As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 10, 2015
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Freeport-McMoRan Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Delaware |
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of
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(I.R.S. Employer
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333 North Central Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85004-2189
(602) 366-8100
(Address,
Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Registrants Principal Executive Offices)
Douglas N.
Currault II
Deputy General Counsel and Secretary
Freeport-McMoRan Inc.
333
North Central Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85004-2189
(602) 366-8100
(Name,
Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)
Copy to:
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Dionne M. Rousseau
Jones Walker LLP 8555
United Plaza Boulevard, Suite 500 Baton Rouge, LA 70809
(225) 248-2000 |
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Monique A. Cenac
Jones Walker LLP 333 North
Central Avenue Phoenix, AZ 85004-2189
(602) 366-7604 |
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, check the following box. ¨
If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis
pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box. x
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and
list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ¨
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act
registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ¨
If this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with
the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box. x
If
this Form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to General Instruction I.D. filed to register additional securities or additional classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the
following box. ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of large accelerated filer, accelerated filer, and smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE(1)
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Title Of Each Class Of
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Common Stock, $0.10 par value |
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Preferred Stock, $0.10 par value |
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Debt Securities |
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Warrants |
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Purchase Contracts |
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Units |
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An indeterminate amount of securities to be offered at indeterminate prices is being registered pursuant to this registration statement. The registrant is deferring payment of the registration fee pursuant to Rule
456(b) and is omitting this information in reliance on Rule 456(b) and Rule 457(r). |
Prospectus
Freeport-McMoRan Inc.
Common stock, Preferred stock, Debt securities, Warrants,
Purchase contracts and Units
We may offer from time to time
common stock, preferred stock, debt securities, warrants, purchase contracts or units. In addition, certain selling securityholders to be identified in a prospectus supplement may offer and sell these securities from time to time, in amounts, at
prices and on terms that will be determined at the time the securities are offered. We urge you to read this prospectus and the accompanying prospectus supplement, together with the documents we incorporate by reference, which will describe the
specific terms of these securities, carefully before you make your investment decision.
Our common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under
the trading symbol FCX.
Investing in these securities involves certain risks. See Risk Factors in the applicable prospectus supplement and in our most recent annual
report on Form 10-K, along with the disclosure related to the risk factors contained in our subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, as updated by our subsequent filings with the United States (the U.S.) Securities and Exchange
Commission (the SEC) that are incorporated by reference in this prospectus.
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.
This prospectus may not be used to sell securities unless accompanied by a prospectus supplement.
The date of this prospectus is August 10, 2015.
We are responsible for the information contained and incorporated by reference in this prospectus and in any
prospectus supplement we prepare or authorize. We have not authorized anyone to give you any other information, and we do not take responsibility for any other information that others may give you. If anyone provides you with different or
inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. If you are in a jurisdiction where offers to sell, or solicitations of offers to purchase, the securities offered by this document are unlawful, or if you are a person to whom it is unlawful to
direct these types of activities, then the offer presented in this document does not extend to you. You should assume that the information contained and incorporated by reference in this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement is only
accurate as of the respective dates of such documents. All references to FCX, we, us, our and ours in this prospectus mean Freeport-McMoRan Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.
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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS
This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, utilizing a shelf
registration process. Under this shelf process, we may sell any combination of the securities described in this prospectus in one or more offerings. This prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities we may offer. Each time we
sell securities, we will provide a prospectus supplement that will contain specific information about the terms of that offering. The prospectus supplement may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. You should read both
this prospectus and any prospectus supplement together with additional information described under the heading Where You Can Find More Information.
We have filed or incorporated by reference exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. You should read the exhibits
carefully for provisions that may be important to you.
RISK FACTORS
Investing in these securities involves certain risks. Please see the Risk Factors section in the applicable prospectus supplement and in our most
recent annual report on Form 10-K, along with the disclosure related to the risk factors contained in our subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, as updated by our subsequent filings with the SEC that are incorporated by reference in this
prospectus. Before making an investment decision, you should carefully consider these risks as well as other information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus. The prospectus supplement applicable to each sale of securities we
offer pursuant to this prospectus may contain a discussion of additional risks applicable to an investment in us and the securities we are offering under that prospectus supplement.
FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC.
Freeport-McMoRan Inc., or FCX, is a premier U.S.-based natural resources company with an industry-leading global portfolio of mineral assets, significant oil
and gas resources and a growing production profile. We are the worlds largest publicly traded copper producer. Our portfolio of assets includes the Grasberg minerals district in Indonesia, one of the worlds largest copper and gold
deposits; significant mining operations in North and South America; the Tenke Fungurume minerals district in the Democratic Republic of Congo in Africa; and significant U.S. oil and natural gas assets, including reserves in the Deepwater Gulf of
Mexico, onshore and offshore California, the Haynesville shale play in Louisiana, the Madden area in Central Wyoming, and a position in the Inboard Lower Tertiary/Cretaceous natural gas trend onshore in South Louisiana.
FCXs principal executive offices are located at 333 North Central Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona 85004-2189, and our telephone number at that address is
(602) 366-8100. We maintain a website at http://www.fcx.com, where general information about us is available. Information on our website is not part of, and we are not incorporating the contents of our website into, this prospectus or any
prospectus supplement.
USE OF PROCEEDS
Unless otherwise indicated in a prospectus supplement, the net proceeds from the sale of the securities will be used for general corporate purposes, including
working capital, acquisitions, retirement of debt and other business opportunities. In the case of a sale by a selling securityholder, we will not receive any of the proceeds from such sale.
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RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
The following table sets forth our ratio of earnings to fixed charges for the periods indicated.
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Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 |
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As a result of the loss recorded for the six months ended June 30, 2015, the ratio coverage was less than 1:1. We would have needed to generate additional earnings of $5.7 billion to achieve coverage of 1:1 for the
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As a result of the loss recorded in 2014, the ratio coverage was less than 1:1. We would have needed to generate additional earnings of $657 million to achieve coverage of 1:1 in 2014. |
For purposes of computing the consolidated ratio of earnings to fixed charges, earnings consist of (loss) income before income taxes and equity in affiliated
companies net earnings. Noncontrolling interests were not deducted from earnings as all such subsidiaries had fixed charges. Fixed charges consist of interest (including capitalized interest) of all indebtedness; amortization of debt
discounts, premiums and expenses; the portion of rental expense that we believe to be representative of interest; and preferred dividends of a consolidated subsidiary. For purposes of calculating the ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and
preferred stock dividends, the preferred stock dividend requirements were assumed to be equal to the pre-tax earnings that would be required to cover such dividend requirements. The amount of pre-tax earnings required to cover such preferred stock
dividends was computed using the effective tax rate for each applicable year.
DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES
This prospectus contains a summary of the securities that FCX or certain selling securityholders to be identified in a prospectus supplement may
sell. These summaries are not meant to be a complete description of each security. However, this prospectus and the accompanying prospectus supplement contain the material terms of the securities being offered.
DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK
For a complete statement of the terms and rights of our capital stock, you should refer to the applicable provisions of FCXs certificate of
incorporation, by-laws and the documents that we have incorporated by reference, including the description of capital stock contained in the registration statement on Form 8-A, as amended, copies of which are exhibits to the registration statement
of which this prospectus forms a part, and which are incorporated herein by reference. Copies of the FCX certificate of incorporation and by-laws will be sent to you at no charge upon request. See Where You Can Find More Information
below.
DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES
The debt securities will be our direct unsecured general obligations. The debt securities will be either senior debt securities or subordinated debt
securities. The debt securities will be issued under one or more separate indentures between us and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee. Senior debt securities will be issued under a senior indenture. Subordinated debt securities will be
issued under a subordinated indenture. Each of the senior indenture and the subordinated indenture is referred to as an indenture. The material terms of any indenture will be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement.
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DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS
We may issue warrants to purchase our debt or equity securities or securities of third parties or other rights, including rights to receive payment in cash or
securities based on the value, rate or price of one or more specified commodities, currencies, securities or indices, or any combination of the foregoing. Warrants may be issued independently or together with any other securities and may be attached
to, or separate from, such securities. Each series of warrants will be issued under a separate warrant agreement to be entered into between us and a warrant agent. The terms of any warrants to be issued and a description of the material provisions
of the applicable warrant agreement will be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement.
DESCRIPTION OF
PURCHASE CONTRACTS
We may issue purchase contracts for the purchase or sale of:
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Each purchase contract will entitle the holder thereof to purchase or sell, and obligate us to
sell or purchase, on specified dates, such securities, currencies or commodities at a specified purchase price, which may be based on a formula, all as set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. We may, however, satisfy our obligations, if
any, with respect to any purchase contract by delivering the cash value of such purchase contract or the cash value of the property otherwise deliverable or, in the case of purchase contracts on underlying currencies, by delivering the underlying
currencies, as set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. The applicable prospectus supplement will also specify the methods by which the holders may purchase or sell such securities, currencies or commodities and any acceleration,
cancellation or termination provisions or other provisions relating to the settlement of a purchase contract.
The purchase contracts may require us to
make periodic payments to the holders thereof or vice versa, which payments may be deferred to the extent set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement, and those payments may be unsecured or prefunded on some basis. The purchase contracts may
require the holders thereof to secure their obligations in a specified manner to be described in the applicable prospectus supplement. Alternatively, purchase contracts may require holders to satisfy their obligations thereunder when the purchase
contracts are issued. Our obligation to settle such pre-paid purchase contracts on the relevant settlement date may constitute indebtedness. Accordingly, pre-paid purchase contracts will be issued under either the senior indenture or the
subordinated indenture.
DESCRIPTION OF UNITS
As specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, we may issue units consisting of one or more purchase contracts, warrants, debt securities, shares of
preferred stock, shares of common stock or any combination of such securities.
FORMS OF SECURITIES
Each debt security, warrant and unit will be represented either by a certificate issued in definitive form to a particular investor or by one or more global
securities representing the entire issuance of securities. Certificated securities in definitive form and global securities will be issued in registered form. Definitive securities name you
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or your nominee as the owner of the security, and in order to transfer or exchange these securities or to receive payments other than interest or other interim payments, you or your nominee must
physically deliver the securities to the trustee, registrar, paying agent or other agent, as applicable. Global securities name a depositary or its nominee as the owner of the debt securities, warrants or units represented by these global
securities. The depositary maintains a computerized system that will reflect each investors beneficial ownership of the securities through an account maintained by the investor with its broker/dealer, bank, trust company or other
representative, as we explain more fully below.
Registered Global Securities
We may issue the registered debt securities, warrants and units in the form of one or more fully registered global securities that will be deposited with a
depositary or its nominee identified in the applicable prospectus supplement and registered in the name of that depositary or nominee. In those cases, one or more registered global securities will be issued in a denomination or aggregate
denominations equal to the portion of the aggregate principal or face amount of the securities to be represented by registered global securities. Unless and until it is exchanged in whole for securities in definitive registered form, a registered
global security may not be transferred except as a whole by and among the depositary for the registered global security, the nominees of the depositary or any successors of the depositary or those nominees.
If not described below, any specific terms of the depositary arrangement with respect to any securities to be represented by a registered global security will
be described in the prospectus supplement relating to those securities. We anticipate that the following provisions will apply to all depositary arrangements.
Ownership of beneficial interests in a registered global security will be limited to persons, called participants, that have accounts with the depositary or
persons that may hold interests through participants. Upon the issuance of a registered global security, the depositary will credit, on its book-entry registration and transfer system, the participants accounts with the respective principal or
face amounts of the securities beneficially owned by the participants. Any dealers, underwriters or agents participating in the distribution of the securities will designate the accounts to be credited. Ownership of beneficial interests in a
registered global security will be shown on, and the transfer of ownership interests will be effected only through, records maintained by the depositary, with respect to interests of participants, and on the records of participants, with respect to
interests of persons holding through participants. The laws of some states may require that some purchasers of securities take physical delivery of these securities in definitive form. These laws may impair your ability to own, transfer or pledge
beneficial interests in registered global securities.
So long as the depositary, or its nominee, is the registered owner of a registered global security,
that depositary or its nominee, as the case may be, will be considered the sole owner or holder of the securities represented by the registered global security for all purposes under the applicable indenture, warrant agreement or unit agreement.
Except as described below, owners of beneficial interests in a registered global security will not be entitled to have the securities represented by the registered global security registered in their names, will not receive or be entitled to receive
physical delivery of the securities in definitive form and will not be considered the owners or holders of the securities under the applicable indenture, warrant agreement or unit agreement. Accordingly, each person owning a beneficial interest in a
registered global security must rely on the procedures of the depositary for that registered global security and, if that person is not a participant, on the procedures of the participant through which the person owns its interest, to exercise any
rights of a holder under the applicable indenture, warrant agreement or unit agreement. We understand that under existing industry practices, if we request any action of holders or if an owner of a beneficial interest in a registered global security
desires to give or take any action that a holder is entitled to give or take under the applicable indenture, warrant agreement or unit agreement, the depositary for the registered global security would authorize the participants holding the relevant
beneficial interests to give or take that action, and the participants would authorize beneficial owners owning through them to give or take that action or would otherwise act upon the instructions of beneficial owners holding through them.
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Principal, premium, if any, and interest payments on debt securities, and any payments to holders with respect to
warrants or units, represented by a registered global security registered in the name of a depositary or its nominee will be made to the depositary or its nominee, as the case may be, as the registered owner of the registered global security. None
of FCX, the trustees, the warrant agents, the unit agents or any other agent of FCX, agent of the trustees or agent of the warrant agents or unit agents will have any responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records relating to payments
made on account of beneficial ownership interests in the registered global security or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to those beneficial ownership interests.
We expect that the depositary for any of the securities represented by a registered global security, upon receipt of any payment of principal, premium,
interest or other distribution of underlying securities or other property to holders on that registered global security, will immediately credit participants accounts in amounts proportionate to their respective beneficial interests in that
registered global security as shown on the records of the depositary. We also expect that payments by participants to owners of beneficial interests in a registered global security held through participants will be governed by standing customer
instructions and customary practices, as is now the case with the securities held for the accounts of customers in bearer form or registered in street name, and will be the responsibility of those participants.
If the depositary for any of these securities represented by a registered global security is at any time unwilling or unable to continue as depositary or
ceases to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act, and a successor depositary registered as a clearing agency under the Exchange Act is not appointed by us within 90 days, we will issue securities in definitive form in exchange for
the registered global security that had been held by the depositary. Any securities issued in definitive form in exchange for a registered global security will be registered in the name or names that the depositary gives to the relevant trustee,
warrant agent, unit agent or other relevant agent of ours or theirs. It is expected that the depositarys instructions will be based upon directions received by the depositary from participants with respect to ownership of beneficial interests
in the registered global security that had been held by the depositary.
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
FCX and/or the selling securityholders, if applicable, may sell the securities in one or more of the following ways (or in any combination) from time to time:
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directly to a limited number of purchasers or to a single purchaser; |
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The prospectus supplement will state the
terms of the offering of the securities, including:
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the name or names of any underwriters, dealers or agents; |
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the purchase price of such securities and the proceeds to be received by FCX, if any; |
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any underwriting discounts or agency fees and other items constituting underwriters or agents compensation; |
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any initial public offering price; |
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any discounts or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers; and |
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any securities exchanges on which the securities may be listed. |
Any initial public offering price and any
discounts or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers may be changed from time to time.
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If we and/or the selling securityholders, if applicable, use underwriters in the sale, the securities will be
acquired by the underwriters for their own account and may be resold from time to time in one or more transactions, including:
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negotiated transactions; |
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at a fixed public offering price or prices, which may be changed; |
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at market prices prevailing at the time of sale; |
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at prices related to prevailing market prices; or |
Unless otherwise stated in a prospectus supplement, the obligations of the underwriters
to purchase any securities will be conditioned on customary closing conditions and the underwriters will be obligated to purchase all of such series of securities, if any are purchased.
We and/or the selling securityholders, if applicable, may sell the securities through agents from time to time. The prospectus supplement will name any agent
involved in the offer or sale of the securities and any commissions we pay to them. Generally, any agent will be acting on a best efforts basis for the period of its appointment.
We and/or the selling securityholders, if applicable, may authorize underwriters, dealers or agents to solicit offers by certain purchasers to purchase the
securities from FCX at the public offering price set forth in the prospectus supplement pursuant to delayed delivery contracts providing for payment and delivery on a specified date in the future. The contracts will be subject only to those
conditions set forth in the prospectus supplement, and the prospectus supplement will set forth any commissions we pay for solicitation of these contracts.
Underwriters and agents may be entitled under agreements entered into with FCX and/or the selling securityholders, if applicable, to indemnification by FCX
and/or the selling securityholders, if applicable, against certain civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), or to contribution with respect to payments which the
underwriters or agents may be required to make. Underwriters and agents may be customers of, engage in transactions with, or perform services for FCX and its affiliates in the ordinary course of business.
Each series of securities will be a new issue of securities and will have no established trading market other than the common stock, which is listed on the
New York Stock Exchange. Any underwriters to whom securities are sold for public offering and sale may make a market in the securities, but such underwriters will not be obligated to do so and may discontinue any market making at any time without
notice. The securities, other than the common stock, may or may not be listed on a national securities exchange.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. These SEC filings are available to the public over the
Internet at the SECs website at http://www.sec.gov and our website at http://www.fcx.com. Information on our website is not a part of, and we are not incorporating the contents of our website into, this prospectus. You may also read and copy
any document we file with the SEC at the SECs public reference room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the public reference room.
We are incorporating by reference into this prospectus specific documents that we filed with the SEC, which means that we can disclose important
information to you by referring you to those documents that are considered part of this prospectus. Information that we file subsequently with the SEC will automatically update and supersede this information. We incorporate by reference the
documents listed below, and any future documents that we file (other than information in the documents or filings that is deemed to have been furnished and not
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filed) with the SEC under Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, until the termination of the offerings of all of the securities covered by this prospectus. This prospectus
is part of a registration statement filed with the SEC.
We are incorporating by reference into this prospectus the following documents:
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Annual Report on Form 10-K |
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Fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 (including portions of our Proxy Statement for our 2015 annual meeting of holders of our common shares held on June 10, 2015, to the extent specifically incorporated by reference in such Form
10-K), including the amendment on Form 10-K/A filed June 12, 2015 |
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Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q |
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Fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2015; Fiscal
quarter ended June 30, 2015 |
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Current Reports on Form 8-K |
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Filed January 15, 2015, January 29, 2015, February 4, 2015, March 17, 2015, June 12, 2015, July 28, 2015, and August 5, 2015. |
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Registration Statement on Form 8-A |
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Filed June 29, 1995, as amended by the amendment on Form 8-A/A filed on November 26, 1996, as further amended by the amendment on Form 8-A/A filed on January 26, 2009, and as further amended by the amendment on Form 8-A/A filed
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We will provide, upon written or oral request and without charge, a copy of the documents referred to above that we have
incorporated by reference. You can request copies of such documents if you call or write us at the following address or telephone number: Freeport-McMoRan Inc., Attention: Investor Relations, 333 North Central Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona 85004-2189,
(602) 366-8100.
This prospectus and the information incorporated by reference herein, contains summaries of certain agreements that we have filed as
exhibits to various SEC filings, as well as certain agreements that we will enter into in connection with the offering of securities covered by this prospectus. The descriptions of these agreements contained in this prospectus or information
incorporated by reference herein do not purport to be complete and are subject to, or qualified in their entirety by reference to, the definitive agreements. Copies of the definitive agreements will be made available without charge to you by making
a written or oral request to us.
We are responsible for the information contained and incorporated by reference in this prospectus and in any prospectus
supplement we prepare or authorize. We have not authorized anyone to give you any other information, and we do not take responsibility for any other information that others may give you. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent
information, you should not rely on it. If you are in a jurisdiction where offers to sell, or solicitations of offers to purchase, the securities offered by this document are unlawful, or if you are a person to whom it is unlawful to direct these
types of activities, then the offer presented in this document does not extend to you. You should assume that the information contained and incorporated by reference in this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement is only accurate as
of the respective dates of such documents.
Any statement contained herein or in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein
shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this prospectus to the extent that a statement contained herein, in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or
supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified and superseded, to constitute a part of this prospectus.
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INFORMATION CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This prospectus, including the documents incorporated by reference herein, contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. Such forward-looking information is intended to be covered by the safe harbor for forward-looking statements provided by the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. These statements may be made directly in this prospectus or may be incorporated in this prospectus by reference to other documents. Representatives of FCX may also make forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are
all statements other than statements of historical facts, such as projections or expectations relating to ore grades and milling rates; production and sales volumes; unit net cash costs; cash production costs per barrel of oil equivalents; operating
cash flows; capital expenditures; exploration efforts and results; development and production activities and costs; liquidity; tax rates; the impact of copper, gold, molybdenum, cobalt, crude oil and natural gas price changes; the impact of
derivative positions; the impact of deferred intercompany profits on earnings; reserve estimates; future dividend payments; debt reduction and share purchases. The words anticipates, may, can, plans,
believes, potential, estimates, expects, projects, targets, intends, likely, will, should, to be and any similar
expressions are intended to identify those assertions as forward-looking statements. This prospectus, including the documents incorporated by reference herein, may also include forward-looking statements regarding mineralized material not included
in reserves. The mineralized material described will not qualify as reserves until comprehensive engineering studies establish their feasibility. Accordingly, no assurance can be given that the estimated mineralized material not included in reserves
will become proven and probable reserves.
We caution readers that those statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results may differ
materially from those anticipated, projected or assumed in the forward-looking statements. In particular, on July 28, 2015, we announced that we are undertaking a comprehensive review of operating plans to target significant additional
reductions in capital spending, and operating and administrative costs. As part of this process, on August 5, 2015, we announced revisions to our oil and gas capital expenditure and production outlook. We expect to report revised plans for our
mining operations during third-quarter 2015.
Important factors that can cause our actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the
forward-looking statements include supply of and demand for, and prices of, copper, gold, molybdenum, cobalt, crude oil and natural gas, mine sequencing, production rates, industry risks, regulatory changes, political risks, drilling results,
potential additional oil and gas property impairment charges, potential lower of cost or market inventory adjustments, potential impairment of long-lived mining assets, the outcome of negotiations with the Indonesian government regarding PT Freeport
Indonesias Contract of Work, PT Freeport Indonesias ability to obtain renewal of its export license after January 28, 2016, PT Freeport Indonesias ability to renew its bi-annual labor agreement expiring in September 2015, PT
Smeltings ability to restart smelter operations as expected in September 2015, the potential effects of violence in Indonesia, the resolution of administrative disputes in the Democratic Republic of Congo, weather- and climate-related risks,
labor relations, environmental risks, litigation results and other factors described in more detail in Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors of our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, as updated by our
subsequent filings with the SEC.
Investors are cautioned that many of the assumptions upon which our forward-looking statements are based are likely to
change after the forward-looking statements are made, including for example commodity prices, which we cannot control, and production volumes and costs, some aspects of which we may not be able to control. Further, we may make changes to our
business plans that could affect our results. We caution investors that, except for our expectation that we will report revised plans for our mining operations during third-quarter 2015, we do not intend to update forward-looking statements more
frequently than quarterly notwithstanding any changes in our assumptions, changes in business plans, actual experience or other changes, and we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements.
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LEGAL OPINIONS
The validity of the securities in respect of which this prospectus is being delivered will be passed on for us by Jones Walker LLP.
EXPERTS
The
consolidated financial statements of FCX appearing in its annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 (including the financial statement schedule appearing therein), and the effectiveness of FCXs internal control over
financial reporting as of December 31, 2014, have been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their reports thereon, included therein, and incorporated herein by reference. Such
consolidated financial statements and FCX managements assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2014, are incorporated herein by reference in reliance upon such reports given on the
authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
With respect to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information of FCX
for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, and for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, incorporated by reference in this prospectus, Ernst & Young LLP reported that they have applied
limited procedures in accordance with professional standards for a review of such information. However, their separate reports dated May 8, 2015, and August 10, 2015, included in FCXs Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarters
ended March 31, 2015, and June 30, 2015, respectively, and incorporated by reference herein, states that they did not audit and they do not express an opinion on that interim financial information. Accordingly, the degree of reliance on
their report on such information should be restricted in light of the limited nature of the review procedures applied. Ernst & Young LLP is not subject to the liability provisions of Section 11 of the Securities Act for their report on
the unaudited interim financial information because that report is not a report or a part of the registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a part, prepared or certified by Ernst & Young LLP within the
meaning of Sections 7 and 11 of the Securities Act.
The information incorporated in this prospectus by reference to FCXs annual report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2014, relating to estimated proved and probable oil and gas reserves has been so incorporated in reliance on the reserve reports of Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc. and Ryder Scott Company, L.P.,
independent petroleum engineers. These estimates are included in this prospectus in reliance upon the authority of such firms as experts in these matters.
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Part II
Information not required in prospectus
Item 14. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution
The following table sets forth the costs and expenses to be borne by the Registrant in connection with the offerings described in this Registration Statement.
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Item 15. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law authorizes a court to award, or a corporations board of directors to grant,
indemnity to directors and officers in terms sufficiently broad to permit indemnification for liabilities (including reimbursement for expenses incurred) arising under the Securities Act.
As permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, the FCX certificate of incorporation includes a provision that eliminates the personal liability of
FCXs directors for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (1) for any breach of the directors duty of loyalty to FCX or its stockholders, (2) for acts or omissions not in good faith or
that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (3) under section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law or (4) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.
As a result of this provision, FCXs ability or that of FCXs stockholders to successfully prosecute an action against a director for breach of his
or her duty of care is limited. However, this provision does not affect the availability of equitable remedies such as an injunction or rescission based upon a directors breach of his or her duty of care. The SEC has taken the position that
this provision will have no effect on claims arising under the federal securities laws.
In addition, the FCX certificate of incorporation provides for
mandatory indemnification rights, subject to limited exceptions, to any director or executive officer who (because of the fact that he or she is or was FCXs director or officer) is involved in a legal proceeding of any nature. These
indemnification rights include reimbursement for expenses incurred by FCXs director or officer in advance of the final disposition of a proceeding according to applicable law.
The indemnification provisions in the FCX certificate of incorporation and bylaws may be sufficiently broad to permit indemnification of FCXs directors
and executive officers for liabilities arising under the Securities Act.
FCX also provides insurance from commercial carriers against some liabilities
incurred by FCXs directors and officers.
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Item 16. Exhibits
The following is a list of all exhibits filed as a part of this registration statement on Form S-3, including those incorporated herein by reference.
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Exhibit No. |
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Form of Underwriting Agreement. |
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Composite Certificate of Incorporation of FCX (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2014 (File No. 001-11307-01) filed August 8, 2014). |
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Composite By-Laws of FCX (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-11307-01) filed July 2, 2014). |
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Form of Indenture for Senior Notes. |
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4.4 |
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Form of Indenture for Subordinated Notes. |
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Form of Senior Note. |
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4.6* |
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Form of Subordinated Note. |
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4.7* |
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Form of Warrant Agreement. |
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4.8* |
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Form of Warrant Certificate. |
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4.9* |
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Form of Purchase Contract Agreement. |
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4.10* |
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Form of Purchase Contract. |
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4.11* |
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Form of Unit Agreement. |
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4.12* |
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Form of Unit Certificate. |
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4.13 |
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Form of Certificate representing shares of common stock, par value $0.10 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3 to the Registration Statement on Form 8-A/A filed on August 10, 2015). |
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5.1 |
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Opinion of Jones Walker LLP. |
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12.1 |
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Statement regarding Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges. |
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15.1 |
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Letter regarding Unaudited Interim Financial Statements. |
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23.1 |
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Consent of Ernst & Young LLP. |
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23.2 |
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Consent of Jones Walker LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1). |
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23.3 |
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Consent of Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc. |
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23.4 |
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Consent of Ryder Scott Company, L.P. |
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24.1 |
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Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of the Registration Statement). |
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25.1 |
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Statement of Eligibility of U.S. Bank National Association on Form T-1 for Senior Note Indenture. |
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25.2 |
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Statement of Eligibility of U.S. Bank National Association on Form T-1 for Subordinated Note Indenture. |
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To be filed, if necessary, by amendment or as an exhibit to a Current Report on Form 8-K. |
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Item 17. Undertakings
(a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made of securities registered hereby, 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
Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 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 (i), (ii) and (iii) above do not apply if the information required to be included in
a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 that are incorporated by reference in this registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the registration statement
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to
be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered herein, 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
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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) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that,
for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrants 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 plans annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore,
unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of
any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
(d) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to file an application for the purpose of determining the eligibility of the trustee to act under subsection
(a) of section 310 of the Trust Indenture Act (Act) in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the Commission under section 305(b)(2) of the Act.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets
all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Phoenix, State of Arizona, on August 10, 2015.
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FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC. |
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By: |
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/s/ Richard C. Adkerson |
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Richard C. Adkerson |
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Vice Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer |
S-1
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and
appoints James R. Moffett, Richard C. Adkerson, James C. Flores and Kathleen L. Quirk, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power to act separately and full power of substitution and resubstitution,
for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all other
documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto each said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents or either of them or his or her or their substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons
in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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Title |
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Date |
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/s/ James R. Moffett
James R. Moffett |
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Chairman of the Board |
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August 10, 2015 |
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/s/ Richard C. Adkerson
Richard C. Adkerson |
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Vice Chairman, President and
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer) |
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August 10, 2015 |
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/s/ James C. Flores
James C. Flores |
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Vice Chairman of the Board |
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August 10, 2015 |
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/s/ Kathleen L. Quirk
Kathleen L. Quirk |
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Executive Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer, and Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer) |
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August 10, 2015 |
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/s/ C. Donald Whitmire, Jr.
C. Donald Whitmire, Jr. |
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Vice President and Controller Financial Reporting
(Principal Accounting Officer) |
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August 10, 2015 |
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/s/ Robert J. Allison, Jr.
Robert J. Allison, Jr. |
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Director |
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August 10, 2015 |
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/s/ Alan R. Buckwalter, III
Alan R. Buckwalter, III |
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Director |
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August 10, 2015 |
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Robert A. Day |
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Director |
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/s/ Gerald J. Ford
Gerald J. Ford |
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Director |
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August 10, 2015 |
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/s/ Thomas A. Fry, III
Thomas A. Fry, III |
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Director |
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August 10, 2015 |
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/s/ H. Devon Graham, Jr.
H. Devon Graham, Jr. |
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Director |
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August 10, 2015 |
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/s/ Lydia H. Kennard
Lydia H. Kennard |
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Director |
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August 10, 2015 |
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Signature |
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Title |
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Date |
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/s/ Charles C. Krulak
Charles C. Krulak |
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Director |
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August 10, 2015 |
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/s/ Bobby Lee Lackey
Bobby Lee Lackey |
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Director |
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August 10, 2015 |
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/s/ Jon C. Madonna
Jon C. Madonna |
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Director |
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August 10, 2015 |
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/s/ Dustan E. McCoy
Dustan E. McCoy |
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Director |
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August 10, 2015 |
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/s/ Stephen H. Siegele
Stephen H. Siegele |
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Director |
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August 10, 2015 |
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/s/ Frances Fragos Townsend
Frances Fragos Townsend |
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Director |
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August 10, 2015 |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No. |
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Document |
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1.1* |
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Form of Underwriting Agreement. |
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4.1 |
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Composite Certificate of Incorporation of FCX (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2014 (File No. 001-11307-01) filed August 8, 2014). |
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4.2 |
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Composite By-Laws of FCX (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-11307-01) filed August 2, 2014). |
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4.3 |
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Form of Indenture for Senior Notes. |
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4.4 |
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Form of Indenture for Subordinated Notes. |
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4.5* |
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Form of Senior Note. |
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4.6* |
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Form of Subordinated Note. |
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4.7* |
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Form of Warrant Agreement. |
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4.8* |
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Form of Warrant Certificate. |
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4.9* |
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Form of Purchase Contract Agreement. |
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4.10* |
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Form of Purchase Contract. |
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4.11* |
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Form of Unit Agreement. |
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4.12* |
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Form of Unit Certificate. |
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4.13 |
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Form of Certificate representing shares of common stock, par value $0.10 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3 to the Registration Statement on Form 8-A/A filed on August 10, 2015). |
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5.1 |
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Opinion of Jones Walker LLP. |
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12.1 |
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Statement regarding Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges. |
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15.1 |
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Letter regarding Unaudited Interim Financial Statements. |
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23.1 |
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Consent of Ernst & Young LLP. |
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23.2 |
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Consent of Jones Walker LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1). |
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23.3 |
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Consent of Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc. |
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23.4 |
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Consent of Ryder Scott Company, L.P. |
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24.1 |
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Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of the Registration Statement). |
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25.1 |
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Statement of Eligibility of U.S. Bank National Association on Form T-1 for Senior Note Indenture. |
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25.2 |
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Statement of Eligibility of U.S. Bank National Association on Form T-1 for Subordinated Note Indenture. |
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To be filed, if necessary, by amendment or as an exhibit to a Current Report on Form 8-K. |
Exhibit 4.3
FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC.,
Company
AND
U.S. BANK NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION
Trustee
INDENTURE
Dated as of
Senior Debt Securities
CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE*
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Section of Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended |
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310(a) |
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7.09 |
310(b) |
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7.08 |
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7.10 |
311(a) |
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7.13 |
311(b) |
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7.13 |
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 |
314(b) |
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Inapplicable |
314(c) |
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13.06 |
314(d) |
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Inapplicable |
314(e) |
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13.06 |
314(f) |
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Inapplicable |
315(a) |
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7.01(a) |
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7.02 |
315(b) |
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6.01 |
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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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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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE 1 |
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DEFINITIONS |
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Section 1.01 |
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Definitions of Terms |
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ARTICLE 2 |
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ISSUE, DESCRIPTION, TERMS,
EXECUTION, REGISTRATION AND EXCHANGE OF
SECURITIES |
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Section 2.01 |
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Designation and Terms of Securities |
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Section 2.02 |
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Form of Securities and Trustees Certificate |
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Section 2.03 |
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Denominations; Provision for Payment |
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Section 2.04 |
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Execution and Authentications |
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Section 2.05 |
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Registration of Transfer and Exchange |
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Section 2.06 |
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Temporary Securities |
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Section 2.07 |
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Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Securities |
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Section 2.08 |
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Cancellation |
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Section 2.09 |
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Benefits of Indenture |
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12 |
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Section 2.10 |
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Authenticating Agent |
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12 |
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Section 2.11 |
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Global Securities |
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13 |
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Section 2.12 |
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Notice of Redemption |
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Section 4.06 |
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Trustees Obligations with Respect to the Covenants |
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SECURITYHOLDERS LISTS AND REPORTS
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Limitation on Suits |
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Trustee not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance or Securities |
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May Hold Securities |
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Section 7.05 |
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Compensation and Reimbursement |
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Disqualification; Conflicting Interests |
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Section 7.09 |
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Who May be Deemed Owners |
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Successor Substitute |
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Discharge Of Companys Obligations |
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Covenant Defeasance |
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INDENTURE, dated as of ,
between Freeport-McMoRan Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company), and U.S. Bank National Association, a national banking association, 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 unsecured 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 acts and requirements necessary to make this Indenture a valid and legally binding 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 Securityholders:
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01 Definitions of Terms.
The terms defined in this Section (except as in this Indenture 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 or that are by reference in such Act defined in the Securities Act (except as herein otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires), shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in 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 with respect to all or any series of the Securities by the Trustee pursuant to Section 2.10.
Authorized Newspaper means a newspaper in the English language or in an official language of the country of publication,
customarily printed on each Business Day, whether or not published on Saturdays, Sundays or holidays, and of general circulation in the place in connection with which the term is used or in the financial community of such place. If, because of
temporary suspension of publication or general circulation of any newspaper or for any other reason, it is impossible or impracticable to make any publication of any notice required by this Indenture in the manner herein provided, such publication
or other notice in lieu thereof which is
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made at the written direction of the Company by the Trustee shall constitute a sufficient publication of such notice.
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 of Directors.
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, and delivered to the Trustee.
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, are authorized or obligated by law, executive order or regulation to close.
Commission means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any successor thereto.
Company means Freeport-McMoRan Inc., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, and,
subject to the provisions of Article 10, 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 is located at [5555 San Felipe Blvd., Suite 1150, Houston, TX 77056], or such other address as the Trustee may
designate from time to time by notice to the Company, or the principal corporate trust office of any successor Trustee (or such other address as such successor Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Company).
Custodian means any receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator, or similar official under any Bankruptcy Law.
Debt means indebtedness for money borrowed that in accordance with applicable generally accepted accounting principles would be
reflected on the balance sheet of the obligor as a liability as of the date on which Debt is to be determined.
Default means
any event, act or condition that with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute an Event of Default.
Defaulted
Interest has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.03.
Depositary means, with respect to Securities of
any series, for which the Company shall determine that such Securities will be issued as a Global Security, The Depository Trust Company, New York, New York, another clearing agency, or any successor registered as a clearing agency under the
Exchange Act or other applicable statute or regulation, which, in each case, shall be designated by the Company pursuant to either Section 2.01 or Section 2.11.
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Event of Default means, with respect to Securities of a particular series, any event
specified in Section 6.01, continued for the period of time, if any, therein designated.
Exchange Act means the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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 Depositarys 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, and shall also include a depositary receipt issued by a bank (as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the
Securities Act) 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 any amount payable to the holder of such depositary receipt, or from any amount received by the custodian in respect of the
Governmental Obligation, or from any 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 an Officers Certificate pursuant to 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.
Officers Certificate means a certificate, signed by any two of the President and Chief
Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, any Executive Vice President, any Senior Vice President, any Vice President, the Treasurer and any Assistant Treasurer of the Company, provided that at least one such officer is the Chief
Financial Officer, the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer of the Company, that is delivered to the Trustee in accordance with the terms hereof. Each such certificate shall include the statements provided for in Section 13.06, if and to the
extent required by the provisions thereof.
Opinion of Counsel means an opinion in writing of legal counsel, who may be an
employee of or counsel for the Company and who shall be reasonably acceptable to the Trustee,
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that is delivered to the Trustee in accordance with the terms hereof. Each such opinion shall include the statements provided for in Section 13.06, 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 specified in Article 3 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, or securities which shall have been paid, pursuant to the terms of Section 2.07.
Person means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, business trust, association, joint-stock
company, joint venture, trust, incorporated or unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
Predecessor Security of any particular Security means every previous Security evidencing all or a portion of the same debt as that
evidenced by such particular Security; and, for the purposes of this definition, any Security authenticated and delivered under Section 2.07 in lieu of a lost, destroyed or stolen Security shall be deemed to evidence the same debt as the lost,
destroyed or stolen Security.
Responsible Officer when used with respect to the Trustee means any officer (a) in its
corporate trust department or any other officer or assistant officer of the Trustee customarily performing functions similar to those performed by such officers, or to whom any corporate trust matter is referred because of his or her knowledge of
and familiarity with the particular subject and (b) who has direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture.
Securities Act means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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 has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.05(b).
Security Registrar has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.05(b).
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Subsidiary means any corporation, partnership or other legal entity (a) the
accounts of which are consolidated with the Companys in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and (b) of which, in the case of a corporation, more than 50% of the outstanding voting stock is owned, directly or
indirectly, by the Company or by one or more other Subsidiaries, or by the Company and one or more other Subsidiaries or, in the case of any partnership or other legal entity, more than 50% of the ordinary equity capital interests is, at the time,
directly or indirectly owned or controlled by the Company or by one or more of the Subsidiaries or by the Company and one or more of the Subsidiaries.
Trustee means U.S. Bank National Association, and, subject to the provisions of Article 7, 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, as in effect at
the date of execution of this instrument, except as provided in Section 9.06.
UCC means the Uniform Commercial Code, as
in effect in each applicable jurisdiction.
ARTICLE 2
ISSUE, DESCRIPTION, TERMS, EXECUTION, REGISTRATION
AND EXCHANGE OF SECURITIES
Section 2.01 Designation and Terms of Securities.
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:
(a) the title of the Security of the series (which shall distinguish the Securities of the series from all other Securities);
(b) 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);
(c) the date or dates, or the manner of determination of such dates, on which the principal of the Securities of the series is payable;
(d) 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;
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(e) the date or dates, or the manner of determination of such 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 and the record date for the determination of Securityholders to whom interest is payable on any such
Interest Payment Dates;
(f) the right, if any, to extend the interest payment periods and the duration of such extension;
(g) 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;
(h) the obligation, if any, of the Company to redeem or purchase Securities
of the series pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous provisions (including payments made in cash in participation 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;
(i) the form of the Securities of the series including the form of the certificate of authentication for such series;
(j) if other than minimum denominations of two thousand U.S. dollars ($2,000) and integral multiples of one thousand U.S. dollars ($1,000) in
excess thereof, the denominations in which the Securities of the series shall be issuable;
(k) whether the Securities are issuable as a
Global Security and, in such case, the identity of the Depositary for such series;
(l) whether the Securities will be convertible into
shares of common stock or other securities of the Company and, if so, the terms and conditions upon which such Securities will be so convertible, including the conversion price and the conversion period;
(m) 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;
(n) any additional or different Events of Default or
restrictive covenants provided for with respect to the Securities of the series;
(o) any provisions granting special rights to
Securityholders when a specified event occurs;
(p) any special tax implications of the Securities of the series, including provisions for
an original issue discount, if offered; and
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(q) any and all other terms with respect to such series (which terms shall not be inconsistent
with the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act or the terms of this 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.
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, 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 setting forth the terms of the series.
The Company may from time to time, without notice to or the consent of
the Securityholders, create and issue additional Securities of any particular series ranking equally and ratably with such series of Securities (other than the issue price, the date of the issuance, the payment of interest accruing prior to the
issue date of such additional Securities, the first payment of interest following the issue date of such additional Securities and, in some cases, the first payment of interest following the issue date of such additional Securities). Any such
additional Securities shall be consolidated and form a single series with the Securities of such series initially issued, including for purposes of voting and redemptions; provided that if the additional Securities are not fungible with the
Securities of such series initially issued for U.S. federal income tax purposes, such additional Securities shall have a separate CUSIP number.
Section 2.02 Form of Securities and Trustees Certificate.
The Securities of any series and the Trustees 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 by or pursuant to a Board Resolution and set forth in an Officers Certificate, and 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 stock exchange on which Securities of that series may be listed, or to conform to usage.
Section 2.03 Denominations; Provision for Payment.
The Securities shall be issuable as registered Securities without coupons and in the denominations of two thousand U.S. dollars ($2,000) and
integral multiples of one thousand U.S. dollars ($1,000) in excess thereof, subject to Section 2.01(j). The Securities of a particular series shall bear interest payable on the dates and at the rate or rates specified with respect to that
series. The principal of and the interest on the Securities of any series, as well as any premium thereon in case of redemption thereof prior to maturity, shall be payable in the coin or currency of the United States of America that at the time is
legal tender for public and private debt, at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose. Each Security shall be dated the
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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 registered holder; and such Defaulted Interest shall be paid by the Company, at its election, as provided in clause (a) or clause (b) below:
(a) 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 transmitted by mail to each Securityholder (to the extent their respective names and addresses appear in the Security Register (as hereinafter defined)) or through the facilities
of the Depositary, not less than 10 days prior to such special record date. Following such mailing of notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the special record date, 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 and shall be no longer payable pursuant to the following clause (b).
(b) 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.
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Unless otherwise set forth in or pursuant to 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 with respect to 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 such month, whether or not
such date is a Business Day.
Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section, each Security of a series delivered under this
Indenture upon transfer of or in exchange for or in lieu of any other Security of such series shall carry the rights to interest accrued and unpaid, and to accrue, that were carried by such other Security.
Section 2.04 Execution and Authentications.
The Securities shall be executed on behalf of the Company by any two of its officers among the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer and an
Assistant Treasurer and attested by its Secretary or one of its Assistant Secretaries. 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 a Chief Financial
Officer, Treasurer or Assistant Treasurer thereof, or of any Person who shall have been a Secretary or Assistant Secretary thereof, notwithstanding the fact that at the time the Securities shall be authenticated and delivered or disposed of such
Person shall have ceased to be the Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer or Assistant Treasurer, or the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, of the Company. The Securities may contain such notations, legends or endorsements as are 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 of such Security 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 its Chief
Financial Officer, Treasurer or any Assistant Treasurer and its Secretary or any Assistant Secretary, 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 provided with, and (subject to Section 7.01) shall be fully protected in relying upon (a) an Officers Certificate or executed supplemental indenture setting forth the form and terms of the Securities as required
pursuant to Section 2.01 and (b) an Opinion of Counsel stating that the form and terms thereof have been established in conformity with the provisions of this Indenture and that such Securities, when
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authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and issued by the Company in the manner and subject to any conditions specified in such Opinion of Counsel, will be valid and binding obligations of the
Company entitled to the benefits of this Indenture, and enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except to the extent that enforcement thereof may be limited by (a) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium,
fraudulent conveyance or similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors rights generally and (b) general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
The Trustee shall not be required to authenticate such Securities if the issue of such Securities pursuant to this Indenture will affect the
Trustees own rights, duties or immunities under the Securities and this Indenture or otherwise in a manner that is not reasonably acceptable to the Trustee.
Section 2.05 Registration of Transfer and Exchange.
(a) Securities of any series may be exchanged upon presentation thereof at the office or agency of the Company designated for such purpose,
for other Securities of such series of authorized denominations, and for a like aggregate principal amount, upon payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge in relation thereto, all as provided in this Section. In
respect of any Securities so surrendered for exchange, the Company shall execute, the Trustee shall authenticate and such office or agency shall deliver in exchange therefor the Security or Securities of the same series that the Securityholder
making the exchange shall be entitled to receive, bearing numbers not contemporaneously outstanding.
(b) The Company shall keep, or cause
to be kept, at its office or agency designated for such purpose a register or registers (herein referred to as the Security Register) in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Company shall register the
Securities and the transfers of Securities as provided in this Section and which at all reasonable times shall be open for inspection by the Trustee. The registrar for the purpose of registering Securities and transfers 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 registered holders duly authorized attorney in writing.
(c) 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
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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. 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 thereof), at the office or agency of the Company designated for such purpose, 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. 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 Companys 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 applicants 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
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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. On written request of the Company at the time of such surrender, the Trustee shall deliver to the Company canceled Securities held by the Trustee. In the absence of such request the Trustee may dispose of canceled Securities in
accordance with its standard procedures. 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, any Authenticating Agent, any paying agent, any Security Registrar and their successors hereunder 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
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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 written 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 in accordance with the provisions of this Section 2.10 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 Depositarys 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, this Section 2.11 shall no longer be applicable
to the Securities of such series and the Company will execute, and subject to Section 2.05, the Trustee will authenticate and deliver the Securities of such series in definitive registered
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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, if at any time an event has happened and is continuing, which, after notice or lapse of time, or both would become an Event of Default with respect to a series of the Securities, this Section 2.11 shall no longer be applicable to
the Securities of such series and the Company will execute, and subject to Section 2.05, 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 2.05, 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.
Section 2.12 CUSIP Numbers, ISIN Numbers, etc.
The Company in issuing the Securities may use CUSIP, ISIN and/or Common Code numbers (if then generally in
use), and, if so, the Trustee shall use CUSIP, ISIN and/or Common Code numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Securityholders; provided, that any such notice may state that no representation
is made as to the correctness of such numbers either as printed on the Securities or as contained in any notice of a redemption and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Securities, and any such
redemption shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers. The Company will promptly notify the Trustee in writing of any change in the CUSIP, ISIN and/or Common Code numbers.
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.
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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 the right reserved so to do, the Company shall (with a copy provided to the Trustee), 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 the place of payment of the redemption price of such Securities to be redeemed, 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 such 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 whole or 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 the Trustee is to provide notice to the holders of
Securities in accordance with clause (a) above, for a partial or full redemption, the Company shall give the Trustee at least 45 days notice in advance of the date fixed for redemption as to the aggregate principal amount of Securities of
the series to be redeemed, and thereupon, in the case of a partial redemption, the Trustee shall select, by lot or in such other manner as it shall deem appropriate and fair in accordance with methods generally used at the time of selection by
fiduciaries in similar circumstances and that may provide for the selection of a portion or portions (equal to two thousand U.S. dollars ($2,000) and integral multiples of one thousand U.S. dollars ($1,000) in excess thereof) of the principal amount
of such Securities of a denomination larger than $2,000, 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.
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The Company may, if and whenever it shall so elect, by delivery of instructions signed on its
behalf by its Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer, 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; except that interest shall continue to accrue on any such Security or portion thereof with respect to which the
Company defaults in the payment of such redemption price and accrued interest. 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.
(c) On or prior to 10:00 a.m. New York City time on any redemption date, the Company shall deposit with a paying agent (or, if the Company is
acting as its own paying agent, segregate and hold in trust as provided in Section 4.03(b)) an amount of money sufficient to pay the redemption price of, and accrued and unpaid interest on, all the Securities which are to be redeemed on that
date.
Section 3.04 Sinking Fund.
The provisions of this Section 3.04, Section 3.05 and Section 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
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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 (a) may deliver Outstanding Securities of a series (other than any Securities previously called for redemption) and
(b) 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, 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
CERTAIN 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 where (a) Securities of that series may be presented for payment (a paying agent), (b) Securities of that series may be presented as hereinabove authorized for registration of transfer and exchange, and
(c) notices and demands to or upon the Company in
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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 its Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer, Secretary or an Assistant Secretary 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 may appoint one or more co-Security
Registrars and one or more additional paying agents. The term Security Registrar includes any co-registrar and the term paying agent includes any additional paying agent. The Company may change any Security Registrar or
paying agent without notice to the Securityholders. If the Company shall appoint one or more Security Registrars or paying agents for all or any series of the Securities, other than the Trustee, the Company shall provide written notice signed by its
Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer, Secretary or an Assistant Secretary and delivered to the Trustee of the name and address, and any change in the name or address, of such Security Registrar or paying agent.
The Company hereby initially designates the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee as such office or agency of the Company for each series in
accordance with this Section 4.02 hereof, unless another office or agency is designated prior to the time Securities of a series are first issued.
The Company initially appoints the Trustee as Security Registrar and paying agent for each series, unless another Security Registrar or paying
agent, as the case may be, of the Company is appointed prior to the time Securities of a series are first issued.
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:
(i) that it will hold all sums held by it as such agent for the payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) or interest on the
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;
(ii) 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;
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(iii) that it will, at any time during the continuance of any failure referred to in the
preceding paragraph (a)(ii) above, upon the written request of the Trustee, forthwith pay to the Trustee all sums so held in trust by such paying agent; and
(iv) 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 any paying agent to the Trustee, 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, merge or consolidate with or into, or sell, convey,
transfer or lease all or substantially all of its properties and assets, to any Person unless the provisions of Article 10 hereof are complied with.
Section 4.06 Trustees Obligations with Respect to the Covenants.
The Trustee shall not be obligated to monitor or confirm, on a continuing basis or otherwise, the Companys compliance with the covenants
contained in this Article 4.
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Section 4.07 Compliance Certificate.
The Company shall deliver to the Trustee within 120 days after the end of each of the Companys fiscal years, a certificate executed by
its principal executive officer, principal financial officer or principal accounting officer, stating as to his or her knowledge the Companys compliance (without regard to periods of grace or notice requirements) with all conditions and
covenants under this Indenture, and that the Company is not in default in the performance or observance of any of the terms, provisions and conditions hereof (or, if a Default or Event of Default shall have occurred, describing the nature and status
of all such Defaults or Events of Default of which he or she may have knowledge).
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) on 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.
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Section 5.03 Reports by the Company.
(a) The Company covenants and agrees to file with the Trustee, within 30 days after the Company is required to file the same with the
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 Commission may from time to time by rules and regulations prescribe) that the Company may be
required to file with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act; provided that so long as such filings by the Company are available on the Commissions Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and
Retrieval System, or any successor system, such filings shall be deemed to have been filed with the Trustee for purposes hereof without any further action required by the Company; or, if the Company is not required to file information, documents or
reports pursuant to either of such sections, then to file with the Trustee and the Commission, in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed from time to time by the Commission, such of the supplementary and periodic information, documents
and reports that may be required pursuant to Section 13 of the Exchange Act, in respect of a security listed and registered on a national securities exchange as may be prescribed from time to time in such rules and regulations.
(b) The Company covenants and agrees to file with the Trustee and the Commission, in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed from
time to time by the Commission, such additional information, documents and reports with respect to compliance by the Company with the conditions and covenants provided for in this Indenture as may be required from time to time by such rules and
regulations.
(c) Delivery of such reports, information and documents to the Trustee is for informational purposes only and the
Trustees receipt of such shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Companys compliance with any of its covenants hereunder (as to which
the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on Officers Certificates).
(d) The Company covenants and agrees to transmit by mail to
the Securityholders (to the extent their respective names and addresses appear in the Security Register) or through the facilities of the Depositary, within 30 days after the filing thereof with the Trustee, such summaries of any information,
documents and reports required to be filed by the Company pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of this Section as may be required by rules and regulations prescribed from time to time by the Commission.
Section 5.04 Reports by the Trustee.
(a) On or before May 15 in each year in which any of the Securities are Outstanding, the Trustee shall transmit by mail to the
Securityholders (to the extent their respective names and addresses appear in the Security Register) or through the facilities of the Depositary a brief report dated as of the preceding May 15, 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.
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(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 stock exchange upon which any Securities are listed (if so listed) and also with the Commission. The Company agrees to reasonably promptly notify the Trustee in writing when any Securities become
listed on any stock exchange, and of any delisting thereof.
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:
(i) 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 continuance of such default for a period of 30 days;
(ii) 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;
(iii) 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 specifically relating to, and 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 aggregate principal amount of the Securities of all series affected by such failure
at the time Outstanding;
(iv) the Company pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law (A) commences a voluntary case,
(B) consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary case, (C) consents to the appointment of a Custodian of it or for all or substantially all of its property or (D) makes a general assignment for the benefit
of its creditors;
(v) a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order under any Bankruptcy Law that (A) is for relief against the
Company in an involuntary case, (B) appoints a Custodian of the Company for all or substantially all of their respective property, or (C) orders the liquidation of the Company, and the order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for 90
days; or
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(vi) any other Event of Default provided for with respect to the Securities of such series in
accordance with Section 2.01.
(b) If an Event of Default described in clauses (a)(i) or (a)(ii) of this Section 6.01 with
respect to the Securities of any series then Outstanding hereunder occurs and is continuing, then, unless the principal of the Securities of such series shall have already become due and payable, either the Trustee or the holders of not less than
25% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of such series then Outstanding, by notice in writing to the Company (and to the Trustee if given by such Securityholders), may declare the principal of all the Securities of such series and
interest accrued thereon, if any, to be due and payable immediately, and upon any such declaration the same shall become and shall be immediately due and payable, notwithstanding anything contained in this Indenture or in the Securities of such
series or established with respect to such series pursuant to Section 2.01 to the contrary.
If an Event of Default described in
clauses (a)(iii) or (a)(vi) of this Section 6.01 with respect to Securities of one or more series then Outstanding hereunder occurs and is continuing, then, except with respect to any such affected series for which the principal of all the
Securities thereof 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 all affected series then Outstanding (all such series voting together as a single
class), by notice in writing to the Company (and to the Trustee if given by such Securityholders), may declare the principal of all the Securities then Outstanding of such series and interest accrued thereon, if any, to be due and payable
immediately, and upon such declaration the same shall become immediately due and payable.
If an Event of Default described in clauses
(a)(iv) or (a)(v) of this Section 6.01 with respect to Securities of one or more series then Outstanding hereunder occurs and is continuing, the principal (or such specified amount) of and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on all Outstanding
Securities will become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any holder of Outstanding Securities. At any time after a declaration of acceleration with respect to Securities of any
series has been made, and before a judgment or decree for payment of the money due has been obtained by the Trustee, the holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series may rescind and annul the acceleration if
all Events of Default, other than the non-payment of accelerated principal and interest, if any, with respect to Securities of that series, have been cured or waived as provided in this Indenture.
(c) At any time after the principal of the Securities of any series shall have been declared due and payable as provided in
Section 6.01(b), 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 such series then
Outstanding (in the case of an Event of Default described in clauses (a)(i) or (a)(ii) of this Section 6.01, each such affected series voting as a separate class, and in the case of an Event of Default described in clauses (a)(iii), (a)(iv),
(a)(v) or (a)(vi) of this Section 6.01, all such affected series voting together as a single class), 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 such series and the principal of (and premium, if any, on) any and all Securities
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of such 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, applied to the Securities of each such series at the rate per annum expressed in the Securities of each such series, respectively, 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 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 any such 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 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 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 30 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 out of the property of the Company or
other obligor upon the Securities of that series, wherever situated.
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(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 necessary 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 Collected.
Any moneys 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 on account of principal (or premium, if any) or interest, upon presentation of the Securities of that series, and notation thereon the
payment, if only partially paid, and upon surrender thereof if fully paid:
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FIRST: To the payment of 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;
THIRD: To 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 itself 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: (a) 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; (b) the holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal
amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series (in the case of an Event of Default described in Section 6.01(a)(i) or Section 6.01(a)(ii), each such series voting as a separate class, and in the case of an Event of Default described
in Section 6.01(a)(iii), Section 6.01(a)(iv), Section 6.01(a)(v) or Section 6.01(a)(vi), all affected series voting together as a single class) shall have made written request upon the Trustee to institute such action, suit or
proceeding in its own name as trustee hereunder; (c) such holder or holders shall have offered indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee as it may require against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred therein or thereby; (d) the
Trustee for 60 days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity, shall have failed to institute any such action, suit or proceeding; and (e) during such 60 day period, the holders of a majority in principal amount of the
Securities of such series (voting as provided in clause (b) above) do not give the Trustee conflicting directions with the request.
Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, 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, is absolute and unconditional and 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
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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 on 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 all series at the time Outstanding affected thereby (all such
series voting together as a single class except with respect to an Event of Default described in Section 6.01(a)(i) or Section 6.01(a)(ii), in which case, each such affected series voting as a separate class), 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 or be unduly prejudicial to the rights of holders of Securities of any other series at the time Outstanding determined in
accordance with Section 8.04. 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 could involve the Trustee in personal liability. The holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of all series at the time Outstanding affected thereby (all such series voting
together as a single class except with respect to an Event of Default described in Section 6.01(a)(i) or Section 6.01(a)(ii), in which case, each such affected series voting as a separate class), 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 any such 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
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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 holders 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 and expenses, 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) and is actually known to a Responsible Officer of the
Trustee, 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
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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 on their face 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 on their face to the requirements of this
Indenture (but need not confirm or investigate the accuracy or mathematical calculations or other facts stated therein);
(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 Securityholders provided to the Trustee in accordance with Section 6.06 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 such series;
(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 ground for believing that the repayment
of such funds or liability is not assured to it under the terms of this Indenture or indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against such risk is not assured to it; and
(v) whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture relating to the conduct of or affecting the liability of
or affording protection to the Trustee shall be subject to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act.
Section 7.02 Certain
Rights of Trustee.
Except as otherwise provided in Section 7.01:
(a) the Trustee may conclusively rely and shall be fully 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 two of the Chief Financial Officer, the Secretary, an Assistant Secretary, the
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Treasurer and an Assistant Treasurer thereof (unless other evidence in respect thereof is specifically prescribed herein);
(c) the Trustee may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete
authorization and protection in respect of any action taken or suffered or omitted hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon;
(d)
subject to Section 7.01, 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 security or indemnity satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities that may be incurred therein or thereby;
(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;
(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;
(h) the Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice of any Default or Event of Default unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has actual
knowledge thereof or unless written notice of any event which is in fact such a default is received by the Trustee at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, and such notice references the Securities and this Indenture;
(i) the rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee, including, without limitation, its right to be
indemnified in connection with the performance of its duties under this Indenture shall extend (i) to the Trustee, serving in any capacity hereunder, including without limitation, in the capacity of Security Registrar or paying agent, and
(ii) to the Trustees officers, directors, agents and employees. Such immunities and protections and right to indemnification, together with the Trustees right to compensation, shall survive the Trustees resignation or removal,
discharge of this Indenture and final payment of the Securities;
(j) the Trustee may request that the Company deliver a certificate
setting forth the names of individuals and/or titles of officers authorized at such time to take specified actions pursuant to this Indenture; and
(k) in no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for special, indirect, or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever
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profit) irrespective of whether the Trustee has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action.
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, any Authenticating Agent, 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 in writing 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 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 shall be determined to have been caused by its own negligence or willful misconduct. 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, claim, damage or expense incurred without negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Trustee and arising out of or
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in connection with the acceptance or administration of its duties, or the exercise or failure to exercise any of its rights or remedies, under this Indenture, including the costs and expenses of
defending itself against any claim of liability.
(b) The obligations of the Company under this Section to compensate and indemnify the
Trustee and to pay or reimburse the Trustee for 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. The benefits of this Section 7.06 shall survive the termination of this Indenture.
(c) When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services in connection with an Event of Default, the expenses (including the reasonable
charges and expenses of its counsel) and the compensation for the services are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any applicable Federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law.
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 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 willful misconduct 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 or national
association 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 Commission, authorized
under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers, having a combined capital and surplus of at least 50 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 national association 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 national association 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
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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 (to the extent their respective names and addresses appear in the
Security Register) or through the facilities of the Depositary. 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;
(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, unless the Trustees duty to resign is stayed as
provided herein, 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.
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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. Notwithstanding replacement of the Trustee pursuant to this Section 7.10, the Companys
obligations under Section 7.06 will continue for the benefit of a retiring Trustee.
(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; provided that all sums owing to the Trustee hereunder have been paid, and subject to the lien provided for in Section 7.06(b).
(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
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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; provided that all sums owing to the Trustee with respect to the Securities or those series to which
the appointment of such successor trustee relates have been paid, and subject to the lien provided for in Section 7.06(b).
(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 to the Securityholders (to the extent their respective names and addresses appear in the Security Register) or through the facilities of
the Depositary. 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 or national association into which the Trustee may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any
corporation or national association resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Trustee shall be a party, or any corporation or national association succeeding to all or substantially all of 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.
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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.
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 one or more 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 such 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 the relevant series in person or by agent or proxy
appointed in writing.
If the Company shall solicit from the Securityholders of one or more 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 the relevant 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 the relevant 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.
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(c) 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 one or more series have concurred in any
direction, consent or waiver under this Indenture, the Securities of such 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 a Responsible Officer of 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 pledgees 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 one or more series specified in this Indenture in connection with such action, any holder of a Security of any such 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 one or more
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Indenture in connection with such action shall be conclusively binding upon the Company, the Trustee and the holders of all the Securities of such 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, in the Securities of any series;
(b) to comply with Article 10;
(c) to provide for uncertificated Securities in addition to or in place of certificated Securities;
(d) to add to the covenants of the Company for the benefit of the holders of all or any series of Securities (and if such covenants are to be
for the benefit of less than all series of Securities, stating that such covenants are expressly being included solely for the benefit of such series) 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; or
(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.
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 Trustees 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.
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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 all of the series affected by such supplemental indenture or indentures at the time Outstanding (all such series voting together as a single class), the Company, when authorized by Board Resolutions, 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 the 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 the relevant 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.
Following the execution, authentication and delivery of a supplemental indenture pursuant to the
provisions of this Article or of Section 10.01, the Securities of any series affected thereby may bear a notation in form approved by the Company, provided such form meets the requirements of any exchange upon which such series may be
listed, as to any matter provided for in such supplemental indenture. If the Company shall determine that it is necessary or desirable, new Securities of such 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.
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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 Trustees 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, shall be provided with an Officers Certificate and Opinion of Counsel as conclusive evidence 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.
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 a notice, setting forth in general terms the substance of such supplemental indenture, by mail to the
Securityholders (to the extent their respective names and addresses appear in the Security Register) or through the facilities of the Depositary. 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.
Section 9.06 Conformity with Trust Indenture Act.
Every supplemental indenture executed pursuant to this Article shall conform to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act as then in effect.
ARTICLE 10
SUCCESSOR CORPORATION
Section 10.01 Company May Consolidate, Etc., Only on Certain Terms.
The Company shall not merge or consolidate with or into, or sell, convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all of its properties and
assets to, any Person, unless:
(a) the Company is the surviving Person or the successor Person (if other than the Company) is organized
and validly existing under the laws of any U.S. domestic jurisdiction and shall expressly assume, by an indenture supplemental hereto, executed and delivered to the Trustee, the due and punctual payment of the principal of and any premium and
interest on all the Securities and the performance or observance of all of the covenants, conditions and obligations of this Indenture on the part of the Company to be performed or observed;
(b) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Event of Default, and no event which, after notice or lapse of time or both, would
become an Event of Default, shall have occurred and be continuing; and
(c) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officers
Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease
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and, if a supplemental indenture is required in connection with such transaction, such supplemental indenture comply with this Article and that all conditions precedent herein provided for
relating to such transaction have been complied with.
Section 10.02 Successor Substitute.
Upon any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into, or any sale, conveyance, transfer or lease of all or substantially all of its
properties and assets to, any Person in accordance with Section 10.01 above, the successor Person (if other than the Company) formed by such merger or consolidation or to which such sale, conveyance, transfer or lease is made shall succeed to,
and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company under the Indenture with the same effect as if such successor Person had been named as the Company herein, and thereafter, except in the case of a lease, the predecessor
Person shall be relieved of all obligations and covenants under the Indenture and the Securities.
ARTICLE 11
DEFEASANCE AND DISCHARGE
Section 11.01 Discharge Of Companys Obligations.
Except as otherwise provided in this Section 11.01, the Company may terminate its obligations under the Securities of any series and this
Indenture with respect to the Securities of such series if:
(a) all Securities of such series previously authenticated and delivered
(other than destroyed, lost or wrongfully taken Securities of such series that have been replaced or Securities of such series that are paid pursuant to Section 2.07 or Securities of such series for whose payment money or securities have
theretofore been held in trust and thereafter repaid to the Company, as provided in Section 11.05) have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation and the Company has paid all sums payable by it hereunder; or
(b) (i) the Securities of such series are scheduled to mature within one year or are to be called for redemption within one year under
arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for giving the notice of redemption, (ii) the Company irrevocably deposits in trust with the Trustee, as trust funds solely for the benefit of the holders of such Securities, money or Government
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), without consideration of any reinvestment and
after payment of all Federal, state and local taxes or other charges and assessments in respect thereof payable by the Trustee, to pay and discharge the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on the Securities of such series to maturity or
redemption, as the case may be, and to pay all other sums payable by the Company hereunder, and (iii) the Company delivers to the Trustee an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, in each case stating that all conditions
precedent provided for herein relating to the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture with respect to the Securities of such series have been complied with.
With respect to the foregoing clause (a), only the Companys obligations under Sections 7.06 and 11.05 in respect of the Securities of
such series shall survive. With respect to the
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foregoing clause (b), only the Companys obligations in Sections 2.03, 2.05, 2.07, 4.01, 4.02, 4.03 and 7.10 in respect of the Securities of such series shall survive until such Securities
of such series are no longer outstanding. Thereafter, only the Companys obligations in Sections 7.06 and 11.05 in respect of the Securities of such series shall survive such satisfaction and discharge. After any such irrevocable deposit, the
Trustee shall acknowledge in writing the discharge of the Companys obligations under the Securities of such series and this Indenture with respect to the Securities of such series except for those surviving obligations specified above.
Section 11.02 Legal Defeasance.
Except as provided below, the Company will be deemed to have paid and will be discharged from any and all obligations in respect of the
Securities of any series and the provisions of this Indenture (and the Trustee, at the expense of the Company, shall execute instruments in form and substance satisfactory to the Company and the Trustee acknowledging the same) if the following
conditions shall have been satisfied:
(a) the Company has irrevocably deposited in trust with the Trustee as trust funds solely for the
benefit of the holders of the Securities of such series, for payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on the Securities of such series, money or Government Obligations or a combination thereof sufficient (unless such funds
consist solely of money), in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee) without consideration of any reinvestment and after payment of all
Federal, state and local taxes or other charges and assessments in respect thereof payable by the Trustee, to pay and discharge the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on the outstanding Securities of such series to maturity or earlier
redemption (irrevocably provided for under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee), as the case may be;
(b) such deposit will not
result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, this Indenture or any other material agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound;
(c) no Default or Event of Default with respect to the Securities of such series shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such
deposit or during the period ending on the 91st day after such date;
(d) the Company has delivered to the Trustee (i) either
(x) a ruling directed to the Trustee received from the Internal Revenue Service to the effect that the holders of the Securities of such series will not recognize income, gain or loss for Federal income tax purposes as a result of the
Companys exercise of its option under this Section 11.02 and will be subject to Federal income tax on the same amount and in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such deposit and defeasance had not occurred
or (y) an Opinion of Counsel to the same effect as the ruling described in clause (x) above and based upon a change in law and (ii) an Opinion of Counsel, subject to customary assumptions and qualifications, to the effect that the
holders of the Securities of such series have a valid security interest in the trust funds subject to no prior liens under the UCC; and
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(e) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of
Counsel, in each case stating that all conditions precedent provided for herein relating to the defeasance contemplated by this Section 11.02 of the Securities of such series have been complied with.
The Companys obligations in Sections 2.03, 2.05, 2.07, 4.01, 4.02, 4.03 and 7.10 with respect to the Securities of such series shall
survive until such Securities are no longer outstanding. Thereafter, only the Companys obligations in Sections 7.06 and 11.05 shall survive.
Section 11.03 Covenant Defeasance.
The Company may omit to comply with any term, provision or condition set forth in Sections 4.05, 4.06, 4.07 or 4.09 (or any other specific
covenant relating to the Securities of any series provided for in a Board Resolution or supplemental indenture pursuant to Section 2.01 which may by its terms be defeased pursuant to this Section 11.03), and such omission shall be deemed
not to be an Event of Default under clause (a)(iii) of Section 6.01, with respect to the outstanding Securities of such series if:
(a) the Company has irrevocably deposited in trust with the Trustee as trust funds solely for the benefit of the holders of Securities of such
series, for payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on the Securities of such series, money or Government Obligations or a combination thereof in an amount sufficient (unless such funds consist solely of money, in the opinion
of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee) without consideration of any reinvestment and after payment of all Federal, state and local taxes or other
charges and assessments in respect thereof payable by the Trustee, to pay and discharge the principal of (and premium, if any) and accrued interest on the outstanding Securities of such series to maturity or earlier redemption (irrevocably provided
for under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee), as the case may be;
(b) such deposit will not result in a breach or violation of, or
constitute a default under, this Indenture or any other material agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound;
(c) no Default or Event of Default with respect to the Securities of such series shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such
deposit or during the period ending on the 91st day after such date;
(d) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel,
subject to customary assumptions and qualifications, to the effect that (i) the holders of the Securities of such series have a valid security interest in the trust funds subject to no prior liens under the UCC and (ii) such holders will
not recognize income, gain or loss for Federal income tax purposes as a result of such deposit and covenant defeasance and will be subject to Federal income tax on the same amount and in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the
case if such deposit and defeasance had not occurred; and
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(e) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of
Counsel, in each case stating that all conditions precedent provided for herein relating to the covenant defeasance contemplated by this Section 11.03 of the Securities of such series have been complied with.
Section 11.04 Application of Trust Money.
Subject to Section 11.05, the Trustee or paying agent shall hold in trust money or Government Obligations deposited with it pursuant to
Section 11.01, 11.02 or 11.03, as the case may be, in respect of the Securities of any series and shall apply the deposited money and the proceeds from deposited Government Obligations in accordance with the Securities of such series and this
Indenture to the payment of principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on the Securities of such series; but such money need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law. The Company shall pay and indemnify the
Trustee against any tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against the Government Obligations deposited pursuant to Section 11.01, 11.02 or 11.03, as the case may be, or the principal and interest received in respect thereof, other
than any such tax, fee or other charge that by law is for the account of the Securityholders.
Section 11.05 Repayment to
Company.
Subject to Sections 7.05, 7.06, 11.01, 11.02 and 11.03, the Trustee and the paying agent shall promptly pay to the Company
upon request set forth in an Officers Certificate any money held by them at any time and not required to make payments hereunder and thereupon shall be relieved from all liability with respect to such money. Subject to applicable escheat or
abandoned property laws, the Trustee and the paying agent shall pay to the Company upon written request any money held by them and required to make payments under this Indenture that remains unclaimed for two years; provided that the Trustee
or such paying agent before being required to make any such payment to the Company shall cause to be published at the expense of the Company once in an Authorized Newspaper or mail to each Securityholder entitled to such money at such
Securityholders address (as set forth in the register) notice that such money remains unclaimed and that after a date specified therein (which shall be at least 30 days from the date of such publication or mailing) any unclaimed balance of
such money then remaining will be repaid to the Company. After payment to the Company, Securityholders entitled to such money must look to the Company for payment as unsecured general creditors unless an abandoned property law designates another
Person, and all liability of the Trustee and such paying agent with respect to such money shall cease.
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
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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 whatsoever 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 contained 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 which by any provision of this Indenture is 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 an instrument in writing executed by 2/3 (two-thirds) of its Board of Directors and delivered to the Trustee, may surrender
any of the powers reserved to the Company under this Indenture, including any supplemental indenture hereto, 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 or demand that by any provision of this Indenture is required or permitted to be
given or served by the Trustee or by the holders of Securities to or on the Company may be given or served by being deposited first class postage prepaid in a post-office letterbox addressed (until another address is filed in writing by the Company
with the Trustee), as follows: Freeport-McMoRan Inc., 333 North Central Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona, 85004-2189. Any notice, election, request or demand by the Company or any
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Securityholder 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.
Section 13.06 Compliance Certificates and Opinions.
(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 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 or
she has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him or her 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 13.07 Payments on Business Days.
Except as provided pursuant to Section 2.01 pursuant to a Board Resolution, and as 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 13.08 Conflict with Trust Indenture Act.
If and to the extent that any provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with any mandatory requirement of the Trust Indenture
Act, such mandatory requirement shall prevail, and all such mandatory requirements of the Trust Indenture Act are incorporated by reference in and made a part of this Indenture.
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Section 13.09 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 13.10 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 13.11 Assignment.
The Company will have the right at all times to assign any of its rights or obligations under this Indenture to a direct or indirect
wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Company, provided that, in the event of any such assignment, the Company will remain liable for all such obligations. Subject to the foregoing, the Indenture is binding upon and inures to the benefit of the
parties thereto and their respective successors and assigns. This Indenture may not otherwise be assigned by the parties hereto.
Section 13.12 Waiver of Jury Trial.
EACH OF THE COMPANY AND THE TRUSTEE HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL
BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS INDENTURE, THE NOTES OR THE TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
Section 13.13 Force Majeure.
In no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations hereunder arising out of
or caused by, directly or indirectly, forces beyond its control, including, without limitation, strikes, work stoppages, accidents, acts of war or terrorism, civil or military disturbances, nuclear or natural catastrophes or acts of God, and
interruptions, loss or malfunctions of utilities, communications or computer (software and hardware) services; it being understood that the Trustee shall use reasonable efforts which are consistent with accepted practices in the banking industry to
resume performance as soon as practicable under the circumstances.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to be duly executed as of the
day and year first above written.
FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC.
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee
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Exhibit 4.4
FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC.,
Company
AND
U.S. BANK NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION
Trustee
INDENTURE
Dated as of
Subordinated Debt Securities
CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE*
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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 |
311(a) |
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7.13 |
311(b) |
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7.13 |
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 |
314(b) |
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Inapplicable |
314(c) |
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13.06 |
314(d) |
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Inapplicable |
314(e) |
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13.06 |
314(f) |
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Inapplicable |
315(a) |
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7.01(a) |
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7.02 |
315(b) |
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6.01 |
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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13.08 |
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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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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS |
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Section 1.01 |
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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 |
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Designation and Terms of Securities |
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Section 2.02 |
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Form of Securities and Trustees Certificate |
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Section 2.03 |
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Denominations; Provision for Payment |
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Section 2.04 |
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Execution and Authentications |
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Section 2.05 |
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Registration of Transfer and Exchange |
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Section 2.06 |
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Temporary Securities |
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Section 2.07 |
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Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Securities |
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Section 2.08 |
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Cancellation |
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Section 2.09 |
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Benefits of Indenture |
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Section 2.10 |
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Authenticating Agent |
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Section 2.11 |
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Global Securities |
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Section 2.12 |
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CUSIP Numbers, ISIN Numbers, etc. |
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ARTICLE 3
REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES AND SINKING FUND
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Redemption |
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Section 3.02 |
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Notice of Redemption |
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Section 3.03 |
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Payment Upon Redemption |
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Section 3.04 |
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Sinking Fund |
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Section 3.05 |
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Satisfaction of Sinking Fund Payments with Securities |
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Section 3.06 |
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Redemption of Securities for Sinking Fund |
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ARTICLE 4
CERTAIN COVENANTS
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Section 4.01 |
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Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest |
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Section 4.02 |
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Maintenance of Office or Agency |
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Section 4.03 |
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Paying Agents |
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Section 4.04 |
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Appointment to Fill Vacancy in Office of Trustee |
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Section 4.05 |
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Compliance with Consolidation Provisions |
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Section 4.06 |
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Trustees Obligations with Respect to the Covenants |
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Section 4.07 |
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Compliance Certificate |
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ARTICLE 5
SECURITYHOLDERS LISTS AND REPORTS BY THE COMPANY
AND THE TRUSTEE |
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Section 5.01 |
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Company to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Securityholders |
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Section 5.02 |
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Preservation of Information; Communications with Securityholders |
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Section 5.03 |
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Reports by the Company |
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Section 5.04 |
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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 |
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Events of Default |
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Section 6.02 |
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Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee |
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Section 6.03 |
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Application of Moneys Collected |
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Section 6.04 |
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Limitation on Suits |
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Section 6.05 |
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Rights and Remedies Cumulative; Delay or Omission not Waiver |
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Section 6.06 |
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Control by Securityholders |
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Undertaking to Pay Costs |
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ARTICLE 7
CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE
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Section 7.01 |
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Certain Duties and Responsibilities of Trustee |
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Section 7.02 |
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Certain Rights of Trustee |
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Section 7.03 |
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Trustee not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance or Securities |
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Section 7.04 |
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May Hold Securities |
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Section 7.05 |
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Moneys Held in Trust |
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Section 7.06 |
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Compensation and Reimbursement |
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Section 7.07 |
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Reliance on Officers Certificate |
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Section 7.08 |
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Disqualification; Conflicting Interests |
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Section 7.09 |
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Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility |
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Section 7.10 |
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Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor |
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Acceptance of Appointment by Successor |
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Section 7.12 |
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Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business |
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Preferential Collection of Claims Against the Company |
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ARTICLE 8
CONCERNING THE SECURITYHOLDERS
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Section 8.01 |
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Evidence of Action by Securityholders |
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Section 8.02 |
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Proof of Execution by Securityholders |
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Section 8.03 |
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Who May be Deemed Owners |
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Section 8.04 |
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Certain Securities Owned by Company Disregarded |
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Section 8.05 |
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Actions Binding on Future Securityholders |
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ARTICLE 9
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES
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Section 9.01 |
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Supplemental Indentures Without the Consent of Securityholders |
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Section 9.02 |
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Supplemental Indentures With Consent of Securityholders |
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Section 9.03 |
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Effect of Supplemental Indentures |
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Section 9.04 |
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Securities Affected by Supplemental Indentures |
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Section 9.05 |
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Execution of Supplemental Indentures |
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Conformity with Trust Indenture Act |
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ARTICLE 10
SUCCESSOR CORPORATION
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Section 10.01 |
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Company May Consolidate, Etc., Only on Certain Terms |
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Section 10.02 |
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Successor Substitute |
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ARTICLE 11
DEFEASANCE AND DISCHARGE
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Section 11.01 |
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Discharge Of Companys Obligations |
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Section 11.02 |
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Legal Defeasance |
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Section 11.03 |
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Covenant Defeasance |
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Section 11.04 |
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Application of Trust Money |
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Section 11.05 |
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Repayment to Company |
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ARTICLE 12
IMMUNITY OF INCORPORATORS, STOCKHOLDERS, OFFICERS
AND DIRECTORS |
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Section 12.01 |
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No Recourse |
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ARTICLE 13
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
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Section 13.01 |
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Effect on Successors and Assigns |
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Section 13.02 |
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Actions by Successor |
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Section 13.03 |
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Surrender of Company Powers |
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Section 13.04 |
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Notices |
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Section 13.05 |
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Governing Law |
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Section 13.06 |
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Compliance Certificates and Opinions |
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Section 13.07 |
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Payments on Business Days |
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Section 13.08 |
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Conflict with Trust Indenture Act |
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INDENTURE, dated as of ,
between Freeport-McMoRan Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company), and U.S. Bank National Association, a national banking association, 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 unsecured 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 acts and requirements necessary to make this Indenture a valid and legally binding 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 Securityholders:
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01 Definitions of Terms.
The terms defined in this Section (except as in this Indenture 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 or that are by reference in such Act defined in the Securities Act (except as herein otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires), shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in 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 with respect to all or any series of the Securities by the Trustee pursuant to Section 2.10.
Authorized Newspaper means a newspaper in the English language or in an official language of the country of publication,
customarily printed on each Business Day, whether or not published on Saturdays, Sundays or holidays, and of general circulation in the place in connection with which the term is used or in the financial community of such place. If, because of
temporary suspension of publication or general circulation of any newspaper or for any other reason, it is impossible or impracticable to make any publication of any notice required by this Indenture in the manner herein provided, such publication
or other notice in lieu thereof which is
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made at the written direction of the Company by the Trustee shall constitute a sufficient publication of such notice.
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 of Directors.
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, and delivered to the Trustee.
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, are authorized or obligated by law, executive order or regulation to close.
Commission means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any successor thereto.
Company means Freeport-McMoRan Inc., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, and,
subject to the provisions of Article 10, 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 is located at [5555 San Felipe Blvd., Suite 1150, Houston, TX 77056], or such other address as the Trustee may
designate from time to time by notice to the Company, or the principal corporate trust office of any successor Trustee (or such other address as such successor Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Company).
Custodian means any receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator, or similar official under any Bankruptcy Law.
Debt means indebtedness for money borrowed that in accordance with applicable generally accepted accounting principles would be
reflected on the balance sheet of the obligor as a liability as of the date on which Debt is to be determined.
Default means
any event, act or condition that with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute an Event of Default.
Defaulted
Interest has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.03.
Depositary means, with respect to Securities of
any series, for which the Company shall determine that such Securities will be issued as a Global Security, The Depository Trust Company, New York, New York, another clearing agency, or any successor registered as a clearing agency under the
Exchange Act or other applicable statute or regulation, which, in each case, shall be designated by the Company pursuant to either Section 2.01 or Section 2.11.
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Event of Default means, with respect to Securities of a particular series, any event
specified in Section 6.01, continued for the period of time, if any, therein designated.
Exchange Act means the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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 Depositarys 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, and shall also include a depositary receipt issued by a bank (as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the
Securities Act) 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 any amount payable to the holder of such depositary receipt, or from any amount received by the custodian in respect of the
Governmental Obligation, or from any 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 an Officers Certificate pursuant to 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.
Officers Certificate means a certificate, signed by any two of the President and Chief
Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, any Executive Vice President, any Senior Vice President, any Vice President, the Treasurer and any Assistant Treasurer of the Company, provided that at least one such officer is the Chief
Financial Officer, the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer of the Company, that is delivered to the Trustee in accordance with the terms hereof. Each such certificate shall include the statements provided for in Section 13.06, if and to the
extent required by the provisions thereof.
Opinion of Counsel means an opinion in writing of legal counsel, who may be an
employee of or counsel for the Company and who shall be reasonably acceptable to the Trustee,
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that is delivered to the Trustee in accordance with the terms hereof. Each such opinion shall include the statements provided for in Section 13.06, 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 specified in Article 3 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, or securities which shall have been paid, pursuant to the terms of Section 2.07.
Person means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, business trust, association, joint-stock
company, joint venture, trust, incorporated or unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
Predecessor Security of any particular Security means every previous Security evidencing all or a portion of the same debt as that
evidenced by such particular Security; and, for the purposes of this definition, any Security authenticated and delivered under Section 2.07 in lieu of a lost, destroyed or stolen Security shall be deemed to evidence the same debt as the lost,
destroyed or stolen Security.
Responsible Officer when used with respect to the Trustee means any officer (a) in its
corporate trust department or any other officer or assistant officer of the Trustee customarily performing functions similar to those performed by such officers, or to whom any corporate trust matter is referred because of his or her knowledge of
and familiarity with the particular subject and (b) who has direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture.
Securities Act means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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 has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.05(b).
Security Registrar has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.05(b).
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Senior Debt means all Debt, except for Debt which, in the instrument creating or
evidencing the same, is expressly stated to be not senior in right of payment to the Securities, provided that Senior Debt does not include (a) any obligation to the Company or any Subsidiary or (b) trade payables.
Subsidiary means any corporation, partnership or other legal entity (a) the accounts of which are consolidated with the
Companys in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and (b) of which, in the case of a corporation, more than 50% of the outstanding voting stock is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company or by one or more
other Subsidiaries, or by the Company and one or more other Subsidiaries or, in the case of any partnership or other legal entity, more than 50% of the ordinary equity capital interests is, at the time, directly or indirectly owned or controlled by
the Company or by one or more of the Subsidiaries or by the Company and one or more of the Subsidiaries.
Trustee means U.S.
Bank National Association, and, subject to the provisions of Article 7, 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, as in effect at the date of execution of this instrument,
except as provided in Section 9.06.
UCC means the Uniform Commercial Code, as in effect in each applicable jurisdiction.
ARTICLE 2
ISSUE, DESCRIPTION, TERMS, EXECUTION, REGISTRATION
AND EXCHANGE OF SECURITIES
Section 2.01 Designation and Terms of Securities.
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:
(a) the title of the Security of the series (which shall distinguish the Securities of the series from all other Securities);
(b) 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);
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(c) the date or dates, or the manner of determination of such dates, on which the principal of
the Securities of the series is payable;
(d) 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;
(e) the date or dates, or the manner of determination of such 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 and the record date for the determination of Securityholders to whom interest is payable on any such
Interest Payment Dates;
(f) the right, if any, to extend the interest payment periods and the duration of such extension;
(g) 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;
(h) the obligation, if any, of the Company to redeem or purchase Securities
of the series pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous provisions (including payments made in cash in participation 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;
(i) the form of the Securities of the series including the form of the certificate of authentication for such series;
(j) if other than minimum denominations of two thousand U.S. dollars ($2,000) and integral multiples of one thousand U.S. dollars ($1,000) in
excess thereof, the denominations in which the Securities of the series shall be issuable;
(k) whether the Securities are issuable as a
Global Security and, in such case, the identity of the Depositary for such series;
(l) whether the Securities will be convertible into
shares of common stock or other securities of the Company and, if so, the terms and conditions upon which such Securities will be so convertible, including the conversion price and the conversion period;
(m) 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;
(n) any additional or different Events of Default or
restrictive covenants provided for with respect to the Securities of the series;
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(o) any provisions granting special rights to Securityholders when a specified event occurs;
(p) any special tax implications of the Securities of the series, including provisions for an original issue discount, if offered;
(q) any and all other terms with respect to such series (which terms shall not be inconsistent with the requirements of the Trust Indenture
Act or the terms of this 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; and
(r) 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, 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 setting forth the terms of the series.
The Company may from time to time, without notice to or the consent of the
Securityholders, create and issue additional Securities of any particular series ranking equally and ratably with such series of Securities (other than the issue price, the date of the issuance, the payment of interest accruing prior to the issue
date of such additional Securities, the first payment of interest following the issue date of such additional Securities and, in some cases, the first payment of interest following the issue date of such additional Securities). Any such additional
Securities shall be consolidated and form a single series with the Securities of such series initially issued, including for purposes of voting and redemptions; provided that if the additional Securities are not fungible with the Securities
of such series initially issued for U.S. federal income tax purposes, such additional Securities shall have a separate CUSIP number.
Section 2.02 Form of Securities and Trustees Certificate.
The Securities of any series and the Trustees 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 by or pursuant to a Board Resolution and set forth in an Officers Certificate, and 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 stock exchange on which Securities of that series may be listed, or to conform to usage.
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Section 2.03 Denominations; Provision for Payment.
The Securities shall be issuable as registered Securities without coupons and in the denominations of two thousand U.S. dollars ($2,000) and
integral multiples of one thousand U.S. dollars ($1,000) in excess thereof, subject to Section 2.01(j). The Securities of a particular series shall bear interest payable on the dates and at the rate or rates specified with respect to that
series. The principal of and the interest on the Securities of any series, as well as any premium thereon in case of redemption thereof prior to maturity, shall be payable in the coin or currency of the United States of America that at the time is
legal tender for public and private debt, at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose. Each Security shall be dated the date of its authentication. Interest on the Securities shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year
composed of twelve 30-day months.
The interest installment on any Security that is payable, and is punctually paid or duly provided for,
on any Interest Payment Date for Securities of that series shall be paid to the Person in whose name said Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the regular record date for such interest
installment. In the event that any Security of a particular series or portion thereof is called for redemption and the redemption date is subsequent to a regular record date with respect to any Interest Payment Date and prior to such Interest
Payment Date, interest on such Security will be paid upon presentation and surrender of such Security as provided in Section 3.03.
Any interest on any Security that is payable, but is not punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date for Securities of
the same series (herein called Defaulted Interest) shall forthwith cease to be payable to the registered holder on the relevant regular record date by virtue of having been such registered holder; and such Defaulted Interest shall be
paid by the Company, at its election, as provided in clause (a) or clause (b) below:
(a) 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 transmitted by mail to each Securityholder (to the extent their respective names and
addresses appear in the Security Register (as hereinafter defined)) or through the facilities of the Depositary, not less than 10 days prior to such special record date. Following such mailing of notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted
Interest and the
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special record date, 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
and shall be no longer payable pursuant to the following clause (b).
(b) 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 or pursuant to 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 with respect to 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 such month, whether or not such date is a Business Day.
Subject to the
foregoing provisions of this Section, each Security of a series delivered under this Indenture upon transfer of or in exchange for or in lieu of any other Security of such series shall carry the rights to interest accrued and unpaid, and to accrue,
that were carried by such other Security.
Section 2.04 Execution and Authentications.
The Securities shall be executed on behalf of the Company by any two of its officers among the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer and an
Assistant Treasurer and attested by its Secretary or one of its Assistant Secretaries. 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 a Chief Financial
Officer, Treasurer or Assistant Treasurer thereof, or of any Person who shall have been a Secretary or Assistant Secretary thereof, notwithstanding the fact that at the time the Securities shall be authenticated and delivered or disposed of such
Person shall have ceased to be the Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer or Assistant Treasurer, or the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, of the Company. The Securities may contain such notations, legends or endorsements as are 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 of such Security 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
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of such Securities, signed by its Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer or any Assistant Treasurer and its Secretary or any Assistant Secretary, 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 provided with, and (subject to Section 7.01) shall be fully protected in relying upon (a) an Officers Certificate or executed supplemental indenture setting forth
the form and terms of the Securities as required pursuant to Section 2.01 and (b) an Opinion of Counsel stating that the form and terms thereof have been established in conformity with the provisions of this Indenture and that such
Securities, when authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and issued by the Company in the manner and subject to any conditions specified in such Opinion of Counsel, will be valid and binding obligations of the Company entitled to the benefits of
this Indenture, and enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except to the extent that enforcement thereof may be limited by (a) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or similar laws
now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors rights generally and (b) general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
The Trustee shall not be required to authenticate such Securities if the issue of such Securities pursuant to this Indenture will affect the
Trustees own rights, duties or immunities under the Securities and this Indenture or otherwise in a manner that is not reasonably acceptable to the Trustee.
Section 2.05 Registration of Transfer and Exchange.
(a) Securities of any series may be exchanged upon presentation thereof at the office or agency of the Company designated for such purpose,
for other Securities of such series of authorized denominations, and for a like aggregate principal amount, upon payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge in relation thereto, all as provided in this Section. In
respect of any Securities so surrendered for exchange, the Company shall execute, the Trustee shall authenticate and such office or agency shall deliver in exchange therefor the Security or Securities of the same series that the Securityholder
making the exchange shall be entitled to receive, bearing numbers not contemporaneously outstanding.
(b) The Company shall keep, or cause
to be kept, at its office or agency designated for such purpose a register or registers (herein referred to as the Security Register) in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Company shall register the
Securities and the transfers of Securities as provided in this Section and which at all reasonable times shall be open for inspection by the Trustee. The registrar for the purpose of registering Securities and transfers 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.
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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 registered holders duly authorized attorney in writing.
(c) 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. 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 thereof), at the office or agency of the Company designated for such purpose, 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. 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 Companys 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
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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 applicants 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. On written request of the Company at the time of such surrender, the Trustee shall deliver to the Company canceled Securities held by the Trustee. In the absence of such request the Trustee may dispose of canceled Securities in
accordance with its standard procedures. 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, any Authenticating Agent, any paying agent, any Security Registrar and their successors hereunder and the holders of the Securities (and, with respect to the provisions of Article 14, the holders of Senior Debt) any legal or equitable right,
remedy or claim under or in respect of this Indenture, or under any covenant,
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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 14, the holders of Senior Debt).
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 written 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 in accordance with the provisions of this Section 2.10 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 Depositarys 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,
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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, this Section 2.11 shall no longer be applicable to the Securities of such series and the Company will execute, and subject to
Section 2.05, 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, if at any time an event has happened and is continuing, which, after notice or lapse of time, or both would become an Event of Default with respect to a series of the
Securities, this Section 2.11 shall no longer be applicable to the Securities of such series and the Company will execute, and subject to Section 2.05, 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 2.05, 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.
Section 2.12 CUSIP Numbers, ISIN
Numbers, etc.
The Company in issuing the Securities may use CUSIP, ISIN and/or Common Code
numbers (if then generally in use), and, if so, the Trustee shall use CUSIP, ISIN and/or Common Code numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Securityholders; provided, that any such notice may
state that no representation is made as to the correctness of such numbers either as printed on the Securities or as contained in any notice of a redemption and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the
Securities, and any such redemption shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers. The Company will promptly notify the Trustee in writing of any change in the CUSIP, ISIN and/or Common Code
numbers.
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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 the right reserved so to do, the Company shall (with a copy provided to the Trustee), 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 the place of payment of the redemption price of such Securities to be redeemed, 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 such 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 whole or 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 the Trustee is to provide notice to the holders of
Securities in accordance with clause (a) above, for a partial or full redemption, the Company shall give the Trustee at least 45 days notice in advance of the date fixed for redemption as to the aggregate principal amount of Securities of
the series to be redeemed, and thereupon, in the case of a partial redemption, the Trustee shall select, by lot or in such other manner as it shall deem appropriate and fair in accordance with methods generally used at the time of selection by
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fiduciaries in similar circumstances and that may provide for the selection of a portion or portions (equal to two thousand U.S. dollars ($2,000) and integral multiples of one thousand U.S.
dollars ($1,000) in excess thereof) of the principal amount of such Securities of a denomination larger than $2,000, 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
its Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer, 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; except that interest shall continue to accrue on any such Security or portion thereof with respect to which the Company defaults
in the payment of such redemption price and accrued interest. 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.
(c) On or prior to 10:00 a.m. New York City time on any redemption date, the Company shall deposit with a paying agent (or, if the Company is
acting as its own paying agent, segregate and hold in trust as provided in Section 4.03(b)) an amount of money sufficient to pay the redemption price of, and accrued and unpaid interest on, all the Securities which are to be redeemed on that
date.
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Section 3.04 Sinking Fund.
The provisions of this Section 3.04, Section 3.05 and Section 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 (a) may deliver Outstanding Securities of a series (other than any Securities previously called for redemption) and
(b) 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, 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.
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ARTICLE 4
CERTAIN 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 where (a) Securities of that series may be presented for payment (a paying agent), (b) Securities of that series may be presented as hereinabove authorized for registration of transfer and exchange, and
(c) 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 its Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer, Secretary or an Assistant Secretary 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 may appoint one or more co-Security
Registrars and one or more additional paying agents. The term Security Registrar includes any co-registrar and the term paying agent includes any additional paying agent. The Company may change any Security Registrar or
paying agent without notice to the Securityholders. If the Company shall appoint one or more Security Registrars or paying agents for all or any series of the Securities, other than the Trustee, the Company shall provide written notice signed by its
Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer, Secretary or an Assistant Secretary and delivered to the Trustee of the name and address, and any change in the name or address, of such Security Registrar or paying agent.
The Company hereby initially designates the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee as such office or agency of the Company for each series in
accordance with this Section 4.02 hereof, unless another office or agency is designated prior to the time Securities of a series are first issued.
The Company initially appoints the Trustee as Security Registrar and paying agent for each series, unless another Security Registrar or paying
agent, as the case may be, of the Company is appointed prior to the time Securities of a series are first issued.
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
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execute and deliver to the Trustee an instrument in which such agent shall agree with the Trustee, subject to the provisions of this Section:
(i) that it will hold all sums held by it as such agent for the payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) or interest on the
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;
(ii) 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;
(iii) that
it will, at any time during the continuance of any failure referred to in the preceding paragraph (a)(ii) above, upon the written request of the Trustee, forthwith pay to the Trustee all sums so held in trust by such paying agent; and
(iv) 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 any paying agent to the Trustee, 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.
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Section 4.05 Compliance with Consolidation Provisions.
The Company will not, while any of the Securities remain Outstanding, merge or consolidate with or into, or sell, convey, transfer or lease
all or substantially all of its properties and assets, to any Person unless the provisions of Article 10 hereof are complied with.
Section 4.06 Trustees Obligations with Respect to the Covenants.
The Trustee shall not be obligated to monitor or confirm, on a continuing basis or otherwise, the Companys compliance with the covenants
contained in this Article 4.
Section 4.07 Compliance Certificate.
The Company shall deliver to the Trustee within 120 days after the end of each of the Companys fiscal years, a certificate executed by
its principal executive officer, principal financial officer or principal accounting officer, stating as to his or her knowledge the Companys compliance (without regard to periods of grace or notice requirements) with all conditions and
covenants under this Indenture, and that the Company is not in default in the performance or observance of any of the terms, provisions and conditions hereof (or, if a Default or Event of Default shall have occurred, describing the nature and status
of all such Defaults or Events of Default of which he or she may have knowledge).
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) on 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).
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(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.
Section 5.03 Reports by the
Company.
(a) The Company covenants and agrees to file with the Trustee, within 30 days after the Company is required to file the same
with the 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 Commission may from time to time by rules and regulations prescribe) that the Company
may be required to file with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act; provided that so long as such filings by the Company are available on the Commissions Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis
and Retrieval System, or any successor system, such filings shall be deemed to have been filed with the Trustee for purposes hereof without any further action required by the Company or, if the Company is not required to file information, documents
or reports pursuant to either of such sections, then to file with the Trustee and the Commission, in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed from time to time by the Commission, such of the supplementary and periodic information,
documents and reports that may be required pursuant to Section 13 of the Exchange Act, in respect of a security listed and registered on a national securities exchange as may be prescribed from time to time in such rules and regulations.
(b) The Company covenants and agrees to file with the Trustee and the Commission, in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed from
time to time by the Commission, such additional information, documents and reports with respect to compliance by the Company with the conditions and covenants provided for in this Indenture as may be required from time to time by such rules and
regulations.
(c) Delivery of such reports, information and documents to the Trustee is for informational purposes only and the
Trustees receipt of such shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Companys compliance with any of its covenants hereunder (as to which
the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on Officers Certificates).
(d) The Company covenants and agrees to transmit by mail to
the Securityholders (to the extent their respective names and addresses appear in the Security Register) or through the facilities of the Depositary, within 30 days after the filing thereof with the Trustee, such summaries of any information,
documents and reports required to be filed by the Company pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of this Section as may be required by rules and regulations prescribed from time to time by the Commission.
Section 5.04 Reports by the Trustee.
(a) On or before May 15 in each year in which any of the Securities are Outstanding, the Trustee shall transmit by mail to the
Securityholders (to the extent their
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respective names and addresses appear in the Security Register) or through the facilities of the Depositary a brief report dated as of the preceding May 15, 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 stock exchange upon which any Securities are listed (if so listed) and also with the Commission. The Company agrees to reasonably promptly notify the Trustee in writing when any Securities become listed on any stock exchange,
and of any delisting thereof.
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:
(i) 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 continuance of such default for a period of 30 days;
(ii) 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;
(iii) 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 specifically relating to, and 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 aggregate principal amount of the Securities of all series affected by such failure
at the time Outstanding;
(iv) the Company pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law (A) commences a voluntary case,
(B) consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary case, (C) consents to the appointment of a Custodian of it or for all or substantially all of its property or (D) makes a general assignment for the benefit
of its creditors;
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(v) a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order under any Bankruptcy Law that (A) is
for relief against the Company in an involuntary case, (B) appoints a Custodian of the Company for all or substantially all of their respective property, or (C) orders the liquidation of the Company, and the order or decree remains
unstayed and in effect for 90 days; or
(vi) any other Event of Default provided for with respect to the Securities of such series in
accordance with Section 2.01.
(b) If an Event of Default described in clauses (a)(i) or (a)(ii) of this Section 6.01 with
respect to the Securities of any series then Outstanding hereunder occurs and is continuing, then, unless the principal of the Securities of such series shall have already become due and payable, either the Trustee or the holders of not less than
25% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of such series then Outstanding, by notice in writing to the Company (and to the Trustee if given by such Securityholders), may declare the principal of all the Securities of such series and
interest accrued thereon, if any, to be due and payable immediately, and upon any such declaration the same shall become and shall be immediately due and payable, notwithstanding anything contained in this Indenture or in the Securities of such
series or established with respect to such series pursuant to Section 2.01 to the contrary.
If an Event of Default described in
clauses (a)(iii) or (a)(vi) of this Section 6.01 with respect to Securities of one or more series then Outstanding hereunder occurs and is continuing, then, except with respect to any such affected series for which the principal of all the
Securities thereof 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 all affected series then Outstanding (all such series voting together as a single
class), by notice in writing to the Company (and to the Trustee if given by such Securityholders), may declare the principal of all the Securities then Outstanding of such series and interest accrued thereon, if any, to be due and payable
immediately, and upon such declaration the same shall become immediately due and payable.
If an Event of Default described in clauses
(a)(iv) or (a)(v) of this Section 6.01 with respect to Securities of one or more series then Outstanding hereunder occurs and is continuing, the principal (or such specified amount) of and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on all Outstanding
Securities will become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any holder of Outstanding Securities. At any time after a declaration of acceleration with respect to Securities of any
series has been made, and before a judgment or decree for payment of the money due has been obtained by the Trustee, the holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series may rescind and annul the acceleration if
all Events of Default, other than the non-payment of accelerated principal and interest, if any, with respect to Securities of that series, have been cured or waived as provided in this Indenture.
(c) At any time after the principal of the Securities of any series shall have been declared due and payable as provided in
Section 6.01(b), 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 such series then
Outstanding (in the case of an Event of Default described in clauses (a)(i) or (a)(ii) of this
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Section 6.01, each such affected series voting as a separate class, and in the case of an Event of Default described in clauses (a)(iii), (a)(iv), (a)(v) or (a)(vi) of this
Section 6.01, all such affected series voting together as a single class), 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 such series and the principal of (and premium, if any, on) any and all Securities of such 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, applied to the Securities of each such series at the rate per annum
expressed in the Securities of each such series, respectively, 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 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 any such 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 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 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 30 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
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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 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 necessary 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.
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Section 6.03 Application of Moneys Collected.
Any moneys 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 on account of principal (or premium, if any) or interest, upon presentation of the Securities of that series, and notation thereon the
payment, if only partially paid, and upon surrender thereof if fully paid:
FIRST: To the payment of costs and expenses of collection and
of all amounts payable to the Trustee under Section 7.06;
SECOND: To the payment of all Senior Debt of the Company if and to the
extent required by Article 14.
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;
FOURTH: To 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 itself 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: (a) 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; (b) the holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal
amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series (in the case of an Event of Default described in Section 6.01(a)(i) or Section 6.01(a)(ii), each such series voting as a separate class, and in the case of an Event of Default described
in Section 6.01(a)(iii), Section 6.01(a)(iv), Section 6.01(a)(v) or Section 6.01(a)(vi), all affected series voting together as a single class) shall have made written request upon the Trustee to institute such action, suit or
proceeding in its own name as trustee hereunder; (c) such holder or holders shall have offered indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee as it may require against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred therein or thereby; (d) the
Trustee for 60 days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity, shall have failed to institute any such action, suit or proceeding; and (e) during such 60 day period, the holders of a majority in principal amount of the
Securities of such series (voting as provided in clause (b) above) do not give the Trustee conflicting directions with the request.
Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, 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
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redemption date, is absolute and unconditional and 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 on 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 all series at the time Outstanding affected thereby (all such
series voting together as a single class except with respect to an Event of Default described in Section 6.01(a)(i) or Section 6.01(a)(ii), in which case, each such affected series voting as a separate class), 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 or be unduly prejudicial to the rights of holders of Securities of any other series at the time Outstanding determined in
accordance with Section 8.04. 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 could involve the Trustee in personal liability. The holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of all series at the time Outstanding affected thereby (all such series voting
together as a single class except with respect to an Event of Default described in Section 6.01(a)(i) or Section 6.01(a)(ii), in which case, each such affected series voting as a separate class), determined in accordance
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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 any such 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 holders 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 and expenses, 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) and is actually known to a Responsible Officer of the
Trustee, 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.
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(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 on their
face 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 on their face to the requirements of this Indenture (but need not confirm or investigate the accuracy or mathematical calculations or other facts stated therein);
(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 Securityholders provided to the Trustee in accordance with Section 6.06 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 such series;
(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 ground for believing that the repayment of such funds or liability is not assured to it under the terms of this Indenture or
indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against such risk is not assured to it; and
(v) whether or not therein expressly so provided,
every provision of this Indenture relating to the conduct of or affecting the liability of or affording protection to the Trustee shall be subject to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act.
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Section 7.02 Certain Rights of Trustee.
Except as otherwise provided in Section 7.01:
(a) the Trustee may conclusively rely and shall be fully 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 two of the Chief Financial Officer, the Secretary, an Assistant Secretary, the Treasurer and an Assistant Treasurer thereof (unless other evidence in respect thereof is specifically prescribed
herein);
(c) the Trustee may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full
and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken or suffered or omitted hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon;
(d) subject to Section 7.01, 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 security or indemnity satisfactory to it against the costs,
expenses and liabilities that may be incurred therein or thereby;
(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;
(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;
(h) the Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice of any Default or Event of Default unless a
Responsible Officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge thereof or unless written notice of any event which is in fact such a default is received by the Trustee at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, and such notice references the Securities
and this Indenture;
(i) the rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee, including, without limitation,
its right to be indemnified in connection with the performance of its duties under this Indenture shall extend (i) to the Trustee, serving in any
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capacity hereunder, including without limitation, in the capacity of Security Registrar or paying agent, and (ii) to the Trustees officers, directors, agents and employees. Such
immunities and protections and right to indemnification, together with the Trustees right to compensation, shall survive the Trustees resignation or removal, discharge of this Indenture and final payment of the Securities;
(j) the Trustee may request that the Company deliver a certificate setting forth the names of individuals and/or titles of officers authorized
at such time to take specified actions pursuant to this Indenture; and
(k) in no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for
special, indirect, or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including, but not limited to, loss of profit) irrespective of whether the Trustee has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of
action.
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, any Authenticating Agent, 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 in writing 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 compensation
(which shall not be limited by any provision of law in
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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 shall be determined to have been caused by its own negligence or willful misconduct. 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, claim, damage or expense incurred without negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Trustee and arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of
its duties, or the exercise or failure to exercise any of its rights or remedies, under this Indenture, including the costs and expenses of defending itself against any claim of liability.
(b) The obligations of the Company under this Section to compensate and indemnify the Trustee and to pay or reimburse the Trustee for
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. The benefits of this Section 7.06 shall survive the termination of this Indenture.
(c) When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services in connection with an Event of Default, the expenses (including the reasonable
charges and expenses of its counsel) and the compensation for the services are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any applicable Federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law.
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 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 willful misconduct 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.
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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 or national
association 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 Commission, authorized
under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers, having a combined capital and surplus of at least 50 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 national association 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 national association 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 (to the extent their respective names and addresses appear in the Security Register) or through the
facilities of the Depositary. 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;
(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
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(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, unless the
Trustees duty to resign is stayed as provided herein, 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. Notwithstanding replacement of the Trustee pursuant to this Section 7.10, the Companys
obligations under Section 7.06 will continue for the benefit of a retiring Trustee.
(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; provided that all sums owing to the Trustee hereunder have been paid, and subject to the lien provided for in Section 7.06(b).
(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
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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; provided that all sums owing to the Trustee with
respect to the Securities or those series to which the appointment of such successor trustee relates have been paid, and subject to the lien provided for in Section 7.06(b).
(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 to the Securityholders (to the extent their respective names and addresses appear in the Security Register) or through the facilities of the Depositary. 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.
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Section 7.12 Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business.
Any corporation or national association into which the Trustee may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any
corporation or national association resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Trustee shall be a party, or any corporation or national association succeeding to all or substantially all of 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.
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 one or more 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 such 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 the relevant series in person or by agent or proxy
appointed in writing.
If the Company shall solicit from the Securityholders of one or more 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 the relevant 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 the relevant series
shall be computed as of the record date; provided,
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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.
(c) 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 one or more series have concurred in any
direction, consent or waiver under this Indenture, the Securities of such 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 a Responsible Officer of 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 pledgees 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
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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 one or more series specified in this Indenture in connection with such action, any holder of a Security of any such 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 one or more
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 such 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, in the Securities of any series;
(b) to comply with Article 10;
(c) to provide for uncertificated Securities in addition to or in place of certificated Securities;
(d) to add to the covenants of the Company for the benefit of the holders of all or any series of Securities (and if such covenants are to be
for the benefit of less than all series of Securities, stating that such covenants are expressly being included solely for the benefit of such series) 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;
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(f) to make any change that does not adversely affect the rights of any Securityholder in any
material respect; or
(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.
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 Trustees 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 all of the series affected by such supplemental indenture or indentures at the time Outstanding (all such series voting together as a single class), the Company, when authorized by Board Resolutions, 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, (b) reduce the aforesaid percentage of Securities, the holders of which are required to consent to any such
supplemental indenture, or (c) make any change to the subordination terms of any Security of any series that would adversely affect the holders of the Securities of such series.
It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Securityholders of the 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 the relevant 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
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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.
Following the execution, authentication and delivery of a supplemental indenture pursuant to the provisions of this Article or of
Section 10.01, the Securities of any series affected thereby may bear a notation in form approved by the Company, provided such form meets the requirements of any exchange upon which such series may be listed, as to any matter provided
for in such supplemental indenture. If the Company shall determine that it is necessary or desirable, new Securities of such 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 Trustees 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, shall be provided with an Officers Certificate and Opinion of Counsel as conclusive evidence 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.
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 a notice, setting forth in general terms the substance of such supplemental indenture, by mail to the
Securityholders (to the extent their respective names and addresses appear in the Security Register) or through the facilities of the Depositary. 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.
Section 9.06 Conformity with Trust Indenture Act.
Every supplemental indenture executed pursuant to this Article shall conform to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act as then in effect.
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ARTICLE 10
SUCCESSOR CORPORATION
Section 10.01 Company May Consolidate, Etc., Only on Certain Terms.
The Company shall not merge or consolidate with or into, or sell, convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all of its properties and
assets to, any Person, unless:
(a) the Company is the surviving Person or the successor Person (if other than the Company) is organized
and validly existing under the laws of any U.S. domestic jurisdiction and shall expressly assume, by an indenture supplemental hereto, executed and delivered to the Trustee, the due and punctual payment of the principal of and any premium and
interest on all the Securities and the performance or observance of all of the covenants, conditions and obligations of this Indenture on the part of the Company to be performed or observed;
(b) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Event of Default, and no event which, after notice or lapse of time or both, would
become an Event of Default, shall have occurred and be continuing; and
(c) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officers
Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease and, if a supplemental indenture is required in connection with such transaction, such supplemental indenture comply with this Article
and that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to such transaction have been complied with.
Section 10.02
Successor Substitute.
Upon any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into, or any sale, conveyance, transfer or lease of
all or substantially all of its properties and assets to, any Person in accordance with Section 10.01 above, the successor Person (if other than the Company) formed by such merger or consolidation or to which such sale, conveyance, transfer or
lease is made shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company under the Indenture with the same effect as if such successor Person had been named as the Company herein, and thereafter, except in the
case of a lease, the predecessor Person shall be relieved of all obligations and covenants under the Indenture and the Securities.
ARTICLE 11
DEFEASANCE AND DISCHARGE
Section 11.01 Discharge Of Companys Obligations.
Except as otherwise provided in this Section 11.01, the Company may terminate its obligations under the Securities of any series and this
Indenture with respect to the Securities of such series if:
(a) all Securities of such series previously authenticated and delivered
(other than destroyed, lost or wrongfully taken Securities of such series that have been replaced or Securities of such series that are paid pursuant to Section 2.07 or Securities of such series for
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whose payment money or securities have theretofore been held in trust and thereafter repaid to the Company, as provided in Section 11.05) have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation
and the Company has paid all sums payable by it hereunder; or
(b) (i) the Securities of such series are scheduled to mature within one
year or are to be called for redemption within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for giving the notice of redemption, (ii) the Company irrevocably deposits in trust with the Trustee, as trust funds solely for the benefit
of the holders of such Securities, money or Government 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), without consideration of any reinvestment and after payment of all Federal, state and local taxes or other charges and assessments in respect thereof payable by the Trustee, to pay and discharge the principal of (and premium, if any) and
interest on the Securities of such series to maturity or redemption, as the case may be, and to pay all other sums payable by the Company hereunder, and (iii) the Company delivers to the Trustee an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of
Counsel, in each case stating that all conditions precedent provided for herein relating to the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture with respect to the Securities of such series have been complied with.
With respect to the foregoing clause (a), only the Companys obligations under Sections 7.06 and 11.05 in respect of the Securities of
such series shall survive. With respect to the foregoing clause (b), only the Companys obligations in Sections 2.03, 2.05, 2.07, 4.01, 4.02, 4.03 and 7.10 in respect of the Securities of such series shall survive until such Securities of such
series are no longer outstanding. Thereafter, only the Companys obligations in Sections 7.06 and 11.05 in respect of the Securities of such series shall survive such satisfaction and discharge. After any such irrevocable deposit, the Trustee
shall acknowledge in writing the discharge of the Companys obligations under the Securities of such series and this Indenture with respect to the Securities of such series except for those surviving obligations specified above.
Section 11.02 Legal Defeasance.
Except as provided below, the Company will be deemed to have paid and will be discharged from any and all obligations in respect of the
Securities of any series and the provisions of this Indenture (and the Trustee, at the expense of the Company, shall execute instruments in form and substance satisfactory to the Company and the Trustee acknowledging the same) if the following
conditions shall have been satisfied:
(a) the Company has irrevocably deposited in trust with the Trustee as trust funds solely for the
benefit of the holders of the Securities of such series, for payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on the Securities of such series, money or Government Obligations or a combination thereof sufficient (unless such funds
consist solely of money), in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee) without consideration of any reinvestment and after payment of all
Federal, state and local taxes or other charges and assessments in respect thereof payable by the Trustee, to pay and discharge the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on the outstanding Securities of such series to maturity or earlier
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redemption (irrevocably provided for under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee), as the case may be;
(b) such deposit will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, this Indenture or any other material agreement or
instrument to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound;
(c) no Default or Event of Default with respect to the Securities of
such series shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such deposit or during the period ending on the 91st day after such date;
(d) the Company has delivered to the Trustee (i) either (x) a ruling directed to the Trustee received from the Internal Revenue
Service to the effect that the holders of the Securities of such series will not recognize income, gain or loss for Federal income tax purposes as a result of the Companys exercise of its option under this Section 11.02 and will be
subject to Federal income tax on the same amount and in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such deposit and defeasance had not occurred or (y) an Opinion of Counsel to the same effect as the ruling described in
clause (x) above and based upon a change in law and (ii) an Opinion of Counsel, subject to customary assumptions and qualifications, to the effect that the holders of the Securities of such series have a valid security interest in the
trust funds subject to no prior liens under the UCC; and
(e) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officers Certificate and
an Opinion of Counsel, in each case stating that all conditions precedent provided for herein relating to the defeasance contemplated by this Section 11.02 of the Securities of such series have been complied with.
The Companys obligations in Sections 2.03, 2.05, 2.07, 4.01, 4.02, 4.03 and 7.10 with respect to the Securities of such series shall
survive until such Securities are no longer outstanding. Thereafter, only the Companys obligations in Sections 7.06 and 11.05 shall survive.
Section 11.03 Covenant Defeasance.
The Company may omit to comply with any term, provision or condition set forth in Sections 4.05, 4.06, 4.07 or 4.09 (or any other specific
covenant relating to the Securities of any series provided for in a Board Resolution or supplemental indenture pursuant to Section 2.01 which may by its terms be defeased pursuant to this Section 11.03), and such omission shall be deemed
not to be an Event of Default under clause (a)(iii) of Section 6.01, with respect to the outstanding Securities of such series if:
(a) the Company has irrevocably deposited in trust with the Trustee as trust funds solely for the benefit of the holders of Securities of such
series, for payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on the Securities of such series, money or Government Obligations or a combination thereof in an amount sufficient (unless such funds consist solely of money, in the opinion
of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee) without consideration of any reinvestment and after payment of all Federal, state and local taxes or other
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charges and assessments in respect thereof payable by the Trustee, to pay and discharge the principal of (and premium, if any) and accrued interest on the outstanding Securities of such series to
maturity or earlier redemption (irrevocably provided for under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee), as the case may be;
(b) such
deposit will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, this Indenture or any other material agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound;
(c) no Default or Event of Default with respect to the Securities of such series shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such
deposit or during the period ending on the 91st day after such date;
(d) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel,
subject to customary assumptions and qualifications, to the effect that (i) the holders of the Securities of such series have a valid security interest in the trust funds subject to no prior liens under the UCC and (ii) such holders will
not recognize income, gain or loss for Federal income tax purposes as a result of such deposit and covenant defeasance and will be subject to Federal income tax on the same amount and in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the
case if such deposit and defeasance had not occurred; and
(e) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officers Certificate and
an Opinion of Counsel, in each case stating that all conditions precedent provided for herein relating to the covenant defeasance contemplated by this Section 11.03 of the Securities of such series have been complied with.
Section 11.04 Application of Trust Money.
Subject to Section 11.05, the Trustee or paying agent shall hold in trust money or Government Obligations deposited with it pursuant to
Section 11.01, 11.02 or 11.03, as the case may be, in respect of the Securities of any series and shall apply the deposited money and the proceeds from deposited Government Obligations in accordance with the Securities of such series and this
Indenture to the payment of principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on the Securities of such series; but such money need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law. The Company shall pay and indemnify the
Trustee against any tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against the Government Obligations deposited pursuant to Section 11.01, 11.02 or 11.03, as the case may be, or the principal and interest received in respect thereof, other
than any such tax, fee or other charge that by law is for the account of the Securityholders.
Section 11.05 Repayment to
Company.
Subject to Sections 7.05, 7.06, 11.01, 11.02 and 11.03, the Trustee and the paying agent shall promptly pay to the Company
upon request set forth in an Officers Certificate any money held by them at any time and not required to make payments hereunder and thereupon shall be relieved from all liability with respect to such money. Subject to applicable escheat or
abandoned property laws, the Trustee and the paying agent shall pay to the Company upon written request any money held by them and required to make payments under this Indenture that remains
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unclaimed for two years; provided that the Trustee or such paying agent before being required to make any such payment to the Company shall cause to be published at the expense of the
Company once in an Authorized Newspaper or mail to each Securityholder entitled to such money at such Securityholders address (as set forth in the register) notice that such money remains unclaimed and that after a date specified therein
(which shall be at least 30 days from the date of such publication or mailing) any unclaimed balance of such money then remaining will be repaid to the Company. After payment to the Company, Securityholders entitled to such money must look to the
Company for payment as unsecured general creditors unless an abandoned property law designates another Person, and all liability of the Trustee and such paying agent with respect to such money shall cease.
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 whatsoever 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 contained by or on behalf of the Company shall bind its successors
and assigns, whether so expressed or not.
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Section 13.02 Actions by Successor.
Any act or proceeding which by any provision of this Indenture is 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 an instrument in writing executed by 2/3 (two-thirds) of its Board of Directors and delivered to the Trustee, may surrender
any of the powers reserved to the Company under this Indenture, including any supplemental indenture hereto, 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 or demand that by any provision of this Indenture is required or permitted to be
given or served by the Trustee or by the holders of Securities to or on the Company may be given or served by being deposited first class postage prepaid in a post-office letterbox addressed (until another address is filed in writing by the Company
with the Trustee), as follows: Freeport-McMoRan Inc., 333 North Central Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona, 85004-2189. Any notice, election, request or demand by the Company or any Securityholder 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.
Section 13.06 Compliance Certificates and Opinions.
(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 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
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statement that, in the opinion of such Person, he or she has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him or her 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 13.07 Payments on Business Days.
Except as provided pursuant to Section 2.01 pursuant to a Board Resolution, and as 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 13.08 Conflict with Trust Indenture Act.
If and to the extent that any provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with any mandatory requirement of the Trust Indenture
Act, such mandatory requirement shall prevail, and all such mandatory requirements of the Trust Indenture Act are incorporated by reference in and made a part of this Indenture.
Section 13.09 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 13.10 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 13.11 Assignment.
The Company will have the right at all times to assign any of its rights or obligations under this Indenture to a direct or indirect
wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Company, provided that, in the event of any such assignment, the Company will remain liable for all such obligations. Subject to the foregoing, the Indenture is binding upon and inures to the benefit of the
parties thereto and their respective successors and assigns. This Indenture may not otherwise be assigned by the parties hereto.
Section 13.12 Waiver of Jury Trial.
EACH OF THE COMPANY AND THE TRUSTEE HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND
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ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS INDENTURE, THE NOTES OR THE TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
Section 13.13 Force Majeure.
In no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations hereunder arising out of
or caused by, directly or indirectly, forces beyond its control, including, without limitation, strikes, work stoppages, accidents, acts of war or terrorism, civil or military disturbances, nuclear or natural catastrophes or acts of God, and
interruptions, loss or malfunctions of utilities, communications or computer (software and hardware) services; it being understood that the Trustee shall use reasonable efforts which are consistent with accepted practices in the banking industry to
resume performance as soon as practicable under the circumstances.
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.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to be duly executed as of the
day and year first above written.
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Exhibit 5.1
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8555 UNITED PLAZA BOULEVARD
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70809-7000
225-248-2000 FAX
225-248-2010 www.joneswalker.com |
August 10, 2015
Freeport-McMoRan Inc.
333 North Central Avenue
Phoenix, Arizona 85004-2189
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Freeport-McMoRan Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company) is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission a Registration
Statement on Form S-3 (the Registration Statement) for the purpose of registering under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), (a) shares of common stock, par value $0.10 per share (the
Common Stock) of the Company; (b) shares of preferred stock, par value $0.10 per share (the Preferred Stock) of the Company; (c) the Companys senior debt securities and subordinated debt securities
(collectively, the Debt Securities), which may be issued pursuant to a senior debt indenture, between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the Trustee) (the Senior Debt Indenture) and a
subordinated debt indenture between the Company and the Trustee (the Subordinated Debt Indenture, and together with the Senior Debt Indenture, the Indentures); (d) warrants of the Company (the Warrants),
which may be issued pursuant to a warrant agreement (the Warrant Agreement) between the Company and the warrant agent to be named therein; (e) purchase contracts (the Purchase Contracts) which may be issued under one or
more purchase contract agreements (each, a Purchase Contract Agreement) to be entered into between the Company and the purchase contract agent to be named therein (the Purchase Contract Agent); and (f) units (the
Units) to be issued under one or more unit agreements to be entered into among the Company, a bank or trust company, as unit agent (the Unit Agent), and the holders from time to time of the Units (each such unit agreement, a
Unit Agreement).
We, as your counsel, have examined originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our
satisfaction, of such documents, corporate records, certificates of public officials and other instruments as we have deemed necessary or advisable for the purpose of rendering this opinion.
Based upon the foregoing, we advise you that, in our opinion:
1. When the necessary corporate action on the part of the Company has been taken to authorize the issuance and sale of such shares of Common
Stock proposed to be sold by the Company, and when such shares of Common Stock are issued and delivered in accordance with the applicable underwriting or other agreement against payment therefor (in excess of par value thereof) or upon conversion or
exercise of any security offered under the Registration Statement (the Offered Security), in accordance with terms of such Offered Security or the instrument governing such Offered Security providing for such conversion or exercise as
approved by the Board of Directors, for the consideration approved by the Board of Directors (which consideration is not less than the par value of the Common Stock), such shares of Common Stock will be validly issued, fully-paid and non-assessable.
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2. Upon designation of the relative rights, preferences and limitations of any series of
Preferred Stock by the Board of Directors of the Company and the proper filing with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware of a Certificate of Designation relating to such series of Preferred Stock, all necessary corporate action on the
part of the Company will have been taken to authorize the issuance and sale of such series of Preferred Stock proposed to be sold by the Company, and when such shares of Preferred Stock are issued and delivered in accordance with the applicable
underwriting or other agreement against payment therefor (in excess of par value thereof), such shares of Preferred Stock will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
3. When the Indentures and any supplemental indenture to be entered into in connection with the issuance of any Debt Securities have been duly
authorized, executed and delivered by the Trustee and the Company; the specific terms of a particular series of Debt Securities have been duly authorized and established in accordance with the Indenture; and such Debt Securities have been duly
authorized, executed, authenticated, issued and delivered in accordance with the Indenture and the applicable underwriting or other agreement against payment therefor, such Debt Securities will constitute valid and binding obligations of the
Company, enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting creditors rights generally, concepts of reasonableness and equitable principles of general applicability.
4. When the Warrant Agreement to be entered into in connection with the issuance of any Warrants has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by the Warrant Agent and the Company; the specific terms of the Warrants have been duly authorized and established in accordance with the Warrant Agreement; and such Warrants have been duly authorized, executed, issued and delivered in
accordance with the Warrant Agreement and the applicable underwriting or other agreement against payment therefor, such Warrants will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting creditors rights generally, concepts of reasonableness and equitable principles of general applicability.
5. When the Purchase Contract Agreement to be entered into in connection with the issuance of any Purchase Contracts has been duly authorized,
executed and delivered by the Purchase Contract Agent and the Company; the specific terms of the Purchase Contracts have been duly authorized and established in accordance with the Purchase Contract Agreement; and such Purchase Contracts have been
duly authorized, executed, issued and delivered in accordance with the Purchase Contract Agreement and the applicable underwriting or other agreement against payment therefor, such Purchase Contracts will constitute valid and binding obligations of
the Company, enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting creditors rights generally, concepts of reasonableness and equitable principles of general applicability.
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6. When the Unit Agreement to be entered into in connection with the issuance of any Units
has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Unit Agent and the Company; the specific terms of the Units have been duly authorized and established in accordance with the Unit Agreement; and such Units have been duly authorized, executed,
issued and delivered in accordance with the Unit Agreement and the applicable underwriting or other agreement against payment therefor, such Units will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable in accordance with their
terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting creditors rights generally, concepts of reasonableness and equitable principles of general applicability.
In connection with the opinions expressed above, we have assumed that, at or prior to the time of the delivery of any such security,
(i) the Board of Directors shall have duly established the terms of such security and duly authorized the issuance and sale of such security and such authorization shall not have been modified or rescinded; (ii) the Company shall remain
validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware; (iii) the Registration Statement shall be effective and such effectiveness shall not have been terminated or rescinded; (iv) the Indentures and the
Debt Securities are each valid, binding and enforceable agreements of each party thereto (other than as expressly covered above in respect of the Company); and (v) there shall not have occurred any change in law affecting the validity or
enforceability of such security. We have also assumed that none of the terms of any security to be established subsequent to the date hereof, nor the issuance and delivery of such security, nor the compliance by the Company with the terms of such
security will violate any applicable law or public policy or will result in a violation of any provision of any instrument or agreement then binding upon the Company, or any restriction imposed by any court or governmental body having jurisdiction
over the Company.
We are members of the Bar of the State of New York and the foregoing opinion is limited to the laws of the State of New
York and the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the
Registration Statement referred to above and further consent to the reference to our name under the caption Legal Matters in the prospectus, which is a part of the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not admit that we
are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act.
Very truly yours,
/s/ JONES WALKER LLP
Exhibit 12.1
FREEPORT-McMoRan INC.
COMPUTATION OF RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
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For the six months ended June 30, 2015 |
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For the years ended December 31, |
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2014 |
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2013 |
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2012 |
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2011 |
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2010 |
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(in millions except ratios) |
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(Loss) income before income taxes and equity in affiliated companies net earnings |
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$ |
(5,588 |
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$ |
(424 |
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$ |
4,913 |
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$ |
5,486 |
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$ |
8,818 |
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$ |
8,512 |
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Amortization of previously capitalized interest |
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35 |
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55 |
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45 |
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41 |
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36 |
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34 |
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Less: capitalized interest |
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(130 |
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(235 |
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(174 |
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(81 |
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(109 |
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(66 |
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Less: preferred dividends of a consolidated subsidiary |
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(27 |
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(53 |
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(31 |
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(Losses) earnings from continuing operations before fixed charges |
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$ |
(5,710 |
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$ |
(657 |
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$ |
4,753 |
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$ |
5,446 |
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$ |
8,745 |
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$ |
8,480 |
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Fixed charges: |
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Interest expense, net of capitalized interest |
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295 |
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673 |
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550 |
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180 |
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301 |
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448 |
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Capitalized interest |
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130 |
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235 |
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174 |
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81 |
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109 |
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66 |
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Amortization of debt expenses, premiums and discounts |
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(42 |
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(32 |
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7 |
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11 |
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14 |
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Interest portion of rental expense |
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13 |
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27 |
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23 |
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22 |
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23 |
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26 |
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Preferred dividends of a consolidated subsidiary |
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27 |
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53 |
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31 |
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Total fixed charges |
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465 |
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946 |
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746 |
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290 |
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444 |
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554 |
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Adjusted (losses) earnings |
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$ |
(5,245 |
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$ |
289 |
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$ |
5,499 |
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$ |
5,736 |
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$ |
9,189 |
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$ |
9,034 |
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Ratio of earnings to fixed chargesa |
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b |
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c |
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7.4 |
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19.8 |
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20.7 |
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16.3 |
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Preferred dividend requirements: |
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Total fixed charges |
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$ |
465 |
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$ |
946 |
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$ |
746 |
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$ |
290 |
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$ |
444 |
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$ |
554 |
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Preferred stock dividends |
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96 |
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Combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends |
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$ |
465 |
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$ |
946 |
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$ |
746 |
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$ |
290 |
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$ |
444 |
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$ |
650 |
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Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock
dividendsa |
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b |
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c |
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7.4 |
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19.8 |
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20.7 |
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13.9 |
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a. |
For purposes of computing the consolidated ratio of earnings to fixed charges, earnings consist of (loss) income before income taxes and equity in affiliated companies net earnings. Noncontrolling interests were
not deducted from earnings as all such subsidiaries had fixed charges. Fixed charges consist of interest (including capitalized interest) of all indebtedness; amortization of debt discounts, premiums and expenses; the portion of rental expense that
FCX believes to be representative of interest; and preferred dividends of a consolidated subsidiary. For purposes of calculating the ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends, the preferred stock dividend requirements
were assumed to be equal to the pre-tax earnings that would be required to cover such dividend requirements. The amount of pre-tax earnings required to cover such preferred stock dividends was computed using the effective tax rate for each
applicable year. |
b. |
As a result of the loss recorded for the six months ended June 30, 2015, the ratio coverage was less than 1:1. FCX would have needed to generate additional earnings of $5.7 billion to achieve coverage of 1:1 for
the six months ended June 30, 2015. |
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As a result of the loss recorded in 2014, the ratio coverage was less than 1:1. FCX would have needed to generate additional earnings of $657 million to achieve coverage of 1:1 in 2014. |
Exhibit 15.1
August 10, 2015
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of
Freeport-McMoRan Inc.:
We are aware of the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related Prospectus and Prospectus
Supplement dated August 10, 2015 of Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (formerly Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.) for the registration of shares of its common stock of our reports dated May 8, 2015 and August 10, 2015 relating to the unaudited condensed
consolidated interim financial statements of Freeport-McMoRan Inc. that are included in its Forms 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2015 and June 30, 2015.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Phoenix, Arizona
August 10, 2015
Exhibit 23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption Experts in the Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related Prospectus and Prospectus
Supplement of Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (formerly Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.) dated August 10, 2015 for the registration of shares of its common stock and to the incorporation by reference therein of our reports dated February 27, 2015,
with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of Freeport-McMoRan Inc. and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Freeport-McMoRan Inc., included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended
December 31, 2014, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Phoenix, Arizona
August 10, 2015
Exhibit 23.3
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ENGINEERS AND GEOLOGISTS
We hereby consent to the references to our firm under the heading Experts in this Registration Statement and related Prospectus of
Freeport-McMoRan Inc. and to the inclusion or incorporation by reference therein of our reserves report prepared for Freeport-McMoRan Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, the Company) relating to the estimated quantities of certain
of the Companys proved and probable reserves of oil and gas and present values thereof as of December 31, 2014, which were originally included in the Companys annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014.
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NETHERLAND, SEWELL & ASSOCIATES, INC. |
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/s/ Danny D. Simmons |
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Danny D. Simmons, P.E. President and Chief
Operating Officer |
Houston, Texas
August 10,
2015
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TBPE REGISTERED ENGINEERING FIRM F-1580 |
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FAX (713) 651-0849 |
1100 LOUISIANA SUITE 4600 |
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HOUSTON, TEXAS 77002-5294 |
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TELEPHONE (713) 651-9191 |
Exhibit 23.4
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ENGINEERS AND GEOLOGISTS
We hereby consent to the references to our firm under the heading Experts in this Registration Statement and related Prospectus of
Freeport-McMoRan Inc. and to the inclusion or incorporation by reference therein of our reserve report prepared for Freeport-McMoRan Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, the Company) relating to the estimated quantities of certain of
the Companys proved and probable reserves of oil and gas and present values thereof as of December 31, 2014, which were originally included in the Companys annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014.
/s/ Ryder Scott Company, L.P.
RYDER SCOTT COMPANY, L.P.
TBPE Firm Registration No. F-1580
Houston, Texas
August 10, 2015
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SUITE 600, 1015 4TH STREET, S.W. |
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CALGARY, ALBERTA T2R 1J4 |
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TEL (403) 262-2799 |
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FAX (403) 262-2790 |
621 17TH STREET, SUITE 1550 |
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Exhibit 25.1
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM T-1
STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY UNDER
THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A
CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE
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Check if an Application to Determine Eligibility of a Trustee Pursuant to Section 305(b)(2) |
U.S. BANK
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
(Exact name of Trustee as specified in its charter)
31-0841368
I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.
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800 Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis, Minnesota |
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(Address of principal executive offices) |
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Mauri J. Cowen
U.S. Bank National Association
5555 San Felipe, Suite 1150
Houston, Texas 77056
(713) 435-9206
(Name,
address and telephone number of agent for service)
Freeport-McMoRan Inc.
(Issuer with respect to the Securities)
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Delaware |
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(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization) |
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
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333 North Central Avenue Phoenix, AZ |
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Senior Debt Securities
(Title of the Indenture Securities)
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM T-1
Item 1. |
GENERAL INFORMATION. Furnish the following information as to the Trustee. |
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Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it is subject. |
Comptroller of the Currency
Washington, D.C.
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Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers. |
Yes
Item 2. |
AFFILIATIONS WITH OBLIGOR. If the obligor is an affiliate of the Trustee, describe each such affiliation. |
None
Items 3-15 |
Items 3-15 are not applicable because to the best of the Trustees knowledge, the obligor is not in default under any Indenture for which the Trustee acts as Trustee. |
Item 16. |
LIST OF EXHIBITS: List below all exhibits filed as a part of this statement of eligibility and qualification. |
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A copy of the Articles of Association of the Trustee.* |
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A copy of the certificate of authority of the Trustee to commence business, attached as Exhibit 2. |
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A copy of the certificate of authority of the Trustee to exercise corporate trust powers, attached as Exhibit 3. |
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A copy of the existing bylaws of the Trustee.** |
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A copy of each Indenture referred to in Item 4. Not applicable. |
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6. |
The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, attached as Exhibit 6. |
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7. |
Report of Condition of the Trustee as of June 30, 2015 published pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority, attached as Exhibit 7. |
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Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 25.1 to Amendment No. 2 to registration statement on S-4, Registration Number 333-128217 filed on November 15, 2005. |
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Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 25.1 to registration statement on form S-3ASR, Registration Number 333-199863 filed on November 5, 2014. |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to
the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the Trustee, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, has duly caused this statement of
eligibility and qualification to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of Houston, Texas on the 5th day of August, 2015.
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/s/ Mauri J. Cowen |
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Mauri J. Cowen |
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Vice President |
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Office of the
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Washington, DC 20219 |
CERTIFICATE OF CORPORATE EXISTENCE
I, Thomas J. Curry, Comptroller of the Currency, do hereby certify that:
1. The Comptroller of the Currency, pursuant to Revised Statutes 324, et seq, as amended, and 12 USC 1, et seq, as amended, has possession, custody, and
control of all records pertaining to the chartering, regulation, and supervision of all national banking associations.
2. U.S. Bank National
Association, Cincinnati, Ohio (Charter No. 24), is a national banking association formed under the laws of the United States and is authorized thereunder to transact the business of banking on the date of this certificate.
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IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, today, |
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July 3, 2015, I have hereunto subscribed |
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my name and caused my seal of office to |
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be affixed to these presents at the U.S. |
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Department of the Treasury, in the City |
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of Washington, District of Columbia. |
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Comptroller of the Currency |
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Exhibit 3
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Office of the
Comptroller of the Currency |
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Washington, DC 20219 |
CERTIFICATION OF FIDUCIARY POWERS
I, Thomas J. Curry, Comptroller of the Currency, do hereby certify that:
1. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, pursuant to Revised Statutes 324, et seq, as amended, and 12 USC 1, et seq, as amended, has possession,
custody, and control of all records pertaining to the chartering, regulation, and supervision of all national banking associations.
2. U.S. Bank
National Association, Cincinnati, Ohio (Charter No. 24), was granted, under the hand and seal of the Comptroller, the right to act in all fiduciary capacities authorized under the provisions of the Act of Congress approved September 28,
1962,76 Stat. 668, 12 USC 92a, and that the authority so granted remains in full force and effect on the date of this certificate.
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IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, today, |
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July 3, 2015, 1 have hereunto subscribed my |
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name and caused my seal of office to be |
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affixed to these presents at the U.S. |
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Department of the Treasury, in the City of |
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Washington, District of Columbia. |
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Comptroller of the Currency |
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Exhibit 6
CONSENT
In accordance
with Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, the undersigned, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION hereby consents that reports of examination of the undersigned by Federal, State, Territorial or District authorities may be furnished by
such authorities to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon its request therefor.
Dated: August 5, 2015
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By: |
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/s/ Mauri J. Cowen |
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Mauri J. Cowen |
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Vice President |
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Exhibit 7
U.S. Bank National Association
Statement of Financial Condition
As of 6/30/2015
($000s)
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6/30/2015 |
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Assets |
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Cash and Balances Due From Depository Institutions |
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$ |
17,896,807 |
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Securities |
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102,874,924 |
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Federal Funds |
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53,692 |
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Loans & Lease Financing Receivables |
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252,013,047 |
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Fixed Assets |
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4,310,148 |
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Intangible Assets |
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13,076,832 |
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Other Assets |
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23,776,797 |
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Total Assets |
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414,002,247 |
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Liabilities |
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Deposits |
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307,828,983 |
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Fed Funds |
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1,465,991 |
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Treasury Demand Notes |
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0 |
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Trading Liabilities |
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885,507 |
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Other Borrowed Money |
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46,539,645 |
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Acceptances |
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0 |
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Subordinated Notes and Debentures |
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3,650,000 |
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Other Liabilities |
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11,984,151 |
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Total Liabilities |
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372,354,277 |
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Equity |
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Common and Preferred Stock |
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18,200 |
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Surplus |
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14,266,400 |
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Undivided Profits |
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26,502,086 |
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Minority Interest in Subsidiaries |
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861,284 |
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Total Equity Capital |
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41,647,970 |
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Total Liabilities and Equity Capital |
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414,002,247 |
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Exhibit 25.2
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM T-1
STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY UNDER
THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A
CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE
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Check if an Application to Determine Eligibility of a Trustee Pursuant to Section 305(b)(2) |
U.S. BANK
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
(Exact name of Trustee as specified in its charter)
31-0841368
I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.
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800 Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis, Minnesota |
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55402 |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
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(Zip Code) |
Mauri J. Cowen
U.S. Bank National Association
5555 San Felipe, Suite 1150
Houston, Texas 77056
(713) 435-9206
(Name,
address and telephone number of agent for service)
Freeport-McMoRan Inc.
(Issuer with respect to the Securities)
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Delaware |
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74-2480931 |
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization) |
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
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333 North Central Avenue
Phoenix, AZ |
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85004-2189 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
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(Zip Code) |
Subordinated Debt Securities
(Title of the Indenture Securities)
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM T-1
Item 1. |
GENERAL INFORMATION. Furnish the following information as to the Trustee. |
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Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it is subject. |
Comptroller of the Currency
Washington, D.C.
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Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers. |
Yes
Item 2. |
AFFILIATIONS WITH OBLIGOR. If the obligor is an affiliate of the Trustee, describe each such affiliation. |
None
Items 3-15 |
Items 3-15 are not applicable because to the best of the Trustees knowledge, the obligor is not in default under any Indenture for which the Trustee acts as Trustee. |
Item 16. |
LIST OF EXHIBITS: List below all exhibits filed as a part of this statement of eligibility and qualification. |
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A copy of the Articles of Association of the Trustee.* |
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A copy of the certificate of authority of the Trustee to commence business, attached as Exhibit 2. |
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A copy of the certificate of authority of the Trustee to exercise corporate trust powers, attached as Exhibit 3. |
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A copy of the existing bylaws of the Trustee.** |
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A copy of each Indenture referred to in Item 4. Not applicable. |
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The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, attached as Exhibit 6. |
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Report of Condition of the Trustee as of June 30, 2015 published pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority, attached as Exhibit 7. |
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Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 25.1 to Amendment No. 2 to registration statement on S-4, Registration Number 333-128217 filed on November 15, 2005. |
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Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 25.1 to registration statement on form S-3ASR, Registration Number 333-199863 filed on November 5, 2014. |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to
the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the Trustee, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, has duly caused this statement of
eligibility and qualification to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of Houston, Texas on the 5th day of August, 2015.
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By: |
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/s/ Mauri J. Cowen |
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Mauri J. Cowen |
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Vice President |
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Exhibit 2
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Office of the Comptroller of the
Currency |
Washington, DC 20219
CERTIFICATE OF CORPORATE EXISTENCE
I,
Thomas J. Curry, Comptroller of the Currency, do hereby certify that:
1. The Comptroller of the Currency, pursuant to Revised Statutes 324, et seq, as
amended, and 12 USC I, et seq, as amended, has possession, custody, and control of all records pertaining to the chartering, regulation, and supervision of all national banking associations.
2. U.S. Bank National Association, Cincinnati, Ohio (Charter No. 24), is a national banking association formed under the laws of the United States
and is authorized thereunder to transact the business of banking on the date of this certificate.
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IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, today, |
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July 3, 2015, I have hereunto subscribed |
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my name and caused my seal of office to |
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be affixed to these presents at the U.S. |
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Department of the Treasury, in the City |
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of Washington, District of Columbia. |
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Comptroller of the Currency |
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Exhibit 3
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Office of the Comptroller of the Currency |
Washington, DC 20219
CERTIFICATION OF FIDUCIARY POWERS
I,
Thomas J. Curry, Comptroller of the Currency, do hereby certify that:
1. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, pursuant to Revised Statutes 324,
et seq, as amended, and 12 USC 1, et seq, as amended, has possession, custody, and control of all records pertaining to the chartering, regulation, and supervision of all national banking associations.
2. U.S. Bank National Association, Cincinnati, Ohio (Charter No. 24), was granted, under the hand and seal of the Comptroller, the right to act in
all fiduciary capacities authorized under the provisions of the Act of Congress approved September 28, 1962, 76 Stat. 668, 12 USC 92a, and that the authority so granted remains in full force and effect on the date of this certificate.
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IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, today, |
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July 3, 2015, 1 have hereunto subscribed my |
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name and caused my seal of office to be |
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affixed to these presents at the U.S. |
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Department of the Treasury, in the City of |
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Washington, District of Columbia. |
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Comptroller of the Currency |
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Exhibit 6
CONSENT
In accordance
with Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, the undersigned, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION hereby consents that reports of examination of the undersigned by Federal, State, Territorial or District authorities may be furnished by
such authorities to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon its request therefor.
Dated: August 5, 2015
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By: |
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/s/ Mauri J. Cowen |
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Mauri J. Cowen |
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Vice President |
7
Exhibit 7
U.S. Bank National Association
Statement of Financial Condition
As of 6/30/2015
($000s)
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6/30/2015 |
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Assets |
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Cash and Balances Due From Depository Institutions |
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$ |
17,896,807 |
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Securities |
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102,874,924 |
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Federal Funds |
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53,692 |
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Loans & Lease Financing Receivables |
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252,013,047 |
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Fixed Assets |
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4,310,148 |
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Intangible Assets |
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13,076,832 |
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Other Assets |
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23,776,797 |
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Total Assets |
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$ |
414,002,247 |
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Liabilities |
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Deposits |
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$ |
307,828,983 |
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Fed Funds |
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1,465,991 |
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Treasury Demand Notes |
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0 |
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Trading Liabilities |
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885,507 |
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Other Borrowed Money |
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46,539,645 |
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Acceptances |
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0 |
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Subordinated Notes and Debentures |
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3,650,000 |
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Other Liabilities |
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11,984,151 |
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Total Liabilities |
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$ |
372,354,277 |
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Equity |
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Common and Preferred Stock |
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18,200 |
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Surplus |
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14,266,400 |
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Undivided Profits |
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26,502,086 |
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Minority Interest in Subsidiaries |
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861,284 |
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Total Equity Capital |
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$ |
41,647,970 |
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Total Liabilities and Equity Capital |
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$ |
414,002,247 |
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