publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
OUR BUSINESS
History and Development of the Company
Our Corporate History
and Structure
Top
KingWin Ltd was incorporated under the laws of Cayman Islands on February 16, 2022 as an exempted company and structured as a holding
company. Tiancheng Jinhui, our PRC operating subsidiary, was incorporated in the PRC on October 25, 2018.
On
March 15, 2022, KingWin BVI was incorporated under the laws of the British Virgin Islands as the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary
and its intermediate holding company to facilitate financing. KingWin HK was incorporated on April 19, 2022 as KingWin BVI’s wholly-owned
subsidiary in Hong Kong.
On
July 1, 2022, KingWin HK entered into a share transfer agreement with each of the four then shareholders of Tiancheng Jinhui, acquiring
100% equity interests in Tiancheng Jinhui by cash consideration. Following the share transfers, the Company owns 100% equity interests
of KingWin BVI, KingWin HK and Tiancheng Jinhui.
On
July 23, 2022, the Company and its shareholders undertook a series of corporate actions, including amending the Company’s authorized
share capital, re-designating its ordinary shares into Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares, and issuing a total of 68,442
of Class A Ordinary Shares and 31,558 of Class B Ordinary Shares to 23 shareholders. Each Class A Ordinary Share of our Company is entitled
to one (1) vote per share; each Class B Ordinary Share of our Company is entitled to twenty (20) votes per share. Following the reorganization,
the controlling shareholder of the Company is the same as that of Tiancheng Jinhui prior to the reorganization.
On
January 10, 2023, the Company issued a total of 8,144,598 Class A Ordinary Shares and 3,755,402 Class B ordinary shares to its existing
shareholders, which increased pro rata the number of shares each shareholder owns and did not change their respective percentage of ownership
in the Company. Ordinary shares outstanding after this issuance is 12,000,000 ordinary shares, including (i) 8,213,040 Class A ordinary
shares and (ii) 3,786,960 Class B ordinary shares.
On
April 20, 2023, the Company completed its initial public offering of 2,750,000 Class A Ordinary Shares, $0.0001 par value per share (the
“IPO”). The Class A Ordinary Shares were sold at an offering price of $4.00 per share, generating gross proceeds of approximately
$11.0 million, before deducting underwriting discounts and other related expenses payable by the Company. Our Class A Ordinary Shares
began trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market on April 18, 2023 under the ticker symbol “TCJH”.
In
December 2023, Sky KingWin Ltd (referred to as “Buyer”) entered into an agreement with FutureScope Advisors LTD, Visionary
Strategies LTD, Mr. Zhiliang Hu and Ms. Li Qian. This agreement allowed the Buyer to acquire 100% equity interest in Industrial Insights
Consulting., Ltd (referred to as “Target Company”). And on December 20, 2023, Sky KingWin Ltd. through the agreement with
Industry Insights Consulting., Ltd obtained 100% equity interests of Industrial Insights Consulting., Ltd.
In August 2024, the Company created a wholly-owned subsidiary, Shenzhen
Tomorrow Innovation Core Technology Co., Ltd. (“Shenzhen Tomorrow Innovation”). Shenzhen Tomorrow Innovation later acquired
Guji Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. to explore the market of artificial intelligence (“AI”) hardware supply chain and AI-assisted
information technology solutions.
Business Overview
We
are not a Chinese operating company, but an offshore holding company incorporated in the Cayman Islands conducting our business through
our wholly-owned subsidiary in China. We provide a number of business services in China to young and emerging companies including (i)
corporate business training services, which mainly focus on advanced knowledge and new perspectives on the capital markets, (ii) corporate
consulting services, which mainly focus on various aspects of fundraising, and (iii) advisory and transaction services. Our main clients
are entrepreneurs and executives in small and medium enterprises (“SMEs”) in China.
Corporate
business training, corporate consulting, advisory and transaction services, and others constituted approximately 59%, 5%, 35% and 1% of
our business, respectively, during the year ended December 31, 2023.
Supported
by the rapid economic growth and friendly business policies in China, the number of SMEs in China has significantly increased from 2016
to 2023. Frost & Sullivan expects the number of SMEs in China will steadily increase at 9.8% CAGR from 2021 to 2026. We believe that
the increasing number of SMEs provide a solid foundation for the future development of our business.
With
the increase in number of companies entering the China market, most industries in China are becoming more competitive. Therefore founders,
senior management teams and key employees of companies have an increasing awareness for professional business education in order to enhance
their professional knowledge, boost their company’s strategic growth and allow the company to stay competitive in today’s
economy.
China’s
economy is shifting from traditional real estate investment and manufacturing to new economy industries such as internet-driven or technology-driven
industries. Currently, the new economy industry has been a vital driving force in the growth of the economy in China. We believe that
the rapid growth of new economy industries benefits the development of our business. Our mission is to provide comprehensive services
to address client’s needs throughout all phases of their development and growth.
The
following chart illustrates our current corporate structure:
All subsidiaries are 100%
wholly owned by the parent, unless otherwise indicated by the percentage on the chart.
Corporate Information
Our principal executive offices
are located at Room 1304, Building No. 25, Tian’an Headquarters Center, No. 555, North Panyu Avenue, Donghuan Street, Panyu District,
Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, PRC. Our telephone number at this address is +86 400 661 3113. Our registered office in the Cayman Islands
is currently located at the office of 89 Nexus Way, Camana Bay, Grand Cayman, KY1-9009, Cayman Islands, which may be changed from time
to time at the discretion of our directors. Our agent for service of process in the United States is Cogency Global Inc.
The SEC maintains an internet
site that contains reports and other information regarding issuers, including the Company, that file electronically with the SEC. The
address of the SEC’s website is www.sec.gov.
RISK FACTORS
Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. You should
carefully consider the risk factors set forth under “Risk Factors” described in our most recent annual report on Form 20-F
for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023, filed on April 30, 2024 (the “2023 Annual Report), as supplemented and updated by
subsequent current reports on Form 6-K that we have filed with the SEC, together with all other information contained or incorporated
by reference in this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement and in any related free writing prospectus in connection with
a specific offering, before making an investment decision. Each of the risk factors could materially and adversely affect our business,
operating results, financial condition and prospects, as well as the value of an investment in our securities, and the occurrence of any
of these risks might cause you to lose all or part of your investment.
USE OF PROCEEDS
Except as described in any
prospectus supplement and any free writing prospectus in connection with a specific offering, we currently intend to use the net proceeds
from the sale of the securities offered under this prospectus to fund the development and commercialization of our projects and the growth
of our business, primarily working capital, and for general corporate purposes. We may also use a portion of the net proceeds to acquire
or invest in technologies, products and/or businesses that we believe will enhance the value of our Company, although we have no current
commitments or agreements with respect to any such transactions as of the date of this prospectus. We have not determined the amount of
net proceeds to be used specifically for the foregoing purposes. As a result, our management will have broad discretion in the allocation
of the net proceeds and investors will be relying on the judgment of our management regarding the application of the proceeds of any sale
of the securities. If a material part of the net proceeds is to be used to repay indebtedness, we will set forth the interest rate and
maturity of such indebtedness in a prospectus supplement. Pending use of the net proceeds will be deposited in interest bearing bank accounts.
DILUTION
If required, we will set forth
in a prospectus supplement the following information regarding any material dilution of the equity interests of investors purchasing securities
in an offering under this prospectus:
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DESCRIPTION OF SHARE CAPITAL
Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per
share (“Class A Ordinary Shares”), of Top KingWin are listed and traded on the Nasdaq Capital Market, and in connection therewith,
the Class A Ordinary Shares are registered under Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”).
The following is a summary of material provisions
of our currently effective amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (the “Memorandum and Articles of Association”)
as well as the Companies Act (Revised) of the Cayman Islands (the “Cayman Companies Act”) insofar as they relate to the material
terms of our Class A Ordinary Shares. Notwithstanding this, because it is a summary, it may not contain all the information that you may
otherwise deem important. For more complete information, you should read the entirety of our Memorandum and Articles of Association, which
have been filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) as Exhibit 2.1 to our Registration Statement
on Form F-1 (File No. 333-269290), initially filed with the SEC on January 18, 2023.
We have a dual-class voting structure such that
our ordinary shares consist of Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share (“Class B Ordinary
Shares”). Each Class A Ordinary Share is entitled to one (1) vote on all matters subject to vote at general and special meetings
of the Company and each Class B Ordinary Share is entitled to twenty (20) votes on all matters subject to vote at general meetings (include
extraordinary general meetings) of the Company. Holders of Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares shall, at all times, vote
together as one Class on all matters submitted to a vote by the shareholders. Due to the super voting power of Class B ordinary shareholder,
the voting power of the Class A Ordinary Shares may be materially limited.
As of November 5, 2024,
there are 179,180,431 Class A Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding and 3,786,960 Class B Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding.
Preemptive Rights
Our Class A Ordinary Shares are not subject to
any pre-emptive or similar rights under the Cayman Companies Act or pursuant to our Memorandum and Articles of Association.
Rights of Class A Ordinary Shares and Class
B Ordinary Shares
The authorized share capital of the Company is
$50,000, divided into 300,000,000 Class A Ordinary Shares and 200,000,000 Class B Ordinary Shares. Holders of our Class A Ordinary Shares
and Class B Ordinary Shares have the same rights except for voting rights and conversion rights.
Dividends
The holders of our Class A Ordinary Shares and
Class B Ordinary Shares are entitled to such dividends as may be declared by our board of directors subject to the Cayman Companies Act
and to our Memorandum and Articles of Association. Our Memorandum and Articles of Association provide that our board of directors may
pay interim dividends or declare final dividends in accordance with the respective rights of the shareholders if it appears to them that
they are justified by the financial position of the Company and that such dividends may lawfully be paid. In addition, our shareholders
may by ordinary resolution declare dividends in accordance with the respective rights of the shareholders, but no dividend may exceed
the amount recommended by our directors.
Voting Rights
In respect of all matters subject to a shareholders’
vote, each Class B Ordinary Share is entitled to 20 votes, and each Class A Ordinary Share is entitled to 1 vote, voting together as one
class. At any general meeting a resolution put to the vote of the meeting shall be decided on a poll which shall be taken at such time
and in such manner as the Chairman of the meeting directs and the result of the poll shall be deemed to be the resolution of the meeting.
No business shall be transacted at any general
meeting unless a quorum of members is present in person or by proxy; if the Company has only one member, that member; or if the Company
has more than one member, two members. An ordinary resolution to be passed at a general meeting requires the affirmative vote of a simple
majority of the votes cast, while a special resolution requires the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of such members as, being
entitled to do so, vote in person or by proxy at a general meeting.
Conversion
Class A Ordinary Shares are not convertible. Class
B Ordinary Shares will be automatically and immediately converted into an equal and corresponding number of Class A Ordinary Shares (being
a 1:1 ratio and hereafter referred to as the “Conversion Rate”, subject to adjustment) upon any direct or indirect sale, transfer,
assignment or disposition of such number of Class B Ordinary Shares by the holder or an affiliate or such holder or the direct or indirect
transfer or assignment of the voting power attached to such number of Class B Ordinary Shares through voting proxy or otherwise to any
person or entity that is not an affiliate of such holder.
Election of directors
Directors may be appointed by an ordinary resolution
of our shareholder or by a resolution of the directors of the Company.
Transfer of Ordinary Shares
Subject to the restrictions set out below, any of our shareholders
may transfer all or any of their Class A Ordinary Shares or Class B Ordinary Shares by an instrument of transfer in the usual or common
form or any other form approved by our board of directors.
Our board of directors may, in its sole discretion,
decline to register any transfer of any Class A Ordinary Shares or Class B Ordinary Shares whether or not it is fully paid up to the total
consideration paid for such shares.
If our directors refuse to register a transfer,
they shall, within two months after the date on which the instrument of transfer was lodged, send to the transferee notice of such refusal.
The registration of transfers may be suspended
and the register closed at such times and for such periods as our board of directors may from time to time determine; provided, however,
that the registration of transfers shall not be suspended for more than 30 days in any calendar year as our board may determine.
Winding-Up/Liquidation
On a return of capital on winding up or otherwise
(other than on conversion, redemption or purchase of shares), a liquidator may be appointed to determine how to distribute the assets
among the holders of the Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares. If our assets available for distribution are insufficient
to repay all of the paid-up capital, the assets will be distributed so that the losses are borne by our shareholders proportionately;
a similar basis will be employed if the assets are more than sufficient to repay the whole of the capital at the commencement of the winding
up.
Calls on Ordinary Shares and Forfeiture
of Ordinary Shares
Our board of directors may
from time to time make calls upon shareholders for any amounts unpaid on their Class A Ordinary Shares or Class B Ordinary Shares in a
notice served to such shareholders at least 14 clear days prior to the specified time and place of payment. The shares that have been
called upon and remain unpaid on the specified time are subject to forfeiture.
Redemption of Shares
Neither the Class A Ordinary Shares nor the Class
B Ordinary Shares are redeemable at the option of the holder.
The Cayman Companies Act and our Memorandum and
Articles of Association permit us to purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire our own shares, subject to certain restrictions and requirements
under the Cayman Companies Act, our Memorandum and Articles of Association and any applicable requirements imposed from time to time by
the Nasdaq and the SEC. In accordance with our Memorandum and Articles of Association and provided the necessary shareholders or board
approval have been obtained, we may issue shares on terms that are subject to redemption, at our option or at the option of the holders
of these shares, on such terms and in such manner, including out of capital, as may be determined by our board of directors. Under the
Cayman Companies Act, the repurchase of any share may be paid out of our company’s profits, out of our share capital account or
out of the proceeds of a fresh issue of shares made for the purpose of such repurchase, or, subject to certain conditions, out of capital.
If the repurchase proceeds are paid out of our Company’s capital, our Company must, immediately following such payment, be able
to pay its debts as they fall due in the ordinary course of business. In addition, under the Cayman Companies Act, no such share may be
repurchased (1) unless it is fully paid up, (2) if such repurchase would result in there being no shares outstanding, and (3) unless the
manner of purchase (if not so authorized under the Memorandum and Articles of Association) has first been authorized by a resolution of
our shareholders. In addition, under the Cayman Companies Act, our Company may accept the surrender of any fully paid share for no consideration
unless, as a result of the surrender, the surrender would result in there being no shares outstanding (other than shares held as treasury
shares).
Variations of Rights of Shares
The rights attached to any class of shares (unless
otherwise provided by the terms of issue of the shares of that class), whether or not our company is being wound-up, may be varied with
the consent in writing of the holders of two-thirds of the issued shares of that class or with the sanction of a special resolution passed
at a separate meeting of the holders of the shares of the class. The rights conferred upon the holders of the shares of any class issued
shall not, unless otherwise expressly provided by the terms of issue of the shares of that class, be deemed to be varied by the creation
or issue of further shares ranking pari passu with such existing class of shares.
Changes in the number of shares we are authorized
to issue and those in issue
We may from time to time by resolution of shareholders:
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increase the authorized share capital of our Company; |
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subdivide our shares into shares of an amount smaller than that fixed by the Memorandum and Articles of Association; |
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consolidate and divide all or any of its share capital into shares of larger amount than its existing shares; and |
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cancel shares which, at the date of the passing of the resolution, have not been taken or agreed to be taken by any person, and diminish the amount of its share capital by the amount of the shares so cancelled. |
Issuance of Additional Shares
Our Memorandum and Articles of Association authorizes
our board of directors to issue additional Class A Ordinary Shares or Class B Ordinary Shares from time to time as our board of directors
shall determine, to the extent of available authorized but unissued shares.
Issuance of additional shares may dilute the voting
power of holders of Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares. However, our Memorandum and Articles of Association provide for
authorized share capital comprising Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares and to the extent the rights attached to any class
may be varied, the Company must comply with the provisions in the Memorandum and Articles of Association relating to variations to rights
of shares.
Anti-Takeover Provisions
Some provisions of our Memorandum and Articles
of Association may discourage, delay or prevent a change of control of our Company or management that shareholders may consider favorable.
Our authorized, but unissued Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares are available for future issuance without shareholders’
approval and could be utilized for a variety of corporate purposes, including future offerings to raise additional capital, acquisitions
and employee benefit plans. The existence of authorized but unissued Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares could render
more difficult or discourage an attempt to obtain control of us by means of a proxy contest, tender offer, merger or otherwise.
However, under Cayman Islands law, our directors
may only exercise the rights and powers granted to them under our Memorandum and Articles of Association for a proper purpose and for
what they believe in good faith to be in the best interests of our Company.
Inspection of Books and Records
Holders of our ordinary shares
will have no general right under Cayman Islands law to inspect or obtain copies of our list of shareholders or our corporate records (other
than the memorandum and articles of association and any special resolutions passed by such companies, and the register of mortgages and
charges of such companies). However, we will provide our shareholders with annual audited financial statements.
General Meetings of Shareholders and
Shareholder Proposals
Our shareholders’ general
meetings may be held in such place within or outside the Cayman Islands as our Board of Directors considers appropriate.
As a Cayman Islands exempted
company, we are not obliged by the Companies Act (As Revised) of the Cayman Islands to call shareholders’ annual general meetings.
The directors may, whenever they think fit, convene an extraordinary general meeting.
Shareholders’ general
meetings and any other general meetings of our shareholders may be convened by a majority of our Board of Directors. Our Board of Directors
shall give not less than five days’ written notice of a shareholders’ meeting to those persons whose names appear as members
in our register of members on the date the notice is given (or on any other date determined by our directors to be the record date for
such meeting) and who are entitled to vote at the meeting.
Cayman Islands law provides
shareholders with only limited rights to requisition a general meeting, and does not provide shareholders with any right to put any proposal
before a general meeting. However, these rights may be provided in a company’s articles of association. Our Memorandum and Articles
of Association allow our shareholders holding shares representing in aggregate not less than ten percent of the rights to vote at such
general meeting to requisition an extraordinary general meeting of our shareholders, in which case our directors are obliged to call such
meeting and to put the resolutions so requisitioned to a vote at such meeting; otherwise, our Memorandum and Articles of Association do
not provide our shareholders with any right to put any proposals before annual general meetings or extraordinary general meetings not
called by such shareholders.
Exempted Company
We are an exempted company
with limited liability under the Companies Act (As Revised) of the Cayman Islands. The Companies Act (As Revised) of the Cayman Islands
distinguishes between ordinary resident companies and exempted companies. A Cayman Islands exempted company:
| ● | is a company that conducts
its business mainly outside of the Cayman Islands; |
| ● | is exempted from certain requirements
of the Companies Act (As Revised) of the Cayman Islands, including the filing an annual return of its shareholders with the Registrar
of Companies; |
| ● | does not have to make its register
of members open for inspection; |
| ● | does not have to hold an annual
general meeting |
| ● | may issue negotiable or bearer
shares or shares with no par value (subject to the provisions of the Companies Act (As Revised) of the Cayman Islands); |
| ● | may obtain an undertaking against
the imposition of any future taxation (such undertakings are usually given for 20 years in the first instance); and |
| ● | may register by way of continuation
in another jurisdiction and be deregistered in the Cayman Islands. |
“Limited liability”
means that the liability of each shareholder is limited to the amount unpaid by the shareholder on the shares of the company (except in
exceptional circumstances, such as involving fraud, the establishment of an agency relationship or an illegal or improper purpose or other
circumstances in which a court may be prepared to pierce or lift the corporate veil).
Register of Members
Under Cayman Islands law,
we must keep a register of members and there should be entered therein:
| ● | the names and addresses of
the members, a statement of the shares held by each member, and of the amount paid or agreed to be considered as paid, on the shares
of each member; |
| ● | the date on which the name
of any person was entered on the register as a member; and |
| ● | the date on which any person
ceased to be a member. |
Under Cayman Islands law,
the register of members of our Company is prima facie evidence of the matters set out therein (i.e. the register of members will raise
a presumption of fact on the matters referred to above unless rebutted) and a member registered in the register of members is deemed as
a matter of Cayman Islands law to have legal title to the shares as set against its name in the register of members. Once our register
of members has been updated, the shareholders recorded in the register of members are deemed to have legal title to the shares set against
their name.
If the name of any person
is incorrectly entered in, or omitted from, our register of members, or if there is any default or unnecessary delay in entering on the
register the fact of any person having ceased to be a member of our Company, the person or member aggrieved (or any member of our Company
or our Company itself) may apply to the Cayman Islands Grand Court for an order that the register be rectified, and the Court may either
refuse such application or it may, if satisfied of the justice of the case, make an order for the rectification of the register.
Indemnification
of Directors and Executive Officers and Limitation of Liability
Cayman Islands law does not
limit the extent to which a company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association may provide for indemnification
of officers and directors, except to the extent any such provision may be held by the Cayman Islands courts to be contrary to public policy,
such as to provide indemnification against civil fraud or the consequences of committing a crime. Our Memorandum and Articles of Association
require us to indemnify our officers and directors for actions, proceedings, claims, losses, damages, costs, liabilities and expenses
(“Indemnified Losses”) incurred in their capacities as such unless such Indemnified Losses arise from dishonesty of such directors
or officers. This standard of conduct is generally the same as permitted under the Delaware General Corporation Law for a Delaware corporation.
Insofar as indemnification
for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to our directors, officers or persons controlling us under the foregoing
provisions, we have been informed that in the opinion of the SEC, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities
Act and is therefore unenforceable.
Material Differences
between U.S. Corporate Law and Cayman Islands Corporate Law
The Companies Act (As Revised)
of the Cayman Islands is modeled after that of English law but does not follow many recent English law statutory enactments. In addition,
the Companies Act (As Revised) of the Cayman Islands differs from laws applicable to United States corporations and their shareholders.
Set forth below is a summary of the significant differences between the provisions of the Companies Act (As Revised) of the Cayman Islands
applicable to us and the laws applicable to companies incorporated in the State of Delaware.
Mergers
and Similar Arrangements. A merger of two or more constituent companies under Cayman Islands law requires a plan of merger or
consolidation to be approved by the directors of each constituent company and authorization by (a) a special resolution of the shareholders
and (b) such other authorization, if any, as may be specified in such constituent company’s articles of association.
A merger between a Cayman
Islands parent company and its Cayman Islands subsidiary or subsidiaries does not require authorization by a resolution of shareholders
of that Cayman Islands subsidiary if a copy of the plan of merger is given to every member of that Cayman Islands subsidiary to be merged
unless that member agrees otherwise. For this purpose a subsidiary is a company of which at least ninety percent (90%) of the issued shares
entitled to vote are owned by the parent company.
The consent of each holder
of a fixed or floating security interest over a constituent company is required unless this requirement is waived by a court in the Cayman
Islands.
Save in certain circumstances,
a dissentient shareholder of a Cayman constituent company is entitled to payment of the fair value of his shares upon dissenting to a
merger or consolidation. The exercise of appraisal rights will preclude the exercise of any other rights save for the right to seek relief
on the grounds that the merger or consolidation is void or unlawful.
In addition, there are statutory
provisions that facilitate the reconstruction and amalgamation of companies. Those provisions provide that if a majority in number representing
75% in value of the creditors or class of creditors (as the case may be) present and voting either in person or by proxy at the meeting,
agree to any compromise or arrangement, the compromise or arrangement shall, if sanctioned by the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands, be
binding on all the creditors or the class of creditors, as the case may be, and also on the company or, where a company is in the course
of being wound up, on the liquidator and contributories of the company. Alternatively, if 75% in value of the members or class of members
(as the case may be) present and voting either in person or by proxy at the meeting, agree to any compromise or arrangement, the compromise
or arrangement shall, if sanctioned by the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands, be binding on all the members or the class of members, as
the case may be, and also on the company or, where a company is in the course of being wound up, on the liquidator and contributories
of the company. The convening of the meetings and subsequently the arrangement must be sanctioned by the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.
While a dissenting shareholder has the right to express to the court the view that the transaction ought not to be approved, the court
can be expected to approve the arrangement if it determines that:
| ● | the statutory provisions as
to the required majority vote have been met; |
| ● | the shareholders have been
fairly represented at the meeting in question and the statutory majority are acting bona fide without coercion of the minority to promote
interests adverse to those of the class; |
| ● | the arrangement is such that
may be reasonably approved by an intelligent and honest man of that class acting in respect of his interest; and |
| ● | the arrangement is not one
that would more properly be sanctioned under some other provision of the Companies Act (As Revised) of the Cayman Islands. |
When a takeover offer is made
and accepted by holders of 90.0% of the shares within four months, the offeror may, within a two-month period commencing on the expiration
of such four month period, require the holders of the remaining shares to transfer such shares on the terms of the offer. An objection
can be made to the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands but this is unlikely to succeed in the case of an offer which has been so approved
unless there is evidence of fraud, bad faith or collusion.
When a takeover offer is made
and accepted by holders of 90.0% of the shares within four months, the offeror may, within a two-month period commencing on the expiration
of such four month period, require the holders of the remaining shares to transfer such shares on the terms of the offer. An objection
can be made to the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands but this is unlikely to succeed in the case of an offer which has been so approved
unless there is evidence of fraud, bad faith or collusion.
If an arrangement and reconstruction
is thus approved, the dissenting shareholder would have no rights comparable to appraisal rights, which would otherwise ordinarily be
available to dissenting shareholders of Delaware corporations, providing rights to receive payment in cash for the judicially determined
value of the shares.
Shareholders’
Suits. In principle, we will normally be the proper plaintiff and as a general rule a derivative action may not be brought by
a minority shareholder. However, based on English authorities, which would in all likelihood be of persuasive authority in the Cayman
Islands, there are exceptions to the foregoing principle, including when:
| ● | a company acts or proposes
to act illegally or ultra vires; |
| ● | the act complained of, although
not ultra vires, could only be effected duly if authorized by more than a simple majority vote that has not been obtained; and |
| ● | those who control the company
are perpetrating a “fraud on the minority.” |
Indemnification
of Directors and Executive Officers and Limitation of Liability. Cayman Islands law does not limit the extent to which a company’s
Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association may provide for indemnification of officers and directors, except to the
extent any such provision may be held by the Cayman Islands courts to be contrary to public policy, such as to provide indemnification
against civil fraud or the consequences of committing a crime. Our current Memorandum and Articles of Association permit indemnification
of officers and directors for losses, damages, costs and expenses incurred in their capacities as such unless such losses or damages
arise from dishonesty or fraud of such directors or officers. This standard of conduct is generally the same as permitted under the Delaware
General Corporation Law for a Delaware corporation. In addition, we have entered into indemnification agreements with our directors and
executive officers that provide such persons with additional indemnification beyond that provided in the Memorandum and Articles of Association.
Insofar as indemnification
for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to our directors, officers or persons controlling us under the foregoing
provisions, we have been informed that in the opinion of the SEC, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities
Act and is therefore unenforceable.
Directors’ Fiduciary
Duties. Under Delaware corporate law, a director of a Delaware corporation has a fiduciary duty to the corporation and
its shareholders. This duty has two components: the duty of care and the duty of loyalty. The duty of care requires that a director act
in good faith, with the care that an ordinarily prudent person would exercise under similar circumstances. Under this duty, a director
must inform himself of, and disclose to shareholders, all material information reasonably available regarding a significant transaction.
The duty of loyalty requires that a director acts in a manner he reasonably believes to be in the best interests of the corporation. He
must not use his corporate position for personal gain or advantage. This duty prohibits self-dealing by a director and mandates that the
best interest of the corporation and its shareholders take precedence over any interest possessed by a director, officer or controlling
shareholder and not shared by the shareholders generally. In general, actions of a director are presumed to have been made on an informed
basis, in good faith and in the honest belief that the action taken was in the best interests of the corporation. However, this presumption
may be rebutted by evidence of a breach of one of the fiduciary duties. Should such evidence be presented concerning a transaction by
a director, the director must prove the procedural fairness of the transaction, and that the transaction was of fair value to the corporation.
As a matter of Cayman Islands
law, a director of a Cayman Islands company is in the position of a fiduciary with respect to the company and therefore it is considered
that he or she owes the following duties to the company - a duty to act bona fide in the best interests of the company, a duty not to
make a profit based on his or her position as director (unless the company permits him or her to do so) and a duty not to put himself
or herself in a position where the interests of the company conflict with his or her personal interest or his or her duty to a third party.
A director of a Cayman Islands company owes to the company a duty to act with skill and care. It was previously considered that a director
need not exhibit in the performance of his or her duties a greater degree of skill than may reasonably be expected from a person of his
or her knowledge and experience. However, English and Commonwealth courts have moved towards an objective standard with regard to the
required skill and care and these authorities are likely to be followed in the Cayman Islands.
Shareholder Action
by Written Consent. Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, a corporation may eliminate the right of shareholders to act
by written consent by amendment to its certificate of incorporation. Cayman Islands law and our current Memorandum and Articles of Association
provide that shareholders may approve corporate matters by way of a unanimous written resolution signed by or on behalf of each shareholder
who would have been entitled to vote on such matter at a general meeting without a meeting being held.
Shareholder
Proposals. Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, a shareholder has the right to put any proposal before the annual meeting
of shareholders, provided it complies with the notice provisions in the governing documents. A special meeting may be called by the board
of directors or any other person authorized to do so in the governing documents, but shareholders may be precluded from calling special
meetings.
Cayman Islands law does not
provide shareholders any right to put proposals before a meeting or requisition a general meeting. However, these rights may be provided
in articles of association. Our current articles of association allow our shareholders holding not less than one-third of all voting power
of our share capital in issue to requisition a shareholder’s meeting. Other than this right to requisition a shareholders’
meeting, our Memorandum and Articles of Association do not provide our shareholders other right to put proposal before a meeting. As a
Cayman Islands exempted company, we are not obliged by law to call shareholders’ annual general meetings.
Cumulative Voting.
Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, cumulative voting for elections of directors is not permitted unless the corporation’s
certificate of incorporation specifically provides for it. Cumulative voting potentially facilitates the representation of minority shareholders
on a board of directors since it permits the minority shareholder to cast all the votes to which the shareholder is entitled on a single
director, which increases the shareholder’s voting power with respect to electing such director. There are no prohibitions in relation
to cumulative voting under the laws of the Cayman Islands, but the Memorandum and Articles of Association does not provide for cumulative
voting. As a result, our shareholders are not afforded any less protections or rights on this issue than shareholders of a Delaware corporation.
Removal of Directors.
Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, a director of a corporation with a classified board may be removed only for cause
with the approval of a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote, unless the certificate of incorporation provides otherwise.
Under the Memorandum and Articles of Association, directors may be removed with or without cause, by an ordinary resolution of our shareholders.
Transactions with Interested
Shareholders. The Delaware General Corporation Law contains a business combination statute applicable to Delaware corporations
whereby, unless the corporation has specifically elected not to be governed by such statute by amendment to its certificate of incorporation,
it is prohibited from engaging in certain business combinations with an “interested shareholder” for three years following
the date that such person becomes an interested shareholder. An interested shareholder generally is a person or a group who or which owns
or owned 15% or more of the target’s outstanding voting share within the past three years. This has the effect of limiting the ability
of a potential acquirer to make a two-tiered bid for the target in which all shareholders would not be treated equally. The statute does
not apply if, among other things, prior to the date on which such shareholder becomes an interested shareholder, the board of directors
approves either the business combination or the transaction which resulted in the person becoming an interested shareholder. This encourages
any potential acquirer of a Delaware corporation to negotiate the terms of any acquisition transaction with the target’s board of
directors.
Cayman Islands law has no
comparable statute. As a result, we cannot avail ourselves of the types of protections afforded by the Delaware business combination statute.
However, although Cayman Islands law does not regulate transactions between a company and its significant shareholders, it does provide
that such transactions must be entered into bona fide in the best interests of the company and not with the effect of constituting a fraud
on the minority shareholders.
Dissolution; Winding
up. Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, unless the board of directors approves the proposal to dissolve, dissolution
must be approved by shareholders holding 100% of the total voting power of the corporation. Only if the dissolution is initiated by the
board of directors may it be approved by a simple majority of the corporation’s outstanding shares. Delaware law allows a Delaware
corporation to include in its certificate of incorporation a supermajority voting requirement in connection with dissolutions initiated
by the board. Under Cayman Islands law, a company may be wound up by either an order of the courts of the Cayman Islands or by a special
resolution of its members or, if the company is unable to pay its debts as they fall due, by an ordinary resolution of its members. The
court has authority to order winding up in a number of specified circumstances including where it is, in the opinion of the court, just
and equitable to do so. Under the Companies Act (As Revised) of the Cayman Islands and the Memorandum and Articles of Association, our
company may be dissolved, liquidated or wound up by a special resolution of our shareholders.
Variation of Rights
of Shares. Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, a corporation may vary the rights of a class of shares with the approval
of a majority of the outstanding shares of such class, unless the certificate of incorporation provides otherwise. Under Cayman Islands
law and the Memorandum and Articles of Association, if our share capital is divided into more than one class of shares, we may vary the
rights attached to any class with the written consent of the holders of two-thirds of the issued shares of that class or with the sanction
of a resolution passed by not less than two-thirds of such holders of the shares of that class as may be present at a general meeting
of the holders of the shares of that class.
Amendment of Governing
Documents. Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, a corporation’s governing documents may be amended with the approval
of a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote, unless the certificate of incorporation provides otherwise. As permitted by
Cayman Islands law, our current Memorandum and Articles of Association may only be amended with a special resolution of our shareholders.
Rights of Non-resident
or Foreign Shareholders. There are no limitations imposed by our Memorandum and Articles of Association on the rights of non-resident
or foreign shareholders to hold or exercise voting rights on our shares. In addition, there are no provisions in the Memorandum and Articles
of Association governing the ownership threshold above which shareholder ownership must be disclosed.
Anti-money Laundering — Cayman
Islands
In order to comply with legislation
or regulations aimed at the prevention of money laundering, we are required to adopt and maintain anti-money laundering procedures and
may require subscribers to provide evidence to verify their identity and source of funds. Where permitted, and subject to certain conditions,
we may also delegate the maintenance of our anti-money laundering procedures (including the acquisition of due diligence information)
to a suitable person.
We reserve the right to request
such information as is necessary to verify the identity of a subscriber. In some cases, the directors may be satisfied that no further
information is required since an exemption applies under the Anti-Money Laundering Regulations (Revised) of the Cayman Islands, as amended
and revised from time to time (the “Regulations”). Depending on the circumstances of each application, a detailed verification
of identity might not be required where:
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the application is made through an intermediary which is regulated by a recognized regulatory authority and is based in or incorporated in, or formed under the law of a recognized jurisdiction and an assurance is provided in relation to the procedures undertaken on the underlying investors. |
For the purposes of these
exceptions, recognition of a financial institution, regulatory authority, or jurisdiction will be determined in accordance with the Regulations
by reference to those jurisdictions recognized by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority as having equivalent anti-money laundering regulations.
In the event of delay or
failure on the part of the subscriber in producing any information required for verification purposes, we may refuse to accept the application,
in which case any funds received will be returned without interest to the account from which they were originally debited.
We also reserve the right
to refuse to make any redemption payment to a shareholder if our directors or officers suspect or are advised that the payment of redemption
proceeds to such shareholder might result in a breach of applicable anti-money laundering or other laws or regulations by any person in
any relevant jurisdiction, or if such refusal is considered necessary or appropriate to ensure our compliance with any such laws or regulations
in any applicable jurisdiction.
If any person resident in
the Cayman Islands knows or suspects or has reason for knowing or suspecting that another person is engaged in criminal conduct or is
involved with terrorism or terrorist property and the information for that knowledge or suspicion came to their attention in the course
of their business in the regulated sector, or other trade, profession, business or employment, the person will be required to report such
knowledge or suspicion to (i) a nominated officer (appointed in accordance with the Proceeds of Crime Act (Revised) of the Cayman
Islands) or the Financial Reporting Authority of the Cayman Islands, pursuant to the Proceeds of Crime Act (Revised), if the disclosure
relates to criminal conduct or money laundering or (ii) to a police constable or a nominated officer (pursuant to the Terrorism Act
(Revised) of the Cayman Islands) or the Financial Reporting Authority, pursuant to the Terrorism Act (Revised), if the disclosure relates
to involvement with terrorism or terrorist financing and terrorist property. Such a report shall not be treated as a breach of confidence
or of any restriction upon the disclosure of information imposed by any enactment or otherwise.
Data Protection in the Cayman Islands —
Privacy Notice
This privacy notice explains
the manner in which we collect, process, and maintain personal data about our investors pursuant to the Data Protection Act (Revised)
of the Cayman Islands, as amended from time to time and any regulations, codes of practice, or orders promulgated pursuant thereto (the
“DPA”).
We are committed to processing
personal data in accordance with the DPA. In our use of personal data, we will be characterized under the DPA as a “data controller,”
whilst certain of our service providers, affiliates, and delegates may act as “data processors” under the DPA. These service
providers may process personal information for their own lawful purposes in connection with services provided to us.
For the purpose of this privacy
notice, “you” or “your” shall mean the subscriber and shall also include any individual connected to the subscriber.
By virtue of your investment
in our Company, we and certain of our service providers may collect, record, store, transfer, and otherwise process personal data by which
individuals may be directly or indirectly identified. We may combine personal data that you provide to us with personal data that we collect
from, or about you. This may include personal data collected in an online or offline context including from credit reference agencies
and other available public databases or data sources, such as news outlines, websites and other media sources and international sanctions
lists.
Your personal data will be
processed fairly and for lawful purposes, including (a) where the processing is necessary for us to perform a contract to which you
are a party or for taking pre-contractual steps at your request, (b) where the processing is necessary for compliance with any legal,
tax, or regulatory obligation to which we are subject, or (c) where the processing is for the purposes of legitimate interests pursued
by us or by a service provider to whom the data are disclosed, or (d) where you otherwise consent to the processing of personal data for
any other specific purpose. As a data controller, we will only use your personal data for the purposes for which we collected it.
If we need to use your personal data for an unrelated purpose, we will contact you.
We anticipate that we will
share your personal data with our service providers for the purposes set out in this privacy notice. We may also share relevant personal
data where it is lawful to do so and necessary to comply with our contractual obligations or your instructions or where it is necessary
or desirable to do so in connection with any regulatory reporting obligations. In exceptional circumstances, we will share your personal
data with regulatory, prosecuting, and other governmental agencies or departments, and parties to litigation (whether pending or threatened),
in any country or territory including to any other person where we have a public or legal duty to do so (e.g. to assist with detecting
and preventing fraud, tax evasion, and financial crime or compliance with a court order).
Your personal data shall
not be held by our Company for longer than necessary with regard to the purposes of the data processing.
We will not sell your personal
data. Any transfer of personal data outside of the Cayman Islands shall be in accordance with the requirements of the DPA. Where
necessary, we will ensure that separate and appropriate legal agreements are put in place with the recipient of that data.
We will only transfer personal
data in accordance with the requirements of the DPA, and will apply appropriate technical and organizational information security measures
designed to protect against unauthorized or unlawful processing of the personal data and against the accidental loss, destruction, or
damage to the personal data.
If you are a natural person,
this will affect you directly. If you are a corporate investor (including, for these purposes, legal arrangements such as trusts or exempted
limited partnerships) that provides us with personal data on individuals connected to you for any reason in relation to your investment
into our Company, this will be relevant for those individuals and you should transmit this document to those individuals for their awareness
and consideration.
You have certain rights under
the DPA, including (a) the right to be informed as to how we collect and use your personal data (and this privacy notice fulfils
our obligation in this respect), (b) the right to obtain a copy of your personal data, (c) the right to require us to stop direct
marketing, (d) the right to have inaccurate or incomplete personal data corrected, (e) the right to withdraw your consent and
require us to stop processing or restrict the processing, or not begin the processing of your personal data, (f) the right to be
notified of a data breach (unless the breach is unlikely to be prejudicial), (g) the right to obtain information as to any countries
or territories outside the Cayman Islands to which we, whether directly or indirectly, transfer, intend to transfer, or wish to transfer
your personal data, general measures we take to ensure the security of personal data, and any information available to us as to the source
of your personal data, (h) the right to complain to the Office of the Ombudsman of the Cayman Islands, and (i) the right to
require us to delete your personal data in some limited circumstances.
If you do not wish to provide
us with requested personal data or subsequently withdraw your consent, you may not be able to invest in our Company or remain invested
in our Company as it will affect our ability to manage your investment.
If you consider that your
personal data has not been handled correctly, or you are not satisfied with our responses to any requests you have made regarding the
use of your personal data, you have the right to complain to the Cayman Islands’ Ombudsman. The Ombudsman can be contacted by calling
+1 (345) 946-6283 or by email at info@ombudsman.ky.
Economic Substance Legislation of the Cayman
Islands
The Cayman Islands, together
with several other non-European Union jurisdictions, have introduced legislation aimed at addressing concerns raised by the Council of
the European Union as to offshore structures engaged in certain activities which attract profits without real economic activity. With
effect from January 1, 2019, the International Tax Co-operation (Economic Substance) Act (Revised) (the “Substance Act”)
came into force in the Cayman Islands in January 2019 introducing certain economic substance requirements for in-scope Cayman Islands
entities which are engaged in certain “relevant activities.” An exempted company incorporated in the Cayman Islands as is
our Company is an in-scope Cayman Islands entity; however, it does not include an entity that is tax resident outside the Cayman Islands.
Based on the current interpretations of the Substance Act, our Company is a “pure equity holding company” and will therefore
likely be subject to more limited substance requirements. However, as it is a relatively new regime, it is anticipated that the Substance
Act will evolve and be subject to further clarification and amendments. Failure to satisfy applicable requirements may subject us to penalties
under the Substance Act.
Preferred Shares
As
all the current authorized share capital is designated as Ordinary Shares, shareholders’ special resolution will be needed to amend
the Company’s M&A to alter its authorized share capital if the Company decides to issue preferred shares and following such
amendment to the Company’s M&As, a copy must be filed with the Registrar of Companies of the Cayman Islands. After such resolution
and amendment to the Company’s M&As in accordance with and following filing amended and restated M&As with the Registrar
of Companies of the Cayman Islands, the Board is empowered to allot and/or issue (with or without rights of renunciation), grant options
over, offer or otherwise deal with or dispose of any unissued shares of the Company (whether forming part of the original or any increased
share capital), either at a premium or at par, with or without preferred, deferred or other special rights or restrictions, whether in
regard to dividend, voting, return of capital or otherwise and to such persons, on such terms and conditions, and at such times as the
Board may decide and they may allot or otherwise dispose of them to such persons (including any director of the Board) on such terms and
conditions and at such time as the Board may determine.
You
should refer to the prospectus supplement relating to the series of preferred shares being offered for the specific terms of that series,
including:
| ● | title of the series and the
number of shares in the series; |
| ● | the price at which the preferred
shares will be offered; |
| ● | the dividend rate or rates
or method of calculating the rates, the dates on which the dividends will be payable, whether or not dividends will be cumulative or
noncumulative and, if cumulative, the dates from which dividends on the preferred shares being offered will cumulate; |
| ● | the voting rights, if any,
of the holders of preferred shares being offered; |
| ● | the provisions for a sinking
fund, if any, and the provisions for redemption, if applicable, of the preferred shares being offered, including any restrictions on
the foregoing as a result of arrearage in the payment of dividends or sinking fund installments; |
| ● | the liquidation preference
per share; |
| ● | the terms and conditions, if
applicable, upon which the preferred shares being offered will be convertible into our Ordinary Shares, including the conversion price,
or the manner of calculating the conversion price, and the conversion period; |
| ● | the terms and conditions, if
applicable, upon which the preferred shares being offered will be exchangeable for debt securities, including the exchange price, or
the manner of calculating the exchange price, and the exchange period; |
| ● | any listing of the preferred
shares being offered on any securities exchange; |
| ● | a discussion of any material
federal income tax considerations applicable to the preferred shares being offered; |
| ● | the relative ranking and preferences
of the preferred shares being offered as to dividend rights and rights upon liquidation, dissolution or the winding up of our affairs; |
| ● | any limitations on the issuance
of any class or series of preferred shares ranking senior or equal to the series of preferred shares being offered as to dividend rights
and rights upon liquidation, dissolution or the winding up of our affairs; and |
| ● | any additional rights, preferences,
qualifications, limitations and restrictions of the series. |
Upon
issuance, the preferred shares will be fully paid and nonassessable, which means that its holders will have paid their purchase price
in full and we may not require them to pay additional funds.
Any
preferred share terms selected by the Board could decrease the amount of earnings and assets available for distribution to holders of
our Ordinary Shares or adversely affect the rights and power, including voting rights, of the holders of our Ordinary Shares without any
further vote or action by the stockholders. The rights of holders of our Ordinary Shares will be subject to, and may be adversely affected
by, the rights of the holders of any preferred shares that may be issued by us in the future. The issuance of preferred shares could also
have the effect of delaying or preventing a change in control of our company or make removal of management more difficult.
Description of Debt Securities
As used in this prospectus,
the term “debt securities” means the debentures, notes, bonds and other evidences of indebtedness that we may issue from time
to time. The debt securities will either be senior debt securities, senior subordinated debt or subordinated debt securities. We may also
issue convertible debt securities. Debt securities issued under an indenture (which we refer to herein as an Indenture) will be entered
into between us and a trustee to be named therein. It is likely that convertible debt securities will not be issued under an Indenture.
The Indenture or forms of
Indentures, if any, will be filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part.
As you read this section,
please remember that for each series of debt securities, the specific terms of your debt security as described in the applicable prospectus
supplement will supplement and, if applicable, may modify or replace the general terms described in the summary below. The statement we
make in this section may not apply to your debt security.
Events of Default Under the Indenture
Unless we provide otherwise
in the prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus applicable to a particular series of debt securities, the following are events
of default under the indentures with respect to any series of debt securities that we may issue:
| ● | if we fail to pay the principal
or premium, if any, when due and payable at maturity, upon redemption or repurchase or otherwise; |
| ● | if we fail to pay interest
when due and payable and our failure continues for certain days; |
| ● | if we fail to observe or perform
any other covenant contained in the Securities of a Series or in this Indenture, and our failure continues for certain days after we
receive written notice from the trustee or holders of at least certain percentage in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt
securities of the applicable series. The written notice must specify the Default, demand that it be remedied and state that the notice
is a “Notice of Default”; |
| ● | if specified events of bankruptcy,
insolvency or reorganization occur; and |
| ● | if any other event of default
provided with respect to securities of that series, which is specified in a Board Resolution, a supplemental indenture hereto or an Officers’
Certificate as defined in the Form of Indenture. |
We covenant in the Form of
Indenture to deliver a certificate to the trustee annually, within certain days after the close of the fiscal year, to show that we are
in compliance with the terms of the indenture and that we have not defaulted under the indenture.
Nonetheless, if we issue debt
securities, the terms of the debt securities and the final form of indenture will be provided in a prospectus supplement. Please refer
to the prospectus supplement and the form of indenture attached thereto for the terms and conditions of the offered debt securities. The
terms and conditions may or may not include whether or not we must furnish periodic evidence showing that an event of default does not
exist or that we are in compliance with the terms of the indenture.
The statements and descriptions
in this prospectus or in any prospectus supplement regarding provisions of the Indentures and debt securities are summaries thereof, do
not purport to be complete and are subject to, and are qualified in their entirety by reference to, all of the provisions of the Indentures
(and any amendments or supplements we may enter into from time to time which are permitted under each Indenture) and the debt securities,
including the definitions therein of certain terms.
General
Unless otherwise specified
in a prospectus supplement, the debt securities will be direct secured or unsecured obligations of our company. The senior debt securities
will rank equally with any of our other unsecured senior and unsubordinated debt. The subordinated debt securities will be subordinate
and junior in right of payment to any senior indebtedness.
We may issue debt securities
from time to time in one or more series, in each case with the same or various maturities, at par or at a discount. Unless indicated in
a prospectus supplement, we may issue additional debt securities of a particular series without the consent of the holders of the debt
securities of such series outstanding at the time of the issuance. Any such additional debt securities, together with all other outstanding
debt securities of that series, will constitute a single series of debt securities under the applicable Indenture and will be equal in
ranking.
Should an indenture relate
to unsecured indebtedness, in the event of a bankruptcy or other liquidation event involving a distribution of assets to satisfy our outstanding
indebtedness or an event of default under a loan agreement relating to secured indebtedness of our company or its subsidiaries, the holders
of such secured indebtedness, if any, would be entitled to receive payment of principal and interest prior to payments on the senior indebtedness
issued under an Indenture.
Prospectus Supplement
Each prospectus supplement
will describe the terms relating to the specific series of debt securities being offered. These terms will include some or all of the
following:
| ● | the title of debt securities
and whether they are subordinated, senior subordinated or senior debt securities; |
| ● | any limit on the aggregate
principal amount of debt securities of such series; |
| ● | the percentage of the principal
amount at which the debt securities of any series will be issued; |
| ● | the ability to issue additional
debt securities of the same series; |
| ● | the purchase price for the
debt securities and the denominations of the debt securities; |
| ● | the specific designation of
the series of debt securities being offered; |
| ● | the maturity date or dates
of the debt securities and the date or dates upon which the debt securities are payable and the rate or rates at which the debt securities
of the series shall bear interest, if any, which may be fixed or variable, or the method by which such rate shall be determined; |
| ● | the basis for calculating interest
if other than 360-day year or twelve 30-day months; |
| ● | the date or dates from which
any interest will accrue or the method by which such date or dates will be determined; |
| ● | the duration of any deferral
period, including the maximum consecutive period during which interest payment periods may be extended; |
| ● | whether the amount of payments
of principal of (and premium, if any) or interest on the debt securities may be determined with reference to any index, formula or other
method, such as one or more currencies, commodities, equity indices or other indices, and the manner of determining the amount of such
payments; |
| ● | the dates on which we will
pay interest on the debt securities and the regular record date for determining who is entitled to the interest payable on any interest
payment date; |
| ● | the place or places where the
principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on the debt securities will be payable, where any securities may be surrendered for registration
of transfer, exchange or conversion, as applicable, and notices and demands may be delivered to or upon us pursuant to the applicable
Indenture; |
| ● | the rate or rates of amortization
of the debt securities; |
| ● | if we possess the option to
do so, the periods within which and the prices at which we may redeem the debt securities, in whole or in part, pursuant to optional
redemption provisions, and the other terms and conditions of any such provisions; |
| ● | our obligation or discretion,
if any, to redeem, repay or purchase debt securities by making periodic payments to a sinking fund or through an analogous provision
or at the option of holders of the debt securities, and the period or periods within which and the price or prices at which we will redeem,
repay or purchase the debt securities, in whole or in part, pursuant to such obligation, and the other terms and conditions of such obligation; |
| ● | the terms and conditions, if
any, regarding the option or mandatory conversion or exchange of debt securities; |
| ● | the period or periods within
which, the price or prices at which and the terms and conditions upon which any debt securities of the series may be redeemed, in whole
or in part at our option and, if other than by a board resolution, the manner in which any election by us to redeem the debt securities
shall be evidenced; |
| ● | any restriction or condition
on the transferability of the debt securities of a particular series; |
| ● | the portion, or methods of
determining the portion, of the principal amount of the debt securities which we must pay upon the acceleration of the maturity of the
debt securities in connection with any event of default if other than the full principal amount; |
| ● | the currency or currencies
in which the debt securities will be denominated and in which principal, any premium and any interest will or may be payable or a description
of any units based on or relating to a currency or currencies in which the debt securities will be denominated; |
| ● | provisions, if any, granting
special rights to holders of the debt securities upon the occurrence of specified events; |
| ● | any deletions from, modifications
of or additions to the events of default or our covenants with respect to the applicable series of debt securities, and whether or not
such events of default or covenants are consistent with those contained in the applicable Indenture; |
| ● | any limitation on our ability
to incur debt, redeem stock, sell our assets or other restrictions; |
| ● | the application, if any, of
the terms of the applicable Indenture relating to defeasance and covenant defeasance (which terms are described below) to the debt securities; |
| ● | what subordination provisions
will apply to the debt securities; |
| ● | the terms, if any, upon which
the holders may convert or exchange the debt securities into or for our Ordinary Shares, preferred shares or other securities or property; |
| ● | whether we are issuing the
debt securities in whole or in part in global form; |
| ● | any change in the right of
the trustee or the requisite holders of debt securities to declare the principal amount thereof due and payable because of an event of
default; |
| ● | the depositary for global or
certificated debt securities, if any; |
| ● | any material federal income
tax consequences applicable to the debt securities, including any debt securities denominated and made payable, as described in the prospectus
supplements, in foreign currencies, or units based on or related to foreign currencies; |
| ● | any right we may have to satisfy,
discharge and defease our obligations under the debt securities, or terminate or eliminate restrictive covenants or events of default
in the Indentures, by depositing money or U.S. government obligations with the trustee of the Indentures; |
| ● | the names of any trustees,
depositories, authenticating or paying agents, transfer agents or registrars or other agents with respect to the debt securities; |
| ● | to whom any interest on any
debt security shall be payable, if other than the person in whose name the security is registered, on the record date for such interest,
the extent to which, or the manner in which, any interest payable on a temporary global debt security will be paid if other than in the
manner provided in the applicable Indenture; |
| ● | if the principal of or any
premium or interest on any debt securities is to be payable in one or more currencies or currency units other than as stated, the currency,
currencies or currency units in which it shall be paid and the periods within and terms and conditions upon which such election is to
be made and the amounts payable (or the manner in which such amount shall be determined); |
| ● | the portion of the principal
amount of any debt securities which shall be payable upon declaration of acceleration of the maturity of the debt securities pursuant
to the applicable Indenture if other than the entire principal amount; |
| ● | if the principal amount payable
at the stated maturity of any debt security of the series will not be determinable as of any one or more dates prior to the stated maturity,
the amount which shall be deemed to be the principal amount of such debt securities as of any such date for any purpose, including the
principal amount thereof which shall be due and payable upon any maturity other than the stated maturity or which shall be deemed to
be outstanding as of any date prior to the stated maturity (or, in any such case, the manner in which such amount deemed to be the principal
amount shall be determined); and |
| ● | any other specific terms of
the debt securities, including any modifications to the events of default under the debt securities and any other terms which may be
required by or advisable under applicable laws or regulations. |
Unless otherwise specified
in the applicable prospectus supplement, the debt securities will not be listed on any securities exchange. Holders of the debt securities
may present registered debt securities for exchange or transfer in the manner described in the applicable prospectus supplement. Except
as limited by the applicable Indenture, we will provide these services without charge, other than any tax or other governmental charge
payable in connection with the exchange or transfer.
Debt securities may bear interest
at a fixed rate or a variable rate as specified in the prospectus supplement. In addition, if specified in the prospectus supplement,
we may sell debt securities bearing no interest or interest at a rate that at the time of issuance is below the prevailing market rate,
or at a discount below their stated principal amount. We will describe in the applicable prospectus supplement any special federal income
tax considerations applicable to these discounted debt securities.
We may issue debt securities
with the principal amount payable on any principal payment date, or the amount of interest payable on any interest payment date, to be
determined by referring to one or more currency exchange rates, commodity prices, equity indices or other factors. Holders of such debt
securities may receive a principal amount on any principal payment date, or interest payments on any interest payment date, that are greater
or less than the amount of principal or interest otherwise payable on such dates, depending upon the value on such dates of applicable
currency, commodity, equity index or other factors. The applicable prospectus supplement will contain information as to how we will determine
the amount of principal or interest payable on any date, as well as the currencies, commodities, equity indices or other factors to which
the amount payable on that date relates and certain additional tax considerations.
Description of Warrants
We
may issue warrants to purchase our Class A Ordinary Shares, debt
securities or any combination thereof. Warrants may be issued independently or together with any other securities that may be sold by
us pursuant to this prospectus or any combination of the foregoing and may be attached to, or separate from, such securities. To the extent
warrants that we issue are to be publicly-traded, each series of such warrants will be issued under a separate warrant agreement to be
entered into between us and a warrant agent. While the terms we have summarized below will apply generally to any warrants that we may
offer under this prospectus, we will describe in particular the terms of any series of warrants that we may offer in more detail in the
applicable prospectus supplement and any applicable free writing prospectus. The terms of any warrants offered under a prospectus supplement
may differ from the terms described below.
We will file as exhibits to
the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, or will incorporate by reference from another report that we file with
the SEC, the form of the warrant and/or warrant agreement, if any, which may include a form of warrant certificate, as applicable that
describes the terms of the particular series of warrants we may offer before the issuance of the related series of warrants. We may issue
the warrants under a warrant agreement that we will enter into with a warrant agent to be selected by us. The warrant agent will act solely
as our agent in connection with the warrants and will not assume any obligation or relationship of agency or trust for or with any registered
holders of warrants or beneficial owners of warrants. The following summary of material provisions of the warrants and warrant agreements
is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, all the provisions of the form of warrant and/or warrant agreement and warrant
certificate applicable to a particular series of warrants. We urge you to read the applicable prospectus supplement and any related free
writing prospectus, as well as the complete form of warrant and/or the warrant agreement and warrant certificate, as applicable, that
contain the terms of the warrants.
The particular terms of any
issue of warrants will be described in the prospectus supplement relating to the issue. Those terms may include:
| ● | the title of the warrants; |
| ● | the price or prices at which
the warrants will be issued; |
| ● | the designation, amount and
terms of the securities or other rights for which the warrants are exercisable; |
| ● | the designation and terms of
the other securities, if any, with which the warrants are to be issued and the number of warrants issued with each other security; |
| ● | the aggregate number of warrants; |
| ● | any provisions for adjustment
of the number or amount of securities receivable upon exercise of the warrants or the exercise price of the warrants; |
| ● | the price or prices at which
the securities or other rights purchasable upon exercise of the warrants may be purchased; |
| ● | if applicable, the date on
and after which the warrants and the securities or other rights purchasable upon exercise of the warrants will be separately transferable; |
| ● | a discussion of any material
U.S. federal income tax considerations applicable to the exercise of the warrants; |
| ● | the date on which the right
to exercise the warrants will commence, and the date on which the right will expire; |
| ● | the maximum or minimum number
of warrants that may be exercised at any time; |
| ● | information with respect to
book-entry procedures, if any; and |
| ● | any other terms of the warrants,
including terms, procedures and limitations relating to the exchange and exercise of the warrants. |
Exercise of Warrants
Each warrant will entitle
the holder of warrants to purchase the number of Class A Ordinary Shares, preferred shares or debt securities of the relevant class or
series at the exercise price stated or determinable in the prospectus supplement for the warrants. Warrants may be exercised at any time
up to the close of business on the expiration date shown in the applicable prospectus supplement, unless otherwise specified in such prospectus
supplement. After the close of business on the expiration date, if applicable, unexercised warrants will become void. Warrants may be
exercised in the manner described in the applicable prospectus supplement. When the warrant holder makes the payment and properly completes
and signs the warrant certificate at the corporate trust office of the warrant agent, if any, or any other office indicated in the prospectus
supplement, we will, as soon as possible, forward the securities or other rights that the warrant holder has purchased. If the warrant
holder exercises less than all of the warrants represented by the warrant certificate, we will issue a new warrant certificate for the
remaining warrants. If we so indicate in the applicable prospectus supplement, holders of the warrants may surrender securities as all
or part of the exercise price for warrants.
Prior to the exercise of
any warrants to purchase Class A Ordinary Shares of the relevant class or series, holders of the warrants will not have any of the rights
of holders of Class A Ordinary Shares purchasable upon exercise, including the right to vote or to receive any payments of dividends or
payments upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding up on the Class A Ordinary Shares purchasable upon exercise, if any.
Description of Units
The following description,
together with the additional information we may include in any applicable prospectus supplement, summarizes the material terms and provisions
of the units that we may offer under this prospectus. While the terms we have summarized below will apply generally to any units that
we may offer under this prospectus, we will describe the particular terms of any series of units in more detail in the applicable prospectus
supplement and any related free writing prospectus. The terms of any units offered under a prospectus supplement may differ from the terms
described below. However, no prospectus supplement will fundamentally change the terms that are set forth in this prospectus or offer
a security that is not registered and described in this prospectus at the time of its effectiveness.
We will file as an exhibit
to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, or will incorporate by reference from another report we file with the
SEC, the form of unit agreement that describes the terms of the series of units we may offer under this prospectus, and any supplemental
agreements, before the issuance of the related series of units. The following summaries of material terms and provisions of the units
are subject to, and qualified in their entirety by reference to, all the provisions of the unit agreement and any supplemental agreements
applicable to a particular series of units. We urge you to read the applicable prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus,
as well as the complete unit agreement and any supplemental agreements that contain the terms of the units.
We may issue units consisting
of any combination of the other types of securities offered under this prospectus in one or more series. We may evidence each series of
units by unit certificates that we may issue under a separate agreement. We may enter into unit agreements with a unit agent. Each unit
agent, if any, may be a bank or trust company that we select. We will indicate the name and address of the unit agent, if any, in the
applicable prospectus supplement relating to a particular series of units. Specific unit agreements, if any, will contain additional important
terms and provisions. We will file as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, or will incorporate
by reference from a current report that we file with the SEC, the form of unit and the form of each unit agreement, if any, relating to
units offered under this prospectus.
If we offer any units, certain
terms of that series of units will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement, including, without limitation, the following,
as applicable
| ● | the title of the series of
units; |
| ● | identification and description
of the separate constituent securities comprising the units; |
| ● | the price or prices at which
the units will be issued; |
| ● | the date, if any, on and after
which the constituent securities comprising the units will be separately transferable; |
| ● | a discussion of certain United
States federal income tax considerations applicable to the units; and |
| ● | any other material terms of
the units and their constituent securities. |
The provisions described in
this section, as well as those described under “Description of Share Capital - Ordinary Shares and Preferred Shares” and “Description
of Warrants” will apply to each unit and to any Ordinary Share, preferred share or warrant included in each unit, respectively.
Issuance in Series
We may issue units in such amounts and in numerous
distinct series as we determine.
Description of Rights
We may issue rights to purchase
our securities. The rights may or may not be transferable by the persons purchasing or receiving the rights. In connection with any rights
offering, we may enter into a standby underwriting or other arrangement with one or more underwriters or other persons pursuant to which
such underwriters or other persons would purchase any offered securities remaining unsubscribed for after such rights offering. Each series
of rights will be issued under a separate rights agent agreement to be entered into between us and one or more banks, trust companies
or other financial institutions, as rights agent, that we will name in the applicable prospectus supplement. The rights agent will act
solely as our agent in connection with the rights and will not assume any obligation or relationship of agency or trust for or with any
holders of rights certificates or beneficial owners of rights.
The prospectus supplement
relating to any rights that we offer will include specific terms relating to the offering, including, among other matters:
| ● | the date of determining the
security holders entitled to the rights distribution; |
| ● | the aggregate number of rights
issued and the aggregate amount of securities purchasable upon exercise of the rights; |
| ● | the conditions to completion
of the rights offering; |
| ● | the date on which the right
to exercise the rights will commence and the date on which the rights will expire; and |
| ● | any applicable federal income
tax considerations. |
Each right would entitle the
holder of the rights to purchase for cash the principal amount of securities at the exercise price set forth in the applicable prospectus
supplement. Rights may be exercised at any time up to the close of business on the expiration date for the rights provided in the applicable
prospectus supplement. After the close of business on the expiration date, all unexercised rights will become void.
If less than all of the rights
issued in any rights offering are exercised, we may offer any unsubscribed securities directly to persons other than our security holders,
to or through agents, underwriters or dealers or through a combination of such methods, including pursuant to standby arrangements, as
described in the applicable prospectus supplement.
Transfer Agent and Registrar
Our transfer agent and registrar
is VStock Transfer, LLC. Its address is 18 Lafayette Pl, Woodmere, NY 11598 and its telephone number is (212) 828 8436.
NASDAQ Capital Market Listing
Our Class A Ordinary Shares
are listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol “WAI.”
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
We and the selling shareholders
may sell the securities offered through this prospectus (i) to or through underwriters or dealers, (ii) directly to purchasers, including
our affiliates, (iii) through agents, or (iv) through a combination of any these methods. The securities may be distributed at a fixed
price or prices, which may be changed, market prices prevailing at the time of sale, prices related to the prevailing market prices, or
negotiated prices. The prospectus supplement will include the following information:
| ● | the terms of the offering; |
| ● | the names of any underwriters
or agents; |
| ● | the name or names of any managing
underwriter or underwriters; |
| ● | the purchase price of the securities; |
| ● | any over-allotment options
under which underwriters may purchase additional securities from us; |
| ● | the net proceeds from the sale
of the securities; |
| ● | any delayed delivery arrangements; |
| ● | any underwriting discounts,
commissions and other items constituting underwriters’ compensation; |
| ● | any initial public offering
price; |
| ● | any discounts or concessions
allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers; |
| ● | any commissions paid to agents;
and |
| ● | any securities exchange or
market on which the securities may be listed. |
Sale Through Underwriters or Dealers
Only underwriters named in
the prospectus supplement are underwriters of the securities offered by the prospectus supplement. If underwriters are used in the sale,
the underwriters will acquire the securities for their own account, including through underwriting, purchase, security lending or repurchase
agreements with us. The underwriters may resell the securities from time to time in one or more transactions, including negotiated transactions.
Underwriters may sell the securities in order to facilitate transactions in any of our other securities (described in this prospectus
or otherwise), including other public or private transactions and short sales. Underwriters may offer securities to the public either
through underwriting syndicates represented by one or more managing underwriters or directly by one or more firms acting as underwriters.
Unless otherwise indicated in the prospectus supplement, the obligations of the underwriters to purchase the securities will be subject
to certain conditions, and the underwriters will be obligated to purchase all the offered securities if they purchase any of them. The
underwriters may change from time to time any public offering price and any discounts or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers.
If dealers are used in the
sale of securities offered through this prospectus, we will sell the securities to them as principals. They may then resell those securities
to the public at varying prices determined by the dealers at the time of resale. The prospectus supplement will include the names of the
dealers and the terms of the transaction.
We will provide in the applicable
prospectus supplement any compensation we will pay to underwriters, dealers or agents in connection with the offering of the securities,
and any discounts, concessions or commissions allowed by underwriters to participating dealers.
Direct Sales and Sales Through Agents
We and the selling shareholders
may sell the securities offered through this prospectus directly. In this case, no underwriters or agents would be involved. Such securities
may also be sold through agents designated from time to time. The prospectus supplement will name any agent involved in the offer or sale
of the offered securities and will describe any commissions payable to the agent. Unless otherwise indicated in the prospectus supplement,
any agent will agree to use its reasonable best efforts to solicit purchases for the period of its appointment.
We and the selling shareholders
may sell the securities directly to institutional investors or others who may be deemed to be underwriters within the meaning of the Securities
Act with respect to any sale of those securities. The terms of any such sales will be described in the prospectus supplement.
Delayed Delivery Contracts
If the prospectus supplement
indicates, we may authorize agents, underwriters or dealers to solicit offers from certain types of institutions to purchase securities
at the public offering price under delayed delivery contracts. These contracts would provide for payment and delivery on a specified date
in the future. The contracts would be subject only to those conditions described in the prospectus supplement. The applicable prospectus
supplement will describe the commission payable for solicitation of those contracts.
Market Making, Stabilization and Other Transactions
Unless the applicable prospectus
supplement states otherwise, other than our Ordinary Shares, all securities we offer under this prospectus will be a new issue and will
have no established trading market. We may elect to list offered securities on an exchange or in the over-the-counter market. Any underwriters
that we use in the sale of offered securities may make a market in such securities, but may discontinue such market making at any time
without notice. Therefore, we cannot assure you that the securities will have a liquid trading market.
Any underwriter may also engage
in stabilizing transactions, syndicate covering transactions and penalty bids in accordance with Rule 104 under the Securities Exchange
Act. Stabilizing transactions involve bids to purchase the underlying security in the open market for the purpose of pegging, fixing or
maintaining the price of the securities. Syndicate covering transactions involve purchases of the securities in the open market after
the distribution has been completed in order to cover syndicate short positions.
Penalty bids permit the underwriters
to reclaim a selling concession from a syndicate member when the securities originally sold by the syndicate member are purchased in a
syndicate covering transaction to cover syndicate short positions. Stabilizing transactions, syndicate covering transactions and penalty
bids may cause the price of the securities to be higher than it would be in the absence of the transactions. The underwriters may, if
they commence these transactions, discontinue them at any time.
General Information
Agents, underwriters, and
dealers may be entitled, under agreements entered into with us, to indemnification by us against certain liabilities, including liabilities
under the Securities Act. Our agents, underwriters, and dealers, or their affiliates, may be customers of, engage in transactions with
or perform services for us, in the ordinary course of business.
LEGAL MATTERS
Except as otherwise set forth
in the applicable prospectus supplement, certain legal matters in connection with the securities offered pursuant to this prospectus will
be passed upon for us by Hunter Taubman Fischer & Li LLC to the extent governed by the U.S. federal securities laws and the laws of
the State of New York, and by Ogier to the extent governed by the laws of the Cayman Islands. If legal matters in connection with offerings
made pursuant to this prospectus are passed upon by counsel to underwriters, dealers or agents, such counsel will be named in the applicable
prospectus supplement relating to any such offering.
EXPERTS
The consolidated financial statements incorporated by reference in
this prospectus, appearing in our 2023 Annual Report, for the year ended December 31, 2023 have been audited by OneStop Assurance PAC,
an independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their report thereon, and as incorporated herein by reference. The consolidated
financial statements incorporated by reference in this prospectus, appearing in our 2023 Annual Report, for the year ended December 31,
2022 have been audited by Marcum Asia CPAs LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in its report thereon included
therein. The consolidated financial statements incorporated by reference in this prospectus, appearing in our 2023 Annual Report, for
the year ended December 31, 2021 have been audited by Friedman LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in
its report thereon included therein. Such consolidated financial statements are incorporated herein by reference, and are included in
reliance upon such report given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
The financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2023,
December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 are included in our 2023 Annual Report, filed on April 30, 2024, and are incorporated by reference
into this prospectus.
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE
The SEC allows us to “incorporate
by reference” into this prospectus the information we file with the SEC. This means that we can disclose important information to
you by referring you to those documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated by reference in this prospectus shall be deemed
to be modified or superseded for purposes of this prospectus to the extent that a statement contained herein, or in any subsequently filed
document, which also is incorporated by reference herein, modifies or supersedes such earlier statement. Any such statement so modified
or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this prospectus.
We hereby incorporate by reference
into this prospectus the following documents that we have filed with the SEC under the Exchange Act:
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the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F,
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the SEC on April 30, 2024; |
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the Company’s Current Reports on Form 6-K, filed with the SEC on June 13, 2024, August 20, 2024, September 6, 2024, September 10, 2024, September 20, 2024, September 25, 2024, September 30, 2024 and October 11, 2024; and |
| (3) | the description of our Ordinary
Shares incorporated by reference in our registration statement on Form
F-1, as amended (File No. 333-269290) filed with the Commission on January 18, 2023, including any amendment and report subsequently
filed for the purpose of updating that description. |
All documents that we file
with the SEC pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and in the case of a Current Report on Form 6-K, so long
as they state that they are incorporated by reference into this prospectus, and other than Current Reports on Form 6-K, or portions thereof,
furnished under Form 6-K) (i) after the initial filing date of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part and prior
to the effectiveness of such registration statement and (ii) after the date of this prospectus and prior to the termination of the offering
shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus from the date of filing of the documents, unless we specifically provide
otherwise. Information that we file with the SEC will automatically update and may replace information previously filed with the SEC.
To the extent that any information contained in any Current Report on Form 6-K or any exhibit thereto, was or is furnished to, rather
than filed with the SEC, such information or exhibit is specifically not incorporated by reference.
Upon request, we will provide,
without charge, to each person who receives this prospectus, a copy of any or all of the documents incorporated by reference (other than
exhibits to the documents that are not specifically incorporated by reference in the documents). Please direct written or oral requests
for copies to us at Room 1304, Building No. 25, Tian’an Headquarters Center, No. 555, North Panyu Avenue, Donghuan Street, Panyu
District, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, Attention: Ruilin Xu, +86 400 661 3113.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
As permitted by SEC rules,
this prospectus omits certain information and exhibits that are included in the registration statement of which this prospectus forms
a part. Since this prospectus may not contain all of the information that you may find important, you should review the full text of these
documents. If we have filed a contract, agreement or other document as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus
forms a part, you should read the exhibit for a more complete understanding of the document or matter involved. Each statement in this
prospectus, including statements incorporated by reference as discussed above, regarding a contract, agreement or other document is qualified
in its entirety by reference to the actual document.
We are subject to the information
reporting requirements of the Exchange Act that are applicable to foreign private issuers, and, in accordance with these requirements,
we file annual and current reports and other information with the SEC. You may inspect, read (without charge) and copy the reports and
other information we file with the SEC at the SEC’s Public Reference Room located at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549.
You may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC also maintains
an internet website at www.sec.gov that contains our filed reports and other information that we file electronically with the SEC.
ENFORCEABILITY OF CIVIL LIABILITIES
We are incorporated under
the laws of the Cayman Islands as an exempted company with limited liability. We incorporated in the Cayman Islands because of certain
benefits associated with being a Cayman Islands exempted company, such as political and economic stability, an effective judicial system,
a favorable tax system, the absence of foreign exchange control or currency restrictions and the availability of professional and support
services. However, the Cayman Islands have a less developed body of securities laws that provide significantly less protection to investors
as compared to the securities laws of the United States. In addition, Cayman Islands companies may not have standing to sue before the
federal courts of the United States.
All of our assets are located
outside of the United States. In addition, all of our directors and officers are residents of jurisdictions other than the United States
and all or a substantial portion of their assets are located outside the United States. As a result, it may be difficult for investors
to effect service of process within the United States upon us or our directors and officers, or to enforce against us or them judgments
obtained in United States courts, including judgments predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the securities laws of the United
States or any state in the United States.
According to Ogier, our local
Cayman Islands’ counsel, there is uncertainty with regard to Cayman Islands law relating to whether a judgment obtained from the
United States or Chinese courts under civil liability provisions of the securities laws will be determined by the courts of the Cayman
Islands as penal or punitive in nature. If such a determination is made, the courts of the Cayman Islands will not recognize or enforce
the judgment against a Cayman Islands’ company. The courts of the Cayman Islands in the past determined that disgorgement proceedings
brought at the instance of the Securities and Exchange Commission are penal or punitive in nature and such judgments would not be enforceable
in the Cayman Islands. Other civil liability provisions of the securities laws may be characterized as remedial, and therefore enforceable
but the Cayman Islands’ Courts have not yet ruled in this regard. Our Cayman Islands’ counsel has further advised us that
a final and conclusive judgment in the federal or state courts of the United States under which a sum of money is payable other than a
sum payable in respect of taxes, fines, penalties or similar charges, may be subject to enforcement proceedings as a debt in the courts
of the Cayman Islands.
As of the date hereof, no
treaty or other form of reciprocity exists between the Cayman Islands and China governing the recognition and enforcement of judgments.
Cayman Islands’ counsel
further advised that although there is no statutory enforcement in the Cayman Islands of judgments obtained in the United States or China,
a judgment obtained in such jurisdictions will be recognized and enforced in the courts of the Cayman Islands at common law, without
any re-examination of the merits of the underlying dispute, by an action commenced on the foreign judgment debt in the Grand Court of
the Cayman Islands, provided such judgment (1) is given by a foreign court of competent jurisdiction, (2) imposes on the judgment debtor
a liability to pay a liquidated sum for which the judgment has been given, (3) is final, (4) is not in respect of taxes, a fine or a
penalty, and (5) was not obtained in a manner and is of a kind the enforcement of which is contrary to natural justice or the public
policy of the Cayman Islands.
DISCLOSURE OF COMMISSION POSITION ON INDEMNIFICATION
FOR SECURITIES ACT LIABILITIES
Insofar as indemnification
for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to our directors, officers and controlling persons pursuant to the foregoing
provisions, or otherwise, we have been informed that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed
in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.
Top KingWin LtD.
$200,000,000
Class A Ordinary Shares,
Debt Securities
Warrants,
Rights and
Units
PROSPECTUS
November 6, 2024
PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item 8. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Cayman Islands law does not
limit the extent to which a company’s M&A may provide for indemnification of officers and directors, except to the extent any
such provision may be held by the Cayman Islands courts to be contrary to public policy, such as to provide indemnification against civil
fraud or the consequences of committing a crime. Our M&A requires us to indemnify our officers and directors for actions, proceedings,
claims, losses, damages, costs, liabilities and expenses (“Indemnified Losses”) incurred in their capacities as such unless
such Indemnified Losses arise from dishonesty of such directors or officers. This standard of conduct is generally the same as permitted
under the Delaware General Corporation Law for a Delaware corporation.
Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to our directors, officers or persons controlling
us under the foregoing provisions, we have been informed that in the opinion of the SEC, such indemnification is against public policy
as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.
Item 9. Exhibits
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an exhibit to a filing with the SEC under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and incorporated by reference in
connection with the offering of securities to the extent required for any such offering. |
Item 10 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. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed
that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the
form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent
no more than 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee”
table in the effective registration statement. |
| (iii) | To include any material information
with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information
in the registration statement. |
provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i),
(a)(1)(ii) and (a)(1)(iii) of this section do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section
13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement, or is contained in
a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b).
| (2) | That, for the purpose of determining
any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide
offering thereof. |
| (3) | To remove from registration by
means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering. |
| (4) | That, for the purpose of determining
liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser: |
| (i) | Each prospectus filed by the registrant
pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part
of and included in the registration statement; and |
| (ii) | Each prospectus required to be
filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering
made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by Section 10(a) of the Securities
Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus
is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus.
As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be
deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that
prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided,
however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in
a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration
statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that
was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately
prior to such effective date. |
| (5) | That, for the purpose of determining
liability of the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities: The undersigned
registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement,
regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser
by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered
to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser: |
| (i) | Any preliminary prospectus or
prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424; |
| (ii) | Any free writing prospectus relating
to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant; |
| (iii) | The portion of any other free
writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided
by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and |
| (iv) | Any other communication that is
an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser. |
| (b) | That, for purposes of determining
any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or section
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant
to section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed
to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall
be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. |
| (c) | Insofar as indemnification for
liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant
pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that
a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director,
officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director,
officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel
the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification
by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements
of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form F-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in Guangzhou, China, on November 6, 2024.
Top KingWin Ltd. |
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/s/ Ruilin Xu |
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Ruilin Xu |
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Chief Executive Officer |
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature
appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Ruilin Xu as his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities (including his capacity as a director
and/or officer of the registrant), to sign any and all amendments and post-effective amendments and supplements to this registration statement,
and including any registration statement for the same offering that is to be effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the U.S.
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with
the SEC, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, 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, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could
do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or his substitute, may lawfully
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements
of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Form F-3 registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities
and on the date indicated.
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November 6, 2024 |
Ruilin Xu |
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/s/ Jie Yang |
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Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
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November 6, 2024 |
Jie Yang |
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/s/ Dongliang Mao |
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Director |
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November 6, 2024 |
Dongliang Mao |
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/s/ Zhanlin Liao |
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Director |
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November 6, 2024 |
Zhanlin Liao |
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/s/ Yanna Li |
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Director |
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November 6, 2024 |
Yanna Li |
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/s/ Yibing Li |
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Director |
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Yibing Li |
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SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE IN THE
UNITED STATES
Pursuant to the Securities
Act of 1933 as amended, the undersigned, the duly authorized representative in the United States of America, has signed this registration
statement thereto in the City of Newark, State of Delaware on November 6, 2024.
Authorized U.S. Representative |
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Puglisi & Associates |
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/s/ Donald J. Puglisi |
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Donald J. Puglisi |
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Managing Director |
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II-5
Exhibit 4.4
Top KingWin LTD.
(the “Issuer”)
AND
[TRUSTEE]
(the “Trustee”)
INDENTURE
Dated as of [●], 20[●]
Senior Debt Securities
TABLE OF
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ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS |
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Section 1.01 |
Definitions of Terms |
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ARTICLE 2 ISSUE, DESCRIPTION, TERMS, EXECUTION, REGISTRATION AND EXCHANGE OF SECURITIES |
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Section 2.01 |
Designation and Terms of Securities |
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Section 2.02 |
Form of Securities and Trustee’s Certificate |
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Section 2.03 |
Denominations: Provisions for Payment |
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Section 2.04 |
Execution and Authentication |
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Section 2.05 |
Registration of Transfer and Exchange |
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Section 2.06 |
Temporary Securities |
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Section 2.07 |
Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Securities |
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Section 2.08 |
Cancellation |
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Section 2.09 |
Benefits of Indenture |
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Section 2.10 |
Authenticating Agent |
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Section 2.11 |
Global Securities |
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ARTICLE 3 REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES AND SINKING FUND PROVISIONS |
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Section 3.01 |
Redemption |
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Section 3.02 |
Notice of Redemption |
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Section 3.03 |
Payment Upon Redemption |
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Section 3.04 |
Sinking Fund |
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Section 3.05 |
Satisfaction of Sinking Fund Payments with Securities |
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Section 3.06 |
Redemption of Securities for Sinking Fund |
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ARTICLE 4 COVENANTS |
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Section 4.01 |
Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest |
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Section 4.02 |
Maintenance of Office or Agency |
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Section 4.03 |
Paying Agents |
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Section 4.04 |
Appointment to Fill Vacancy in Office of Trustee |
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Section 4.05 |
Compliance with Consolidation Provisions |
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ARTICLE 5 SECURITYHOLDERS’ LISTS AND REPORTS BY THE COMPANY AND THE TRUSTEE |
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Section 5.01 |
Company to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Securityholders |
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Section 5.02 |
Preservation Of Information; Communications With Securityholders |
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Section 5.03 |
Reports by the Company |
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Section 5.04 |
Reports by the Trustee |
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ARTICLE 6 REMEDIES OF THE TRUSTEE AND SECURITYHOLDERS ON EVENT OF DEFAULT |
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Section 6.01 |
Events of Default |
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Section 6.02 |
Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee |
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Section 6.03 |
Application of Moneys or Property Collected |
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Section 6.04 |
Limitation on Suits |
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Section 6.05 |
Rights and Remedies Cumulative; Delay or Omission Not Waiver |
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Section 6.06 |
Control by Securityholders |
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Section 6.07 |
Undertaking to Pay Costs |
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ARTICLE 7 CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE |
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Section 7.01 |
Certain Duties and Responsibilities of Trustee |
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Section 7.02 |
Certain Rights of Trustee |
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Section 7.03 |
Trustee Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance or Securities |
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Section 7.04 |
May Hold Securities |
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Section 7.05 |
Moneys Held in Trust |
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Section 7.06 |
Compensation and Reimbursement |
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Section 7.07 |
Reliance on Officers’ Certificate |
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Section 7.08 |
Disqualification; Conflicting Interests |
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Section 7.09 |
Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility |
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Section 7.10 |
Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor |
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Section 7.11 |
Acceptance of Appointment By Successor |
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Section 7.12 |
Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business |
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Section 7.13 |
Preferential Collection of Claims Against the Company |
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Section 7.14 |
Notice of Default |
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ARTICLE 8 CONCERNING THE SECURITYHOLDERS |
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Section 8.01 |
Evidence of Action by Securityholders |
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Section 8.02 |
Proof of Execution by Securityholders |
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Section 8.03 |
Who May be Deemed Owners |
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Section 8.04 |
Certain Securities Owned by Company Disregarded |
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Section 8.05 |
Actions Binding on Future Securityholders |
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ARTICLE 9 SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES |
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Section 9.01 |
Supplemental Indentures Without the Consent of Securityholders |
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Section 9.02 |
Supplemental Indentures With Consent of Securityholders |
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Section 9.03 |
Effect of Supplemental Indentures |
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Section 9.04 |
Securities Affected by Supplemental Indentures |
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Section 9.05 |
Execution of Supplemental Indentures |
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ARTICLE 10 SUCCESSOR ENTITY |
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Section 10.01 |
Company May Consolidate, Etc. |
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Section 10.02 |
Successor Entity Substituted |
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Section 10.03 |
Evidence of Consolidation, Etc. to Trustee |
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ARTICLE 11 SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE |
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Section 11.01 |
Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture |
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Section 11.02 |
Discharge of Obligations |
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Section 11.03 |
Deposited Moneys to be Held in Trust |
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Section 11.04 |
Payment of Moneys Held by Paying Agents |
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Section 11.05 |
Repayment to Company |
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ARTICLE 12 IMMUNITY OF INCORPORATORS, STOCKHOLDERS, OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS |
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Section 12.01 |
No Recourse |
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ARTICLE 13 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS |
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Section 13.01 |
Effect on Successors and Assigns |
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Section 13.02 |
Actions by Successor |
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Section 13.03 |
Surrender of Company Powers |
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Section 13.04 |
Notices |
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Section 13.05 |
Governing Law |
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Section 13.06 |
Treatment of Securities as Debt |
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Section 13.07 |
Certificates and Opinions as to Conditions Precedent |
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Section 13.08 |
Payments on Business Days |
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Section 13.09 |
Conflict with Trust Indenture Act |
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Section 13.10 |
Indenture and Securities Solely Corporate Obligations |
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Section 13.11 |
Counterparts |
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Section 13.12 |
Separability |
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Section 13.13 |
Compliance Certificates |
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Table of Contents does not constitute part of the Indenture and shall not have any bearing on the interpretation of any of its terms
or provisions. |
INDENTURE
INDENTURE, dated as of [●], 20[●],
among Top KingWin Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company”), and [TRUSTEE], as trustee (the “Trustee”).
WHEREAS, for its lawful corporate purposes,
the Company has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture to provide for the issuance of debt securities (hereinafter
referred to as the “Securities”), in an unlimited aggregate principal amount to be issued from time to time in one or more
series as in this Indenture provided, as registered Securities without coupons, to be authenticated by the certificate of the Trustee;
WHEREAS, to provide the terms and conditions
upon which the Securities are to be authenticated, issued and delivered, the Company has duly authorized the execution of this Indenture;
and
WHEREAS, all things necessary to make this
Indenture a valid agreement of the Company, in accordance with its terms, have been done.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the
premises and the purchase of the Securities by the holders thereof, it is mutually covenanted and agreed as follows for the equal and
ratable benefit of the holders of Securities:
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01 Definitions of Terms.
The terms defined in this Section (except as in
this Indenture or any indenture supplemental hereto otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires) for all purposes
of this Indenture and of any indenture supplemental hereto shall have the respective meanings specified in this Section and shall include
the plural as well as the singular. All other terms used in this Indenture that are defined in the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended,
or that are by reference in such Act defined in the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (except as herein or any indenture supplemental
hereto otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires), shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in said
Trust Indenture Act and in said Securities Act as in force at the date of the execution of this instrument.
“Authenticating Agent”
means an authenticating agent with respect to all or any of the series of Securities appointed by the Trustee pursuant to Section 2.10.
“Bankruptcy Law” means
Title 11, U.S. Code, or any similar federal or state law for the relief of debtors.
“Board of Directors”
means the Board of Directors of the Company or any duly authorized committee of such Board.
“Board Resolution” means
a copy of a resolution certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company to have been duly adopted by the Board of Directors
and to be in full force and effect on the date of such certification.
“Business Day” means,
with respect to any series of Securities, any day other than a day on which federal or state banking institutions in the Borough of Manhattan,
the City of New York, or in the city of the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, are authorized or obligated by law, executive order
or regulation to close.
“Certificate” means
a certificate signed by any Officer. The Certificate need not comply with the provisions of Section 13.07.
“Company” means Top
KingWin Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company, and, subject to the provisions of Article Ten, shall also include its successors and
assigns.
“Corporate Trust Office”
means the office of the Trustee at which, at any particular time, its corporate trust business shall be principally administered, which
office at the date hereof is located at .
“Custodian” means any
receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator or similar official under any Bankruptcy Law.
“Default” means any
event, act or condition that with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute an Event of Default.
“Depositary” means,
with respect to Securities of any series for which the Company shall determine that such Securities will be issued as a Global Security,
The Depository Trust Company, New York, New York, another clearing agency, or any successor registered as a clearing agency under the
Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or other applicable statute or regulation, which, in
each case, shall be designated by the Company pursuant to either Section 2.01 or 2.11.
“Event of Default” means,
with respect to Securities of a particular series, any event specified in Section 6.01, continued for the period of time, if any, therein
designated.
“Global Security” means,
with respect to any series of Securities, a Security executed by the Company and delivered by the Trustee to the Depositary or pursuant
to the Depositary’s instruction, all in accordance with the Indenture, which shall be registered in the name of the Depositary or
its nominee.
“Governmental Obligations”
means securities that are (a) direct obligations of the United States of America for the payment of which its full faith and credit is
pledged or (b) obligations of a Person controlled or supervised by and acting as an agency or instrumentality of the United States of
America, the payment of which is unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation by the United States of America that,
in either case, are not callable or redeemable at the option of the issuer thereof at any time prior to the stated maturity of the Securities,
and shall also include a depositary receipt issued by a bank or trust company as custodian with respect to any such Governmental Obligation
or a specific payment of principal of or interest on any such Governmental Obligation held by such custodian for the account of the holder
of such depositary receipt; provided, however, that (except as required by law) such custodian is not authorized to make any deduction
from the amount payable to the holder of such depositary receipt from any amount received by the custodian in respect of the Governmental
Obligation or the specific payment of principal of or interest on the Governmental Obligation evidenced by such depositary receipt.
“herein”, “hereof” and
“hereunder”, and other words of similar import, refer to this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular
Article, Section or other subdivision.
“Indenture” means this
instrument as originally executed or as it may from time to time be supplemented or amended by one or more indentures supplemental hereto
entered into in accordance with the terms hereof.
“Interest Payment Date”,
when used with respect to any installment of interest on a Security of a particular series, means the date specified in such Security
or in a Board Resolution or in an indenture supplemental hereto with respect to such series as the fixed date on which an installment
of interest with respect to Securities of that series is due and payable.
“Officer” means, with
respect to the Company, the chairman of the Board of Directors, a chief executive officer, a president, a chief financial officer, chief
operating officer, any executive vice president, any senior vice president, any vice president, the treasurer or any assistant treasurer,
the controller or any assistant controller or the secretary or any assistant secretary.
“Officers’ Certificate”
means a certificate signed by any two Officers. Each such certificate shall include the statements provided for in Section 13.07, if and
to the extent required by the provisions thereof.
“Opinion of Counsel”
means an opinion in writing subject to customary exceptions of legal counsel, who may be an employee of or counsel for the Company, that
is delivered to the Trustee in accordance with the terms hereof. Each such opinion shall include the statements provided for in Section
13.07, if and to the extent required by the provisions thereof.
“Outstanding”, when
used with reference to Securities of any series, means, subject to the provisions of Section 8.04, as of any particular time, all Securities
of that series theretofore authenticated and delivered by the Trustee under this Indenture, except (a) Securities theretofore canceled
by the Trustee or any paying agent, or delivered to the Trustee or any paying agent for cancellation or that have previously been canceled;
(b) Securities or portions thereof for the payment or redemption of which moneys or Governmental Obligations in the necessary amount shall
have been deposited in trust with the Trustee or with any paying agent (other than the Company) or shall have been set aside and segregated
in trust by the Company (if the Company shall act as its own paying agent); provided, however, that if such Securities or portions of
such Securities are to be redeemed prior to the maturity thereof, notice of such redemption shall have been given as in Article Three
provided, or provision satisfactory to the Trustee shall have been made for giving such notice; and (c) Securities in lieu of or in substitution
for which other Securities shall have been authenticated and delivered pursuant to the terms of Section 2.07.
“Person” means any individual,
corporation, partnership, joint venture, joint-stock company, limited liability company, association, trust, unincorporated organization,
any other entity or organization, including a government or political subdivision or an agency or instrumentality thereof.
“Predecessor Security”
of any particular Security means every previous Security evidencing all or a portion of the same debt as that evidenced by such particular
Security; and, for the purposes of this definition, any Security authenticated and delivered under Section 2.07 in lieu of a lost, destroyed
or stolen Security shall be deemed to evidence the same debt as the lost, destroyed or stolen Security.
“Responsible Officer”
when used with respect to the Trustee means the chairman of its board of directors, the chief executive officer, the president, any vice
president, the secretary, the treasurer, any trust officer, any corporate trust officer or any other officer or assistant officer of the
Trustee customarily performing functions similar to those performed by the Persons who at the time shall be such officers, respectively,
or to whom any corporate trust matter is referred because of his or her knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject.
“Securities” means the
debt Securities authenticated and delivered under this Indenture.
“Securityholder”, “holder
of Securities”, “registered holder”, or other similar term, means the Person or Persons in whose name or names a particular
Security shall be registered on the books of the Company kept for that purpose in accordance with the terms of this Indenture.
“Security Register”
and “Security Registrar” shall have the meanings as set forth in Section 2.05.
“Subsidiary” means,
with respect to any Person, (i) any corporation at least a majority of whose outstanding Voting Stock shall at the time be owned, directly
or indirectly, by such Person or by one or more of its Subsidiaries or by such Person and one or more of its Subsidiaries, (ii) any general
partnership, joint venture or similar entity, at least a majority of whose outstanding partnership or similar interests shall at the time
be owned by such Person, or by one or more of its Subsidiaries, or by such Person and one or more of its Subsidiaries and (iii) any limited
partnership of which such Person or any of its Subsidiaries is a general partner.
“Trustee” means , and,
subject to the provisions of Article Seven, shall also include its successors and assigns, and, if at any time there is more than one
Person acting in such capacity hereunder, “Trustee” shall mean each such Person. The term “Trustee” as used with
respect to a particular series of the Securities shall mean the trustee with respect to that series.
“Trust Indenture Act” means the Trust Indenture
Act of 1939, as amended.
“Voting Stock”, as applied
to stock of any Person, means shares, interests, participations or other equivalents in the equity interest (however designated) in such
Person having ordinary voting power for the election of a majority of the directors (or the equivalent) of such Person, other than shares,
interests, participations or other equivalents having such power only by reason of the occurrence of a contingency.
ARTICLE 2
ISSUE, DESCRIPTION, TERMS, EXECUTION, REGISTRATION
AND EXCHANGE OF SECURITIES
Section 2.01 Designation and Terms of Securities.
(a) The aggregate
principal amount of Securities that may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture is unlimited. The Securities may be issued
in one or more series up to the aggregate principal amount of Securities of that series from time to time authorized by or pursuant to
a Board Resolution or pursuant to one or more indentures supplemental hereto. Prior to the initial issuance of Securities of any series,
there shall be established in or pursuant to a Board Resolution, and set forth in an Officers’ Certificate, or established in one
or more indentures supplemental hereto:
(1) the title of
the Securities of the series (which shall distinguish the Securities of that series from all other Securities);
(2) any limit upon
the aggregate principal amount of the Securities of that series that may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture (except for
Securities authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, other Securities of that series);
(3) the date or
dates on which the principal of the Securities of the series is payable, any original issue discount that may apply to the Securities
of that series upon their issuance, the principal amount due at maturity, and the place(s) of payment;
(4) the rate or
rates at which the Securities of the series shall bear interest or the manner of calculation of such rate or rates, if any;
(5) the date or
dates from which such interest shall accrue, the Interest Payment Dates on which such interest will be payable or the manner of determination
of such Interest Payment Dates, the place(s) of payment, and the record date for the determination of holders to whom interest is payable
on any such Interest Payment Dates or the manner of determination of such record dates;
(6) the right, if
any, to extend the interest payment periods and the duration of such extension;
(7) the period or
periods within which, the price or prices at which and the terms and conditions upon which Securities of the series may be redeemed, in
whole or in part, at the option of the Company;
(8) the obligation,
if any, of the Company to redeem or purchase Securities of the series pursuant to any sinking fund, mandatory redemption, or analogous
provisions (including payments made in cash in satisfaction of future sinking fund obligations) or at the option of a holder thereof and
the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which, and the terms and conditions upon which, Securities of the series shall
be redeemed or purchased, in whole or in part, pursuant to such obligation;
(9) the form of
the Securities of the series including the form of the Certificate of Authentication for such series;
(10) if other than
denominations of one thousand U.S. dollars ($1,000) or any integral multiple thereof, the denominations in which the Securities of the
series shall be issuable;
(11) any and all
other terms (including terms, to the extent applicable, relating to any auction or remarketing of the Securities of that series and any
security for the obligations of the Company with respect to such Securities) with respect to such series (which terms shall not be inconsistent
with the terms of this Indenture, as amended by any supplemental indenture) including any terms which may be required by or advisable
under United States laws or regulations or advisable in connection with the marketing of Securities of that series;
(12) whether the
Securities are issuable as a Global Security and, in such case, the terms and the identity of the Depositary for such series;
(13) whether the
Securities will be convertible into or exchangeable for ordinary shares or other securities of the Company or any other Person and, if
so, the terms and conditions upon which such Securities will be so convertible or exchangeable, including the conversion or exchange price,
as applicable, or how it will be calculated and may be adjusted, any mandatory or optional (at the Company’s option or the holders’
option) conversion or exchange features, and the applicable conversion or exchange period;
(14) if other than
the principal amount thereof, the portion of the principal amount of Securities of the series which shall be payable upon declaration
of acceleration of the maturity thereof pursuant to Section 6.01;
(15) any additional
or different Events of Default or restrictive covenants (which may include, among other restrictions, restrictions on the Company’s
ability or the ability of the Company’s Subsidiaries to: incur additional indebtedness; issue additional securities; create liens;
pay dividends or make distributions in respect of their capital stock; redeem capital stock; place restrictions on such Subsidiaries placing
restrictions on their ability to pay dividends, make distributions or transfer assets; make investments or other restricted payments;
sell or otherwise dispose of assets; enter into sale-leaseback transactions; engage in transactions with stockholders and affiliates;
issue or sell stock of their Subsidiaries; or effect a consolidation or merger) or financial covenants (which may include, among other
financial covenants, financial covenants that require the Company and its Subsidiaries to maintain specified interest coverage, fixed
charge, cash flow-based or asset-based ratios) provided for with respect to the Securities of the series;
(16) if other than
dollars, the coin or currency in which the Securities of the series are denominated (including, but not limited to, foreign currency);
(17) the terms and
conditions, if any, upon which the Company shall pay amounts in addition to the stated interest, premium, if any and principal amounts
of the Securities of the series to any Securityholder that is not a “United States person” for federal tax purposes; and
(18) any restrictions
on transfer, sale or assignment of the Securities of the series.
All Securities of any one series shall be substantially
identical except as to denomination and except as may otherwise be provided in or pursuant to any such Board Resolution or in any indentures
supplemental hereto.
If any of the terms of the series are established
by action taken pursuant to a Board Resolution of the Company, a copy of an appropriate record of such action shall be certified by the
secretary or an assistant secretary of the Company and delivered to the Trustee at or prior to the delivery of the Officers’ Certificate
of the Company setting forth the terms of the series.
Securities of any particular series may be issued
at various times, with different dates on which the principal or any installment of principal is payable, with different rates of interest,
if any, or different methods by which rates of interest may be determined, with different dates on which such interest may be payable
and with different redemption dates.
Section 2.02 Form of Securities and Trustee’s
Certificate.
The Securities of any series and the Trustee’s
certificate of authentication to be borne by such Securities shall be substantially of the tenor and purport as set forth in one or more
indentures supplemental hereto or as provided in a Board Resolution, and set forth in an Officers’ Certificate, and they may have
such letters, numbers or other marks of identification or designation and such legends or endorsements printed, lithographed or engraved
thereon as the Company may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Indenture, or as may be required to
comply with any law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with any rule or regulation of any securities exchange on
which Securities of that series may be listed, or to conform to usage.
Section 2.03 Denominations: Provisions for
Payment.
The Securities shall be issuable as registered
Securities and in the denominations of one thousand U.S. dollars ($1,000) or any integral multiple thereof, subject to Section 2.01(a)(10).
The Securities of a particular series shall bear interest payable on the dates and at the rate specified with respect to that series.
Subject to Section 2.01(a)(16), the principal of and the interest on the Securities of any series, as well as any premium thereon in case
of redemption thereof prior to maturity, shall be payable in the coin or currency of the United States of America that at the time is
legal tender for public and private debt, at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose in the Borough of Manhattan,
the City and State of New York. Each Security shall be dated the date of its authentication. Interest on the Securities shall be computed
on the basis of a 360-day year composed of twelve 30-day months.
The interest installment on any Security that
is payable, and is punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date for Securities of that series shall be paid to the
Person in whose name said Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the regular record
date for such interest installment. In the event that any Security of a particular series or portion thereof is called for redemption
and the redemption date is subsequent to a regular record date with respect to any Interest Payment Date and prior to such Interest Payment
Date, interest on such Security will be paid upon presentation and surrender of such Security as provided in Section 3.03.
Any interest on any Security that is payable,
but is not punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date for Securities of the same series (herein called “Defaulted
Interest”) shall forthwith cease to be payable to the registered holder on the relevant regular record date by virtue of having
been such holder; and such Defaulted Interest shall be paid by the Company, at its election, as provided in clause (1) or clause (2) below:
(1) The Company
may make payment of any Defaulted Interest on Securities to the Persons in whose names such Securities (or their respective Predecessor
Securities) are registered at the close of business on a special record date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest, which shall be
fixed in the following manner: the Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of Defaulted Interest proposed to be paid
on each such Security and the date of the proposed payment, and at the same time the Company shall deposit with the Trustee an amount
of money equal to the aggregate amount proposed to be paid in respect of such Defaulted Interest or shall make arrangements satisfactory
to the Trustee for such deposit prior to the date of the proposed payment, such money when deposited to be held in trust for the benefit
of the Persons entitled to such Defaulted Interest as in this clause provided. Thereupon the Trustee shall fix a special record date for
the payment of such Defaulted Interest which shall not be more than 15 nor less than 10 days prior to the date of the proposed payment
and not less than 10 days after the receipt by the Trustee of the notice of the proposed payment. The Trustee shall promptly notify the
Company of such special record date and, in the name and at the expense of the Company, shall cause notice of the proposed payment of
such Defaulted Interest and the special record date therefor to be mailed, first class postage prepaid, to each Securityholder at his
or her address as it appears in the Security Register (as hereinafter defined), not less than 10 days prior to such special record date.
Notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the special record date therefor having been mailed as aforesaid, such Defaulted
Interest shall be paid to the Persons in whose names such Securities (or their respective Predecessor Securities) are registered on such
special record date.
(2) The Company
may make payment of any Defaulted Interest on any Securities in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any
securities exchange on which such Securities may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, if, after notice
given by the Company to the Trustee of the proposed payment pursuant to this clause, such manner of payment shall be deemed practicable
by the Trustee.
Unless otherwise set forth in a Board Resolution
or one or more indentures supplemental hereto establishing the terms of any series of Securities pursuant to Section 2.01 hereof, the
term “regular record date” as used in this Section with respect to a series of Securities and any Interest Payment Date for
such series shall mean either the fifteenth day of the month immediately preceding the month in which an Interest Payment Date established
for such series pursuant to Section 2.01 hereof shall occur, if such Interest Payment Date is the first day of a month, or the first day
of the month in which an Interest Payment Date established for such series pursuant to Section 2.01 hereof shall occur, if such Interest
Payment Date is the fifteenth day of a month, whether or not such date is a Business Day.
Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section,
each Security of a series delivered under this Indenture upon transfer of or in exchange for or in lieu of any other Security of such
series shall carry the rights to interest accrued and unpaid, and to accrue, that were carried by such other Security.
Section 2.04 Execution and Authentication.
The Securities shall be signed on behalf of the
Company by one of its Officers. Signatures may be in the form of a manual or facsimile signature.
The Company may use the facsimile signature of
any Person who shall have been an Officer, notwithstanding the fact that at the time the Securities shall be authenticated and delivered
or disposed of such Person shall have ceased to be such an officer of the Company. The Securities may contain such notations, legends
or endorsements required by law, stock exchange rule or usage. Each Security shall be dated the date of its authentication by the Trustee.
A Security shall not be valid until authenticated
manually by an authorized signatory of the Trustee, or by an Authenticating Agent. Such signature shall be conclusive evidence that the
Security so authenticated has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder and that the holder is entitled to the benefits of this
Indenture. At any time and from time to time after the execution and delivery of this Indenture, the Company may deliver Securities of
any series executed by the Company to the Trustee for authentication, together with a written order of the Company for the authentication
and delivery of such Securities, signed by an Officer, and the Trustee in accordance with such written order shall authenticate and deliver
such Securities.
In authenticating such Securities and accepting
the additional responsibilities under this Indenture in relation to such Securities, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and (subject
to Section 7.01) shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel stating that the form and terms thereof have been established
in conformity with the provisions of this Indenture.
The Trustee shall not be required to authenticate
such Securities if the issue of such Securities pursuant to this Indenture will affect the Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities
under the Securities and this Indenture or otherwise in a manner that is not reasonably acceptable to the Trustee.
Section 2.05 Registration of Transfer and Exchange.
(a) Securities
of any series may be exchanged upon presentation thereof at the office or agency of the Company designated for such purpose in the Borough
of Manhattan, the City and State of New York, for other Securities of such series of authorized denominations, and for a like aggregate
principal amount, upon payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge in relation thereto, all as provided
in this Section. In respect of any Securities so surrendered for exchange, the Company shall execute, the Trustee shall authenticate and
such office or agency shall deliver in exchange therefor the Security or Securities of the same series that the Securityholder making
the exchange shall be entitled to receive, bearing numbers not contemporaneously outstanding.
(b) The Company
shall keep, or cause to be kept, at its office or agency designated for such purpose in the Borough of Manhattan, the City and State of
New York, or such other location designated by the Company, a register or registers (herein referred to as the “Security Register”)
in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Company shall register the Securities and the transfers of Securities
as in this Article provided and which at all reasonable times shall be open for inspection by the Trustee. The registrar for the purpose
of registering Securities and transfer of Securities as herein provided shall be appointed as authorized by Board Resolution (the “Security
Registrar”).
Upon surrender for transfer of any Security at
the office or agency of the Company designated for such purpose, the Company shall execute, the Trustee shall authenticate and such office
or agency shall deliver in the name of the transferee or transferees a new Security or Securities of the same series as the Security presented
for a like aggregate principal amount.
All Securities presented or surrendered for exchange
or registration of transfer, as provided in this Section, shall be accompanied (if so required by the Company or the Security Registrar)
by a written instrument or instruments of transfer, in form satisfactory to the Company or the Security Registrar, duly executed by the
registered holder or by such holder’s duly authorized attorney in writing.
(c) Except as
provided pursuant to Section 2.01 pursuant to a Board Resolution, and set forth in an Officers’ Certificate, or established in one
or more indentures supplemental to this Indenture, no service charge shall be made for any exchange or registration of transfer of Securities,
or issue of new Securities in case of partial redemption of any series, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover
any tax or other governmental charge in relation thereto, other than exchanges pursuant to Section 2.06, Section 3.03(b) and Section 9.04
not involving any transfer.
(d) The Company
shall not be required (i) to issue, exchange or register the transfer of any Securities during a period beginning at the opening of business
15 days before the day of the mailing of a notice of redemption of less than all the Outstanding Securities of the same series and ending
at the close of business on the day of such mailing, nor (ii) to register the transfer of or exchange any Securities of any series or
portions thereof called for redemption, other than the unredeemed portion of any such Securities being redeemed in part. The provisions
of this Section 2.05 are, with respect to any Global Security, subject to Section 2.11 hereof.
Section 2.06 Temporary Securities.
Pending the preparation of definitive Securities
of any series, the Company may execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, temporary Securities (printed, lithographed or
typewritten) of any authorized denomination. Such temporary Securities shall be substantially in the form of the definitive Securities
in lieu of which they are issued, but with such omissions, insertions and variations as may be appropriate for temporary Securities, all
as may be determined by the Company. Every temporary Security of any series 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 Securities of such series.
Without unnecessary delay the Company will execute and will furnish definitive Securities of such series and thereupon any or all temporary
Securities of such series may be surrendered in exchange therefor (without charge to the holders), at the office or agency of the Company
designated for the purpose in the Borough of Manhattan, the City and State of New York, and the Trustee shall authenticate and such office
or agency shall deliver in exchange for such temporary Securities an equal aggregate principal amount of definitive Securities of such
series, unless the Company advises the Trustee to the effect that definitive Securities need not be executed and furnished until further
notice from the Company. Until so exchanged, the temporary Securities of such series shall be entitled to the same benefits under this
Indenture as definitive Securities of such series authenticated and delivered hereunder.
Section 2.07 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or
Stolen Securities.
In case any temporary or definitive Security shall
become mutilated or be destroyed, lost or stolen, the Company (subject to the next succeeding sentence) shall execute, and upon the Company’s
request the Trustee (subject as aforesaid) shall authenticate and deliver, a new Security of the same series, bearing a number not contemporaneously
outstanding, in exchange and substitution for the mutilated Security, or in lieu of and in substitution for the Security so destroyed,
lost or stolen. In every case the applicant for a substituted Security shall furnish to the Company and the Trustee such security or indemnity
as may be required by them to save each of them harmless, and, in every case of destruction, loss or theft, the applicant shall also furnish
to the Company and the Trustee evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of the applicant’s Security and
of the ownership thereof. The Trustee may authenticate any such substituted Security and deliver the same upon the written request or
authorization of any officer of the Company. Upon the issuance of any substituted 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 (including the
fees and expenses of the Trustee) connected therewith.
In case any Security that has matured or is about
to mature shall become mutilated or be destroyed, lost or stolen, the Company may, instead of issuing a substitute Security, pay or authorize
the payment of the same (without surrender thereof except in the case of a mutilated Security) if the applicant for such payment shall
furnish to the Company and the Trustee such security or indemnity as they may require to save them harmless, 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 Security and of the
ownership thereof.
Every replacement Security issued pursuant to
the provisions of this Section shall constitute an additional contractual obligation of the Company whether or not the mutilated, destroyed,
lost or stolen Security shall be found at any time, or be enforceable by anyone, and shall be entitled to all the benefits of this Indenture
equally and proportionately with any and all other Securities of the same series duly issued hereunder. All 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 Securities, and shall preclude (to the extent lawful) 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 2.08 Cancellation.
All Securities surrendered for the purpose of
payment, redemption, exchange or registration of transfer shall, if surrendered to the Company or any paying agent, be delivered to the
Trustee for cancellation, or, if surrendered to the Trustee, shall be cancelled by it, and no Securities shall be issued in lieu thereof
except as expressly required or permitted by any of the provisions of this Indenture. In the absence of such request the Trustee may dispose
of canceled Securities in accordance with its standard procedures and deliver a certificate of disposition to the Company. If the Company
shall otherwise acquire any of the Securities, however, such acquisition shall not operate as a redemption or satisfaction of the indebtedness
represented by such Securities unless and until the same are delivered to the Trustee for cancellation.
Section 2.09 Benefits of Indenture.
Nothing in this Indenture or in the Securities,
express or implied, shall give or be construed to give to any Person, other than the parties hereto and the holders of the Securities
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 such covenants, conditions and provisions being for the sole benefit of the parties hereto and of the holders of the Securities.
Section 2.10 Authenticating Agent.
So long as any of the Securities of any series
remain Outstanding there may be an Authenticating Agent for any or all such series of Securities which the Trustee shall have the right
to appoint. Said Authenticating Agent shall be authorized to act on behalf of the Trustee to authenticate Securities of such series issued
upon exchange, transfer or partial redemption thereof, and Securities so authenticated shall be entitled to the benefits of this Indenture
and shall be valid and obligatory for all purposes as if authenticated by the Trustee hereunder. All references in this Indenture to the
authentication of Securities by the Trustee shall be deemed to include authentication by an Authenticating Agent for such series. Each
Authenticating Agent shall be acceptable to the Company and shall be a corporation that has a combined capital and surplus, as most recently
reported or determined by it, sufficient under the laws of any jurisdiction under which it is organized or in which it is doing business
to conduct a trust business, and that is otherwise authorized under such laws to conduct such business and is subject to supervision or
examination by federal or state authorities. If at any time any Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with these
provisions, it shall resign immediately.
Any Authenticating Agent may at any time resign
by giving written notice of resignation to the Trustee and to the Company. The Trustee may at any time (and upon request by the Company
shall) terminate the agency of any Authenticating Agent by giving written notice of termination to such Authenticating Agent and to the
Company. Upon resignation, termination or cessation of eligibility of any Authenticating Agent, the Trustee may appoint an eligible successor
Authenticating Agent acceptable to the Company. Any successor Authenticating Agent, upon acceptance of its appointment hereunder, shall
become vested with all the rights, powers and duties of its predecessor hereunder as if originally named as an Authenticating Agent pursuant
hereto.
Section 2.11 Global Securities.
(a) If the Company
shall establish pursuant to Section 2.01 that the Securities of a particular series are to be issued as a Global Security, then the Company
shall execute and the Trustee shall, in accordance with Section 2.04, authenticate and deliver, a Global Security that (i) shall represent,
and shall be denominated in an amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of, all of the Outstanding Securities of such series, (ii)
shall be registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee, (iii) shall be delivered by the Trustee to the Depositary or pursuant
to the Depositary’s instruction and (iv) shall bear a legend substantially to the following effect: “Except as otherwise provided
in Section 2.11 of the Indenture, this Security may be transferred, in whole but not in part, only to another nominee of the Depositary
or to a successor Depositary or to a nominee of such successor Depositary.”
(b) Notwithstanding
the provisions of Section 2.05, the Global Security of a series may be transferred, in whole but not in part and in the manner provided
in Section 2.05, only to another nominee of the Depositary for such series, or to a successor Depositary for such series selected or approved
by the Company or to a nominee of such successor Depositary.
(c) If at any
time the Depositary for a series of the Securities notifies the Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for such
series or if at any time the Depositary for such series shall no longer be registered or in good standing under the Exchange Act, or other
applicable statute or regulation, and a successor Depositary for such series is not appointed by the Company within 90 days after the
Company receives such notice or becomes aware of such condition, as the case may be, or if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing
and the Company has received a request from the Depositary, this Section 2.11 shall no longer be applicable to the Securities of such
series and the Company will execute, and subject to Section 2.04, the Trustee will authenticate and deliver the Securities of such series
in definitive registered form without coupons, in authorized denominations, and in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal
amount of the Global Security of such series in exchange for such Global Security. In addition, the Company may at any time determine
that the Securities of any series shall no longer be represented by a Global Security and that the provisions of this Section 2.11 shall
no longer apply to the Securities of such series. In such event the Company will execute and, subject to Section 2.04, the Trustee, upon
receipt of an Officers’ Certificate evidencing such determination by the Company, will authenticate and deliver the Securities of
such series in definitive registered form without coupons, in authorized denominations, and in an aggregate principal amount equal to
the principal amount of the Global Security of such series in exchange for such Global Security. Upon the exchange of the Global Security
for such Securities in definitive registered form without coupons, in authorized denominations, the Global Security shall be canceled
by the Trustee. Such Securities in definitive registered form issued in exchange for the Global Security pursuant to this Section 2.11(c)
shall be registered in such names and in such authorized denominations as the Depositary, pursuant to instructions from its direct or
indirect participants or otherwise, shall instruct the Trustee. The Trustee shall deliver such Securities to the Depositary for delivery
to the Persons in whose names such Securities are so registered.
ARTICLE 3
REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES AND SINKING FUND PROVISIONS
Section 3.01 Redemption.
The Company may redeem the Securities of any series
issued hereunder on and after the dates and in accordance with the terms established for such series pursuant to Section 2.01 hereof.
Section 3.02 Notice of Redemption.
(a) In case the
Company shall desire to exercise such right to redeem all or, as the case may be, a portion of the Securities of any series in accordance
with any right the Company reserved for itself to do so pursuant to Section 2.01 hereof, the Company shall, or shall cause the Trustee
to, give notice of such redemption to holders of the Securities of such series to be redeemed by mailing, first class postage prepaid,
a notice of such redemption not less than 30 days and not more than 90 days before the date fixed for redemption of that series to such
holders at their last addresses as they shall appear upon the Security Register, unless a shorter period is specified in the Securities
to be redeemed. Any notice that is mailed in the manner herein provided shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given, whether
or not the registered holder receives the notice. In any case, failure duly to give such notice to the holder of any Security of any series
designated for redemption in whole or in part, or any defect in the notice, shall not affect the validity of the proceedings for the redemption
of any other Securities of such series or any other series. In the case of any redemption of Securities prior to the expiration of any
restriction on such redemption provided in the terms of such Securities or elsewhere in this Indenture, the Company shall furnish the
Trustee with an Officers’ Certificate evidencing compliance with any such restriction.
Each such notice of redemption shall specify the
date fixed for redemption and the redemption price at which Securities of that series are to be redeemed, and shall state that payment
of the redemption price of such Securities to be redeemed will be made at the office or agency of the Company in the Borough of Manhattan,
the City and State of New York, upon presentation and surrender of such Securities, that interest accrued to the date fixed for redemption
will be paid as specified in said notice, that from and after said date interest will cease to accrue and that the redemption is for a
sinking fund, if such is the case. If less than all the Securities of a series are to be redeemed, the notice to the holders of Securities
of that series to be redeemed in part shall specify the particular Securities to be so redeemed.
In case any Security is to be redeemed in part
only, the notice that relates to such Security shall state the portion of the principal amount thereof to be redeemed, and shall state
that on and after the redemption date, upon surrender of such Security, a new Security or Securities of such series in principal amount
equal to the unredeemed portion thereof will be issued.
(b) If less than
all the Securities of a series are to be redeemed, the Company shall give the Trustee at least 45 days’ notice (unless a shorter
notice shall be satisfactory to the Trustee) in advance of the date fixed for redemption as to the aggregate principal amount of Securities
of the series to be redeemed, and thereupon the Trustee shall select, by lot or in such other manner as it shall deem appropriate and
fair in its discretion and that may provide for the selection of a portion or portions (equal to one thousand U.S. dollars ($1,000) or
any integral multiple thereof) of the principal amount of such Securities of a denomination larger than $1,000, the Securities to be redeemed
and shall thereafter promptly notify the Company in writing of the numbers of the Securities to be redeemed, in whole or in part. The
Company may, if and whenever it shall so elect, by delivery of instructions signed on its behalf by an Officer, instruct the Trustee or
any paying agent to call all or any part of the Securities of a particular series for redemption and to give notice of redemption in the
manner set forth in this Section, such notice to be in the name of the Company or its own name as the Trustee or such paying agent may
deem advisable. In any case in which notice of redemption is to be given by the Trustee or any such paying agent, the Company shall deliver
or cause to be delivered to, or permit to remain with, the Trustee or such paying agent, as the case may be, such Security Register, transfer
books or other records, or suitable copies or extracts therefrom, sufficient to enable the Trustee or such paying agent to give any notice
by mail that may be required under the provisions of this Section.
Section 3.03 Payment Upon Redemption.
(a) If the giving
of notice of redemption shall have been completed as above provided, the Securities or portions of Securities of the series to be redeemed
specified in such notice shall become due and payable on the date and at the place stated in such notice at the applicable redemption
price, together with interest accrued to the date fixed for redemption and interest on such Securities or portions of Securities shall
cease to accrue on and after the date fixed for redemption, unless the Company shall default in the payment of such redemption price and
accrued interest with respect to any such Security or portion thereof. On presentation and surrender of such Securities on or after the
date fixed for redemption at the place of payment specified in the notice, said Securities shall be paid and redeemed at the applicable
redemption price for such series, together with interest accrued thereon to the date fixed for redemption (but if the date fixed for redemption
is an interest payment date, the interest installment payable on such date shall be payable to the registered holder at the close of business
on the applicable record date pursuant to Section 2.03).
(b) Upon presentation
of any Security of such series that is to be redeemed in part only, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and the
office or agency where the Security is presented shall deliver to the holder thereof, at the expense of the Company, a new Security of
the same series of authorized denominations in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion of the Security so presented.
Section 3.04 Sinking Fund.
The provisions of Sections 3.04, 3.05 and 3.06
shall be applicable to any sinking fund for the retirement of Securities of a series, except as otherwise specified as contemplated by
Section 2.01 for Securities of such series.
The minimum amount of any sinking fund payment
provided for by the terms of Securities of any series is herein referred to as a “mandatory sinking fund payment,” and any
payment in excess of such minimum amount provided for by the terms of Securities of any series is herein referred to as an “optional
sinking fund payment”. If provided for by the terms of Securities of any series, the cash amount of any sinking fund payment may
be subject to reduction as provided in Section 3.05. Each sinking fund payment shall be applied to the redemption of Securities of any
series as provided for by the terms of Securities of such series.
Section 3.05 Satisfaction of Sinking Fund Payments
with Securities.
The Company (i) may deliver Outstanding Securities
of a series and (ii) may apply as a credit Securities of a series that have been redeemed either at the election of the Company pursuant
to the terms of such Securities or through the application of permitted optional sinking fund payments pursuant to the terms of such Securities,
in each case in satisfaction of all or any part of any sinking fund payment with respect to the Securities of such series required to
be made pursuant to the terms of such Securities as provided for by the terms of such series, provided that such Securities have not been
previously so credited. Such Securities shall be received and credited for such purpose by the Trustee at the redemption price specified
in such Securities for redemption through operation of the sinking fund and the amount of such sinking fund payment shall be reduced accordingly.
Section 3.06 Redemption of Securities for Sinking
Fund.
Not less than 45 days prior to each sinking fund
payment date for any series of Securities (unless a shorter period shall be satisfactory to the Trustee), 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 the series, the portion thereof, if any, that is to be satisfied by delivering and crediting Securities of that series pursuant
to Section 3.05 and the basis for such credit and will, together with such Officers’ Certificate, deliver to the Trustee any Securities
to be so delivered. Not less than 30 days before each such sinking fund payment date the Trustee shall select the Securities to be redeemed
upon such sinking fund payment date in the manner specified in Section 3.02 and cause notice of the redemption thereof to be given in
the name of and at the expense of the Company in the manner provided in Section 3.02. Such notice having been duly given, the redemption
of such Securities shall be made upon the terms and in the manner stated in Section 3.03.
ARTICLE 4
COVENANTS
Section 4.01 Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest.
The Company will duly and punctually pay or cause
to be paid the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on the Securities of that series at the time and place and in the manner
provided herein and established with respect to such Securities.
Section 4.02 Maintenance of Office or Agency.
So long as any series of the Securities remain
Outstanding, the Company agrees to maintain an office or agency in the Borough of Manhattan, the City and State of New York, with respect
to each such series and at such other location or locations as may be designated as provided in this Section 4.02, where (i) Securities
of that series may be presented for payment, (ii) Securities of that series may be presented as herein above authorized for registration
of transfer and exchange, and (iii) notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Securities of that series and this Indenture
may be given or served, such designation to continue with respect to such office or agency until the Company shall, by written notice
signed by any officer authorized to sign an Officers’ Certificate and delivered to the Trustee, designate some other office or agency
for such purposes or any of them. 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, notices and demands may be made or served at the Corporate Trust Office
of the Trustee, and the Company hereby appoints the Trustee as its agent to receive all such presentations, notices and demands. The Company
initially appoints the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee located in the Borough of Manhattan, the City of New York as its paying agent
with respect to the Securities.
Section 4.03 Paying Agents.
(a) If the Company
shall appoint one or more paying agents for all or any series of the Securities, other than the Trustee, the Company will cause each such
paying agent 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:
(1) 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 Securities of that
series (whether such sums have been paid to it by the Company or by any other obligor of such Securities) in trust for the benefit of
the Persons entitled thereto;
(2) that it will
give the Trustee notice of any failure by the Company (or by any other obligor of such Securities) to make any payment of the principal
of (and premium, if any) or interest on the Securities of that series when the same shall be due and payable;
(3) that it will,
at any time during the continuance of any failure referred to in the preceding paragraph (a)(2) above, upon the written request of the
Trustee, forthwith pay to the Trustee all sums so held in trust by such paying agent; and
(4) that it will
perform all other duties of paying agent as set forth in this Indenture.
(b) If the Company
shall act as its own paying agent with respect to any series of the Securities, it will on or before each due date of the principal of
(and premium, if any) or interest on Securities of that series, set aside, segregate and hold in trust for the benefit of the Persons
entitled thereto a sum sufficient to pay such principal (and premium, if any) or interest so becoming due on Securities of that series
until such sums shall be paid to such Persons or otherwise disposed of as herein provided and will promptly notify the Trustee of such
action, or any failure (by it or any other obligor on such Securities) to take such action. Whenever the Company shall have one or more
paying agents for any series of Securities, it will, prior to each due date of the principal of (and premium, if any) or interest on any
Securities of that series, deposit with the paying agent a sum sufficient to pay the principal (and premium, if any) or interest so becoming
due, such sum to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled to such principal, premium or interest, and (unless such paying
agent is the Trustee) the Company will promptly notify the Trustee of this action or failure so to act.
(c) Notwithstanding
anything in this Section to the contrary, (i) the agreement to hold sums in trust as provided in this Section is subject to the provisions
of Section 11.05, and (ii) the Company may at any time, for the purpose of obtaining the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture
or for any other purpose, pay, or direct any paying agent to pay, to the Trustee all sums held in trust by the Company or such paying
agent, such sums to be held by the Trustee upon the same terms and conditions as those upon which such sums were held by the Company or
such paying agent; and, upon such payment by the Company or any paying agent to the Trustee, the Company or such paying agent shall be
released from all further liability with respect to such money.
Section 4.04 Appointment to Fill Vacancy in 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 7.10, a Trustee, so that there shall at all times
be a Trustee hereunder.
Section 4.05 Compliance with Consolidation
Provisions.
The Company will not, while any of the Securities
remain Outstanding, consolidate with or merge into any other Person, in either case where the Company is not the survivor of such transaction,
or sell or convey all or substantially all of its property to any other Person unless the provisions of Article Ten hereof are complied
with.
ARTICLE 5
SECURITYHOLDERS’ LISTS AND REPORTS BY
THE COMPANY AND THE TRUSTEE
Section 5.01 Company to Furnish Trustee Names
and Addresses of Securityholders.
The Company will furnish or cause to be furnished
to the Trustee (a) within 15 days after each regular record date (as defined in Section 2.03) a list, in such form as the Trustee may
reasonably require, of the names and addresses of the holders of each series of Securities as of such regular record date, provided that
the Company shall not be obligated to furnish or cause to furnish such list at any time that the list shall not differ in any respect
from the most recent list furnished to the Trustee by the Company 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 of similar form and content as of a date not more than 15 days prior
to the time such list is furnished; provided, however, that, in either case, no such list need be furnished for any series for which the
Trustee shall be the Security Registrar.
Section 5.02 Preservation Of Information; Communications
With Securityholders.
(a) The Trustee
shall preserve, in as current a form as is reasonably practicable, all information as to the names and addresses of the holders of Securities
contained in the most recent list furnished to it as provided in Section 5.01 and as to the names and addresses of holders of Securities
received by the Trustee in its capacity as Security Registrar (if acting in such capacity).
(b) The Trustee
may destroy any list furnished to it as provided in Section 5.01 upon receipt of a new list so furnished.
(c) Securityholders
may communicate as provided in Section 312(b) of the Trust Indenture Act with other Securityholders with respect to their rights under
this Indenture or under the Securities, and, in connection with any such communications, the Trustee shall satisfy its obligations under
Section 312(b) of the Trust Indenture Act in accordance with the provisions of Section 312(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.
Section 5.03 Reports by the Company.
The Company covenants and agrees to provide a
copy to the Trustee, after the Company files 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 the Securities and Exchange Commission
may from time to time by rules and regulations prescribe) that the Company files with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant
to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act; provided, however, the Company shall not be required to deliver to the Trustee any
materials for which the Company has sought and received confidential treatment by the SEC. The Company shall also comply with the requirements
of Section 314 of the Trust Indenture Act, but only to the extent then applicable to the Company.
Section 5.04 Reports by the Trustee.
(a) On or before
July 1 in each year in which any of the Securities are Outstanding, the Trustee shall transmit by mail, first class postage prepaid, to
the Securityholders, as their names and addresses appear upon the Security Register, a brief report dated as of the preceding May 1, if
and to the extent required under Section 313(a) of the Trust Indenture Act.
(b) The Trustee
shall comply with Section 313(b) and 313(c) of the Trust Indenture Act.
(c) A copy of
each such report shall, at the time of such transmission to Securityholders, be filed by the Trustee with the Company, with each securities
exchange upon which any Securities are listed (if so listed) and also with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company agrees
to notify the Trustee when any Securities become listed on any securities exchange.
ARTICLE 6
REMEDIES OF THE TRUSTEE AND SECURITYHOLDERS
ON EVENT OF DEFAULT
Section 6.01 Events of Default.
(a) Whenever used
herein with respect to Securities of a particular series, “Event of Default” means any one or more of the following events
that has occurred and is continuing:
(1) the Company
defaults in the payment of any installment of interest upon any of the Securities of that series, as and when the same shall become due
and payable, and such default continues for a period of 90 days; provided, however, that a valid extension of an interest payment period
by the Company in accordance with the terms of any indenture supplemental hereto shall not constitute a default in the payment of interest
for this purpose;
(2) the Company
defaults in the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any, on) any of the Securities of that series as and when the same shall become
due and payable whether at maturity, upon redemption, by declaration or otherwise, or in any payment required by any sinking or analogous
fund established with respect to that series; provided, however, that a valid extension of the maturity of such Securities in accordance
with the terms of any indenture supplemental hereto shall not constitute a default in the payment of principal or premium, if any;
(3) the Company
fails to observe or perform any other of its covenants or agreements with respect to that series contained in this Indenture or otherwise
established with respect to that series of Securities pursuant to Section 2.01 hereof (other than a covenant or agreement that has been
expressly included in this Indenture solely for the benefit of one or more series of Securities other than such series) for a period of
90 days after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied and stating that such notice is a “Notice
of Default” hereunder, shall have been given to the Company by the Trustee, by registered or certified mail, or to the Company and
the Trustee by the holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Securities of that series at the time Outstanding;
(4) the Company
pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law (i) commences a voluntary case, (ii) consents to the entry of an order for relief
against it in an involuntary case, (iii) consents to the appointment of a Custodian of it or for all or substantially all of its property
or (iv) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or
(5) a court of competent
jurisdiction enters an order under any Bankruptcy Law that (i) is for relief against the Company in an involuntary case, (ii) appoints
a Custodian of the Company for all or substantially all of its property or (iii) orders the liquidation of the Company, and the order
or decree remains unstayed and in effect for 90 days.
(b) In each and
every such case (other than an Event of Default specified in clause (4) or clause (5) above), unless the principal of all the 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 Securities of that series then Outstanding hereunder, by notice in writing to the Company (and to the Trustee if given by
such Securityholders), may declare the principal of (and premium, if any, on) and accrued and unpaid interest on all the 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.
If an Event of Default specified in clause (4) or clause (5) above occurs, the principal of and accrued and unpaid interest on all the
Securities of that series shall automatically be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee
or the holders of the Securities.
(c) At any time
after the principal of (and premium, if any, on) and accrued and unpaid interest on the Securities of that series shall have been so declared
due and payable, and before any judgment or decree for the payment of the moneys due shall have been obtained or entered as hereinafter
provided, the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of that series then Outstanding hereunder, by written
notice to the Company and the Trustee, may rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences if: (i) the Company has paid or deposited
with the Trustee a sum sufficient to pay all matured installments of interest upon all the Securities of that series and the principal
of (and premium, if any, on) any and all Securities of that series that shall have become due otherwise than by acceleration (with interest
upon such principal and premium, if any, and, to the extent that such payment is enforceable under applicable law, upon overdue installments
of interest, at the rate per annum expressed in the Securities of that series to the date of such payment or deposit) and the amount payable
to the Trustee under Section 7.06, and (ii) any and all Events of Default under the Indenture with respect to such series, other than
the nonpayment of principal on (and premium, if any, on) and accrued and unpaid interest on Securities of that series that shall not have
become due by their terms, shall have been remedied or waived as provided in Section 6.06.
No such rescission and annulment shall extend
to or shall affect any subsequent default or impair any right consequent thereon.
(d) In case the
Trustee shall have proceeded to enforce any right with respect to Securities of that series 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, then and in every such case, subject to any determination in such proceedings, the Company and the Trustee shall
be restored respectively to their former positions and rights hereunder, and all rights, remedies and powers of the Company and the Trustee
shall continue as though no such proceedings had been taken.
Section 6.02 Collection of Indebtedness and
Suits for Enforcement by Trustee.
(a) The Company
covenants that (i) in case it shall default in the payment of any installment of interest on any of the Securities of a series, or in
any payment required by any sinking or analogous fund established with respect to that series as and when the same shall have become due
and payable, and such default shall have continued for a period of 90 Business Days, or (ii) in case it shall default in the payment of
the principal of (or premium, if any, on) any of the Securities of a series when the same shall have become due and payable, whether upon
maturity of the Securities of a series or upon redemption or upon declaration or otherwise then, upon demand of the Trustee, the Company
will pay to the Trustee, for the benefit of the holders of the Securities of that series, the whole amount that then shall have been become
due and payable on all such Securities for principal (and premium, if any) or interest, or both, as the case may be, with interest upon
the overdue principal (and premium, if any) and (to the extent that payment of such interest is enforceable under applicable law) upon
overdue installments of interest at the rate per annum expressed in the Securities of that series; and, in addition thereto, such further
amount as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection, and the amount payable to the Trustee under Section 7.06.
(b) If the Company
shall fail to pay such amounts forthwith upon such demand, 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, and may prosecute
any such action or proceeding to judgment or final decree, and may enforce any such judgment or final decree against the Company or other
obligor upon the Securities of that series and collect the moneys adjudged or decreed to be payable in the manner provided by law or equity
out of the property of the Company or other obligor upon the Securities of that series, wherever situated.
(c) In case of
any receivership, insolvency, liquidation, bankruptcy, reorganization, readjustment, arrangement, composition or judicial proceedings
affecting the Company, or its creditors or property, the Trustee shall have power to intervene in such proceedings and take any action
therein that may be permitted by the court and shall (except as may be otherwise provided by law) be entitled to file such proofs of claim
and other papers and documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee and of the holders of Securities
of such series allowed for the entire amount due and payable by the Company under the Indenture at the date of institution of such proceedings
and for any additional amount that may become due and payable by the Company after such date, and to collect and receive any moneys or
other property payable or deliverable on any such claim, and to distribute the same after the deduction of the amount payable to the Trustee
under Section 7.06; and any receiver, assignee or trustee in bankruptcy or reorganization is hereby authorized by each of the holders
of Securities of such series to make such payments to the Trustee, and, in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such
payments directly to such Securityholders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due it under Section 7.06.
(d) All rights
of action and of asserting claims under this Indenture, or under any of the terms established with respect to Securities of that series,
may be enforced by the Trustee without the possession of any of such Securities, or the production thereof at any trial or other proceeding
relative thereto, and any such suit or proceeding instituted by the Trustee shall be brought in its own name as trustee of an express
trust, and any recovery of judgment shall, after provision for payment to the Trustee of any amounts due under Section 7.06, be for the
ratable benefit of the holders of the Securities of such series.
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
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 the 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.
Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to
authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Securityholder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition
affecting the Securities of that series or the rights of any holder thereof or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim
of any Securityholder in any such proceeding.
Section 6.03 Application of Moneys or Property Collected.
Any moneys or property collected by the Trustee
pursuant to this Article with respect to a particular series of Securities shall be applied in the following order, at the date or dates
fixed by the Trustee and, in case of the distribution of such moneys or property on account of principal (or premium, if any) or interest,
upon presentation of the Securities of that series, and notation thereon of the payment, if only partially paid, and upon surrender thereof
if fully paid:
FIRST: To the payment of reasonable costs and
expenses of collection and of all amounts payable to the Trustee under Section 7.06;
SECOND: To the payment of the amounts then due
and unpaid upon Securities of such series for principal (and premium, if any) and interest, in respect of which or for the benefit of
which such money has been collected, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on
such Securities for principal (and premium, if any) and interest, respectively; and
THIRD: To the payment of the remainder, if any,
to the Company or any other Person lawfully entitled thereto as requested by the Company.
Section 6.04 Limitation on Suits.
No holder of any Security of any series shall
have any right by virtue or by availing of any provision of this Indenture to institute any suit, action or proceeding in equity or at
law 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 (i) such holder previously shall have given to the Trustee written notice of an Event of Default and of the continuance thereof
with respect to the Securities of such series specifying such Event of Default, as hereinbefore provided; (ii) the holders of not less
than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of such series then Outstanding shall have made written request upon the Trustee
to institute such action, suit or proceeding in its own name as Trustee hereunder; (iii) such holder or holders 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;
(iv) the Trustee for 90 days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity, shall have failed to institute any such
action, suit or proceeding and (v) during such 90 day period, the holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities of that
series do not give the Trustee a direction inconsistent with the request.
Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the
contrary or any other provisions of this Indenture, the right of any holder of any Security to receive payment of the principal of (and
premium, if any) and interest on such Security, as therein provided, on or after the respective due dates expressed in such Security (or
in the case of redemption, on the redemption date), or to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective
dates or redemption date, shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of such holder and by accepting a Security hereunder it
is expressly understood, intended and covenanted by the taker and holder of every Security of such series with every other such taker
and holder and the Trustee, that no one or more holders of Securities of such series shall have any right in any manner whatsoever by
virtue or by availing of any provision of this Indenture to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of the holders of any other of such
Securities, 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 holders of Securities of such series. For the
protection and enforcement of the provisions of this Section, each and every Securityholder and the Trustee shall be entitled to such
relief as can be given either at law or in equity.
Section 6.05 Rights and Remedies Cumulative; Delay or Omission Not
Waiver.
(a) Except as
otherwise provided in Section 2.07, all powers and remedies given by this Article to the Trustee or to the Securityholders shall, to the
extent permitted by law, be deemed cumulative and not exclusive of any other powers and remedies available to the Trustee or the holders
of the Securities, by judicial proceedings or otherwise, to enforce the performance or observance of the covenants and agreements contained
in this Indenture or otherwise established with respect to such Securities.
(b) No delay or
omission of the Trustee or of any holder of any of the Securities to exercise any right or power accruing upon any Event of 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 or by law to the Trustee or the
Securityholders may be exercised from time to time, and as often as shall be deemed expedient, by the Trustee or by the Securityholders.
Section 6.06 Control by Securityholders.
The holders of a majority in aggregate principal
amount of the Securities of any series at the time Outstanding, determined in accordance with Section 8.04, 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 such series; provided, however, that such direction shall not be in conflict with any rule of law or with
this Indenture. Subject to the provisions of Section 7.01, the Trustee shall have the right to decline to follow any such direction if
the Trustee in good faith shall, by a Responsible Officer or officers of the Trustee, determine that the proceeding so directed, subject
to the Trustee’s duties under the Trust Indenture Act, would involve the Trustee in personal liability or might be unduly prejudicial
to the Securityholders not involved in the proceeding. The holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of any
series at the time Outstanding affected thereby, determined in accordance with Section 8.04, may on behalf of the holders of all of the
Securities of such series waive any past default in the performance of any of the covenants contained herein or established pursuant to
Section 2.01 with respect to such series and its consequences, except a default in the payment of the principal of, or premium, if any,
or interest on, any of the Securities of that series as and when the same shall become due by the terms of such Securities otherwise than
by acceleration (unless such default has been cured and a sum sufficient to pay all matured installments of interest and principal and
any premium has been deposited with the Trustee (in accordance with Section 6.01(c)). Upon any such waiver, the default covered thereby
shall be deemed to be cured for all purposes of this Indenture and the Company, the Trustee and the holders of the Securities of such
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 Undertaking to Pay Costs.
All parties to this Indenture agree, and each
holder of any Securities by such holder’s 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, 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 shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Trustee, to any suit instituted by any Securityholder, or group of Securityholders,
holding more than 10% in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series, or to any suit instituted by any Securityholder
for the enforcement of the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any) or interest on any Security of such series, on or after the
respective due dates expressed in such Security or established pursuant to this Indenture.
ARTICLE 7
CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE
Section 7.01 Certain Duties and Responsibilities of Trustee.
(a) The Trustee,
prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default with respect to the Securities of a series and after the curing of all Events of Default
with respect to the Securities of that series that may have occurred, shall undertake to perform with respect to the Securities of such
series such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Indenture, and no implied covenants shall be read into this
Indenture against the Trustee. In case an Event of Default with respect to the Securities of a series has occurred (that has not been
cured or waived), the Trustee shall exercise with respect to Securities of that series 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.
(b) 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:
(i) prior to the
occurrence of an Event of Default with respect to the Securities of a series and after the curing or waiving of all such Events of Default
with respect to that series that may have occurred:
(A) the duties
and obligations of the Trustee shall with respect to the Securities of such series be determined solely by the express provisions of this
Indenture, and the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to the Securities of such series except for the performance of such duties
and obligations as are specifically set forth in this Indenture, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture
against the Trustee; and
(B) in the absence
of bad faith on the part of the Trustee, the Trustee may with respect to the Securities of such series 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 that 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 requirement of this Indenture;
(ii) the Trustee
shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer or Responsible Officers of the Trustee, unless
it shall be proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts;
(iii) the Trustee
shall not be liable with respect to any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the direction of the
holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Securities of any series at the time Outstanding relating to the time,
method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon
the Trustee under this Indenture with respect to the Securities of that series; and
(iv) None of the
provisions contained in this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur personal financial
liability in the performance of any of its duties or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers if there is reasonable ground for
believing that the repayment of such funds or liability is not reasonably assured to it under the terms of this Indenture or adequate
indemnity against such risk is not reasonably assured to it.
Section 7.02 Certain Rights of Trustee.
Except as otherwise provided in Section 7.01:
(a) The Trustee
may rely conclusively and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument,
opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, approval, bond, security 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 Board Resolution or an instrument signed
in the name of the Company by any authorized officer of the Company (unless other evidence in respect thereof is specifically prescribed
herein);
(c) The Trustee
may consult with counsel and the written advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and
protection in respect of any action taken or suffered or omitted hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon;
(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 Securityholders pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture, unless such Securityholders shall have offered to the Trustee
reasonable security or indemnity against the costs, expenses and liabilities that may be incurred therein or thereby; nothing contained
herein shall, however, relieve the Trustee of the obligation, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default with respect to a series of the
Securities (that has not been cured or waived), to exercise with respect to Securities of that series such of the rights and powers vested
in it by this Indenture, and to 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;
(e) The Trustee
shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith and believed by it to be authorized or within the
discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Indenture;
(f) The Trustee
shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion,
report, notice, request, consent, order, approval, bond, security, or other papers or documents, unless requested in writing so to do
by the holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of the particular series affected thereby
(determined as provided in Section 8.04); 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, in the opinion of the Trustee, not 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 examination shall be paid by
the Company or, if paid by the Trustee, shall be repaid by the Company upon demand; and
(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 with due care
by it hereunder.
In addition, the Trustee shall not be deemed to
have knowledge of any Default or Event of Default except (1) any Event of Default occurring pursuant to Sections 6.01(a)(1), 6.01(a)(2)
and 4.01 hereof or (2) any Default or Event of Default of which the Trustee shall have received written notification in the manner set
forth in this Indenture or a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall have obtained actual knowledge. Delivery of reports, information
and documents to the Trustee under Section 5.03 is for informational purposes only and the information and the Trustee’s receipt
of the foregoing shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein, or determinable from information contained
therein including the Company’s compliance with any of their covenants thereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely conclusively
on an Officers’ Certificate).
Section 7.03 Trustee Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance or
Securities.
(a) The recitals
contained herein and in the Securities shall be taken as the statements of the Company, and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for
the correctness of the same.
(b) The Trustee
makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Indenture or of the Securities.
(c) The Trustee
shall not be accountable for the use or application by the Company of any of the Securities or of the proceeds of such Securities, or
for the use or application of any moneys paid over by the Trustee in accordance with any provision of this Indenture or established pursuant
to Section 2.01, or for the use or application of any moneys received by any paying agent other than the Trustee.
Section 7.04 May Hold Securities.
The Trustee or any paying agent or Security Registrar,
in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Securities with the same rights it would have if it were not
Trustee, paying agent or Security Registrar.
Section 7.05 Moneys 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 except such as it may agree with the Company to pay thereon.
Section 7.06 Compensation and Reimbursement.
(a) The Company
covenants and agrees to pay to the Trustee, and the Trustee shall be entitled to, such reasonable compensation (which shall not be limited
by any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust) as the Company and the Trustee may from time to
time agree in writing, for all services rendered by it in the execution of the trusts hereby created and in the exercise and performance
of any of the powers and duties hereunder of the Trustee, and, except as otherwise expressly provided herein, the Company will pay or
reimburse 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 counsel
and of all Persons not regularly in its employ), except any such expense, disbursement or advance as may arise from its negligence or
bad faith and except as the Company and Trustee may from time to time agree in writing. The Company also covenants to indemnify the Trustee
(and its officers, agents, directors and employees) for, and to hold it harmless against, any loss, liability or expense incurred without
negligence or bad faith on the part of the Trustee and arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of this trust,
including the reasonable costs and expenses of defending itself against any claim of liability in the premises.
(b) The obligations
of the Company under this Section to compensate and indemnify the Trustee and to pay or reimburse the Trustee for reasonable expenses,
disbursements and advances shall constitute additional indebtedness hereunder. Such additional indebtedness shall be secured by a lien
prior to that of the Securities upon all property and funds held or collected by the Trustee as such, except funds held in trust for the
benefit of the holders of particular Securities.
Section 7.07 Reliance on Officers’ Certificate.
Except as otherwise provided in Section 7.01,
whenever in the administration of the provisions of this Indenture the Trustee shall deem it reasonably necessary or desirable that a
matter be proved or established prior to taking or suffering or omitting to take 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
to be taken by it under the provisions of this Indenture upon the faith thereof.
Section 7.08 Disqualification; Conflicting
Interests.
If the Trustee has or shall acquire any “conflicting
interest” within the meaning of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act, the Trustee and the Company shall in all respects comply
with the provisions of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.
Section 7.09 Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility.
There shall at all times be a Trustee with respect
to the Securities issued hereunder which shall at all times be a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United
States of America or any state or territory thereof or of the District of Columbia, or a corporation or other Person permitted to act
as trustee by the Securities and Exchange Commission, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers, having a combined
capital and surplus of at least fifty million U.S. dollars ($50,000,000), and subject to supervision or examination by federal, state,
territorial, or District of Columbia authority.
If such corporation or other Person publishes
reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of the aforesaid supervising or examining authority, then
for the purposes of this Section, the combined capital and surplus of such corporation or other Person shall be deemed to be its combined
capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. The Company may not, nor may any Person directly
or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Company, serve as Trustee. In case at any time the Trustee
shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, the Trustee shall resign immediately in the manner and with
the effect specified in Section 7.10.
Section 7.10 Resignation and Removal; Appointment
of Successor.
(a) The Trustee
or any successor hereafter appointed may at any time resign with respect to the Securities of one or more series by giving written notice
thereof to the Company and by transmitting notice of resignation by mail, first class postage prepaid, to the Securityholders of such
series, as their names and addresses appear upon the Security Register.
Upon receiving such notice of resignation, the
Company shall promptly appoint a successor trustee with respect to Securities of such series by written instrument, in duplicate, executed
by order of the Board of Directors, one copy of which instrument shall be delivered to the resigning Trustee and one copy to the successor
trustee. If no successor trustee shall have been so appointed and have accepted appointment within 30 days after the mailing of such notice
of resignation, the resigning Trustee may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor trustee with
respect to Securities of such series, or any Securityholder of that series who has been a bona fide holder of a Security or Securities
for at least six months may on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any such court for the appointment of a successor
trustee. Such court may thereupon after such notice, if any, as it may deem proper and prescribe, appoint a successor trustee.
(b) In case at
any time any one of the following shall occur:
(i) the Trustee
shall fail to comply with the provisions of Section 7.08 after written request therefor by the Company or by any Securityholder who has
been a bona fide holder of a Security or Securities for at least six months; or
(ii) the Trustee
shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of Section 7.09 and shall fail to resign after written request therefor by
the Company or by any such Securityholder; or
(iii) the Trustee
shall become incapable of acting, or shall be adjudged a bankrupt or insolvent, or commence a voluntary bankruptcy proceeding, or a receiver
of the Trustee or of its property shall be appointed or consented to, or any public officer shall take charge or control of the Trustee
or of its property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation; then, in any such case, the Company may
remove the Trustee with respect to all Securities and appoint a successor trustee by written instrument, in duplicate, executed by order
of the Board of Directors, one copy of which instrument shall be delivered to the Trustee so removed and one copy to the successor trustee,
or any Securityholder who has been a bona fide holder of a Security or Securities for at least six months may, on behalf of that holder
and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of
a successor trustee. Such court may thereupon after such notice, if any, as it may deem proper and prescribe, remove the Trustee and appoint
a successor trustee.
(c) The holders
of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of any series at the time Outstanding may at any time remove the Trustee
with respect to such series by so notifying the Trustee and the Company and may appoint a successor Trustee for such series with the consent
of the Company.
(d) Any resignation
or removal of the Trustee and appointment of a successor trustee with respect to the Securities of a series pursuant to any of the provisions
of this Section shall become effective upon acceptance of appointment by the successor trustee as provided in Section 7.11.
(e) Any successor
trustee appointed pursuant to this Section may be appointed with respect to the Securities of one or more series or all of such series,
and at any time there shall be only one Trustee with respect to the Securities of any particular series.
Section 7.11 Acceptance of Appointment By Successor.
(a) In case of
the appointment hereunder of a successor trustee with respect to all Securities, every such successor trustee so appointed shall execute,
acknowledge and deliver to the Company and to the retiring Trustee an instrument accepting such appointment, and thereupon the resignation
or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective and such successor trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall
become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee; but, on the request of the Company or the successor
trustee, such retiring Trustee shall, upon payment of its charges, execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor trustee
all the rights, powers, and trusts of the retiring Trustee and shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor trustee all property
and money held by such retiring Trustee hereunder.
(b) In case of
the appointment hereunder of a successor trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more (but not all) series, the Company, the
retiring Trustee and each successor trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more series shall execute and deliver an indenture
supplemental hereto wherein each successor trustee shall accept such appointment and which (i) shall contain such provisions as shall
be necessary or desirable to transfer and confirm to, and to vest in, each successor trustee all the rights, powers, trusts and duties
of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor trustee relates,
(ii) shall contain such provisions as shall be deemed necessary or desirable to confirm that all the rights, powers, trusts and duties
of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series as to which the retiring Trustee is not retiring shall
continue to be vested in the retiring Trustee, and (iii) 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, that each such Trustee shall be trustee
of a trust or trusts hereunder separate and apart from any trust or trusts hereunder administered by any other such Trustee and that no
Trustee shall be responsible for any act or failure to act on the part of any other Trustee hereunder; and upon the execution and delivery
of such supplemental indenture the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective to the extent provided therein,
such retiring Trustee shall with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor trustee
relates have no further responsibility for the exercise of rights and powers or for the performance of the duties and obligations vested
in the Trustee under this Indenture, and each such successor trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested
with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which
the appointment of such successor trustee relates; but, on request of the Company or any successor trustee, such retiring Trustee shall
duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor trustee, to the extent contemplated by such supplemental indenture, the property and
money held by such retiring Trustee hereunder with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such
successor trustee relates.
(c) Upon request
of any such successor trustee, the Company shall execute any and all instruments for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming
to such successor trustee all such rights, powers and trusts referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section, as the case may be.
(d) No successor
trustee shall accept its appointment unless at the time of such acceptance such successor trustee shall be qualified and eligible under
this Article.
(e) Upon acceptance
of appointment by a successor trustee as provided in this Section, the Company shall transmit notice of the succession of such trustee
hereunder by mail, first class postage prepaid, to the Securityholders, as their names and addresses appear upon the Security Register.
If the Company fails to transmit such notice within ten days after acceptance of appointment by the successor trustee, the successor trustee
shall cause such notice to be transmitted at the expense of the Company.
Section 7.12 Merger, Conversion, Consolidation
or Succession to Business.
Any corporation into which the Trustee may be
merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to
which the Trustee shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to the corporate trust business of the Trustee, shall be the successor
of the Trustee hereunder, provided that such corporation shall be qualified under the provisions of Section 7.08 and eligible under the
provisions of Section 7.09, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto,
anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding. In case any Securities shall have been authenticated, but not delivered, by the Trustee
then in office, any successor by merger, conversion or consolidation to such authenticating Trustee may adopt such authentication and
deliver the Securities so authenticated with the same effect as if such successor Trustee had itself authenticated such Securities.
Section 7.13 Preferential Collection of Claims Against the Company.
The Trustee shall comply with Section 311(a) of
the Trust Indenture Act, excluding any creditor relationship described in Section 311(b) of the Trust Indenture Act. A Trustee who has
resigned or been removed shall be subject to Section 311(a) of the Trust Indenture Act to the extent included therein.
Section 7.14 Notice of Default
If any Default or any Event of Default occurs
and is continuing and if such Default or Event of Default is known to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee, the Trustee shall mail to
each Securityholder in the manner and to the extent provided in Section 313(c) of the Trust Indenture Act notice of the Default or Event
of Default within 45 days after it occurs and becomes known to the Trustee, unless such Default or Event of Default has been cured; provided,
however, that, except in the case of a default in the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any) or interest on any Security,
the Trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if and so long as the board of directors, the executive committee or a trust
committee of directors and/or Responsible
Officers of the Trustee in good faith determine
that the withholding of such notice is in the interest of the Securityholders.
ARTICLE 8
CONCERNING THE SECURITYHOLDERS
Section 8.01 Evidence of Action by Securityholders.
Whenever in this Indenture it is provided that
the holders of a majority or specified percentage in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of a particular series may take any
action (including the making of any demand or request, the giving of any 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 majority or specified percentage of that series have joined therein
may be evidenced by any instrument or any number of instruments of similar tenor executed by such holders of Securities of that series
in person or by agent or proxy appointed in writing.
If the Company shall solicit from the Securityholders
of any series any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action, the Company may, at its option,
as evidenced by an Officers’ Certificate, fix in advance a record date for such series for the determination of Securityholders
entitled to give such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action, but the Company shall have no
obligation to do so. If such a record date is fixed, such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other
action may be given before or after the record date, but only the Securityholders of record at the close of business on the record date
shall be deemed to be Securityholders for the purposes of determining whether Securityholders of the requisite proportion of Outstanding
Securities of that series have authorized or agreed or consented to such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver
or other action, and for that purpose the Outstanding Securities of that series shall be computed as of the record date; provided, however,
that no such authorization, agreement or consent by such Securityholders on the record date shall be deemed effective unless it shall
become effective pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture not later than six months after the record date.
Section 8.02 Proof of Execution by Securityholders.
Subject to the provisions of Section 7.01, proof
of the execution of any instrument by a Securityholder (such proof will not require notarization) or his agent or proxy and proof of the
holding by any Person of any of the Securities shall be sufficient if made in the following manner:
(a) The fact and
date of the execution by any such Person of any instrument may be proved in any reasonable manner acceptable to the Trustee.
(b) The ownership
of Securities shall be proved by the Security Register of such Securities or by a certificate of the Security Registrar thereof.
The Trustee may require such additional proof
of any matter referred to in this Section as it shall deem necessary.
Section 8.03 Who May be Deemed Owners.
Prior to the due presentment for registration
of transfer of any Security, the Company, the Trustee, any paying agent and any Security Registrar may deem and treat the Person in whose
name such Security shall be registered upon the books of the Company as the absolute owner of such Security (whether or not such Security
shall be overdue and notwithstanding any notice of ownership or writing thereon made by anyone other than the Security Registrar) for
the purpose of receiving payment of or on account of the principal of, premium, if any, and (subject to Section 2.03) interest on such
Security and for all other purposes; and neither the Company nor the Trustee nor any paying agent nor any Security Registrar shall be
affected by any notice to the contrary.
Section 8.04 Certain Securities Owned by Company
Disregarded.
In determining whether the holders of the requisite
aggregate principal amount of Securities of a particular series have concurred in any direction, consent or waiver under this Indenture,
the Securities of that series that are owned by the Company or any other obligor on the Securities of that series or by any Person directly
or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under common control with the Company or any other obligor on the Securities of that series
shall be disregarded and deemed not to be Outstanding for the purpose of any such determination, except that for the purpose of determining
whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying on any such direction, consent or waiver, only Securities of such series that the Trustee
actually knows are so owned shall be so disregarded. The Securities so owned that have been pledged in good faith may be regarded as Outstanding
for the purposes of this Section, if the pledgee shall establish to the satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgee’s right so to act
with respect to such Securities and that the pledgee is not a Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct
or indirect common control with the Company or any such other obligor. In case of a dispute as to such right, any decision by the Trustee
taken upon the advice of counsel shall be full protection to the Trustee.
Section 8.05 Actions Binding on Future Securityholders.
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 majority or percentage in aggregate principal
amount of the Securities of a particular series specified in this Indenture in connection with such action, any holder of a Security of
that series that is shown by the evidence to be included in the Securities the holders of which have consented to such action may, by
filing written notice with the Trustee, and upon proof of holding as provided in Section 8.02, revoke such action so far as concerns such
Security. Except as aforesaid any such action taken by the holder of any Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such holder and
upon all future holders and owners of such Security, and of any Security issued in exchange therefor, on registration of transfer thereof
or in place thereof, irrespective of whether or not any notation in regard thereto is made upon such Security. Any action taken by the
holders of the majority or percentage in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of a particular 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 Securities of that series.
ARTICLE 9
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES
Section 9.01 Supplemental Indentures Without the Consent of Securityholders.
In addition to any supplemental indenture otherwise
authorized by this Indenture, the Company 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 then in effect), without the consent of the Securityholders,
for one or more of the following purposes:
(a) to cure any
ambiguity, defect, or inconsistency herein or in the Securities of any series;
(b) to comply with Article Ten;
(c) to provide
for uncertificated Securities in addition to or in place of certificated Securities and to make all appropriate changes for such purpose;
(d) to add to
the covenants, restrictions, conditions or provisions relating to the Company for the benefit of the holders of all or any series of Securities
(and if such covenants, restrictions, conditions or provisions are to be for the benefit of less than all series of Securities, stating
that such covenants, restrictions, conditions or provisions are expressly being included solely for the benefit of such series), to make
the occurrence, or the occurrence and the continuance, of a default in any such additional covenants, restrictions, conditions or provisions
an Event of Default, or to surrender any right or power herein conferred upon the Company;
(e) to add to,
delete from, or revise the conditions, limitations, and restrictions on the authorized amount, terms, or purposes of issue, authentication,
and delivery of Securities, as herein set forth;
(f) to make any
change that does not adversely affect the rights of any Securityholder in any material respect;
(g) to provide
for the issuance of and establish the form and terms and conditions of the Securities of any series as provided in Section 2.01, to establish
the form of any certifications required to be furnished pursuant to the terms of this Indenture or any series of Securities, or to add
to the rights of the holders of any series of Securities;
(h) to evidence
and provide for the acceptance of appointment hereunder by a successor trustee; or
(i) to comply
with any requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor in connection with the qualification of this Indenture
under the Trust Indenture Act.
The Trustee is hereby authorized to join with
the Company in the execution of any such supplemental indenture, and to make any further appropriate agreements and stipulations that
may be therein contained, but the Trustee shall not be obligated to enter into any such supplemental indenture that affects the Trustee’s
own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.
Any supplemental indenture authorized by the provisions
of this Section may be executed by the Company and the Trustee without the consent of the holders of any of the Securities at the time
Outstanding, notwithstanding any of the provisions of Section 9.02.
Section 9.02 Supplemental Indentures With Consent of Securityholders.
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 Securities of each series affected by such supplemental
indenture or indentures at the time Outstanding, the Company, when authorized by a Board Resolution, 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 then in effect) 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 not covered by Section 9.01 the rights of the holders of the
Securities of such series under this Indenture; provided, however, that no such supplemental indenture shall, without the consent of the
holders of each Security then Outstanding and affected thereby, (a) extend the fixed maturity of any Securities of any series, or reduce
the principal amount thereof, or reduce the rate or extend the time of payment of interest thereon, or reduce any premium payable upon
the redemption thereof or (b) reduce the aforesaid percentage of Securities, the holders of which are required to consent to any such
supplemental indenture.
It shall not be necessary for the consent of the
Securityholders of any series affected thereby under this Section to approve the particular form of any proposed supplemental indenture,
but it shall be sufficient if such consent shall approve the substance thereof.
Section 9.03 Effect of Supplemental Indentures.
Upon the execution of any supplemental indenture
pursuant to the provisions of this Article or of Section 10.01, this Indenture shall, with respect to such series, 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 of Securities of the series affected thereby shall thereafter be determined,
exercised and enforced hereunder subject in all respects to such modifications and amendments, and all the terms and conditions of any
such supplemental indenture shall be and be deemed to be part of the terms and conditions of this Indenture for any and all purposes.
Section 9.04 Securities Affected by Supplemental
Indentures.
Securities of any series affected by a supplemental
indenture, authenticated and delivered after the execution of such supplemental indenture pursuant to the provisions of this Article or
of Section 10.01, may bear a notation in form approved by the Company, provided such form meets the requirements of any securities exchange
upon which such series may be listed, as to any matter provided for in such supplemental indenture. If the Company shall so determine,
new Securities of that series so modified as to conform, in the opinion of the Board of Directors, to any modification of this Indenture
contained in any such supplemental indenture may be prepared by the Company, authenticated by the Trustee and delivered in exchange for
the Securities of that series then Outstanding.
Section 9.05 Execution of Supplemental Indentures.
Upon the request of the Company, accompanied by
its Board Resolutions authorizing the execution of any such supplemental indenture, and upon the filing with the Trustee of evidence of
the consent of Security holders required to consent thereto 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.
The Trustee, subject to the provisions of Section 7.01, will be entitled to receive and will be fully protected in relying upon an Officers’
Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that any supplemental indenture executed pursuant to this Article is authorized or permitted
by, and conforms to, the terms of this Article and that it is proper for the Trustee under the provisions of this Article to join in the
execution thereof; provided, however, that such Officers’ Certificate or Opinion of Counsel need not be provided in connection with
the execution of a supplemental indenture that establishes the terms of a series of Securities pursuant to Section 2.01 hereof.
Promptly after the execution by the Company and
the Trustee of any supplemental indenture pursuant to the provisions of this Section, the Trustee shall transmit by mail, first class
postage prepaid, a notice, setting forth in general terms the substance of such supplemental indenture, to the Securityholders of all
series affected thereby as their names and addresses appear upon the Security Register. Any failure of the Trustee to mail such notice,
or any defect therein, shall not, however, in any way impair or affect the validity of any such supplemental indenture.
ARTICLE 10
SUCCESSOR ENTITY
Section 10.01 Company May Consolidate, Etc.
Except as provided pursuant to Section 2.01 pursuant
to a Board Resolution, and set forth in an Officers’ Certificate, or established in one or more indentures supplemental to this
Indenture, nothing contained in this Indenture shall prevent any consolidation or merger of the Company with or into any other Person
(whether or not affiliated with the Company) or successive consolidations or mergers in which the Company or its successor or successors
shall be a party or parties, or shall prevent any sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition of the property of the Company or its
successor or successors as an entirety, or substantially as an entirety, to any other corporation (whether or not affiliated with the
Company or its successor or successors) authorized to acquire and operate the same; provided, however, the Company hereby covenants and
agrees that, upon any such consolidation or merger (in each case, if the Company is not the survivor of such transaction), sale, conveyance,
transfer or other disposition, the due and punctual payment of the principal of (premium, if any) and interest on all of the Securities
of all series in accordance with the terms of each series, according to their tenor, and the due and punctual performance and observance
of all the covenants and conditions of this Indenture with respect to each series or established with respect to such series pursuant
to Section 2.01 to be kept or performed by the Company shall be expressly assumed, by supplemental indenture (which shall conform to the
provisions of the Trust Indenture Act, as then in effect) reasonably satisfactory in form to the Trustee executed and delivered to the
Trustee by the entity formed by such consolidation, or into which the Company shall have been merged, or by the entity which shall have
acquired such property.
Section 10.02 Successor Entity Substituted.
(a) In case of
any such consolidation, merger, sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition and upon the assumption by the successor entity by supplemental
indenture, executed and delivered to the Trustee and satisfactory in form to the Trustee, of the obligations set forth under Section 10.01
on all of the Securities of all series Outstanding, such successor entity shall succeed to and be substituted for the Company with the
same effect as if it had been named as the Company herein, and thereupon the predecessor corporation shall be relieved of all obligations
and covenants under this Indenture and the Securities.
(b) In case of
any such consolidation, merger, sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition, such changes in phraseology and form (but not in substance)
may be made in the Securities thereafter to be issued as may be appropriate.
(c) Nothing contained
in this Article shall require any action by the Company in the case of a consolidation or merger of any Person into the Company where
the Company is the survivor of such transaction, or the acquisition by the Company, by purchase or otherwise, of all or any part of the
property of any other Person (whether or not affiliated with the Company).
Section 10.03 Evidence of Consolidation, Etc.
to Trustee.
The Trustee, subject to the provisions of Section
7.01, may receive an Officers’ Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel as conclusive evidence that any such consolidation, merger,
sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition, and any such assumption, comply with the provisions of this Article.
ARTICLE 11
SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE
Section 11.01 Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture.
If at any time: (a) the Company shall have delivered
to the Trustee for cancellation all Securities of a series theretofore authenticated and not delivered to the Trustee for cancellation
(other than any Securities that shall have been destroyed, lost or stolen and that shall have been replaced or paid as provided in Section
2.07 and Securities for whose payment money or Governmental Obligations have theretofore been deposited in trust or segregated and held
in trust by the Company and thereupon repaid to the Company or discharged from such trust, as provided in Section 11.05); or (b) all such
Securities of a particular 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 under arrangements satisfactory
to the Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption, and the Company shall deposit or cause to be deposited with the Trustee as trust
funds the entire amount in moneys or Governmental Obligations or a combination thereof, sufficient in the opinion of a nationally recognized
firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee, to pay at maturity or upon
redemption all Securities of that series not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, including principal (and premium,
if any) and interest due or to become due to such date of maturity or date fixed for redemption, as the case may be, and if the Company
shall also pay or cause to be paid all other sums payable hereunder with respect to such series by the Company then this Indenture shall
thereupon cease to be of further effect with respect to such series except for the provisions of Sections 2.03, 2.05, 2.07, 4.01, 4.02,
4.03 and 7.10, that shall survive until the date of maturity or redemption date, as the case may be, and Sections 7.06 and 11.05, that
shall survive to such date and thereafter, and the Trustee, on demand of the Company and at the cost and expense of the Company shall
execute proper instruments acknowledging satisfaction of and discharging this Indenture with respect to such series.
Section 11.02 Discharge of Obligations.
If at any time all such Securities of a particular
series not heretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation or that have not become due and payable as described in Section 11.01
shall have been paid by the Company by depositing irrevocably with the Trustee as trust funds moneys or an amount of Governmental Obligations
sufficient to pay at maturity or upon redemption all such Securities of that series not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation,
including principal (and premium, if any) and interest due or to become due to such date of maturity or date fixed for redemption, as
the case may be, and if the Company shall also pay or cause to be paid all other sums payable hereunder by the Company with respect to
such series, then after the date such moneys or Governmental Obligations, as the case may be, are deposited with the Trustee the obligations
of the Company under this Indenture with respect to such series shall cease to be of further effect except for the provisions of Sections
2.03, 2.05, 2.07, 4,01, 4.02, 4,03, 7.05, 7.10 and 11.05 hereof that shall survive until such Securities shall mature and be paid.
Thereafter, Sections 7.06 and 11.05 shall survive.
Section 11.03 Deposited Moneys to be Held in
Trust.
All moneys or Governmental Obligations deposited
with the Trustee pursuant to Sections 11.01 or 11.02 shall be held in trust and shall be available for payment as due, either directly
or through any paying agent (including the Company acting as its own paying agent), to the holders of the particular series of Securities
for the payment or redemption of which such moneys or Governmental Obligations have been deposited with the Trustee.
Section 11.04 Payment of Moneys Held by Paying
Agents.
In connection with the satisfaction and discharge
of this Indenture all moneys or Governmental Obligations then held by any paying agent under the provisions of this Indenture shall, upon
demand of the Company, be paid to the Trustee and thereupon such paying agent shall be released from all further liability with respect
to such moneys or Governmental Obligations.
Section 11.05 Repayment to Company.
Any moneys or Governmental Obligations deposited
with any paying agent or the Trustee, or then held by the Company, in trust for payment of principal of or premium, if any, or interest
on the Securities of a particular series that are not applied but remain unclaimed by the holders of such Securities for at least two
years after the date upon which the principal of (and premium, if any) or interest on such Securities shall have respectively become due
and payable, or such other shorter period set forth in applicable escheat or abandoned or unclaimed property law, shall be repaid to the
Company on May 31 of each year or upon the Company’s request or (if then held by the Company) shall be discharged from such trust;
and thereupon the paying agent and the Trustee shall be released from all further liability with respect to such moneys or Governmental
Obligations, and the holder of any of the Securities entitled to receive such payment shall thereafter, as a general creditor, look only
to the Company for the payment thereof.
ARTICLE 12
IMMUNITY OF INCORPORATORS, STOCKHOLDERS, OFFICERS
AND DIRECTORS
Section 12.01 No Recourse.
No recourse under or upon any obligation, covenant
or agreement of this Indenture, or of any Security, or for any claim based thereon or otherwise in respect thereof, shall be had against
any incorporator, stockholder, officer or director, past, present or future as such, of the Company or of any predecessor or successor
corporation, either directly or through the Company or any such predecessor or successor corporation, whether by virtue of any constitution,
statute or rule of law, or by the enforcement of any assessment or penalty or otherwise; it being expressly understood that this Indenture
and the obligations issued hereunder are solely corporate obligations, and that no such personal liability whatever shall attach to, or
is or shall be incurred by, the incorporators, stockholders, officers or directors as such, of the Company or of any predecessor or successor
corporation, or any of them, because of the creation of the indebtedness hereby authorized, or under or by reason of the obligations,
covenants or agreements contained in this Indenture or in any of the Securities or implied therefrom; and that any and all such personal
liability of every name and nature, either at common law or in equity or by constitution or statute, of, and any and all such rights and
claims against, every such incorporator, stockholder, officer or director as such, because of the creation of the indebtedness hereby
authorized, or under or by reason of the obligations, covenants or agreements contained in this Indenture or in any of the Securities
or implied therefrom, are hereby expressly waived and released as a condition of, and as a consideration for, the execution of this Indenture
and the issuance of such Securities.
ARTICLE 13
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Section 13.01 Effect on Successors and Assigns.
All the covenants, stipulations, promises and
agreements in this Indenture made by or on behalf of the Company shall bind its successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not.
Section 13.02 Actions by Successor.
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 corresponding board, committee or officer of any corporation that shall at the time be the lawful successor
of the Company.
Section 13.03 Surrender of Company Powers.
The Company by instrument in writing executed
by authority of its Board of Directors and delivered to the Trustee may surrender any of the powers reserved to the Company, and thereupon
such power so surrendered shall terminate both as to the Company and as to any successor corporation.
Section 13.04 Notices.
Except as otherwise expressly provided herein,
any notice, request or demand that by any provision of this Indenture is required or permitted to be given, made or served by the Trustee
or by the holders of Securities or by any other Person pursuant to this Indenture to or on the Company may be given or served by being
deposited in first class mail, postage prepaid, addressed (until another address is filed in writing by the Company with the Trustee),
as follows: 80 Broad Street, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10005, with a copy to Hunter Taubman Fischer & Li LLC, 950 Third Avenue, 19th
Floor, New York, NY 10022, Attn: Joan Wu, Esq. Any notice, election, request or demand by the Company or any Securityholder or by any
other Person pursuant to this Indenture to or upon the Trustee shall be deemed to have been sufficiently given or made, for all purposes,
if given or made in writing at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee.
Section 13.05 Governing Law.
This Indenture and each Security shall be deemed
to be a contract made under the internal laws of the State of New York, and for all purposes shall be construed in accordance with the
laws of said State, except to the extent that the Trust Indenture Act is applicable.
Section 13.06 Treatment of Securities as Debt.
It is intended that the Securities will be treated
as indebtedness and not as equity for federal income tax purposes. The provisions of this Indenture shall be interpreted to further this
intention.
Section 13.07 Certificates and Opinions as
to Conditions Precedent.
(a) 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 (other than the certificate
to be delivered pursuant to Section 13.13) 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 documents is specifically required by any provision of this Indenture relating to such particular
application or demand, no additional certificate or opinion need be furnished.
(b) Each certificate
or opinion provided for in this Indenture and delivered to the Trustee with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant in this
Indenture shall include (i) a statement that the Person making such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition; (ii) a
brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such
certificate or opinion are based; (iii) a statement that, in the opinion of such Person, he has made such examination or investigation
as is reasonably necessary to enable him to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied
with; and (iv) a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of such Person, such condition or covenant has been complied with.
Section 13.08 Payments on Business Days.
Except as provided pursuant to Section 2.01 pursuant
to a Board Resolution, and set forth in an Officers’ Certificate, or established in one or more indentures supplemental to this
Indenture, in any case where the date of maturity of interest or principal of any Security or the date of redemption of any Security shall
not be a Business Day, then payment of interest or principal (and premium, if any) may be made on the next succeeding Business Day with
the same force and effect as if made on the nominal date of maturity or redemption, and no interest shall accrue for the period after
such nominal date.
Section 13.09 Conflict with Trust Indenture
Act.
If and to the extent that any provision of this
Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with the duties imposed by Sections 310 to 317, inclusive, of the Trust Indenture Act, such imposed
duties shall control.
Section 13.10 Indenture and Securities Solely Corporate Obligations.
No recourse for the payment of the principal of,
premium, if any, or interest on any Securities, or for any claim based thereon or otherwise in respect thereof, and no recourse under
or upon any obligation, covenant or agreement of the Company in this Indenture or in any supplemental indenture or in any Security, or
because of the creation of any indebtedness represented thereby, shall be had against any incorporator, shareholder, employee, agent,
officer, director or subsidiary, as such, past, present or future, of the Company or of any successor entity, either directly or through
the Company or any successor entity, whether by virtue of any constitution, statute, or rule of law, or by the enforcement of any assessment
or penalty or otherwise; it being expressly understood that all such liability is hereby expressly waived and released as a condition
of, and as a consideration for, the execution of this Indenture and the issuance of the Securities.
Section 13.11 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.
Section 13.12 Separability.
In case any one or more of the provisions contained
in this Indenture or in the Securities of any series shall for any reason be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect,
such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provisions of this Indenture or of such Securities, but this
Indenture and such Securities shall be construed as if such invalid or illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein
or therein.
Section 13.13 Compliance Certificates.
The Company shall deliver to the Trustee, within
120 days after the end of each fiscal year during which any Securities of any series were outstanding, a compliance certificate stating
whether or not the signer knows of any Default or Event of Default that occurred during such fiscal year. Such certificate shall contain
a certification from the principal executive officer, principal financial officer or principal accounting officer of the Company that
a review has been conducted of the activities of the Company and the Company’s performance under this Indenture and that the Company
has complied with all conditions and covenants under this Indenture. For purposes of this Section 13.13, such compliance shall be determined
without regard to any period of grace or requirement of notice provided under this Indenture. If the officer of the Company signing such
certificate has knowledge of such a Default or Event of Default, the certificate shall describe any such Default or Event of Default and
its status.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto
have caused this Indenture to be duly executed all as of the day and year first above written.
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CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE (1)
Section of Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as Amended |
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Section of Indenture |
310(a) |
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7.09 |
310(b) |
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7.08 |
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7.10 |
310(c) |
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Inapplicable |
311(a) |
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7.13 |
311(b) |
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7.13 |
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311(c) |
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Inapplicable |
312(a) |
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5.01 |
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5.02(a) |
312(b) |
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5.02(c) |
312(c) |
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5.02(c) |
313(a) |
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5.04(a) |
313(b) |
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5.04(b) |
313(c) |
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5.04(a) |
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5.04(b) |
313(d) |
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5.04(c) |
314(a) |
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5.03 |
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13.12 |
314(b) |
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Inapplicable |
314(c) |
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13.07(a) |
314(d) |
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Inapplicable |
314(e) |
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13.07(b) |
314(f) |
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Inapplicable |
315(a) |
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7.01(a) |
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7.01(b) |
315(b) |
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7.14 |
315(c) |
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7.01 |
315(d) |
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7.01(b) |
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315(e) |
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6.07 |
316(a) |
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6.06 |
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8.04 |
316(b) |
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6.04 |
316(c) |
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8.01 |
317(a) |
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6.02 |
317(b) |
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4.03 |
318(a) |
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13.09 |
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Exhibit 4.5
TOP KINGWIN LTD.
Issuer
AND
[TRUSTEE]
Trustee
INDENTURE
Dated as of [●], 20[●]
Subordinated Debt Securities
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS |
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Section 1.01 |
Definitions of Terms. |
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ARTICLE 2 ISSUE, DESCRIPTION, TERMS, EXECUTION, REGISTRATION AND EXCHANGE OF SECURITIES |
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Section 2.01 |
Designation and Terms of Securities. |
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Section 2.02 |
Form of Securities and Trustee’s Certificate. |
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Section 2.03 |
Denominations: Provisions for Payment. |
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Section 2.04 |
Execution and Authentication. |
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Section 2.05 |
Registration of Transfer and Exchange. |
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Section 2.06 |
Temporary Securities. |
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Section 2.07 |
Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Securities. |
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Section 2.08 |
Cancellation. |
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Section 2.09 |
Benefits of Indenture. |
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Section 2.10 |
Authenticating Agent. |
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Section 2.11 |
Global Securities. |
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ARTICLE 3 REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES AND SINKING FUND PROVISIONS |
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Section 3.01 |
Redemption. |
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Section 3.02 |
Notice of Redemption. |
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Section 3.03 |
Payment Upon Redemption. |
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Section 3.04 |
Sinking Fund. |
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Section 3.05 |
Satisfaction of Sinking Fund Payments with Securities. |
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Section 3.06 |
Redemption of Securities for Sinking Fund. |
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ARTICLE 4 COVENANTS |
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Section 4.01 |
Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest. |
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Section 4.02 |
Maintenance of Office or Agency. |
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Section 4.03 |
Paying Agents. |
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Section 4.04 |
Appointment to Fill Vacancy in Office of Trustee. |
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Section 4.05 |
Compliance with Consolidation Provisions. |
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ARTICLE 5 SECURITYHOLDERS’ LISTS AND REPORTS BY THE COMPANY AND THE TRUSTEE |
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Section 5.01 |
Company to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Securityholders. |
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Section 5.02 |
Preservation Of Information; Communications With Securityholders. |
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Section 5.03 |
Reports by the Company. |
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Section 5.04 |
Reports by the Trustee. |
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ARTICLE 6 REMEDIES OF THE TRUSTEE AND SECURITYHOLDERS ON EVENT OF DEFAULT |
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Section 6.01 |
Events of Default. |
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Section 6.02 |
Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee. |
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Section 6.03 |
Application of Moneys or Property Collected. |
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Section 6.04 |
Limitation on Suits. |
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Section 6.05 |
Rights and Remedies Cumulative; Delay or Omission Not Waiver. |
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Section 6.06 |
Control by Securityholders. |
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Section 6.07 |
Undertaking to Pay Costs. |
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ARTICLE 7 CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE |
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Section 7.01 |
Certain Duties and Responsibilities of Trustee. |
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Section 7.02 |
Certain Rights of Trustee. |
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Section 7.03 |
Trustee Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance or Securities. |
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Section 7.04 |
May Hold Securities. |
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Section 7.05 |
Moneys Held in Trust. |
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Section 7.06 |
Compensation and Reimbursement. |
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Section 7.07 |
Reliance on Officers’ Certificate. |
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Section 7.08 |
Disqualification; Conflicting Interests. |
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Section 7.09 |
Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility. |
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Section 7.10 |
Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor. |
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Section 7.11 |
Acceptance of Appointment By Successor. |
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Section 7.12 |
Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business. |
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Section 7.13 |
Preferential Collection of Claims Against the Company. |
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Section 7.14 |
Notice of Default |
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ARTICLE 8 CONCERNING THE SECURITYHOLDERS |
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Section 8.01 |
Evidence of Action by Securityholders. |
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Section 8.02 |
Proof of Execution by Securityholders. |
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Section 8.03 |
Who May be Deemed Owners. |
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Section 8.04 |
Certain Securities Owned by Company Disregarded. |
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Section 8.05 |
Actions Binding on Future Securityholders. |
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ARTICLE 9 SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES |
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Section 9.01 |
Supplemental Indentures Without the Consent of Securityholders. |
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Section 9.02 |
Supplemental Indentures With Consent of Securityholders. |
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Section 9.03 |
Effect of Supplemental Indentures. |
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Section 9.04 |
Securities Affected by Supplemental Indentures. |
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Section 9.05 |
Execution of Supplemental Indentures. |
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ARTICLE 10 SUCCESSOR ENTITY |
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Section 10.01 |
Company May Consolidate, Etc. |
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Section 10.02 |
Successor Entity Substituted. |
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Section 10.03 |
Evidence of Consolidation, Etc. to Trustee. |
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ARTICLE 11 SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE |
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Section 11.01 |
Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture. |
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Section 11.02 |
Discharge of Obligations. |
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Section 11.03 |
Deposited Moneys to be Held in Trust. |
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Section 11.04 |
Payment of Moneys Held by Paying Agents. |
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Section 11.05 |
Repayment to Company. |
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ARTICLE 12 IMMUNITY OF INCORPORATORS, SHAREHOLDERS, OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS |
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Section 12.01 |
No Recourse. |
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ARTICLE 13 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS |
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Section 13.01 |
Effect on Successors and Assigns. |
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Section 13.02 |
Actions by Successor. |
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Section 13.03 |
Surrender of Company Powers. |
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Section 13.04 |
Notices. |
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Section 13.05 |
Governing Law. |
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Section 13.06 |
Treatment of Securities as Debt. |
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Section 13.07 |
Certificates and Opinions as to Conditions Precedent. |
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Section 13.08 |
Payments on Business Days. |
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Section 13.09 |
Conflict with Trust Indenture Act. |
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Section 13.10 |
Indenture and Securities Solely Corporate Obligations. |
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Section 13.11 |
Counterparts. |
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Section 13.12 |
Separability. |
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Section 13.13 |
Compliance Certificates. |
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ARTICLE 14 SUBORDINATION OF SECURITIES |
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Section 14.01 |
Subordination Terms. |
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(1) | This
Table of Contents does not constitute part of the Indenture and shall not have any bearing on the interpretation of any of its terms
or provisions. |
INDENTURE
INDENTURE, dated as of [●], 20[●],
among Top KingWin Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company”), and [TRUSTEE], as trustee (the “Trustee”).
WHEREAS, for its lawful corporate purposes,
the Company has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture to provide for the issuance of subordinated debt securities
(hereinafter referred to as the “Securities”), in an unlimited aggregate principal amount to be issued from time to time in
one or more series as in this Indenture provided, as registered Securities without coupons, to be authenticated by the certificate of
the Trustee;
WHEREAS, to provide the terms and conditions
upon which the Securities are to be authenticated, issued and delivered, the Company has duly authorized the execution of this Indenture;
and
WHEREAS, all things necessary to make this
Indenture a valid agreement of the Company, in accordance with its terms, have been done.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the
premises and the purchase of the Securities by the holders thereof, it is mutually covenanted and agreed as follows for the equal and
ratable benefit of the holders of Securities:
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01 Definitions of Terms.
The terms defined in this Section (except as in
this Indenture or any indenture supplemental hereto otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires) for all purposes
of this Indenture and of any indenture supplemental hereto shall have the respective meanings specified in this Section and shall include
the plural as well as the singular. All other terms used in this Indenture that are defined in the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended,
or that are by reference in such Act defined in the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (except as herein or any indenture supplemental
hereto otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires), shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in said
Trust Indenture Act and in said Securities Act as in force at the date of the execution of this instrument.
“Authenticating Agent”
means an authenticating agent with respect to all or any of the series of Securities appointed by the Trustee pursuant to Section 2.10.
“Bankruptcy Law” means
Title 11, U.S. Code, or any similar federal or state law for the relief of debtors.
“Board of Directors”
means the Board of Directors of the Company or any duly authorized committee of such Board.
“Board Resolution” means
a copy of a resolution certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company to have been duly adopted by the Board of Directors
and to be in full force and effect on the date of such certification.
“Business Day” means,
with respect to any series of Securities, any day other than a day on which federal or state banking institutions in the Borough of Manhattan,
the City of New York, or in the city of the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, are authorized or obligated by law, executive order
or regulation to close.
“Certificate” means
a certificate signed by any Officer. The Certificate need not comply with the provisions of Section 13.07.
“Company” means Top
KingWin Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company, and, subject to the provisions of Article Ten, shall also include its successors and
assigns.
“Corporate Trust Office”
means the office of the Trustee at which, at any particular time, its corporate trust business shall be principally administered, which
office at the date hereof is located at .
“Custodian” means any
receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator or similar official under any Bankruptcy Law.
“Default” means any
event, act or condition that with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute an Event of Default.
“Depositary” means,
with respect to Securities of any series for which the Company shall determine that such Securities will be issued as a Global Security,
The Depository Trust Company, New York, New York, another clearing agency, or any successor registered as a clearing agency under the
Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or other applicable statute or regulation, which, in
each case, shall be designated by the Company pursuant to either Section 2.01 or 2.11.
“Event of Default” means,
with respect to Securities of a particular series, any event specified in Section 6.01, continued for the period of time, if any, therein
designated.
“Global Security” means,
with respect to any series of Securities, a Security executed by the Company and delivered by the Trustee to the Depositary or pursuant
to the Depositary’s instruction, all in accordance with the Indenture, which shall be registered in the name of the Depositary or
its nominee.
“Governmental Obligations”
means securities that are (a) direct obligations of the United States of America for the payment of which its full faith and credit is
pledged or (b) obligations of a Person controlled or supervised by and acting as an agency or instrumentality of the United States of
America, the payment of which is unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation by the United States of America that,
in either case, are not callable or redeemable at the option of the issuer thereof at any time prior to the stated maturity of the Securities,
and shall also include a depositary receipt issued by a bank or trust company as custodian with respect to any such Governmental Obligation
or a specific payment of principal of or interest on any such Governmental Obligation held by such custodian for the account of the holder
of such depositary receipt; provided, however, that (except as required by law) such custodian is not authorized to make any deduction
from the amount payable to the holder of such depositary receipt from any amount received by the custodian in respect of the Governmental
Obligation or the specific payment of principal of or interest on the Governmental Obligation evidenced by such depositary receipt.
“herein”, “hereof” and
“hereunder”, and other words of similar import, refer to this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular
Article, Section or other subdivision.
“Indenture” means this
instrument as originally executed or as it may from time to time be supplemented or amended by one or more indentures supplemental hereto
entered into in accordance with the terms hereof.
“Interest Payment Date”,
when used with respect to any installment of interest on a Security of a particular series, means the date specified in such Security
or in a Board Resolution or in an indenture supplemental hereto with respect to such series as the fixed date on which an installment
of interest with respect to Securities of that series is due and payable.
“Officer” means, with
respect to the Company, the chairman of the Board of Directors, a chief executive officer, a president, a chief financial officer, chief
operating officer, any executive vice president, any senior vice president, any vice president, the treasurer or any assistant treasurer,
the controller or any assistant controller or the secretary or any assistant secretary.
“Officers’ Certificate”
means a certificate signed by any two Officers. Each such certificate shall include the statements provided for in Section 13.07, if and
to the extent required by the provisions thereof.
“Opinion of Counsel”
means an opinion in writing subject to customary exceptions of legal counsel, who may be an employee of or counsel for the Company, that
is delivered to the Trustee in accordance with the terms hereof. Each such opinion shall include the statements provided for in Section
13.07, if and to the extent required by the provisions thereof.
“Outstanding”, when
used with reference to Securities of any series, means, subject to the provisions of Section 8.04, as of any particular time, all Securities
of that series theretofore authenticated and delivered by the Trustee under this Indenture, except (a) Securities theretofore canceled
by the Trustee or any paying agent, or delivered to the Trustee or any paying agent for cancellation or that have previously been canceled;
(b) Securities or portions thereof for the payment or redemption of which moneys or Governmental Obligations in the necessary amount shall
have been deposited in trust with the Trustee or with any paying agent (other than the Company) or shall have been set aside and segregated
in trust by the Company (if the Company shall act as its own paying agent); provided, however, that if such Securities or portions of
such Securities are to be redeemed prior to the maturity thereof, notice of such redemption shall have been given as in Article Three
provided, or provision satisfactory to the Trustee shall have been made for giving such notice; and (c) Securities in lieu of or in substitution
for which other Securities shall have been authenticated and delivered pursuant to the terms of Section 2.07.
“Person” means any individual,
corporation, partnership, joint venture, joint-stock company, limited liability company, association, trust, unincorporated organization,
any other entity or organization, including a government or political subdivision or an agency or instrumentality thereof.
“Predecessor Security”
of any particular Security means every previous Security evidencing all or a portion of the same debt as that evidenced by such particular
Security; and, for the purposes of this definition, any Security authenticated and delivered under Section 2.07 in lieu of a lost, destroyed
or stolen Security shall be deemed to evidence the same debt as the lost, destroyed or stolen Security.
“Responsible Officer”
when used with respect to the Trustee means the chairman of its board of directors, the chief executive officer, the president, any vice
president, the secretary, the treasurer, any trust officer, any corporate trust officer or any other officer or assistant officer of the
Trustee customarily performing functions similar to those performed by the Persons who at the time shall be such officers, respectively,
or to whom any corporate trust matter is referred because of his or her knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject.
“Securities” means the
debt Securities authenticated and delivered under this Indenture.
“Securityholder”, “holder
of Securities”, “registered holder”, or other similar term, means the Person or Persons in whose name or names a particular
Security shall be registered on the books of the Company kept for that purpose in accordance with the terms of this Indenture.
“Security Register”
and “Security Registrar” shall have the meanings as set forth in Section 2.05.
“Subsidiary” means,
with respect to any Person, (i) any corporation at least a majority of whose outstanding Voting Stock shall at the time be owned, directly
or indirectly, by such Person or by one or more of its Subsidiaries or by such Person and one or more of its Subsidiaries, (ii) any general
partnership, joint venture or similar entity, at least a majority of whose outstanding partnership or similar interests shall at the time
be owned by such Person, or by one or more of its Subsidiaries, or by such Person and one or more of its Subsidiaries and (iii) any limited
partnership of which such Person or any of its Subsidiaries is a general partner.
“Trustee” means , and,
subject to the provisions of Article Seven, shall also include its successors and assigns, and, if at any time there is more than one
Person acting in such capacity hereunder, “Trustee” shall mean each such Person. The term “Trustee” as used with
respect to a particular series of the Securities shall mean the trustee with respect to that series.
“Trust Indenture Act”
means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.
“Voting Stock”, as applied
to stock of any Person, means shares, interests, participations or other equivalents in the equity interest (however designated) in such
Person having ordinary voting power for the election of a majority of the directors (or the equivalent) of such Person, other than shares,
interests, participations or other equivalents having such power only by reason of the occurrence of a contingency.
ARTICLE 2
ISSUE, DESCRIPTION, TERMS, EXECUTION, REGISTRATION AND
EXCHANGE OF SECURITIES
Section 2.01 Designation and Terms of Securities.
(a) The aggregate principal
amount of Securities that may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture is unlimited. The Securities may be issued in one or
more series up to the aggregate principal amount of Securities of that series from time to time authorized by or pursuant to a Board Resolution
or pursuant to one or more indentures supplemental hereto. Prior to the initial issuance of Securities of any series, there shall be established
in or pursuant to a Board Resolution, and set forth in an Officers’ Certificate, or established in one or more indentures supplemental
hereto:
(1) the title of the Securities
of the series (which shall distinguish the Securities of that series from all other Securities);
(2) any limit upon the
aggregate principal amount of the Securities of that series that may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture (except for Securities
authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, other Securities of that series);
(3) the date or dates on
which the principal of the Securities of the series is payable, any original issue discount that may apply to the Securities of that series
upon their issuance, the principal amount due at maturity, and the place(s) of payment;
(4) the rate or rates at
which the Securities of the series shall bear interest or the manner of calculation of such rate or rates, if any;
(5) the date or dates from
which such interest shall accrue, the Interest Payment Dates on which such interest will be payable or the manner of determination of
such Interest Payment Dates, the place(s) of payment, and the record date for the determination of holders to whom interest is payable
on any such Interest Payment Dates or the manner of determination of such record dates;
(6) the right, if any,
to extend the interest payment periods and the duration of such extension;
(7) the period or periods
within which, the price or prices at which and the terms and conditions upon which Securities of the series may be redeemed, in whole
or in part, at the option of the Company;
(8) the obligation, if
any, of the Company to redeem or purchase Securities of the series pursuant to any sinking fund, mandatory redemption, or analogous provisions
(including payments made in cash in satisfaction of future sinking fund obligations) or at the option of a holder thereof and the period
or periods within which, the price or prices at which, and the terms and conditions upon which, Securities of the series shall be redeemed
or purchased, in whole or in part, pursuant to such obligation;
(9) the form of the Securities
of the series including the form of the Certificate of Authentication for such series;
(10) if other than denominations
of one thousand U.S. dollars ($1,000) or any integral multiple thereof, the denominations in which the Securities of the series shall
be issuable;
(11) any and all other
terms (including terms, to the extent applicable, relating to any auction or remarketing of the Securities of that series and any security
for the obligations of the Company with respect to such Securities) with respect to such series (which terms shall not be inconsistent
with the terms of this Indenture, as amended by any supplemental indenture) including any terms which may be required by or advisable
under United States laws or regulations or advisable in connection with the marketing of Securities of that series;
(12) whether the Securities
are issuable as a Global Security and, in such case, the terms and the identity of the Depositary for such series;
(13) whether the Securities
will be convertible into or exchangeable for ordinary shares or other securities of the Company or any other Person and, if so, the terms
and conditions upon which such Securities will be so convertible or exchangeable, including the conversion or exchange price, as applicable,
or how it will be calculated and may be adjusted, any mandatory or optional (at the Company’s option or the holders’ option)
conversion or exchange features, and the applicable conversion or exchange period;
(14) if other than the
principal amount thereof, the portion of the principal amount of Securities of the series which shall be payable upon declaration of acceleration
of the maturity thereof pursuant to Section 6.01;
(15) any additional or
different Events of Default or restrictive covenants (which may include, among other restrictions, restrictions on the Company’s
ability or the ability of the Company’s Subsidiaries to: incur additional indebtedness; issue additional securities; create liens;
pay dividends or make distributions in respect of their capital stock; redeem capital stock; place restrictions on such Subsidiaries placing
restrictions on their ability to pay dividends, make distributions or transfer assets; make investments or other restricted payments;
sell or otherwise dispose of assets; enter into sale-leaseback transactions; engage in transactions with shareholders and affiliates;
issue or sell stock of their Subsidiaries; or effect a consolidation or merger) or financial covenants (which may include, among other
financial covenants, financial covenants that require the Company and its Subsidiaries to maintain specified interest coverage, fixed
charge, cash flow-based or asset-based ratios) provided for with respect to the Securities of the series;
(16) if other than dollars,
the coin or currency in which the Securities of the series are denominated (including, but not limited to, foreign currency);
(17) the terms and conditions,
if any, upon which the Company shall pay amounts in addition to the stated interest, premium, if any and principal amounts of the Securities
of the series to any Securityholder that is not a “United States person” for federal tax purposes;
(18) any restrictions on
transfer, sale or assignment of the Securities of the series; and
(19) the subordination
terms of the Securities of the series.
All Securities of any one series shall be substantially
identical except as to denomination and except as may otherwise be provided in or pursuant to any such Board Resolution or in any indentures
supplemental hereto.
If any of the terms of the series are established
by action taken pursuant to a Board Resolution of the Company, a copy of an appropriate record of such action shall be certified by the
secretary or an assistant secretary of the Company and delivered to the Trustee at or prior to the delivery of the Officers’ Certificate
of the Company setting forth the terms of the series.
Securities of any particular series may be issued
at various times, with different dates on which the principal or any installment of principal is payable, with different rates of interest,
if any, or different methods by which rates of interest may be determined, with different dates on which such interest may be payable
and with different redemption dates.
Section 2.02 Form of Securities and Trustee’s
Certificate.
The Securities of any series and the Trustee’s
certificate of authentication to be borne by such Securities shall be substantially of the tenor and purport as set forth in one or more
indentures supplemental hereto or as provided in a Board Resolution, and set forth in an Officers’ Certificate, and they may have
such letters, numbers or other marks of identification or designation and such legends or endorsements printed, lithographed or engraved
thereon as the Company may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Indenture, or as may be required to
comply with any law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with any rule or regulation of any securities exchange on
which Securities of that series may be listed, or to conform to usage.
Section 2.03 Denominations: Provisions
for Payment.
The Securities shall be issuable as registered
Securities and in the denominations of one thousand U.S. dollars ($1,000) or any integral multiple thereof, subject to Section 2.01(a)(10).
The Securities of a particular series shall bear interest payable on the dates and at the rate specified with respect to that series.
Subject to Section 2.01(a)(16), the principal of and the interest on the Securities of any series, as well as any premium thereon in case
of redemption thereof prior to maturity, shall be payable in the coin or currency of the United States of America that at the time is
legal tender for public and private debt, at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose in the Borough of Manhattan,
the City and State of New York. Each Security shall be dated the date of its authentication. Interest on the Securities shall be computed
on the basis of a 360-day year composed of twelve 30-day months.
The interest installment on any Security that
is payable, and is punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date for Securities of that series shall be paid to the
Person in whose name said Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the regular record
date for such interest installment. In the event that any Security of a particular series or portion thereof is called for redemption
and the redemption date is subsequent to a regular record date with respect to any Interest Payment Date and prior to such Interest Payment
Date, interest on such Security will be paid upon presentation and surrender of such Security as provided in Section 3.03.
Any interest on any Security that is payable,
but is not punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date for Securities of the same series (herein called “Defaulted
Interest”) shall forthwith cease to be payable to the registered holder on the relevant regular record date by virtue of having
been such holder; and such Defaulted Interest shall be paid by the Company, at its election, as provided in clause (1) or clause (2) below:
(1) The Company may make
payment of any Defaulted Interest on Securities to the Persons in whose names such Securities (or their respective Predecessor Securities)
are registered at the close of business on a special record date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest, which shall be fixed in the
following manner: the Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of Defaulted Interest proposed to be paid on each such
Security and the date of the proposed payment, and at the same time the Company shall deposit with the Trustee an amount of money equal
to the aggregate amount proposed to be paid in respect of such Defaulted Interest or shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee
for such deposit prior to the date of the proposed payment, such money when deposited to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons
entitled to such Defaulted Interest as in this clause provided. Thereupon the Trustee shall fix a special record date for the payment
of such Defaulted Interest which shall not be more than 15 nor less than 10 days prior to the date of the proposed payment and not less
than 10 days after the receipt by the Trustee of the notice of the proposed payment. The Trustee shall promptly notify the Company of
such special record date and, in the name and at the expense of the Company, shall cause notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted
Interest and the special record date therefor to be mailed, first class postage prepaid, to each Securityholder at his or her address
as it appears in the Security Register (as hereinafter defined), not less than 10 days prior to such special record date. Notice of the
proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the special record date therefor having been mailed as aforesaid, such Defaulted Interest
shall be paid to the Persons in whose names such Securities (or their respective Predecessor Securities) are registered on such special
record date.
(2) The Company may make
payment of any Defaulted Interest on any Securities in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities
exchange on which such Securities may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, if, after notice given by the
Company to the Trustee of the proposed payment pursuant to this clause, such manner of payment shall be deemed practicable by the Trustee.
Unless otherwise set forth in a Board Resolution
or one or more indentures supplemental hereto establishing the terms of any series of Securities pursuant to Section 2.01 hereof, the
term “regular record date” as used in this Section with respect to a series of Securities and any Interest Payment Date for
such series shall mean either the fifteenth day of the month immediately preceding the month in which an Interest Payment Date established
for such series pursuant to Section 2.01 hereof shall occur, if such Interest Payment Date is the first day of a month, or the first day
of the month in which an Interest Payment Date established for such series pursuant to Section 2.01 hereof shall occur, if such Interest
Payment Date is the fifteenth day of a month, whether or not such date is a Business Day.
Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section,
each Security of a series delivered under this Indenture upon transfer of or in exchange for or in lieu of any other Security of such
series shall carry the rights to interest accrued and unpaid, and to accrue, that were carried by such other Security.
Section 2.04 Execution and Authentication.
The Securities shall be signed on behalf of the
Company by one of its Officers. Signatures may be in the form of a manual or facsimile signature.
The Company may use the facsimile signature of
any Person who shall have been an Officer, notwithstanding the fact that at the time the Securities shall be authenticated and delivered
or disposed of such Person shall have ceased to be such an officer of the Company. The Securities may contain such notations, legends
or endorsements required by law, stock exchange rule or usage. Each Security shall be dated the date of its authentication by the Trustee.
A Security shall not be valid until authenticated
manually by an authorized signatory of the Trustee, or by an Authenticating Agent. Such signature shall be conclusive evidence that the
Security so authenticated has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder and that the holder is entitled to the benefits of this
Indenture. At any time and from time to time after the execution and delivery of this Indenture, the Company may deliver Securities of
any series executed by the Company to the Trustee for authentication, together with a written order of the Company for the authentication
and delivery of such Securities, signed by an Officer, and the Trustee in accordance with such written order shall authenticate and deliver
such Securities.
In authenticating such Securities and accepting
the additional responsibilities under this Indenture in relation to such Securities, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and (subject
to Section 7.01) shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel stating that the form and terms thereof have been established
in conformity with the provisions of this Indenture.
The Trustee shall not be required to authenticate
such Securities if the issue of such Securities pursuant to this Indenture will affect the Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities
under the Securities and this Indenture or otherwise in a manner that is not reasonably acceptable to the Trustee.
Section 2.05 Registration of Transfer
and Exchange.
(a) Securities of any
series may be exchanged upon presentation thereof at the office or agency of the Company designated for such purpose in the Borough of
Manhattan, the City and State of New York, for other Securities of such series of authorized denominations, and for a like aggregate principal
amount, upon payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge in relation thereto, all as provided in this Section.
In respect of any Securities so surrendered for exchange, the Company shall execute, the Trustee shall authenticate and such office or
agency shall deliver in exchange therefor the Security or Securities of the same series that the Securityholder making the exchange shall
be entitled to receive, bearing numbers not contemporaneously outstanding.
(b) The Company shall
keep, or cause to be kept, at its office or agency designated for such purpose in the Borough of Manhattan, the City and State of New
York, or such other location designated by the Company, a register or registers (herein referred to as the “Security Register”)
in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Company shall register the Securities and the transfers of Securities
as in this Article provided and which at all reasonable times shall be open for inspection by the Trustee. The registrar for the purpose
of registering Securities and transfer of Securities as herein provided shall be appointed as authorized by Board Resolution (the “Security
Registrar”).
Upon surrender for transfer of any Security at
the office or agency of the Company designated for such purpose, the Company shall execute, the Trustee shall authenticate and such office
or agency shall deliver in the name of the transferee or transferees a new Security or Securities of the same series as the Security presented
for a like aggregate principal amount.
All Securities presented or surrendered for exchange
or registration of transfer, as provided in this Section, shall be accompanied (if so required by the Company or the Security Registrar)
by a written instrument or instruments of transfer, in form satisfactory to the Company or the Security Registrar, duly executed by the
registered holder or by such holder’s duly authorized attorney in writing.
(c) Except as provided
pursuant to Section 2.01 pursuant to a Board Resolution, and set forth in an Officers’ Certificate, or established in one or more
indentures supplemental to this Indenture, no service charge shall be made for any exchange or registration of transfer of Securities,
or issue of new Securities in case of partial redemption of any series, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover
any tax or other governmental charge in relation thereto, other than exchanges pursuant to Section 2.06, Section 3.03(b) and Section 9.04
not involving any transfer.
(d) The Company shall
not be required (i) to issue, exchange or register the transfer of any Securities during a period beginning at the opening of business
15 days before the day of the mailing of a notice of redemption of less than all the Outstanding Securities of the same series and ending
at the close of business on the day of such mailing, nor (ii) to register the transfer of or exchange any Securities of any series or
portions thereof called for redemption, other than the unredeemed portion of any such Securities being redeemed in part. The provisions
of this Section 2.05 are, with respect to any Global Security, subject to Section 2.11 hereof.
Section 2.06 Temporary Securities.
Pending the preparation of definitive Securities
of any series, the Company may execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, temporary Securities (printed, lithographed or
typewritten) of any authorized denomination. Such temporary Securities shall be substantially in the form of the definitive Securities
in lieu of which they are issued, but with such omissions, insertions and variations as may be appropriate for temporary Securities, all
as may be determined by the Company. Every temporary Security of any series 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 Securities of such series.
Without unnecessary delay the Company will execute and will furnish definitive Securities of such series and thereupon any or all temporary
Securities of such series may be surrendered in exchange therefor (without charge to the holders), at the office or agency of the Company
designated for the purpose in the Borough of Manhattan, the City and State of New York, and the Trustee shall authenticate and such office
or agency shall deliver in exchange for such temporary Securities an equal aggregate principal amount of definitive Securities of such
series, unless the Company advises the Trustee to the effect that definitive Securities need not be executed and furnished until further
notice from the Company. Until so exchanged, the temporary Securities of such series shall be entitled to the same benefits under this
Indenture as definitive Securities of such series authenticated and delivered hereunder.
Section 2.07 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Securities.
In case any temporary or definitive Security shall
become mutilated or be destroyed, lost or stolen, the Company (subject to the next succeeding sentence) shall execute, and upon the Company’s
request the Trustee (subject as aforesaid) shall authenticate and deliver, a new Security of the same series, bearing a number not contemporaneously
outstanding, in exchange and substitution for the mutilated Security, or in lieu of and in substitution for the Security so destroyed,
lost or stolen. In every case the applicant for a substituted Security shall furnish to the Company and the Trustee such security or indemnity
as may be required by them to save each of them harmless, and, in every case of destruction, loss or theft, the applicant shall also furnish
to the Company and the Trustee evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of the applicant’s Security and
of the ownership thereof. The Trustee may authenticate any such substituted Security and deliver the same upon the written request or
authorization of any officer of the Company. Upon the issuance of any substituted 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 (including the
fees and expenses of the Trustee) connected therewith.
In case any Security that has matured or is about
to mature shall become mutilated or be destroyed, lost or stolen, the Company may, instead of issuing a substitute Security, pay or authorize
the payment of the same (without surrender thereof except in the case of a mutilated Security) if the applicant for such payment shall
furnish to the Company and the Trustee such security or indemnity as they may require to save them harmless, 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 Security and of the
ownership thereof.
Every replacement Security issued pursuant to
the provisions of this Section shall constitute an additional contractual obligation of the Company whether or not the mutilated, destroyed,
lost or stolen Security shall be found at any time, or be enforceable by anyone, and shall be entitled to all the benefits of this Indenture
equally and proportionately with any and all other Securities of the same series duly issued hereunder. All 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 Securities, and shall preclude (to the extent lawful) 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 2.08 Cancellation.
All Securities surrendered for the purpose of
payment, redemption, exchange or registration of transfer shall, if surrendered to the Company or any paying agent, be delivered to the
Trustee for cancellation, or, if surrendered to the Trustee, shall be cancelled by it, and no Securities shall be issued in lieu thereof
except as expressly required or permitted by any of the provisions of this Indenture. In the absence of such request the Trustee may dispose
of canceled Securities in accordance with its standard procedures and deliver a certificate of disposition to the Company. If the Company
shall otherwise acquire any of the Securities, however, such acquisition shall not operate as a redemption or satisfaction of the indebtedness
represented by such Securities unless and until the same are delivered to the Trustee for cancellation.
Section 2.09 Benefits of Indenture.
Nothing in this Indenture or in the Securities,
express or implied, shall give or be construed to give to any Person, other than the parties hereto and the holders of the Securities
(and, with respect to the provisions of Article Fourteen, the holders of any indebtedness of the Company to which the Securities of any
series are subordinated) 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 such covenants, conditions and provisions being for the sole benefit of the parties hereto and of the
holders of the Securities (and, with respect to the provisions of Article Fourteen, the holders of any indebtedness of the Company to
which the Securities of any series are subordinated).
Section 2.10 Authenticating Agent.
So long as any of the Securities of any series
remain Outstanding there may be an Authenticating Agent for any or all such series of Securities which the Trustee shall have the right
to appoint. Said Authenticating Agent shall be authorized to act on behalf of the Trustee to authenticate Securities of such series issued
upon exchange, transfer or partial redemption thereof, and Securities so authenticated shall be entitled to the benefits of this Indenture
and shall be valid and obligatory for all purposes as if authenticated by the Trustee hereunder. All references in this Indenture to the
authentication of Securities by the Trustee shall be deemed to include authentication by an Authenticating Agent for such series. Each
Authenticating Agent shall be acceptable to the Company and shall be a corporation that has a combined capital and surplus, as most recently
reported or determined by it, sufficient under the laws of any jurisdiction under which it is organized or in which it is doing business
to conduct a trust business, and that is otherwise authorized under such laws to conduct such business and is subject to supervision or
examination by federal or state authorities. If at any time any Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with these
provisions, it shall resign immediately.
Any Authenticating Agent may at any time resign
by giving written notice of resignation to the Trustee and to the Company. The Trustee may at any time (and upon request by the Company
shall) terminate the agency of any Authenticating Agent by giving written notice of termination to such Authenticating Agent and to the
Company. Upon resignation, termination or cessation of eligibility of any Authenticating Agent, the Trustee may appoint an eligible successor
Authenticating Agent acceptable to the Company. Any successor Authenticating Agent, upon acceptance of its appointment hereunder, shall
become vested with all the rights, powers and duties of its predecessor hereunder as if originally named as an Authenticating Agent pursuant
hereto.
Section 2.11 Global Securities.
(a) If the Company shall
establish pursuant to Section 2.01 that the Securities of a particular series are to be issued as a Global Security, then the Company
shall execute and the Trustee shall, in accordance with Section 2.04, authenticate and deliver, a Global Security that (i) shall represent,
and shall be denominated in an amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of, all of the Outstanding Securities of such series, (ii)
shall be registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee, (iii) shall be delivered by the Trustee to the Depositary or pursuant
to the Depositary’s instruction and (iv) shall bear a legend substantially to the following effect: “Except as otherwise provided
in Section 2.11 of the Indenture, this Security may be transferred, in whole but not in part, only to another nominee of the Depositary
or to a successor Depositary or to a nominee of such successor Depositary.”
(b) Notwithstanding the
provisions of Section 2.05, the Global Security of a series may be transferred, in whole but not in part and in the manner provided in
Section 2.05, only to another nominee of the Depositary for such series, or to a successor Depositary for such series selected or approved
by the Company or to a nominee of such successor Depositary.
(c) If at any time the
Depositary for a series of the Securities notifies the Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for such series
or if at any time the Depositary for such series shall no longer be registered or in good standing under the Exchange Act, or other applicable
statute or regulation, and a successor Depositary for such series is not appointed by the Company within 90 days after the Company receives
such notice or becomes aware of such condition, as the case may be, or if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Company
has received a request from the Depositary, this Section 2.11 shall no longer be applicable to the Securities of such series and the Company
will execute, and subject to Section 2.04, the Trustee will authenticate and deliver the Securities of such series in definitive registered
form without coupons, in authorized denominations, and in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of the Global Security
of such series in exchange for such Global Security. In addition, the Company may at any time determine that the Securities of any series
shall no longer be represented by a Global Security and that the provisions of this Section 2.11 shall no longer apply to the Securities
of such series. In such event the Company will execute and, subject to Section 2.04, the Trustee, upon receipt of an Officers’ Certificate
evidencing such determination by the Company, will authenticate and deliver the Securities of such series in definitive registered form
without coupons, in authorized denominations, and in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of the Global Security
of such series in exchange for such Global Security. Upon the exchange of the Global Security for such Securities in definitive registered
form without coupons, in authorized denominations, the Global Security shall be canceled by the Trustee. Such Securities in definitive
registered form issued in exchange for the Global Security pursuant to this Section 2.11(c) shall be registered in such names and in such
authorized denominations as the Depositary, pursuant to instructions from its direct or indirect participants or otherwise, shall instruct
the Trustee. The Trustee shall deliver such Securities to the Depositary for delivery to the Persons in whose names such Securities are
so registered.
ARTICLE 3
REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES AND SINKING FUND PROVISIONS
Section 3.01 Redemption.
The Company may redeem the Securities of any series
issued hereunder on and after the dates and in accordance with the terms established for such series pursuant to Section 2.01 hereof.
Section 3.02 Notice of Redemption.
(a) In case the Company
shall desire to exercise such right to redeem all or, as the case may be, a portion of the Securities of any series in accordance with
any right the Company reserved for itself to do so pursuant to Section 2.01 hereof, the Company shall, or shall cause the Trustee to,
give notice of such redemption to holders of the Securities of such series to be redeemed by mailing, first class postage prepaid, a notice
of such redemption not less than 30 days and not more than 90 days before the date fixed for redemption of that series to such holders
at their last addresses as they shall appear upon the Security Register, unless a shorter period is specified in the Securities to be
redeemed. Any notice that is mailed in the manner herein provided shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given, whether or not
the registered holder receives the notice. In any case, failure duly to give such notice to the holder of any Security of any series designated
for redemption in whole or in part, or any defect in the notice, shall not affect the validity of the proceedings for the redemption of
any other Securities of such series or any other series. In the case of any redemption of Securities prior to the expiration of any restriction
on such redemption provided in the terms of such Securities or elsewhere in this Indenture, the Company shall furnish the Trustee with
an Officers’ Certificate evidencing compliance with any such restriction.
Each such notice of redemption shall specify the
date fixed for redemption and the redemption price at which Securities of that series are to be redeemed, and shall state that payment
of the redemption price of such Securities to be redeemed will be made at the office or agency of the Company in the Borough of Manhattan,
the City and State of New York, upon presentation and surrender of such Securities, that interest accrued to the date fixed for redemption
will be paid as specified in said notice, that from and after said date interest will cease to accrue and that the redemption is for a
sinking fund, if such is the case. If less than all the Securities of a series are to be redeemed, the notice to the holders of Securities
of that series to be redeemed in part shall specify the particular Securities to be so redeemed.
In case any Security is to be redeemed in part
only, the notice that relates to such Security shall state the portion of the principal amount thereof to be redeemed, and shall state
that on and after the redemption date, upon surrender of such Security, a new Security or Securities of such series in principal amount
equal to the unredeemed portion thereof will be issued.
(b) If less than all
the Securities of a series are to be redeemed, the Company shall give the Trustee at least 45 days’ notice (unless a shorter notice
shall be satisfactory to the Trustee) in advance of the date fixed for redemption as to the aggregate principal amount of Securities of
the series to be redeemed, and thereupon the Trustee shall select, by lot or in such other manner as it shall deem appropriate and fair
in its discretion and that may provide for the selection of a portion or portions (equal to one thousand U.S. dollars ($1,000) or any
integral multiple thereof) of the principal amount of such Securities of a denomination larger than $1,000, the Securities to be redeemed
and shall thereafter promptly notify the Company in writing of the numbers of the Securities to be redeemed, in whole or in part. The
Company may, if and whenever it shall so elect, by delivery of instructions signed on its behalf by an Officer, instruct the Trustee or
any paying agent to call all or any part of the Securities of a particular series for redemption and to give notice of redemption in the
manner set forth in this Section, such notice to be in the name of the Company or its own name as the Trustee or such paying agent may
deem advisable. In any case in which notice of redemption is to be given by the Trustee or any such paying agent, the Company shall deliver
or cause to be delivered to, or permit to remain with, the Trustee or such paying agent, as the case may be, such Security Register, transfer
books or other records, or suitable copies or extracts therefrom, sufficient to enable the Trustee or such paying agent to give any notice
by mail that may be required under the provisions of this Section.
Section 3.03 Payment Upon Redemption.
(a) If the giving of
notice of redemption shall have been completed as above provided, the Securities or portions of Securities of the series to be redeemed
specified in such notice shall become due and payable on the date and at the place stated in such notice at the applicable redemption
price, together with interest accrued to the date fixed for redemption and interest on such Securities or portions of Securities shall
cease to accrue on and after the date fixed for redemption, unless the Company shall default in the payment of such redemption price and
accrued interest with respect to any such Security or portion thereof. On presentation and surrender of such Securities on or after the
date fixed for redemption at the place of payment specified in the notice, said Securities shall be paid and redeemed at the applicable
redemption price for such series, together with interest accrued thereon to the date fixed for redemption (but if the date fixed for redemption
is an interest payment date, the interest installment payable on such date shall be payable to the registered holder at the close of business
on the applicable record date pursuant to Section 2.03).
(b) Upon presentation
of any Security of such series that is to be redeemed in part only, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and the
office or agency where the Security is presented shall deliver to the holder thereof, at the expense of the Company, a new Security of
the same series of authorized denominations in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion of the Security so presented.
Section 3.04 Sinking Fund.
The provisions of Sections 3.04, 3.05 and 3.06
shall be applicable to any sinking fund for the retirement of Securities of a series, except as otherwise specified as contemplated by
Section 2.01 for Securities of such series.
The minimum amount of any sinking fund payment
provided for by the terms of Securities of any series is herein referred to as a “mandatory sinking fund payment,” and any
payment in excess of such minimum amount provided for by the terms of Securities of any series is herein referred to as an “optional
sinking fund payment”. If provided for by the terms of Securities of any series, the cash amount of any sinking fund payment may
be subject to reduction as provided in Section 3.05. Each sinking fund payment shall be applied to the redemption of Securities of any
series as provided for by the terms of Securities of such series.
Section 3.05 Satisfaction of Sinking Fund
Payments with Securities.
The Company (i) may deliver Outstanding Securities
of a series and (ii) may apply as a credit Securities of a series that have been redeemed either at the election of the Company pursuant
to the terms of such Securities or through the application of permitted optional sinking fund payments pursuant to the terms of such Securities,
in each case in satisfaction of all or any part of any sinking fund payment with respect to the Securities of such series required to
be made pursuant to the terms of such Securities as provided for by the terms of such series, provided that such Securities have not been
previously so credited. Such Securities shall be received and credited for such purpose by the Trustee at the redemption price specified
in such Securities for redemption through operation of the sinking fund and the amount of such sinking fund payment shall be reduced accordingly.
Section 3.06 Redemption of Securities
for Sinking Fund.
Not less than 45 days prior to each sinking fund
payment date for any series of Securities (unless a shorter period shall be satisfactory to the Trustee), 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 the series, the portion thereof, if any, that is to be satisfied by delivering and crediting Securities of that series pursuant
to Section 3.05 and the basis for such credit and will, together with such Officers’ Certificate, deliver to the Trustee any Securities
to be so delivered. Not less than 30 days before each such sinking fund payment date the Trustee shall select the Securities to be redeemed
upon such sinking fund payment date in the manner specified in Section 3.02 and cause notice of the redemption thereof to be given in
the name of and at the expense of the Company in the manner provided in Section 3.02. Such notice having been duly given, the redemption
of such Securities shall be made upon the terms and in the manner stated in Section 3.03.
ARTICLE 4
COVENANTS
Section 4.01 Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest.
The Company will duly and punctually pay or cause
to be paid the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on the Securities of that series at the time and place and in the manner
provided herein and established with respect to such Securities.
Section 4.02 Maintenance of Office or Agency.
So long as any series of the Securities remain
Outstanding, the Company agrees to maintain an office or agency in the Borough of Manhattan, the City and State of New York, with respect
to each such series and at such other location or locations as may be designated as provided in this Section 4.02, where (i) Securities
of that series may be presented for payment, (ii) Securities of that series may be presented as herein above authorized for registration
of transfer and exchange, and (iii) notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Securities of that series and this Indenture
may be given or served, such designation to continue with respect to such office or agency until the Company shall, by written notice
signed by any officer authorized to sign an Officers’ Certificate and delivered to the Trustee, designate some other office or agency
for such purposes or any of them. 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, notices and demands may be made or served at the Corporate Trust Office
of the Trustee, and the Company hereby appoints the Trustee as its agent to receive all such presentations, notices and demands. The Company
initially appoints the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee located in the Borough of Manhattan, the City of New York as its paying agent
with respect to the Securities.
Section 4.03 Paying Agents.
(a) If the Company shall
appoint one or more paying agents for all or any series of the Securities, other than the Trustee, the Company will cause each such paying
agent 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:
(1) 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 Securities of that series (whether
such sums have been paid to it by the Company or by any other obligor of such Securities) in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled
thereto;
(2) that it will give the
Trustee notice of any failure by the Company (or by any other obligor of such Securities) to make any payment of the principal of (and
premium, if any) or interest on the Securities of that series when the same shall be due and payable;
(3) that it will, at any
time during the continuance of any failure referred to in the preceding paragraph (a)(2) above, upon the written request of the Trustee,
forthwith pay to the Trustee all sums so held in trust by such paying agent; and
(4) that it will perform
all other duties of paying agent as set forth in this Indenture.
(b) If the Company shall
act as its own paying agent with respect to any series of the Securities, it will on or before each due date of the principal of (and
premium, if any) or interest on Securities of that series, set aside, segregate and hold in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled
thereto a sum sufficient to pay such principal (and premium, if any) or interest so becoming due on Securities of that series until such
sums shall be paid to such Persons or otherwise disposed of as herein provided and will promptly notify the Trustee of such action, or
any failure (by it or any other obligor on such Securities) to take such action. Whenever the Company shall have one or more paying agents
for any series of Securities, it will, prior to each due date of the principal of (and premium, if any) or interest on any Securities
of that series, deposit with the paying agent a sum sufficient to pay the principal (and premium, if any) or interest so becoming due,
such sum to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled to such principal, premium or interest, and (unless such paying agent
is the Trustee) the Company will promptly notify the Trustee of this action or failure so to act.
(c) Notwithstanding anything
in this Section to the contrary, (i) the agreement to hold sums in trust as provided in this Section is subject to the provisions of Section
11.05, and (ii) the Company may at any time, for the purpose of obtaining the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture or for any
other purpose, pay, or direct any paying agent to pay, to the Trustee all sums held in trust by the Company or such paying agent, such
sums to be held by the Trustee upon the same terms and conditions as those upon which such sums were held by the Company or such paying
agent; and, upon such payment by the Company or any paying agent to the Trustee, the Company or such paying agent shall be released from
all further liability with respect to such money.
Section 4.04 Appointment to Fill Vacancy
in 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 7.10, a Trustee, so that there shall at all times
be a Trustee hereunder.
Section 4.05 Compliance with Consolidation
Provisions.
The Company will not, while any of the Securities
remain Outstanding, consolidate with or merge into any other Person, in either case where the Company is not the survivor of such transaction,
or sell or convey all or substantially all of its property to any other Person unless the provisions of Article Ten hereof are complied
with.
ARTICLE 5
SECURITYHOLDERS’ LISTS AND REPORTS BY
THE COMPANY AND THE TRUSTEE
Section 5.01 Company to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses
of Securityholders.
The Company will furnish or cause to be furnished
to the Trustee (a) within 15 days after each regular record date (as defined in Section 2.03) a list, in such form as the Trustee may
reasonably require, of the names and addresses of the holders of each series of Securities as of such regular record date, provided that
the Company shall not be obligated to furnish or cause to furnish such list at any time that the list shall not differ in any respect
from the most recent list furnished to the Trustee by the Company 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 of similar form and content as of a date not more than 15 days prior
to the time such list is furnished; provided, however, that, in either case, no such list need be furnished for any series for which the
Trustee shall be the Security Registrar .
Section 5.02 Preservation Of Information;
Communications With Securityholders.
(a) The Trustee shall
preserve, in as current a form as is reasonably practicable, all information as to the names and addresses of the holders of Securities
contained in the most recent list furnished to it as provided in Section 5.01 and as to the names and addresses of holders of Securities
received by the Trustee in its capacity as Security Registrar (if acting in such capacity).
(b) The Trustee may destroy
any list furnished to it as provided in Section 5.01 upon receipt of a new list so furnished.
(c) Securityholders may
communicate as provided in Section 312(b) of the Trust Indenture Act with other Securityholders with respect to their rights under this
Indenture or under the Securities, and, in connection with any such communications, the Trustee shall satisfy its obligations under Section
312(b) of the Trust Indenture Act in accordance with the provisions of Section 312(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.
Section 5.03 Reports by the Company.
The Company covenants and agrees to provide a
copy to the Trustee, after the Company files 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 the Securities and Exchange Commission
may from time to time by rules and regulations prescribe) that the Company files with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant
to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act; provided, however, the Company shall not be required to deliver to the Trustee any
materials for which the Company has sought and received confidential treatment by the SEC. The Company shall also comply with the requirements
of Section 314 of the Trust Indenture Act, but only to the extent then applicable to the Company.
Section 5.04 Reports by the Trustee.
(a) On or before July
1 in each year in which any of the Securities are Outstanding, the Trustee shall transmit by mail, first class postage prepaid, to the
Securityholders, as their names and addresses appear upon the Security Register, a brief report dated as of the preceding May 1, if and
to the extent required under Section 313(a) of the Trust Indenture Act.
(b) The Trustee shall
comply with Section 313(b) and 313(c) of the Trust Indenture Act.
(c) A copy of each such
report shall, at the time of such transmission to Securityholders, be filed by the Trustee with the Company, with each securities exchange
upon which any Securities are listed (if so listed) and also with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company agrees to notify
the Trustee when any Securities become listed on any securities exchange.
ARTICLE 6
REMEDIES OF THE TRUSTEE AND SECURITYHOLDERS
ON EVENT OF DEFAULT
Section 6.01 Events of Default.
(a) Whenever used herein
with respect to Securities of a particular series, “Event of Default” means any one or more of the following events that has
occurred and is continuing:
(1) the Company defaults
in the payment of any installment of interest upon any of the Securities of that series, as and when the same shall become due and payable,
and such default continues for a period of 90 days; provided, however, that a valid extension of an interest payment period by the Company
in accordance with the terms of any indenture supplemental hereto shall not constitute a default in the payment of interest for this purpose;
(2) the Company defaults
in the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any, on) any of the Securities of that series as and when the same shall become due
and payable whether at maturity, upon redemption, by declaration or otherwise, or in any payment required by any sinking or analogous
fund established with respect to that series; provided, however, that a valid extension of the maturity of such Securities in accordance
with the terms of any indenture supplemental hereto shall not constitute a default in the payment of principal or premium, if any;
(3) the Company fails to
observe or perform any other of its covenants or agreements with respect to that series contained in this Indenture or otherwise established
with respect to that series of Securities pursuant to Section 2.01 hereof (other than a covenant or agreement that has been expressly
included in this Indenture solely for the benefit of one or more series of Securities other than such series) for a period of 90 days
after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied and stating that such notice is a “Notice
of Default” hereunder, shall have been given to the Company by the Trustee, by registered or certified mail, or to the Company and
the Trustee by the holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Securities of that series at the time Outstanding;
(4) the Company pursuant
to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law (i) commences a voluntary case, (ii) consents to the entry of an order for relief against
it in an involuntary case, (iii) consents to the appointment of a Custodian of it or for all or substantially all of its property or (iv)
makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or
(5) a court of competent
jurisdiction enters an order under any Bankruptcy Law that (i) is for relief against the Company in an involuntary case, (ii) appoints
a Custodian of the Company for all or substantially all of its property or (iii) orders the liquidation of the Company, and the order
or decree remains unstayed and in effect for 90 days.
(b) In each and every
such case (other than an Event of Default specified in clause (4) or clause (5) above), unless the principal of all the 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 Securities of that series then Outstanding hereunder, by notice in writing to the Company (and to the Trustee if given by such
Securityholders), may declare the principal of (and premium, if any, on) and accrued and unpaid interest on all the 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.
If an Event of Default specified in clause (4) or clause (5) above occurs, the principal of and accrued and unpaid interest on all the
Securities of that series shall automatically be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee
or the holders of the Securities.
(c) At any time after
the principal of (and premium, if any, on) and accrued and unpaid interest on the Securities of that series shall have been so declared
due and payable, and before any judgment or decree for the payment of the moneys due shall have been obtained or entered as hereinafter
provided, the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of that series then Outstanding hereunder, by written
notice to the Company and the Trustee, may rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences if: (i) the Company has paid or deposited
with the Trustee a sum sufficient to pay all matured installments of interest upon all the Securities of that series and the principal
of (and premium, if any, on) any and all Securities of that series that shall have become due otherwise than by acceleration (with interest
upon such principal and premium, if any, and, to the extent that such payment is enforceable under applicable law, upon overdue installments
of interest, at the rate per annum expressed in the Securities of that series to the date of such payment or deposit) and the amount payable
to the Trustee under Section 7.06, and (ii) any and all Events of Default under the Indenture with respect to such series, other than
the nonpayment of principal on (and premium, if any, on) and accrued and unpaid interest on Securities of that series that shall not have
become due by their terms, shall have been remedied or waived as provided in Section 6.06.
No such rescission and annulment shall extend
to or shall affect any subsequent default or impair any right consequent thereon.
(d) In case the Trustee
shall have proceeded to enforce any right with respect to Securities of that series 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, then and in every such case, subject to any determination in such proceedings, the Company and the Trustee shall be restored
respectively to their former positions and rights hereunder, and all rights, remedies and powers of the Company and the Trustee shall
continue as though no such proceedings had been taken.
Section 6.02 Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement
by Trustee.
(a) The Company covenants
that (i) in case it shall default in the payment of any installment of interest on any of the Securities of a series, or in any payment
required by any sinking or analogous fund established with respect to that series as and when the same shall have become due and payable,
and such default shall have continued for a period of 90 Business Days, or (ii) in case it shall default in the payment of the principal
of (or premium, if any, on) any of the Securities of a series when the same shall have become due and payable, whether upon maturity of
the Securities of a series or upon redemption or upon declaration or otherwise then, upon demand of the Trustee, the Company will pay
to the Trustee, for the benefit of the holders of the Securities of that series, the whole amount that then shall have been become due
and payable on all such Securities for principal (and premium, if any) or interest, or both, as the case may be, with interest upon the
overdue principal (and premium, if any) and (to the extent that payment of such interest is enforceable under applicable law) upon overdue
installments of interest at the rate per annum expressed in the Securities of that series; and, in addition thereto, such further amount
as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection, and the amount payable to the Trustee under Section 7.06.
(b) If the Company shall
fail to pay such amounts forthwith upon such demand, 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, and may prosecute
any such action or proceeding to judgment or final decree, and may enforce any such judgment or final decree against the Company or other
obligor upon the Securities of that series and collect the moneys adjudged or decreed to be payable in the manner provided by law or equity
out of the property of the Company or other obligor upon the Securities of that series, wherever situated.
(c) In case of any receivership,
insolvency, liquidation, bankruptcy, reorganization, readjustment, arrangement, composition or judicial proceedings affecting the Company,
or its creditors or property, the Trustee shall have power to intervene in such proceedings and take any action therein that may be permitted
by the court and shall (except as may be otherwise provided by law) be entitled to file such proofs of claim and other papers and documents
as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee and of the holders of Securities of such series allowed for
the entire amount due and payable by the Company under the Indenture at the date of institution of such proceedings and for any additional
amount that may become due and payable by the Company after such date, and to collect and receive any moneys or other property payable
or deliverable on any such claim, and to distribute the same after the deduction of the amount payable to the Trustee under Section 7.06;
and any receiver, assignee or trustee in bankruptcy or reorganization is hereby authorized by each of the holders of Securities of such
series to make such payments to the Trustee, and, in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly
to such Securityholders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due it under Section 7.06.
(d) All rights of action
and of asserting claims under this Indenture, or under any of the terms established with respect to Securities of that series, may be
enforced by the Trustee without the possession of any of such Securities, or the production thereof at any trial or other proceeding relative
thereto, and any such suit or proceeding instituted by the Trustee shall be brought in its own name as trustee of an express trust, and
any recovery of judgment shall, after provision for payment to the Trustee of any amounts due under Section 7.06, be for the ratable benefit
of the holders of the Securities of such series.
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
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 the 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.
Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize
the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Securityholder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment
or composition affecting the Securities of that series or the rights of any holder thereof or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect
of the claim of any Securityholder in any such proceeding.
Section 6.03 Application of Moneys or
Property Collected.
Any moneys or property collected by the Trustee
pursuant to this Article with respect to a particular series of Securities shall be applied in the following order, at the date or dates
fixed by the Trustee and, in case of the distribution of such moneys or property on account of principal (or premium, if any) or interest,
upon presentation of the Securities of that series, and notation thereon of the payment, if only partially paid, and upon surrender thereof
if fully paid:
FIRST: To the payment of reasonable costs and
expenses of collection and of all amounts payable to the Trustee under Section 7.06;
SECOND: To the payment of all indebtedness of
the Company to which such series of Securities is subordinated to the extent required by Section 7.06 and Article Fourteen;
THIRD: To the payment of the amounts then due
and unpaid upon Securities of such series for principal (and premium, if any) and interest, in respect of which or for the benefit of
which such money has been collected, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on
such Securities for principal (and premium, if any) and interest, respectively; and
FOURTH: To the payment of the remainder, if any,
to the Company or any other Person lawfully entitled thereto, as requested by the Company.
Section 6.04 Limitation on Suits.
No holder of any Security of any series shall
have any right by virtue or by availing of any provision of this Indenture to institute any suit, action or proceeding in equity or at
law 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 (i) such holder previously shall have given to the Trustee written notice of an Event of Default and of the continuance thereof
with respect to the Securities of such series specifying such Event of Default, as hereinbefore provided; (ii) the holders of not less
than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of such series then Outstanding shall have made written request upon the Trustee
to institute such action, suit or proceeding in its own name as Trustee hereunder; (iii) such holder or holders 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;
(iv) the Trustee for 90 days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity, shall have failed to institute any such
action, suit or proceeding and (v) during such 90 day period, the holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities of that
series do not give the Trustee a direction inconsistent with the request.
Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the
contrary or any other provisions of this Indenture, the right of any holder of any Security to receive payment of the principal of (and
premium, if any) and interest on such Security, as therein provided, on or after the respective due dates expressed in such Security (or
in the case of redemption, on the redemption date), or to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective
dates or redemption date, shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of such holder and by accepting a Security hereunder it
is expressly understood, intended and covenanted by the taker and holder of every Security of such series with every other such taker
and holder and the Trustee, that no one or more holders of Securities of such series shall have any right in any manner whatsoever by
virtue or by availing of any provision of this Indenture to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of the holders of any other of such
Securities, 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 holders of Securities of such series. For the
protection and enforcement of the provisions of this Section, each and every Securityholder and the Trustee shall be entitled to such
relief as can be given either at law or in equity.
Section 6.05 Rights and Remedies Cumulative;
Delay or Omission Not Waiver.
(a) Except as otherwise
provided in Section 2.07, all powers and remedies given by this Article to the Trustee or to the Securityholders shall, to the extent
permitted by law, be deemed cumulative and not exclusive of any other powers and remedies available to the Trustee or the holders of the
Securities, by judicial proceedings or otherwise, to enforce the performance or observance of the covenants and agreements contained in
this Indenture or otherwise established with respect to such Securities.
(b) No delay or omission
of the Trustee or of any holder of any of the Securities to exercise any right or power accruing upon any Event of 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 or by law to the Trustee or the
Securityholders may be exercised from time to time, and as often as shall be deemed expedient, by the Trustee or by the Securityholders.
Section 6.06 Control by Securityholders.
The holders of a majority in aggregate principal
amount of the Securities of any series at the time Outstanding, determined in accordance with Section 8.04, 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 such series; provided, however, that such direction shall not be in conflict with any rule of law or with
this Indenture. Subject to the provisions of Section 7.01, the Trustee shall have the right to decline to follow any such direction if
the Trustee in good faith shall, by a Responsible Officer or officers of the Trustee, determine that the proceeding so directed, subject
to the Trustee’s duties under the Trust Indenture Act, would involve the Trustee in personal liability or might be unduly prejudicial
to the Securityholders not involved in the proceeding. The holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of any
series at the time Outstanding affected thereby, determined in accordance with Section 8.04, may on behalf of the holders of all of the
Securities of such series waive any past default in the performance of any of the covenants contained herein or established pursuant to
Section 2.01 with respect to such series and its consequences, except a default in the payment of the principal of, or premium, if any,
or interest on, any of the Securities of that series as and when the same shall become due by the terms of such Securities otherwise than
by acceleration (unless such default has been cured and a sum sufficient to pay all matured installments of interest and principal and
any premium has been deposited with the Trustee (in accordance with Section 6.01(c)). Upon any such waiver, the default covered thereby
shall be deemed to be cured for all purposes of this Indenture and the Company, the Trustee and the holders of the Securities of such
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 Undertaking to Pay Costs.
All parties to this Indenture agree, and each
holder of any Securities by such holder’s 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, 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 shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Trustee, to any suit instituted by any Securityholder, or group of Securityholders,
holding more than 10% in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series, or to any suit instituted by any Securityholder
for the enforcement of the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any) or interest on any Security of such series, on or after the
respective due dates expressed in such Security or established pursuant to this Indenture.
ARTICLE 7
CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE
Section 7.01 Certain Duties and Responsibilities of Trustee.
(a) The Trustee, prior
to the occurrence of an Event of Default with respect to the Securities of a series and after the curing of all Events of Default with
respect to the Securities of that series that may have occurred, shall undertake to perform with respect to the Securities of such series
such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Indenture, and no implied covenants shall be read into this Indenture
against the Trustee. In case an Event of Default with respect to the Securities of a series has occurred (that has not been cured or waived),
the Trustee shall exercise with respect to Securities of that series 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.
(b) 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:
(i) prior to the occurrence
of an Event of Default with respect to the Securities of a series and after the curing or waiving of all such Events of Default with respect
to that series that may have occurred:
(A) the duties and obligations
of the Trustee shall with respect to the Securities of such series be determined solely by the express provisions of this Indenture, and
the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to the Securities of such series except for the performance of such duties and obligations
as are specifically set forth in this Indenture, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the
Trustee; and
(B) in the absence of
bad faith on the part of the Trustee, the Trustee may with respect to the Securities of such series 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 that 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 requirement of this Indenture;
(ii) the Trustee shall
not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer or Responsible Officers of the Trustee, unless it
shall be proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts;
(iii) the Trustee shall
not be liable with respect to any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the direction of the holders
of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Securities of any series at the time Outstanding relating to the time, method and
place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Trustee
under this Indenture with respect to the Securities of that series; and
(iv) None of the provisions
contained in this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur personal financial liability
in the performance of any of its duties or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers if there is reasonable ground for believing
that the repayment of such funds or liability is not reasonably assured to it under the terms of this Indenture or adequate indemnity
against such risk is not reasonably assured to it.
Section 7.02 Certain Rights of Trustee.
Except as otherwise provided in Section 7.01:
(a) The Trustee may rely
conclusively and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion,
report, notice, request, consent, order, approval, bond, security 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 Board Resolution or an instrument signed in the name
of the Company by any authorized officer of the Company (unless other evidence in respect thereof is specifically prescribed herein);
(c) The Trustee may consult
with counsel and the written advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection
in respect of any action taken or suffered or omitted hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon;
(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 Securityholders pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture, unless such Securityholders shall have offered to the Trustee reasonable
security or indemnity against the costs, expenses and liabilities that may be incurred therein or thereby; nothing contained herein shall,
however, relieve the Trustee of the obligation, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default with respect to a series of the Securities
(that has not been cured or waived), to exercise with respect to Securities of that series such of the rights and powers vested in it
by this Indenture, and to 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;
(e) The Trustee shall
not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith and believed by it to be authorized or within the discretion
or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Indenture;
(f) The Trustee shall
not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion,
report, notice, request, consent, order, approval, bond, security, or other papers or documents, unless requested in writing so to do
by the holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of the particular series affected thereby
(determined as provided in Section 8.04); 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, in the opinion of the Trustee, not 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 examination shall be paid by
the Company or, if paid by the Trustee, shall be repaid by the Company upon demand; and
(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 with due care by it hereunder.
In addition, the Trustee shall not be deemed to
have knowledge of any Default or Event of Default except (1) any Event of Default occurring pursuant to Sections 6.01(a)(1), 6.01(a)(2)
and 4.01 hereof or (2) any Default or Event of Default of which the Trustee shall have received written notification in the manner set
forth in this Indenture or a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall have obtained actual knowledge. Delivery of reports, information
and documents to the Trustee under Section 5.03 is for informational purposes only and the information and the Trustee’s receipt
of the foregoing shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein, or determinable from information contained
therein including the Company’s compliance with any of their covenants thereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely conclusively
on an Officers’ Certificate).
Section 7.03 Trustee Not Responsible for
Recitals or Issuance or Securities.
(a) The recitals contained
herein and in the Securities shall be taken as the statements of the Company, and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for the correctness
of the same.
(b) The Trustee makes
no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Indenture or of the Securities.
(c) The Trustee shall
not be accountable for the use or application by the Company of any of the Securities or of the proceeds of such Securities, or for the
use or application of any moneys paid over by the Trustee in accordance with any provision of this Indenture or established pursuant to
Section 2.01, or for the use or application of any moneys received by any paying agent other than the Trustee.
Section 7.04 May Hold Securities.
The Trustee or any paying agent or Security Registrar,
in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Securities with the same rights it would have if it were not
Trustee, paying agent or Security Registrar.
Section 7.05 Moneys 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 except such as it may agree with the Company to pay thereon.
Section 7.06 Compensation and Reimbursement.
(a) The Company covenants
and agrees to pay to the Trustee, and the Trustee shall be entitled to, such reasonable compensation (which shall not be limited by any
provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust) as the Company and the Trustee may from time to time
agree in writing, for all services rendered by it in the execution of the trusts hereby created and in the exercise and performance of
any of the powers and duties hereunder of the Trustee, and, except as otherwise expressly provided herein, the Company will pay or reimburse
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 counsel and of
all Persons not regularly in its employ), except any such expense, disbursement or advance as may arise from its negligence or bad faith
and except as the Company and Trustee may from time to time agree in writing. The Company also covenants to indemnify the Trustee (and
its officers, agents, directors and employees) for, and to hold it harmless against, any loss, liability or expense incurred without negligence
or bad faith on the part of the Trustee and arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of this trust, including
the reasonable costs and expenses of defending itself against any claim of liability in the premises.
(b) The obligations of
the Company under this Section to compensate and indemnify the Trustee and to pay or reimburse the Trustee for reasonable expenses, disbursements
and advances shall constitute indebtedness of the Company to which the Securities are subordinated. Such additional indebtedness shall
be secured by a lien prior to that of the Securities upon all property and funds held or collected by the Trustee as such, except funds
held in trust for the benefit of the holders of particular Securities.
Section 7.07 Reliance on Officers’
Certificate.
Except as otherwise provided in Section 7.01,
whenever in the administration of the provisions of this Indenture the Trustee shall deem it reasonably necessary or desirable that a
matter be proved or established prior to taking or suffering or omitting to take 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
to be taken by it under the provisions of this Indenture upon the faith thereof.
Section 7.08 Disqualification; Conflicting
Interests.
If the Trustee has or shall acquire any “conflicting
interest” within the meaning of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act, the Trustee and the Company shall in all respects comply
with the provisions of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.
Section 7.09 Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility.
There shall at all times be a Trustee with respect
to the Securities issued hereunder which shall at all times be a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United
States of America or any state or territory thereof or of the District of Columbia, or a corporation or other Person permitted to act
as trustee by the Securities and Exchange Commission, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers, having a combined
capital and surplus of at least fifty million U.S. dollars ($50,000,000), and subject to supervision or examination by federal, state,
territorial, or District of Columbia authority.
If such corporation or other Person publishes
reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of the aforesaid supervising or examining authority, then
for the purposes of this Section, the combined capital and surplus of such corporation or other Person shall be deemed to be its combined
capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. The Company may not, nor may any Person directly
or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Company, serve as Trustee. In case at any time the Trustee
shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, the Trustee shall resign immediately in the manner and with
the effect specified in Section 7.10.
Section 7.10 Resignation and Removal;
Appointment of Successor.
(a) The Trustee or any
successor hereafter appointed may at any time resign with respect to the Securities of one or more series by giving written notice thereof
to the Company and by transmitting notice of resignation by mail, first class postage prepaid, to the Securityholders of such series,
as their names and addresses appear upon the Security Register. Upon receiving such notice of resignation, the Company shall promptly
appoint a successor trustee with respect to Securities of such series by written instrument, in duplicate, executed by order of the Board
of Directors, one copy of which instrument shall be delivered to the resigning Trustee and one copy to the successor trustee. If no successor
trustee shall have been so appointed and have accepted appointment within 30 days after the mailing of such notice of resignation, the
resigning Trustee may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor trustee with respect to Securities
of such series, or any Securityholder of that series who has been a bona fide holder of a Security or Securities for at least six months
may on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any such court for the appointment of a successor trustee. Such court
may thereupon after such notice, if any, as it may deem proper and prescribe, appoint a successor trustee.
(b) In case at any time
any one of the following shall occur:
(i) the Trustee shall fail
to comply with the provisions of Section 7.08 after written request therefor by the Company or by any Securityholder who has been a bona
fide holder of a Security or Securities for at least six months; or
(ii) the Trustee shall
cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of Section 7.09 and shall fail to resign after written request therefor by the
Company or by any such Securityholder; or
(iii) the Trustee shall
become incapable of acting, or shall be adjudged a bankrupt or insolvent, or commence a voluntary bankruptcy proceeding, or a receiver
of the Trustee or of its property shall be appointed or consented to, or any public officer shall take charge or control of the Trustee
or of its property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation;
then, in any such case, the Company may remove
the Trustee with respect to all Securities and appoint a successor trustee by written instrument, in duplicate, executed by order of the
Board of Directors, one copy of which instrument shall be delivered to the Trustee so removed and one copy to the successor trustee, or
any Securityholder who has been a bona fide holder of a Security or Securities for at least six months may, on behalf of that holder and
all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor
trustee. Such court may thereupon after such notice, if any, as it may deem proper and prescribe, remove the Trustee and appoint a successor
trustee.
(c) The holders of a
majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of any series at the time Outstanding may at any time remove the Trustee with
respect to such series by so notifying the Trustee and the Company and may appoint a successor Trustee for such series with the consent
of the Company.
(d) Any resignation or
removal of the Trustee and appointment of a successor trustee with respect to the Securities of a series pursuant to any of the provisions
of this Section shall become effective upon acceptance of appointment by the successor trustee as provided in Section 7.11.
(e) Any successor trustee
appointed pursuant to this Section may be appointed with respect to the Securities of one or more series or all of such series, and at
any time there shall be only one Trustee with respect to the Securities of any particular series.
Section 7.11 Acceptance of Appointment
By Successor.
(a) In case of the appointment
hereunder of a successor trustee with respect to all Securities, every such successor trustee so appointed shall execute, acknowledge
and deliver to the Company and to the retiring Trustee an instrument accepting such appointment, and thereupon the resignation or removal
of the retiring Trustee shall become effective and such successor trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested
with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee; but, on the request of the Company or the successor trustee, such
retiring Trustee shall, upon payment of its charges, execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor trustee all the
rights, powers, and trusts of the retiring Trustee and shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor trustee all property
and money held by such retiring Trustee hereunder.
(b) In case of the appointment
hereunder of a successor trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more (but not all) series, the Company, the retiring Trustee
and each successor trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more series shall execute and deliver an indenture supplemental hereto
wherein each successor trustee shall accept such appointment and which (i) shall contain such provisions as shall be necessary or desirable
to transfer and confirm to, and to vest in, each successor trustee all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with
respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor trustee relates, (ii) shall contain such
provisions as shall be deemed necessary or desirable to confirm that all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee
with respect to the Securities of that or those series as to which the retiring Trustee is not retiring shall continue to be vested in
the retiring Trustee, and (iii) 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, that each such Trustee shall be trustee of a trust or trusts hereunder
separate and apart from any trust or trusts hereunder administered by any other such Trustee and that no Trustee shall be responsible
for any act or failure to act on the part of any other Trustee hereunder; and upon the execution and delivery of such supplemental indenture
the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective to the extent provided therein, such retiring Trustee shall
with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor trustee relates have no further responsibility
for the exercise of rights and powers or for the performance of the duties and obligations vested in the Trustee under this Indenture,
and each such successor trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts
and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor trustee
relates; but, on request of the Company or any successor trustee, such retiring Trustee shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such
successor trustee, to the extent contemplated by such supplemental indenture, the property and money held by such retiring Trustee hereunder
with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor trustee relates.
(c) Upon request of any
such successor trustee, the Company shall execute any and all instruments for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming to such
successor trustee all such rights, powers and trusts referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section, as the case may be.
(d) No successor trustee
shall accept its appointment unless at the time of such acceptance such successor trustee shall be qualified and eligible under this Article.
(e) Upon acceptance of
appointment by a successor trustee as provided in this Section, the Company shall transmit notice of the succession of such trustee hereunder
by mail, first class postage prepaid, to the Securityholders, as their names and addresses appear upon the Security Register. If the Company
fails to transmit such notice within ten days after acceptance of appointment by the successor trustee, the successor trustee shall cause
such notice to be transmitted at the expense of the Company.
Section 7.12 Merger, Conversion, Consolidation
or Succession to Business.
Any corporation into which the Trustee may be
merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to
which the Trustee shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to the corporate trust business of the Trustee, shall be the successor
of the Trustee hereunder, provided that such corporation shall be qualified under the provisions of Section 7.08 and eligible under the
provisions of Section 7.09, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto,
anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding. In case any Securities shall have been authenticated, but not delivered, by the Trustee
then in office, any successor by merger, conversion or consolidation to such authenticating Trustee may adopt such authentication and
deliver the Securities so authenticated with the same effect as if such successor Trustee had itself authenticated such Securities.
Section 7.13 Preferential Collection of
Claims Against the Company.
The Trustee shall comply with Section 311(a) of
the Trust Indenture Act, excluding any creditor relationship described in Section 311(b) of the Trust Indenture Act. A Trustee who has
resigned or been removed shall be subject to Section 311(a) of the Trust Indenture Act to the extent included therein.
Section 7.14 Notice of Default
If any Default or any Event of Default occurs
and is continuing and if such Default or Event of Default is known to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee, the Trustee shall mail to
each Securityholder in the manner and to the extent provided in Section 313(c) of the Trust Indenture Act notice of the Default or Event
of Default within 45 days after it occurs and becomes known to the Trustee, unless such Default or Event of Default has been cured; provided,
however, that, except in the case of a default in the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any) or interest on any Security,
the Trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if and so long as the board of directors, the executive committee or a trust
committee of directors and/or Responsible Officers of the Trustee in good faith determine that the withholding of such notice is in the
interest of the Securityholders.
ARTICLE 8
CONCERNING THE SECURITYHOLDERS
Section 8.01 Evidence of Action by Securityholders.
Whenever in this Indenture it is provided that
the holders of a majority or specified percentage in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of a particular series may take any
action (including the making of any demand or request, the giving of any 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 majority or specified percentage of that series have joined therein
may be evidenced by any instrument or any number of instruments of similar tenor executed by such holders of Securities of that series
in person or by agent or proxy appointed in writing.
If the Company shall solicit from the Securityholders
of any series any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action, the Company may, at its option,
as evidenced by an Officers’ Certificate, fix in advance a record date for such series for the determination of Securityholders
entitled to give such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action, but the Company shall have no
obligation to do so. If such a record date is fixed, such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other
action may be given before or after the record date, but only the Securityholders of record at the close of business on the record date
shall be deemed to be Securityholders for the purposes of determining whether Securityholders of the requisite proportion of Outstanding
Securities of that series have authorized or agreed or consented to such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver
or other action, and for that purpose the Outstanding Securities of that series shall be computed as of the record date; provided, however,
that no such authorization, agreement or consent by such Securityholders on the record date shall be deemed effective unless it shall
become effective pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture not later than six months after the record date.
Section 8.02 Proof of Execution by Securityholders.
Subject to the provisions of Section 7.01, proof
of the execution of any instrument by a Securityholder (such proof will not require notarization) or his agent or proxy and proof of the
holding by any Person of any of the Securities shall be sufficient if made in the following manner:
(a) The fact and date
of the execution by any such Person of any instrument may be proved in any reasonable manner acceptable to the Trustee.
(b) The ownership of
Securities shall be proved by the Security Register of such Securities or by a certificate of the Security Registrar thereof.
The Trustee may require such additional proof
of any matter referred to in this Section as it shall deem necessary.
Section 8.03 Who May be Deemed Owners.
Prior to the due presentment for registration
of transfer of any Security, the Company, the Trustee, any paying agent and any Security Registrar may deem and treat the Person in whose
name such Security shall be registered upon the books of the Company as the absolute owner of such Security (whether or not such Security
shall be overdue and notwithstanding any notice of ownership or writing thereon made by anyone other than the Security Registrar) for
the purpose of receiving payment of or on account of the principal of, premium, if any, and (subject to Section 2.03) interest on such
Security and for all other purposes; and neither the Company nor the Trustee nor any paying agent nor any Security Registrar shall be
affected by any notice to the contrary.
Section 8.04 Certain Securities Owned by Company Disregarded.
In determining whether the holders of the requisite
aggregate principal amount of Securities of a particular series have concurred in any direction, consent or waiver under this Indenture,
the Securities of that series that are owned by the Company or any other obligor on the Securities of that series or by any Person directly
or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under common control with the Company or any other obligor on the Securities of that series
shall be disregarded and deemed not to be Outstanding for the purpose of any such determination, except that for the purpose of determining
whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying on any such direction, consent or waiver, only Securities of such series that the Trustee
actually knows are so owned shall be so disregarded. The Securities so owned that have been pledged in good faith may be regarded as Outstanding
for the purposes of this Section, if the pledgee shall establish to the satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgee’s right so to act
with respect to such Securities and that the pledgee is not a Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct
or indirect common control with the Company or any such other obligor. In case of a dispute as to such right, any decision by the Trustee
taken upon the advice of counsel shall be full protection to the Trustee.
Section 8.05 Actions Binding on Future
Securityholders.
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 majority or percentage in aggregate principal
amount of the Securities of a particular series specified in this Indenture in connection with such action, any holder of a Security of
that series that is shown by the evidence to be included in the Securities the holders of which have consented to such action may, by
filing written notice with the Trustee, and upon proof of holding as provided in Section 8.02, revoke such action so far as concerns such
Security. Except as aforesaid any such action taken by the holder of any Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such holder and
upon all future holders and owners of such Security, and of any Security issued in exchange therefor, on registration of transfer thereof
or in place thereof, irrespective of whether or not any notation in regard thereto is made upon such Security. Any action taken by the
holders of the majority or percentage in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of a particular 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 Securities of that
series.
ARTICLE 9
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES
Section 9.01 Supplemental Indentures Without the Consent of
Securityholders.
In addition to any supplemental indenture otherwise
authorized by this Indenture, the Company 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 then in effect), without the consent of the Securityholders,
for one or more of the following purposes:
(a) to cure any ambiguity, defect, or inconsistency
herein or in the Securities of any series;
(b) to comply with Article Ten;
(c) to provide for uncertificated
Securities in addition to or in place of certificated Securities and to make all appropriate changes for such purpose;
(d) to add to the covenants,
restrictions, conditions or provisions relating to the Company for the benefit of the holders of all or any series of Securities (and
if such covenants, restrictions, conditions or provisions are to be for the benefit of less than all series of Securities, stating that
such covenants, restrictions, conditions or provisions are expressly being included solely for the benefit of such series), to make the
occurrence, or the occurrence and the continuance, of a default in any such additional covenants, restrictions, conditions or provisions
an Event of Default, or to surrender any right or power herein conferred upon the Company;
(e) to add to, delete
from, or revise the conditions, limitations, and restrictions on the authorized amount, terms, or purposes of issue, authentication, and
delivery of Securities, as herein set forth;
(f) to make any change
that does not adversely affect the rights of any Securityholder in any material respect;
(g) to provide for the
issuance of and establish the form and terms and conditions of the Securities of any series as provided in Section 2.01, to establish
the form of any certifications required to be furnished pursuant to the terms of this Indenture or any series of Securities, or to add
to the rights of the holders of any series of Securities;
(h) to evidence and provide
for the acceptance of appointment hereunder by a successor trustee; or
(i) to comply with any
requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor in connection with the qualification of this Indenture under the
Trust Indenture Act.
The Trustee is hereby authorized to join with
the Company in the execution of any such supplemental indenture, and to make any further appropriate agreements and stipulations that
may be therein contained, but the Trustee shall not be obligated to enter into any such supplemental indenture that affects the Trustee’s
own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.
Any supplemental indenture authorized by the provisions
of this Section may be executed by the Company and the Trustee without the consent of the holders of any of the Securities at the time
Outstanding, notwithstanding any of the provisions of Section 9.02.
Section 9.02 Supplemental Indentures With
Consent of Securityholders.
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 Securities of each series affected by such supplemental
indenture or indentures at the time Outstanding, the Company, when authorized by a Board Resolution, 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 then in effect) 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 not covered by Section 9.01 the rights of the holders of the
Securities of such series under this Indenture; provided, however, that no such supplemental indenture shall, without the consent of the
holders of each Security then Outstanding and affected thereby, (a) extend the fixed maturity of any Securities of any series, or reduce
the principal amount thereof, or reduce the rate or extend the time of payment of interest thereon, or reduce any premium payable upon
the redemption thereof or (b) reduce the aforesaid percentage of Securities, the holders of which are required to consent to any such
supplemental indenture.
It shall not be necessary for the consent of the
Securityholders of any series affected thereby under this Section to approve the particular form of any proposed supplemental indenture,
but it shall be sufficient if such consent shall approve the substance thereof.
Section 9.03 Effect of Supplemental Indentures.
Upon the execution of any supplemental indenture
pursuant to the provisions of this Article or of Section 10.01, this Indenture shall, with respect to such series, 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 of Securities of the series affected thereby shall thereafter be determined,
exercised and enforced hereunder subject in all respects to such modifications and amendments, and all the terms and conditions of any
such supplemental indenture shall be and be deemed to be part of the terms and conditions of this Indenture for any and all purposes.
Section 9.04 Securities Affected by Supplemental
Indentures.
Securities of any series affected by a supplemental
indenture, authenticated and delivered after the execution of such supplemental indenture pursuant to the provisions of this Article or
of Section 10.01, may bear a notation in form approved by the Company, provided such form meets the requirements of any securities exchange
upon which such series may be listed, as to any matter provided for in such supplemental indenture. If the Company shall so determine,
new Securities of that series so modified as to conform, in the opinion of the Board of Directors, to any modification of this Indenture
contained in any such supplemental indenture may be prepared by the Company, authenticated by the Trustee and delivered in exchange for
the Securities of that series then Outstanding.
Section 9.05 Execution of Supplemental
Indentures.
Upon the request of the Company, accompanied by
its Board Resolutions authorizing the execution of any such supplemental indenture, and upon the filing with the Trustee of evidence of
the consent of Securityholders required to consent thereto 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. The
Trustee, subject to the provisions of Section 7.01, will be entitled to receive and will be fully protected in relying upon an Officers’
Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that any supplemental indenture executed pursuant to this Article is authorized or permitted
by, and conforms to, the terms of this Article and that it is proper for the Trustee under the provisions of this Article to join in the
execution thereof; provided, however, that such Officers’ Certificate or Opinion of Counsel need not be provided in connection with
the execution of a supplemental indenture that establishes the terms of a series of Securities pursuant to Section 2.01 hereof.
Promptly after the execution by the Company and
the Trustee of any supplemental indenture pursuant to the provisions of this Section, the Trustee shall transmit by mail, first class
postage prepaid, a notice, setting forth in general terms the substance of such supplemental indenture, to the Securityholders of all
series affected thereby as their names and addresses appear upon the Security Register. Any failure of the Trustee to mail such notice,
or any defect therein, shall not, however, in any way impair or affect the validity of any such supplemental indenture.
ARTICLE 10
SUCCESSOR ENTITY
Section 10.01 Company May Consolidate, Etc.
Except as provided pursuant to Section 2.01 pursuant
to a Board Resolution, and set forth in an Officers’ Certificate, or established in one or more indentures supplemental to this
Indenture, nothing contained in this Indenture shall prevent any consolidation or merger of the Company with or into any other Person
(whether or not affiliated with the Company) or successive consolidations or mergers in which the Company or its successor or successors
shall be a party or parties, or shall prevent any sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition of the property of the Company or its
successor or successors as an entirety, or substantially as an entirety, to any other corporation (whether or not affiliated with the
Company or its successor or successors) authorized to acquire and operate the same; provided, however, the Company hereby covenants and
agrees that, upon any such consolidation or merger (in each case, if the Company is not the survivor of such transaction), sale, conveyance,
transfer or other disposition, the due and punctual payment of the principal of (premium, if any) and interest on all of the Securities
of all series in accordance with the terms of each series, according to their tenor, and the due and punctual performance and observance
of all the covenants and conditions of this Indenture with respect to each series or established with respect to such series pursuant
to Section 2.01 to be kept or performed by the Company shall be expressly assumed, by supplemental indenture (which shall conform to the
provisions of the Trust Indenture Act, as then in effect) reasonably satisfactory in form to the Trustee executed and delivered to the
Trustee by the entity formed by such consolidation, or into which the Company shall have been merged, or by the entity which shall have
acquired such property.
Section 10.02 Successor Entity Substituted.
(a) In case of any such
consolidation, merger, sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition and upon the assumption by the successor entity by supplemental
indenture, executed and delivered to the Trustee and satisfactory in form to the Trustee, of the obligations set forth under Section 10.01
on all of the Securities of all series Outstanding, such successor entity shall succeed to and be substituted for the Company with the
same effect as if it had been named as the Company herein, and thereupon the predecessor corporation shall be relieved of all obligations
and covenants under this Indenture and the Securities.
(b) In case of any such
consolidation, merger, sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition, such changes in phraseology and form (but not in substance) may
be made in the Securities thereafter to be issued as may be appropriate.
(c) Nothing contained
in this Article shall require any action by the Company in the case of a consolidation or merger of any Person into the Company where
the Company is the survivor of such transaction, or the acquisition by the Company, by purchase or otherwise, of all or any part of the
property of any other Person (whether or not affiliated with the Company).
Section 10.03 Evidence of Consolidation,
Etc. to Trustee.
The Trustee, subject to the provisions of Section
7.01, may receive an Officers’ Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel as conclusive evidence that any such consolidation, merger,
sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition, and any such assumption, comply with the provisions of this Article.
ARTICLE 11
SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE
Section 11.01 Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture.
If at any time: (a) the Company shall have delivered
to the Trustee for cancellation all Securities of a series theretofore authenticated and not delivered to the Trustee for cancellation
(other than any Securities that shall have been destroyed, lost or stolen and that shall have been replaced or paid as provided in Section
2.07 and Securities for whose payment money or Governmental Obligations have theretofore been deposited in trust or segregated and held
in trust by the Company and thereupon repaid to the Company or discharged from such trust, as provided in Section 11.05); or (b) all such
Securities of a particular 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 under arrangements satisfactory
to the Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption, and the Company shall deposit or cause to be deposited with the Trustee as trust
funds the entire amount in moneys or Governmental Obligations or a combination thereof, sufficient in the opinion of a nationally recognized
firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee, to pay at maturity or upon
redemption all Securities of that series not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, including principal (and premium,
if any) and interest due or to become due to such date of maturity or date fixed for redemption, as the case may be, and if the Company
shall also pay or cause to be paid all other sums payable hereunder with respect to such series by the Company then this Indenture shall
thereupon cease to be of further effect with respect to such series except for the provisions of Sections 2.03, 2.05, 2.07, 4.01, 4.02,
4.03 and 7.10, that shall survive until the date of maturity or redemption date, as the case may be, and Sections 7.06 and 11.05, that
shall survive to such date and thereafter, and the Trustee, on demand of the Company and at the cost and expense of the Company shall
execute proper instruments acknowledging satisfaction of and discharging this Indenture with respect to such series.
Section 11.02 Discharge of Obligations.
If at any time all such Securities of a particular
series not heretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation or that have not become due and payable as described in Section 11.01
shall have been paid by the Company by depositing irrevocably with the Trustee as trust funds moneys or an amount of Governmental Obligations
sufficient to pay at maturity or upon redemption all such Securities of that series not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation,
including principal (and premium, if any) and interest due or to become due to such date of maturity or date fixed for redemption, as
the case may be, and if the Company shall also pay or cause to be paid all other sums payable hereunder by the Company with respect to
such series, then after the date such moneys or Governmental Obligations, as the case may be, are deposited with the Trustee the obligations
of the Company under this Indenture with respect to such series shall cease to be of further effect except for the provisions of Sections
2.03, 2.05, 2.07, 4,01, 4.02, 4,03, 7.05, 7.10 and 11.05 hereof that shall survive until such Securities shall mature and be paid.
Thereafter, Sections 7.06 and 11.05 shall survive.
Section 11.03 Deposited Moneys to be Held
in Trust.
All moneys or Governmental Obligations deposited
with the Trustee pursuant to Sections 11.01 or 11.02 shall be held in trust and shall be available for payment as due, either directly
or through any paying agent (including the Company acting as its own paying agent), to the holders of the particular series of Securities
for the payment or redemption of which such moneys or Governmental Obligations have been deposited with the Trustee.
Section 11.04 Payment of Moneys Held by Paying Agents.
In connection with the satisfaction and discharge
of this Indenture all moneys or Governmental Obligations then held by any paying agent under the provisions of this Indenture shall, upon
demand of the Company, be paid to the Trustee and thereupon such paying agent shall be released from all further liability with respect
to such moneys or Governmental Obligations.
Section 11.05 Repayment to Company.
Any moneys or Governmental Obligations deposited
with any paying agent or the Trustee, or then held by the Company, in trust for payment of principal of or premium, if any, or interest
on the Securities of a particular series that are not applied but remain unclaimed by the holders of such Securities for at least two
years after the date upon which the principal of (and premium, if any) or interest on such Securities shall have respectively become due
and payable, or such other shorter period set forth in applicable escheat or abandoned or unclaimed property law, shall be repaid to the
Company on May 31 of each year or upon the Company’s request or (if then held by the Company) shall be discharged from such trust;
and thereupon the paying agent and the Trustee shall be released from all further liability with respect to such moneys or Governmental
Obligations, and the holder of any of the Securities entitled to receive such payment shall thereafter, as a general creditor, look only
to the Company for the payment thereof.
ARTICLE 12
IMMUNITY OF INCORPORATORS, SHAREHOLDERS, OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
Section 12.01 No Recourse.
No recourse under or upon any obligation, covenant
or agreement of this Indenture, or of any Security, or for any claim based thereon or otherwise in respect thereof, shall be had against
any incorporator, shareholder, officer or director, past, present or future as such, of the Company or of any predecessor or successor
corporation, either directly or through the Company or any such predecessor or successor corporation, whether by virtue of any constitution,
statute or rule of law, or by the enforcement of any assessment or penalty or otherwise; it being expressly understood that this Indenture
and the obligations issued hereunder are solely corporate obligations, and that no such personal liability whatever shall attach to, or
is or shall be incurred by, the incorporators, shareholders, officers or directors as such, of the Company or of any predecessor or successor
corporation, or any of them, because of the creation of the indebtedness hereby authorized, or under or by reason of the obligations,
covenants or agreements contained in this Indenture or in any of the Securities or implied therefrom; and that any and all such personal
liability of every name and nature, either at common law or in equity or by constitution or statute, of, and any and all such rights and
claims against, every such incorporator, shareholder, officer or director as such, because of the creation of the indebtedness hereby
authorized, or under or by reason of the obligations, covenants or agreements contained in this Indenture or in any of the Securities
or implied therefrom, are hereby expressly waived and released as a condition of, and as a consideration for, the execution of this Indenture
and the issuance of such Securities.
ARTICLE 13
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Section 13.01 Effect on Successors and Assigns.
All the covenants, stipulations, promises and
agreements in this Indenture made by or on behalf of the Company shall bind its successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not.
Section 13.02 Actions by Successor.
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 corresponding board, committee or officer of any corporation that shall at the time be the lawful successor
of the Company.
Section 13.03 Surrender of Company Powers.
The Company by instrument in writing executed
by authority of its Board of Directors and delivered to the Trustee may surrender any of the powers reserved to the Company, and thereupon
such power so surrendered shall terminate both as to the Company and as to any successor corporation.
Section 13.04 Notices.
Except as otherwise expressly provided herein,
any notice, request or demand that by any provision of this Indenture is required or permitted to be given, made or served by the Trustee
or by the holders of Securities or by any other Person pursuant to this Indenture to or on the Company may be given or served by being
deposited in first class mail, postage prepaid, addressed (until another address is filed in writing by the Company with the Trustee),
as follows: 80 Broad Street, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10005, with a copy to Hunter Taubman Fischer & Li LLC, 950 Third Avenue, 19th
Floor, New York, NY 10022, Attn: Joan Wu, Esq. Any notice, election, request or demand by the Company or any Securityholder or by any
other Person pursuant to this Indenture to or upon the Trustee shall be deemed to have been sufficiently given or made, for all purposes,
if given or made in writing at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee.
Section 13.05 Governing Law.
This Indenture and each Security shall be deemed
to be a contract made under the internal laws of the State of New York, and for all purposes shall be construed in accordance with the
laws of said State, except to the extent that the Trust Indenture Act is applicable.
Section 13.06 Treatment of Securities
as Debt.
It is intended that the Securities will be treated
as indebtedness and not as equity for federal income tax purposes. The provisions of this Indenture shall be interpreted to further this
intention.
Section 13.07 Certificates and Opinions
as to Conditions Precedent.
(a) 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 (other than the certificate
to be delivered pursuant to Section 13.13) 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 documents is specifically required by any provision of this Indenture relating to such particular
application or demand, no additional certificate or opinion need be furnished.
(b) Each certificate
or opinion provided for in this Indenture and delivered to the Trustee with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant in this
Indenture shall include (i) a statement that the Person making such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition; (ii) a
brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such
certificate or opinion are based; (iii) a statement that, in the opinion of such Person, he has made such examination or investigation
as is reasonably necessary to enable him to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied
with; and (iv) a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of such Person, such condition or covenant has been complied with.
Section 13.08 Payments on Business Days.
Except as provided pursuant to Section 2.01 pursuant
to a Board Resolution, and set forth in an Officers’ Certificate, or established in one or more indentures supplemental to this
Indenture, in any case where the date of maturity of interest or principal of any Security or the date of redemption of any Security shall
not be a Business Day, then payment of interest or principal (and premium, if any) may be made on the next succeeding Business Day with
the same force and effect as if made on the nominal date of maturity or redemption, and no interest shall accrue for the period after
such nominal date.
Section 13.09 Conflict with Trust Indenture
Act.
If and to the extent that any provision of this
Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with the duties imposed by Sections 310 to 317, inclusive, of the Trust Indenture Act, such imposed
duties shall control.
Section 13.10 Indenture and Securities
Solely Corporate Obligations.
No recourse for the payment of the principal of,
premium, if any, or interest on any Securities, or for any claim based thereon or otherwise in respect thereof, and no recourse under
or upon any obligation, covenant or agreement of the Company in this Indenture or in any supplemental indenture or in any Security, or
because of the creation of any indebtedness represented thereby, shall be had against any incorporator, shareholder, employee, agent,
officer, director or subsidiary, as such, past, present or future, of the Company or of any successor entity, either directly or through
the Company or any successor entity, whether by virtue of any constitution, statute, or rule of law, or by the enforcement of any assessment
or penalty or otherwise; it being expressly understood that all such liability is hereby expressly waived and released as a condition
of, and as a consideration for, the execution of this Indenture and the issuance of the Securities.
Section 13.11 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.
Section 13.12 Separability.
In case any one or more of the provisions contained
in this Indenture or in the Securities of any series shall for any reason be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect,
such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provisions of this Indenture or of such Securities, but this
Indenture and such Securities shall be construed as if such invalid or illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein
or therein.
Section 13.13 Compliance Certificates.
The Company shall deliver to the Trustee, within
120 days after the end of each fiscal year during which any Securities of any series were outstanding, a compliance certificate stating
whether or not the signer knows of any Default or Event of Default that occurred during such fiscal year. Such certificate shall contain
a certification from the principal executive officer, principal financial officer or principal accounting officer of the Company that
a review has been conducted of the activities of the Company and the Company’s performance under this Indenture and that the Company
has complied with all conditions and covenants under this Indenture. For purposes of this Section 13.13, such compliance shall be determined
without regard to any period of grace or requirement of notice provided under this Indenture. If the officer of the Company signing such
certificate has knowledge of such a Default or Event of Default, the certificate shall describe any such Default or Event of Default and
its status.
ARTICLE 14
SUBORDINATION OF SECURITIES
Section 14.01 Subordination Terms.
The payment by the Company of the principal of,
premium, if any, and interest on any series of securities issued hereunder shall be subordinated to the extent set forth in an indenture
supplemental hereto relating to such Securities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused
this Indenture to be duly executed all as of the day and year first above written.
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Title: |
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[TRUSTEE], as Trustee |
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CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE (1)
Section of Trust Indenture Act Of 1939, as Amended |
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Section of Indenture |
310(a) |
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7.09 |
310(b) |
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7.08 |
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7.10 |
310(c) |
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Inapplicable |
311(a) |
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7.13 |
311(b) |
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7.13 |
311(c) |
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Inapplicable |
312(a) |
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5.01 |
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5.02(a) |
312(b) |
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5.02(c) |
312(c) |
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5.02(c) |
313(a) |
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5.04(a) |
313(b) |
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5.04(b) |
313(c) |
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5.04(a) |
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5.04(b) |
313(d) |
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5.04(c) |
314(a) |
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5.03 |
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13.12 |
314(b) |
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Inapplicable |
314(c) |
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13.07(a) |
314(d) |
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Inapplicable |
314(e) |
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13.07(b) |
314(f) |
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Inapplicable |
315(a) |
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7.01(a) |
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7.01(b) |
315(b) |
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7.14 |
315(c) |
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7.01 |
315(d) |
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7.01(b) |
315(e) |
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6.07 |
316(a) |
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6.06 |
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8.04 |
316(b) |
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6.04 |
316(c) |
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8.01 |
317(a) |
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6.02 |
317(b) |
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4.03 |
318(a) |
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13.09 |
(1) | This
Cross-Reference Table does not constitute part of the Indenture and shall not have any bearing on the interpretation of any of its terms
or provisions. |
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Exhibit 5.1
Top KingWin Ltd |
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3656 6054 |
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E nathan.powell@ogier.com |
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Reference: NMP/CLE/508141.00002 |
6 November 2024
Dear Sirs
Top KingWin Ltd (the Company)
We have acted as Cayman Islands counsel to the
Company in connection with the Company’s registration statement on Form F-3, including all amendments or supplements thereto (the
Registration Statement), as filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission under the United States Securities
Act 1933, as amended. The Registration Statement relates to the offering and sale (the Offering) from time to time, as set forth
in the Registration Statement, the form of prospectus contained therein (the Prospectus) of securities in the aggregate amount
of up to US$200,000,000. The securities (Securities) will include (a) class A ordinary shares with par value of US$0.0001 per share
of the Company (Shares), (b) debt securities and convertible debt securities (together, the Debt Securities) to be issued
pursuant to the applicable indenture to be entered into by the Company (the Indenture), (c) warrants (Warrants) to purchase
securities issuable pursuant to the terms of a warrant agreement to be entered into between the Company and a warrant agent for such Warrants
thereunder, if any (the Warrant Agreement), (d) rights to purchase the Shares, Debt Securities or other securities (the Rights)
to be issued under a rights agent agreement to be entered into between the Company and one or more rights agent, if any (the Rights
Agreement) and (e) units consisting of any combination of the other types of securities offered under the Prospectus in one or more
series (the Units) to be issued under a unit agreement between the Company and a unit agent to be specified therein, if any (the
Unit Agreement). The Shares underlying the Warrants and the Units are together referred to hereinafter as the Warrant Shares.
Unless a contrary intention appears, all capitalised
terms used in this opinion have the respective meanings set forth in the Documents (as defined below). A reference to a Schedule is a
reference to a schedule to this opinion and the headings herein are for convenience only and do not affect the construction of this opinion.
For the purposes of giving this opinion,
we have examined originals, copies, or drafts of the following documents (the Documents):
| (a) | the certificate of incorporation of the Company dated 16 February
2022 issued by the Registrar of Companies of the Cayman Islands (the Registrar); |
Ogier
British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Jersey and Luxembourg
practitioners
Floor 11 Central Tower
28 Queen's Road Central
Central
Hong Kong
T +852 3656 6000
F +852 3656 6001
ogier.com |
Partners
Nicholas Plowman
Nathan Powell
Anthony Oakes
Oliver Payne
Kate Hodson
David Nelson
Justin Davis
Joanne Collett
Dennis Li |
Florence Chan*
Lin Han†
Cecilia Li**
Rachel Huang**
Yuki Yan**
Richard Bennett**‡
James Bergstrom‡
Marcus Leese‡
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* admitted in New Zealand
† admitted in New York
** admitted in England and Wales
‡ not ordinarily resident in
Hong Kong |
| (b) | the amended and restated memorandum and articles of association of the Company adopted by special resolutions
dated 23 July 2022 (respectively, the Memorandum and the Articles); |
| (c) | a certificate of good standing of the Company dated 29 October 2024 (the Good Standing
Certificate) issued by the Registrar in respect of the Company; |
| (d) | the register of directors of the Company (the Register of Directors); |
| (e) | the unanimous written resolutions of all the directors of the Company dated 1 November 2024
approving, among other things, the Company’s filing of the Registration Statement and issuance of the Shares, the Debt
Securities, the Warrants, the Rights, the Units and the underlying Warrant Shares (the Board Resolutions); |
| (f) | a certificate from a director of the Company dated 6 November 2024 as to certain matters of fact
(the Director’s Certificate); and |
| (g) | the Registration Statement. |
In giving this opinion we have relied
upon the assumptions set forth in this paragraph 2 without having carried out any independent investigation or verification in respect
of those assumptions:
| (a) | all original documents examined by us are authentic and complete; |
| (b) | all copy documents examined by us (whether in facsimile, electronic or other form) conform to the originals
and those originals are authentic and complete; |
| (c) | all signatures, seals, dates, stamps and markings (whether on original or copy documents) are genuine; |
| (d) | each of the Good Standing Certificate, the Register of Directors and the Director’s Certificate is accurate,
complete and up-to-date (as the case may be) as at the date of this opinion; |
| (e) | the Memorandum and Articles provided to us are in full force and effect and have not been amended, varied,
supplemented or revoked in any respect; |
| (f) | the Board Resolutions remain in full force and effect, and have not been amended, revoked or rescinded
in any way; |
| (g) | each of the directors of the Company has acted in good faith with a view to the best interests of the
Company and has exercised the standard of care, diligence and skill that is required of him or her in approving the Offering and no director
has a financial interest in or other relationship to a party of the transactions contemplated by the Documents which has not been properly
disclosed in the Board Resolutions; |
| (h) | neither the directors and shareholders of the Company have taken any steps to wind up the Company or to
appoint a liquidator of the Company and no receiver has been appointed over any of the Company’s property or assets; |
| (i) | the Company shall have sufficient number of unissued shares in its authorised share capital at the time
of issuance of the Shares and the Warrant Shares (the Offering Shares) pursuant to the Registration Statement in order for it to
issue the Offering Shares without needing to first increase its authorised share capital; |
| (j) | the consideration payable for each Offering Share shall be no less than the par value of US$0.0001 each;
and |
| (k) | there is nothing under any law (other than the laws of the Cayman Islands), that would or might affect
the opinions herein. |
On the basis of the examination of
the Documents and assumptions referred to above and subject to the limitations and qualifications set forth in paragraph 4 below, we are
of the opinion that:
Corporate
status
| (a) | The Company has been duly incorporated as an exempted company in the Cayman Islands and is validly existing
and in good standing with the Registrar. |
Authorised Shares
| (b) | Based solely on the Memorandum, the authorised share capital of the Company is US$50,000 divided into
(i) 300,000,000 class A ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.0001 each (the Class A Ordinary Shares) and (ii) 200,000,000 class
B ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.0001 each. |
Valid Issuance
of Shares
| (c) | With respect to the Shares, when: |
| (i) | the board of directors of the Company (the Board)
has taken all necessary corporate actions to approve the issuance and allotment of the Class A Ordinary
Shares, the terms of the offering of the Class A Ordinary Shares and any other related matter; |
| (ii) | either (A) the provisions of the applicable definitive purchase, underwriting
or similar agreement approved by the Board have been satisfied and payment of the consideration specified therein (being not less than
the par value of the Class A Ordinary Shares) has been made, or (B) if such Class A Ordinary Shares are issuable upon conversion, exchange,
redemption, repurchase or exercise of any other security, the terms of such security, the Memorandum and Articles or the instrument governing
such security providing for such conversion, exchange, redemption, repurchase or exercise for Class A Ordinary Shares, as approved by
the Board, have been satisfied and the consideration approved by the Board (being not less than the par value of the Class A Ordinary
Shares) received; and |
| (iii) | valid entry has been made in the register of members of the Company reflecting
such issuance of Shares, in each case in accordance with the Memorandum and Articles, |
the Shares will
be recognised as having been duly authorised and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
Valid issuance
of Debt Securities
| (d) | With respect to the Debt securities to be issued, when |
| (i) | the Board has taken all necessary corporate action to authorise and approve the creation and terms of
the Debt Securities and to approve the issue thereof, the terms of the offering thereof and related matters; |
| (ii) | the Indenture relating to the Debt Securities shall have been duly authorised and validly executed and
unconditionally delivered by the Company and all the relevant parties thereunder; and |
| (iii) | the Debt Securities issued thereunder have been duly executed and delivered on behalf of the Company and
authenticated in the manner set forth in the applicable Indenture relating to such issue of Debt Securities and delivered against due
payment therefor pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of the Registration Statement and any relevant prospectus supplement, |
the Debt Securities
issued pursuant to the Indenture will have been duly executed issued and delivered.
Valid issuance
of Warrants
| (e) | With respect to the Warrants to be issued, when: |
| (i) | the Board has taken all necessary corporate actions to authorise and approve the creation and terms of
the Warrants and to approve the issue thereof, the terms of the offering thereof and related matters; |
| (ii) | a Warrant Agreement relating to the Warrants shall have been duly authorised and validly executed and
unconditionally delivered by the Company and the warrant agent thereunder; and |
| (iii) | the certificates representing the Warrants have been duly executed, countersigned, registered and delivered
in accordance with the Warrant Agreement relating to the Warrants and the applicable definitive purchase, underwriting or similar agreement
approved by the Board upon payment of the consideration therefor provided therein, |
the Warrants will
be duly authorised and validly issued and will constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company.
Valid issuance
of Rights
| (f) | With respect to the Rights to be issued, when: |
| (i) | the Board has taken all necessary corporate actions to authorise and approve the creation and terms of
the Rights and to approve the issue thereof, the terms of the offering thereof and related matters; |
| (ii) | a Rights Agreement relating to the Rights shall have been duly authorised and validly executed and unconditionally
delivered by the Company and the financial institution designated as rights agent thereunder; and |
| (iii) | the certificates representing the Rights have been duly executed, countersigned, registered and delivered
in accordance with the Rights Agreement relating to the Rights and the applicable definitive purchase, underwriting or similar agreement
approved by the Board upon payment of the consideration therefor provided therein, |
the Rights will be
duly authorised and validly issued and will constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company.
Valid issuance
of Units
| (g) | With respect to each issue of Units, when: |
| (i) | the Board has taken all necessary corporate actions to authorise and approve the creation and terms of
the Units and to approve the issue of the Securities which are components thereof, the terms of the offering thereof and related matters; |
| (ii) | a Unit Agreement relating to the Units shall have been duly authorised and validly executed and unconditionally
delivered by the Company and the financial institution designated as unit agent thereunder; |
| (iii) | in respect of any Debt Securities which are components of the Units, the
Indenture shall have been duly authorised and validly executed and unconditionally delivered by the Company and all relevant parties thereunder;
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| (iv) | in respect of any Warrants which are components of the Units, a Warrant
Agreement shall have been duly authorised and validly executed and unconditionally delivered by the Company and the warrant agent thereunder,
if any, in respect of any Warrants which are components of the Units; and |
| (v) | the Units and any Securities which are components of the Units shall have
been duly executed, countersigned, authenticated, issued, registered and delivered (in each case, as and when applicable), in accordance
with the provisions of (A) the applicable Unit Agreement relating to the Units, (B) the applicable Warrant Agreement relating
to any Warrants which are components of the Units, and (C) the applicable definitive purchase, underwriting or similar agreement
approved by the Board, and upon payment of the consideration therefor provided therein, |
the Units will be
duly authorised and validly issued and will constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company.
4 | Limitations and Qualifications |
| (a) | as to any laws other than the laws of the Cayman Islands, and we have not, for the purposes of this opinion,
made any investigation of the laws of any other jurisdiction, and we express no opinion as to the meaning, validity, or effect of references
in the Documents to statutes, rules, regulations, codes or judicial authority of any jurisdiction other than the Cayman Islands; or |
| (b) | except to the extent that this opinion expressly provides otherwise, as to the commercial terms of, or
the validity, enforceability or effect of the Form S-8, the accuracy of representations, the fulfilment of warranties or conditions, the
occurrence of events of default or terminating events or the existence of any conflicts or inconsistencies among the Form S-8 and any
other agreements into which the Company may have entered or any other documents. |
4.2 | Under the Companies Act (Revised) (Companies Act) of the Cayman Islands annual returns in respect
of the Company must be filed with the Registrar of Companies in the Cayman Islands, together with payment of annual filing fees. A failure
to file annual returns and pay annual filing fees may result in the Company being struck off the Register of Companies, following which
its assets will vest in the Financial Secretary of the Cayman Islands and will be subject to disposition or retention for the benefit
of the public of the Cayman Islands. |
4.3 | In good standing means only that as of the date of the Good Standing Certificate the Company is up-to-date
with the filing of its annual returns and payment of annual fees with the Registrar of Companies. We have made no enquiries into the Company’s
good standing with respect to any filings or payment of fees, or both, that it may be required to make under the laws of the Cayman Islands
other than the Companies Act. |
5 | Governing law of this opinion |
| (a) | governed by, and shall be construed in accordance with, the laws of the Cayman Islands; |
| (b) | limited to the matters expressly stated in it; and |
| (c) | confined to, and given on the basis of, the laws and practice in the Cayman Islands at the date of this
opinion. |
5.2 | Unless otherwise indicated, a reference to any specific Cayman Islands legislation is a reference to that
legislation as amended to, and as in force at, the date of this opinion. |
We hereby consent to the filing of
this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the reference to our firm under the headings “Enforceability
of Civil Liabilities”; and “Legal Matters” of the Registration Statement.
This opinion may be used only in connection
with the offer and sale of the Securities while the Registration Statement is effective.
Yours faithfully
/s/ Ogier
Ogier
5
Exhibit 23.1
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Onestop Assurance PAC
10 Anson Road
#06-15 International Plaza
Singapore 079903
Email: audit@onestop-ca.com
Website: www.onestop-ca.com
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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT
REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form F-3 of our report dated April 30, 2024, relating to the consolidated financial statements of Top KingWin Ltd, appearing
in its Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2023.
We also consent to the reference to us under the caption “Experts”
in this Registration Statement.
/s/ Onestop Assurance PAC
Singapore
November 1, 2024
Exhibit 23.2
Independent
Registered Public Accounting Firm’s Consent
We consent to the incorporation by reference
in this Registration Statement of Top KingWin Ltd on Form F-3 of our report dated May 16, 2023 with respect to our audit of the
consolidated financial statements of Top KingWin Ltd as of December 31, 2022 and for the year ended appearing in the Annual Report
on Form 20-F of Top KingWin Ltd for the year ended December 31, 2023. We also consent to the reference to our firm under the heading
“Experts” in this Registration Statement.
We were dismissed as auditors on December 11,
2023 and, accordingly, we have not performed any audit or review procedures with respect to any financial statements appearing in such
Prospectus for the periods after the date of our dismissal.
/s/ Marcum Asia CPAs LLP
Marcum Asia CPAs LLP
New York, New York
November 6, 2024
NEW YORK OFFICE ● 7 Penn Plaza ● Suite
830 ● New York, New York ● 10001
Phone 646.442.4845 ● Fax 646.349.5200 ●
www.marcumasia.com
Exhibit 23.3
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING
FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference in
this Registration Statement on Form F-3 of our report dated August 26, 2022, with respect to our audit of consolidated financial statements
of Top KingWin Ltd and Subsidiaries for the year ended December 31, 2021. We also consent to the reference to our firm under the heading
“Experts” in this Registration Statement.
We were dismissed as auditors on November 1, 2022
and, accordingly, we have not performed any audit or review procedures with respect to any financial statements included in this Registration
Statement for the periods after the date of our dismissal.
/s/ Friedman LLP
New York,
New York
November
6, 2024
Exhibit 107
Calculation
of Filing Fee Tables
F-3
(Form
Type)
Top
KingWin Ltd.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Table
1: Newly Registered Securities
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Security
Type | |
Security
Class Title | |
Fee
Calculation Rule | |
Amount
Registered(1) | | |
Proposed
Maximum Offering Price Per Unit(2) | | |
Maximum
Aggregate Offering Price(3) | | |
Fee
Rate | | |
Amount
of Registration Fee | |
Fees
to be paid | |
Equity | |
Class
A ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value per share | |
Rule
457(o) | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
| |
Other | |
Warrants | |
Rule
457(o) | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
| |
Debt | |
Debt
Securities | |
Rule
457(o) | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
| |
Other | |
Units | |
Rule
457(o) | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
| |
Other | |
Rights | |
Rule
457(o) | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
| |
| |
Total
Offering Amounts | |
| |
| | | |
$ | 200,000,000 | | |
| | | |
| 0.00015310 | | |
$ | 30,620 | |
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Total
Fees Previously Paid | |
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| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
$ | - | |
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Total
Fee Offsets(4) | |
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$ | - | |
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Net
Fee Due | |
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| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
$ | 30,620 | |
| (1) | Pursuant
to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (or the Securities Act), an indeterminate
number of additional securities are registered hereunder that may be issued to prevent dilution
in connection with a stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, or similar event or adjustment.
In addition, an indeterminate number of common shares are registered hereunder that may be
issued upon conversion of or exchange for any other securities. |
| (2) | There
are being registered hereunder such indeterminate number of the securities of each identified
class being registered as may be sold from time to time at indeterminate prices, with an
initial aggregate public offering price not to exceed $200,000,000. Separate consideration
may or may not be received for securities that are issuable on exercise, conversion or exchange
of other securities or that are issued in units. To the extent that separate consideration
is received for any such securities, the aggregate amount of such consideration will be included
in the aggregate offering price of all securities sold. If any debt securities are issued
at an original issue discount, then the offering may be in such greater principal amount
as shall result in a maximum aggregate offering price not to exceed $200,000,000, less the
aggregate dollar amount of all securities previously issued hereunder. Any securities registered
hereunder may be sold separately or as part of units, which may consist of any combination
of the securities registered hereunder. |
| (3) | Pursuant
to Instructions to the Calculation of Filing Fee Tables and Related Disclosure of Form F-3,
the table does not specify by each class information as to the proposed maximum aggregate
offering price. Any securities registered hereunder may be sold separately or as units with
other securities registered hereunder. |
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