1 AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON OCTOBER 25, 2000 REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 333- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 ------------------------ FORM S-3 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 BANCWEST CORPORATION DELAWARE 99-0156159 BANCWEST CAPITAL I DELAWARE 99-0351988 BANCWEST CAPITAL II DELAWARE 99-0351989 (EXACT NAME OF EACH REGISTRANT (STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF (I.R.S. EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER) INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION) NUMBER) 999 BISHOP STREET HONOLULU, HAWAII 96813 (808) 525-7000 (ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE, OF REGISTRANTS' PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) ------------------------ WILLIAM E. ATWATER, ESQ. SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL BANCWEST CORPORATION 999 BISHOP STREET HONOLULU, HAWAII 96813 (808) 525-7000 (NAME, ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE, OF AGENT FOR SERVICE) ------------------------ COPIES TO: LEE MEYERSON, ESQ. SIMPSON THACHER & BARTLETT 425 LEXINGTON AVENUE NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10017-3954 TELEPHONE: (212) 455-2000 ------------------------ APPROXIMATE DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF PROPOSED SALE TO THE PUBLIC: From time to time after the registration statement becomes effective as determined by market conditions and other factors. If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box. [ ] If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box. [X] If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. [ ] - ---------------------- If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. [ ] - ---------------------- If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434, please check the following box. [ ] CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PROPOSED MAXIMUM AGGREGATE TITLE OF EACH CLASS OF SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED OFFERING PRICE (2)(3)(4) AMOUNT OF REGISTRATION FEE(5) - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Capital Securities of the trusts(1)....................... - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Guarantees of BancWest Corporation of Capital Securities issued by the trusts and certain back-up obligations(6).......................................... - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Junior Subordinated Debentures of BancWest Corporation(7).......................................... - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total..................................................... $300,000,000 $79,200 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) The "trusts" refers to BancWest Capital I and BancWest Capital II. (2) Pursuant to General Instruction II.D to Form S-3, the Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price has been omitted for each class of securities but has been listed for the aggregate amount of all securities registered hereby. (3) If any securities are issued at an original issue discount, then such greater amount as shall result in aggregate proceeds of $300,000,000. (4) The amount in the table has been estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee. (5) The registration fee has been calculated in accordance with Rule 457(o) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). (6) Includes the rights of holders of the capital securities under any guarantees and certain back-up undertakings, comprised of the obligations of BancWest Corporation to provide certain indemnities in respect of, and pay and be responsible for, certain costs, expenses, debts and liabilities of each of the trusts, other than with respect to the capital securities and common securities of such trust, and such obligations of BancWest Corporation as set forth in the amended and restated declaration of trust of each trust and the indenture, in each case as further described in the registration statement. The guarantees, when taken together with BancWest Corporation's obligations under the related junior subordinated debentures, the indenture and the related amended and restated declaration of trust, will provide a full and unconditional guarantee on a subordinated basis by BancWest Corporation of payments due on the capital securities. No separate consideration will be received for any Guarantees or any such back-up obligations. (7) The junior subordinated debentures to be issued by BancWest Corporation and which are covered by this registration statement will be exchanged by BancWest Corporation for the corresponding series of capital securities. The junior subordinated debentures may be distributed later, without additional consideration, to the holders of each applicable series of capital securities of each of the trusts if the respective trusts are dissolved and their assets are distributed to the respective holders of such capital securities. ------------------------ THE REGISTRANTS HEREBY AMEND THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON SUCH DATE OR DATES AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO DELAY ITS EFFECTIVE DATE UNTIL THE REGISTRANTS SHALL FILE A FURTHER AMENDMENT WHICH SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL THEREAFTER BECOME EFFECTIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 8(a) OF THE SECURITIES ACT OR UNTIL THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE ON SUCH DATE AS THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, ACTING PURSUANT TO SAID SECTION 8(A), MAY DETERMINE. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2 The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities, and we are not soliciting offers to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted. SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED OCTOBER 25, 2000 PROSPECTUS $300,000,000 BANCWEST CAPITAL I BANCWEST CAPITAL II PREFERRED SECURITIES FULLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY GUARANTEED TO THE EXTENT DESCRIBED HEREIN BY BANCWEST CORPORATION ------------------------ These securities may be offered from time to time, in amounts, on terms and at prices that will be determined at the time they are offered for sale, These terms and prices will be described in more detail in one or more supplements to this prospectus, which will be distributed at the time the securities are offered. YOU SHOULD READ THIS PROSPECTUS AND ANY SUPPLEMENT CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU INVEST. ------------------------ THIS PROSPECTUS MAY NOT BE USED TO SELL ANY OF THE SECURITIES UNLESS IT IS ACCOMPANIED BY A PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT. ------------------------ The securities may be sold to or through underwriters, through dealers or agents, directly to purchasers or through a combination of these methods. If an offering of securities involves any underwriters, dealers or agents, then the applicable prospectus supplement will name the underwriters, dealers or agents and will provide information regarding any fee, commission or discount arrangements made with those underwriters, dealers or agents. ------------------------ NEITHER THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED OF THESE SECURITIES OR DETERMINED THAT THIS PROSPECTUS IS TRUTHFUL OR COMPLETE. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE. This prospectus is dated , 2000
3 TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE ---- About This Prospectus................. 1 Where You Can Find More Information About BancWest Corporation.......... 2 Summary............................... 3 BancWest Corporation.................. 4 The Trusts............................ 4 Use Of Proceeds....................... 5 Ratio Of Earnings To Fixed Charges.... 5 Accounting Treatment.................. 5 PAGE ---- Description Of The Preferred Securities.......................... 6 Description Of The Guarantees......... 12 Description Of The Junior Subordinated Debentures.......................... 15 Book-Entry Issuance................... 23 ERISA Matters......................... 26 Plan Of Distribution.................. 26 Legal Opinions........................ 27 Experts............................... 27 i
4 ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS This prospectus is part of a registration statement that BancWest Corporation, BancWest Capital I and BancWest Capital II have filed with the SEC using a "shelf" registration process. Under this shelf process, we may issue our junior subordinated debentures to one of the trusts in exchange for preferred securities of the trust. We may then sell those preferred securities, guaranteed by the related guarantees of BancWest Corporation, as described in this prospectus, in one or more offerings up to a total dollar amount of $300,000,000. This prospectus provides you with a general description of the capital securities of BancWest Capital I and BancWest Capital II, which we refer to as the trusts, and the related guarantees and junior subordinated debentures. Each time preferred securities of a trust are being sold, 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. References to this prospectus or the prospectus supplement also mean the information contained in other documents we have filed with the SEC and have referred you to in this prospectus. If this prospectus is inconsistent with the prospectus supplement, you should rely on the prospectus supplement. You should read both this prospectus and any prospectus supplement together with any additional information that we refer you to as discussed under "Where You Can Find More Information About BancWest Corporation." 1
5 WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION ABOUT BANCWEST CORPORATION We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. You may read and copy any document which we file at the SEC's public reference rooms in Washington, D.C., New York, New York, Chicago, Illinois and Denver, Colorado. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the public reference rooms. Our SEC filings are available to the public over the Internet at the SEC's web site at http://www.sec.gov. The SEC allows us to "incorporate by reference" in this prospectus the information that we file with it, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be a part of this prospectus, and information that we file later with the SEC will automatically update and supersede this information. We incorporate by reference the documents listed below and any future filings made with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14, or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 until we sell all of the Preferred Securities: - - Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999, as amended; and - - Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2000 and June 30, 2000. You may request a copy of these filings at no cost, by writing or telephoning BancWest Corporation, William E. Atwater, Secretary, 999 Bishop Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813, telephone (808) 525-8145. This prospectus does not contain or incorporate by reference any separate financial statements of the trusts. We do not believe that these financial statements are required because: - - all of the voting securities of the trusts will be owned, directly or indirectly, by us, a reporting company under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; - - the trusts have no independent operations but exist for the sole purpose of issuing securities representing undivided beneficial ownership interests in their respective assets in exchange for junior subordinated debentures issued by us; and - - the obligations of the trusts under the preferred securities are guaranteed by us to the extent described in this prospectus. As such, the trusts are not subject to the informational reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. You should rely only on the information incorporated by reference or provided in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement. We have not authorized anyone else to provide you with different information. We are not making an offer of these securities in any state where the offer is not permitted. You should not assume that the information in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front of those documents. 2
6 SUMMARY Each of the trusts is a business trust recently organized under Delaware law by us. They may each issue to us one series of their preferred securities which we may offer, at prices and on terms to be determined at the time of sale. Each trust will issue only one series of preferred securities. The preferred securities will represent undivided beneficial ownership interests in the assets of the applicable trust. Unless the applicable prospectus supplement states otherwise, holders of preferred securities will receive cash distributions on a periodic basis and payments on liquidation, redemption or otherwise of the preferred securities as described in the applicable prospectus supplement. The preferred securities will be guaranteed on a subordinated basis by us to the extent described in this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement. Our obligations under the guarantees will be subordinated to the same extent as our obligations under the junior subordinated debentures. When a trust issues a series of its preferred securities to us, it will also issue to us a series of common securities. The trust will issue the preferred securities and common securities to us in exchange for a corresponding series of our junior subordinated debentures. The junior subordinated debentures held by the applicable trust may be distributed subsequently on a proportionate basis to holders of preferred securities and common securities if that trust were to be dissolved. The trust may be dissolved subject to certain conditions that will be described in an accompanying prospectus supplement. Each guarantee, when taken together with our obligations under the corresponding series of junior subordinated debentures, the indenture under which the junior subordinated debentures will be issued and the relevant declaration of trust, including our obligations to pay the costs, expenses, debts and liabilities of each trust (other than regarding the preferred securities and the common securities of the trust), will constitute a full and unconditional guarantee on a subordinated basis by us of all payments due on the preferred securities and common securities. 3
7 BANCWEST CORPORATION We are a bank holding company headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii, with an administrative headquarters in San Francisco, California. Our principal subsidiaries are two full-service community banks, Bank of the West, headquartered in San Francisco, California, and Hawaii-based First Hawaiian Bank. At September 30, 2000, we had total assets of $18.0 billion, loans of $13.6 billion, deposits of $13.8 billion and shareholders' equity of $1.9 billion. CONTACT INFORMATION Our executive offices are located at 999 Bishop Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 and our Investors Relations telephone number is (808) 525-7086. THE TRUSTS PURPOSE AND OWNERSHIP OF THE TRUSTS Each of the trusts is a business trust recently organized under Delaware law by us and the trustees of the trusts. The trusts are being established solely for the following purposes: - - to issue to us, in exchange for our junior subordinated debentures, the preferred securities which represent undivided beneficial ownership interests in the assets of each trust; - - to issue the common securities to us in exchange for our junior subordinated debentures in a total liquidation amount equal to 3% of the total capital of each trust; and - - to engage in other activities that are directly related to the activities described above, such as registering the transfer of the preferred securities. Because each trust is being established only for the purposes listed above, the applicable series of junior subordinated debentures will be the sole assets of the applicable trust, and payments under the junior subordinated debentures will be the sole source of income to that trust. As issuer of the junior subordinated debentures, we will pay: - - all fees, expenses and taxes related to each trust and the offering of each trust's preferred securities and common securities; and - - all ongoing costs, expenses and liabilities of the trusts, except obligations to make distributions and other payments on the common securities and the preferred securities. For so long as the preferred securities remain outstanding, we will promise to: - - cause each trust to remain a business trust and not to voluntarily dissolve, wind-up, liquidate or be terminated, except as permitted by the relevant declaration of trust; - - own directly or indirectly all of the common securities; - - use our commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that each trust will not be an "investment company" for purposes of the Investment Company Act of 1940; and - - take no action that would be reasonably likely to cause either trust to be classified as an association or a publicly traded partnership taxable as a corporation for United States federal income tax purposes. THE TRUSTEES Each of the trust's business and affairs will be conducted by its five trustees. In each case, the three administrative trustees of each trust will be individuals who are our employees. The property trustee of each trust will hold title to the junior subordinated debentures for the benefit of the holders of the preferred securities of each trust and will have the power to execute all rights and powers of a registered holder of junior subordinated debentures under the indenture. The Delaware trustee will maintain its principal place of business in Delaware and meet the requirements of Delaware law for Delaware business trusts. 4
8 We have the sole right to appoint, remove and replace any of the trustees of each trust unless an event of default occurs under the indenture. In that event, the holders of a majority in liquidation amount of the applicable preferred securities will have the right to remove and appoint the property trustee and the Delaware trustee. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION For additional information concerning the particular trust issuing a series of preferred securities, see "The Trust" in the applicable prospectus supplement. We anticipate that the trusts will not be required to file any reports with the SEC after the issuance of the preferred securities. As discussed below under the caption "Accounting Treatment", we will provide certain information concerning each of the trusts and the preferred securities in the financial statements included in our own periodic reports to the SEC. OFFICES OF THE TRUSTS The executive office of each trust is c/o BancWest Corporation, 999 Bishop Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813, Attention: General Counsel, and its telephone number is (808) 525-7738. USE OF PROCEEDS Except as otherwise may be described in a prospectus supplement accompanying this prospectus, we expect to use the proceeds from the sale of the preferred securities for general corporate purposes, which may include the repayment of debt, investments in or extensions of credit to our subsidiaries and the financing of possible acquisitions. RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, -------------- ----------------------------------------- 2000 1999 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- Earnings to fixed charges: Excluding interest on deposits................... 4.07x 4.03x 4.17x 2.92x 2.88x 2.58x 2.31x Including interest on deposits................... 1.66x 1.63x 1.64x 1.44x 1.47x 1.45x 1.45x For purposes of computing the consolidated ratios of earnings to fixed charges, earnings represent income before income taxes and fixed charges. Fixed charges, excluding interest on deposits, include interest (other than on deposits), whether expensed or capitalized, and that portion of rental expense (generally one third) deemed representative of the interest factor. Fixed charges, including interest on deposits, consist of the foregoing items plus interest on deposits. ACCOUNTING TREATMENT For financial reporting purposes, each trust will be treated as a subsidiary of ours, and, accordingly, the accounts of each trust will be included in our consolidated financial statements. The capital securities will be presented as part of debt and capitalized lease obligations in the consolidated statement of financial condition. Appropriate disclosure about the junior subordinated debentures and the guarantee will be included in the notes to the consolidated financial statements. For financial reporting purposes, we will record distributions payable on the capital securities as interest expense in the consolidated statement of income. 5
9 DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED SECURITIES The following description of the terms and provisions of preferred securities summarizes certain general terms that will apply to each series of preferred securities. This description is not complete, and we refer you to the certificate of trust and the declaration of trust for each trust and the form of the amended and restated declaration of trust, copies of which we filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. DECLARATION OF TRUSTS When a trust issues a series of preferred securities, the declaration of trust relating to that trust will contain, and the prospectus supplement relating to that series will summarize, the terms and other provisions relating to that series of preferred securities. Each trust will issue only one series of preferred securities. The declaration of trust of each trust will be qualified as an indenture under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939. Unless the applicable prospectus supplement states otherwise, Bank One Trust Company, N.A. will act as indenture trustee under each relevant declaration of trust. Each series of preferred securities will represent undivided beneficial ownership interests in the assets of the applicable trust. The holders of the preferred securities will be entitled to a preference in certain circumstances regarding distributions from the applicable trust and amounts payable on redemption or liquidation over the corresponding series of common securities, as well as other benefits as described in the relevant declaration of trust. SPECIFIC TERMS OF EACH SERIES Each time that a trust issues a series of preferred securities, the prospectus supplement relating to that new series will summarize the particular amount, price and other terms and provisions of these preferred securities. These terms may include the following: - - the distinctive designation of the preferred securities; - - the number of preferred securities issued by the applicable trust and the liquidation value of each such preferred security; - - the annual distribution rate (or method of determining such rate) for preferred securities issued by the applicable trust and the date or dates upon which such distributions will be payable; - - whether distributions on preferred securities issued by the applicable trust may be deferred and, if so, what the maximum number of distributions that may be deferred and the terms and conditions of such deferrals will be; - - whether distributions on preferred securities issued by the applicable trust will be cumulative, and, in the case of preferred securities having such cumulative distribution rights, the date or dates or method of determining the date or dates from which distributions on preferred securities issued by each trust will be cumulative; - - the amount or amounts which will be paid out of the assets of the applicable trust to the holders of preferred securities of the trust upon voluntary or involuntary dissolution, winding up or termination of the applicable trust; - - the obligation, if any, of the applicable trust to purchase or redeem preferred securities issued by the applicable trust and the price or prices at which, the period or periods within which and the terms and conditions upon which preferred securities issued by the applicable trust will be purchased or redeemed, in whole or in part, pursuant to such obligation; - - the voting rights, if any, of preferred securities issued by the applicable trust in addition to those required by law, including the number of votes per preferred security and any requirement for the approval by the holders of preferred securities as a condition to specified action or amendments to the relevant declaration of trust; and - - any other relevant rights, preferences, privileges, limitations or restrictions of preferred securities issued by the applicable trust, consistent with the declaration of the trust and with applicable law. All preferred securities that a trust offers will be guaranteed by us to the extent set forth below under the caption "Description of the Guarantees" 6
10 in this prospectus. The applicable prospectus supplement will also describe the United States federal income tax considerations applicable to each offering of preferred securities. ISSUANCE OF COMMON SECURITIES In connection with the issuance of preferred securities, each trust will also issue a new series of common securities to us. Except as described below under the caption "-- Subordination" in this prospectus, the terms of the common securities issued by the applicable trust will be substantially identical to the terms of the preferred securities. These terms will be defined in the relevant declaration of trust and will be summarized in the applicable prospectus supplement. These terms will include the following: - - the annual distribution rate (or method of determining that rate) and the date or dates upon which the distributions will be payable; - - the rights of the applicable trust to redeem the common securities and related provisions; - - the voting rights of holders of the common securities; - - any liquidation rights or similar restrictions; - - and other specific terms of the common securities (not inconsistent with the relevant declaration of trust). SUBORDINATION The common securities will rank on a par with, and payments will be made on them on a proportionate basis with, the preferred securities issued by the applicable trust, except that upon a trust enforcement event, as described below, the rights of the holders of the common securities to payments of distributions and payments upon liquidation, redemption and otherwise will be subordinated to the rights of the holders of the preferred securities. HOLDER OF COMMON SECURITIES Except in certain limited circumstances, the holder of the common securities of the applicable trust will have sole power to appoint, remove or replace any of the trustees of the applicable trust. All of the common securities of the applicable trust will be directly or indirectly owned by us. TRUST ENFORCEMENT EVENTS An event of default under the indenture that has occurred and is continuing constitutes a trust enforcement event under the relevant declaration of trust. REMEDIES OF HOLDERS OF PREFERRED SECURITIES AND THE PROPERTY TRUSTEE If a trust enforcement event occurs and is continuing, then the holders of preferred securities of the applicable trust would rely on the enforcement by the property trustee of its rights as a holder of the junior subordinated debentures against us. In addition, the holders of a majority in liquidation amount of the preferred securities of the applicable trust will have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the property trustee or to direct the exercise of any trust or power conferred upon the property trustee under the relevant declaration of trust, including the right to direct the property trustee to exercise the remedies available to it as a holder of the junior subordinated debentures. Upon the occurrence of a trust enforcement event, the property trustee, as the holder of the junior subordinated debentures, will have the right under the indenture to declare the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on the junior subordinated debentures held by the applicable trust to be immediately due and payable. If the property trustee fails to enforce its rights regarding the junior subordinated debentures held by the applicable trust, any holder of preferred securities may, to the extent permitted by applicable law, institute a legal proceeding directly against us to enforce the property trustee's rights under these junior subordinated debentures without first instituting any legal proceeding against the property trustee or any other person or entity. In addition, if a trust enforcement event has occurred and is continuing and such event is attributable to our failure to make any required payments on the junior subordinated debentures when due, then a holder of preferred securities may, on or after the date that such payment was due, institute a proceeding directly against us for enforcement of payment on the junior subordinated debentures having a principal amount equal to the total liquidation amount of the preferred securities held by that holder (we refer to such 7
11 proceeding as a "Direct Action"). In connection with a Direct Action, we will have the right under the indenture to set off any payment made to that holder by us. The holders of preferred securities will not be able to exercise directly any other remedy available to the holders of junior subordinated debentures. REMEDIES OF HOLDERS OF COMMON SECURITIES The holder of the common securities will be deemed to have waived any trust enforcement event regarding the common securities until all trust enforcement events regarding the preferred securities have been cured, waived or otherwise eliminated. Until such a trust enforcement event has been cured, waived or otherwise eliminated, the property trustee will be deemed to be acting solely on behalf of the holders of the preferred securities and only the holders of the preferred securities will have the right to direct the property trustee regarding remedies under the relevant declaration of trust, and, therefore, the indenture. LIMITATION ON CONSOLIDATIONS, MERGERS AND SALE OF ASSETS Each of the trusts may not consolidate, merge with or into, or sell or lease substantially all of its properties and assets to any corporation or other entity, unless: - - a majority of the administrative trustees consent to such a transaction; - - the successor assumes all of the obligations of the trust regarding the preferred securities, or substitutes other securities for the preferred securities with the same terms and other provisions as the preferred securities (which we refer to as "Successor Securities"), and regarding the trustees; - - if Successor Securities are issued, these securities are listed on the same national securities exchange on which the preferred securities were listed; - - the transaction does not cause the preferred securities or the Successor Securities to be downgraded by a national ratings organization; - - such transaction does not adversely affect the rights of the holders of the preferred securities in any material respect; - - following the transaction, the trust would not have to register as an "investment company" under the Investment Company Act of 1940; - - we, or a successor which will own all of the common securities of the trust or its successor, will guarantee the preferred securities, or the Successor Securities, to the same extent as the preferred securities are guaranteed by the guarantee; - - the trust would not be classified as an association or publicly traded partnership taxable as a corporation for United States federal income tax purposes, unless each holder of preferred securities consents to such a change; and - - the holders of the preferred securities would continue to be treated as owning an undivided beneficial interest in the assets of the trust, unless each holder of the preferred securities consents to such a change. PAYING AGENT Unless the applicable prospectus supplement states otherwise, in the event that any preferred securities are not in the form of global securities, as described under "Book-Entry Issuance", each trust will maintain in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, an office or agency where the preferred securities may be presented for payment by a paying agent. Each trust may appoint a paying agent and may appoint one or more additional paying agents in such other locations as it may determine and change any paying agent without prior notice to the holders of preferred securities. Each trust, or any of its affiliates, may act as paying agent regarding any series of preferred securities. Unless the applicable prospectus supplement states otherwise, the property trustee will act as paying agent for each series of preferred securities. In the event that the property trustee will no longer act as the paying agent, the administrative trustees may appoint a successor, which will be a bank or trust company acceptable to us, to act as paying agent. TRANSFER OF PREFERRED SECURITIES For each issue of preferred securities, the property trustee will keep a security register to provide for the transfer and registration of transfer of preferred securities. The following provisions 8
12 apply to the transfer of preferred securities which are not issued in book-entry form: - - Holders of any issue of preferred securities may exchange their securities for an equal principal amount of other preferred securities of different authorized denominations of the same issue and with the same terms. - - No service charge will be made for any registration of transfer or exchange of securities, but the trust may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any registration of transfer or exchange of securities. - - If the preferred securities are to be redeemed in part, the trust will not be required: - -- to issue, register the transfer of or exchange 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 any such securities selected for redemption and ending at the close of business on the day of such mailing; or - -- to register the transfer or exchange of any preferred security so selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any security being redeemed in part. GLOBAL SECURITIES The preferred securities of any issue may be issued in the form of one or more global securities. Preferred securities of any issue will no longer be eligible to be represented in the form of a global security and will be registered in definitive form if one of the following events occurs: - - if at any time the depositary notifies the applicable trust that it is unwilling or unable under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and other applicable law to continue as depositary or if at any time it will no longer be eligible, in each case if a successor depositary is not appointed within 90 days after the applicable trust receives notice or becomes aware of this ineligibility; or - - the applicable trust, in its sole discretion, may determine that the preferred securities issued in the form of one or more global securities will no longer be represented by a global security. For more information regarding the issuance of global securities and the depositary arrangements for them, see below under the caption "Book-Entry Issuance" in this prospectus. REGISTRATION OF GLOBAL SECURITIES If the preferred securities are to be issued in the form of one or more global securities, then an administrative trustee on behalf of the applicable trust will execute and the property trustee will cause the global securities to be registered in the name of the depositary for these global securities or its nominee. REGISTRATION OF PREFERRED SECURITIES IN DEFINITIVE FORM Preferred securities not represented by a global security which are issued in exchange for all or a part of a global security will be registered in such names and in such authorized denominations as the depositary, pursuant to instructions from its direct or indirect participants or otherwise, will instruct the property trustee. Upon execution and authentication, the property trustee will deliver the preferred securities not represented by a global security to the persons in whose names such definitive preferred securities are so registered. The preferred securities that are not initially represented by a global security may be exchanged or transferred for part of a global security pursuant to the instructions and procedures of the depositary. RELIANCE ON THE DEPOSITARY BY THE TRUSTS AND PROPERTY TRUSTEE In connection with each issue of preferred securities, the applicable trust and property trustee may for all purposes, including the making of payments due on these preferred securities, deal with the depositary as the authorized representative of the holders of these preferred securities for the purpose of exercising the rights of these holders. The rights of the owner of any beneficial interest in a global security will be limited to those established by law and agreements between such owners and depository participants or Euroclear and Cedel; provided that no such agreement will give any rights to any person against the applicable trust or property trustee without the written consent of these parties. 9
13 TRANSFER OF BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN GLOBAL SECURITIES Global securities may not be transferred as a whole except under the following circumstances: - - by the depositary to a nominee of the depositary; - - by a nominee of the depositary to the depositary or another nominee of the depositary; or - - by the depositary or any such nominee to a successor depositary or a nominee of such successor depositary. Interests of beneficial owners in a global security may be transferred or exchanged for preferred securities not represented by a global security and preferred securities not represented by a global security may be transferred or exchanged for global securities in accordance with rules of the depositary. AMENDMENTS AMENDMENTS WITHOUT CONSENT OF HOLDERS OF PREFERRED SECURITIES Each declaration of trust may be amended without the consent of the holders of the preferred securities: - - to cure any ambiguity; - - to correct or supplement any provisions in the declaration of trust that may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision in the relevant declaration of trust; - - to add to our covenants, restrictions or obligations, as sponsor of the trusts; - - to conform to any change in Rule 3a-5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or written change in interpretation or application of Rule 3a-5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 by any legislative body, court, government agency or regulatory authority; or - - to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions as necessary to the relevant declaration of trust to ensure that the trust will be classified for United States federal income tax purposes as a grantor trust at all times that any preferred securities or common securities are outstanding or to ensure that the trust will not be required to register as an "investment company" under the Investment Company Act of 1940; provided that any action described in this sentence may be taken only if it does not adversely affect in any material respect the rights of the holders of preferred securities or common securities. AMENDMENT WITH CONSENT OF HOLDERS OF PREFERRED SECURITIES AND COMMON SECURITIES Without the consent of each holder of the preferred securities and the common securities, the relevant declaration of trust may not be amended to: - - change the amount or timing of any distribution of the preferred securities and the common securities or otherwise adversely affect the amount of any distribution required to be made on the preferred securities and the common securities; - - restrict the right of a holder of preferred securities to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment owed on these securities; or - - change the voting requirements and other provisions relating to amendments. Without the consent of 66 2/3% of the holders of outstanding preferred securities and common securities voting as a single class, the relevant declaration of trust may not be amended to: 1. adversely affect the powers, preferences or special rights of the preferred securities and the common securities; or 2. result in the dissolution, winding-up or termination of the applicable trust other than pursuant to the terms of the relevant declaration of trust; provided that, if any amendment or proposal referred to in clause (1) above would adversely affect only the preferred securities or the common securities, then only the affected class will be entitled to vote on such amendment or proposal. AMENDMENTS WITH CONSENT OF HOLDERS OF COMMON SECURITIES Without the consent of the holders of a majority in liquidation amount of the common securities, the relevant declaration of trust may not be amended to change the rights of the holders of the common securities to increase or decrease the number of, and appoint and remove trustees. 10
14 PROVISIONS THAT MAY NOT BE AMENDED Under no circumstances may the following provisions of the relevant declaration of trust be amended: - - to cause the applicable trust to be classified an association or publicly traded partnership taxable as a corporation as for United States federal income tax purposes; - - to reduce or otherwise adversely affect the powers of the property trustee in contravention of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939; and - - to cause the applicable trust to be deemed to be an "investment company" required to be registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940. MEETINGS OF THE HOLDERS OF SECURITIES MEETINGS The administrative trustees of any issue of preferred securities may call a meeting of the holders of the securities on any matter on which these securities are entitled to act under the relevant declaration of trust. In addition, the holders of at least 10% in liquidation amount of issue of preferred securities may direct the administrative trustees to call such a meeting. The administrative trustees are required to give notice of any such meeting at least 7 days but not more than 60 days before the date of that meeting. The administrative trustees, in their sole discretion, will establish all other provisions relating to meetings of holders of preferred securities not stated below. ACTION BY WRITTEN CONSENT Whenever a vote, consent or approval of the holders of preferred securities is permitted or required, that vote, consent or approval may be given at the meeting. Any action that may be taken at a meeting of these holders may be taken without a meeting and without prior notice if a consent in writing setting forth the action so taken is signed by the holders owning not less than the minimum amount of preferred securities in liquidation amount that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at the meeting itself. PROXIES Each holder of a preferred security may authorize any person to act for it by proxy on all matters but proxies will not be valid after the expiration of 11 months from the date thereof unless otherwise provided in the proxy. Every proxy will be revocable at the pleasure of the holder of preferred securities executing the proxy. Except as otherwise provided herein, all matters relating to the giving, voting or validity of proxies will be governed by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware relating to proxies, and judicial interpretations thereunder, as if the applicable trust were a Delaware corporation and the holders of the preferred securities were stockholders of a Delaware corporation. GOVERNING LAW Each declaration of trust and the related preferred securities will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware. 11
15 DESCRIPTION OF THE GUARANTEES The following description of the terms and provisions of the guarantees summarizes certain general terms that will apply to each guarantee that we deliver in connection with a series of preferred securities. This description is not complete, and we refer you to the form of the guarantee agreement, a copy of which we filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. When a trust sells a series of its preferred securities, we will execute and deliver a guarantee of that series of preferred securities under a guarantee agreement for the benefit of the holders of these preferred securities. Only one guarantee will be issued by us in connection with the issuance of preferred securities by the applicable trust. Each guarantee agreement will be qualified as an indenture under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939. Unless the applicable prospectus supplement states otherwise, Bank One Trust Company, N.A. will act as indenture trustee under each guarantee agreement. The guarantee trustee will hold each guarantee for the benefit of the holders of the preferred securities of the applicable trust. SPECIFIC TERMS OF THE GUARANTEES Except as stated in the applicable prospectus supplement, we will irrevocably and unconditionally agree to pay in full the following payments or distributions on each corresponding series of preferred securities, to the extent that they are not paid by, or on behalf of, the applicable trust: - - any accumulated and unpaid distributions required to be paid on the preferred securities, to the extent that the applicable trust has sufficient funds available for those payments at the time; - - the redemption price regarding any preferred securities called for redemption, to the extent that the applicable trust has sufficient funds available for those redemption payments at such time; and - - upon a voluntary or involuntary dissolution, winding up or liquidation of the applicable trust, unless the corresponding series of junior subordinated debentures are distributed to holders of the preferred securities, the lesser of: - the total liquidation amount of the preferred securities and all accumulated and unpaid distributions on them to the date of payment; and - the amount of assets of the applicable trust remaining available for distribution to holders of the preferred securities. Our obligation to make the payments described above under the guarantee may be satisfied by direct payment of the required amounts by us to the holders of the applicable preferred securities or by causing the applicable trust to pay such amounts to these holders. In addition, our obligation to make the payments described above will exist regardless of any defense, right of setoff or counterclaim that the applicable trust may have or assert. Each guarantee will apply only to the extent that the applicable trust has sufficient funds available to make the required payments. If we do not make interest payments on the junior subordinated debentures held by the applicable trust, then the trust will not be able to pay distributions on the preferred securities issued by the trust and will not have funds legally available for these payments. NATURE OF THE GUARANTEE We will, through the relevant declaration of trust, the guarantee, the junior subordinated debentures and the indenture, taken together, fully and unconditionally guarantee the applicable trust's obligations under the preferred securities. No single document standing alone or operating in conjunction with fewer than all of the other documents constitutes this guarantee. It is only the combined operation of these documents that has the effect of providing a full and unconditional guarantee of the applicable trust's obligations under the preferred securities. Each guarantee will constitute a guarantee of payment and not of collection. This means that the guaranteed party may institute a legal proceeding directly against us to enforce its rights under a guarantee without first instituting a legal proceeding against any other person or entity. In addition, each guarantee will not be discharged except by payment of the amounts due under it in full to the extent they have not been paid by the applicable trust or upon distribution of junior subordinated debentures to the holders of the 12
16 preferred securities in exchange for all of these preferred securities. GUARANTEE OF COMMON SECURITIES We also will irrevocably and unconditionally guarantee the obligations of the applicable trust regarding that trust's common securities to the same extent as its guarantee of the applicable preferred securities, except that upon the occurrence and the continuation of a trust enforcement event regarding the applicable trust, holders of these preferred securities will have priority over holders of the common securities regarding distributions and payments on liquidation, redemption or otherwise. RANKING Each guarantee will constitute our unsecured obligation and will rank subordinate and junior in right of payment to all of our other liabilities to the same extent as the junior subordinated debentures. The guarantees will not place a limitation on the amount of additional senior debt that may be incurred by us. CERTAIN COVENANTS OF BANCWEST CORPORATION In general, we will covenant in each guarantee that, so long as any preferred securities issued by a trust remain outstanding, if - - there shall have occurred any event of default under the indenture regarding the applicable series of junior subordinated debentures; - - we shall be in default regarding its payment of any obligations under the related guarantee; or - - we shall have given notice of our election to defer interest payments on the junior subordinated debentures, as described below under the caption "Description of the Junior Subordinated Debentures -- Option to Defer Interest" and we shall not have rescinded that notice or begun making such payments, then we will not, and will not permit any subsidiary to, do the following: - - to declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment regarding, any of our capital stock; or - - make any payment of principal, interest or premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any of our debt securities that rank on a par with or junior to the junior subordinated debentures or make any payments regarding any guarantee by us of the debt securities of any of our subsidiaries if such guarantee ranks on a par with or junior to these junior subordinated debentures. At any time, however, we may do the following: - - pay dividends or make distributions in our common stock; - - make payments under the applicable guarantee made by us regarding preferred securities of the applicable trust; - - declare a dividend in connection with the implementation of a shareholders' rights plan, or issue stock under any such plan in the future, or redeem or repurchase any rights issued pursuant to such a plan; and - - purchase common stock related to the issuance of common stock or rights under any of our benefit plans. AMENDMENTS Unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, each guarantee may be amended under the following two circumstances: - - regarding changes to the guarantee that do not materially adversely affect the rights of holders of the applicable preferred securities, no consent of such holders will be required; and - - all other amendments to the guarantee may not be made without the prior approval of the holders of not less than a majority of the total liquidation amount of the outstanding preferred securities to which the guarantee relates. The manner of obtaining the necessary approvals to amend a guarantee are the same as for holders of the preferred securities, which are described above under "Description of the Preferred Securities -- Meetings of the Holders of Securities". ASSIGNMENT All guarantees and agreements contained in a guarantee will bind our successors, assigns, receivers, trustees and representatives and will inure to 13
17 the benefit of the holders of the related preferred securities then outstanding. EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES An event of default under a guarantee will occur upon our failure to make any of our payments or perform any of our other obligations under it. The holders of not less than a majority in total liquidation amount of the preferred securities to which a guarantee relates have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the guarantee trustee regarding the guarantee or to direct the exercise of any trust or power conferred upon the guarantee trustee under such guarantee. If the guarantee trustee fails to enforce a guarantee, then any holder of the corresponding series of preferred securities may institute a legal proceeding directly against us to enforce the guarantee trustee's rights under that guarantee, without first instituting a legal proceeding against the applicable trust that issued the preferred securities, the guarantee trustee or any other person or entity. INFORMATION CONCERNING THE GUARANTEE TRUSTEE The guarantee trustee, other than during the occurrence and continuance of a default by us in performance of a guarantee, undertakes to perform only such duties as are specifically set forth in the guarantee. After a default under the guarantee, which has not been cured or waived, that is actually known to a responsible officer of the guarantee trustee, the guarantee trustee must exercise the same degree of care and skill as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his own affairs. Subject to this provision, the guarantee trustee is under no obligation to exercise any of the powers vested in it by a guarantee at the request of any holder of preferred securities to which the guarantee relates unless it is offered reasonable indemnity against the costs, expenses and liabilities that might be incurred by such action. TERMINATION OF THE GUARANTEES Each guarantee will terminate upon any of the following events: - - the full payment of the redemption price of all preferred securities of the applicable trust; - - the full payment of the amounts payable upon liquidation of the applicable trust; or - - the distribution of the junior subordinated debentures held by the applicable trust to the holders of the preferred securities of the trust in exchange for all of the preferred securities of the trust. Each guarantee will continue to be effective or will be reinstated, if at any time any holder of related preferred securities issued by the applicable trust is required to restore payment of any sums paid under the applicable preferred securities or the guarantee. GOVERNING LAW The guarantees will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York. 14
18 DESCRIPTION OF THE JUNIOR SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES The following summary of the terms and provisions of our junior subordinated debentures that will be issued and sold by us and purchased by the applicable trust that issues a series of preferred securities. It is not complete, and we refer you to the indenture and the form of the junior subordinated debentures, which we filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. Unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, each time that we issue a new series of junior subordinated debentures that series will be issued under an indenture between us and Bank One Trust Company, N.A., as indenture trustee. The indenture provides for the issuance from time to time of junior subordinated debentures in an unlimited dollar amount and an unlimited number of series. Only one series of the junior subordinated debentures will be issued to each trust in connection with the issuance of preferred securities by that trust. Unless the applicable prospectus supplement states otherwise, we will issue each new series of junior subordinated debentures in a total principal amount equal to the total liquidation amount of the preferred securities and common securities that the applicable trust issues to us in exchange for the junior subordinated debentures. Concurrently with the issuance of the junior subordinated debentures in exchange for the preferred securities and common securities, we will sell the preferred securities to the public. Unless the applicable prospectus supplement states otherwise, the interest payment provisions for the junior subordinated debentures will correspond to the distribution provisions of the corresponding series of preferred securities. SPECIFIC TERMS OF EACH SERIES Each time that we issue a new series of junior subordinated debentures to the applicable trust, the prospectus supplement relating to that new series will specify the particular amount, price and other terms of these securities. These terms will include: - - the title of the junior subordinated debentures of the series, which will distinguish the junior subordinated debentures of the series from all other junior subordinated debentures; - - the limit, if any, upon the total principal amount of the junior subordinated debentures of the series which may be issued; - - the maturity or the method of determining the maturity; - - the rate or rates, if any, at which the junior subordinated debentures of the series will bear interest, if any, the rate or rates and extent to which interest on overdue amounts, if any, will be payable in respect of any junior subordinated debentures of the series; - - the interest payment dates and the record dates for the interest payable on any interest payment date or the method by which any of the foregoing will be determined; - - the place or places where the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on the junior subordinated debentures of the series will be payable, the place or places where the junior subordinated debentures of the series may be presented for registration of transfer or exchange and the place or places where notices and demands to or upon us regarding the junior subordinated debentures of the series may be made; - - the period or periods within which, or the date or dates on which, if any, the price or prices at which and the terms and conditions upon which the junior subordinated debentures of the series may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at our option; - - our obligation or our right, if any, to redeem, repay or purchase the junior subordinated debentures of the series pursuant to any sinking fund, amortization or analogous provisions or upon the happening of a specified event, or at the option of a holder of that security, and the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which, the currency or currencies (including currency unit or units) in which and the other terms and conditions upon which junior subordinated debentures of the series will be redeemed, repaid or purchased, in whole or in part, pursuant to that obligation; - - the denominations in which any junior subordinated debentures of the series will be issuable, 15
19 if other than denominations of $25 and any integral multiple thereof; - - if other than U.S. dollars, the currency or currencies (including currency unit or units) in which the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest, if any, on the junior subordinated debentures of the series will be payable, or in which the junior subordinated debentures of the series will be denominated; - - the additions, modifications or deletions, if any, in the events of default described under the caption "Events of Default" below or our covenants described in this prospectus or the applicable prospectus supplement regarding the junior subordinated debentures of the series; - - if other than the principal amount thereof, the portion of the principal amount of junior subordinated debentures of the series that will be payable upon declaration of acceleration of the maturity of the junior subordinated debentures; - - the additions or changes, if any, to the indenture regarding the junior subordinated debentures of the series as will be necessary to permit or facilitate the issuance of the junior subordinated debentures of the series in bearer form, registrable or not registrable as to principal, and with or without interest coupons; - - any index or indices used to determine the amount of payments of principal of and premium, if any, on the junior subordinated debentures of the series or the manner in which the amounts will be determined; - - whether the junior subordinated debentures of the series, or any portion thereof, will initially be issuable in the form of a temporary global security representing all or the portion of the junior subordinated debentures of the series and provisions for the exchange of the temporary global security for definitive junior subordinated debentures of the series; - - Whether any junior subordinated debentures of the series will be issuable in whole or in part in the form of one or more global securities and, in the case, the respective depositaries for the global securities, the form of any legend or legends which will be borne by any global security, if applicable; - - the appointment of any paying agent or agents for the junior subordinated debentures of the series; - - the terms of any right to convert or exchange junior subordinated debentures of the series into any other junior subordinated debentures or other securities or property of ours, and the additions or changes, if any, to the indenture regarding the junior subordinated debentures of the series to permit or facilitate the conversion or exchange; - - the relative degree, if any, to which the junior subordinated debentures of the series will be senior to or be subordinated to other series of junior subordinated debentures in right of payment, whether the other series of junior subordinated debentures are outstanding or not; and - - any other terms of the junior subordinated debentures of the series (which terms will not be inconsistent with the provisions of the indenture). RANKING Unless otherwise stated in the applicable prospectus supplement, each series of junior subordinated debentures will be unsecured and will rank junior and be subordinate in right of payment to all our senior debt. SUBORDINATION Our obligations under the junior subordinated debentures will be subordinate to all our existing and future senior debt. In addition, the junior subordinated debentures will be effectively subordinated to all existing and future obligations of our subsidiaries. Our obligations under the guarantees are subordinated to the same extent as the junior subordinated securities. This means that we cannot make any payments on the junior subordinated debentures or the guarantees if we are in default on any of its senior debt. In addition, in the event of our bankruptcy, liquidation or dissolution, our assets must be used to pay off our senior obligations in full before any payments may be made on the junior subordinated debentures or the guarantees. The indenture, the guarantees and the declaration of trusts do not limit our ability to incur additional senior debt. For more information, see above under the caption "-- Ranking" in this section and below under the 16
20 caption "Description of the Guarantees -- Ranking" in this prospectus. As a holding company, our assets primarily consist of the equity securities of our subsidiaries. As a result, our cash flow and consequent ability to service our debt, including the junior subordinated debentures, are dependent upon the earnings of our subsidiaries and the distribution of those earnings to us, or upon loans or other payments of funds by those subsidiaries to us. Our subsidiaries are separate and distinct legal entities and will have no obligation, contingent or otherwise, to pay any interest or principal on the junior subordinated debentures or to make any funds available therefor, whether by dividends, loans or other payments. The payment of dividends by our subsidiaries is contingent upon the earnings of those subsidiaries and is subject to various business considerations in addition to the requirements of federal bank and other regulators and contractual restrictions. In addition, since the junior subordinated debentures will be obligations of a holding company, the ability of holders of the junior subordinated debentures to benefit from any distribution of assets of any subsidiary upon the liquidation or reorganization of such subsidiary is subordinate to the prior claims of present and future creditors of that subsidiary. DISTRIBUTION OF JUNIOR SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES Unless stated otherwise in the applicable prospectus supplement, we may dissolve and liquidate a trust and, thereafter, the property trustee would distribute to holders of the corresponding preferred securities and common securities the junior subordinated debentures of the series that such trust had held as its sole asset. If the property trustee distributes the junior subordinated debentures to the holders of the preferred securities and the common securities upon the dissolution and liquidation of such trust, then the junior subordinated debentures will be issued in denominations of $25 principal amount and integral multiples thereof unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement. We anticipate that the junior subordinated debentures would be distributed in the form of one or more global securities and that DTC, or any successor depositary for the preferred securities, would act as depositary for the junior subordinated debentures. The depositary arrangements for the junior subordinated debentures would be substantially the same as those in effect for the preferred securities. For a description of DTC and the terms of the depositary arrangements relating to payments, transfers, voting rights, redemption and other notices and other matters for the preferred securities, see the caption below under "Book-Entry Issuance" in this prospectus. OPTION TO DEFER INTEREST PAYMENTS OPTION TO DEFER INTEREST PAYMENTS Unless otherwise stated in the applicable prospectus supplement, we will have the right to defer interest payments on the junior subordinated debentures for up to five years of consecutive interest payment periods if the junior subordinated debentures are not in default, but the deferral of interest payments cannot extend beyond the maturity date of the series of junior subordinated debentures. During the deferral period, interest will continue to accrue on the junior subordinated debentures, compounded on the same periodic basis upon which interest otherwise accrues and deferred interest payments will accrue additional interest. No interest will be due and payable on the junior subordinated debentures until the end of the deferral period except upon a redemption of the junior subordinated debentures during a deferral period. We may pay at any time all or any portion of the interest accrued to that point during a deferral period. At the end of the deferral period, or on any redemption date, we will be obligated to pay all accrued and unpaid interest. Once we pay accrued and unpaid interest on the junior subordinated debentures, we will again be able to defer interest payments on the junior subordinated debentures as described above. CERTAIN LIMITATIONS DURING A DEFERRAL PERIOD During any deferral period, we will not and our subsidiaries will not be permitted to: - - pay a cash dividend or make any other payment or distribution on our capital stock; - - redeem, purchase or make a liquidation payment on any of our capital stock; - - make an interest, principal or premium payment, or repay, repurchase or redeem, any of 17
21 our junior subordinated debentures that rank equal with or junior to the junior subordinated debentures; or - - make any guarantee payment regarding any guarantee by us of junior subordinated debentures of any of our subsidiaries, if the guarantee ranks equal with or junior to the junior subordinated debentures. However, at any time, including during a deferral period, we will be permitted to: - - pay dividends or distributions in additional shares of our capital stock; - - make payments under the guarantee of the series of the preferred securities and the common securities; - - declare or pay a dividend in connection with the implementation of a shareholders' rights plan, or issue stock under such a plan or repurchase such rights; and - - purchase common stock for reissuance pursuant to an employee benefit, dividend reinvestment or stock repurchase plan, or for issuance in an acquisition transaction that was entered into prior to the commencement of that deferral period. NOTICE PROVISIONS If the property trustee is the sole holder of the junior subordinated debentures, we will give the applicable trust, the applicable administrative trustees and property trustee notice if we decide to defer interest payments on the junior subordinated debentures. We will give that notice one business day before the earlier of: - - the next date distributions on the preferred securities are payable; or - - the date the applicable trust is required to give notice to the New York Stock Exchange (or any other applicable self regulatory organization) or to holders of the corresponding series of preferred securities of the record date or the date any distribution is payable, but in any event at least one business day before the record date. The administrative trustees will give notice to the holders of preferred securities if we decide to defer interest payments on the junior subordinated debentures. If the property trustee is not the sole holder of the junior subordinated debentures, we will give the holders notice of any deferral period ten business days prior to the earlier of: - - the next interest payment date; or - - the date we are required to give notice to the New York Stock Exchange (or any other applicable self-regulatory organization) or to holders of the junior subordinated debentures of the record date or payment, date of any related interest payment, but in any event at least two business days prior to the record date. COVENANTS LIMITATION ON CERTAIN PAYMENTS We will covenant that, so long as any preferred securities issued by a trust remain outstanding, if - - there will have occurred any event of default under the indenture; - - we will be in default regarding our payment of any obligations under our guarantee regarding the trust; or - - we will have given notice of our election to defer interest payments, as described above under "-- Option to Defer Interest and Notices", or such deferral period or any extension of it will be continuing; then we will not, and will not permit any of our subsidiaries to: - - declare or pay any cash dividends or distributions on, or redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment regarding, any of our capital stock; or - - make any payment of principal, interest or premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any of our junior subordinated debentures that rank on a par with or junior in interest to such junior subordinated debentures; - - or make any guarantee payments regarding any guarantee by us of the junior subordinated debentures of any of our subsidiaries if such guarantee ranks on a par with or junior in interest to such junior subordinated debentures. 18
22 However, at any time, including during a deferral period, we may do the following: - - repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire our capital stock in connection with any of the following: - any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants; - any dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase plan; or - in connection with the issuance of our capital stock (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stock) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into before the deferral period; - - exchange or convert: - any class or series of our capital stock (or any capital stock of any subsidiary of ours) for any class or series of our capital stock; or - any class or series of our indebtedness for any class or series of our capital stock; - - purchase fractional interests in shares of our capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged; - - declare a dividend in connection with any shareholders' rights plan, or the issuance of rights, stock or other property under any such plan, or the redemption or repurchase of any such rights pursuant thereto; and - - declare a dividend in the form of stock, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock or the stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu with or junior to such stock. CERTAIN AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS We will covenant to: - - maintain directly or indirectly 100% ownership of the common securities of the applicable trust; - - cause the applicable trust to remain a Delaware business trust and not to voluntarily dissolve, windup, liquidate or be terminated, except as permitted by the relevant declaration of trust; - - use our commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that the trust will not be an "investment company" for purposes of the Investment Company Act of 1940; and - - take no action that would be reasonably likely to cause the trust to be classified as an association or a publicly traded partnership taxable as a corporation for United States federal income tax purposes. LIMITATION ON CONSOLIDATION, MERGER AND CERTAIN SALES We may not consolidate with or merge into any other entity or sell or lease our properties and assets substantially as an entirety to any entity, unless: - - the resulting entity shall be a corporation, partnership or trust organized under U.S. law; - - the resulting entity assumes our obligations under the junior subordinated debentures and the indenture; - - there would be no event of default under the indenture immediately after giving effect to the transaction; and - - in the case of the junior subordinated debentures of a series held by a trust, the consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease is permitted under the relevant declaration of trust and the guarantee and does not give rise to any breach or violation of these documents. NO EVENT RISK COVENANT In addition, the indenture does not contain any covenants that provide holders of junior subordinated debentures protection in the event of a highly leveraged transaction, reorganization, restructuring, merger or other similar transaction involving us, which may adversely affect holders of junior subordinated debentures. DENOMINATIONS The junior subordinated debentures will be issuable only in registered form, without coupons, and only in denominations of $25 and any integral multiples thereof, unless the applicable prospectus supplement states otherwise. 19
23 EVENTS OF DEFAULT, ACCELERATION, RESCISSION OF ACCELERATION AND WAIVERS EVENTS OF DEFAULT An event of default regarding any series of junior subordinated debentures under the indenture is any one of the following events: - - default in the payment of interest, including interest on overdue amounts, for a period of 30 days, subject to our right to defer interest payments as described above under the caption "-- Option to Defer Interest Payments" in this section; - - default in the payment of the principal of or premium, if any; - - default in the performance, or breach, in any material respect, of any of our covenants or warranties for a period of 90 days after notice to us by the indenture trustee or to us and the indenture trustee by holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the outstanding junior subordinated debentures of that series; - - certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency and reorganization involving us; or - - any other event of default pertaining to the particular series of junior subordinated debentures. ACCELERATION If an event of default of the junior subordinated debentures occurs and is continuing, then the indenture trustee or the holders of at least 25% in total principal amount of the outstanding junior subordinated debentures will have the right to declare the principal and the interest due on these securities to be due and payable immediately. If, upon such an event of default, the indenture trustee or holders of at least 25% of the total principal amount of the outstanding junior subordinated debentures fail to declare the payment of all amounts on these securities to be due and payable immediately, then the holders of at least 25% in total liquidation amount of the preferred securities then outstanding will have the right to declare these amounts due and payable immediately. RESCISSION OF ACCELERATION At any time after a declaration of acceleration, as described in the preceding paragraph, has been made and before a judgment or decree for payment of the money due has been obtained by the indenture trustee, then the holders of a majority in total principal amount of the outstanding junior subordinated debentures may rescind the declaration of acceleration if both of the following events have occurred: - - we have paid or deposited with the indenture trustee amounts sufficient to pay the sum of: 1. all overdue interest; 2. the principal that has become due, other than by acceleration, and interest on it at the rate borne by the junior subordinated debentures; 3. interest on overdue interest at the rate borne by the junior subordinated debentures, to the extent that that rate of interest is lawful; and 4. all amounts paid or advanced by the indenture trustee and its and its counsel's reasonable fees and expenses; and - - all events of default regarding that series of junior subordinated debentures have been cured or waived as described below under the caption "Waiver". If the holders of the junior subordinated debentures fail to rescind the declaration of acceleration, then the holders of a majority in total liquidation amount of the preferred securities will have that right. WAIVERS In certain cases, the holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding series of junior subordinated debentures may, on behalf of the holders of all junior subordinated debentures of that series, waive any past default or event of default regarding that series or compliance with certain provisions of the indenture. The following defaults may not, however, be waived: - - default in the payment of the principal of and premium or interest on any of that series which has not been cured until that time; or 20
24 - - a default regarding a covenant or provision of the indenture which cannot be modified or amended, without the consent of the holder of each outstanding junior subordinated debenture of the series affected. Notwithstanding the rights of the holders the junior subordinated debentures to waive certain events of default, covenants and other provisions, as described above, the holders of at least a majority of the total liquidation amount of the outstanding preferred securities will be required to waive any event of default or compliance with any covenant under the indenture. AGREEMENT BY PURCHASERS OF CERTAIN TAX TREATMENT Each junior subordinated debenture will provide that, by acceptance of the junior subordinated debentures, or a beneficial interest therein, the holders of the junior subordinated debentures intend that such junior subordinate debentures constitutes debt and agree to treat it as debt for United States federal, state and local tax purposes. SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE At our request, the indenture will terminate as to the junior subordinated debentures of any series (except as to any surviving rights of registration of transfer or exchange of junior subordinated debentures) when either: - - all the junior subordinated debentures of that series have been delivered to the indenture trustee for cancellation; or - - all the junior subordinated debentures of that series have become due and payable, will become due and payable at their maturity within one year or are to be called for redemption within one year and we have deposited with the indenture trustee funds sufficient to make all remaining interest and principal payments on the junior subordinated debentures of that series. AMENDMENTS AMENDMENTS WITHOUT CONSENT OF HOLDERS Without the consent of each holder of the junior subordinated debentures, we may enter, together with the indenture trustee, into one or more supplemental indentures to do the following: - - to evidence the succession of another party to us and the assumption by that party of our covenants under the indenture; - - to add to our covenants for the benefit of the holders of the junior subordinated debentures; - - to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provision of the indenture which may be inconsistent with any other or to make any other provision which regarding matters or questions under the indenture; provided that any such supplemental indenture may not materially adversely affect the interests of the holders of the junior subordinated debentures or the related preferred securities; or - - to comply with the requirements of the SEC to effect or maintain the qualification of the Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939. AMENDMENTS WITH CONSENT OF HOLDERS Without the consent of each holder of an outstanding junior subordinated debenture, we may not and the indenture trustee may not amend the indenture to effect the following changes to the terms and provisions of the junior subordinated debentures: - - to change their maturity; - - to change or reduce the principal amount due; - - to change the interest rate on or any installment of interest due; - - to change the place of payment or the currency in which payment is due; - - to impair the right to sue for enforcement of any such payment on or after the maturity or redemption date of the junior subordinated debentures; - - to modify the subordination provisions in a manner adverse to the holders of the junior subordinated debentures; 21
25 - - to reduce the outstanding principal amount of junior subordinated debentures that is required for any supplemental indenture or the waiver of defaults or Events of Default as defined in the indenture; or - - to modify this section regarding amendments or the provisions regarding the waiver of past defaults; provided that no such modifications may be made that adversely affects the holders of the preferred securities. AMENDMENTS WITHOUT CONSENT OF HOLDERS OF PREFERRED SECURITIES Without the consent of each of the holders of preferred securities, no amendment may be made to the indenture that adversely affects the rights of these holders to directly institute a proceeding against us for the enforcement of the payment of interest of or principal on the junior subordinated debentures in the amount of such holders' total liquidation amount of preferred securities. PAYMENTS AND PAYING AGENTS At our option, interest on any series of junior subordinated debentures may be paid: - - by check mailed to the address of the person entitled thereto as it will appear on the junior subordinated debentures register of the series; or - - by wire transfer in immediately available funds at the place and to the account as designated by the person entitled to such payment. Initially, the paying agent will be Bank One Trust Company, N.A. We may change the paying agent and may perform that role or have one of our subsidiaries act as paying agent. REGISTRATION, TRANSFER AND EXCHANGE The indenture trustee will keep a security register to register the junior subordinated debentures and to register the transfer and exchanges of junior subordinated debentures for each trust. Holders of junior subordinated debentures may register the transfer of a security upon surrender of the security thus exchanged or transferred. Holders of junior subordinated debentures of any series may exchange their securities for an equal principal amount of other junior subordinated debentures of different authorized denominations of the same series and with the same terms. We will not charge a fee to holders of junior subordinated debentures for any transfer or exchange of these securities, but we may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any transfer or exchange of securities. MUTILATED, DESTROYED, LOST AND STOLEN SECURITIES We will replace any mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen junior subordinated debenture in exchange for a new junior subordinated debenture of the same series of like tenor and principal amount and other terms. Upon the issuance of any new security, we 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 with it. INFORMATION REGARDING THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE The indenture trustee, other than during the occurrence and continuance of a default by us under the indenture, undertakes to perform only such duties as are specifically set forth in the indenture. After a default under the indenture, which has not been cured or waived, that is actually known to a responsible officer of the indenture trustee, the indenture trustee must exercise the same degree of care and skill as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his own affairs. Subject to this provision, the indenture trustee is under no obligation to exercise any of the powers vested in it by an indenture at the request of any holder of junior subordinated debentures unless it is offered reasonable indemnity against the costs, expenses and liabilities that might be incurred by such action. GOVERNING LAW The indenture will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York. 22
26 BOOK-ENTRY ISSUANCE We have summarized below certain terms relating to the book-entry facilities of the depositary for the preferred securities. To the extent that this summary is inconsistent with the book-entry provisions and description of the preferred securities in the accompanying prospectus supplement, you should rely on the description in the accompanying prospectus supplement. The preferred securities of each series will be represented by one or more global securities that will be deposited with and registered in the name of DTC or its nominee. This means that each time a trust issues a new series of preferred securities, it will not issue physical certificates that represent ownership of the preferred securities to the purchasers of these securities. Rather, the preferred securities will be represented by one or more global securities. Each global security will be issued to DTC, or its nominee, and held by or on behalf of DTC, or its nominee. DTC will keep a computerized record of its participants (for example, a broker) whose clients have purchased the preferred securities. Each participant will then keep a record of its clients. Unless it is exchanged in whole or in part for a certificated security, a global security may not be transferred. However, DTC, its nominees and their successors may transfer a global security as a whole to one another. In the event that junior subordinated debentures are distributed to holders of the corresponding series of preferred securities and common securities, as described under "Description of the Junior Subordinated Debentures -- Distribution of Junior Subordinated Debentures" in this prospectus, those junior subordinated debentures would be represented by one or more global securities. The book-entry and depositary arrangements for these securities would be substantially similar to those described below for the preferred securities. RECORDS OF BENEFICIAL INTERESTS Beneficial interests in a global security will be shown on, and transfers of the global security will be made only through, records maintained by DTC and its participants. DTC has provided the trusts and us with the information that follows. DTC is a limited-purpose trust company organized under the New York Banking Law, a "banking organization" within the meaning of the New York Banking Law, a member of the United States Federal Reserve System, a "clearing corporation" within the meaning of the New York Uniform Commercial Code and a "clearing agency" registered under the provisions of Section 17A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. DTC holds securities that its participants (which it terms its "direct participants") deposit with DTC. DTC also records the settlements among direct participants of securities transactions, such as transfers and pledges, in deposited securities through computerized records for direct participants' accounts. This eliminates the need to exchange certificates in definitive form. Direct participants include securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations and certain other organizations. DTC's book-entry system is also used by other organizations such as securities brokers and dealers, banks and trust companies that work through a direct participant. The rules that apply to DTC and its participants are on file with the SEC. DTC is owned by a number of its direct participants and by the New York Stock Exchange, Inc., the American Stock Exchange, Inc. and the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. When you purchase preferred securities through the DTC system, the purchases must be made by or through a direct participant, who will receive credit for the preferred securities on DTC's records. When you purchase the preferred securities, you will be the beneficial owner. Your ownership interest will only be recorded on the direct (or indirect) participants' records. DTC will have no knowledge of your individual ownership of the preferred securities. DTC's records only show the identity of the direct participants and the amount of the preferred securities held by or through them. You will not receive a written confirmation of your purchase or sale or any periodic account statement directly from DTC. Instead you will receive these from your direct (or indirect) participant. As a result, the direct (or indirect) participants are responsible for keeping accurate account of the securities holdings of their customers like you. 23
27 WIRING OF PAYMENTS Each time that a trust issues a new series of preferred securities, the property trustee will wire payments on the preferred securities to DTC's nominee. We, the trust and the property trustee will treat DTC's nominee as the owner of each global security for all purposes. As a result, we, the trust, the property trustee and any paying agent will have no direct responsibility or liability to pay amounts due on the global security to you or any other beneficial owners in the global security. REDEMPTION Any redemption notices will be sent by us and the trust directly to DTC, who will, in turn, inform the direct participants (or the indirect participants), who will then contact you as a beneficial holder. If less than all of the preferred securities are being redeemed, DTC will proportionally allot the amount of the interest of each direct participant to be redeemed. It is DTC's current practice, upon receipt of any payment of distributions or liquidation amount, to credit direct participants' accounts on the payment date based on their holding of beneficial interests in the global securities as shown on DTC's records. In addition, it is DTC's current practice to assign any consenting or voting rights to direct participants whose accounts are credited with preferred securities on a record date, by using an omnibus proxy. Payments by participants to owners of beneficial interests in the global securities, and voting by participants, will be based on the customary practices between the participants and owners of beneficial interests. However, payments will be the responsibility of the participants and not of DTC, the property trustee, us or the trust. EXCHANGES Preferred securities represented by a global security will be exchangeable for certificated securities with the same terms in authorized denominations only if: - - DTC is unwilling or unable to continue as depositary or if DTC ceases to be a clearing agency registered under applicable law and a successor depositary is not appointed by the trust within 90 days; or - - the trust decides to discontinue use of the system of book-entry transfer through DTC (or any successor depositary). If the book-entry only system is discontinued, the property trustee will keep the registration books for the preferred securities of each trust at its corporate office. EUROCLEAR AND CEDEL Links have been established among DTC, Cedel and Euroclear, to facilitate the initial issuance of the preferred securities and cross-market transfers of the preferred securities associated with secondary market trading. Although DTC, Cedel and Euroclear have agreed to the procedures provided below in order to facilitate transfers of the preferred securities among their participants, they are under no obligation to perform or continue to perform such procedures and such procedures may be modified or discontinued at any time. Cedel and Euroclear will hold interests on behalf of their participants through customers' securities accounts in Cedel's and Euroclear's names on the books of their respective depositaries (which we refer to as the "U.S. depositaries"), which in turn will hold such interests in customers' securities accounts in the depositaries' names on the books of DTC. When preferred securities are to be transferred from the account of a DTC participant to the account of a Cedel participant or a Euroclear participant, the purchaser must send instructions to Cedel or Euroclear through a participant at least one business day prior to settlement. Cedel or Euroclear, as the case may be, will instruct the relevant U.S. depositary to receive the preferred securities against payment. Payment will then be made by such U.S. depositary to the DTC participant's account against delivery of the preferred securities. After settlement has been completed, the preferred securities will be credited to the respective clearing system and by the clearing system, in accordance with its usual procedures, to the Cedel participant's or Euroclear participant's account. Credit for the preferred securities will appear on the next day (in European time). Because the settlement is taking place during New York business hours, DTC participants can employ their usual procedures for sending preferred securities to the relevant U.S. depositary for 24
28 the benefit of Cedel participants or Euroclear participants. The sale proceeds will be available to the DTC seller on the settlement date. Thus, to the DTC participant, a cross-market transaction will settle no differently than a trade between two DTC participants. Due to time zone differences in their favor, Cedel participants or Euroclear participants may employ their customary procedures for transactions in which preferred securities are to be transferred by the respective clearing system through the relevant U.S. depositary to another DTC participant. The seller must send instructions to Cedel or Euroclear through a participant at least one business day prior to settlement. In these cases, Cedel or Euroclear will instruct its U.S. depositary to credit the preferred securities to the DTC participant's account against payment. The payment will then be reflected in the account of the Cedel participant or Euroclear participant the following day, and receipt of the cash proceeds in the Cedel participant's or Euroclear participant's account will be back-valued to the value date (which would be the preceding day, when settlement occurs in New York). If the Cedel participant or Euroclear participant has a line of credit with its respective clearing system and elects to draw on such line of credit in anticipation of receipt of the sale proceeds in its account, the back-valuation may substantially reduce or offset any overdraft charges incurred over the one-day period. If settlement is not completed on the intended value date (i.e., the trade fails), receipt of the cash proceeds in the Cedel participant's or Euroclear participant's account would instead be valued as of the actual settlement date. 25
29 ERISA MATTERS We may be considered a "party in interest" within the meaning of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (which we refer to as "ERISA"), and a "disqualified person" under corresponding provisions of the Code, regarding certain employee benefit plans. Certain transactions between an employee benefit plan and a party in interest or disqualified person may result in "prohibited transactions" within the meaning of ERISA and the Code. Any employee benefit plan proposing to invest in the preferred securities should consult with its legal counsel. PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION The trusts may sell their preferred securities in any of three ways: - - through underwriters; - - through agents; or - - directly to a limited number of institutional purchasers or to a single purchaser. The prospectus supplement for each series of preferred securities will describe that offering, including: - - the name or names of any underwriters; - - the purchase price and the proceeds to us from that sale; - - any underwriting discounts and other items constituting underwriters' compensation; - - any initial public offering price and any discounts or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers; and - - any securities exchanges on which the securities of that series may be listed. UNDERWRITERS If underwriters are used in the sale, we will execute an underwriting agreement with those underwriters. Unless otherwise set forth in the prospectus supplement, the obligations of the underwriters to purchase preferred securities will be subject to certain conditions. The underwriters will be obligated to purchase all of the preferred securities of a series if any are purchased. The preferred securities will be acquired by the underwriters for their own account and may be resold by them from time to time in one or more transactions, including negotiated transactions, at a fixed public offering price or at varying prices determined at the time of sale. Underwriters may be deemed to have received compensation from us in the form of underwriting discounts or commissions and may also receive commissions from the purchasers of preferred securities for whom they may act as agent. Underwriters may sell preferred securities to or through dealers. These dealers may receive compensation in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the underwriters and/or commissions from the purchasers for whom they may act as agent. Any initial public offering price and any discounts or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers may be changed from time to time. We may authorize underwriters to solicit offers by certain types of institutions to purchase preferred securities from us at the public offering price stated in the prospectus supplement pursuant to delayed delivery contracts providing for payment and delivery on a specified date in the future. If we sell preferred securities pursuant to these delayed delivery contracts, the prospectus supplement will state that as well as the conditions to which these delayed delivery contracts will be subject and the commissions payable for that solicitation. AGENTS We may also sell preferred securities through agents designated by us from time to time. We will name any agent involved in the offer or sale of the preferred securities and will list commissions payable by us to these agents in the applicable prospectus supplement. These agents will be acting on a best efforts basis to solicit purchases for the period of its appointment, unless we state otherwise in the prospectus supplement. DIRECT SALES We may sell preferred securities directly to purchasers. In this case, we will not engage underwriters or agents in the offer and sale of preferred securities. 26
30 INDEMNIFICATION We may indemnify underwriters, dealers or agents who participate in the distribution of preferred securities against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, and agree to contribute to payments which these underwriters, dealers or agents may be required to make. NO ASSURANCE OF LIQUIDITY Each series of preferred securities will be a new issue of securities with no established trading market. Any underwriters that purchase preferred securities from us may make a market in these preferred securities. The underwriters will not be obligated, however, to make such a market and may discontinue market-making at any time without notice to holders of the preferred securities. As a result, we cannot assure you that there will be liquidity in the trading market for any preferred securities of any series. NASD REQUIREMENTS The underwriting and agency arrangements for any offering of the capital securities will comply with the requirements of Rule 2720 of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (which we refer to as the "NASD") regarding an NASD member firm's participating in distributing its affiliate's securities. LEGAL OPINIONS Certain matters of Delaware law relating to each trust will be passed upon for the trusts and BancWest Corporation by Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, Delaware. The validity of the junior subordinated debentures and the guarantees will be passed upon for BancWest Corporation and the trusts by Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, New York City, New York. Certain United States federal income taxation matters also will be passed upon for BancWest Corporation and the trusts by Simpson Thacher & Bartlett. EXPERTS The consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 1999 and 1998, and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1999 incorporated in this prospectus by reference from our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999 have been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent accountants, as stated in their report, which are incorporated herein by reference, and have been so incorporated in reliance upon the reports of such firm given upon their authority as experts in accounting and auditing. 27
31 PART II ITEM 14. OTHER EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION The following is an itemization of all fees and expenses incurred or expected to be incurred by the registrants in connection with the issuance and distribution of the securities being registered hereby, other than underwriting discounts and commissions. All but the Securities and Exchange Commission registration fee are estimates and remain subject to future contingencies. Securities and Exchange Commission registration fee......... $ 79,200 Legal fees and expenses..................................... 270,000 Accounting fees and expenses................................ 70,000 Trustees' fees and expenses................................. 16,000 Rating Agency fees.......................................... 255,000 Printing and engraving fees and expenses.................... 90,000 Miscellaneous fees and expenses............................. 50,000 -------- Total............................................. $830,200 ITEM 15. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS BancWest Corporation is incorporated under the laws of Delaware. Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law authorizes indemnification of directors and officers of a Delaware corporation under certain circumstances against expenses, judgements and the like in connection with an action, suit or proceeding. Article X of BancWest Corporation's Amended and Restated Bylaws provides for the indemnification of directors and officers under certain circumstances. BancWest Corporation has purchased a standard liability policy, which, subject to any limitations set forth in the policy, indemnifies BancWest Corporation's directors and officers for damages that they become legally obligated to pay as a result of any negligent act, error or omission committed while serving in their official capacity. BNP Paribas, the holder of 100% of the Class A Common Stock of BancWest Corporation, has agreed to indemnify the persons who serve as Class A directors of BancWest Corporation (who are elected by the holders of the Class A Common Stock) under certain circumstances against expenses, judgments and the like in connection with an action, suit or proceeding by reason of the fact that the person is or was a Class A director. The declaration of trust of each trust also provides that BancWest Corporation shall indemnify the property trustee or any of its affiliates, the Delaware trustee or any of its affiliates, or any officers, directors, shareholders, members, partners, employees, representatives, custodians, nominees or agents of the property trustee and the Delaware trustee for, and hold each such person harmless against, any loss, liability or expense incurred without negligence or bad faith on its part, arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of the trust or trusts hereunder, including the costs and expenses (including reasonable legal fees and expenses) of defending itself against or investigating any claim or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties under such declaration of trust. The declaration of trust of each trust also provides that BancWest Corporation will indemnify, to the full extent permitted by law, any administrative trustee, affiliate of any administrative trustee or any officers, directors, shareholders, members, partners, employees, representatives or agents of any administrative trustee or any affiliate thereof; or any officer, employee or agent of such trust or its affiliates, each such person referred to herein as a debenture issuer indemnified person, who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of such trust) by reason of the fact that he is or was a debenture issuer indemnified person against expenses (including attorney fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of such trust, and, regarding any criminal action or II-1
32 proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the debenture issuer indemnified person did not act in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of such trust, and, regarding any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful. The declaration of trust for each trust also provides that BancWest Corporation shall indemnify, to the full extent permitted by law, any debenture issuer indemnified person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the trust to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that he is or was a debenture issuer indemnified person against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the trust and except that no such indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such debenture issuer indemnified person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the trust unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery of Delaware or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which such Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper. The declaration of trust of each trust further provides that expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred by a debenture issuer indemnified person in defending a civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding referred to in the immediately preceding two sentences shall be paid by BancWest Corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such debenture issuer indemnified person to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that he is not entitled to be indemnified by BancWest Corporation as authorized in the declaration of trust. Any underwriting agreement or agency agreement with respect to an offering of securities registered hereunder will provide for indemnification of BancWest Corporation and its officers and directors who signed this registration statement by the underwriters or agents, as the case may be, against certain liabilities including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933. II-2
33 ITEM 16. EXHIBITS The following exhibits are filed as part of this registration statement: EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION - ----------- ----------- Exhibit 1* Form of Underwriting Agreement. Exhibit 4(a) Form of Indenture relating to the Junior Subordinated Debentures to be entered by and between BancWest Corporation and Bank One Trust Company, N.A., as Indenture Trustee. Exhibit 4(b) Form of Guarantee Agreement to be entered by and between BancWest Corporation, as Guarantor, and Bank One Trust Company, N.A., as Guarantor Trustee, for the benefit of the holders of Preferred Securities. Exhibit 4(c) Form of Junior Subordinated Debenture (included in Article 2 of Exhibit 4(a) hereto). Exhibit 4(d) Certificate of Trust of BancWest Capital I. Exhibit 4(e) Certificate of Trust of BancWest Capital II. Exhibit 4(f) Declaration of Trust of BancWest Capital I Exhibit 4(g) Declaration of Trust of BancWest Capital II. Exhibit 4(h) Form of Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (included as Annex B to Exhibit 4(a) hereto). Exhibit 4(i) Form of Preferred Security Certificate (included as Exhibit A to Exhibit 4(h) hereto). Exhibit 5(a) Opinion of Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A. as to the validity of the Preferred Securities of BancWest Capital I. Exhibit 5(b) Opinion of Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A. as to the validity of the Preferred Securities of BancWest Capital II. Exhibit 5(c) Opinion of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett regarding the validity of the Guarantee and the Junior Subordinated Debentures of each of BancWest Capital I and BancWest Capital II. Exhibit 8* Opinion of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett regarding certain tax matters. Exhibit 12 Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges. Exhibit 23(a) Consent of Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A. (included in Exhibit 5(a) hereto). Exhibit 23(b) Consent of Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A. (included in Exhibit 5(b) hereto). Exhibit 23(c) Consent of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett (included in Exhibit 5(c) hereto). Exhibit 23(d) Consent of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett (to be included in Exhibit 8 hereto). Exhibit 23(e) Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Exhibit 24 Powers of Attorney. Exhibit 25(a) Statement of Eligibility and Qualification on Form T-1 under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended ("Form T-1"), of Bank One Trust Company, N.A. to act as trustee with respect to the Junior Subordinated Debentures of BancWest Corporation, the Guarantees of BancWest Corporation with respect to BancWest Capital I, and the Guarantees of BancWest Corporation with respect to BancWest Capital II. Exhibit 25(b) Form T-1 of Bank One Trust Company, N.A., as trustee, with respect to the Preferred Securities of BancWest Capital I. Exhibit 25(c) Form T-1 of Bank One Trust Company, N.A., as trustee, with respect to the Preferred Securities of BancWest Capital II. - --------------- * To be filed by an amendment to the registration statement or incorporated by reference pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K in connection with the offering of securities. II-3
34 ITEM 17. UNDERTAKINGS (a) The undersigned registrants hereby undertake: (1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement: (i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; (ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more that a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective registration statement; and (iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement; provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by BancWest Corporation pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement. (2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. (3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering. (b) That, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of BancWest Corporation's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act 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 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of BancWest Corporation pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, BancWest Corporation has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act, and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by a registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of such 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, BancWest Corporation 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 Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. II-4
35 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, BancWest Corporation 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 Honolulu, the State of Hawaii, on October 25, 2000. BANCWEST CORPORATION By: /s/ HOWARD H. KARR ------------------------------------ Name: Howard H. Karr Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on October 25, 2000. SIGNATURE AND TITLE ------------------- /s/ WALTER A. DODS, JR. Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director - --------------------------------------------------- (Principal Officer) Walter A. Dods, Jr. /s/ HOWARD H. KARR Executive Vice President and Chief Financial - --------------------------------------------------- Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Howard H. Karr Officer) */s/ JACQUES ARDANT Director - --------------------------------------------------- Jacques Ardant ** Director - --------------------------------------------------- John W. A. Buyers */s/ JULIA ANN FROHLICH Director - --------------------------------------------------- Julia Ann Frohlich */s/ ROBERT A. FUHRMAN Director - --------------------------------------------------- Robert A. Fuhrman */s/ PAUL MULLIN GANLEY Director - --------------------------------------------------- Paul Mullin Ganley */s/ DAVID M. HAIG Director - --------------------------------------------------- David M. Haig */s/ JOHN A. HOAG Director - --------------------------------------------------- John A. Hoag ** Director - --------------------------------------------------- Bert T. Kobayashi, Jr. II-5
36 SIGNATURE AND TITLE ------------------- * /s/ MICHEL LARROUILH Director - --------------------------------------------------- Michel Larrouilh * /s/ PIERRE MARIANI Director - --------------------------------------------------- Pierre Mariani * /s/ YVES MARTRENCHAR Director - --------------------------------------------------- Yves Martrenchar */s/ FUJIO MATSUDA Director - --------------------------------------------------- Fujio Matsuda */s/ DON J. MCGRATH Director - --------------------------------------------------- Don J. McGrath */s/ RODNEY R. PECK Director - --------------------------------------------------- Rodney R. Peck */s/ JOEL SIBRAC Director - --------------------------------------------------- Joel Sibrac /s/ JOHN K. TSUI Director - --------------------------------------------------- John K. Tsui */s/ JACQUES HENRI WAHL Director - --------------------------------------------------- Jacques Henri Wahl ** Director - --------------------------------------------------- Fred C. Weyand */s/ ROBERT C. WO Director - --------------------------------------------------- Robert C. Wo - --------------- * By Power of Attorney /s/ HOWARD H. KARR --------------------------------------------------- Attorney-in-Fact Name: Howard H. Karr ** Not available for signature. II-6
37 Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, BancWest Capital I and BancWest Capital II each certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and had duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Honolulu, the State of Hawaii, on October 25, 2000. BANCWEST CAPITAL I By: BANCWEST CORPORATION, as Sponsor By: /s/ HOWARD H. KARR ---------------------------------- Name: Howard H. Karr Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer BANCWEST CAPITAL II By: BANCWEST CORPORATION, as Sponsor By: /s/ HOWARD H. KARR ---------------------------------- Name: Howard H. Karr Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer II-7
38 EXHIBIT INDEX EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION - ----------- ----------- Exhibit 1* Form of Underwriting Agreement. Exhibit 4(a) Form of Indenture relating to the Junior Subordinated Debentures to be entered by and between BancWest Corporation and Bank One Trust Company, N.A., as Indenture Trustee. Exhibit 4(b) Form of Guarantee Agreement to be entered by and between BancWest Corporation, as Guarantor, and Bank One Trust Company, N.A., as Guarantor Trustee, for the benefit of the holders of Preferred Securities. Exhibit 4(c) Form of Junior Subordinated Debenture (included in Article 2 of Exhibit 4(a) hereto). Exhibit 4(d) Certificate of Trust of BancWest Capital I. Exhibit 4(e) Certificate of Trust of BancWest Capital II. Exhibit 4(f) Declaration of Trust of BancWest Capital I Exhibit 4(g) Declaration of Trust of BancWest Capital II. Exhibit 4(h) Form of Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (included as Annex B to Exhibit 4(a) hereto). Exhibit 4(i) Form of Preferred Security Certificate (included as Exhibit A to Exhibit 4(h) hereto). Exhibit 5(a) Opinion of Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A. as to the validity of the Preferred Securities of BancWest Capital I. Exhibit 5(b) Opinion of Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A. as to the validity of the Preferred Securities of BancWest Capital II. Exhibit 5(c) Opinion of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett regarding the validity of the Guarantee and the Junior Subordinated Debentures of each of BancWest Capital I and BancWest Capital II. Exhibit 8* Opinion of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett regarding certain tax matters. Exhibit 12 Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges. Exhibit 23(a) Consent of Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A. (included in Exhibit 5(a) hereto). Exhibit 23(b) Consent of Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A. (included in Exhibit 5(b) hereto). Exhibit 23(c) Consent of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett (included in Exhibit 5(c) hereto). Exhibit 23(d) Consent of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett (to be included in Exhibit 8 hereto). Exhibit 23(e) Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Exhibit 24 Powers of Attorney. Exhibit 25(a) Statement of Eligibility and Qualification on Form T-1 under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended ("Form T-1"), of Bank One Trust Company, N.A. to act as trustee with respect to the Junior Subordinated Debentures of BancWest Corporation, the Guarantees of BancWest Corporation with respect to BancWest Capital I, and the Guarantees of BancWest Corporation with respect to BancWest Capital II. Exhibit 25(b) Form T-1 of Bank One Trust Company, N.A., as trustee, with respect to the Preferred Securities of BancWest Capital I. Exhibit 25(c) Form T-1 of Bank One Trust Company, N.A., as trustee, with respect to the Preferred Securities of BancWest Capital II. - --------------- * To be filed by an amendment to the registration statement or incorporated by reference pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K in connection with the offering of securities.
1 Exhibit 4(a) ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ FORM OF INDENTURE Dated as of ___________, 2000 By and Between BANCWEST CORPORATION And BANK ONE TRUST COMPANY, N.A., As Trustee ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________
2 1 Reconciliation and tie between the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (including cross-references to provisions of Sections 310 to and including 317 which, pursuant to Section 318(c) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended by the Trust Reform Act of 1990, are a part of and govern the Indenture whether or not physically contained therein) and this Indenture. Trust Indenture Act Section Indenture Section - --------------------------- ----------------- Section 310 (a) (1), (2) and (5) 6.9 (a) (3) Not Applicable (a) (4) Not Applicable (b) 6.8 6.10 (c) Not Applicable Section 311 (a) 6.13(a) (b) 6.13(b) (b) (2) 7.3(a) (2) 7.3(a) (2) Section 312 (a) 7.1 7.2(a) (b) 7.2(b) (c) 7.2(c) Section 313 (a) 7.3(a) (b) 7.3(b) (c) 7.3(a), 7.3(b) (d) 7.3(c) Section 314 (a) (1), (2) and (3) 7.4
3 2 (a) (4) 10.5 (b) Not Applicable (c) (1) 1.2 (c) (2) 1.2 (c) (3) Not Applicable (d) Not Applicable (e) 1.2 (f) Not Applicable Section 315 (a) 6.1(a) (b) 6.2 7.3(a) (6) (c) 6.1(b) (d) 6.1(c) (d) (1) 6.1(a) (1) (d) (2) 6.1(c) (2) (d) (3) 6.1(c) (3) (e) 5.14 Section 316 (a) 1.1 (a) (1) (A) 5.12 (a) (1) (B) 5.13 (a) (2) Not Applicable (b) 5.8 (c) 1.4(f) Section 317 (a) (1) 5.3
4 3 (a) (2) 5.4 (b) 10.3 Section 318 (a) 1.7 ________________ Note: This reconciliation and tie shall not, for any purpose, be deemed to be a part of the Indenture.
5 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page ---- ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION.................................. 1 SECTION 1.1. Definitions.................................................................. 1 SECTION 1.2. Compliance Certificate and Opinions.......................................... 9 SECTION 1.3. Forms of Documents Delivered to Trustee...................................... 9 SECTION 1.4. Acts of Holders.............................................................. 10 SECTION 1.5. Notices, Etc. to Trustee and Company......................................... 12 SECTION 1.6. Notice to Holders; Waiver.................................................... 12 SECTION 1.7. Conflict with Trust Indenture Act............................................ 13 SECTION 1.8. Effect of Headings and Table of Contents..................................... 13 SECTION 1.9. Successors and Assigns....................................................... 13 SECTION 1.10. Separability Clause.......................................................... 13 SECTION 1.11. Benefits of Indenture........................................................ 13 SECTION 1.12. Governing Law................................................................ 13 SECTION 1.13. Non-Business Days............................................................ 13 ARTICLE II SECURITY FORMS.......................................................................... 14 SECTION 2.1. Forms Generally.............................................................. 14 SECTION 2.2. Form of Face of Security..................................................... 14 SECTION 2.3. Form of Reverse of Security.................................................. 17 SECTION 2.4. Additional Provisions Required in Global Security............................ 20 SECTION 2.5. Form of Trustee's Certificate of Authentication.............................. 20 ARTICLE III THE SECURITIES......................................................................... 21 SECTION 3.1. Title and Terms.............................................................. 21 i
6 SECTION 3.2. Denominations................................................................ 23 SECTION 3.3. Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating............................... 23 SECTION 3.4. Temporary Securities......................................................... 25 SECTION 3.5. Registration, Transfer and Exchange.......................................... 25 SECTION 3.6. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities............................. 27 SECTION 3.7. Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved............................... 27 SECTION 3.8. Persons Deemed Owners........................................................ 29 SECTION 3.9. Cancellation................................................................. 29 SECTION 3.10. Computation of Interest...................................................... 29 SECTION 3.11. Deferrals of Interest Payment Dates.......................................... 29 SECTION 3.12. Right of Set-Off............................................................. 31 SECTION 3.13. Agreed Tax Treatment......................................................... 31 SECTION 3.14. Shortening or Extension of Stated Maturity................................... 31 SECTION 3.15. CUSIP Numbers................................................................ 32 ARTICLE IV SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE.............................................................. 32 SECTION 4.1. Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture...................................... 32 SECTION 4.2. Application of Trust Money................................................... 33 ARTICLE V REMEDIES................................................................................. 33 SECTION 5.1. Events of Default............................................................ 33 SECTION 5.2. Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment........................... 34 SECTION 5.3. Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee.............. 36 SECTION 5.4. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim............................................. 36 SECTION 5.5. Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Securities.................. 37 SECTION 5.6. Application of Money Collected............................................... 37 SECTION 5.7. Limitation on Suits.......................................................... 38 ii
7 SECTION 5.8. Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal, Premium and Interest; Direct Action by Holders of Capital Securities............................... 38 SECTION 5.9. Restoration of Rights and Remedies........................................... 39 SECTION 5.10. Rights and Remedies Cumulative............................................... 39 SECTION 5.11. Delay or Omission Not Waiver................................................. 39 SECTION 5.12. Control by Holders........................................................... 39 SECTION 5.13. Waiver of Past Defaults...................................................... 40 SECTION 5.14. Undertaking for Costs........................................................ 40 SECTION 5.15. Waiver of Usury, Stay or Extension Laws...................................... 41 ARTICLE VI THE TRUSTEE............................................................................. 41 SECTION 6.1. Certain Duties and Responsibilities.......................................... 41 SECTION 6.2. Notice of Defaults........................................................... 42 SECTION 6.3. Certain Rights of Trustee.................................................... 43 SECTION 6.4. Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities....................... 44 SECTION 6.5. May Hold Securities.......................................................... 44 SECTION 6.6. Money Held in Trust.......................................................... 44 SECTION 6.7. Compensation and Reimbursement............................................... 44 SECTION 6.8. Disqualification; Conflicting Interests...................................... 45 SECTION 6.9. Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility...................................... 45 SECTION 6.10. Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor............................ 45 SECTION 6.11. Acceptance of Appointment by Successor....................................... 47 SECTION 6.12. Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business.................. 48 SECTION 6.13. Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company............................ 48 SECTION 6.14. Appointment of Authenticating Agent.......................................... 48 ARTICLE VII HOLDER'S LISTS AND REPORTS BY TRUSTEE AND COMPANY...................................... 50 SECTION 7.1. Company to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Holders.................... 50 iii
8 SECTION 7.2. Preservation of Information, Communications to Holders....................... 50 SECTION 7.3. Reports by Trustee........................................................... 51 SECTION 7.4. Reports by Company .......................................................... 51 ARTICLE VIII CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, CONVEYANCE, TRANSFER OR LEASE.................................. 52 SECTION 8.1. Company May Consolidate, Etc., Only on Certain Terms......................... 52 SECTION 8.2. Successor Corporation Substituted............................................ 52 SECTION 8.3. Opinion of Counsel to be Given to the Trustee................................ 53 ARTICLE IX SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES................................................................. 53 SECTION 9.1. Supplemental Indentures without Consent of Holders........................... 53 SECTION 9.2. Supplemental Indentures with Consent of Holders.............................. 54 SECTION 9.3. Execution of Supplemental Indentures......................................... 56 SECTION 9.4. Effect of Supplemental Indentures............................................ 56 SECTION 9.5. Conformity with Trust Indenture Act.......................................... 56 SECTION 9.6. Reference in Securities to Supplemental Indentures........................... 56 SECTION 9.7. Notice of Supplemental Indentures............................................ 56 ARTICLE X COVENANTS................................................................................ 57 SECTION 10.1. Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest................................... 57 SECTION 10.2. Maintenance of Office or Agency.............................................. 57 SECTION 10.3. Money for Security Payments to be Held in Trust.............................. 57 SECTION 10.4. Statement as to Compliance................................................... 59 SECTION 10.5. Waiver of Certain Covenants.................................................. 59 SECTION 10.6. Payment of Trust Costs and Expenses.......................................... 59 SECTION 10.7. Additional Covenants......................................................... 59 SECTION 10.8. Calculation of Original Issue Discount....................................... 60 ARTICLE XI REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES................................................................ 61 iv
9 SECTION 11.1. Applicability of This Article................................................ 61 SECTION 11.2. Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee........................................ 61 SECTION 11.3. Selection of Securities to be Redeemed....................................... 61 SECTION 11.4. Notice of Redemption......................................................... 62 SECTION 11.5. Deposit of Redemption Price.................................................. 62 SECTION 11.6. Payment of Securities Called for Redemption.................................. 62 SECTION 11.7. Right of Redemption of Securities Initially Issued to a Trust................ 63 ARTICLE XII SINKING FUNDS.......................................................................... 63 SECTION 12.1. Applicability of Article..................................................... 63 SECTION 12.2. Satisfaction of Sinking Fund Payments with Securities........................ 64 SECTION 12.3. Redemption of Securities for Sinking Fund.................................... 64 ARTICLE XIII SUBORDINATION OF SECURITIES........................................................... 66 SECTION 13.1. Securities Subordinate to Senior Debt........................................ 66 SECTION 13.2. Payment Over of Proceeds Upon Dissolution, Etc............................... 66 SECTION 13.3. Prior Payment to Senior Debt Upon Acceleration of Securities................. 67 SECTION 13.4. No Payment When Senior Debt in Default....................................... 68 SECTION 13.5. Payment Permitted If No Default.............................................. 68 SECTION 13.6. Subrogation to Rights of Holders of Senior Debt.............................. 69 SECTION 13.7. Provisions Solely to Define Relative Rights.................................. 69 SECTION 13.8. Trustee to Effectuate Subordination.......................................... 69 SECTION 13.9. No Waiver of Subordination Provisions........................................ 70 SECTION 13.10. Notice to Trustee............................................................ 70 SECTION 13.11. Reliance on Judicial Order or Certificate of Liquidating Agent............... 71 SECTION 13.12. Trustee Not Fiduciary for Holders of Senior Debt............................. 71 SECTION 13.13. Rights of Trustee as Holder of Senior Debt; Preservation of Trustee's Rights. 71 v
10 SECTION 13.14. Article Applicable to Paying Agents.......................................... 71 SECTION 13.15. Certain Conversions or Exchanges Deemed Payment.............................. 71 SECTION 13.16. Trust Moneys Not Subordinated................................................ 72 vi
11 ANNEXES Annex A Form of Declaration of Trust Annex B Form of Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust vii
12 INDENTURE This INDENTURE, dated as of ____________, 2000, is entered into by and between BANCWEST CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (hereinafter called the "Company") having its principal office at 999 Bishop Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813, and BANK ONE TRUST COMPANY, N.A., a Delaware banking corporation, as Trustee (hereinafter called the "Trustee"). RECITALS OF THE COMPANY WHEREAS, the Company has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture to provide for the issuance from time to time of its unsecured junior subordinated debt securities in one or more series (the "Securities") of substantially the tenor hereinafter provided, including, without limitation, Securities issued to evidence loans made to the Company of the proceeds from the issuance from time to time by one or more Delaware statutory business trusts (each a "Trust," and, collectively, the "Trusts") of preferred interests in such Trusts (the "Capital Securities") and common interests in such Trusts (the "Common Securities" and, collectively with the Capital Securities, the "Trust Securities"), and to provide the terms and conditions upon which the Securities are to be authenticated, issued and delivered; and WHEREAS, all things necessary to make the Securities, when executed by the Company and authenticated and delivered hereunder and duly issued by the Company, the valid obligations of the Company, and to make this Indenture a valid agreement of the Company, in accordance with their and its terms, have been done; NOW THEREFORE, THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH: for and in consideration of the premises and the purchase of the Securities by the holders thereof, it is mutually covenanted and agreed, for the equal and proportionate benefit of all holders of the Securities or of any series thereof, as follows: ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION SECTION 1.1. Definitions. For all purposes of this Indenture, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires: (1) The terms defined in this Article have the meanings assigned to them in this Article, and include the plural as well as the singular; (2) All other terms used herein which are defined in the Trust Indenture Act, either directly or by reference therein, have the meanings assigned to them therein; 1
13 (3) All accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and the term "generally accepted accounting principles" with respect to any computation required or permitted hereunder shall mean such accounting principles which are generally accepted at the date or time of such computation; provided that when two or more principles are so generally accepted, it shall mean that set of principles consistent with those in use by the Company; and (4) The words "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. "Act" when used with respect to any Holder has the meaning assigned to it in Section 1.4. "Additional Interest" means the interest, if any, that shall accrue on any interest on the Securities of any series the payment of which has not been made on the applicable Interest Payment Date and which shall accrue at the rate per annum specified or determined as specified in such Security from the applicable Interest Payment Date. "Administrative Trustee" means, in respect of any Trust, each Person identified as an "Administrative Trustee" in the related Trust Agreement, solely in such Person's capacity as Administrative Trustee of such Trust under such Trust Agreement and not in such Person's individual capacity, or any successor Administrative Trustee appointed as therein provided. "Affiliate" of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person; provided, however, no Trust to which Securities have been issued shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of the Company. For the purposes of this definition, "control" when used with respect to any specified Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms "controlling" and "controlled" have meanings correlative to the foregoing. "Authenticating Agent" means any Person authorized by the Trustee pursuant to Section 6.14 to act on behalf of the Trustee to authenticate Securities of one or more series. "Board of Directors" means either the board of directors of the Company or any committee of that board duly authorized to act hereunder. "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, or such committee of the Board of Directors or officers of the Company to which authority to act on behalf of the Board of Directors has been delegated, and to be in full force and effect on the date of such certification, and delivered to the Trustee. "Business Day" means any day other than (i) a Saturday or Sunday, (ii) a day on which banking institutions in The City of New York are authorized or required by law or executive order to remain closed or (iii) a day on which the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, or, with respect to the Securities of a series initially issued to a Trust, the principal office of the Property Trustee under the related Trust Agreement, is closed for business. 2
14 "Capital Securities" has the meaning specified in the first recital of this Indenture. "Commission" means the Securities and Exchange Commission, as from time to time constituted, created under the Exchange Act, or if at any time after the execution of this Indenture such Commission is not existing and performing the duties now assigned to it under the Trust Indenture Act, then the body performing such duties at such time. "Common Securities" has the meaning specified in the first recital of this Indenture. "Common Stock" means the common stock, par value $1.00 per share, of the Company. "Company" means the Person named as the "Company" in the first paragraph of this Indenture until a successor Person shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter "Company" shall mean such successor Person. "Company Request" and "Company Order" mean, respectively, the written request or order signed in the name of the Company by the Chairman, the President, any Vice Chairman, any Executive Vice President, and any officers designated by any one of them, and delivered to the Trustee. "Corporate Trust Office" means the principal office of the Trustee at which at any particular time its corporate trust business shall be administered, which at the date hereof is located at 1 Bank One Plaza, Chicago, Illinois 60670 Attention: Corporate Trust Department. "corporation" includes a corporation, association, company, joint-stock company or business trust. "Defaulted Interest" has the meaning assigned to it in Section 3.7. "Depositary" means, with respect to the Securities of any series issuable or issued in whole or in part in the form of one or more Global Securities, the Person designated as Depositary by the Company pursuant to Section 3.1 with respect to such series (or any successor thereto). "Discount Security" means any security which provides for an amount less than the principal amount thereof to be due and payable upon a declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 5.2. "Distributions" means, with respect to the Trust Securities issued by a Trust, amounts payable in respect of such Trust Securities as provided in the related Trust Agreement and referred to therein as "Distributions." "Dollar" means the currency of the United States of America that, as at the time of payment, is legal tender for the payment of public and private debts. "Event of Default," unless otherwise specified in the supplemental indenture creating a series of Securities has the meaning assigned to it in Section 5.1. "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and any statute successor thereto, in each case as amended from time to time. 3
15 "Expiration Date" has the meaning assigned to it in Section 1.4(6). "Extension Period" has the meaning assigned to it in Section 3.11. "Federal Reserve" means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as from time to time constituted, or if at any time after the execution of this Indenture the Federal Reserve is not existing and performing the duties now assigned to it, then the body performing such duties at such time. "Global Security" means a Security in the form prescribed in Section 2.4 evidencing all or part of a series of Securities, issued to the Depositary or its nominee for such series, and registered in the name of such Depositary or its nominee. "Guarantee" means, with respect to the Trust Securities issued by a Trust, the guarantee by the Company of Distributions on such Trust Securities to the extent provided in the Guarantee Agreement. "Guarantee Agreement" means, with respect to the Trust Securities issued by a Trust, the Guarantee Agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Annex C, or substantially in such form as may be specified as contemplated by Section 3.1 with respect to the Securities of any series, in each case as amended from time to time. "Holder" means a Person in whose name a Security is registered in the Securities Register. "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 pursuant to the applicable provisions hereof and shall include the terms of each particular series of Securities established as contemplated by Section 3.1. "Interest Payment Date" means as to each series of Securities the Stated Maturity of an installment of interest on such Securities. "Investment Company Act" means the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended from time to time, or any successor legislation. "Investment Company Event" means, with respect to a Trust, the receipt by the Trust of an opinion of a nationally recognized independent counsel to the effect that, as a result of the occurrence of a change in law or regulation or a written change in interpretation or application of law or regulation by any legislative body, court, governmental agency or regulatory authority (a "Change in 1940 Act Law"), there is more than an insubstantial risk that the Trust is or will be considered an "investment company" that is required to be registered under the Investment Company Act, which Change in 1940 Act Law becomes effective on or after the date of issuance of the Capital Securities of such Trust. "Junior Subordinated Payment" has the meaning assigned to it in Section 13.2. 4
16 "Maturity" means, when used with respect to any Security, the date on which the principal of such Security becomes due and payable as therein or herein provided, whether at the Stated Maturity or by declaration of acceleration, call for redemption or otherwise. "Moody's" means Moody's Investors Service, Inc. "Notice of Default" means a written notice of the kind specified in Section 5.1(3). "Officers' Certificate" means a certificate signed by the Chairman, the President, any Vice Chairman or any Executive Vice President of the Company, and delivered to the Trustee. "Opinion of Counsel" means a written opinion of counsel, who may be counsel for the Company, and who shall be acceptable to the Trustee. "Original Issue Date" means the date of issuance specified as such in each Security. "Outstanding" means, when used in reference to any Securities, as of the date of determination, all Securities theretofore authenticated and delivered under this Indenture, except: (i) Securities theretofore canceled by the Trustee or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; (ii) Securities for whose payment or redemption price money in the necessary amount has been theretofore deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent in trust for the Holders of such Securities; and (iii) Securities in substitution for or in lieu of which other Securities have been authenticated and delivered or which have been paid pursuant to Section 3.6, unless proof satisfactory to the Trustee is presented that any such Securities are held by Holders in whose hands such Securities are valid, binding and legal obligations of the Company; provided, however, that in determining whether the Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities have given any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver hereunder, Securities owned by the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities or any Affiliate of the Company or such other obligor shall be disregarded and deemed not to be Outstanding, except that, in determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying upon any such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver, only Securities which the Trustee actually knows to be so owned shall be so disregarded. Securities so owned which have been pledged in good faith may be regarded as Outstanding if the pledgee establishes to the satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgee's right so to act with respect to such Securities and that the pledgee is not the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities or any Affiliate of the Company or such other obligor. Upon the written request of the Trustee, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee promptly an Officers' Certificate listing and identifying all Securities, if any, known by the Company to be owned or held by or for the account of the Company or any other obligor on the Securities or any Affiliate of the Company or such obligor, and, subject to the provisions of Section 6.1, the Trustee shall be entitled to accept such Officers' Certificate as conclusive evidence of the facts therein set forth and of the fact that all Securities not listed therein are Outstanding for the purpose of any such determination. 5
17 "Paying Agent" means the Trustee or any Person authorized by the Company to pay the principal of (or premium, if any) or interest on any Securities on behalf of the Company. "Person" means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof. "Place of Payment" means, with respect to the Securities of any series, the place or places where the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on the Securities of such series are payable pursuant to Sections 3.1 and 3.11. "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 3.6 in lieu of a lost, destroyed or stolen Security shall be deemed to evidence the same debt as the lost, destroyed or stolen Security. "Proceeding" has the meaning assigned to it in Section 13.2. "Property Trustee" means, in respect of any Trust, the commercial bank or trust company identified as the "Property Trustee" in the related Trust Agreement, solely in its capacity as Property Trustee of such Trust under such Trust Agreement and not in its individual capacity, or its successor in interest in such capacity, or any successor property trustee appointed as therein provided. "Redemption Date" means, when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed, the date fixed for such redemption by or pursuant to this Indenture. "Redemption Price" means, when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed, the price at which it is to be redeemed pursuant to this Indenture. "Regulatory Capital Event" means the receipt by the Trust of an opinion of independent bank regulatory counsel experienced in such matters to the effect that, as a result of (a) any amendment to or change (including any announced prospective change) in the laws (or any regulations thereunder) of the United States or any rules, guidelines or policies of the Federal Reserve or (b) any official administrative pronouncement or judicial decision for interpreting or applying such laws or regulations which amendment or change is effective or such pronouncement or decision is announced on or after the date of original issuance of the Capital Securities, the Capital Securities do not constitute, or within 90 days of the date thereof, will not constitute Tier I capital (or its then equivalent); provided, however, that the distribution of the Securities in connection with the liquidation of the Trust by the Debenture Issuer shall not in and of itself constitute a Regulatory Capital Event unless such liquidation shall have occurred in connection with a Tax Event or an Investment Company Event. "Regular Record Date" for the interest payable on any Interest Payment Date with respect to the Securities of a series means, unless otherwise provided pursuant to Section 3.1 with respect to Securities of a series, (i) in the case of Securities of a series represented by one or more Global Securities, the Business Day next preceding such Interest Payment Date and (ii) in the case of 6
18 Securities of a series not represented by one or more Global Securities, the date which is fifteen days next preceding such Interest Payment Date (whether or not a Business Day). "Responsible Officer" means, when used with respect to the Trustee, (i) any officer of the Trustee with direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture and (ii), with respect to a particular corporate trust matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of his or her knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject. "Rights Plan" means a plan of the Company providing for the issuance by the Company to all holders of its Common Stock of rights entitling the holders thereof to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock or any class or series of preferred stock of the Company, which rights (i) are deemed to be transferred with such shares of Common Stock, (ii) are not exercisable and (iii) are also issued in respect of future issuances of Common Stock, in each case until the occurrence of a specified event or events. "S&P" means Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, a division of the McGraw Hill Companies, Inc. "Securities" or "Security" means any debt securities or debt security, as the case may be, authenticated and delivered under this Indenture. "Securities Register" and "Securities Registrar" have the respective meanings specified in Section 3.5. "Senior Debt" means with respect to any Person, whether recourse is to all or a portion of the assets of such Person and whether or not contingent, (i) every obligation of such Person for money borrowed, (ii) every obligation of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments of such Person, including obligations incurred in connection with the acquisition of property, assets or businesses, (iii) every reimbursement obligation of such Person with respect to letters of credit, bankers' acceptances or similar facilities issued for the account of such Person, (iv) every obligation of such Person issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services, (v) every capital lease obligation of such Person, (vi) every obligation of such Person for claims (as defined in Section 101(4) of the United States Bankruptcy Code of 1978, as amended) in respect of derivative products such as interest and foreign exchange rate contracts, commodity contracts, options and swaps and similar arrangements and (vii) every obligation of the type referred to in clauses (i) through (vi) of another Person and all dividends of another Person the payment of which, in either case, such Person has guaranteed or is responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, as obligor or otherwise; provided that "Senior Debt" shall not include (a) any obligations which, by their terms, are expressly stated to rank pari passu in right of payment with, or to not be superior in right of payment to, the Securities, (b) any obligations of the Company which when incurred and without respect to any election under Section 1111(b) of the United States Bankruptcy Code of 1978, as amended, was without recourse to the Company, (c) any obligations of the Company to any of its subsidiaries, (d) obligations of the Company to any employee or (e) any obligations in respect of debt securities issued to any trust, or a trustee of such trust, partnership or other entity affiliated with the Company that is a financing entity of the Company in connection with the issuance by such financing entity of securities that are similar to the Capital Securities, or (f) trade accounts payable or accrued liabilities arising in the ordinary course of business. 7
19 "Special Record Date" means, for the payment of any Defaulted Interest, a date fixed by the Trustee pursuant to Section 3.7. "Stated Maturity" when used with respect to any Security or any installment of principal thereof or interest thereon means the date specified pursuant to the terms of such Security as the date on which the principal of such Security or such installment of interest is due and payable, in the case of such principal, as such date may be shortened or extended as provided pursuant to the terms of such Security and this Indenture. "Subsidiary" means a corporation more than 50% of the outstanding voting stock of which 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. For purposes of this definition, "voting stock" means stock which ordinarily has voting power for the election of directors, whether at all times or only so long as no senior class of stock has such voting power by reason of any contingency. "Tax Event" means the receipt by the Trust of an opinion of independent tax counsel experienced in such matters, to the effect that, as a result of (a) any amendment to, change in or announced proposed change in the laws (or any regulations thereunder) of the United States or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, or (b) any official administrative pronouncement, action or judicial decision interpreting or applying such laws or regulations, which such amendment or change becomes effective or proposed change, pronouncement, action or decision is announced on or after the Closing Date, there is more than an insubstantial risk that (i) the Trust is, or will be within 90 days of the date of such opinion, subject to the United States federal income tax with respect to income received or accrued on the Debentures, (ii) interest payable by the Debenture Issuer on the Debentures is not, or within 90 days of the date of such opinion, will not be, deductible by the Debenture Issuer, in whole or in part, by the Debenture Issuer for United States federal income tax purposes, or (iii) the Trust is, or will be within 90 days of the date of such opinion, subject to more than a de minimis amount of other taxes, duties or other governmental charges. "Trust" has the meaning specified in the first recital of this Indenture. "Trust Agreement" means, with respect to a Trust, a Declaration of Trust substantially in the form attached hereto as Annex A, as amended by the form of Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust substantially in the form attached hereto as Annex B, or substantially in such form as may be specified as contemplated by Section 3.1 with respect to the Securities of any series, in each case as amended from time to time. "Trustee" means the Person named as the "Trustee" in the first paragraph of this instrument until a successor Trustee shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter "Trustee" shall mean or include each Person who is then a Trustee hereunder and, if at any time there is more than one such Person, "Trustee" as used with respect to the Securities of any series shall mean the Trustee with respect to Securities of that series. "Trust Indenture Act" means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S.C. Section 77aaa-77bbb), as amended and as in effect on the date as of this Indenture, except as provided in Section 9.5. "Trust Securities" has the meaning specified in the first recital of this Indenture. 8
20 "Vice President" means, when used with respect to the Company or the Trustee, any duly appointed vice president, whether or not designated by a number or a word or words added before or after the title "vice president." SECTION 1.2. Compliance Certificate and Opinions. Upon any application or request by the Company to the Trustee to take any action under any provision of this Indenture, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate stating that all conditions precedent (including covenants, compliance with which constitutes a condition precedent), if any, 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 (including covenants compliance with which constitute a condition precedent), if any, have been complied with, except that in the case of any such application or request as to which the furnishing of such documents is specifically required by any provision of this Indenture relating to such particular application or request, no additional certificate or opinion need be furnished. Every certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture (other than the certificates provided pursuant to Section 10.4) shall include: (1) a statement that each individual signing such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition and the definitions herein relating thereto; (2) 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; (3) a statement that, in the opinion of each such individual, he has made or caused to be made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with; and (4) a statement as to whether, in the opinion of each such individual, such condition or covenant has been complied with. SECTION 1.3. Forms of Documents Delivered to Trustee. In any case where several matters are required to be certified by, or covered by an opinion of, any specified Person, it is not necessary that all such matters be certified by, or covered by the opinion of, only one such Person, or that they be so certified or covered by only one document, but one such Person may certify or give an opinion with respect to some matters and one or more other such Persons as to other matters, and any such Person may certify or give an opinion as to such matters in one or several documents. Any certificate or opinion of an officer of the Company may be based, insofar as it relates to legal matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, counsel, unless such officer or counsel knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to the matters upon which his or her certificate or opinion is based are erroneous. Any certificate or Opinion of Counsel may be based, insofar as it relates 9
21 to factual matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, an officer or officers of the Company stating that the information with respect to such factual matters is in the possession of the Company, unless such counsel rendering such Opinion of Counsel knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to such matters are erroneous. Where any Person is required to make, give or execute two or more applications, requests, consents, certificates, statements, opinions, or other instruments under this Indenture, they may, but need not, be consolidated and form one instrument. SECTION 1.4. Acts of Holders. (1) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided by this Indenture to be given to or taken by Holders may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such Holders in person or by an agent or proxy duly appointed by such Holder in writing; and, except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments is or are delivered to the Trustee, and, where it is hereby expressly required, to the Company. Such instrument or instruments (and the action embodied therein and evidenced thereby) are herein sometimes referred to as the "Act" of the Holders signing such instrument or instruments. Proof of execution of any such instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent or proxy shall be sufficient for any purpose of this Indenture and (subject to Section 6.1) conclusive in favor of the Trustee and the Company, if made in the manner provided in this Section. (2) The fact and date of the execution by any Person of any such instrument or writing may be proved by the affidavit of a witness of such execution or by the certificate of any notary public or other officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments of deeds, certifying that the individual signing such instrument or writing acknowledged to him the execution thereof. Where such execution is by a Person acting in a capacity other than his individual capacity, such certificate or affidavit shall also constitute sufficient proof of his authority. (3) The fact and date of the execution by any Person of any such instrument or writing, or the authority of the Person executing the same, may also be proved in any other manner which the Trustee deems sufficient and in accordance with such reasonable rules as the Trustee may determine. (4) The Securities Register shall be conclusive proof of the ownership of Securities by a Holder. (5) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action by the Holder of any Security shall bind every future Holder of the same Security and the Holder of every Security issued upon the transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof in respect of anything done, omitted or suffered to be done by the Trustee or the Company in reliance thereon, whether or not notation of such action is made upon such Security. (6) The Company may set any day as a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders of Outstanding Securities entitled to give, make or take any request, demand, 10
22 authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided or permitted by this Indenture to be given, made or taken by Holders of Securities of such series, provided that the Company may not set a record date for, and the provisions of this paragraph shall not apply with respect to, the giving or making of any notice, declaration, request or direction referred to in the next paragraph. If any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Holders of the relevant Outstanding Securities on such record date, and no other Holders, shall be entitled to take the relevant action, whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record date, provided that no such action shall be effective hereunder unless taken on or prior to the applicable Expiration Date by Holders of the requisite principal amount of the relevant Outstanding Securities on such record date. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to prevent the Company from setting a new record date for any action for which a record date has previously been set pursuant to this paragraph (whereupon the record date previously set shall automatically and with no action by any Person be cancelled and of no effect), and nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to render ineffective any action taken by Holders of the requisite principal amount of the relevant Outstanding Securities on the date such action is taken. Promptly after any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Company, at its own expense, shall cause notice of such record date, the proposed action by Holders and the applicable Expiration Date to be given to the Trustee in writing and to each Holder of the relevant Securities in the manner set forth in Section 1.6. The Trustee may set any day as a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders of Outstanding Securities entitled to join in the giving or making of (i) any Notice of Default, (ii) any declaration of acceleration referred to in Section 5.2, (iii) any request to institute proceedings referred to in Section 5.7(2) or (iv) any direction referred to in Section 5.12, in each case with respect to the relevant Securities. If any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Holders of the relevant Outstanding Securities on such record date, and no other Holders, shall be entitled to join in such notice, declaration, request or direction, whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record date, provided that no such action shall be effective hereunder unless taken on or prior to the applicable Expiration Date by Holders of the requisite principal amount of the relevant Outstanding Securities on such record date. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to prevent the Trustee from setting a new record date for any action for which a record date has previously been set pursuant to this paragraph (whereupon the record date previously set shall automatically and with no action by any Person be cancelled and of no effect), and nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to render ineffective any action taken by Holders of the requisite principal amount of the relevant Outstanding Securities on the date such action is taken. Promptly after any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Trustee, at the Company's expense, shall cause notice of such record date, the proposed action by Holders and the applicable Expiration Date to be given to the Company in writing and to each Holder of the relevant Securities in the manner set forth in Section 1.6. With respect to any record date set pursuant to this Section, the party hereto which sets such record dates may designate any day as the "Expiration Date" and from time to time may change the Expiration Date to any earlier or later day, provided that no such change shall be effective unless notice of the proposed new Expiration Date is given to the other party hereto in writing, and to each Holder of the relevant Outstanding Securities in the manner set forth in Section 10.6, on or prior to the existing Expiration Date. If an Expiration Date is not designated with respect to any record date set pursuant to this Section, the party hereto which set such 11
23 record date shall be deemed to have initially designated the 180th day after such record date as the Expiration Date with respect thereto, subject to its right to change the Expiration Date as provided in this paragraph. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Expiration Date shall be later than the 180th day after the applicable record date. (7) Without limiting the foregoing, a Holder entitled hereunder to take any action hereunder with regard to any particular Security may do so with regard to all or any part of the principal amount of such Security or by one or more duly appointed agents each of which may do so pursuant to such appointment with regard to all or any part of such principal amount. SECTION 1.5. Notices, Etc. to Trustee and Company. Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or Act of Holders or other document provided or permitted by this Indenture to be made upon, given or furnished to, or filed with, (1) the Trustee by any Holder, any holder of Capital Securities or the Company shall be sufficient for every purpose hereunder if made, given, furnished or filed in writing to or with the Trustee at its Corporate Trust Office or such other office or agency designated by the Trustee pursuant hereto, or (2) the Company by the Trustee, any Holder or any holder of Capital Securities shall be sufficient for every purpose (except as otherwise provided in Section 5.1) hereunder if in writing and mailed, first class, postage prepaid, to the Company addressed to it at the address of its principal office specified in the first paragraph of this instrument or at any other address previously furnished in writing to the Trustee by the Company. SECTION 1.6. Notice to Holders; Waiver. Where this Indenture provides for notice to Holders of any event, such notice shall be sufficiently given (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if in writing and mailed, first class postage prepaid, to each Holder affected by such event, at the address of such Holder as it appears in the Securities Register, not later than the latest date, and not earlier than the earliest date, prescribed for the giving of such notice. In any case where notice to Holders is given by mail, neither the failure to mail such notice, nor any defect in any notice so mailed, to any particular Holder shall affect the sufficiency of such notice with respect to other Holders. Where this Indenture provides for notice in any manner, such notice may be waived in writing by the Person entitled to receive such notice, either before or after the event, and such waiver shall be the equivalent of such notice. Waivers of notice by Holders shall be filed with the Trustee, but such filing shall not be a condition precedent to the validity of any action taken in reliance upon such waiver. SECTION 1.7. Conflict with Trust Indenture Act. 12
24 If any provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with the duties imposed by any of Sections 310 to 317, inclusive, of the Trust Indenture Act through operation of Section 318(c) thereof, such imposed duties shall control. SECTION 1.8. Effect of Headings and Table of Contents. The Article and Section headings herein and the Table of Contents are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof. SECTION 1.9. Successors and Assigns. All covenants and agreements in this Indenture by the Company shall bind its successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not. SECTION 1.10. Separability Clause. In case any provision of this Indenture or in the Securities shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. SECTION 1.11. Benefits of Indenture. Nothing in this Indenture or in the Securities, express or implied, shall give to any Person, other than the parties hereto and their successors and assigns, the holders of Senior Debt, the Holders of the Securities and, to the extent expressly provided in Sections 5.2, 5.8, 5.9, 5.11, 5.13, 9.1 and 9.2, the holders of Capital Securities, any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Indenture. SECTION 1.12. Governing Law. THIS INDENTURE AND THE SECURITIES SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. SECTION 1.13. Non-Business Days. In any case where any Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date or Stated Maturity of any Security shall not be a Business Day, then (notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture or the Securities) payment of interest or principal (and premium, if any) need not be made on such date, but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day (and no interest shall accrue for the period from and after such Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date or Stated Maturity, as the case may be, until such next succeeding Business Day) except that, if such Business Day is in the next succeeding calendar year, such payment shall be made on the immediately preceding Business Day (in each case with the same force and effect as if made on the Interest Payment Date or Redemption Date or at the Stated Maturity). 13
25 ARTICLE II SECURITY FORMS SECTION 2.1. Forms Generally. The Securities of each series and the Trustee's certificate of authentication shall be in substantially the forms set forth in this Article, or in such other form or forms as shall be established by or pursuant to a Board Resolution or in one or more indentures supplemental hereto, in each case with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted by this Indenture and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such legends or endorsements placed thereon as may be required to comply with applicable tax laws or the rules of any securities exchange or automated quotation system on which the Securities may be listed or traded or as may, consistently herewith, be determined by the officers executing such Securities, as evidenced by their execution of the Securities. If the form of Securities of any series is 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 Company Order contemplated by Section 3.3 with respect to the authentication and delivery of such Securities. The Trustee's certificates of authentication shall be substantially in the form set forth in this Article. The definitive Securities shall be typewritten, printed, lithographed or engraved or produced by any combination of these methods, if required by any securities exchange or automated quotation system on which the Securities may be listed or traded, on a steel engraved border or steel engraved borders or may be produced in any other manner permitted by the rules of any securities exchange or automated quotation system on which the Securities may be listed or traded, all as determined by the officers executing such Securities, as evidenced by their execution of such Securities. SECTION 2.2. Form of Face of Security. BANCWEST CORPORATION __% JUNIOR SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES DUE ______ No. ____________________ CUSIP ___________ $_______________________ 14
26 BANCWEST CORPORATION, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (hereinafter called the "Company", which term includes any successor corporation under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to _________________, or registered assigns, the principal sum of _________ Dollars on __________ __, ____[; provided that the Company may, subject to certain conditions set forth in Section 3.14 of the Indenture, (i) shorten the Stated Maturity of the principal of this Security to a date not earlier than __________, and (ii) extend the Stated Maturity of the principal of this Security at any time on one or more occasions, but in no event to a date later than __________]. The Company further promises to pay interest on said principal sum from _____________, _________ or from the most recent interest payment date (each such date, an "Interest Payment Date") on which interest has been paid or duly provided for, [monthly] [quarterly] [semi-annually] [if applicable, insert - (subject to deferral as set forth herein)] in arrears on [insert applicable Interest Payment Dates] of each year, commencing ____________, _______________, at the rate of ___% per annum, until the principal hereof shall have become due and payable, [if applicable, insert - plus Additional Interest, if any,] until the principal hereof is paid or duly provided for or made available for payment [if applicable, insert - and on any overdue principal and (without duplication and to the extent that payment of such interest is enforceable under applicable law) on any overdue installment of interest at the rate of ____% per annum, compounded [monthly] [quarterly] [semi-annually]. The amount of interest payable for any period shall be computed on the basis of twelve 30-day months and a 360-day year. The amount of interest payable for any partial period shall be computed on the basis of the number of days elapsed in a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. In the event that any date on which interest is payable on this Security is not a Business Day, then a payment of the interest payable on such date will be made on the next succeeding day which is a Business Day (and without any interest or other payment in respect of any such delay), except that, if such Business Day is in the next succeeding calendar year, such payment shall be made on the immediately preceding Business Day, in each case with the same force and effect as if made on the date the payment was originally payable. A "Business Day" shall mean any day other than (i) a Saturday or Sunday, (ii) a day on which banking institutions in The City of New York are authorized or required by law or executive order to remain closed or (iii) a day on which the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee or the principal office of the Property Trustee under the Trust Agreement hereinafter referred to for BANCWEST CAPITAL _, is closed for business. The interest installment so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in the Indenture, be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest installment, which shall be the ________________ [insert definition of Regular Record Dates]. Any such interest installment not so punctually paid or duly provided for shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date and may either be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to Holders of Securities of this series not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date, or be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange or automated quotation system on which the Securities of this series may be listed or traded, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange or self-regulatory organization, all as more fully provided in said Indenture. 15
27 [If applicable, insert - So long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Company shall have the right at any time and from time to time during the term of this Security to defer payment of interest on this Security, at any time or from time to time, for up to twenty consecutive [monthly] [quarterly] [semi-annual] interest payment periods with respect to each deferral period (each an "Extension Period"), during which Extension Periods the Company shall have the right to make partial payments of interest on any Interest Payment Date, and at the end of which the Company shall pay all interest then accrued and unpaid (together with Additional Interest thereon to the extent permitted by applicable law); provided, however, that no Extension Period shall extend beyond the Stated Maturity of the principal of this Security; provided, further, that during any such Extension Period, the Company shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary of the Company to, (i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on or redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any of the Company's capital stock or (ii) make any payment of principal of or interest or premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt security of the Company that ranks pari passu with or junior in interest to this Security or (iii) make any guarantee payments with respect to any guarantee by the Company of the debt securities of any Subsidiary of the Company if such guarantee ranks pari passu with or junior in interest to this Security (other than (a) dividends or distributions in the Company's capital stock, (b) any declaration of a dividend in connection with the implementation of a Rights Plan or the redemption or repurchase of any rights distributed pursuant to a Rights Plan, (c) payments under the Guarantee with respect to this Security, and (d) purchases of Common Stock related to the issuance of Common Stock or rights under any of the Company's benefit plans for its directors, officers or employees, related to the issuance of Common Stock or rights under a dividend reinvestment and stock purchase plan, or related to the issuance of Common Stock (or securities convertible or exchangeable for Common Stock) as consideration in an acquisition transaction that was entered into prior to the commencement of such Extension Period). Prior to the termination of any such Extension Period, the Company may further defer the payment of interest, provided that no Extension Period shall exceed twenty consecutive [months] [quarters] [semi-annual] periods or extend beyond the Stated Maturity of the principal of this Security. Upon the termination of any such Extension Period and upon the payment of all accrued and unpaid interest and any Additional Interest then due, the Company may elect to begin a new Extension Period, subject to the above requirements. No interest shall be due and payable during an Extension Period except at the end thereof. The Company shall give the Holder of this Security and the Trustee notice of its election to begin any Extension Period at least one Business Day prior to the next succeeding Interest Payment Date on which interest on this Security would be payable but for such deferral [if applicable, insert - or, with respect to the Securities issued to a Trust, so long as such Securities are held by such Trust, prior to the earlier of (i) the next succeeding date on which Distributions on the Capital Securities would be payable but for such deferral or (ii) the date the Administrative Trustees are required to give notice to any securities exchange or other applicable self-regulatory organization or to holders of such Capital Securities of the record date or the date such Distributions are payable, but in any event not less than one Business Day prior to such record date]]. Payment of principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on this Security will be made at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose in the United States, in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts [if applicable, insert -; provided, however, that at the option of the Company payment of interest may be made (i) by check mailed to the address of the 16
28 Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Securities Register or (ii) by wire transfer in immediately available funds at such place and to such account as may be designated in writing at least 15 days before the relevant Interest Payment Date by the Person entitled thereto as specified in the Securities Register]. The indebtedness evidenced by this Security is, to the extent provided in the Indenture, subordinate and subject in right of payments to the prior payment in full of all Senior Debt, and this Security is issued subject to the provisions of the Indenture with respect thereto. Each Holder of this Security, by accepting the same, (a) agrees to and shall be bound by such provisions, (b) authorizes and directs the Trustee on his behalf to take such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate the subordination so provided and (c) appoints the Trustee his attorney-in-fact for any and all such purposes. Each Holder hereof, by his acceptance hereof, waives all notice of the acceptance of the subordination provisions contained herein and in the Indenture by each holder of Senior Debt, whether now outstanding or hereafter incurred, and waives reliance by each such holder upon said provisions. Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Security set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place. Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof by manual signature, this Security shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed under its corporate seal. BANCWEST CORPORATION By: _______________________________________ [authorized signatory] Attest: ______________________________________________ [Secretary or Assistant Secretary] SECTION 2.3. Form of Reverse of Security. This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of securities of the Company (herein called the "Securities"), issued and to be issued in one or more series under an Indenture, dated as of _______ __, 2000 (herein called the "Indenture"), between the Company and Bank One Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee (herein called the "Trustee", which term includes any 17
29 successor trustee under the Indenture), to which Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Trustee, the Company and the Holders of the Securities, and of the terms upon which the Securities are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered. This Security is one of the series designated on the face hereof [, limited in aggregate principal amount to $_____________]. All terms used in this Security that are defined in the Indenture or in the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust, dated as of _______ __, ____, as amended (the "Trust Agreement"), for BANCWEST CAPITAL ________ , among BancWest Corporation, as Depositor, and the Trustees named therein, shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture or the Trust Agreement, as the case may be. [If applicable, insert - The Company may at any time, at its option, on or after _________, ____, and subject to the terms and conditions of Article XI of the Indenture, redeem this Security in whole at any time or in part from time to time, without premium or penalty, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest [if applicable, insert - - including Additional Interest, if any] to the Redemption Date.] [If applicable, insert - Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of a Tax Event, Investment Company Event or a Regulatory Capital Event in respect of a Trust, the Company may, at its option, at any time within 90 days of the occurrence of such Tax Event, Investment Company Event or Regulatory Capital Event redeem this Security, in whole but not in part, subject to the provisions of Section 11.7 and the other provisions of Article XI of the Indenture, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest, including Additional Interest, if any, to the Redemption Date.] In the event of redemption of this Security in part only, a new Security or Securities of this series for the unredeemed portion hereof will be issued in the name of the Holder hereof upon the cancellation hereof. The Indenture contains provisions for satisfaction and discharge of the entire indebtedness of this Security upon compliance by the Company with certain conditions set forth in the Indenture. The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the Company and the Trustee at any time to enter into a supplemental indenture or indentures for the purpose of modifying in any manner the rights and obligations of the Company and of the Holders of the Securities, with the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of all series to be affected by such supplemental indenture. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting Holders of specified percentages in principal amount of the Securities of all series at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Securities of such series, to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Security and of any Security issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange hereof or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Security. 18
30 [If the Security is not a Discount Security, -As provided in and subject to the provisions of the Indenture, if an Event of Default with respect to the Securities of this series at the time Outstanding occurs and is continuing, then and in every such case the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of this series may declare the principal amount of all the Securities of this series to be due and payable immediately, by a notice in writing to the Company (and to the Trustee if given by Holders), provided that, in the case of the Securities of this series issued to a Trust, if upon an Event of Default, the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of this series fails to declare the principal of all the Securities of this series to be immediately due and payable, the holders of at least 25% in aggregate Liquidation Amount of the Capital Securities then outstanding shall have such right by a notice in writing to the Company and the Trustee; and upon any such declaration the principal amount of and the accrued interest (including any Additional Interest) on all the Securities of this series shall become immediately due and payable, provided that the payment of principal and interest (including any Additional Interest) on such Securities shall remain subordinated to the extent provided in Article XIII of the Indenture.] [If the Security is a Discount Security, -As provided in and subject to the provisions of the Indenture, if an Event of Default with respect to the Securities of this series at the time Outstanding occurs and is continuing, then and in every such case the Trustee or the Holders of not less than such portion of the principal amount as may be specified in the terms of this series may declare an amount of principal of the Securities of this series to be due and payable immediately, by a notice in writing to the Company (and to the Trustee if given by Holders), provided that, in the case of the Securities of this series issued to a Trust, if upon an Event of Default, the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of this series fails to declare the principal of all the Securities of this series to be immediately due and payable, the holders of at least 25% in aggregate Liquidation Amount of the Capital Securities then outstanding shall have such right by a notice in writing to the Company and the Trustee. Such amount shall be equal to - insert formula for determining the amount. Upon any such declaration, such amount of the principal of and the accrued interest (including any Additional Interest) on all the Securities of this series shall become immediately due and payable, provided that the payment of principal and interest (including any Additional Interest) on such Securities shall remain subordinated to the extent provided in Article XIII of the Indenture. Upon payment (i) of the amount of principal so declared due and payable and (ii) of interest on any overdue principal and overdue interest (in each case to the extent that the payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable), all of the Company's obligations in respect of the payment of the principal of and interest, if any, on this Security shall terminate.] No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Security or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on this Security at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Security is registrable in the Securities Register, upon surrender of this Security for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Company maintained under Section 10.2 of the Indenture duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form 19
31 satisfactory to the Company and the Securities Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Securities of this series, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees. No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith. Prior to due presentment of this Security for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Security is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Security be overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary. The Securities of this series are issuable only in registered form without coupons in denominations of $_________ and any integral multiple thereof. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Securities of this series are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Securities of such series of a different authorized denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same. The Company and, by its acceptance of this Security or a beneficial interest therein, the Holder of, and any Person that acquires a beneficial interest in, this Security agree that for United States federal, state and local tax purposes it is intended that this Security constitute indebtedness. THE INDENTURE AND THIS SECURITY SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. SECTION 2.4. Additional Provisions Required in Global Security. Any Global Security issued hereunder shall, in addition to the provisions contained in Sections 2.2 and 2.3, bear a legend in substantially the following form: "This Security is a Global Security within the meaning of the Indenture hereinafter referred to and is registered in the name of a Depositary or a nominee of a Depositary. This Security is exchangeable for Securities registered in the name of a person other than the Depositary or its nominee only in the limited circumstances described in the Indenture and may not be transferred except as a whole by the Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary or by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or another nominee of the Depositary." SECTION 2.5. Form of Trustee's Certificate of Authentication. This is one of the Securities referred to in the mentioned Indenture. 20
32 BANK ONE TRUST COMPANY, N.A. as Trustee By: _____________________________________ Authorized Signatory ARTICLE III THE SECURITIES SECTION 3.1. Title and Terms. The aggregate principal amount of Securities which may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture is unlimited. The Securities may be issued from time to time in one or more series. The following matters 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, prior to the issuance of Securities of a series: (1) the title of the Securities of such series, which shall distinguish the Securities of the series from all other Securities; (2) the limit, if any, upon the aggregate principal amount of the Securities of such series which may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture (except for Securities authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, other Securities of the series pursuant to Section 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 9.6 or 11.6 and except for any Securities which, pursuant to the last paragraph of Section 3.3, are deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered hereunder); provided, however, that the authorized aggregate principal amount of such series may be increased above such amount by a Board Resolution to such effect; (3) the Stated Maturity or Maturities on which the principal of the Securities of such series is payable or the method of determination thereof; (4) the rate or rates, if any, at which the Securities of such series shall bear interest, if any, the rate or rates and extent to which Additional Interest, if any, shall be payable in respect of any Securities of such series, the Interest Payment Dates on which such interest shall be payable, the right, pursuant to Section 3.11 or as otherwise set forth therein, of the Company to defer or extend an Interest Payment Date, and the Regular Record Date for the interest payable on any Interest Payment Date or the method by which any of the foregoing shall be determined; (5) the place or places where the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on the Securities of such series shall be payable, the place or places where the Securities of such series may be presented for registration of transfer or exchange, and the place or places where 21
33 notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Securities of such series may be made; (6) the period or periods within which, or the date or dates on which, if any, the price or prices at which and the terms and conditions upon which the Securities of such series may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at the option of the Company; (7) the obligation or the right, if any, of the Company to redeem, repay or purchase the Securities of such series pursuant to any sinking fund, amortization or analogous provisions or upon the happening of a specified event, or at the option of a Holder thereof, and the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which, the currency or currencies (including currency unit or units) in which and the other terms and conditions upon which Securities of the series shall be redeemed, repaid or purchased, in whole or in part, pursuant to such obligation; (8) the denominations in which any Securities of such series shall be issuable, if other than denominations of $__ and any integral multiple thereof; (9) if other than Dollars, the currency or currencies (including currency unit or units) in which the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest, if any, on the Securities of the series shall be payable, or in which the Securities of the series shall be denominated; (10) the additions, modifications or deletions, if any, in the Events of Default or covenants of the Company set forth herein with respect to the Securities of such series; (11) if other than the principal amount thereof, the portion of the principal amount of Securities of such series that shall be payable upon declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof; (12) the additions or changes, if any, to this Indenture with respect to the Securities of such series as shall be necessary to permit or facilitate the issuance of the Securities of such series in bearer form, registrable or not registrable as to principal, and with or without interest coupons; (13) any index or indices used to determine the amount of payments of principal of and premium, if any, on the Securities of such series or the manner in which such amounts will be determined; (14) whether the Securities of the series, or any portion thereof, shall initially be issuable in the form of a temporary Global Security representing all or such portion of the Securities of such series and provisions for the exchange of such temporary Global Security for definitive Securities of such series; (15) if applicable, that any Securities of the series shall be issuable in whole or in part in the form of one or more Global Securities and, in such case, the respective Depositaries for such Global Securities, the form of any legend or legends which shall be borne by any such Global Security in addition to or in lieu of that set forth in Section 2.4 and any circumstances in addition to or in lieu of those set forth in Section 3.5 in which any such Global Security may be exchanged in whole or in part for Securities registered, and any transfer of such Global Security 22
34 in whole or in part may be registered, in the name or names of Persons other than the Depositary for such Global Security or a nominee thereof; (16) the appointment of any Paying Agent or Agents for the Securities of such series; (17) the terms of any right to convert or exchange Securities of such series into any other securities or property of the Company, and the additions or changes, if any, to this Indenture with respect to the Securities of such series to permit or facilitate such conversion or exchange; (18) the form or forms of the Trust Agreement, Amended and Restated Trust Agreement and Guarantee Agreement, if different from the forms attached hereto as Annexes A, B and C, respectively; (19) the relative degree, if any, to which the Securities of the series shall be senior to or be subordinated to other series of Securities in right of payment, whether such other series of Securities are Outstanding or not; and (20) any other terms of the Securities of such series (which terms shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of this Indenture). All Securities of any one series shall be substantially identical except as to denomination and except as may otherwise be provided herein or in or pursuant to such Board Resolution and set forth in such Officers' Certificate or in any such indenture supplemental hereto. If any of the terms of the Securities of any 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 Securities shall be subordinated in right of payment to Senior Debt as provided in Article XIII. SECTION 3.2. Denominations. The Securities of each series shall be in registered form without coupons and shall be issuable in denominations of $__ and any integral multiple thereof, unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 3.1. SECTION 3.3. Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating. The Securities shall be executed on behalf of the Company by the Chairman, the President, one of its Vice Chairmen or one of its Executive Vice Presidents under its corporate seal reproduced or impressed thereon and attested by its Secretary or one of its Assistant Secretaries. The signature of any of these officers on the Securities may be manual or facsimile. Securities bearing the manual or facsimile signatures of individuals who were at any time the proper officers of the Company shall bind the Company, notwithstanding that such individuals or any of them have ceased to hold such offices prior to the authentication and 23
35 delivery of such Securities or did not hold such offices at the date of such Securities. 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 Company Order for the authentication and delivery of such Securities, and the Trustee in accordance with the Company Order shall authenticate and make such Securities available for delivery. If the form or terms of the Securities of the series have been established by or pursuant to one or more Board Resolutions as permitted by Sections 2.1 and 3.1, in authenticating such Securities, and accepting the additional responsibilities under this Indenture in relation to such Securities, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and (subject to Section 6.1) shall be fully protected in relying upon conclusively, an Opinion of Counsel stating, (1) if the form of such Securities has been established by or pursuant to Board Resolution as permitted by Section 2.1, that such form has been established in conformity with the provisions of this Indenture; (2) if the terms of such Securities have been established by or pursuant to Board Resolution as permitted by Section 3.1, that such terms have been established in conformity with the provisions of this Indenture; (3) 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 constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors' rights and to general equity principles; and (4) that all laws and requirements in respect of the execution and delivery by the Company of such Securities have been complied with. If such form or terms have been so established, the Trustee shall not be required to authenticate such Securities if the issue of such Securities pursuant to this Indenture will affect the Trustee's own rights, duties or immunities under the Securities and this Indenture or otherwise in a manner which is not reasonably acceptable to the Trustee. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3.1 and of the preceding paragraph, if all Securities of a series are not to be originally issued at one time, it shall not be necessary to deliver the Officers' Certificate otherwise required pursuant to Section 3.1 or the Company Order and Opinion of Counsel otherwise required pursuant to such preceding paragraph at or prior to the authentication of each Security of such series if such documents are delivered at or prior to the authentication upon original issuance of the Security of such series to be issued. Each Security shall be dated the date of its authentication. No Security shall be entitled to any benefit under this Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose, unless there appears on such Security a certificate of authentication substantially in the form provided for herein executed by the Trustee by the manual signature of one of its authorized signatories, and such certificate upon any Security shall be conclusive evidence, and the only evidence, that such Security has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder. 24
36 Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any Security shall have been authenticated and delivered hereunder but never issued and sold by the Company, and the Company shall deliver such Security to the Trustee for cancellation as provided in Section 3.9, for all purposes of this Indenture such Security shall be deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered hereunder and shall not be entitled to the benefits of this Indenture. SECTION 3.4. Temporary Securities. Pending the preparation of definitive Securities of any series, the Company may execute, and upon Company Order the Trustee shall authenticate and make available for delivery, temporary Securities which are printed, lithographed, typewritten, mimeographed or otherwise produced, in any authorized denomination, substantially of the tenor of the definitive Securities of such series in lieu of which they are issued and with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as the officers executing such Securities may determine, as evidenced by their execution of such Securities. If temporary Securities of any series are issued, the Company will cause definitive Securities of such series to be prepared without unreasonable delay. After the preparation of definitive Securities, the temporary Securities shall be exchangeable for definitive Securities upon surrender of the temporary Securities at the office or agency of the Company designated for that purpose without charge to the Holder. Upon surrender for cancellation of any one or more temporary Securities, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and make available for delivery in exchange therefor one or more definitive Securities of the same series, of any authorized denominations having the same Original Issue Date and Stated Maturity and having the same terms as such temporary Securities. Until so exchanged, the temporary Securities of any series shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as definitive Securities of such series. SECTION 3.5. Registration, Transfer and Exchange. The Company shall cause to be kept at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee a register in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Company shall provide for the registration of Securities and of transfers of Securities. Such register is herein sometimes referred to as the "Securities Register." The Trustee is hereby appointed "Securities Registrar" for the purpose of registering Securities and transfers of Securities as herein provided. Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Security at the office or agency of the Company designated for that purpose the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and make available for delivery, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Securities of the same series of any authorized denominations, of a like aggregate principal amount, of the same Original Issue Date and Stated Maturity and having the same terms. At the option of the Holder, Securities may be exchanged for other Securities of the same series of any authorized denominations, of a like aggregate principal amount, of the same Original Issue Date and Stated Maturity and having the same terms, upon surrender of the Securities to be exchanged at such office or agency. Whenever any Securities are so surrendered 25
37 for exchange, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and make available for delivery, the Securities which the Holder making the exchange is entitled to receive. All Securities issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities shall be the valid obligations of the Company, evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the Securities surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange. Every Security presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange shall (if so required by the Company or the Securities Registrar) be duly endorsed, or be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Securities Registrar, duly executed by the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing. No service charge shall be made to a Holder for any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities. The provisions of Clauses (1), (2), (3) and (4) below shall apply only to Global Securities: (1) Each Global Security authenticated under this Indenture shall be registered in the name of the Depositary designated for such Global Security or a nominee thereof and delivered to such Depositary or a nominee thereof or custodian therefor, and each such Global Security shall constitute a single Security for all purposes of this Indenture. (2) Notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture, no Global Security may be exchanged in whole or in part for Securities registered, and no transfer of a Global Security in whole or in part may be registered, in the name of any Person other than the Depositary for such Global Security or a nominee thereof unless (A) such Depositary (i) has notified the Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for such Global Security or (ii) has ceased to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act at a time when the Depositary is required to be so registered to act as depositary, in either case unless the Company has approved a successor Depositary within 90 days, (B) there shall have occurred and be continuing an Event of Default with respect to such Global Security, (C) the Company in its sole discretion determines that such Global Security will be so exchangeable or transferable or (D) there shall exist such circumstances, if any, in addition to or in lieu of the foregoing as have been specified for this purpose as contemplated by Section 3.1. (3) Subject to Clause (2) above, any exchange of a Global Security for other Securities may be made in whole or in part, and all Securities issued in exchange for a Global Security or any portion thereof shall be registered in such names as the Depositary for such Global Security shall direct. (4) Every Security authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for or in lieu of, a Global Security or any portion thereof, whether pursuant to this Section, Section 3.4, 3.6, 9.6 or 11.6 or otherwise, shall be authenticated and delivered in the form of, and shall be, a Global Security, unless such Security is registered in the name of a Person other than the Depositary for such Global Security or a nominee thereof. 26
38 Neither the Company nor the Trustee shall be required, pursuant to the provisions of this Section, (a) to issue, register the transfer of or exchange any Security of any series during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day of selection for redemption of Securities pursuant to Article XI and ending at the close of business on the day of mailing of notice of redemption or (b) to register the transfer of or exchange any Security so selected for redemption in whole or in part, except, in the case of any Security to be redeemed in part, any portion thereof not to be redeemed. SECTION 3.6. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities. If any mutilated Security is surrendered to the Trustee together with such security or indemnity as may be required by the Company or the Trustee to save each of them harmless, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and make available for delivery in exchange therefor a new Security of the same issue and series of like tenor and principal amount, having the same Original Issue Date and Stated Maturity and bearing the same interest rate as such mutilated Security, and bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding. If there shall be delivered to the Company and to the Trustee (i) evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Security, and (ii) such security or indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them harmless, then, in the absence of notice to the Company or the Trustee that such Security has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, the Company shall execute and upon its request the Trustee shall authenticate and make available for delivery, in lieu of any such destroyed, lost or stolen Security, a new Security of the same issue and series of like tenor and principal amount, having the same Original Issue Date and Stated Maturity and bearing the same interest rate as such destroyed, lost or stolen Security, and bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding. In case any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security has become or is about to become due and payable, the Company in its discretion may, instead of issuing a new Security, pay such Security. Upon the issuance of any new Security under this Section, 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. Every new Security issued pursuant to this Section in lieu of any destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall constitute an original additional contractual obligation of the Company, whether or not the destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall be at any time enforceable by anyone, and shall be entitled to all the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with any and all other Securities of that series duly issued hereunder. The provisions of this Section are exclusive and shall preclude (to the extent lawful) all other rights and remedies with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Securities. SECTION 3.7. Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved. 27
39 Interest on any Security of any series which is payable, and is punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date, shall be paid to the Person in whose name that Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest in respect of Securities of such series, except that, unless otherwise provided in the Securities of such series, interest payable on the Stated Maturity of the principal of a Security shall be paid to the Person to whom principal is paid. The initial payment of interest on any Security of any series which is issued between a Regular Record Date and the related Interest Payment Date shall be payable as provided in such Security or in the Board Resolution pursuant to Section 3.1 with respect to the related series of Securities. At the option of the Company, interest on any series of Securities may be paid (i) by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as it shall appear on the Securities Register of such series or (ii) by wire transfer in immediately available funds at such place and to such account as designated by the Person entitled thereto as specified in the Securities Register of such series. Any interest on any Security which is payable, but is not timely paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date for Securities of such series (herein called "Defaulted Interest"), shall forthwith cease to be payable to the registered Holder on the relevant Regular Record Date by virtue of having been such Holder, and such Defaulted Interest may be paid by the Company, at its election in each case, as provided in Clause (1) or (2) below: (1) The Company may elect to make payment of any Defaulted Interest to the Persons in whose names the Securities of such series in respect of which interest is in default (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 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 be not more than 15 days and not less than 10 days prior to the date of the proposed payment and not less than 10 days after the receipt by the Trustee of the notice of the proposed payment. The Trustee shall promptly notify the Company of such Special Record Date and, in the name and at the expense of the Company, shall cause notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date therefor to be mailed, first class, postage prepaid, to each Holder of a Security of such series at the address of such Holder as it appears in the Securities Register not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date. The Trustee may, in its discretion, in the name and at the expense of the Company, cause a similar notice to be published at least once in a newspaper, customarily published in the English language on each Business Day and of general circulation in the Borough of Manhattan The City of New York, but such publication shall not be a condition precedent to the establishment of such Special Record Date. Notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date therefor having been mailed as aforesaid, such Defaulted Interest shall be paid to the Persons in whose names the Securities of such series (or their respective Predecessor Securities) are registered on such Special Record Date and shall no longer be payable pursuant to the following Clause (2). 28
40 (2) The Company may make payment of any Defaulted Interest in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange or automated quotation system on which the Securities of the series in respect of which interest is in default may be listed or traded and, upon such notice as may be required by such exchange (or by the Trustee if the Securities are not listed), if, after notice given by the Company to the Trustee of the proposed payment pursuant to this Clause, such payment shall be deemed practicable by the Trustee. Any interest on any Security which is deferred or extended pursuant to Section 3.11 shall not be Defaulted Interest for the purposes of this Section 3.7. Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section, each Security delivered under this Indenture upon registration of transfer of or in exchange for or in lieu of any other Security shall carry the rights to interest accrued and unpaid, and to accrue, which were carried by such other Security. SECTION 3.8. Persons Deemed Owners. The Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name any Security is registered as the owner of such Security for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of and (subject to Section 3.7) any interest on such Security and for all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Security be overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee nor any agent of the Company or the Trustee shall be affected by notice to the contrary. SECTION 3.9. Cancellation. All Securities surrendered for payment, redemption, registration of transfer or exchange shall, if surrendered to any Person other than the Trustee, be delivered to the Trustee, and any such Securities and Securities surrendered directly to the Trustee for any such purpose shall be promptly canceled by it. The Company may at any time deliver to the Trustee for cancellation any Securities previously authenticated and delivered hereunder which the Company may have acquired in any manner whatsoever, and all Securities so delivered shall be promptly canceled by the Trustee. No Securities shall be authenticated in lieu of or in exchange for any Securities canceled as provided in this Section, except as expressly permitted by this Indenture. Upon written request, all canceled Securities shall be returned by the Trustee to the Company and destroyed by the Company. SECTION 3.10. Computation of Interest. Except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 3.1 for Securities of any series, interest on the Securities of each series for any period shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months and interest on the Securities of each series for any partial period shall be computed on the basis of the number of days elapsed in a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. SECTION 3.11. Deferrals of Interest Payment Dates. 29
41 If specified as contemplated by Section 2.1 or Section 3.1 with respect to the Securities of a particular series, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Company shall have the right, at any time during the term of such series, from time to time to defer the payment of interest on such Securities for such period or periods as may be specified as contemplated by Section 3.1 (each, an "Extension Period") during which Extension Periods the Company shall have the right to make partial payments of interest on any Interest Payment Date. No Extension Period shall end on a date other than an Interest Payment Date. At the end of any such Extension Period, the Company shall pay all interest then accrued and unpaid on the Securities (together with Additional Interest thereon, if any, at the rate specified for the Securities of such series to the extent permitted by applicable law) to the Persons in whose names that Securities are registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date with respect to the Interest Payment Date at the end of such Extension Period; provided, however, that no Extension Period shall exceed the period or periods specified in such securities or extend beyond the Stated Maturity of the principal of the Securities of such series; provided, further, that during any such Extension Period, the Company shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary to, (i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any of the Company's capital stock, (ii) make any payment of principal of or interest or premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt security of the Company that ranks pari passu with or junior in interest to the Securities of such series or (iii) make any guarantee payments with respect to any guarantee by the Company of the debt securities of any Subsidiary of the Company that by their terms rank pari passu with or junior in interest to the securities of such series (other than (a) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock of the Corporation in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase plan or in connection with the issuance of capital stock of the Corporation (or securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stock) as consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable Extension Period, (b) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of the Company's capital stock (or any capital stock of a Subsidiary of the Corporation) for any class or series of the Company's capital stock or of any class or series of the Company's indebtedness for any class or series of the Company's capital stock, (c) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Company's capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged, (d) any declaration of a dividend in connection with any Rights Plan, or the issuance of rights, stock or other property under any Rights Plan, or the redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, or (e) any dividend in the form of stock, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock or the stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu with or junior to such stock). Prior to the termination of any such Extension Period, the Company may further defer the payment of interest, provided that no Extension Period shall exceed the period or periods specified in such Securities or extend beyond the Stated Maturity of the principal of such Securities. Upon termination of any Extension Period and upon the payment of all accrued and unpaid interest and any Additional Interest then due on any Interest Payment Date, the Company may elect to begin a new Extension Period, subject to the above requirements. No interest shall be due and payable during an Extension Period, except at the end thereof. The Company shall give the Holders of the Securities of such series and the Trustee written notice of its election to begin any such Extension Period at least one Business Day prior to the next succeeding Interest Payment Date on which interest on Securities of such series would be payable but for such deferral or, with respect to the Securities of a series issued to a Trust, so long as such Securities are held by such Trust, prior to the earlier of (i) the next succeeding date on which Distributions on the Capital Securities of such Trust would be payable but for such deferral or (ii) the date the Administrative Trustees of such Trust are required to give notice to any securities exchange or other applicable self-regulatory organization or to holders of such Capital Securities of the record date or the date such Distributions are payable, but in any event not less than one Business Day prior to such record date. 30
42 The Trustee shall promptly give notice, in the name and at the expense of the Company, of the Company's election to begin any such Extension Period to the Holders of the Outstanding Securities of such series. SECTION 3.12. Right of Set-Off. With respect to the Securities of a series issued to a Trust, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture, the Company shall have the right to set-off any payment it is otherwise required to make thereunder in respect of any such Security to the extent the Company has theretofore made, or is concurrently on the date of such payment making, a payment under the Guarantee relating to such Security or under Section 5.8 of this Indenture. SECTION 3.13. Agreed Tax Treatment. Each Security issued hereunder shall provide that the Company and, by its acceptance of a Security or a beneficial interest therein, the Holder of, and any Person that acquires a beneficial interest in, such Security intend that such Security constitutes indebtedness and agree to treat such Security as indebtedness for United States federal, local and state tax purposes. SECTION 3.14. Shortening or Extension of Stated Maturity. If specified as contemplated by Section 2.1 or Section 3.1 with respect to the Securities of a particular series, the Company shall have the right to (i) shorten the Stated Maturity of the principal of the Securities of such series at any time to any date not earlier than the first date on which the Company has the right to redeem the Securities of such series, and (ii) extend the Stated Maturity of the principal of the Securities of such series at any time at its election for one or more periods, but in no event to a date later than the 49th anniversary of the Original Issue Date of the Securities of such series; provided that, if the Company elects to exercise its right to extend the Stated Maturity of the principal of the Securities of such series pursuant to clause (ii), above, at the time such election is made and at the time of extension (A) the Company is not in bankruptcy, otherwise insolvent or in liquidation, (B) the Company is not in default in the payment of any interest or principal on such Securities, (C) in the case of any series of Securities held by a Trust, such Trust is not in arrears on payments of Distributions on the Capital Securities issued by such Trust and no deferred Distributions are accumulated and (D) such Securities are rated not less than BBB- by S&P or Baa3 by Moody's or the equivalent by any other nationally recognized statistical rating organization. In the event the Company elects to shorten or extend the Stated Maturity of the Securities, it shall give written notice to the Trustee, and the Trustee shall give notice of such shortening or extension to the Holders, no less than 30 and no more than 60 days prior to the effectiveness thereof. The Company's right to shorten the Stated Maturity of the principal of the Securities of such series pursuant to clause (i) above is subject to the Company having received (A) prior approval of the Federal Reserve if required under applicable capital guidelines or policies and (B) an opinion of nationally recognized independent counsel experienced in such matters to the effect that after the shortening of maturity, interest paid on the Junior Subordinated Debentures will be deductible by BancWest Corporation for United States federal income tax purposes; the holders of Capital Securities will not recognize income, gain or loss for United States federal income tax purposes as a result of the shortening of maturity, and will be taxed under United States federal income tax law in the same amount, in the manner and at the same times as would have been the case if the shortening 31
43 of maturity had not occurred; and the shortening of maturity will not cause the Trust to be classified as an association or publicly traded partnership taxable as a corporation for United States federal income tax purposes. SECTION 3.15. CUSIP Numbers. The Company in issuing the Securities may use "CUSIP" numbers (if then generally in use), and, if so, the Trustee shall use "CUSIP" numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders; 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 of any change in the CUSIP numbers. ARTICLE IV SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE SECTION 4.1. Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture. This Indenture shall, upon Company Request, cease to be of further effect (except as to any surviving rights of registration of transfer or exchange of Securities herein expressly provided for and as otherwise provided in this Section 4.1) and the Trustee, on demand of and at the expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, when (1) either (A) all Securities theretofore authenticated and delivered (other than (i) Securities which have been destroyed, lost or stolen and which have been replaced or paid as provided in Section 3.6 and (ii) Securities for whose payment money has theretofore been deposited in trust or segregated and held in trust by the Company and thereafter repaid to the Company or discharged from such trust, as provided in Section 10.3) have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or (B) all such Securities not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation (i) have become due and payable, or (ii) will become due and payable at their Stated Maturity within one year of the date of deposit, or (iii) are to be called for redemption within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption by the Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of the Company, 32
44 and the Company, in the case of Clause (B) (i), (ii) or (iii) above, has deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee as trust funds in trust for such purpose an amount in the currency or currencies in which the Securities of such series are payable sufficient to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness on such Securities not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, for principal (and premium, if any) and interest (including any Additional Interest) to the date of such deposit (in the case of Securities which have become due and payable) or to the Stated Maturity or Redemption Date, as the case may be; (2) the Company has paid or caused to be paid all other sums payable hereunder by the Company; and (3) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel each stating that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture have been complied with. Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, the obligations of the Company to the Trustee under Section 6.7, the obligations of the Company to any Authenticating Agent under Section 6.14 and, if money shall have been deposited with the Trustee pursuant to subclause (B) of clause (1) of this Section, the obligations of the Trustee under Section 4.2 and the last paragraph of Section 10.3 shall survive. SECTION 4.2. Application of Trust Money. Subject to the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 10.3, all money deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 4.1 shall be held in trust and applied by the Trustee, in accordance with the provisions of the Securities and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Company acting as its own Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Persons entitled thereto, of the principal (and premium, if any) and interest for the payment of which such money or obligations have been deposited with or received by the Trustee. ARTICLE V REMEDIES SECTION 5.1. Events of Default. "Event of Default", wherever used herein with respect to the Securities of any series, means any one of the following events (whatever the reason for such Event of Default and whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body): 33
45 (1) default in the payment of any interest upon any Security of that series, including any Additional Interest in respect thereof, when it becomes due and payable, and continuance of such default for a period of 30 days (subject to the deferral of any Interest Payment Date in the case of an Extension Period); or (2) default in the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any, on) any Security of that series at its Maturity; or (3) default in the performance, or breach, in any material respect, of any covenant or warranty of the Company in this Indenture with respect to that series (other than a covenant or warranty a default in the performance of which or the breach of which is elsewhere in this Section specifically dealt with), and continuance of such default or breach for a period of 90 days after there has been given, by registered or certified mail, to the Company by the Trustee or to the Company and the Trustee by the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series a written notice specifying such default or breach and requiring it to be remedied; or (4) the entry of a decree or order by a court having jurisdiction in the premises adjudging the Company a bankrupt or insolvent, or approving as properly filed a petition seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition of or in respect of the Company under any applicable federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law, or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator (or other similar official) of the Company or of any substantial part of its property or ordering the winding up or liquidation of its affairs, and the continuance of any such decree or order unstayed and in effect for a period of 60 consecutive days; or (5) the institution by the Company of proceedings to be adjudicated a bankrupt or insolvent, or the consent by it to the institution of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings against it, or the filing by it of a petition or answer or consent seeking reorganization or relief under any applicable federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law, or the consent by it to the filing of any such petition or to the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator (or other similar official) of the Company or of any substantial part of its property, or the making by it of an assignment for the benefit for creditors, or the admission by it in writing of its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due and its willingness to be adjudicated a bankrupt, or the taking of corporate action by the Company in furtherance of any such action; or (6) any other Event of Default provided with respect to Securities of that series. SECTION 5.2. Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment. If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in Section 5.1(4) or 5.1(5)) with respect to Securities of any series at the time Outstanding occurs and is continuing, then and in every such case the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series may declare the principal amount (or, if the Securities of that series are Discount Securities, such portion of the principal amount as may be specified in the terms of that series) of all the Securities of that series to be due and payable immediately, by a notice in writing to the Company (and to the Trustee if given by Holders), provided that, in the 34
46 case of the Securities of a series issued to a Trust, if, upon an Event of Default, the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series fail to declare the principal amount (or, if the Securities of that series are Discount Securities, such portion of the principal amount as may be specified in the terms of that series) of all the Securities of that series to be immediately due and payable, the holders of at least 25% in aggregate liquidation amount of the corresponding series of Capital Securities then outstanding shall have such right by a notice in writing to the Company and the Trustee; and upon any such declaration such principal amount (or specified portion thereof) of and the accrued interest (including any Additional Interest) on all the Securities of such series shall become immediately due and payable. Payment of principal and interest (including any Additional Interest) on such Securities shall remain subordinated to the extent provided in Article XIII notwithstanding that such amount shall become immediately due and payable as herein provided. If an Event of Default specified in Section 5.1(4) or 5.1(5) with respect to Securities of any series at the time Outstanding occurs, the principal amount of all the Securities of that series (or, if the Securities of that series are Discount Securities, such portion of the principal amount of such Securities as may be specified by the terms of that series) shall automatically, and without any declaration or other action on the part of the Trustee or any Holder, become immediately due and payable. At any time after such 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 as hereinafter in this Article provided, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series, by written notice to the Company and the Trustee, may rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences if: (1) the Company has paid or deposited with the Trustee a sum sufficient to pay: (A) all overdue installments of interest (including any Additional Interest) on all Securities of that series, (B) the principal of (and premium, if any, on) any Securities of that series which have become due otherwise than by such declaration of acceleration and interest thereon at the rate borne by the Securities, and (C) all sums paid or advanced by the Trustee hereunder and the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel; and (2) all Events of Default with respect to Securities of that series, other than the non-payment of the principal of Securities of that series which has become due solely by such acceleration, have been cured or waived as provided in Section 5.13; provided that, in the case of Securities of a series held by a Trust, if the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series fails to rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences, the holders of a majority in aggregate Liquidation Amount (as defined in the Trust Agreement under which such Trust is formed) of the related series of Capital Securities then outstanding shall have such right by written notice to the 35
47 Company and the Trustee, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Clauses (1) and (2) above of this Section 5.2. No such rescission shall affect any subsequent default or impair any right consequent thereon. SECTION 5.3. Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee. The Company covenants that if: (1) default is made in the payment of any installment of interest (including any Additional Interest) on any Security when such interest becomes due and payable and such default continues for a period of 30 days, or (2) default is made in the payment of the principal of (and premium, if any, on) any Security at the Maturity thereof, the Company will, upon demand of the Trustee, pay to the Trustee, for the benefit of the Holders of such Securities, the whole amount then due and payable on such Securities for principal, including any sinking fund payment or analogous obligations (and premium, if any) and interest (including any Additional Interest); and, in addition thereto, all amounts owing the Trustee under Section 6.7. If the Company fails to pay such amounts forthwith upon such demand, the Trustee, in its own name and as trustee of an express trust, may institute a judicial proceeding for the collection of the sums so due and unpaid, and may prosecute such proceeding to judgment or final decree, and may enforce the same against the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities and collect the moneys adjudged or decreed to be payable in the manner provided by law out of the property of the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities, wherever situated. If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of any series occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may in its discretion proceed to protect and enforce its rights and the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series by such appropriate judicial proceedings as the Trustee shall deem most effectual to protect and enforce any such rights, whether for the specific enforcement of any covenant or agreement in this Indenture or in aid of the exercise of any power granted herein, or to enforce any other proper remedy. SECTION 5.4. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim. In case of the pendency of any receivership, insolvency, liquidation, bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, composition or other judicial proceeding relative to the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities or the property of the Company or of such other obligor or their creditors, (1) the Trustee (irrespective of whether the principal of the Securities of any series shall then be due and payable as therein expressed or by declaration of acceleration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Trustee shall have made any demand on the Company for the 36
48 payment of overdue principal (and premium, if any) or interest (including any Additional Interest)) shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise, (A) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of principal (or, if the Securities of that series are Discount Securities, such portion of the principal amount as may be due and payable pursuant to a declaration in accordance with Section 5.2) (and premium, if any) and interest (including any Additional Interest) owing and unpaid in respect to the Securities and to file such other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable and to take any and all actions as are authorized under the Trust Indenture Act in order to have the claims of the Holders and any predecessor to the Trustee under Section 6.7 allowed in any such judicial proceedings; and (B) in particular, the Trustee shall be authorized to collect and receive any moneys or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same in accordance with Section 5.6; and (2) any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator (or other similar official) in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make such payments to the Trustee for distribution in accordance with Section 5.6, and in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due to it and any predecessor Trustee under Section 6.7. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Securities or the rights of any Holder thereof, or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding; provided, however, that the Trustee may, on behalf of the Holders, vote for the election of a trustee in bankruptcy or similar official and be a member of a creditors' or other similar committee. SECTION 5.5. Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Securities. All rights of action and claims under this Indenture or the Securities may be prosecuted and enforced by the Trustee without the possession of any of the Securities or the production thereof in any proceeding relating thereto, and any such 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 the payment of all the amounts owing the Trustee and any predecessor Trustee under Section 6.7, its agents and counsel, be for the ratable benefit of the Holders of the Securities in respect of which such judgment has been recovered. SECTION 5.6. Application of Money Collected. Any money or property collected or to be applied by the Trustee with respect to a series of Securities pursuant to this Article shall be applied in the following order, at the date or dates fixed by the Trustee and, in case of the distribution of such money or property on account of principal (or premium, if any) or interest (including any Additional Interest), upon presentation of the Securities and the notation thereon of the payment if only partially paid and upon surrender thereof if fully paid: 37
49 FIRST: To the payment of all amounts due the Trustee and any predecessor Trustee under Section 6.7; SECOND: Subject to Article XIII, to the payment of the amounts then due and unpaid upon such series of Securities for principal (and premium, if any), interest (including any Additional 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 series of Securities for principal (and premium, if any) and interest (including any Additional Interest), respectively; and THIRD: The balance, if any, to the Person or Persons entitled thereto. SECTION 5.7. Limitation on Suits. No Holder of any Securities of any series shall have any right to institute any proceeding, judicial or otherwise, with respect to this Indenture or for the appointment of a receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator (or other similar official) or for any other remedy hereunder, unless: (1) such Holder has previously given written notice to the Trustee of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the Securities of that series; (2) the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series shall have made written request to the Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such Event of Default in its own name as Trustee hereunder; (3) such Holder or Holders have offered to the Trustee reasonable security or indemnity against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred in compliance with such request; (4) the Trustee for 60 days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of security or indemnity has failed to institute any such proceeding; and (5) no direction inconsistent with such written request has been given to the Trustee during such 60-day period by the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series; it being understood and intended that no one or more of such Holders shall have any right in any manner whatever by virtue of, or by availing itself of, any provision of this Indenture to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of any other Holders of Securities, or to obtain or to seek to obtain priority or preference over any other of such Holders or to enforce any right under this Indenture, except in the manner herein provided and for the equal and ratable benefit of all such Holders. SECTION 5.8. Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal, and Interest; Direct Action by Holders of Capital Securities. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture, the Holder of any Security shall have the right which is absolute and unconditional to receive payment of the principal of (and 38
50 premium, if any) and (subject to Section 3.7) interest (including any Additional Interest) on such Security on the respective Stated Maturities expressed in such Security (or, in the case of redemption, on the Redemption Date) and to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment, and such right shall not be impaired without the consent of such Holder. In the case of Securities of a series held by a Trust, any holder of the corresponding series of Capital Securities held by such Trust shall have the right, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default described in Section 5.1(1) or 5.1(2), to institute a suit directly against the Company for enforcement of payment to such holder of principal of (premium, if any) and (subject to Section 3.7) interest (including any Additional Interest) on the Securities having a principal amount equal to the aggregate Liquidation Amount (as defined in the Trust Agreement under which such Trust is formed) of such Capital Securities of the corresponding series held by such Holder. SECTION 5.9. Restoration of Rights and Remedies. If the Trustee, any Holder or any holder of Capital Securities has instituted any proceeding to enforce any right or remedy under this Indenture and such proceeding has been discontinued or abandoned for any reason, or has been determined adversely to the Trustee, such Holder or such holder of Capital Securities, then and in every such case the Company, the Trustee, the Holders and such holder of Capital Securities shall, subject to any determination in such proceeding, be restored severally and respectively to their former positions hereunder, and thereafter all rights and remedies of the Trustee, the Holders and the holders of Capital Securities shall continue as though no such proceeding had been instituted. SECTION 5.10. Rights and Remedies Cumulative. Except as otherwise provided in the last paragraph of Section 3.6, no right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Trustee or to the Holders is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every right and remedy shall, to the extent permitted by law, be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other appropriate right or remedy. SECTION 5.11. Delay or Omission Not Waiver. No delay or omission of the Trustee, any Holder of any Security or any holder of any Capital Security to exercise any right or remedy accruing upon any Event of Default shall impair any such right or remedy or constitute a waiver of any such Event of Default or an acquiescence therein. Every right and remedy given by this Article or by law to the Trustee or to the Holders and the right and remedy given to the holders of Capital Securities by Section 5.8 may be exercised from time to time, and as often as may be deemed expedient, by the Trustee, the Holders or the holders of Capital Securities, as the case may be. SECTION 5.12. Control by Holders. 39
51 The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series shall have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee, with respect to the Securities of such series, provided that: (1) such direction shall not be in conflict with any rule of law or with this Indenture, (2) the Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee which is not inconsistent with such direction, and (3) subject to the provisions of Section 6.1, the Trustee shall have the right to decline to follow such direction if a Responsible Officer or Officers of the Trustee shall, in good faith, determine that the proceeding so directed would be unjustly prejudicial to the Holders not joining in any such direction or would involve the Trustee in personal liability. SECTION 5.13. Waiver of Past Defaults. Subject to Sections 5.2 and 9.2, the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series and, in the case of any Securities of a series issued to a Trust, the holders of a majority in Liquidation Amount (as defined in the relevant Trust Agreement) of Capital Securities issued by such Trust may waive any past default hereunder and its consequences with respect to such series except a default: (1) in the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any) or interest (including any Additional Interest) on any Security of such series (unless all Events of Default with respect to Securities of that series, other than the non-payment of the principal of Securities of that series which has become due solely by such acceleration, have been cured or annulled as provided in Section 5.3 and the Company has paid or deposited with the Trustee a sum sufficient to pay all overdue installments of interest (including any Additional Interest) on all Securities of that series, the principal of (and premium, if any, on) any Securities of that series which have become due otherwise than by such declaration of acceleration and interest thereon at the rate borne by the Securities, and all sums paid or advanced by the Trustee hereunder and the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel), or (2) in respect of a covenant or provision hereof which under Article IX cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security of such series affected. Any such waiver shall be deemed to be on behalf of the Holders of all the Securities of such series or, in the case of a waiver by holders of Capital Securities issued by such Trust, by all holders of Capital Securities issued by such Trust. Upon any such waiver, such default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured, for every purpose of this Indenture; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or impair any right consequent thereon. SECTION 5.14. Undertaking for Costs. 40
52 All parties to this Indenture agree, and each Holder of any Security by his acceptance thereof shall be deemed to have agreed, that any court may in its discretion require, in any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture, or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it as Trustee, the filing by any party litigant in such suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of such suit, 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 Holder, or group of Holders, holding in the aggregate more than 10% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series, or to any suit instituted by any Holder for the enforcement of the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any) or interest (including any Additional Interest) on any Security on or after the respective Stated Maturities expressed in such Security. SECTION 5.15. Waiver of Usury, Stay or Extension Laws. The Company covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it will not at any time insist upon, or plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any usury, stay or extension law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, which may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and the Company (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law, and covenants that it will not hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law had been enacted. ARTICLE VI THE TRUSTEE SECTION 6.1. Certain Duties and Responsibilities. (1) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default, (A) the Trustee undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties 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 its part, the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture; but in the case of any such certificates or opinions which by any provisions hereof are specifically required to be furnished to the Trustee, the Trustee shall be under a duty to examine the same to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture. 41
53 (2) In case an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture, and use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his own affairs. (3) No provision of this Indenture shall be construed to relieve the Trustee from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct except that (A) this Subsection shall not be construed to limit the effect of Subsection (a) of this Section; (B) the Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it shall be proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts; and (C) 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 Holders pursuant to Section 5.12 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. (4) No provision of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if there shall be reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it. (5) Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture relating to the conduct or affecting the liability of or affording protection to the Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of this Section. SECTION 6.2. Notice of Defaults. Within 90 days after actual knowledge by a Responsible Officer of the Trustee of the occurrence of any default hereunder with respect to the Securities of any series, the Trustee shall transmit by mail to all Holders of Securities of such series, as their names and addresses appear in the Securities Register, notice of such default, unless such default shall have been cured or waived; provided, however, that, except in the case of a default in the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any) or interest (including any Additional Interest) on any Security of such series, the Trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if and so long as the board of directors, the executive committee or a trust committee of directors and/or Responsible Officers of the Trustee in good faith determines that the withholding of such notice is in the interests of the Holders of Securities of such series; and provided, further, that, in the case of any default of the character specified in Section 5.1(3), no such notice to Holders of Securities of such series shall be given until at least 30 days after the occurrence thereof. For the purpose of this Section, the term "default" means any event which is, or after notice or lapse of time or both would become, an Event of Default with respect to Securities of such series. 42
54 SECTION 6.3. Certain Rights of Trustee. Subject to the provisions of Section 6.1: (1) the Trustee may rely and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, 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; (2) any request or direction of the Company mentioned herein shall be sufficiently evidenced by a Company Request or Company Order and any resolution of the Board of Directors may be sufficiently evidenced by a Board Resolution; (3) whenever in the administration of this Indenture the Trustee shall deem it desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking, suffering or omitting any action hereunder, the Trustee (unless other evidence be herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith on its part, rely upon an Officers' Certificate; (4) 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, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon; (5) the Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request or direction of any of the Holders pursuant to this Indenture, unless such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee reasonable security or indemnity against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction; (6) the Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, indenture, Security or other paper or document, but the Trustee in its discretion may make such inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit, and, if the Trustee shall determine to make such inquiry or investigation, it shall be entitled to examine the books, records and premises of the Company, personally or by agent or attorney; (7) 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; and (8) the Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken, suffered, or omitted to be taken by it in good faith and reasonably believed by it to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Indenture. (9) the Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge of any default or Event of Default with respect to the Securities unless either (i) a Responsible Officer assigned to the Corporate Trust Department of the Trustee (or any successor division or department of the 43
55 Trustee) shall have actual knowledge of such default or Event of Default or (ii) written notice of such default or Event of Default shall have been given to the Trustee by the Company or by any Holder of the Securities. SECTION 6.4. Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities. The recitals contained herein and in the Securities, except the Trustee's certificates of authentication, shall be taken as the statements of the Company, and neither the Trustee nor any Authenticating Agent assumes any responsibility for their correctness. The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Indenture or of the Securities. Neither the Trustee nor any Authenticating Agent shall be accountable for the use or application by the Company of the Securities or the proceeds thereof. SECTION 6.5. May Hold Securities. The Trustee, any Authenticating Agent, any Paying Agent, any Securities Registrar or any other agent of the Company, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Securities and, subject to Sections 6.8 and 6.13, may otherwise deal with the Company with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee, Authenticating Agent, Paying Agent, Securities Registrar or such other agent. SECTION 6.6. Money Held in Trust. Money held by the Trustee in trust hereunder 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 money received by it hereunder except as otherwise agreed in writing with the Company. SECTION 6.7. Compensation and Reimbursement. The Company agrees (1) to pay to the Trustee from time to time such compensation as shall be agreed in writing between the Company and the Trustee for all services rendered by it hereunder (which compensation shall not be limited by any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust); (2) to reimburse the Trustee upon its request for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Trustee in accordance with any provision of this Indenture (including the reasonable compensation and the expenses and disbursements of its agents and counsel), except any such expense, disbursement or advance as may be attributable to the Trustee's negligence or bad faith; and (3) to indemnify each of the Trustee and any predecessor Trustee for, and to hold it harmless against, any and all loss, liability, damage, claim or expense (including the reasonable compensation and the expenses and disbursements of its agents and counsel) incurred without negligence or bad faith, arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of this trust or the performance of its duties hereunder, including the costs and expenses of defending itself against any claim or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of 44
56 any of its powers or duties hereunder. This indemnification shall survive the resignation or removal of the Trustee and the termination of this Agreement. To secure the Company's payment obligations in this Section, the Company and the Holders agree that the Trustee shall have a lien prior to the Securities on all money or property held or collected by the Trustee. Such lien shall survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture. When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after an Event of Default specified in Section 5.1(4) or (5) occurs, the expenses and the compensation for the services are intended to constitute expenses of administration under the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 or any successor statute. SECTION 6.8. Disqualification; Conflicting Interests. The Trustee for the Securities of any series issued hereunder shall be subject to the provisions of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act. Nothing herein shall prevent the Trustee from filing with the Commission the application referred to in the second to last paragraph of said Section 310(b). SECTION 6.9. Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility. There shall at all times be a Trustee hereunder which shall be (1) a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America or of any state or territory or the District of Columbia, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers and subject to supervision or examination by federal, state, territorial or District of Columbia authority, or (2) a corporation or other Person organized and doing business under the laws of a foreign government that is permitted to act as Trustee pursuant to a rule, regulation or order of the Commission, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers, and subject to supervision or examination by authority of such foreign government or a political subdivision thereof substantially equivalent to supervision or examination applicable to United States institutional trustees, in either case having a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000, subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority. If such corporation 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 shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. If at any time the Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, it shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect hereinafter specified in this Article. Neither the Company nor any Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Company shall serve as Trustee for the Securities of any series issued hereunder. SECTION 6.10. Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor. 45
57 (1) No resignation or removal of the Trustee and no appointment of a successor Trustee pursuant to this Article shall become effective until the acceptance of appointment by the successor Trustee under Section 6.11. (2) The Trustee may resign at any time with respect to the Securities of one or more series by giving written notice thereof to the Company. If an instrument of acceptance by a successor Trustee shall not have been delivered to the Trustee within 30 days after the giving 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 the Securities of such series. (3) The Trustee may be removed at any time with respect to the Securities of any series by Act of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series, delivered to the Trustee and to the Company. If an instrument of acceptance by a successor Trustee shall not have been delivered to the Trustee within 30 days after such removal, the Trustee being removed may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series. (4) If at any time: (A) the Trustee shall fail to comply with Section 6.8 after written request therefor by the Company or by any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security for at least six months, or (B) the Trustee shall cease to be eligible under Section 6.9 and shall fail to resign after written request therefor by the Company or by any such Holder, or (C) the Trustee shall become incapable of acting or shall be adjudged a bankrupt or insolvent or a receiver of the Trustee or of its property shall be appointed 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, (i) the Company, acting pursuant to the authority of a Board Resolution, may remove the Trustee with respect to all Securities, or (ii) subject to Section 5.14, any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security for at least six months may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee with respect to all Securities and the appointment of a successor Trustee or Trustees. (5) If the Trustee shall resign, be removed or become incapable of acting, or if a vacancy shall occur in the office of Trustee for any cause with respect to the Securities of one or more series, the Company, by a Board Resolution, shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series. If, within one year after such resignation, removal or incapability, or the occurrence of such vacancy, a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series shall be appointed by Act of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series delivered to the Company and the retiring Trustee, the successor Trustee so appointed shall, forthwith upon its acceptance of such appointment, become the successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series and supersede the successor Trustee appointed by the Company. If no successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series shall have been so appointed by the Company or the Holders and 46
58 accepted appointment in the manner hereinafter provided, any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security for at least six months may, subject to Section 5.14, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series. (6) The Company shall give notice of each resignation and each removal of the Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series and each appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series by mailing written notice of such event by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to the Holders of Securities of such series as their names and addresses appear in the Securities Register. Each notice shall include the name of the successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series and the address of its Corporate Trust Office. SECTION 6.11. Acceptance of Appointment by Successor. (1) 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. (2) 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 (1) 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, (2) if the retiring Trustee is not retiring with respect to all Securities, 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 (3) shall add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee, it being understood that nothing herein or in such supplemental indenture shall constitute such Trustees co-trustees of the same trust and that each such 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 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 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, 47
59 transfer and deliver to such successor Trustee all 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. (3) 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 rights, powers and trusts referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section, as the case may be. (4) 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. SECTION 6.12. Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business. Any corporation into which the Trustee may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Trustee shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate trust business of the Trustee, shall be the successor of the Trustee hereunder, provided such corporation shall be otherwise qualified and eligible under this Article, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto. 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, and in case any Securities shall not have been authenticated, any successor to the Trustee may authenticate such Securities either in the name of any predecessor Trustee or in the name of such successor Trustee, and in all cases the certificate of authentication shall have the full force which it is provided anywhere in the Securities or in this Indenture that the certificate of the Trustee shall have. SECTION 6.13. Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company. If and when the Trustee shall be or become a creditor of the Company (or any other obligor upon the Securities), the Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act regarding the collection of claims against the Company (or any such other obligor). SECTION 6.14. Appointment of Authenticating Agent. The Trustee may appoint an Authenticating Agent or Agents with respect to one or more series of Securities which shall be authorized to act on behalf of the Trustee to authenticate Securities of such series issued upon original issue and upon exchange, registration of transfer or partial redemption thereof or pursuant to Section 3.6, 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. Wherever reference is made in this Indenture to the authentication and delivery of Securities by the Trustee or the Trustee's certificate of authentication, such reference shall be deemed to include authentication and delivery on behalf of the Trustee by an Authenticating Agent. Each Authenticating Agent shall be acceptable to the Company and shall at all times be a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America, or of any state or territory or the District of Columbia, authorized under such laws to act as Authenticating Agent, having a combined capital and surplus of not less than $50,000,000 and subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority. If 48
60 such Authenticating Agent publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of said supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section the combined capital and surplus of such Authenticating Agent shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. If at any time an Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, such Authenticating Agent shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in this Section. Any corporation into which an Authenticating Agent may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which such Authenticating Agent shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate trust business of an Authenticating Agent shall be the successor Authenticating Agent hereunder, provided such corporation shall be otherwise eligible under this Section, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of the Trustee or the Authenticating Agent. An Authenticating Agent may resign at any time by giving written notice thereof to the Trustee and to the Company. The Trustee may at any time terminate the agency of an Authenticating Agent by giving written notice thereof to such Authenticating Agent and to the Company. Upon receiving such a notice of resignation or upon such a termination, or in case at any time such Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, the Trustee may appoint a successor Authenticating Agent which shall be acceptable to the Company and shall give notice of such appointment in the manner provided in Section 1.6 to all Holders of Securities of the series with respect to which such Authenticating Agent will serve. Any successor Authenticating Agent upon acceptance of its appointment hereunder shall become vested with all the rights, powers and duties of its predecessor hereunder, with like effect as if originally named as an Authenticating Agent. No successor Authenticating Agent shall be appointed unless eligible under the provision of this Section. The Company agrees to pay to each Authenticating Agent from time to time reasonable compensation for its services under this Section. If an appointment with respect to one or more series is made pursuant to this Section, the Securities of such series may have endorsed thereon, in addition to the Trustee's certificate of authentication, an alternative certificate of authentication in the following form: 49
61 This is one of the Securities referred to in the within mentioned Indenture. Dated: BANK ONE TRUST COMPANY, N.A., As Trustee By: _________________________ As Authenticating Agent By:__________________________ Authorized Officer ARTICLE VII HOLDER'S LISTS AND REPORTS BY TRUSTEE AND COMPANY SECTION 7.1. Company to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Holders. The Company will furnish or cause to be furnished to the Trustee: (1) semi-annually, not more than 15 days after January 15 and July 15 in each year, a list, in such form as the Trustee may reasonably require, of the names and addresses of the Holders as of such January 1 and July 1, and (2) 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, excluding from any such list names and addresses received by the Trustee in its capacity as Securities Registrar. SECTION 7.2. Preservation of Information, Communications to Holders. (1) The Trustee shall preserve, in as current a form as is reasonably practicable, the names and addresses of Holders contained in the most recent list furnished to the Trustee as provided in Section 7.1 and the names and addresses of Holders received by the Trustee in its 50
62 capacity as Securities Registrar. The Trustee may destroy any list furnished to it as provided in Section 7.1 upon receipt of a new list so furnished. (2) The rights of Holders to communicate with other Holders with respect to their rights under this Indenture or under the Securities, and the corresponding rights and privileges of the Trustee, shall be as provided in the Trust Indenture Act. (3) Every Holder of Securities, by receiving and holding the same, agrees with the Company and the Trustee that neither the Company nor the Trustee nor any agent of either of them shall be held accountable by reason of the disclosure of information as to the names and addresses of the Holders made pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act. SECTION 7.3. Reports by Trustee. (1) The Trustee shall transmit to Holders such reports concerning the Trustee and its actions under this Indenture as may be required pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act at the times and in the manner provided pursuant thereto. If required by Section 313(a) of the Trust Indenture Act, the Trustee shall, within sixty days after each May 15 following the date of this Indenture deliver to Holders a brief report, dated as of such May 15, which complies with the provisions of such Section 313(a). (2) A copy of each such report shall, at the time of such transmission to Holders, be filed by the Trustee with each stock exchange upon which any Securities are listed and also with the Commission. The Company will promptly notify the Trustee when any Securities are listed on any stock exchange. SECTION 7.4. Reports by Company . The Company shall file with the Trustee and with the Commission, and transmit to Holders, such information, documents and other reports, and such summaries thereof, as may be required pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act at the times and in the manner provided in the Trust Indenture Act; provided that any such information, documents or reports required to be filed with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act shall be filed with the Trustee within 15 days after the same is required to be filed with the Commission. Notwithstanding that the Company may not be required to remain subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the Company shall continue to file with the Commission and provide the Trustee with the annual reports and the information, documents and other reports which are specified in Sections 13 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act. The Company also shall comply with the other provisions of Trust Indenture Act Section 314(a). Delivery of such reports, information and documents to the Trustee is for informational purposes only and the Trustee's receipt of such shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein, including the Company's compliance with any of its covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on Officers' Certificates). 51
63 ARTICLE VIII CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, CONVEYANCE, TRANSFER OR LEASE SECTION 8.1. Company May Consolidate, Etc., Only on Certain Terms. The Company shall not consolidate with or merge into any other Person or convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to any Person, and no Person shall consolidate with or merge into the Company or convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to the Company, unless: (1) in case the Company shall consolidate with or merge into another Person or convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to any Person, the Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or the Person which acquires by conveyance or transfer, or which leases, the properties and assets of the Company substantially as an entirety shall be a corporation, partnership or trust organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America or any State or the District of Columbia and shall expressly assume, by an indenture supplemental hereto, executed and delivered to the Trustee, in form satisfactory to the Trustee, the due and punctual payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest (including any Additional Interest) on all the Securities and the performance of every covenant of this Indenture on the part of the Company to be performed or observed; (2) 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 happened and be continuing; (3) in the case of the Securities of a series held by a Trust, such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease is permitted under the related Trust Agreement and Guarantee and does not give rise to any breach or violation of the related Trust Agreement or Guarantee; and (4) 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 any such supplemental indenture complies with this Article and that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to such transaction have been complied with; and the Trustee, subject to Section 6.1, may rely upon such Officers' Certificate and Opinion of Counsel as conclusive evidence that such transaction complies with this Section 8.1. SECTION 8.2. Successor Corporation Substituted. Upon any consolidation or merger by the Company with or into any other Person, or any conveyance, transfer or lease by the Company of its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to any Person in accordance with Section 8.1, the successor Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or to which such conveyance, transfer or lease is made shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company under this Indenture with the same effect as if such successor Person had been named as the Company herein; and in the event of any such conveyance, transfer or lease the 52
64 Company shall be discharged from all obligations and covenants under the Indenture and the Securities and may be dissolved and liquidated. Such successor Person may cause to be signed, and may issue either in its own name or in the name of the Company, any or all of the Securities issuable hereunder which theretofore shall not have been signed by the Company and delivered to the Trustee; and, upon the written order of such successor Person instead of the Company and subject to all the terms, conditions and limitations in this Indenture prescribed, the Trustee shall authenticate and shall make available for delivery any Securities which previously shall have been signed and delivered by the officers of the Company to the Trustee for authentication pursuant to such provisions and any Securities which such successor Person thereafter shall cause to be signed and delivered to the Trustee on its behalf for the purpose pursuant to such provisions. All the Securities so issued shall in all respects have the same legal rank and benefit under this Indenture as the Securities theretofore or thereafter issued in accordance with the terms of this Indenture as though all of such Securities had been issued at the date of the execution hereof. In case of any such consolidation, merger, sale, conveyance or lease, such changes in phraseology and form may be made in the Securities thereafter to be issued as may be appropriate. SECTION 8.3. Opinion of Counsel to be Given to the Trustee. The Trustee shall be entitled to receive and, subject to Sections 6.1 and 6.2, shall be fully protected in relying upon an Opinion of Counsel as conclusive evidence that any such consolidation, merger, sale, conveyance or lease and any such assumption complies with the provisions of this Article Eight. ARTICLE IX SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES SECTION 9.1. Supplemental Indentures without Consent of Holders. Without the consent of any Holders, the Company, when authorized by a Board Resolution, and the Trustee, at any time and from time to time, may enter into one or more indentures supplemental hereto, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, for any of the following purposes: (1) to evidence the succession of another Person to the Company, and the assumption by any such successor of the covenants of the Company herein and in the Securities contained; or (2) to convey, transfer, assign, mortgage or pledge any property to or with the Trustee or to surrender any right or power herein conferred upon the Company; or 53
65 (3) to establish the form or terms of Securities of any series as permitted by Sections 2.1 or 3.1; or (4) 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; or (5) to add any additional Events of Default for the benefit of the Holders of all or any series of Securities (and if such additional Events of Default are to be for the benefit of less than all series of Securities, stating that such additional Events of Default are expressly being included solely for the benefit of such series); or (6) to change or eliminate any of the provisions of this Indenture, provided that any such change or elimination shall become effective only when there is no Security Outstanding of any series created prior to the execution of such supplemental indenture which is entitled to the benefit of such provision; or (7) to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provision herein which may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision herein, or to make any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Indenture, provided that such action pursuant to this clause (7) shall not adversely affect the interest of the Holders of Securities of any series in any material respect or, in the case of the Securities of a series issued to a Trust and for so long as any of the corresponding series of Capital Securities issued by such Trust shall remain outstanding, the holders of such Capital Securities; or (8) to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment hereunder by a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more series and to add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee, pursuant to the requirements of Section 6.11(2); or (9) to comply with the requirements of the Commission in order to effect or maintain the qualification of this Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act. SECTION 9.2. Supplemental Indentures with Consent of Holders. With the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of each series affected by such supplemental indenture, by Act of said Holders delivered to the Company and the Trustee, the Company, when authorized by a Board Resolution, and the Trustee may enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Indenture or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series under this Indenture; provided, however, that no such supplemental indenture shall, without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security affected thereby, (1) except to the extent permitted by Section 3.11 or as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 2.1 or Section 3.1 with respect to the deferral of the payment of interest 54
66 on the Securities of any series, change the Stated Maturity of the principal of, or any installment of interest (including any Additional Interest) on, any Security, or reduce the principal amount thereof or the rate of interest thereon or reduce any premium payable upon the redemption thereof, or reduce the amount of principal of a Discount Security that would be due and payable upon a declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 5.2, or change the place of payment where, or the coin or currency in which, any Security or interest thereon is payable, or impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after the Stated Maturity thereof (or, in the case of redemption, on or after the Redemption Date), or (2) reduce the percentage in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series, the consent of whose Holders is required for any such supplemental indenture, or the consent of whose Holders is required for any waiver (of compliance with certain provisions of this Indenture or certain defaults hereunder and their consequences) provided for in this Indenture, or (3) modify any of the provisions of this Section, Section 5.13 or Section 10.5, except to increase any such percentage or to provide that certain other provisions of this Indenture cannot be modified or waived without the consent of the Holder of each Security affected thereby; or (4) modify the provisions in Article XIII of this Indenture with respect to the subordination of Outstanding Securities of any series in a manner adverse to the Holders thereof; provided, further, that, in the case of the Securities of a series issued to a Trust, so long as any of the corresponding series of Capital Securities issued by such Trust remains outstanding, (i) no such amendment shall be made that adversely affects the holders of such Capital Securities in any material respect, and no termination of this Indenture shall occur, and no waiver of any Event of Default or compliance with any covenant under this Indenture shall be effective, without the prior consent of the holders of at least a majority of the aggregate Liquidation Amount (as defined in the Trust Agreement under which such Trust is organized) of such Capital Securities then outstanding unless and until the principal (and premium, if any) of the Securities of such series and all accrued and, subject to Section 3.7, unpaid interest (including any Additional Interest) thereon have been paid in full and (ii) no amendment shall be made to Section 5.8 of this Indenture that would impair the rights of the holders of Capital Securities provided therein without the prior consent of the holders of each Capital Security then outstanding unless and until the principal (and premium, if any) of the Securities of such series and all accrued and (subject to Section 3.7) unpaid interest (including any Additional Interest) thereon have been paid in full. A supplemental indenture that changes or eliminates any covenant or other provision of this Indenture that has expressly been included solely for the benefit of one or more particular series of Securities or Capital Securities, or which modifies the rights of the Holders of Securities or holders of Capital Securities of such series with respect to such covenant or other provision, shall be deemed not to affect the rights under this Indenture of the Holders of Securities or holders of Capital Securities of any other series. 55
67 It shall not be necessary for any Act of Holders under this Section to approve the particular form of any proposed supplemental indenture, but it shall be sufficient if such Act shall approve the substance thereof. SECTION 9.3. Execution of Supplemental Indentures. In executing or accepting the additional trusts created by any supplemental indenture permitted by this Article or the modifications thereby of the trusts created by this Indenture, the Trustee shall be provided, and (subject to Section 6.1) shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Officers' Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such supplemental indenture is authorized or permitted by this Indenture, and that all conditions precedent have been complied with. The Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, enter into any such supplemental indenture which affects the Trustee's own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise. SECTION 9.4. Effect of Supplemental Indentures. Upon the execution of any supplemental indenture under this Article, this Indenture shall be modified in accordance therewith, and such supplemental indenture shall form a part of this Indenture for all purposes; and every Holder of Securities theretofore or thereafter authenticated and delivered hereunder shall be bound thereby. SECTION 9.5. 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. SECTION 9.6. Reference in Securities to Supplemental Indentures. Securities authenticated and delivered after the execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant to this Article may, and shall if required by the Company, bear a notation in form approved by the Company as to any matter provided for in such supplemental indenture. If the Company shall so determine, new Securities of any series so modified as to conform, in the opinion of the Company, to any such supplemental indenture may be prepared and executed by the Company and authenticated and delivered by the Trustee in exchange for Outstanding Securities of such series. SECTION 9.7. Notice of Supplemental Indentures. Promptly after the execution by the Company and the appropriate Trustee of any supplemental indenture pursuant to Section 9.2, the Company shall transmit by mail to all Holders of any series of the securities affected thereby, as their name and addresses appear in the Securities Register, a notice setting forth in general terms the substance of each supplemental indenture. 56
68 ARTICLE X COVENANTS SECTION 10.1. Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest. The Company covenants and agrees for the benefit of each series of Securities that it will duly and punctually pay the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest (including Additional Interest) on the Securities of that series in accordance with the terms of such Securities and this Indenture. SECTION 10.2. Maintenance of Office or Agency. The Company will maintain in each Place of Payment for any series of Securities, an office or agency where Securities of that series may be presented or surrendered for payment and an office or agency where Securities of that series may be surrendered for transfer or exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Securities of that series and this Indenture may be served. The Company initially appoints the Trustee, acting through its Corporate Trust Office, as its agent for said purposes. The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any change in the location of any such office or agency. If at any time the Company shall fail to maintain such office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, and the Company hereby appoints the Trustee as its agent to receive all such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands. The Company may also from time to time designate one or more other offices or agencies where the Securities may be presented or surrendered for any or all of such purposes, and may from time to time rescind such designations; provided, however, that no such designation or rescission shall in any manner relieve the Company of its obligation to maintain an office or agency in each Place of Payment for Securities of any series for such purposes. The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any such designation and any change in the location of any such office or agency. SECTION 10.3. Money for Security Payments to be Held in Trust. If the Company shall at any time act as its own Paying Agent with respect to any series of Securities, it will, on or before each due date of the principal of (and premium, if any) or interest on any of the Securities of such series, segregate and hold in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto a sum sufficient to pay the principal (and premium, if any) or interest so becoming due until such sums shall be paid to such Persons or otherwise disposed of as herein provided, and will promptly notify the Trustee of its failure so to act. Whenever the Company shall have one or more Paying Agents, it will, prior to 2:00 p.m. New York City time, on each due date of the principal of or interest on any Securities, deposit with a 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 57
69 principal and premium (if any) or interest, and (unless such Paying Agent is the Trustee) the Company will promptly notify the Trustee of its failure so to act. The Company will cause each Paying Agent other than the Trustee to execute and deliver to the Trustee an instrument in which such Paying Agent shall agree with the Trustee, subject to the provisions of this Section, that such Paying Agent will: (1) hold all sums held by it for the payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) or interest (including Additional Interest) on Securities in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto until such sums shall be paid to such Persons or otherwise disposed of as herein provided; (2) give the Trustee notice of any default by the Company (or any other obligor upon the Securities) in the making of any payment of principal (and premium, if any) or interest (including Additional Interest); (3) at any time during the continuance of any such default, upon the written request of the Trustee, forthwith pay to the Trustee all sums so held in trust by such Paying Agent; and (4) comply with the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act applicable to it as a Paying Agent. 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 by Company Order 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 trusts as those upon which such sums were held by the Company or such Paying Agent; and, upon such payment by the Company or any Paying Agent to the Trustee, such Paying Agent shall be released from all further liability with respect to such money. Any money deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the Company, in trust for the payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) or interest (including Additional Interest) on any Security and remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal (and premium, if any) or interest has become due and payable shall (unless otherwise required by mandatory provision of applicable escheat or abandoned or unclaimed property law) be paid on Company Request to the Company, or (if then held by the Company) shall (unless otherwise required by mandatory provision of applicable escheat or abandoned or unclaimed property law) be discharged from such trust; and the Holder of such Security shall thereafter, as an unsecured general creditor, look only to the Company for payment thereof, and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such trust money, and all liability of the Company as trustee thereof, shall thereupon cease; provided, however, that the Trustee or such Paying Agent, before being required to make any such repayment, may at the expense of the Company cause to be published once, in a newspaper published in the English language, customarily published on each Business Day and of general circulation in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, notice that such money remains unclaimed and that, after a date specified therein, which shall not be less than 30 days from the date of such publication, any unclaimed balance of such money then remaining will be repaid to the Company. 58
70 SECTION 10.4. Statement as to Compliance. The Company shall deliver to the Trustee, within 120 days after the end of each calendar year of the Company ending after the date hereof, an Officers' Certificate, one of the signatories of which shall be the principal executive, principal financial or principal accounting officer of the Company, covering the preceding calendar year, stating whether or not to the best knowledge of the signers thereof the Company is in default in the performance, observance or fulfillment of or compliance with any of the terms, provisions, covenants and conditions of this Indenture, and if the Company shall be in default, specifying all such defaults and the nature and status thereof of which they may have knowledge. For the purpose of this Section 10.4, compliance shall be determined without regard to any grace period or requirement of notice provided pursuant to the terms of this Indenture. SECTION 10.5. Waiver of Certain Covenants. The Company may omit in any particular instance to comply with any covenant or condition provided pursuant to Section 3.1, 9.1(3) or 9.1(4) with respect to the Securities of any series, if before or after the time for such compliance the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series shall, by Act of such Holders, either waive such compliance in such instance or generally waive compliance with such covenant or condition, but no such waiver shall extend to or affect such covenant or condition except to the extent so expressly waived, and, until such waiver shall become effective, the obligations of the Company in respect of any such covenant or condition shall remain in full force and effect. SECTION 10.6. Payment of Trust Costs and Expenses. Since each Trust is being formed solely to facilitate an investment in the Securities, the Company, in its capacity as the issuer of the Securities, hereby covenants to pay all debts and obligations (other than with respect to the Capital Securities and Common Securities) and all costs and expenses of each Trust (including, but not limited to, all costs and expenses relating to the organization of the Trust, the fees and expenses of the Trustees and all costs and expenses relating to the operation of the Trust) and to pay any and all taxes, duties, assessments or governmental charges of whatever nature (other than withholding taxes) imposed on the Trust by the United States, or any other taxing authority, so that the net amounts received and retained by the Trust and the Property Trustee after paying any such debts, obligations, costs, expenses, taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges will be equal to the amounts the Trust and the Property Trustee would have received had no such debts, obligations, costs, expenses, taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges been incurred by or imposed on the Trust. The obligations of the Company to pay all debts, obligations, costs, expenses, taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges of each Trust (other than with respect to the Capital Securities and Common Securities) shall constitute additional indebtedness hereunder and shall survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture. SECTION 10.7. Additional Covenants. The Company covenants and agrees with each Holder of Securities of each series that it shall not, and it shall not permit any Subsidiary of the Company to, (i) declare or pay any 59
71 dividends or distributions on, or redeem purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of the Company's capital stock, or (ii) make any payment of principal of or interest or premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company that rank pari passu with or junior in interest to the Securities of such series or (iii) make any guarantee payments with respect to any guarantee by the Company of debt securities of any subsidiary of the Company if such guarantee ranks pari passu with or junior in interest to the Securities (other than (a) dividends or distributions in the Company's capital stock, (b) any declaration of a dividend in connection with the implementation of a Rights Plan or the redemption or repurchase of any rights distributed pursuant to a Rights Plan, (c) payments under the Guarantee with respect to the Securities of such Series, and (d) purchases of Common Stock related to the issuance of Common Stock or rights under any of the Company's benefit plans for its directors, officers or employees, related to the issuance of Common Stock or rights under a dividend reinvestment and stock purchase plan, or related to the issuance of Common Stock (or securities convertible or exchangeable for Common Stock) as consideration in an acquisition transaction that was entered into prior to the commencement of such Extension Period) if at such time (x) there shall have occurred any event of which the Company has actual knowledge that (A) with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default with respect to the Securities of such series and (B) in respect of which the Company shall not have taken reasonable steps to cure, (y) if the Securities of such series are held by a Trust, the Company shall be in default with respect to its payment of any obligations under the Guarantee relating to the Capital Securities issued by such Trust or (z) the Company shall have given notice of its election to begin an Extension Period with respect to the Securities of such series as provided herein and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing. The Company also covenants with each Holder of Securities of a series issued to a Trust (i) to maintain directly 100% ownership of the Common Securities of such Trust; provided, however, that any permitted successor of the Company hereunder may succeed to the Company's ownership of such Common Securities, (ii) not to voluntarily terminate, wind-up or liquidate such Trust, except (a) in connection with a distribution of the Securities of such series to the holders of the Trust Securities of such Trust in liquidation of such Trust or (b) in connection with certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the related Trust Agreement and (iii) to use its reasonable efforts, consistent with the terms and provisions of such Trust Agreement, to cause such Trust to not be classified as an association or publicly traded partnership taxable as a corporation for United States federal income tax purposes. SECTION 10.8. Calculation of Original Issue Discount. The Company shall file with the Trustee within __ days of the end of each calendar year a written notice specifying the amount of original issue discount (including daily rates and accrual periods) accrued on Outstanding Securities as of the end of such year, if any. 60
72 ARTICLE XI REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES SECTION 11.1. Applicability of This Article. Redemption of Securities of any series (whether by operation of a sinking fund or otherwise) as permitted or required by any form of Security issued pursuant to this Indenture shall be made in accordance with such form of Security and this Article; provided, however, that if any provision of any such form of Security shall conflict with any provision of this Article, the provision of such form of Security shall govern. Except as otherwise set forth in the form of Security for such series, each Security of such series shall be subject to partial redemption only in the amount of $__ or, in the case of the Securities of a series issued to a Trust, $__, or integral multiples thereof. SECTION 11.2. Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee. The election of the Company to redeem any Securities shall be evidenced by or pursuant to a Board Resolution. In case of any redemption at the election of the Company of the Securities, the Company shall, not less than 45 nor more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date (unless a shorter notice shall be satisfactory to the Trustee), notify the Trustee of such date and of the principal amount of Securities of that series to be redeemed. 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, the Company shall furnish the Trustee with an Officers' Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel evidencing compliance with such restriction. SECTION 11.3. Selection of Securities to be Redeemed. If less than all the Securities of any series are to be redeemed (unless all the Securities of such series and of a specified tenor are to be redeemed or unless such redemption affects only a single Security), the Securities will be redeemed on a pro rata basis, provided that the unredeemed portion of the principal amount of any Security shall be in an authorized denomination (which shall not be less than the minimum authorized denomination) for such Security. If less than all the Securities of such series and of a specified tenor are to be redeemed (unless such redemption affects only a single Security), the particular Securities to be redeemed shall be selected not more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date by the Trustee, from the Outstanding Securities of such series and specified tenor not previously called for redemption in accordance with the preceding sentence. The Trustee shall promptly notify the Company in writing of the Securities selected for partial redemption and the principal amount thereof to be redeemed. For all purposes of this Indenture, unless the context otherwise requires, all provisions relating to the redemption of Securities shall relate, in the case of any Security redeemed or to be redeemed only in part, to the portion of the principal amount of such Security which has been or is to be redeemed. If the Company shall so direct, Securities registered in the name of the Company, any Affiliate or any Subsidiary thereof shall not be included in the Securities selected for redemption. 61
73 SECTION 11.4. Notice of Redemption. Notice of redemption shall be given by first-class mail, postage prepaid, mailed not later than the thirtieth day, and not earlier than the sixtieth day, prior to the Redemption Date, to each Holder of Securities to be redeemed, at the address of such Holder as it appears in the Securities Register. With respect to Securities of each series to be redeemed, each notice of redemption shall identify the Securities to be redeemed (including CUSIP number, if a CUSIP number has been assigned to such Securities of such Series) and shall state: (1) the Redemption Date; (2) the Redemption Price; (3) if less than all Outstanding Securities of such particular series and having the same terms are to be redeemed, the identification (and, in the case of partial redemption, the respective principal amounts) of the particular Securities to be redeemed; (4) that on the Redemption Date, the Redemption Price will become due and payable upon each such Security or portion thereof, and that interest thereon, if any, shall cease to accrue on and after said date; (5) the place or places where such Securities are to be surrendered for payment of the Redemption Price; and (6) that the redemption is for a sinking fund, if such is the case. Notice of redemption of Securities to be redeemed at the election of the Company shall be given by the Company or, at the Company's request, by the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Company and shall not be irrevocable. The notice if mailed in the manner herein provided shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given, whether or not the Holder receives such notice. In any case, a failure to give such notice by mail or any defect in the notice to the Holder of any Security designated for redemption as a whole or in part shall not affect the validity of the proceedings for the redemption of any other Security. SECTION 11.5. Deposit of Redemption Price. Prior to 2:00 p.m. New York City time, on the Redemption Date specified in the notice of redemption given as provided in Section 11.4, the Company will deposit with the Trustee or with one or more Paying Agents (or if the Company is acting as its own Paying Agent, the Company will segregate and hold in trust as provided in Section 10.3) an amount of money sufficient to pay the Redemption Price of, and any accrued interest (including Additional Interest) on, all the Securities which are to be redeemed on that date. SECTION 11.6. Payment of Securities Called for Redemption. If any notice of redemption has been given as provided in Section 11.4, the Securities or portion of Securities with respect to which such notice has been given shall become due and 62
74 payable on the date and at the place or places stated in such notice at the applicable Redemption Price. On presentation and surrender of such Securities at a Place of Payment in said notice specified, the said securities or the specified portions thereof shall be paid and redeemed by the Company at the applicable Redemption Price, together with accrued interest (including any Additional Interest) to the Redemption Date; provided, however, that, unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 3.1, installments of interest whose Stated Maturity is on or prior to the Redemption Date will be payable to the Holders of such Securities, or one or more Predecessor Securities, registered as such at the close of business on the relevant Record Dates according to their terms and the provisions of Section 3.7. Upon presentation of any Security redeemed in part only, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and make available for delivery to the Holder thereof, at the expense of the Company, a new Security or Securities of the same series, of authorized denominations, in aggregate principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion of the Security so presented and having the same Original Issue Date, Stated Maturity and terms. If a Global Security is so surrendered, such new Security will also be a new Global Security. If any Security called for redemption shall not be so paid upon surrender thereof for redemption, the principal of and premium, if any, on such Security shall, until paid, bear interest from the Redemption Date at the rate prescribed therefor in the Security. SECTION 11.7. Right of Redemption of Securities Initially Issued to a Trust. In the case of the Securities of a series initially issued to a Trust, except as otherwise established pursuant to Section 3.1 for the Securities of a Series, the Company, at its option, may redeem such Securities (i) on or after the date years after the Original Issue Date of such Securities, in whole at any time or in part from time to time, or (ii) upon the occurrence and during the continuation of a Tax Event, an Investment Company Event or a Regulatory Capital Event, at any time within 90 days following the occurrence of such Tax Event, an Investment Company Event or Regulatory Capital Event in respect of such Trust, in whole (but not in part), in each case at a Redemption Price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof; provided that the Company's right to redeem such Securities pursuant to clause (i) or (ii) above is subject to the Company having received the prior approval of the Federal Reserve if required under applicable capital guidelines or policies of the Federal Reserve. ARTICLE XII SINKING FUNDS SECTION 12.1. Applicability of Article. The provisions of this Article shall be applicable to any sinking fund for the retirement of Securities of any series except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 3.1 for such Securities. 63
75 The minimum amount of any sinking fund payment provided for by the terms of any Securities of any series is herein referred to as a "mandatory sinking fund payment", and any sinking fund payment in excess of such minimum amount which is permitted to be made by the terms of such Securities of any series is herein referred to as an "optional sinking fund payment". If provided for by the terms of any Securities of any series, the cash amount of any sinking fund payment may be subject to reduction as provided in Section 12.2. Each sinking fund payment shall be applied to the redemption of Securities of any series as provided for by the terms of such Securities. SECTION 12.2. Satisfaction of Sinking Fund Payments with Securities. In lieu of making all or any part of a mandatory sinking fund payment with respect to any Securities of a series in cash, the Company may at its option, at any time no more than 16 months and no less than 30 days prior to the date on which such sinking fund payment is due, deliver to the Trustee Securities of such series (together with the unmatured coupons, if any, appertaining thereto) theretofore purchased or otherwise acquired by the Company, except Securities of such series that have been redeemed through the application of mandatory or optional sinking fund payments pursuant to the terms of the Securities of such series, accompanied by a Company Order instructing the Trustee to credit such obligations and stating that the Securities of such series were originally issued by the Company by way of bona fide sale or other negotiation for value; provided that the Securities to be so credited have not been previously so credited. The Securities to be so credited shall be received and credited for such purpose by the Trustee at the redemption price for such Securities, as specified in the Securities so to be redeemed, for redemption through operation of the sinking fund and the amount of such sinking fund payment shall be reduced accordingly. SECTION 12.3. Redemption of Securities for Sinking Fund. Not less than 60 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 such Securities pursuant to the terms of such Securities, the portion thereof, if any, which is to be satisfied by payment of cash in the currency in which the Securities of such series are payable (except as provided pursuant to Section 3.1) and the portion thereof, if any, which is to be satisfied by delivering and crediting Securities pursuant to Section 12.2 and will also deliver to the Trustee any Securities to be so delivered. Such Officers' Certificate shall be irrevocable and upon its delivery the Company shall be obligated to make the cash payment or payments therein referred to, if any, on or before the succeeding sinking fund payment date. In the case of the failure of the Company to deliver such Officers' Certificate (or, as required by this Indenture, the Securities and coupons, if any, specified in such Officers' Certificate), the sinking fund payment due on the succeeding sinking fund payment date for such series shall be paid entirely in cash and shall be sufficient to redeem the principal amount of the Securities of such series subject to a mandatory sinking fund payment without the right to deliver or credit securities as provided in Section 12.2 and without the right to make the optional sinking fund payment with respect to such series at such time. Any sinking fund payment or payments (mandatory or optional) made in cash plus any unused balance of any preceding sinking fund payments made with respect to the Securities of 64
76 any particular series shall be applied by the Trustee (or by the Company if the Company is acting as its own Paying Agent) on the sinking fund payment date on which such payment is made (or, if such payment is made before a sinking fund payment date, on the sinking fund payment date immediately following the date of such payment) to the redemption of Securities of such series at the Redemption Price specified in such Securities with respect to the sinking fund. Any sinking fund moneys not so applied or allocated by the Trustee (or, if the Company is acting as its own Paying Agent, segregated and held in trust by the Company as provided in Section 10.3) for such series and together with such payment (or such amount so segregated) shall be applied in accordance with the provisions of this Section 12.3. Any and all sinking fund moneys with respect to the Securities of any particular series held by the Trustee (or if the Company is acting as its own Paying Agent, segregated and held in trust as provided in Section 10.3) on the last sinking fund payment date with respect to Securities of such series and not held for the payment or redemption of particular Securities of such series shall be applied by the Trustee (or by the Company if the Company is acting as its own Paying Agent), together with other moneys, if necessary, to be deposited (or segregated) sufficient for the purpose, to the payment of the principal of the Securities of such series at Maturity. The Trustee shall select the Securities to be redeemed upon such sinking fund payment date in the manner specified in Section 11.3 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 11.4. Such notice having been duly given, the redemption of such Securities shall be made upon the terms and in the manner stated in Section 11.6. On or before each sinking fund payment date, the Company shall pay to the Trustee (or, if the Company is acting as its own Paying Agent, the Company shall segregate and hold in trust as provided in Section 10.3) in cash a sum in the currency in which Securities of such series are payable (except as provided pursuant to Section 3.1) equal to the principal and any interest accrued to the Redemption Date for Securities or portions thereof to be redeemed on such sinking fund payment date pursuant to this Section 12.3. Neither the Trustee nor the Company shall redeem any Securities of a series with sinking fund moneys or mail any notice of redemption of Securities of such series by operation of the sinking fund for such series during the continuance of a default in payment of interest, if any, on any Securities of such series or of any Event of Default (other than an Event of Default occurring as a consequence of this paragraph) with respect to the Securities of such series, except that if the notice of redemption shall have been provided in accordance with the provisions hereof, the Trustee (or the Company, if the Company is then acting as its own Paying Agent) shall redeem such Securities if cash sufficient for that purpose shall be deposited with the Trustee (or segregated by the Company) for that purpose in accordance with the terms of this Article XII. Except as aforesaid, any moneys in the sinking fund for such series at the time when any such default or Event of Default shall occur and any moneys thereafter paid into such sinking fund shall, during the continuance of such default or Event of Default, be held as security for the payment of the Securities and coupons, if any, of such series; provided, however, that in case such default or Event of Default shall have been cured or waived herein, such moneys shall thereafter be applied on the next sinking fund payment date for the Securities of such series on which such moneys may be applied pursuant to the provisions of this Section 12.3. 65
77 ARTICLE XIII SUBORDINATION OF SECURITIES SECTION 13.1. Securities Subordinate to Senior Debt. The Company covenants and agrees, and each Holder of a Security, by its acceptance thereof, likewise covenants and agrees, that, to the extent and in the manner hereinafter set forth in this Article, the payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest (including any Additional Interest) on each and all of the Securities are hereby expressly made subordinate and subject in right of payment to the prior payment in full of all Senior Debt. SECTION 13.2. Payment Over of Proceeds Upon Dissolution, Etc. In case of the pendency of any receivership, insolvency, liquidation, bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, composition or other judicial proceeding relative to the Company (each such event, if any, herein sometimes referred to as a "Proceeding"), then the holders of Senior Debt shall be entitled to receive payment in full of all amounts due or to become due on such Senior Debt, or provision shall be made for such payment in cash or cash equivalents or otherwise in a manner satisfactory to the holders of Senior Debt, before the Holders of the Securities are entitled to receive or retain any payment or distribution of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities (including any payment or distribution which may be payable or deliverable by reason of the payment of any other Debt of the Company (including any series of the Securities) subordinated to the payment of the Securities, such payment or distribution being hereinafter referred to as a "Junior Subordinated Payment"), on account of principal of (or premium, if any) or interest (including any Additional Interest) on the Securities or on account of the purchase or other acquisition of Securities by the Company or any Subsidiary and to that end the holders of Senior Debt shall be entitled to receive, for application to the payment thereof, any payment or distribution of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities, including any Junior Subordinated Payment, which may be payable or deliverable in respect of the Securities in any such Proceeding; provided, however, that holders of Senior Debt shall not be entitled to receive payment of any such amounts to the extent that such holders would be required by the subordination provisions of such Senior Debt to pay such amounts over to the obligees on trade accounts payable or other liabilities arising in the ordinary course of the Company's business. In the event that, notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section, the Trustee or the Holder of any Security shall have received any payment or distribution of assets of the Company of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities, including any Junior Subordinated Payment, before all amounts due or to become due on all Senior Debt are paid in full or payment thereof is provided for in cash or cash equivalents or otherwise in a manner satisfactory to the holders of Senior Debt, and if such fact shall, at or prior to the time of such payment or distribution, have been made known to the Trustee or, as the case may be, such Holder, then and in such event such payment or distribution shall be paid over or delivered forthwith to the trustee in bankruptcy, receiver, liquidating trustee, custodian, assignee, agent or other Person making payment or distribution of assets of the Company for application to the 66
78 payment of all amounts due or to become due on all Senior Debt remaining unpaid, to the extent necessary to pay all amounts due or to become due on all Senior Debt in full, after giving effect to any concurrent payment or distribution to or for the holders of Senior Debt; provided, however, that holders of Senior Debt shall not be entitled to receive payment of any such amounts to the extent that such holders would be required by the subordination provisions of such Senior Debt to pay such amounts over to the obligees on trade accounts payable or other liabilities arising in the ordinary course of the Company's business. For purposes of this Article only, the words "any payment or distribution of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities" shall not be deemed to include shares of stock of the Company as reorganized or readjusted, or securities of the Company or any other corporation provided for by a plan of reorganization or readjustment which securities are subordinated in right of payment to all then outstanding Senior Debt to substantially the same extent as the Securities are so subordinated as provided in this Article. The consolidation of the Company with, or the merger of the Company into, another Person or the liquidation or dissolution of the Company following the sale of all or substantially all of its properties and assets as an entirety to another Person upon the terms and conditions set forth in Article VIII shall not be deemed a Proceeding for the purposes of this Section if the Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or the Person which acquires by sale such properties and assets as an entirety, as the case may be, shall, as a part of such consolidation, merger, or sale comply with the conditions set forth in Article VIII. SECTION 13.3. Prior Payment to Senior Debt Upon Acceleration of Securities. In the event that any Securities are declared due and payable before their Stated Maturity, then and in such event the holders of the Senior Debt outstanding at the time such Securities so become due and payable shall be entitled to receive payment in full of all amounts due on or in respect of such Senior Debt (including any amounts due upon acceleration), or provision shall be made for such payment in cash or cash equivalents or otherwise in a manner satisfactory to the holders of Senior Debt, before the Holders of the Securities are entitled to receive any payment or distribution of any kind or character, whether in cash, properties or securities (including any Junior Subordinated Payment) by the Company on account of the principal of (or premium, if any) or interest (including any Additional Interest) on the Securities or on account of the purchase or other acquisition of Securities by the Company or any Subsidiary; provided, however, that nothing in this Section shall prevent the satisfaction of any sinking fund payment in accordance with this Indenture or as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 3.1 for the Securities of any series by delivering and crediting pursuant to Section 12.2 or as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 3.1 for the Securities of any series Securities which have been acquired (upon redemption or otherwise) prior to such declaration of acceleration; provided, however, that holders of Senior Debt shall not be entitled to receive payment of any such amounts to the extent that such holders would be required by the subordination provisions of such Senior Debt to pay such amounts over to the obligees on trade accounts payable or other liabilities arising in the ordinary course of the Company's business. In the event that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall make any payment to the Trustee or the Holder of any Security prohibited by the foregoing provisions of this Section, and if such fact shall, at or prior to the time of such payment, have been made known to the 67
79 Trustee or, as the case may be, such Holder, then and in such event such payment shall be paid over and delivered forthwith to the Company. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to any payment with respect to which Section 13.2 would be applicable. SECTION 13.4. No Payment When Senior Debt in Default. (a) In the event and during the continuation of any default in the payment of principal of (or premium, if any) or interest on any Senior Debt, or in the event that any event of default with respect to any Senior Debt shall have occurred and be continuing and shall have resulted in such Senior Debt becoming or being declared due and payable prior to the date on which it would otherwise have become due and payable, unless and until such event of default shall have been cured or waived or shall have ceased to exist and such acceleration shall have been rescinded or annulled, or (b) in the event any judicial proceeding shall be pending with respect to any such default in payment or such event or default, then no payment or distribution of any kind or character, whether in cash, properties or securities (including any Junior Subordinated Payment) shall be made by the Company on account of principal of (or premium, if any) or interest (including any Additional Interest), if any, on the Securities or on account of the purchase or other acquisition of Securities by the Company or any Subsidiary, in each case unless and until all amounts due or to become due on such Senior Debt are paid in full; provided, however, that nothing in this Section shall prevent the satisfaction of any sinking fund payment in accordance with this Indenture or as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 3.1 for the Securities of any series by delivering and crediting pursuant to Section 12.2 or as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 3.1 for the Securities of any series Securities which have been acquired (upon redemption or otherwise) prior to such default in payment or event of default; provided, however, that holders of Senior Debt shall not be entitled to receive payment of any such amounts to the extent that such holders would be required by the subordination provisions of such Senior Debt to pay such amounts over to the obligees on trade accounts payable or other liabilities arising in the ordinary course of the Company's business. In the event that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall make any payment to the Trustee or the Holder of any Security prohibited by the foregoing provisions of this Section, and if such fact shall, at or prior to the time of such payment, have been made known to the Trustee or, as the case may be, such Holder, then and in such event such payment shall be paid over and delivered forthwith to the Company. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to any payment with respect to which Section 13.2 would be applicable. SECTION 13.5. Payment Permitted If No Default. Nothing contained in this Article or elsewhere in this Indenture or in any of the Securities shall prevent (a) the Company, at any time except during the pendency of any Proceeding referred to in Section 13.2 or under the conditions described in Sections 13.3 and 13.4, from making payments at any time of principal of (and premium, if any) or interest (including Additional Interest) on the Securities, or (b) the application by the Trustee of any money deposited with it hereunder to the payment of or on account of the principal of (and premium, if 68
80 any) or interest (including any Additional Interest) on the Securities or the retention of such payment by the Holders, if, at the time of such application by the Trustee, it did not have knowledge that such payment would have been prohibited by the provisions of this Article. SECTION 13.6. Subrogation to Rights of Holders of Senior Debt. Subject to the payment in full of all amounts due or to become due on all Senior Debt, or the provision for such payment in cash or cash equivalents or otherwise in a manner satisfactory to the holders of Senior Debt, the Holders of the Securities shall be subrogated to the extent of the payments or distributions made to the holders of such Senior Debt pursuant to the provisions of this Article (equally and ratably with the holders of all indebtedness of the Company which by its express terms is subordinated to Senior Debt of the Company to substantially the same extent as the Securities are subordinated to the Senior Debt and is entitled to like rights of subrogation by reason of any payments or distributions made to holders of such Senior Debt) to the rights of the holders of such Senior Debt to receive payments and distributions of cash, property and securities applicable to the Senior Debt until the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on the Securities shall be paid in full. For purposes of such subrogation, no payments or distributions to the holders of the Senior Debt of any cash, property or securities to which the Holders of the Securities or the Trustee would be entitled except for the provisions of this Article, and no payments over pursuant to the provisions of this Article to the holders of Senior Debt by Holders of the Securities or the Trustee, shall, as among the Company, its creditors other than holders of Senior Debt, and the Holders of the Securities, be deemed to be a payment or distribution by the Company to or on account of the Senior Debt. SECTION 13.7. Provisions Solely to Define Relative Rights. The provisions of this Article are and are intended solely for the purpose of defining the relative rights of the Holders of the Securities on the one hand and the holders of Senior Debt on the other hand. Nothing contained in this Article or elsewhere in this Indenture or in the Securities is intended to or shall (a) impair, as between the Company and the Holders of the Securities, the obligations of the Company, which are absolute and unconditional, to pay to the Holders of the Securities the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest (including any Additional Interest) on the Securities as and when the same shall become due and payable in accordance with their terms; or (b) affect the relative rights against the Company of the Holders of the Securities and creditors of the Company other than their rights in relation to the holders of Senior Debt; or (c) prevent the Trustee or the Holder of any Security from exercising all remedies otherwise permitted by applicable law upon default under this Indenture including, without limitation, filing and voting claims in any Proceeding, subject to the rights, if any, under this Article of the holders of Senior Debt to receive cash, property and securities otherwise payable or deliverable to the Trustee or such Holder. SECTION 13.8. Trustee to Effectuate Subordination. Each Holder of a Security by his or her acceptance thereof authorizes and directs the Trustee on his or her behalf to take such action as may be necessary or appropriate to acknowledge or effectuate the subordination provided in this Article and appoints the Trustee his or her attorney-in-fact for any and all such purposes. 69
81 SECTION 13.9. No Waiver of Subordination Provisions. No right of any present or future holder of any Senior Debt to enforce subordination as herein provided shall at any time in any way be prejudiced or impaired by any act or failure to act on the part of the Company or by any act or failure to act, in good faith, by any such holder, or by any noncompliance by the Company with the terms, provisions and covenants of this Indenture, regardless of any knowledge thereof that any such holder may have or be otherwise charged with. Without in any way limiting the generality of the immediately preceding paragraph, the holders of Senior Debt may, at any time and from to time, without the consent of or notice to the Trustee or the Holders of the Securities, without incurring responsibility to the Holders of the Securities and without impairing or releasing the subordination provided in this Article or the obligations hereunder of the Holders of the Securities to the holders of Senior Debt, do any one or more of the following: (i) change the manner, place or terms of payment or extend the time of payment of, or renew or alter, Senior Debt, or otherwise amend or supplement in any manner Senior Debt or any instrument evidencing the same or any agreement under which Senior Debt is outstanding; (ii) sell, exchange, release or otherwise deal with any property pledged, mortgaged or otherwise securing Senior Debt; (iii) release any Person liable in any manner for the collection of Senior Debt; and (iv) exercise or refrain from exercising any rights against the Company and any other Person. SECTION 13.10. Notice to Trustee. The Company shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any fact known to the Company which would prohibit the making of any payment to or by the Trustee in respect of the Securities. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Article or any other provision of this Indenture, the Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge of the existence of any facts which would prohibit the making of any payment to or by the Trustee in respect of the Securities, unless and until the Trustee shall have received written notice thereof from the Company or a holder of Senior Debt or from any trustee, agent or representative therefor; provided, however, that if the Trustee shall not have received the notice provided for in this Section at least two Business Days prior to the date upon which by the terms hereof any monies may become payable for any purpose (including, without limitation, the payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) or interest (including any Additional Interest) on any Security), then, anything herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee shall have full power and authority to receive such monies and to apply the same to the purpose for which they were received and shall not be affected by any notice to the contrary which may be received by it within two Business Days prior to such date. Subject to the provisions of Section 6.1, the Trustee shall be entitled to rely conclusively on the delivery to it of a written notice by a Person representing himself to be a holder of Senior Debt (or a trustee therefor) to establish that such notice has been given by a holder of Senior Debt (or a trustee therefor). In the event that the Trustee determines in good faith that further evidence is required with respect to the right of any Person as a holder of Senior Debt to participate in any payment or distribution pursuant to this Article, the Trustee may request such Person to furnish evidence to the reasonable satisfaction of the Trustee as to the amount of 70
82 Senior Debt held by such Person, the extent to which such Person is entitled to participate in such payment or distribution and any other facts pertinent to the rights of such Person under this Article, and if such evidence is not furnished, the Trustee may defer any payment to such Person pending judicial determination as to the right of such Person to receive such payment. SECTION 13.11. Reliance on Judicial Order or Certificate of Liquidating Agent. Upon any payment or distribution of assets of the Company referred to in this Article, the Trustee, subject to the provisions of Section 6.1, and the Holders of the Securities shall be entitled to rely upon any order or decree entered by any court of competent jurisdiction in which such Proceeding is pending, or a certificate of the trustee in bankruptcy, receiver, liquidating trustee, custodian, assignee for the benefit of creditors, agent or other Person making such payment or distribution, delivered to the Trustee or to the Holders of Securities, for the purpose of ascertaining the Persons entitled to participate in such payment or distribution, the holders of the Senior Debt and other indebtedness of the Company, the amount thereof or payable thereon, the amount or amounts paid or distributed thereon and all other facts pertinent thereto or to this Article. SECTION 13.12. Trustee Not Fiduciary for Holders of Senior Debt. The Trustee, in its capacity as trustee under this Indenture, shall not be deemed to owe any fiduciary duty to the holders of Senior Debt and shall not be liable to any such holders if it shall in good faith mistakenly pay over or distribute to Holders of Securities or to the Company or to any other Person cash, property or securities to which any holders of Senior Debt shall be entitled by virtue of this Article or otherwise. With respect to the holders of Senior Debt, the Trustee undertakes to perform or to observe only such of its covenants or obligations as are specifically set forth in this Article and no implied covenants or obligations with respect to holders of Senior Debt shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee. SECTION 13.13. Rights of Trustee as Holder of Senior Debt; Preservation of Trustee's Rights. The Trustee in its individual capacity shall be entitled to all the rights set forth in this Article with respect to any Senior Debt which may at any time be held by it, to the same extent as any other holder of Senior Debt, and nothing in this Indenture shall deprive the Trustee of any of its rights as such holder. Nothing in this Article shall apply to claims of, or payments to, the Trustee under or pursuant to Section 6.7. SECTION 13.14. Article Applicable to Paying Agents. In case at any time any Paying Agent other than the Trustee shall have been appointed by the Company and be then acting hereunder, the term "Trustee" as used in this Article shall in such case (unless the context otherwise requires) be construed as extending to and including such Paying Agent within its meaning as fully for all intents and purposes as if such Paying Agent were named in this Article in addition to or in place of the Trustee. SECTION 13.15. Certain Conversions or Exchanges Deemed Payment. 71
83 For the purposes of this Article only, (a) the issuance and delivery of junior securities upon conversion or exchange of Securities shall not be deemed to constitute a payment or distribution on account of the principal of (or premium, if any) or interest (including any Additional Interest) on Securities or on account of the purchase or other acquisition of Securities, and (b) the payment, issuance or delivery of cash, property or securities (other than junior securities) upon conversion or exchange of a Security shall be deemed to constitute payment on account of the principal of such security. For the purposes of this Section, the term "junior securities" means (i) shares of any stock of any class of the Company and (ii) securities of the Company which are subordinated in right of payment to all Senior Debt which may be outstanding at the time of issuance or delivery of such securities to substantially the same extent as, or to a greater extent than, the Securities are so subordinated as provided in this Article. SECTION 13.16. Trust Moneys Not Subordinated. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, payments from money held in trust under Article IV by the Trustee for the payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Securities shall not be subordinated to the prior payment of any Senior Debt of the Company or subject to the restrictions set forth in this Article XIII and none of the Holders shall be obligated to pay over any such amount to the Company or any holder of Senior Debt of the Company or any other creditor of the Company. [The remainder of this page left blank intentionally; The signature page follows.] 72
84 * * * * This instrument may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to be duly executed, all as of the day and year first above written. BANCWEST CORPORATION, By: ---------------------------------------- Name: Title: BANK ONE TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Trustee By: ---------------------------------------- Name: Title: 73
85 Annex A FORM OF DECLARATION OF TRUST OF BANCWEST CAPITAL ____ This DECLARATION OF TRUST, dated as of October __, 2000 (this "Declaration"), is entered by and among BANCWEST CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, as sponsor (the "Sponsor"), BANK ONE DELAWARE, INC., a Delaware corporation, as trustee (the "Delaware Trustee"), BANK ONE TRUST COMPANY, N.A., a national banking corporation, as trustee (the "Property Trustee"), and WILLIAM B. JOHNSTONE, III, as trustee (the "Administrative Trustee" and collectively with the Delaware Trustee and the Property Trustee, the "Trustees"). The Sponsor and the Trustees hereby agree as follows: 1. The trust created hereby (the "Trust") shall be known as "BancWest Capital ____," in which name the Trustees, or the Sponsor to the extent provided herein, may conduct the business of the Trust, make and execute contracts, and sue and be sued. 2. The Sponsor hereby assigns, transfers, conveys and sets over to the Trust the sum of ten dollars ($10.00), which amount shall constitute the initial trust estate. It is the intention of the parties hereto that the Trust created hereby constitute a business trust under Chapter 38 of Title 12 of the Delaware Code, 12 Del. C. Section 3801, et seq. (the "Business Trust Act"), and that this document constitutes the governing instrument of the Trust. The Trustees are hereby authorized and directed to execute and file a certificate of trust with the Delaware Secretary of State. 3. The Sponsor and the Trustees will enter into an amended and restated Declaration of Trust, satisfactory to each such party (and substantially in the form included as an exhibit to the 1933 Act Registration Statement (as defined below)), to provide for the contemplated operation of the Trust created hereby and the issuance of preferred securities (the "Preferred Securities") and common securities by the Trust as such securities will be described therein. Prior to the execution and delivery of such amended and restated Declaration of Trust, the Trustees shall not have any duty or obligation hereunder or with respect to the trust estate, except as otherwise required by applicable law or as may be necessary to obtain prior to such execution and delivery and licenses, consents or approvals required by applicable law or otherwise. 4. The Sponsor, as sponsor of the Trust, is hereby authorized and directed (i) to prepare and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") (a) a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (the "1933 Act Registration Statement"), including any pre-
86 effective or post-effective amendments to the 1933 Act Registration Statement, relating to the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of the Preferred Securities of the Trust and possibly certain other securities and (b) a Registration Statement on Form 8-A (the "1934 Act Registration Statement") (including all pre-effective and post-effective amendments thereto) relating to the registration of the Preferred Securities of the Trust under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; (ii) to file with the New York Stock Exchange or any other national stock exchange or The Nasdaq National Market (each, an "Exchange") and execute on behalf of the Trust one or more listing applications and all other applications, statements, certificates, agreements and other instruments as shall be necessary or desirable to cause the Preferred Securities to be listed on any of the Exchanges; (iii) to negotiate and execute an underwriting agreement among the Trust, the Sponsor and the underwriter(s) thereto relating to the offer and sale of the Preferred Securities, substantially in the form included or to be incorporated as an exhibit to the 1933 Act Registration Statement, (iv) to execute and file such applications, reports, surety bonds, irrevocable consents, appointments of attorneys for service of process and other papers and documents as shall be necessary or desirable to register the Preferred Securities under the securities or "Blue Sky" laws of such jurisdictions as the Sponsor, on behalf of the Trust, may deem necessary or desirable and (v) to execute and deliver letters or documents to, or instruments for filing with, a depository relating to the Preferred Securities of the Trust. It is hereby acknowledged and agreed that in connection with any document referred to in clauses (i), (ii) and (iv) above, Bank One Delaware, Inc. and Bank One Trust Company, N.A., in their capacities as trustees of the Trust, shall not be required to join in any such filing or execute on behalf of the Trust any such document unless required by the rules and regulations of the Commission, the Exchanges or state securities or blue sky laws, and in such case only to the extent so required. 5. This Declaration may be executed in one or more counterparts. 6. The number of Trustees initially shall be three (3) and thereafter the number of Trustees shall be such number as shall be fixed from time to time by a written instrument signed by the Sponsor which may increase or decrease the number of Trustees; provided that, to the extent required by the Business Trust Act, one Trustee shall be an entity that has its principal place of business in the State of Delaware. Subject to the foregoing, the Sponsor is entitled to appoint or remove without cause any Trustee at any time. The Trustees may resign upon thirty days prior notice to the Sponsor. 7. Bank One Delaware, Inc., in its capacity as trustee, shall not have the powers or the duties of the Trustee set forth herein (except as may be required under the Business trust Act) and shall be a Trustee hereunder for the sole and limited purpose of fulfilling the requirements of Section 3807(a) of the Business Trust Act. 8. The Trust may be dissolved and terminated before the issuance of the Preferred Securities at the election of the Sponsor. 9. The Sponsor hereby agrees to (i) reimburse the Trustees for all reasonable expenses (including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel and other experts) and (ii)
87 indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Trustees and any of the officers, directors, employees and agents of the Trustees (the "Indemnified Persons") from and against any and all losses, damages, liabilities, claims, actions, suits, costs, expenses, disbursements (including the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel), taxes and penalties of any kind and nature whatsoever (collectively, "Expenses"), to the extent that such Expenses arise out of, or are imposed upon, or are asserted at any time against, such Indemnified Persons with respect to the performance of this Declaration, the creation, operation or termination of the Trust or the transactions contemplated hereby; provided, however, that the Sponsor shall not be required to indemnify any Indemnified Person for any Expenses which are a result of the willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence of such Indemnified Person. 10. This Declaration shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware. [The rest of this page has been left blank intentionally; the signature page follows.] IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Declaration to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written. BANCWEST CORPORATION, as Sponsor By: ---------------------------------- Name: Title BANKONE DELAWARE, INC., as Delaware Trustee By: ---------------------------------- Name: Title BANKONE TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Property Trustee By: ---------------------------------- Name: Title WILLIAM B. JOHNSTONE, III, as Administrative Trustee
88 Annex B ================================================================================ FORM OF AMENDED AND RESTATED DECLARATION OF TRUST Dated as of __________ __, 2000 By and Among BANCWEST CORPORATION, as Sponsor WILLIAM E. ATWATER, as Administrative Trustee RICHARD W. AUBREY as Administrative Trustee WILLIAM B. JOHNSTONE, III, as Administrative Trustee BANK ONE TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Property Trustee And BANK ONE DELAWARE, INC., as Delaware Trustee ================================================================================
89 CROSS REFERENCE TABLE(1) Section of Trust Indenture Act of Section of 1939, as amended Agreement - ---------------- ---------- 310(a)................................................................6.3 310(b).....................................................6.3(c); 6.3(d) 310(c).......................................................Inapplicable 311(a).............................................................2.2(b) 311(b).............................................................2.2(b) 311(c).......................................................Inapplicable 312(a).............................................................2.2(a) 312(b).............................................................2.2(b) 312(c).......................................................Inapplicable 313(a)................................................................2.3 313(b)................................................................2.3 313(c)................................................................2.3 313(d)................................................................2.3 314(a)................................................................2.4 314(b).......................................................Inapplicable 314(c)................................................................2.5 314(d).......................................................Inapplicable 314(e)................................................................2.5 314(f).......................................................Inapplicable 315(a)....................................................3.9(b); 3.10(a) 315(b).............................................................2.7(a) 315(c).............................................................3.9(a) 315(d).............................................................3.9(b) 316(a)................................................2.6; 7.5(b); 7.6(c) 316(b).......................................................Inapplicable 316(c).......................................................Inapplicable 317(a)...............................................................3.16 317(b).......................................................Inapplicable 318(a).............................................................2.1(c) - --------------- 1 This Cross-Reference Table does not constitute part of the Agreement and shall not have any bearing upon the interpretation of any of its terms or provisions.
90 TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE ---- ARTICLE 1 INTERPRETATION AND DEFINITIONS......................................................................... 1 SECTION 1.1. Interpretation and Definitions............................................................. 1 Administrative Trustee......................................................................... 2 Affiliate...................................................................................... 2 Authorized Officer............................................................................. 2 Beneficial Owners.............................................................................. 2 Business Day................................................................................... 2 Business Trust Act............................................................................. 2 Certificate.................................................................................... 2 Certificate of Trust........................................................................... 2 Closing Date................................................................................... 3 Code .......................................................................................... 3 Commission..................................................................................... 3 Common Securities Holder....................................................................... 3 Common Security................................................................................ 3 Common Security Certificate.................................................................... 3 Corporate Trust Office......................................................................... 3 Covered Person................................................................................. 3 Debenture Issuer............................................................................... 3 Debenture Issuer Indemnified Person............................................................ 3 Debenture Trustee.............................................................................. 3 Debentures..................................................................................... 3 Delaware Trustee............................................................................... 3 Depositary..................................................................................... 4 Depositary Participant......................................................................... 4 Direct Action.................................................................................. 4 Distribution................................................................................... 4 Exchange Act................................................................................... 4 Federal Reserve................................................................................ 4 Fiduciary Indemnified Person................................................................... 4 Fiscal Year.................................................................................... 4 Global Security................................................................................ 4 Guarantee...................................................................................... 4 Holder ........................................................................................ 4 Indemnified Person............................................................................. 4 Indenture...................................................................................... 4 Indenture Event of Default..................................................................... 4 Investment Company............................................................................. 4 Investment Company Act......................................................................... 5 Investment Company Event....................................................................... 5 Legal Action................................................................................... 5 i
91 List of Holders................................................................................ 5 Majority in Liquidation Amount................................................................. 5 New York Stock Exchange........................................................................ 5 Officers' Certificate.......................................................................... 5 Paying Agent................................................................................... 6 Payment Amount................................................................................. 6 Preferred Security............................................................................. 6 Preferred Security Certificate................................................................. 6 Person ........................................................................................ 6 Property Account............................................................................... 6 Property Trustee............................................................................... 6 Pro Rata....................................................................................... 6 Quorum ........................................................................................ 6 Redemption/Distribution Notice................................................................. 6 Redemption Price............................................................................... 6 Regulatory Capital Event....................................................................... 6 Related Party.................................................................................. 7 Responsible Officer............................................................................ 7 Securities..................................................................................... 7 Securities Act................................................................................. 7 Special Event.................................................................................. 7 Sponsor ....................................................................................... 7 Successor Delaware Trustee..................................................................... 7 Successor Entity............................................................................... 7 Successor Property Trustee..................................................................... 7 Successor Security............................................................................. 7 Super Majority................................................................................. 7 Tax Event...................................................................................... 7 10% in Liquidation Amount...................................................................... 8 Treasury Regulations........................................................................... 8 Trust Enforcement Event........................................................................ 8 Trust Indenture Act............................................................................ 8 Trustee" or "Trustees ......................................................................... 8 ARTICLE 2 TRUST INDENTURE ACT.................................................................................... 8 SECTION 2.1. Trust Indenture Act; Application........................................................... 8 SECTION 2.2. Lists of Holders of Securities............................................................. 9 SECTION 2.3. Reports by the Property Trustee............................................................ 9 SECTION 2.4. Periodic Reports to the Property Trustee................................................... 9 SECTION 2.5. Evidence of Compliance with Conditions Precedent........................................... 9 SECTION 2.6. Trust Enforcement Events; Waiver........................................................... 10 SECTION 2.7. Trust Enforcement Event; Notice............................................................ 11 ARTICLE 3 ORGANIZATION........................................................................................... 12 SECTION 3.1. Name and Organization...................................................................... 12 ii
92 SECTION 3.2. Office..................................................................................... 12 SECTION 3.3. Purpose.................................................................................... 12 SECTION 3.4. Authority.................................................................................. 12 SECTION 3.5. Title to Property of the Trust............................................................. 13 SECTION 3.6. Powers and Duties of the Administrative Trustees........................................... 13 SECTION 3.7. Prohibition of Actions by the Trust and the Trustees....................................... 16 SECTION 3.8. Powers and Duties of the Property Trustee.................................................. 17 SECTION 3.9. Certain Duties and Responsibilities of the Property Trustee................................ 18 SECTION 3.10 Certain Rights of Property Trustee......................................................... 20 SECTION 3.11 Delaware Trustee........................................................................... 23 SECTION 3.12 Execution of Documents..................................................................... 23 SECTION 3.13 Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities..................................... 23 SECTION 3.14 Duration of Trust.......................................................................... 23 SECTION 3.15 Mergers.................................................................................... 23 SECTION 3.16 Property Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.................................................. 25 ARTICLE 4 SPONSOR ............................................................................................... 26 SECTION 4.1. Responsibilities of the Sponsor............................................................ 26 SECTION 4.2. Indemnification and Fees and Expenses of the Trustees...................................... 27 SECTION 4.3. Compensation of the Trustees............................................................... 27 ARTICLE 5 TRUST COMMON SECURITIES HOLDER......................................................................... 27 SECTION 5.1. Debenture Issuer's Purchase of Common Securities........................................... 27 SECTION 5.2. Covenants of the Common Securities Holder.................................................. 27 ARTICLE 6 TRUSTEES............................................................................................... 28 SECTION 6.1. Number of Trustees......................................................................... 28 SECTION 6.2. Delaware Trustee; Eligibility.............................................................. 28 SECTION 6.3. Property Trustee; Eligibility.............................................................. 29 SECTION 6.4. Qualifications of Administrative Trustees and Delaware Trustee Generally .................. 29 SECTION 6.5. Initial Administrative Trustees............................................................ 29 SECTION 6.6. Appointment, Removal and Resignation of Trustees........................................... 30 SECTION 6.7. Vacancies among Trustees................................................................... 31 SECTION 6.8. Effect of Vacancies........................................................................ 31 SECTION 6.9. Meetings................................................................................... 32 SECTION 6.10 Delegation of Power........................................................................ 32 SECTION 6.11 Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business................................ 32 ARTICLE 7 TERMS OF SECURITIES.................................................................................... 33 SECTION 7.1. General Provisions Regarding Securities.................................................... 33 SECTION 7.2. Distributions.............................................................................. 35 SECTION 7.3. Redemption of Securities................................................................... 36 SECTION 7.4. Redemption Procedures...................................................................... 36 iii
93 SECTION 7.5. Voting Rights of Preferred Securities...................................................... 38 SECTION 7.6. Voting Rights of Common Securities......................................................... 40 SECTION 7.7. Paying Agent............................................................................... 41 SECTION 7.8. Listing.................................................................................... 41 SECTION 7.9. Transfer of Securities..................................................................... 41 SECTION 7.10 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates.......................................... 43 SECTION 7.11.Deemed Security Holders.................................................................... 43 SECTION 7.12.Global Securities.......................................................................... 43 ARTICLE 8 DISSOLUTION AND TERMINATION OF TRUST................................................................... 45 SECTION 8.1. Dissolution and Termination of Trust....................................................... 45 SECTION 8.2. Liquidation Distribution Upon Dissolution of the Trust..................................... 46 ARTICLE 9 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY OF HOLDERS OF SECURITIES, DELAWARE TRUSTEES OR OTHERS......................... 47 SECTION 9.1. Liability.................................................................................. 47 SECTION 9.2. Exculpation................................................................................ 47 SECTION 9.3. Fiduciary Duty............................................................................. 48 SECTION 9.4. Indemnification............................................................................ 49 SECTION 9.5. Outside Businesses......................................................................... 51 ARTICLE 10 ACCOUNTING............................................................................................ 52 SECTION 10.1 Fiscal Year............................................................................... 52 SECTION 10.2. Certain Accounting Matters................................................................ 52 SECTION 10.3. Banking................................................................................... 53 SECTION 10.4. Withholding............................................................................... 53 ARTICLE 11 AMENDMENTS AND MEETINGS............................................................................... 53 SECTION 11.1. Amendments................................................................................ 53 SECTION 11.2. Meetings of the Holders of Securities; Action by Written Consent.......................... 55 ARTICLE 12 REPRESENTATIONS OF PROPERTY TRUSTEE AND DELAWARE TRUSTEE.............................................. 57 SECTION 12.1. Representations and Warranties of the Property Trustee.................................... 57 SECTION 12.2. Representations and Warranties of the Delaware Trustee.................................... 58 ARTICLE 13 MISCELLANEOUS......................................................................................... 58 SECTION 13.1. Notices................................................................................... 58 SECTION 13.2. Governing Law............................................................................. 59 SECTION 13.3. Intention of the Parties.................................................................. 59 SECTION 13.4. Headings.................................................................................. 59 SECTION 13.5. Successors and Assigns.................................................................... 60 iv
94 SECTION 13.6. Partial Enforceability.................................................................... 60 SECTION 13.7. Counterparts ............................................................................. v
95 EXHIBITS Exhibit A Form of Preferred Security Certificate Exhibit B Form of Common Security Certificate
96 AMENDED AND RESTATED DECLARATION OF TRUST This AMENDED AND RESTATED DECLARATION OF TRUST (the "Declaration"), dated as of ________, 2000, is entered into by and among BANCWEST CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, as sponsor (the "Sponsor"), WILLIAM E. ATWATER, RICHARD W. AUBREY, and WILLIAM B. JOHNSTONE, III, as the initial administrative trustees (collectively, the "Administrative Trustees"), BANK ONE TRUST COMPANY, N.A., a Delaware banking corporation, as the initial property trustee (the "Property Trustee") and BANK ONE DELAWARE, INC., a Delaware corporation, as the initial Delaware trustee (the "Delaware Trustee" and, together with the Administrative Trustees and the Property Trustee, the "Trustees"), and the holders, from time to time, of undivided beneficial ownership interests in the Trust to be issued pursuant to this Declaration. RECITALS WHEREAS, the Trustees and the Sponsor established BancWest Capital __ (the "Trust"), a business trust under the Business Trust Act (as defined, together with other capitalized terms, herein) pursuant to a Declaration of Trust dated as of , 2000 (the "Original Declaration"), and a Certificate of Trust (the "Certificate of Trust") filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on , 2000; WHEREAS, the sole purpose of the Trust shall be to issue and sell certain securities representing undivided beneficial ownership interests in the assets of the Trust, in exchange for the Debentures issued by the Debenture Issuer and to engage in only those activities necessary or incidental thereto; and WHEREAS, the parties hereto, by this Declaration, amend and restate each and every term and provision of the Original Declaration; NOW, THEREFORE, it being the intention of the parties hereto to continue the Trust as a business trust under the Business Trust Act and that this Declaration constitute the governing instrument of such business trust, the Trustees hereby declare that all assets contributed to the Trust be held in trust for the benefit of the Holders of the Securities representing undivided beneficial ownership interests in the assets of the Trust issued hereunder, subject to the provisions of this Declaration. ARTICLE 1 INTERPRETATION AND DEFINITIONS SECTION 1.1. Interpretation and Definitions. Unless the context otherwise requires:
97 (a) capitalized terms used in this Declaration but not defined in the preamble above have the meanings assigned to them in this Section 1.1; (b) a term defined anywhere in this Declaration has the same meaning throughout; (c) all references to "the Declaration" or "this Declaration" are to this Declaration as modified, supplemented or amended from time to time; (d) all references in this Declaration to Articles, Sections, Recitals and Exhibits are to Articles and Sections of, or Recitals and Exhibits to, this Declaration unless otherwise specified; (e) unless otherwise defined in this Declaration, a term defined in the Trust Indenture Act has the same meaning when used in this Declaration; and (f) a reference to the singular includes the plural and vice versa and a reference to any masculine form of a term shall include the feminine form of a term, as applicable. (g) the following terms have the following meanings: "Administrative Trustee" means any Trustee other than the Property Trustee and the Delaware Trustee. "Affiliate" has the same meaning as given to that term in Rule 405 of the Securities Act or any successor rule thereunder. "Authorized Officer" of a Person means any Person that is authorized to bind such Person. "Beneficial Owners" means, for Preferred Securities represented by a Global Security, the Person who acquires an interest in the Preferred Securities which is reflected on the records of the Depositary through the Depositary Participants. "Business Day" means any day other than (i) a Saturday or Sunday, (ii) a day on which banking institutions in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York are authorized or required by law or executive order to remain closed or (iii) a day on which the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, or, with respect to the Securities of a series initially issued to a Trust, the principal office of the Property Trustee under the related Trust Agreement, is closed for business. "Business Trust Act" means Chapter 38 of Title 12 of the Delaware Code, 12 Del. Code Section 3801 et seq., as it may be amended from time to time, or any successor legislation. "Certificate" means a Common Security Certificate or a Preferred Security Certificate. "Certificate of Trust" has the meaning specified in the Recitals hereto. 2
98 "Closing Date" means the date on which the Preferred Securities are issued and sold. "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, or any successor legislation. A reference to a specific section of the Code refers not only to such specific section but also to any corresponding provision of any federal tax statute enacted after the date of this Declaration, as such specific section or corresponding provision is in effect on the date of application of the provisions of this Declaration containing such reference. "Commission" means the Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor thereto. "Common Securities Holder" means BancWest Corporation, or any successor thereto, in its capacity as purchaser and holder of all of the Common Securities issued by the Trust. "Common Security" has the meaning specified in Section 7.1 "Common Security Certificate" means a definitive certificate in fully registered form representing a Common Security, substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto. "Corporate Trust Office" means the principal office of the Property Trustee at which at any particular time its corporate trust business shall be administered, which office at the date of execution of this Declaration is located at 1 Bank One Plaza, Chicago, Illinois 60670, Attention: Corporate Trust Department. "Covered Person" means (a) any officer, director, shareholder, partner, member, representative, employee or agent of (i) the Trust or (ii) the Trust's Affiliates; and (b) any Holder. "Debenture Issuer" means BancWest Corporation, or any successor thereto under the Indenture, in its capacity as issuer of the Debentures under the Indenture. "Debenture Issuer Indemnified Person" means (a) any Administrative Trustee; (b) any Affiliate of any Administrative Trustee; (c) any officers, directors, shareholders, members, partners, employees, representatives or agents of any Administrative Trustee or any Affiliate thereof; or (d) any officer, employee or agent of the Trust or its Affiliates. "Debenture Trustee" means Bank One Trust Company, N.A., in its capacity as trustee under the Indenture until a successor is appointed thereunder, and thereafter means such successor trustee. "Debentures" means the series of debentures to be issued by the Debenture Issuer under the Indenture and held by the Property Trustee. "Delaware Trustee" has the meaning specified in Section 6.2. 3
99 "Depositary" means, with respect to Securities issuable in whole or in part in the form of one or more Global Securities, a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act that is designated to act as Depositary for such Securities. "Depositary Participant" means a member of, or participant in, the Depositary. "Direct Action" has the meaning specified in Section 3.8(e). "Distribution" means a distribution payable to Holders of Securities in accordance with Section 7.2. "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, or any successor legislation. "Federal Reserve" means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, or any successor thereto. "Fiduciary Indemnified Person" has the meaning set forth in Section 9.4(b). "Fiscal Year" has the meaning specified in Section 10.1. "Global Security" means a fully registered, global Preferred Security Certificate. "Guarantee" means the Guarantee Agreement, dated as of ________ __, 2000, of the Sponsor in respect of the Securities. "Holder" means any holder of Securities, as registered on the books and records of the Trust; provided, however, that in determining whether the Holders of the requisite liquidation amount of Preferred Securities have voted on any matter provided for in this Declaration, then for the purpose of such determination only (and not for any other purpose hereunder), if the Preferred Securities remain in the form of one or more Global Securities and if the Depositary which is the holder of such Global Securities has sent an omnibus proxy to the Trust assigning voting rights to Depositary Participants to whose accounts the Preferred Securities are credited on the record date, the term "Holders" shall mean such Depositary Participants acting at the direction of the Beneficial Owners. "Indemnified Person" means a Debenture Issuer Indemnified Person or a Fiduciary Indemnified Person. "Indenture" means the Indenture, dated as of _________, 2000, between the Debenture Issuer and Bank One Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee, pursuant to which the Debentures are to be issued. "Indenture Event of Default" has the meaning given to the term "Event of Default" in the Indenture. "Investment Company" means an investment company as defined in the Investment Company Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder. 4
100 "Investment Company Act" means the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended from time to time, or any successor legislation. "Investment Company Event" means the receipt by the Trust of an opinion of a nationally recognized independent counsel, to the effect that, as a result of the occurrence of a change in law or regulation or a written change in interpretation or application of law or regulation by any legislative body, court, governmental agency or regulatory authority (a "Change in 1940 Act Law"), there is more than an insubstantial risk that the Trust is or will be considered an "investment company" that is required to be registered under the Investment Company Act, which Change in 1940 Act Law becomes effective on or after the Closing Date. "Legal Action" has the meaning specified in Section 3.6(g). "List of Holders" has the meaning specified in Section 2.2(a). "Majority in Liquidation Amount" means, except as provided in the terms of the Preferred Securities or by the Trust Indenture Act, Holder(s) of outstanding Securities, voting together as a single class, or, as the context may require, Holders of outstanding Preferred Securities or Holders of outstanding Common Securities, voting separately as a class, who are the record owners of more than 50% of the aggregate liquidation amount (including the stated amount that would be paid on redemption, liquidation or otherwise, plus accumulated and unpaid Distributions to the date upon which the voting percentages are determined) of all outstanding Securities of the relevant class. "New York Stock Exchange" means the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. or any successor thereto. "Officers' Certificate" means, with respect to any Person, a certificate signed on behalf of such Person by two Authorized Officers of such Person. Any Officers' Certificate delivered with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Declaration shall include: (a) a statement that each officer signing the Officers' Certificate has read the covenant or condition and the definitions relating thereto; (b) a brief statement of the nature and scope of the examination or investigation undertaken by each officer on behalf of such Person in rendering the Officers' Certificate; (c) a statement that each such officer has made such examination or investigation as, in such officer's opinion, is necessary to enable such officer on behalf of such Person to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with; and (d) a statement as to whether, in the opinion of each such officer acting on behalf of such Person, such condition or covenant has been complied with; provided, that the term "Officers' Certificate", when used with reference to Administrative Trustees who are 5
101 natural persons shall mean a certificate signed by two or more of the Administrative Trustees which otherwise satisfies the foregoing requirements. "Paying Agent" has the meaning specified in Section 3.8(h). "Payment Amount" has the meaning specified in Section 7.2(c). "Preferred Security" has the meaning specified in Section 7.1. "Preferred Security Certificate" means a definitive certificate in fully registered form representing a Preferred Security, substantially in the form of Exhibit A. "Person" means a legal person, including any individual, corporation, estate, partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock company, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated association, or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof, or any other entity of whatever nature. "Property Account" has the meaning specified in Section 3.8(c). "Property Trustee" means the Trustee meeting the eligibility requirements set forth in Section 6.3. "Pro Rata" means pro rata to each Holder of Securities according to the aggregate liquidation amount of the Securities held by the relevant Holder in relation to the aggregate liquidation amount of all Securities outstanding. "Quorum" means a majority of the Administrative Trustees or, if there are only two Administrative Trustees, both of them. "Redemption/Distribution Notice" has the meaning specified in Section 7.4(a) hereto. "Redemption Price" means the amount for which the Securities will be redeemed, which amount will equal (i) the redemption price paid by the Debenture Issuer to repay or redeem, in whole or in part, the Debentures held by the Trust which shall include accumulated and unpaid Distributions on such Securities through the date of their redemption or (ii) such lesser amount as will be received by the Trust in respect of the Debentures so repaid or redeemed. "Regulatory Capital Event" means the receipt by the Trust of an opinion of independent bank regulatory counsel experienced in such matters to the effect that, as a result of (a) any amendment to or change (including any announced prospective change) in the laws (or any regulations thereunder) of the United States or any rules, guidelines or policies of the Federal Reserve or (b) any official administrative pronouncement or judicial decision for interpreting or applying such laws or regulations, which amendment or change is effective or such pronouncement or decision is announced on or after the date of original issuance of the Preferred Securities, the Preferred Securities do not constitute, or within 90 days of the date thereof will not constitute, Tier 1 capital (or its then equivalent); provided, however, that the distribution of 6
102 the Securities in connection with the liquidation of the Trust by the Debenture Issuer shall not in and of itself constitute a Regulatory Capital Event unless such liquidation shall have occurred in connection with a Tax Event or an Investment Company Event. "Related Party" means, with respect to the Sponsor, any direct or wholly owned subsidiary of the Sponsor or any Person that owns, directly or indirectly, 100% of the outstanding voting securities of the Sponsor. "Responsible Officer" means, with respect to the Property Trustee, any officer with direct responsibility for the administration of this Declaration and also means, with respect to a particular corporate trust matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of that officer's knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject. "Securities" means the Common Securities and the Preferred Securities. "Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time, or any successor legislation. "Special Event" means a Tax Event, a Regulatory Capital Event or an Investment Company Event. "Sponsor" means BancWest Corporation, a Delaware corporation, or any successor entity in a merger, consolidation, amalgamation or replacement by or conveyance, transfer or lease of its properties substantially as an entirety, in its capacity as sponsor of the Trust. "Successor Delaware Trustee" has the meaning specified in Section 6.6(b). "Successor Entity" has the meaning specified in Section 3.15(b)(i). "Successor Property Trustee" has the meaning specified in Section 6.6(b). "Successor Security" has the meaning specified in Section 3.15(b)(i)b. "Super Majority" has the meaning specified in Section 2.6(a)(ii). "Tax Event" means the receipt by the Trust of an opinion of independent tax counsel experienced in such matters, to the effect that, as a result of (a) any amendment to, change in or announced proposed change in the laws (or any regulations thereunder) of the United States or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, or (b) any official administrative pronouncement, action or judicial decision interpreting or applying such laws or regulations, which amendment or change becomes effective or proposed change, pronouncement, action or decision is announced on or after the Closing Date, there is more than an insubstantial risk that (i) the Trust is, or will be within 90 days of the date of such opinion, subject to the United States federal income tax with respect to income received or accrued on the Debentures, (ii) interest payable by the Debenture Issuer on the Debentures is not, or within 90 days of the date of such opinion will not be, deductible, in whole or in part, by the Debenture Issuer for United States federal income tax purposes, or (iii) the Trust is, or will be within 90 7
103 days of the date of such opinion, subject to more than a de minimis amount of other taxes, duties or other governmental charges. "10% in Liquidation Amount" means, except as provided in the terms of the Preferred Securities or by the Trust Indenture Act, Holder(s) of outstanding Securities, voting together as a single class, or, as the context may require, Holders of outstanding Preferred Securities or Holders of outstanding Common Securities, voting separately as a class, who are the record owners of 10% or more of the aggregate liquidation amount (including the stated amount that would be paid on redemption, liquidation or otherwise, plus accumulated and unpaid Distributions to the date upon which the voting percentages are determined) of all outstanding Securities of the relevant class. "Treasury Regulations" means the income tax regulations, including temporary and proposed regulations, promulgated under the Code by the United States Treasury, as such regulations may be amended from time to time (including corresponding provisions of succeeding regulations). "Trust Enforcement Event" in respect of the Securities means an Indenture Event of Default has occurred and is continuing in respect of the Debentures. "Trust Indenture Act" means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended from time to time, or any successor legislation. "Trustee" or "Trustees" means each Person who has signed this Declaration as a trustee, so long as such Person shall continue as a trustee in accordance with the terms hereof, and all other Persons who may from time to time be duly appointed, qualified and serving as Trustees in accordance with the provisions hereof, and references herein to a Trustee or the Trustees shall refer to such Person or Persons solely in their capacity as trustees hereunder. ARTICLE 2 TRUST INDENTURE ACT SECTION 2.1. Trust Indenture Act; Application. (a) This Declaration is subject to the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act that are required to be part of this Declaration and shall, to the extent applicable, be governed by such provisions. (b) The Property Trustee shall be the only Trustee which is a Trustee for the purposes of the Trust Indenture Act. (c) If and to the extent that any provision of this Declaration conflicts with the duties imposed by Sections 310 to 317, inclusive, of the Trust Indenture Act, such imposed duties shall control. (d) The application of the Trust Indenture Act to this Declaration shall not affect the Trust's classification as a grantor trust for United States federal income tax purposes 8
104 and shall not affect the nature of the Securities as equity securities representing undivided beneficial ownership interests in the assets of the Trust. SECTION 2.2. Lists of Holders of Securities. (a) Each of the Sponsor and the Administrative Trustees on behalf of the Trust shall provide the Property Trustee (i), except while the Preferred Securities are represented by one or more Global Securities, at least five Business Days prior to the date for payment of Distributions, a list, in such form as the Property Trustee may reasonably require, of the names and addresses of the Holders of the Securities ("List of Holders") as of the record date relating to the payment of such Distributions, and (ii) at any other time, within 30 days of receipt by the Trust of a written request from the Property Trustee for a List of Holders, as of a date no more than 15 days before such List of Holders is given to the Property Trustee; provided that neither the Sponsor nor the Administrative Trustees on behalf of the Trust shall be obligated to provide such List of Holders at any time the List of Holders does not differ from the most recent List of Holders given to the Property Trustee by the Sponsor and the Administrative Trustees on behalf of the Trust. The Property Trustee shall preserve, in as current a form as is reasonably practicable, all information contained in Lists of Holders given to it or which it receives in the capacity as Paying Agent (if acting in such capacity), provided that the Property Trustee may destroy any List of Holders previously given to it on receipt of a new List of Holders. (b) The Property Trustee shall comply with its obligations under, and shall be entitled to the benefits of, Sections 311(a), 311(b) and 312(b) of the Trust Indenture Act. SECTION 2.3. Reports by the Property Trustee. Within 60 days after May 15 of each year (commencing with the year of the first anniversary of the issuance of the Preferred Securities), the Property Trustee shall provide to the Holders of the Preferred Securities such reports as are required by Section 313 of the Trust Indenture Act, if any, in the form and in the manner provided by Section 313 of the Trust Indenture Act. The Property Trustee shall also comply with the requirements of Section 313(d) of the Trust Indenture Act. SECTION 2.4. Periodic Reports to the Property Trustee. Each of the Sponsor and the Administrative Trustees on behalf of the Trust shall provide to the Property Trustee such documents, reports and information as required by Section 314 of the Trust Indenture Act (if any) and the compliance certificate required by Section 314 of the Trust Indenture Act in the form, in the manner and at the times required by Section 314 of the Trust Indenture Act, but in no event later than 120 days after the end of each calendar year. SECTION 2.5. Evidence of Compliance with Conditions Precedent. Each of the Sponsor and the Administrative Trustees on behalf of the Trust shall provide to the Property Trustee such evidence of compliance with any conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Declaration that relate to any of the matters set forth in Section 314(c) of the Trust Indenture Act. Any certificate or opinion required to be given by an officer pursuant to Section 314(c)(1) may be given in the form of an Officers' Certificate. 9
105 SECTION 2.6. Trust Enforcement Events; Waiver. (a) The Holders of a Majority in Liquidation Amount of the Preferred Securities may, by vote or written consent, on behalf of the Holders of all of the Preferred Securities, waive any past Trust Enforcement Event in respect of the Preferred Securities and its consequences, provided that, if the underlying Indenture Event of Default: (i) is not waivable under the Indenture, the Trust Enforcement Event under the Declaration shall also not be waivable; or (ii) requires the consent or vote of the Holders of greater than a majority in principal amount of the Debentures (a "Super Majority") to be waived under the Indenture, the related Trust Enforcement Event under the Declaration may only be waived by the vote or written consent of the Holders of at least the proportion in liquidation amount of the Preferred Securities that the relevant Super Majority represents of the aggregate principal amount of the Debentures outstanding. The foregoing provisions of this Section 2.6(a) shall be in lieu of Section 316(a)(1)(B) of the Trust Indenture Act and such Section 316(a)(1)(B) of the Trust Indenture Act is hereby expressly excluded from this Declaration and the Securities, as permitted by the Trust Indenture Act. Upon such waiver, any such default shall cease to exist, and any Trust Enforcement Event with respect to the Preferred Securities arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured, for every purpose of this Declaration and the Preferred Securities, but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Trust Enforcement Event with respect to the Preferred Securities or impair any right consequent thereon. Any waiver by the Holders of the Preferred Securities of a Trust Enforcement Event with respect to the Preferred Securities shall also be deemed to constitute a waiver by the Holders of the Common Securities of any such Trust Enforcement Event with respect to the Common Securities for all purposes of this Declaration without any further act, vote, or consent of the Holders of the Common Securities. (b) The Holders of a Majority in Liquidation Amount of the Common Securities may, by vote or written consent, on behalf of the Holders of all of the Common Securities, waive any past Trust Enforcement Event in respect of the Common Securities and its consequences, provided that, if the underlying Indenture Event of Default: (i) is not waivable under the Indenture, except where the Holders of the Common Securities are deemed to have waived such Trust Enforcement Event under the Declaration as provided below in this Section 2.6(b), the Trust Enforcement Event under the Declaration shall also not be waivable; or (ii) requires the consent or vote of a Super Majority to be waived under the Indenture, except where the Holders of the Common Securities are deemed to have waived such Trust Enforcement Event under the Declaration as provided below in this Section 2.6(b), the Trust Enforcement Event under the Declaration may only be waived by the vote or written consent of the Holders of at least the proportion in liquidation amount of the Common Securities that the 10
106 relevant Super Majority represents of the aggregate principal amount of the Debentures outstanding; provided further, each Holder of Common Securities will be deemed to have waived any Trust Enforcement Event and all Trust Enforcement Events with respect to the Common Securities and the consequences thereof until all Trust Enforcement Events with respect to the Preferred Securities have been cured, waived or otherwise eliminated, and until such Trust Enforcement Events with respect to the Preferred Securities have been so cured, waived or otherwise eliminated, the Property Trustee will be deemed to be acting solely on behalf of the Holders of the Preferred Securities and only the Holders of the Preferred Securities will have the right to direct the Property Trustee in accordance with the terms of the Securities. The foregoing provisions of this Section 2.6(b) shall be in lieu of Sections 316(a)(1)(A) and 316(a)(1)(B) of the Trust Indenture Act and such Sections 316(a)(1)(A) and 316(a)(1)(B) of the Trust Indenture Act are hereby expressly excluded from this Declaration and the Securities, as permitted by the Trust Indenture Act. Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.6(b), upon such cure, waiver or other elimination, any such default shall cease to exist and any Trust Enforcement Event with respect to the Common Securities arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured for every purpose of this Declaration, but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Trust Enforcement Event with respect to the Common Securities or impair any right consequent thereon. (c) A waiver of an Indenture Event of Default by the Property Trustee at the direction of the Holders of the Preferred Securities constitutes a waiver of the corresponding Trust Enforcement Event with respect to the Preferred Securities under this Declaration. The foregoing provisions of this Section 2.6(c) shall be in lieu of Section 316(a)(1)(B) of the Trust Indenture Act and such Section 316(a)(1)(B) of the Trust Indenture Act is hereby expressly excluded from this Declaration and the Securities, as permitted by the Trust Indenture Act. SECTION 2.7. Trust Enforcement Event; Notice. (a) The Property Trustee shall, within 90 days after the occurrence of a Trust Enforcement Event actually known to a Responsible Officer of the Property Trustee, transmit by mail, first class postage prepaid, to the Holders of the Securities, notices of all such defaults with respect to the Securities, unless such defaults have been cured before the giving of such notice (the term "defaults" for the purposes of this Section 2.7(a) being hereby defined to be an Indenture Event of Default, not including any periods of grace provided for therein and irrespective of the giving of any notice provided therein); provided that, except for a default in the payment of principal of (or premium, if any) or interest on any of the Debentures, the Property Trustee shall be protected fully in withholding such notice if and so long as a Responsible Officer of the Property Trustee in good faith determines that the withholding of such notice is in the interests of the Holders of the Securities. (b) The Property Trustee shall not be deemed to have knowledge of any default except: (i) a default under Sections 501(1) and 501(2) of the Indenture; or 11
107 (ii) any default as to which the Property Trustee shall have received written notice or of which a Responsible Officer of the Property Trustee charged with the administration of this Declaration shall have actual knowledge. ARTICLE 3 ORGANIZATION SECTION 3.1. Name and Organization. The Trust hereby continued is named "BancWest Capital __" as such name may be modified from time to time by the Administrative Trustees following written notice to the Holders of Securities, the Property Trustee and the Delaware Trustee. The Trust's activities may be conducted under the name of the Trust or any other name deemed advisable by the Administrative Trustees. SECTION 3.2. Office. The address of the principal office of the Trust is c/o BancWest Corporation, 999 Bishop Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813. On 10 Business Days' written notice to the Holders of Securities, the Property Trustee and the Delaware Trustee, the Administrative Trustees may designate another principal office. SECTION 3.3. Purpose. The exclusive purposes and functions of the Trust are (a) to issue Securities in exchange for the Debentures, and (b) except as otherwise limited herein, to engage in only those other activities necessary or incidental thereto. The Trust shall not borrow money, issue debt or reinvest proceeds derived from investments, pledge any of its assets or otherwise undertake (or permit to be undertaken) any activity that would cause the Trust to be classified as an association or publicly traded partnership taxable as a corporation for United States federal income tax purposes. By the acceptance of this Trust, none of the Trustees, the Sponsor, the Holders of the Preferred Securities or Common Securities or the Preferred Securities Beneficial Owners will take any position for United States federal income tax purposes which is contrary to the classification of the Trust as a grantor trust. SECTION 3.4. Authority. Subject to the limitations provided in this Declaration and to the specific duties of the Property Trustee, the Administrative Trustees shall have exclusive authority to carry out the purposes of the Trust. An action taken by the Administrative Trustees in accordance with their powers shall constitute the act of and serve to bind the Trust and an action taken by the Property Trustee on behalf of the Trust in accordance with its powers shall constitute the act of and serve to bind the Trust. In dealing with the Trustees acting on behalf of the Trust, no Person shall be required to inquire into the authority of the Trustees to bind the Trust. Persons dealing with the Trust are entitled to rely conclusively on the power and authority of the Trustees as set forth in this Declaration. 12
108 (a) Except as expressly set forth in this Declaration and except if a meeting of the Administrative Trustees is called with respect to any matter over which the Administrative Trustees have power to act, any power of the Administrative Trustees may be exercised by, or with the consent of, any one such Administrative Trustee. (b) Except as otherwise required by the Business Trust Act or applicable law, any Administrative Trustee is authorized to execute on behalf of the Trust any documents which the Administrative Trustees have the power and authority to cause the Trust to execute pursuant to Section 3.6(b). (c) An Administrative Trustee may, by power of attorney consistent with applicable law, delegate to any other natural person over the age of 21 his or her power for the purposes of signing any documents which the Administrative Trustees have power and authority to cause the Trust to execute pursuant to Section 3.6. SECTION 3.5. Title to Property of the Trust. Except as provided in Section 3.8 with respect to the Debentures and the Property Account or as otherwise provided in this Declaration, legal title to all assets of the Trust shall be vested in the Trust. The Holders shall not have legal title to any part of the assets of the Trust, but shall have an undivided beneficial ownership interest in the assets of the Trust. SECTION 3.6. Powers and Duties of the Administrative Trustees. The Administrative Trustees shall have the exclusive power, duty and authority to cause the Trust to engage in the following activities: (a) to establish the terms and form of the Preferred Securities and the Common Securities in the manner specified in Section 7.1 and issue and exchange the Preferred Securities and the Common Securities in accordance with this Declaration; provided, however, that the Trust may issue no more than one series of Preferred Securities and no more than one series of Common Securities, and, provided further, that there shall be no interests in the Trust other than the Securities, and the issuance of Securities shall be limited to a one-time, simultaneous issuance of both Preferred Securities and Common Securities on the Closing Date; (b) in connection with the issue of the Preferred Securities, at the direction of the Sponsor, to: (i) execute and file any documents prepared by the Sponsor, or take any acts as determined by the Sponsor to be necessary, in order to qualify or register all or part of the Preferred Securities in any State in which the Sponsor has determined to qualify or register such Preferred Securities for sale; (ii) execute and enter into an underwriting agreement and other related agreements providing for the sale of the preferred securities; (c) to acquire the Debentures in exchange for the issuance of the Preferred Securities and the Common Securities; provided, however, that the Administrative Trustees shall cause legal title to the Debentures to be held of record in the name of the Property Trustee for the benefit of the Holders of the Preferred Securities and the Holders of the Common Securities; (d) to give the Sponsor and the Property Trustee prompt written notice of the occurrence of a Special Event; provided that the Administrative Trustees shall consult with the 13
109 Sponsor and the Property Trustee before taking or refraining from taking any action in relation to any such Special Event; (e) to establish a record date with respect to all actions to be taken hereunder that require a record date be established, including and with respect to, for the purposes of Section 316(c) of the Trust Indenture Act, Distributions, voting rights, redemptions and exchanges, and to issue relevant notices to the Holders of Preferred Securities and Holders, of Common Securities as to such actions and applicable record dates; (f) to take all actions and perform such duties as may be required of the Administrative Trustees pursuant to the terms of this Declaration and the Securities; (g) to bring or defend, pay, collect, compromise, arbitrate, resort to legal action or otherwise adjust claims or demands of or against the Trust ("Legal Action"), unless pursuant to Section 3.8(e), the Property Trustee has the exclusive power to bring such Legal Action; (h) to employ or otherwise engage employees and agents (who may be designated as officers with titles) and managers, contractors, advisors and consultants to conduct only those services that the Administrative Trustees have authority to conduct directly, and to and pay reasonable compensation for such services; (i) to cause the Trust to comply with the Trust's obligations under the Trust Indenture Act; (j) to give the certificate required by Section 314(a)(4) of the Trust Indenture Act to the Property Trustee, which certificate may be executed by any Administrative Trustee; (k) to incur expenses that are necessary or incidental to carry out any of the purposes of the Trust; (l) to act as, or appoint another Person to act as, registrar and transfer agent for the Securities; (m) to give prompt written notice to the Holders of the Securities of any notice received from the Debenture Issuer of its election to defer payments of interest on the Debentures by extending the interest payment period under the Debentures as authorized by the Indenture; (n) to take all action that may be necessary or appropriate for the preservation and the continuation of the Trust's valid existence, rights, franchises and privileges as a statutory business trust under the laws of the State of Delaware and of each other jurisdiction in which such existence is necessary to protect the limited liability of the Holders of the Preferred Securities and the Holders of the Common Securities or to enable the Trust to effect the purposes for which the Trust was created; (o) to take any action, not inconsistent with applicable law, that the Administrative Trustees determine in their discretion to be necessary or desirable in carrying out 14
110 the purposes and functions of the Trust as set out in Section 3.3 or the activities of the Trust as set out in this Section 3.6, including, but not limited to: (i) causing the Trust not to be deemed to be an Investment Company required to be registered under the Investment Company Act; (ii) causing the Trust to be classified as a grantor trust for United States federal income tax purposes; and (iii) cooperating with the Debenture Issuer to ensure that the Debentures will be treated as indebtedness of the Debenture Issuer for United States federal income tax purposes. (p) to take all action necessary to cause all applicable tax returns and tax information reports that are required to be filed with respect to the Trust to be duly prepared and filed by the Administrative Trustees, on behalf of the Trust; and (q) to execute and deliver all documents or instruments, perform all duties and powers, and do all things for and on behalf of the Trust in all matters necessary or incidental to the foregoing. The Administrative Trustees shall exercise the powers set forth in this Section 3.6 in a manner that is consistent with the purposes and functions of the Trust set out in Section 3.3, and the Administrative Trustees shall have no power to, and shall not, take any action that is inconsistent with the purposes and functions of the Trust set forth in Section 3.3. Subject to this Section 3.6, the Administrative Trustees shall have none of the powers or the authority of the Property Trustee set forth in Section 3.8. Any expenses incurred by the Administrative Trustees pursuant to this Section 3.6 shall be reimbursed by the Debenture Issuer. SECTION 3.7. Prohibition of Actions by the Trust and the Trustees. (a) The Trust shall not, and none of the Trustees (including the Property Trustee) shall cause the Trust to, engage in any activity other than as required or authorized by this Declaration. In particular, the Trust shall not and none of the Trustees (including the Property Trustee) shall cause the Trust to: (i) invest any proceeds received by the Trust from holding the Debentures, but shall distribute all such proceeds to Holders of Securities pursuant to the terms of this Declaration and of the Securities; (ii) acquire any assets other than as expressly provided herein; (iii) possess Trust property for other than a Trust purpose; (iv) make any loans or incur any indebtedness; 15
111 (v) possess any power or otherwise act in such a way as to vary the Trust assets; (vi) possess any power or otherwise act in such a way as to vary the terms of the Securities in any way whatsoever (except to the extent expressly authorized in this Declaration or by the terms of the Securities); (vii) issue any securities or other evidences of beneficial ownership of, or beneficial interest in, the Trust other than the Securities; (viii) other than as provided in this Declaration or by the terms of the Securities, (A) direct the time, method and place of exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Debenture Trustee with respect to the Debentures, (B) waive any past default that is waivable under the Indenture, (C) exercise any right to rescind or annul any declaration that the principal of all the Debentures shall be due and payable, or (D) consent to any amendment, modification or termination of the Indenture or the Debentures where such consent shall be required unless the Trust shall have received an opinion of counsel to the effect that such modification will not cause more than an insubstantial risk that the Trust will be deemed an Investment Company required to be registered under the Investment Company Act, or the Trust will be classified as an association or publicly traded partnership taxable as a corporation for United States federal income tax purposes; (ix) take any action inconsistent with the status of the Trust as a grantor trust for United States federal income tax purposes; or (x) revoke any action previously authorized or approved by vote of the Holders of the Preferred Securities. SECTION 3.8. Powers and Duties of the Property Trustee. (a) The legal title to the Debentures shall be owned by and held of record in the name of the Property Trustee for the benefit of the Trust and the Holders of the Securities. The right, title and interest of the Property Trustee to the Debentures shall vest automatically in each Person who may hereafter be appointed as Property Trustee in accordance with Section 6.6. Such vesting and cessation of title shall be effective whether or not conveyancing documents with regard to the Debentures have been executed and delivered. (b) The Property Trustee shall not transfer its right, title and interest in the Debentures to the Administrative Trustees or to the Delaware Trustee (if the Property Trustee does not also act as Delaware Trustee). (c) The Property Trustee shall: (i) establish and maintain a segregated non-interest bearing trust account (the "Property Account") in the name of and under the exclusive control of the Property Trustee on behalf of the Holders of the Securities and, upon the receipt of payments of funds made in respect of the Debentures held by the 16
112 Property Trustee, deposit such funds into the Property Account and make payments to the Holders of the Preferred Securities and Holders of the Common Securities from the Property Account in accordance with Section 7.2. Funds in the Property Account shall be held uninvested until disbursed in accordance with this Declaration. The Property Account shall be an account that is maintained with a banking institution the rating on whose long-term unsecured indebtedness is at least equal to the rating assigned to the Preferred Securities by a "nationally recognized statistical rating organization", within the meaning of Rule 436(g)(2) under the Securities Act; (ii) engage in such ministerial activities as shall be necessary or appropriate to effect the redemption of the Preferred Securities and the Common Securities to the extent the Debentures are redeemed or mature; and (iii) upon written notice of distribution issued by the Administrative Trustees in accordance with the terms of the Securities, engage in such ministerial activities as so directed and as shall be necessary or appropriate to effect the distribution of the Debentures to Holders of Securities upon the occurrence of a Special Event. (d) The Property Trustee shall take all actions and perform such duties as may be specifically required of the Property Trustee pursuant to the terms of this Declaration and the Securities. (e) The Property Trustee shall take any Legal Action which arises out of or in connection with a Trust Enforcement Event of which a Responsible Officer of the Property Trustee has actual knowledge or the Property Trustee's duties and obligations under this Declaration or the Trust Indenture Act; provided, however, that if a Trust Enforcement Event has occurred and is continuing and such event is attributable to the failure of the Debenture Issuer to pay interest, principal or other required payments on the Debentures on the date such interest, principal or other required payments are otherwise payable (or in the case of redemption, on the redemption date), then a Holder of Preferred Securities may directly institute a proceeding against the Debenture Issuer for enforcement of payment to such Holder of the principal of or interest on Debentures having a principal amount equal to the aggregate liquidation amount of the Preferred Securities of such Holder (a "Direct Action") on or after the respective due date specified in the Debentures. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Declaration or the Indenture, the Debenture Issuer shall have the right to set-off any payment it is otherwise required to make under the Indenture in respect of any Preferred Security to the extent the Debenture Issuer has heretofore made, or is currently on the date of such payment making, a payment under the Guarantee relating to such Preferred Security or under Section 5.8 of the Indenture. (f) The Property Trustee shall continue to serve as a Trustee until either: (i) the Trust has been completely liquidated and the proceeds of the liquidation distributed to the Holders of Securities pursuant to the terms of the Securities; or 17
113 (ii) a Successor Property Trustee has been appointed and has accepted that appointment in accordance with Section 6.6. (g) The Property Trustee shall have the legal power to exercise all of the rights, powers and privileges of a holder of Debentures under the Indenture and, if a Trust Enforcement Event actually known to a Responsible Officer of the Property Trustee occurs and is continuing, the Property Trustee shall, for the benefit of Holders of the Securities, enforce its rights as holder of the Debentures subject to the rights of the Holders pursuant to the terms of such Securities. (h) The Property Trustee may authorize one or more Persons (each, a "Paying Agent") to pay Distributions, redemption payments or liquidation payments on behalf of the Trust with respect to all Securities and any such Paying Agent shall comply with Section 317(b) of the Trust Indenture Act. Any Paying Agent may be removed by the Property Trustee at any time and a successor Paying Agent or additional Paying Agents may be appointed at any time by the Property Trustee. (i) Subject to this Section 3.8, the Property Trustee shall have none of the duties, liabilities, powers or the authority of the Administrative Trustees set forth in Section 3.6. The Property Trustee shall exercise the powers set forth in this Section 3.8 in a manner that is consistent with the purposes and functions of the Trust set out in Section 3.3, and the Property Trustee shall have no power to, and shall not, take any action that is inconsistent with the purposes and functions of the Trust set out in Section 3.3. SECTION 3.9. Certain Duties and Responsibilities of the Property Trustee. (a) The Property Trustee, before the occurrence of any Trust Enforcement Event and after the curing of all Trust Enforcement Events that may have occurred, shall undertake to perform only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Declaration and no implied covenants shall be read into this Declaration against the Property Trustee. In case a Trust Enforcement Event has occurred (that has not been cured or waived pursuant to Section 2.6) of which a Responsible Officer of the Property Trustee has actual knowledge, the Property Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Declaration, and use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his or her own affairs. (b) No provision of this Declaration shall be construed to relieve the Property 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 a Trust Enforcement Event and after the curing or waiving of all such Trust Enforcement Events that may have occurred: a. the duties and obligations of the Property Trustee shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this Declaration and the Property Trustee shall not be liable except for the performance of such duties and obligations 18
114 as are specifically set forth in this Declaration, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Declaration against the Property Trustee; and b. in the absence of bad faith on the part of the Property Trustee, the Property Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon any certificates or opinions furnished to the Property Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Declaration; but in the case of any such certificates or opinions that by any provision hereof are specifically required to be furnished to the Property Trustee, the Property Trustee shall be under a duty to examine the same to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Declaration; (ii) the Property Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer of the Property Trustee, unless it shall be proved that the Property Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts; (iii) the Property Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action taken or omitted to be taken by it without negligence, in good faith in accordance with the direction of the Holders of not less than a Majority in Liquidation Amount of the Securities relating to the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Property Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Property Trustee under this Declaration; (iv) no provision of this Declaration shall require the Property 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 it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that the repayment of such funds or liability is not reasonably assured to it under the terms of this Declaration or indemnity reasonably satisfactory to the Property Trustee against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it; (v) the Property Trustee's sole duty with respect to the custody, safe-keeping and physical preservation of the Debentures and the Property Account shall be to deal with such property in a similar manner as the Property Trustee deals with similar property for its own account, subject to the protections and limitations on liability afforded to the Property Trustee under this Declaration and the Trust Indenture Act; (vi) the Property Trustee shall have no duty or liability for or with respect to the value, genuineness, existence or sufficiency of the Debentures or the payment of any taxes or assessments levied thereon or in connection therewith; 19
115 (vii) the Property Trustee shall not be liable for any interest on any money received by it except as it may otherwise agree with the Sponsor. Money held by the Property Trustee need not be segregated from other funds held by it except in relation to the Property Account maintained by the Property Trustee pursuant to Section 3.8(c)(i) and except to the extent otherwise required by law; and (viii) the Property Trustee shall not be responsible for monitoring the compliance by the Administrative Trustees or the Sponsor with their respective duties under this Declaration, nor shall the Property Trustee be liable for any default or misconduct of the Administrative Trustees or the Sponsor. SECTION 3.10. Certain Rights of Property Trustee. (a) Subject to the provisions of Section 3.9: (i) the Property 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, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or presented by the proper party or parties; (ii) any direction or act of the Sponsor or the Administrative Trustees contemplated by this Declaration shall be sufficiently evidenced by an Officers' Certificate; (iii) whenever in the administration of this Declaration, the Property Trustee shall deem it desirable that a matter be proved or established before taking, suffering or omitting any action hereunder, the Property Trustee (unless other evidence is herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith on its part, request and conclusively rely upon an Officers' Certificate which, upon receipt of such request, shall be promptly delivered by the Sponsor or the Administrative Trustees; (iv) the Property Trustee shall have no duty to see to any recording, filing or registration of any instrument (including any financing or continuation statement or any filing under tax or securities laws) or any rerecording, refiling or registration thereof; (v) the Property Trustee may consult with counsel of its choice or other experts and the advice or opinion of such counsel and experts with respect to legal matters or advice within the scope of such experts' area of expertise shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with such advice or opinion, such counsel may be counsel to the Sponsor or any of its Affiliates, and may include any of its employees. The Property Trustee shall have 20
116 the right at any time to seek instructions concerning the administration of this Declaration from any court of competent jurisdiction; (vi) the Property Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Declaration at the request or direction of any Holder, unless such Holder shall have provided to the Property Trustee security and indemnity, reasonably satisfactory to the Property Trustee, against the costs, expenses (including attorneys' fees and expenses and the expenses of the Property Trustee's agents, nominees or custodians) and liabilities that might be incurred by it in complying with such request or direction, including such reasonable advances as may be requested by the Property Trustee; provided that, nothing contained in this Section 3.10(a) shall be taken to relieve the Property Trustee, upon the occurrence of a Trust Enforcement Event, of its obligation to exercise the rights and powers vested in it by this Declaration; (vii) the Property Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document, but the Property Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit; (viii) the Property Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents, custodians, nominees or attorneys and the Property 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; (ix) any action taken by the Property Trustee or its agents hereunder shall bind the Trust and the Holders of the Securities, and the signature of the Property Trustee or its agents alone shall be sufficient and effective to perform any such action and no third party shall be required to inquire as to the authority of the Property Trustee to so act or as to its compliance with any of the terms and provisions of this Declaration, both of which shall be conclusively evidenced by the Property Trustee's or its agent's taking such action; (x) whenever in the administration of this Declaration the Property Trustee shall deem it desirable to receive instructions with respect to enforcing any remedy or right or taking any other action hereunder, the Property Trustee (i) may request instructions from the Holders of the Securities which instructions may only be given by the Holders of the same proportion in liquidation amount of the Securities as would be entitled to direct the Property Trustee under the terms of the Securities in respect of such remedy, right or action, (ii) may refrain from enforcing such remedy or right or taking such other action until such instructions are received, and (iii) shall be protected in conclusively relying on or acting in or accordance with such instructions; 21
117 (xi) except as otherwise expressly provided by this Declaration, the Property Trustee shall not be under any obligation to take any action that is discretionary under the provisions of this Declaration; (xii) the Property Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by it without negligence, in good faith and reasonably believed by it to be authorized or within the discretion, rights or powers conferred upon it by this Declaration; (xiii) without prejudice to any other rights available to the Property Trustee under applicable law, when the Property Trustee incurs expenses or renders services in connection with a bankruptcy, such expenses (including the fees and expenses of its counsel) and the compensation for such services are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any bankruptcy law or law relating to creditors rights generally; and (xiv) the Property Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge of a Trust Enforcement Event unless a Responsible Officer of the Property Trustee obtains actual knowledge of such event or the Property Trustee receives written notice of such event from Holders holding more than a Majority in Liquidation Amount of the Preferred Securities; (b) No provision of this Declaration shall be deemed to impose any duty or obligation on the Property Trustee to perform any act or acts or exercise any right, power, duty or obligation conferred or imposed on it, in any jurisdiction in which it shall be illegal, or in which the Property Trustee shall be unqualified or incompetent in accordance with applicable law, to perform any such act or acts, or to exercise any such right, power, duty or obligation. No permissive power or authority available to the Property Trustee shall be construed to be a duty. SECTION 3.11. Delaware Trustee. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Declaration other than Section 6.2, the Delaware Trustee shall not be entitled to exercise any powers, nor shall the Delaware Trustee have any of the duties and responsibilities of the Administrative Trustees or the Property Trustee described in this Declaration. Except as set forth in Section 6.2, the Delaware Trustee shall be a Trustee for the sole and limited purpose of fulfilling the requirements of Section 3807(a) of the Business Trust Act. In the event the Delaware Trustee shall at any time be required to take any action or perform any duty hereunder with respect to the Trust, the Delaware Trustee shall be entitled to all of the same rights as the Property Trustee listed in Section 3.9(b) and Section 3.10. SECTION 3.12. Execution of Documents. Except as otherwise required by the Business Trust Act or applicable law, any Administrative Trustee is authorized to execute on behalf of the Trust any documents that the Administrative Trustees have the power and authority to execute pursuant to Section 3.6. 22
118 SECTION 3.13. Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities. The recitals contained in this Declaration and the Securities shall be taken as the statements of the Sponsor, and the Trustees do not assume any responsibility for their correctness. The Trustees make no representations as to the value or condition of the property of the Trust or any part thereof. The Trustees make no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Declaration, the Securities, the Debentures or the Indenture. SECTION 3.14. Duration of Trust. The Trust shall exist until dissolved and terminated pursuant to the provisions of Article 8 hereof. SECTION 3.15. Mergers. (a) The Trust may not consolidate, amalgamate, merge with or into, or be replaced by, or convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to any Person, except as described in Section 3.15(b) and (c) or Section 8.2. (b) The Trust may, at the request of the Sponsor and with the consent of the Administrative Trustees or, if there are more than two, a majority of the Administrative Trustees and without the consent of the Holders of the Securities, the Delaware Trustee or the Property Trustee, consolidate, amalgamate, merge with or into, or be replaced by or convey, transfer or lease its properties substantially as an entirety to a trust organized as such under the laws of any State; provided, that: (i) if the Trust is not the successor, such successor entity (the "Successor Entity") either: a. expressly assumes all of the obligations of the Trust with respect to the Securities; or b. substitutes for the Preferred Securities other securities having substantially the same terms as the Preferred Securities (the "Successor Securities") so long as the Successor Securities rank the same as the Preferred Securities rank in priority with respect to Distributions and payments upon liquidation, redemption and otherwise; (ii) the Debenture Issuer expressly appoints a trustee of such Successor Entity that possesses the same powers and duties as the Property Trustee as the holder of the Debentures; (iii) the Preferred Securities or any Successor Securities are listed, or any Successor Securities will be listed upon notification of issuance, on any national securities exchange or with any other or organization on which the Preferred Securities are then listed or quoted; 23
119 (iv) such merger, consolidation, amalgamation, replacement, conveyance, transfer or lease does not cause the Preferred Securities (including any Successor Securities) to be downgraded by any nationally recognized statistical rating organization; (v) such merger, consolidation, amalgamation, replacement, conveyance, transfer or lease does not adversely affect the rights, preferences and privileges of the Holders of the Preferred Securities (including any Successor Securities) in any material respect; (vi) such Successor Entity has a purpose substantially identical to that of the Trust; (vii) prior to such merger, consolidation, amalgamation, replacement, conveyance, transfer or lease the Sponsor has received an opinion of independent counsel to the Trust experienced in such matters to the effect that: a. such merger, consolidation, amalgamation, replacement, conveyance, transfer or lease does not adversely affect the rights, preferences and privileges of the Holders of the Preferred Securities (including any Successor Securities) in any material respect; b. following such merger, consolidation, amalgamation, replacement, conveyance, transfer or lease neither the Trust nor the Successor Entity will be required to register as an Investment Company; and c. following such merger, consolidation, amalgamation or replacement, the Trust (or the Successor Entity) will not be classified as an association or publicly traded partnership taxable as a corporation for United States federal income tax purposes; (viii) the Sponsor or any permitted successor or assignee owns all of the common securities and guarantees the obligations of such Successor Entity under the Successor Securities at least to the extent provided by the Securities Guarantee; and (ix) such Successor Entity expressly assumes all of the obligations of the Trust with respect to the Trustees. (c) Notwithstanding Section 3.15(b), the Trust shall not, except with the consent of Holders of 100% in aggregate liquidation amount of the Securities, consolidate, amalgamate, merge with or into, or be replaced by or convey, transfer or lease its properties and 24
120 assets substantially as an entirety to, any other entity or permit any other entity to consolidate, amalgamate, merge with or into, or replace it, if such consolidation, amalgamation, merger, replacement, conveyance, transfer or lease would cause the Trust or Successor Entity to be classified as an association or publicly traded partnership taxable as a corporation for United States federal income tax purposes and each Holder of the Securities not to be treated as owning an undivided interest in the Debentures. SECTION 3.16. Property Trustee May File Proofs of Claim. In case of the pendency of any receivership, insolvency, liquidation, bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, composition or other similar judicial proceeding relative to the Trust or any other obligor upon the Securities or the property of the Trust or of such other obligor or their creditors, the Property Trustee (irrespective of whether any Distributions on the Securities shall then be due and payable as therein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Property Trustee shall have made any demand on the Trust for the payment of any past due Distributions) shall be entitled and empowered, to the fullest extent permitted by law, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise: (a) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of any Distributions owing and unpaid in respect of the Securities (or, if the Securities are original issue discount Securities, such portion of the liquidation amount as may be specified in the terms of such Securities) and to file such other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Property Trustee (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Property Trustee, its and counsel) and of the Holders allowed in such judicial proceeding, and (b) to collect and receive any moneys or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same; and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make such payments to the Property Trustee and, in the event the Property Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Property Trustee any amount due it for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Property Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Property Trustee. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Property Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder any plan of reorganization, arrangement adjustment or compensation affecting the Securities or the rights of any Holder thereof or to authorize the Property Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding. 25
121 ARTICLE 4 SPONSOR SECTION 4.1. Responsibilities of the Sponsor. In connection with the issue and sale of the Preferred Securities, the Sponsor shall have the exclusive right and responsibility to engage in the following activities: (a) to prepare for filing by the Trust with the Commission under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, and execute on behalf of the Trust, one or more registration statements on the applicable forms, including any amendments thereto, pertaining to the Preferred Securities, the Guarantee and the Debentures; (b) to determine the States in which to take appropriate action to qualify or register for sale all or part of the Preferred Securities and to do any and all such acts, other than actions which must be taken by the Trust, and advise the Trust of actions it must take, and prepare for execution and filing any documents to be executed and filed by the Trust, as the Sponsor deems necessary or advisable in order to comply with the applicable laws of any such States; (c) to prepare for filing by the Trust, and execute on behalf of the Trust, an application to the New York Stock Exchange or any other national stock exchange or the NASDAQ Stock Market for listing upon notice of issuance of any Preferred Securities, the Guarantee and the Debentures; and (d) to negotiate the terms of an underwriting agreement and other related agreements providing for the sale of the Preferred Securities. SECTION 4.2. Indemnification and Fees and Expenses of the Trustees. The Sponsor, in its capacity as Debenture Issuer, agrees to indemnify the Property Trustee and the Delaware Trustee for, and to hold each of them harmless against, any loss, liability or expense incurred without negligence or bad faith on the part of the Property Trustee or the Delaware Trustee, as the case may be, arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of the trust or trusts hereunder, including the costs and expenses of defending either of them against any claim or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of their respective powers or duties hereunder; the provisions of this Section 4.2, 4.3 shall survive the resignation or removal of the Delaware Trustee or the Property Trustee or the termination of this Declaration. SECTION 4.3. Compensation of the Trustees. The Sponsor agrees to pay the Property Trustee and the Delaware Trustee from time to time such compensation for all services rendered by the Property Trustee and the Delaware Trustee hereunder as may be mutually agreed upon in writing by the Sponsor and the Property Trustee or the Delaware Trustee, as the case may be, and, except as otherwise expressly provided herein, to reimburse the Property Trustee and the Delaware Trustee upon its or their request for 26
122 all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Property Trustee or the Delaware Trustee, as the case may be, in accordance with the provisions of this Declaration, except any such expense, disbursement or advance as may be attributable to its or their negligence or bad faith. ARTICLE 5 TRUST COMMON SECURITIES HOLDER SECTION 5.1. Debenture Issuer's Purchase of Common Securities. On the Closing Date, the Debenture Issuer will receive all of the Common Securities issued by the Trust on the Closing Date in exchange for Debentures, in a principal amount at least equal to 3% of the capital of the Trust at such time, at the same time as Preferred Securities are exchanged for Debentures by the Debenture Issuer. The aggregate stated liquidation amount of Common Securities outstanding at any time shall not be less than 3% of the capital of the Trust. SECTION 5.2. Covenants of the Common Securities Holder. For so long as the Preferred Securities remain outstanding, the Common Securities Holder will covenant (i) to maintain directly 100% ownership of the Common Securities, (ii) to cause the Trust to remain a statutory business trust and not to voluntarily dissolve, wind up, liquidate or be terminated, except as permitted by this Declaration, (iii) to use its commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that the Trust will not be an investment company for purposes of the Investment Company Act, and (iv) to take no action which would be reasonably likely to cause the Trust to be classified as an association or a publicly traded partnership taxable as a corporation for United States federal income tax purposes. ARTICLE 6 TRUSTEES SECTION 6.1. Number of Trustees. The number of Trustees initially shall be five, and: (a) at any time before the issuance of any Securities, the Sponsor may, by written instrument, increase or decrease the number of Trustees; and (b) after the issuance of any Securities, the number of Trustees may be increased or decreased by vote of the Holders of a Majority in Liquidation Amount of the Common Securities voting as a class at a meeting of the Holders of the Common Securities or by written consent in lieu of such meeting; provided that the number of Trustees shall be at least three; and provided further that (1) the Delaware Trustee, in the case of a natural person, shall be (i) a U.S. Person as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code and (ii) a person who is a resident of the State of Delaware or that, if not a 27
123 natural person, is an entity which has its principal place of business in the State of Delaware and otherwise meets the requirements of applicable law; (2) at least one Administrative Trustee is an employee or officer of, or is affiliated with, the Sponsor; and (3) one Trustee shall be the Property Trustee for so long as this Declaration is required to qualify as an indenture under the Trust Indenture Act, and such Trustee may also serve as Delaware Trustee if it meets the applicable requirements. (c) at all times, either or both of the Property Trustee or the Delaware Trustee must be (i) a bank as defined in Section 581 of the Code or (ii) a US government-owned agency or US government sponsored enterprise. SECTION 6.2. Delaware Trustee; Eligibility. If required by the Business Trust Act, one Trustee (which may be the Property Trustee) (the "Delaware Trustee") shall be: (a) a U.S. Person as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code; (b) a natural person who is a resident of the State of Delaware; or (c) if not a natural person, an entity which has its principal place of business in the State of Delaware, and otherwise meets the requirements of applicable law, provided that, if the Property Trustee has its principal place of business in the State of Delaware and otherwise meets the requirements of applicable law, then the Property Trustee shall also be the Delaware Trustee and Section 3.11 shall have no application. SECTION 6.3. Property Trustee; Eligibility. (a) There shall at all times be one Trustee (which may be the Delaware Trustee) which shall act as Property Trustee which shall: (i) be a U.S. Person as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code; (ii) not be an Affiliate of the Sponsor; and (iii) be a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America or any State or Territory thereof or of the District of Columbia, or a corporation or other Person permitted by the Commission to act as an institutional trustee under the Trust Indenture Act, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust owners, 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 publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of the supervising or examining authority referred to above, then for the purposes of this Section 6.3(a)(ii), the combined capital and surplus of such corporation shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. 28
124 (b) If at any time the Property Trustee shall cease to be eligible to so act under Section 6.3(a), the Property Trustee shall immediately resign in the manner and with the effect set forth in Section 6.6(c). (c) If the Property Trustee has or shall acquire any "conflicting interest" within the meaning of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act, the Property Trustee and the Holder of the Common Securities (as if it were the obligor referred to in Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act) shall in all respects comply with the provisions of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act. (d) The Guarantee shall be deemed to be specifically described in this Declaration for purposes of clause (i) of the first proviso contained in Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act. SECTION 6.4. Qualifications of Administrative Trustees and Delaware Trustee Generally. Each Administrative Trustee and the Delaware Trustee (unless the Property Trustee also acts as Delaware Trustee) shall be either a natural person who is at least 21 years of age or a legal entity that shall act through one or more Authorized Officers and shall be a U.S. Person as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code. SECTION 6.5. Initial Administrative Trustees. The initial Administrative Trustees shall be: William E. Atwater, Richard W. Aubrey, and William B. Johnstone, III, the business address of all of whom is c/o BancWest Corporation, 999 Bishop Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813. SECTION 6.6. Appointment, Removal and Resignation of Trustees. (a) Subject to Section 6.6(b), Trustees may be appointed or removed without cause at any time: (i) until the issuance of any Securities, by written instrument executed by the Sponsor; (ii) after the issuance of any Securities (but prior to the occurrence of an Indenture Event of Default), by vote of the Holders of a Majority in Liquidation Amount of the Common Securities voting as a class at a meeting of the Holders of the Common Securities; and (iii) after the issuance of the Preferred Securities and the occurrence of an Indenture Event of Default, and only with respect to each of the Property Trustee and Delaware Trustee, by vote of the Holders of a majority in Liquidation Amount of the Preferred Securities. 29
125 (b) The Trustee that acts as Property Trustee shall not be removed in accordance with Section 6.6(a) until a successor Trustee possessing the qualifications to act as Property Trustee under Section 6.3(a) (a "Successor Property Trustee") has been appointed and has accepted such appointment by written instrument executed by such Successor Property Trustee and delivered to the Administrative Trustees and the Sponsor. The Trustee that acts as Delaware Trustee shall not be removed in accordance with Section 6.6(a) until a successor Trustee possessing the qualifications to act as Delaware Trustee under Sections 6.2 and 6.4 (a "Successor Delaware Trustee") has been appointed and has accepted such appointment by written instrument executed by such Successor Delaware Trustee and delivered to the Administrative Trustees and the Sponsor. (c) A Trustee appointed to office shall hold office until his or its successor shall have been appointed, until his death or its dissolution or until his or its removal or resignation. Any Trustee may resign from office (without need for prior or subsequent accounting) by an instrument in writing signed by the Trustee and delivered to the Sponsor and the Trust, which resignation shall take effect upon such delivery or upon such later date as is specified therein; provided, however, that: (i) No such resignation of the Trustee that acts as the Property Trustee shall be effective: a. until a Successor Property Trustee has been appointed and has accepted such appointment by instrument executed by such Successor Property Trustee and delivered to the Trust, the Sponsor and the resigning Property Trustee; or b. until the assets of the Trust have been completely liquidated and the proceeds thereof distributed to the holders of the Securities; and (ii) no such resignation of the Trustee that acts as the Delaware Trustee shall be effective until a Successor Delaware Trustee has been appointed and has accepted such appointment by instrument executed by such Successor Delaware Trustee and delivered to the Trust, the Sponsor and the resigning Delaware Trustee. (d) The Holders of the Common Securities shall use their best efforts to promptly appoint a Successor Delaware Trustee or Successor Property Trustee, as the case may be, if the Property Trustee or the Delaware Trustee delivers an instrument of resignation in accordance with this Section 6.6. (e) If no Successor Property Trustee or Successor Delaware Trustee, as the case may be, shall have been appointed and accepted appointment as provided in this Section 6.6 within 60 days after delivery to the Sponsor and the Trust of an instrument of resignation or removal, the resigning or removed Property Trustee or Delaware Trustee, as applicable, may petition any court of competent jurisdiction in the U.S. for appointment of a Successor Property Trustee or Successor Delaware Trustee, as applicable. Such court may thereupon, after 30
126 prescribing such notice, if any, as it may deem proper, appoint a Successor Property Trustee or Successor Delaware Trustee, as the case may be. (f) No Property Trustee or Delaware Trustee shall be liable for the acts or omissions to act of any Successor Property Trustee or Successor Delaware Trustee, as the case may be. SECTION 6.7. Vacancies among Trustees. If a Trustee ceases to hold office for any reason and the number of Trustees is not reduced pursuant to Section 6.1, or if the number of Trustees is increased pursuant to Section 6.1, a vacancy shall occur. A resolution certifying the existence of such vacancy by the Administrative Trustees or, if there are more than two, a majority of the Administrative Trustees shall be conclusive evidence of the existence of such vacancy. The vacancy shall be filled with a Trustee appointed in accordance with Section 6.6. SECTION 6.8. Effect of Vacancies. The death, resignation, retirement, removal, bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation, incompetence or incapacity to perform the duties of a Trustee shall not operate to annul, dissolve or terminate the Trust. Whenever a vacancy in the number of Administrative Trustees shall occur, until such vacancy is filled by the appointment of an Administrative Trustee in accordance with Section 6.6, the Administrative Trustees in office, regardless of their number, shall have all the powers granted to the Administrative Trustees and shall discharge all the duties imposed upon the Administrative Trustees by this Declaration. SECTION 6.9. Meetings. If there is more than one Administrative Trustee, meetings of the Administrative Trustees shall be held from time to time upon the call of any Administrative Trustee. Regular meetings of the Administrative Trustees may be held at a time and place fixed by resolution of the Administrative Trustees. Notice of any in-person meetings of the Administrative Trustees shall be hand delivered or otherwise delivered in writing (including by facsimile, with a hard copy by overnight courier) not less than 48 hours before such meeting. Notice of any telephonic meetings of the Administrative Trustees shall be hand delivered or otherwise delivered in writing (including by facsimile, with a hard copy by overnight courier) not less than 24 hours before a meeting. Notices shall contain a brief statement of the time, place and anticipated purposes of the meeting. The presence (whether in person or by telephone) of an Administrative Trustee at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting except where an Administrative Trustee attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of any activity on the ground that the meeting has not been lawfully called or convened. Unless provided otherwise in this Declaration, any action of the Administrative Trustees may be taken at a meeting by vote of a majority of the Administrative Trustees present (whether in person or by telephone) and eligible to vote with respect to such matter, provided that a Quorum is present, or without a meeting by the unanimous written consent of the Administrative Trustees. In the event there is only one Administrative Trustee, any and all action of such Administrative Trustee shall be evidenced by a written consent of such Administrative Trustee. 31
127 SECTION 6.10. Delegation of Power. (a) Any Administrative Trustee may, by power of attorney consistent with applicable law, delegate to any natural person over the age of 21 his, her or its power for the purpose of executing any documents contemplated in Section 3.6 or making any governmental filing; provided that such person is a U.S. Person as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code. (b) The Administrative Trustees shall have power to delegate from time to time to such of their number or to officers of the Trust the doing of such things and the execution of such instruments either in the name of the Trust or the names of the Administrative Trustees or otherwise as the Administrative Trustees may deem expedient, to the extent such delegation is not prohibited by applicable law or contrary to the provisions of the Trust, as set forth herein. SECTION 6.11. Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business. Any corporation into which the Property Trustee, the Delaware Trustee or any Administrative Trustee that is not a natural person may be merged or converted or with such Trustee may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which such Trustee shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to all or substantially all the corporate trust business of such Trustee shall be the successor of such Trustee hereunder, provided such corporation shall be otherwise qualified and eligible under this Article, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto. ARTICLE 7 TERMS OF SECURITIES SECTION 7.1. General Provisions Regarding Securities. (a) The Administrative Trustees shall on behalf of the Trust issue one class of preferred securities representing undivided beneficial ownership interests in the assets of the Trust and one class of common securities representing undivided beneficial ownership interests in the assets of the Trust. (i) Preferred Securities. The Preferred Securities of the Trust have an aggregate liquidation amount with respect to the assets of the Trust of _________________dollars ($_____________) with respect to the closing of the sale of Preferred Securities. The Preferred Securities are hereby designated for identification purposes only as "__% Preferred Securities" (the "Preferred Securities"). The Preferred Security Certificates evidencing the Preferred Securities shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A to this Declaration, with such changes and additions thereto or deletions therefrom as may be required by ordinary usage, custom or practice or to conform to the rules of any stock exchange on which the Preferred Securities are listed or quoted. (ii) Common Securities. The Common Securities of the Trust have an aggregate liquidation amount with respect to the assets of the Trust of 32
128 __________________dollars ($____________) with respect to the - closing of the sale of Common Securities. The Common Securities are hereby designated for identification purposes only as "__% Common Securities" (the "Common Securities" and, together with the Preferred Securities, the "Securities"). The Common Security Certificates evidencing the Common Securities shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit B to this Declaration, with such changes and additions thereto or deletions therefrom as may be required by ordinary usage, custom or practice. (b) Payment of Distributions on, and payment of the Redemption Price upon a redemption of, the Preferred Securities and the Common Securities, as applicable, shall be made Pro Rata based on the liquidation amount of such Preferred Securities and Common Securities; provided, however, that if on any date on which amounts payable on distribution or redemption, an Indenture Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, no payment of any Distribution on, or Redemption Price of, any of the Common Securities, and no other payment on account of the redemption, liquidation or other acquisition of such Common Securities, shall be made unless payment in full in cash of all accumulated and unpaid Distributions on all of the outstanding Preferred Securities for all Distribution periods terminating on or prior thereto, or, in the case of amounts payable on redemption, the full amount of the Redemption Price for all of the outstanding Preferred Securities then called for redemption, shall have been made or provided for, and all funds available to the Property Trustee shall first be applied to the payment in full in cash of all Distributions on, or the Redemption Price of, the Preferred Securities then due and payable. The Trust shall issue no securities or other interests in the assets of the Trust other than the Preferred Securities and the Common Securities. (c) The Certificates shall be signed on behalf of the Trust by an Administrative Trustee. Such signature shall be the manual or facsimile signature of any present or any future Administrative Trustee. In case an Administrative Trustee of the Trust who shall have signed any of the Certificates shall cease to be such Administrative Trustee before the Certificates so signed shall be delivered by the Trust, such Certificates nevertheless may be delivered as though the person who signed such Certificates had not ceased to be such Administrative Trustee; and any Certificate may be signed on behalf of the Trust by such persons who, at the actual date of execution of such Certificate, shall be the Administrative Trustees of the Trust, although at the date of the execution and delivery of the Declaration any such person was not such an Administrative Trustee. Certificates shall be printed, lithographed or engraved or may be produced in any other manner as is reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Trustees, as evidenced by their execution thereof, and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification or designation and such legends or endorsements as the Administrative Trustees may deem appropriate, or as may be required to comply with any law or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which Securities may be listed, or to conform to usage. A Certificate representing Preferred Securities shall not be valid until authenticated by the manual signature of an authorized officer of the Property Trustee. Such signature shall be conclusive evidence that such Certificate has been authenticated under this Declaration. Upon a written order of the Trust signed by one Administrative Trustee, the Property Trustee shall authenticate the Certificates representing Preferred Securities for original issue. 33
129 The aggregate number of Preferred Securities outstanding at any time shall not exceed the liquidation amount set forth in Section 7.1(a)(i). The Property Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent acceptable to the Trust to authenticate Certificates. An authenticating agent may authenticate Certificates whenever the Property Trustee may do so. Each reference in this Declaration to authentication by the Property Trustee includes authentication by such agent. An authenticating agent has the same rights as the Property Trustee to deal with the Sponsor or an Affiliate of the Sponsor. (d) The consideration received by the Trust for the issuance of the Securities shall constitute a contribution to the capital of the Trust and shall not constitute a loan to the Trust. (e) Upon issuance of the Securities as provided in this Declaration, the Securities so issued shall be deemed to be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable undivided beneficial ownership interests in the assets of the Trust. (f) Every Person, by virtue of having become a Holder or a Preferred Security Beneficial Owner in accordance with the terms of this Declaration, shall be deemed to have expressly assented and agreed to the terms of, and shall be bound by, this Declaration and the terms of the Securities, the Guarantee, the Indenture and the Debentures. (g) The holders of the Securities shall have no preemptive or similar rights. SECTION 7.2. Distributions. (a) As owners of individual beneficial interests in the Debentures, holders of Securities shall be entitled to receive cumulative cash Distributions at the rate per annum of _% of the stated liquidation amount of $25 per Security. Pursuant to the Indenture, interest on the Debentures, and, as a result, Distributions on the Securities payable for any period shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. Pursuant to the Indenture, the amount of interest on the Debentures, and, as a result, Distributions on the Securities payable for any period shorter than a full quarterly distribution period shall be computed on the basis of a 30-day month and for periods of less than a month, the actual number of days elapsed per 30-day month. Subject to Section 7.1(b), Distributions shall be made on the Preferred Securities and the Common Securities on a Pro Rata basis. Pursuant to the Indenture, interest on the Debentures, and, as a result Distributions on the Securities shall, from the date of original issue, accumulate and be cumulative and shall be payable quarterly, in arrears, on each March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31, commencing _________ __, ____, when, as and if available for payment, by the Property Trustee, except as otherwise described below. Distributions are payable only to the extent that payments are made in respect of the Debentures held by the Property Trustee and to the extent that the Trust has funds available for the payment of such Distributions in the Property Account. (b) Interests on the Debentures not paid on the scheduled payment date will accrue and compound quarterly at the rate of __% per annum and, as a result, Distributions on the Securities will accumulate and compound at the rate of __% per annum ("Compounded on the Securities"). "Distributions" shall mean ordinary cumulative distributions together with any Compounded Distributions. 34
130 (c) If and to the extent that the Debenture Issuer makes a payment of interest, premium and/or principal on the Debentures held by the Property Trustee (the amount of any such payment being a "Payment Amount"), the Property Trustee shall and is directed, to the extent funds are available for that purpose, make a Pro Rata distribution of the Payment Amount to Holders, subject to Section 7.1(b). (d) Distributions on the Securities shall be payable to the Holders thereof as they appear on the register of the Trust as of the close of business on the relevant record dates. While the Preferred Securities are represented by one or more Global Securities, the relevant record dates shall be the close of business on the Business Day next preceding such Distribution payment date, unless a different regular record date is established or provided for the corresponding interest payment date on the Debentures. The relevant record dates for the Common Securities shall be the same as for the Preferred Securities. If the Preferred Securities shall not continue to remain represented by one or more Global Securities, the relevant record dates for the Preferred Securities shall be selected by the Administrative Trustees and shall be at least one Business Day prior to the relevant payment dates. At all times, the Distribution payment dates shall correspond to the interest payment dates on the Debentures. Distributions payable on any Securities that are not punctually paid on any Distribution payment date, as a result of the Debenture Issuer having failed to make a payment under the Debentures, shall cease to be payable to the Person in whose name such Securities are registered on the relevant record date, and such defaulted Distribution will instead be payable to the Person in whose name such Securities are registered on the special record date or other specified date determined in accordance with this Declaration. If any date on which Distributions are payable on the Securities is not a Business Day, then payment of the Distribution payable on such date will be made on the next succeeding day that is a Business Day (and without any interest or other payment in respect of any such delay), except that, if such Business Day is in the next succeeding calendar year, such payment shall be made on the immediately preceding Business Day, with the same force and effect as if made on such payment date. (e) In the event that there is any money or other property held by or for the Trust that is not accounted for hereunder, such property shall be distributed Pro Rata among the Holders of the Securities. SECTION 7.3. Redemption of Securities. (a) Upon the repayment or redemption, in whole or in part, of the Debentures held by the Trust, whether at the stated maturity of the Debentures or upon earlier redemption as provided in the Indenture, the proceeds from such repayment or redemption shall be simultaneously applied Pro Rata (subject to Section 7.1(b)) to redeem Securities having an aggregate liquidation amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of the Debentures so repaid or redeemed at the Redemption Price. Holders shall be given not less than 30 nor more than 60 days notice of such redemption in accordance with Section 7.4. (b) On the date fixed for any distribution of Debentures, upon dissolution of the Trust, (i) the Securities will no longer be deemed to be outstanding and (ii) certificates representing Securities will be deemed to represent the Debentures having an aggregate principal amount equal to the stated liquidation amount of, and bearing accrued and unpaid interest equal 35
131 to accumulated and unpaid distributions on, such Securities until such certificates are presented to the Sponsor or its agent for transfer or reissuance. SECTION 7.4. Redemption Procedures. (a) Notice of any redemption of, or notice of distribution of Debentures in exchange for, the Securities (a "Redemption/Distribution Notice"), which notice shall be irrevocable, will be given by the Trust by mail to each Holder of Securities to be redeemed or exchanged not fewer than 30 nor more than 60 days before the date fixed for redemption or exchange thereof which, in the case of a redemption, will be the date fixed for redemption of the Debentures. For purposes of the calculation of the date of redemption or exchange and the dates on which notices are given pursuant to this Section 7.4(a), a Redemption/Distribution Notice shall be deemed to be given on the day such notice is first mailed by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to Holders of Securities. Each Redemption/Distribution Notice shall be addressed to the Holders of Securities at the address of each such Holder appearing in the register of the Trust. No defect in the Redemption/Distribution Notice or in the mailing of either thereof with respect to any Holder shall affect the validity of the redemption or exchange proceedings with respect to any other Holder. (b) If fewer than all the outstanding Securities are to be so redeemed, the Common Securities and the Preferred Securities will be redeemed Pro Rata (subject to Section 7.1(b)) and the Preferred Securities to be redeemed will be redeemed as described in Section 7.4(c) below. The Trust may not redeem the Securities in part unless all accumulated and unpaid Distributions to the date of redemption have been paid in full on all Securities then outstanding. For all purposes of this Declaration, unless the context otherwise requires, all provisions relating to the redemption of Preferred Securities shall relate, in the case of any Preferred Security redeemed or to be redeemed only in part, to the portion of the aggregate liquidation amount of Preferred Securities which has been or is to be redeemed. (c) Subject to the Trust's fulfillment of the notice requirements set forth in Section 7.4(a) above, if Securities are to be redeemed, then (i) with respect to Preferred Securities represented by one or more Global Securities, by 2:00 p.m., New York City time, on the redemption date, provided that the Debenture Issuer has paid the Property Trustee a sufficient amount of cash in connection with the related redemption or maturity of the Debentures, the Property Trustee will deposit irrevocably with the Depositary or its nominee (or successor Clearing Agency or its nominee) funds sufficient to pay the applicable Redemption Price with respect to the Preferred Securities and will give the Depositary irrevocable instructions and authority to pay the Redemption Price to the Holders of the Preferred Securities and (ii) with respect to Securities not represented by one or more Global Securities, provided that the Debenture Issuer has paid the Property Trustee a sufficient amount of cash in connection with the related redemption or maturity of the Debentures, the Paying Agent will pay the relevant Redemption Price to the Holders of such Securities by check mailed to the address of the relevant Holder appearing on the register of the Trust on the redemption date. If any date fixed for redemption of Securities is not a Business Day, then payment of the Redemption Price payable on such date will be made on the next succeeding day that is a Business Day (and without any interest or other payment in respect of any such delay) except that, if such Business Day falls in the next calendar year, such payment will be made on the immediately preceding 36
132 Business Day, in each case with the same force and effect as if made on such date fixed for redemption. If payment of the Redemption Price in respect of any Securities is improperly withheld or refused and not paid either by the Property Trustee or by the Sponsor as guarantor pursuant to the Guarantee, Distributions on such Securities will continue to accumulate at the then applicable rate from the original redemption date to the actual date of payment, in which case the actual payment date will be considered the date fixed for redemption for purposes of calculating the Redemption Price. For these purposes, the applicable Redemption Price shall not include Distributions which are being paid to Holders who were Holders on a relevant record date. If a Redemption/Distribution Notice shall have been given and funds deposited or paid as required, then immediately prior to the close of business on the date of such deposit or payment, Distributions will cease to accumulate on the Securities called for redemption and all rights of Holders of such Securities so called for redemption will cease, except the right of the Holders to receive the Redemption Price, but without interest on such Redemption Price, and from and after the date fixed for redemption, such Securities will cease to be outstanding. Neither the Administrative Trustees nor the Trust shall be required to register or cause to be registered the transfer of any Securities that have been called for redemption, except in the case of any Securities being redeemed in part, any portion thereof not to be redeemed. (d) Subject to the foregoing and applicable law (including, without limitation, United States federal securities laws), the Debenture Issuer or its subsidiaries may at any time and from time to time purchase outstanding Preferred Securities by tender, in the open market or by private agreement. SECTION 7.5. Voting Rights of Preferred Securities. (a) Except as provided under Section 11.1 and this Article 7 and as otherwise required by the Business Trust Act, the Trust Indenture Act and other applicable law, the Holders of the Preferred Securities shall have no voting rights. (b) Subject to the requirement of the Property Trustee obtaining a tax opinion in certain circumstances set forth in Section 7.5(d) below, the Holders of a Majority in Liquidation Amount of the Preferred Securities voting separately as a class have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Property Trustee, or to direct the exercise of any trust or power conferred upon the Property Trustee under the Declaration, including the right to direct the Property Trustee, as Holder of the Debentures, to (i) exercise the remedies available to it under the Indenture as a Holder of the Debentures; (ii) consent to any amendment or modification of the Indenture or the Debentures where such consent shall be required or (iii) waive any past default and its consequences that is waivable under Section 513 of the Indenture; provided, however, that if an Indenture Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, then the Holders of 25% of the aggregate liquidation amount of the Preferred Securities may direct the Property Trustee to declare the principal of and interest on the Debentures due and payable; provided, further, that where a consent or action under the Indenture would require the consent or act of the Holders of more than a majority of the aggregate principal amount of Debentures affected thereby, only the Holders of the percentage of the aggregate stated liquidation amount of the Preferred Securities which is at least 37
133 equal to the percentage required under the Indenture may direct the Property Trustee to give such consent to take such action. (c) If the Property Trustee fails to enforce its rights under the Debentures after a Holder of Preferred Securities has made a written request, such Holder of Preferred Securities may, to the extent permitted by applicable law, institute a legal proceeding directly against the Debenture Issuer to enforce the Property Trustee's rights under the Indenture without first instituting any legal proceeding against the Property Trustee or any other Person. In addition, if a Trust Enforcement Event has occurred and is continuing and such event is attributable to the failure of the Debenture Issuer to make any interest, principal or other required payments when due under the Indenture, then a Holder of Preferred Securities may directly institute a Direct Action against the Debenture Issuer on or after the respective due date specified in the Debentures. (d) The Property Trustee shall notify all Holders of the Preferred Securities of any notice of any Indenture Event of Default received from the Debenture Issuer with respect to the Debentures. Such notice shall state that such Indenture Event of Default also constitutes a Trust Enforcement Event. Except with respect to directing the time, method, and place of conducting a proceeding for a remedy, the Property Trustee shall be under no obligation to take any of the actions described in clause 7.5(b)(i) and (ii) above unless the Property Trustee has obtained an opinion of independent tax counsel to the effect that the Trust will not be classified as an association or publicly traded partnership taxable as a corporation for United States federal income tax purposes as a result of such action. (e) In the event the consent of the Property Trustee, as the Holder of the Debentures, is required under the Indenture with respect to any amendment or modification of the Indenture, the Property Trustee shall request the direction of the Holders of the Securities with respect to such amendment or modification and shall vote with respect to such amendment or modification as directed by not less than 66-2/3% of the aggregate liquidation amount of the Securities voting together as a single class; provided, however, that where a consent under the Indenture would require the consent of the Holders of more than a 66-2/3% of the aggregate principal amount of the Debentures, the Property Trustee may only give such consent at the direction of the Holders of at least the same proportion in aggregate stated liquidation amount of the Securities. The Property Trustee shall not take any such action in accordance with the directions of the Holders of the Securities unless the Property Trustee has obtained an opinion of independent tax counsel to the effect that the Trust will not be classified as an association or publicly traded partnership taxable as a corporation for United States federal income tax purposes as a result of such action, and each Holder will be treated as owning an undivided beneficial ownership interest in the Debentures. (f) A waiver of an Indenture Event of Default with respect to the Debentures will constitute a waiver of the corresponding Trust Enforcement Event. (g) Any required approval or direction of Holders of Preferred Securities may be given at a separate meeting of Holders of Preferred Securities convened for such purpose, at a meeting of all of the Holders of Securities or pursuant to written consent. The Administrative Trustees will cause a notice of any meeting at which Holders of Preferred Securities are entitled 38
134 to vote to be mailed to each Holder of record of Preferred Securities. Each such notice will include a statement setting forth (i) the date of such meeting, (ii) a description of any resolution proposed for adoption at such meeting on which such Holders are entitled to vote and (iii) instructions for the delivery of proxies. (h) No vote or consent of the Holders of Preferred Securities shall be required for the Trust to redeem and cancel Preferred Securities or distribute Debentures in accordance with this Declaration and the terms of the Securities. (i) Notwithstanding that Holders of Preferred Securities are entitled to vote or consent under any of the circumstances described above, any of the Securities that are owned at such time by the Debenture Issuer, any Administrative Trustee or any entity directly or indirectly controlled by, or under direct or indirect common control with, the Debenture Issuer or any Administrative Trustee, shall not be entitled to vote or consent and shall, for purposes of such vote or consent, be treated as if such Securities were not outstanding; provided, however, that Persons otherwise eligible to vote to whom the Debenture Issuer or any of its subsidiaries have pledged Preferred Securities may vote or consent with respect to such pledged Preferred Securities under any of the circumstances described herein. (j) Subject to Sections 6.6(a) and 7.5(k), Holders of the Preferred Securities shall have no rights to appoint or remove the Trustees, who may be appointed, removed or replaced solely by the Common Securities Holder. (k) If an Indenture Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustees may be removed at such time only by a Majority in Liquidation Amount of the Preferred Securities. SECTION 7.6. Voting Rights of Common Securities. (a) Except as provided under Section 6.1(b), this Section 7.6 or Section 11.1 or as otherwise required by the Business Trust Act, the Trust Indenture Act or other applicable law or provided by the Declaration, the Holders of the Common Securities will have no voting rights. (b) Subject to Sections 6.6(a) and 7.5(k), the Holders of the Common Securities shall be entitled, in accordance with Article VI of this Declaration, to vote to appoint, remove or replace any Trustee or to increase or decrease the number of Trustees. (c) Subject to Section 2.6 and only after all Trust Enforcement Events with respect to the Preferred Securities have been cured, waived, or otherwise eliminated and subject to the requirement of the Property Trustee obtaining a tax opinion in certain circumstances set forth in this paragraph (c), the Holders of a Majority in Liquidation Amount of the Common Securities have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Property Trustee, or direct the exercise of any trust or power conferred upon the Property Trustee under this Declaration, including the right to direct the Property Trustee, as Holder of the Debentures, to (i) exercise the remedies available to it under the Indenture as a Holder of the Debentures, (ii) consent to any amendment or modification of the Indenture or the Debentures where such consent shall be required or (iii) waive any past 39
135 default and its consequences that is waivable under Section 513 of the Indenture; provided, however, that where a consent or action under the Indenture would require the consent or act of the Holders of more than a majority of the aggregate principal amount of Debentures affected thereby, only the Holders of the percentage of the aggregate stated liquidation amount of the Common Securities which is at least equal to the percentage required under the Indenture may direct the Property Trustee to have such consent or take such action. Except with respect to directing the time, method, and place of conducting a proceeding for a remedy, the Property Trustee shall be under no obligation to take any of the actions described in clause 7.6(c)(i) and (ii) above unless the Property Trustee has obtained an opinion of independent tax counsel to the effect that, as a result of such action, for United States federal income tax purposes the Trust will not be classified as an association or publicly traded partnership taxable as a corporation. (d) If the Property Trustee fails to enforce its rights under the Debentures after a Holder of Common Securities has made a written request, such Holder of Common Securities may, to the extent permitted by applicable law, directly institute a legal proceeding directly against the Debenture Issuer to enforce the Property Trustee's rights under the Debentures without first instituting any legal proceeding against the Property Trustee or any other Person. (e) A waiver of an Indenture Event of Default with respect to the Debentures will constitute a waiver of the corresponding Trust Enforcement Event. (f) Any required approval or direction of Holders of Common Securities may be given at a separate meeting of Holders of Common Securities convened for such purpose, at a meeting of all of the Holders of Securities or pursuant to written consent. The Administrative Trustees will cause a notice of any meeting at which Holders of Common Securities are entitled to vote to be mailed to each Holder of record of Common Securities. Each such notice will include a statement setting forth (i) the date of such meeting, (ii) a description of any resolution proposed for adoption at such meeting on which such Holders are entitled to vote and (iii) instructions for the delivery of proxies. (g) No vote or consent of the Holders of the Common Securities will be required for the Trust to redeem and cancel Common Securities or to distribute Debentures in accordance with the Declaration and the terms of the Securities. SECTION 7.7. Paying Agent. In the event that any Preferred Securities are not in book-entry only form, the Trust shall maintain in the Borough of Manhattan, City of New York, State of New York, an office or agency where the Preferred Securities may be presented for payment ("Paying Agent"). The Trust may appoint the paying agent and may appoint one or more additional paying agents in such other locations as it shall determine. The term "Paying Agent" includes any additional paying agent. The Trust may change any Paying Agent without prior notice to the Holders. The Trust shall notify the Property Trustee of the name and address of any Paying Agent not a party to this Declaration. If the Trust fails to appoint or maintain another entity as Paying Agent, the Property Trustee shall act as such. The Trust or any of its Affiliates may act as Paying Agent. The Property Trustee shall initially act as Paying Agent for the Securities. In the event the 40
136 Property Trustee shall no longer be the Paying Agent, the Administrative Trustees shall appoint a successor (which shall be a bank or trust company acceptable to the Debenture Issuer) to act as Paying Agent. The Paying Agent shall be permitted to resign as Paying Agent upon 30 days' written notice to the Property Trustee and the Debenture Issuer. SECTION 7.8. Listing. The Sponsor shall use its best efforts to cause the Preferred Securities to be listed for quotation on the New York Stock Exchange. SECTION 7.9. Transfer of Securities. (a) Securities may only be transferred, in whole or in part, in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Declaration and in the terms of the Securities. To the fullest extent permitted by law, any transfer or purported transfer of any Security not made in accordance with this Declaration shall be null and void. (b) (i) Subject to this Article 7, Preferred Securities shall be freely transferable. (ii) The Holder of the Common Securities may not transfer the Common Securities except (A) in compliance with a consolidation, merger, sale, conveyance or lease of the Sponsor in compliance with Article VIII of the Indenture or (B) to the Sponsor or an Affiliate thereof in compliance with applicable law, including the Securities Act and applicable state securities and blue sky laws. To the fullest extent permitted by law, any attempted transfer of the Common Securities other than as set forth in the immediately preceding sentence shall be null and void. (c) The Trust shall cause to be kept at the Corporate Trust Office of the Property Trustee a register (the register maintained in such office being herein sometimes referred to as the "Security Register") in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Trust shall provide for the registration of Preferred Securities and of transfers of Preferred Securities. The Property Trustee is hereby appointed "Security Registrar" for the purpose of registering Preferred Securities and transfers of Preferred Securities as herein provided. (d) Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Security at an office or agency of the Trust designated for such purpose, the Trust shall execute, and the Property Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Securities of any authorized denominations and of a like aggregate principal amount. (e) At the option of the Holder, Securities may be exchanged for other Securities of any authorized denominations and of a like aggregate principal amount, upon surrender of the Securities to be exchanged at such office or agency. Whenever any Securities are so surrendered for exchange, the Trust shall execute, and in the case of Preferred Securities 41
137 the Property Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, the Securities which the Holder making the exchange is entitled to receive. (f) Every Security presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange shall (if so required by the Trust or the Property Trustee) be duly endorsed, or be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Trust and the Security Registrar duly executed, by the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing. (g) No service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities, but the Trust may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities. (h) If the Securities are to be redeemed in part, the Trust shall not be required (A) to issue, register the transfer of or exchange 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 any such Securities selected for redemption under Section 7.4 and ending at the close of business on the day of such mailing, or (B) to register the transfer or exchange of any Security so selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Security being redeemed in part. SECTION 7.10. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates. If: (a) any mutilated Certificates should be surrendered to the Administrative Trustees, or if the Administrative Trustees shall receive evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Certificate; and (b) there shall be delivered to the Administrative Trustees such security or indemnity as may be required by them to keep each of the Trustees, the Sponsor and the Trust harmless, then, in the absence of notice that such Certificate shall have been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, any Administrative Trustee on behalf of the Trust shall execute and deliver, in exchange for or in lieu of any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Certificate, a new Certificate of like denomination. In connection with the issuance of any new Certificate under this Section 7.10, the Administrative Trustees may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection therewith. Any duplicate Certificate issued pursuant to this Section shall constitute conclusive evidence of an ownership interest in the relevant Securities, as if originally issued, whether or not the lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate shall be found at any time. SECTION 7.11. Deemed Security Holders. The Trustees may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate shall be registered on the register of the Trust as the sole holder of such Certificate and of the Securities represented by such Certificate for purposes of receiving Distributions and for all other purposes whatsoever 42
138 and, accordingly, shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such Certificate or in the Securities represented by such Certificate on the part of any Person, whether or not the Trust shall have actual or other notice thereof. SECTION 7.12. Global Securities. The Preferred Securities may be issued in the form of one or more Global Securities. If the Preferred Securities are to be issued in the form of one or more Global Securities, then an Administrative Trustee on behalf of the Trust shall execute and the Property Trustee shall authenticate and deliver one or more Global Securities that (i) shall represent and shall be denominated in an amount equal to the aggregate liquidation amount of all of the Preferred Securities to be issued in the form of Global Securities and not yet cancelled, (ii) shall be registered in the name of the Depositary for such Global Security or the nominee of such Depositary, and (iii) shall be delivered by the Property Trustee to such Depositary or pursuant to such Depositary's instructions. Global Securities shall bear a legend substantially to the following effect: "This Preferred Security is a Global Security within the meaning of the Declaration hereinafter referred to and is registered in the name of The Depository Trust Company, a New York corporation (the "Depositary"), or a nominee of the Depositary. This Preferred Security is exchangeable for Preferred Securities registered in the name of a person other than the Depositary or its nominee only in the limited circumstances described in the Declaration and no transfer of this Preferred Security (other than a transfer of this Preferred Security as a whole by the Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary or by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or another nominee of the Depositary) may be registered except in limited circumstances. Unless this Preferred Security Certificate is presented by an authorized representative of the Depositary to BancWest Capital __ or its agent for registration of transfer, exchange or payment, and any Preferred Security Certificate issued is registered in the name of Cede & Co. or such other name as requested by an authorized representative of the Depositary (and any payment hereon is made to Cede & Co. or to such other entity as is requested by an authorized representative of the Depositary), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL inasmuch as the registered owner hereof, Cede & Co., has an interest herein." Preferred Securities not represented by a Global Security issued in exchange for all or a part of a Global Security pursuant to this Section 7.12 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 Property Trustee. Upon execution and authentication, the Property Trustee shall deliver such Preferred Securities not represented by a Global Security to the Persons in whose names such definitive Preferred Securities are so registered. 43
139 At such time as all interests in Global Securities have been redeemed, repurchased or cancelled, such Global Securities shall be, upon receipt thereof, cancelled by the Property Trustee in accordance with standing procedures of the Depositary. At any time prior to such cancellation, if any interest in Global Securities is exchanged for Preferred Securities not represented by a Global Security, redeemed, cancelled or transferred to a transferee who receives Preferred Securities not represented by a Global Security therefor or any Preferred Security not represented by a Global Security is exchanged or transferred for part of Global Securities, the principal amount of such Global Securities shall, in accordance with the standing procedures of the Depositary, be reduced or increased, as the case may be, and an endorsement shall be made on such Global Securities by the Property Trustee to reflect such reduction or increase. The Trust and the Property Trustee may for all purposes, including the making of payments due on the Preferred Securities, deal with the Depositary as the authorized representative of the Holders for the purposes of exercising the rights of Holders hereunder. The rights of the owner of any beneficial interest in a Global Security shall be limited to those established by law and agreements between such owners and depository participants provided, that no such agreement shall give any rights to any Person against the Trust or the Property Trustee without the written consent of the parties so affected. Multiple requests and directions from and votes of the Depositary as holder of Preferred Securities in global form with respect to any particular matter shall not be deemed inconsistent to the extent they do not represent an amount of Preferred Securities in excess of those held in the name of the Depositary or its nominee. If at any time the Depositary for any Preferred Securities represented by one or more Global Securities notifies the Trust that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for such Preferred Securities or if at any time the Depositary for such Preferred Securities shall no longer be eligible under this Section 7.12, the Trust shall appoint a successor Depositary with respect to such Preferred Securities. If a successor Depositary for such Preferred Securities is not appointed by the Trust within 90 days after the Trust receives such notice or becomes aware of such ineligibility, the Trust's election that such Preferred Securities be represented by one or more Global Securities shall no longer be effective and the Trust shall execute, and the Property Trustee will authenticate and deliver, Preferred Securities in definitive registered form, in any authorized denominations, in an aggregate liquidation amount equal to the principal amount of the Global Security or Preferred Securities representing such Preferred Securities in exchange for such Global Security or Preferred Securities. The Trust may at any time and in its sole discretion determine that the Preferred Securities issued in the form of one or more Global Securities shall no longer be represented by a Global Security or Preferred Securities. In such event the Trust shall execute, and the Property Trustee, shall authenticate and deliver, Preferred Securities in definitive registered form, in any authorized denominations, in an aggregate liquidation amount equal to the principal amount of the Global Security or Preferred Securities representing such Preferred Securities, in exchange for such Global Security or Preferred Securities. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Declaration (other than the provisions set forth in Section 7.9), Global Securities may not be transferred as a whole except by the Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary or by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary 44
140 or another nominee of the Depositary or by the Depositary or any such nominee to a successor Depositary or a nominee of such successor Depositary. Interests of beneficial owners in a Global Security may be transferred or exchanged for Preferred Securities not represented by a Global Security and Preferred Securities not represented by a Global Security may be transferred or exchange for Global Securities in accordance with rules of the Depositary and the provisions of Section 7.9. ARTICLE 8 DISSOLUTION AND TERMINATION OF TRUST SECTION 8.1. Dissolution and Termination of Trust. (a) The Trust shall dissolve upon the earliest of: (i) the bankruptcy of the Holder of the Common Securities or the Sponsor; (ii) the filing of a certificate of dissolution or its equivalent with respect to the Sponsor; the dissolution of the Trust after obtaining the consent of the Holders of at least a Majority in Liquidation Amount of the Securities to dissolve the Trust; or the revocation of the Sponsor's charter and the expiration of 90 days after the date of revocation without a reinstatement thereof; (iii) the entry of a decree of judicial dissolution of the Sponsor or the Trust; (iv) the time when all of the Securities shall have been called for redemption and the amounts then due shall have been paid to the Holders in accordance with the terms of the Securities; (v) at the Sponsor's election by notice and direction to the Property Trustee to distribute the Debentures to the Holders of the Securities in exchange for all of the Securities, subject to the receipt of any necessary approvals by the Federal Reserve that may then be required under the applicable capital guidelines or policies of the Federal Reserve; or (vi) the time when all of the Administrative Trustees and the Sponsor shall have consented to dissolution of the Trust provided such action is taken before the issuance of any Securities. (b) As soon as is practicable after the occurrence of an event referred to in Section 8.1(a) and upon completion of the winding up and liquidation of the Trust, the Trustees shall terminate the Trust by filing a certificate of cancellation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. 45
141 (c) The provisions of Section 4.2 and Article 9 shall survive the termination of the Trust. SECTION 8.2. Liquidation Distribution Upon Dissolution of the Trust. (a) In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution, or winding-up of the Trust (each a "Liquidation"), the Holders of the Securities on the date of the Liquidation will be entitled to receive, out of the assets of the Trust available for distribution to Holders of Securities after satisfaction of the Trust's liabilities to creditors, if any, distributions in cash or other immediately available funds in an amount equal to the aggregate of the stated liquidation amount of $25 per Security plus accumulated and unpaid Distributions thereon to the date of payment (such amount being the "Liquidation Distribution"), unless, in connection with such Liquidation, Debentures in an aggregate stated principal amount equal to the aggregate stated liquidation amount of, with an interest rate identical to the distribution rate of, and accrued and unpaid interest equal to accumulated and unpaid Distributions on, such Securities shall be distributed on a Pro Rata basis to the Holders of the Securities in exchange for such Securities. (b) If, upon any such Liquidation, the Liquidation Distribution can be paid only in part because the Trust has insufficient assets available to pay in full the aggregate Liquidation Distribution, then the amounts payable directly by the Trust on the Securities shall be paid on a Pro Rata basis. The Holders of the Common Securities will be entitled to receive distributions upon any such Liquidation Pro Rata with the Holders of the Preferred Securities except that if an Indenture Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Preferred Securities shall have a preference over the Common Securities with regard to such distributions as provided for in Section 7.1(b). ARTICLE 9 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY OF HOLDERS OF SECURITIES, DELAWARE TRUSTEES OR OTHERS SECTION 9.1. Liability. (a) Except as expressly set forth in this Declaration, the Guarantee and the terms of the Securities, the Sponsor: (i) shall not be personally liable for the return of any portion of the capital contributions (or any return thereon) of the Holders of the Securities which shall be made solely from assets of the Trust; and (ii) shall not be required to pay to the Trust or to any Holder of Securities any deficit upon dissolution of the Trust or otherwise. (b) Pursuant to Section 3803(a) of the Business Trust Act, the Holder of the Common Securities shall be entitled to the same limitation of personal liability extended to stockholders of private corporations for profit organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware; provided, however, the Holders of the Common Securities shall be liable 46
142 for all of the debts and obligations of the Trust (other than with respect to the Securities) to the extent not satisfied out of the Trust's assets. (c) Pursuant to Section 3803(a) of the Business Trust Act, the Holders of the Preferred Securities shall be entitled to the same limitation of personal liability extended to stockholders of private corporations for profit organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. SECTION 9.2. Exculpation. (a) No Indemnified Person shall be liable, responsible or accountable in damages or otherwise to the Trust or any Covered Person for any loss, damage or claim incurred by reason of any act or omission performed or omitted by such Indemnified Person in good faith on behalf of the Trust and in a manner such Indemnified Person reasonably believed to be within the scope of the authority conferred on such Indemnified Person by this Declaration or by law, except that an Indemnified Person shall be liable for any such loss, damage or claim incurred by reason of such Indemnified Person's negligence or willful misconduct with respect to such acts or omissions. (b) An Indemnified Person shall be fully protected in relying in good faith upon the records of the Trust and upon such information, opinions, reports or statements presented to the Trust by any Person as to matters the Indemnified Person reasonably believes are within such other Person's professional or expert competence and who has been selected with reasonable care by or on behalf of the Trust, including information, opinions, reports or statements as to the value and amount of the assets, liabilities, profits, losses or any other facts pertinent to the existence and amount of assets from which Distributions to Holders of Securities might properly be paid. SECTION 9.3. Fiduciary Duty. (a) To the extent that, at law or in equity, an Indemnified Person has duties (including fiduciary duties) and liabilities relating thereto to the Trust or to any other Covered Person, an Indemnified Person acting under this Declaration shall not be liable to the Trust or to another Covered Person for its good faith reliance on the provisions of this Declaration. The provisions of this Declaration, to the extent that they restrict the duties and liabilities of an Indemnified Person otherwise existing at law or in equity (other than the duties imposed on the Property Trustee under the Trust Indenture Act), are agreed by the parties hereto to replace such other duties and liabilities of such Indemnified Person. (b) Unless otherwise expressly provided herein: (i) whenever a conflict of interest exists or arises between any Covered Person and any Indemnified Person; or (ii) whenever this Declaration or any other agreement contemplated herein or therein provides that an Indemnified Person shall act in a manner that is, or provides terms that are, fair and reasonable to the Trust or any Holder of Securities, 47
143 the Indemnified Person shall resolve such conflict of interest, take such action or provide such terms, considering in each case the relative interest of each party (including its own interest) to such conflict, agreement, transaction or situation and the benefits and burdens relating to such interests, any customary or accepted industry practices and any applicable generally accepted accounting practices or principles. In the absence of bad faith by the Indemnified Person, the resolution, action or term so made, taken or provided by the Indemnified Person shall not constitute a breach of this Declaration or any other agreement contemplated herein or of any duty or obligation of the Indemnified Person at law or in equity or otherwise. (c) Whenever in this Declaration an Indemnified Person is permitted or required to make a decision: (i) in its "discretion" or under a grant of similar authority, the Indemnified Person shall be entitled to consider such interests and factors as it desires, including its own interests, and shall have no duty or obligation to give any consideration to any interest of or factors affecting the Trust or any other Person; or (ii) in its "good faith" or under another express standard, the Indemnified Person shall act under such express standard and shall not be subject to any other or different standard imposed by this Declaration or by applicable law. SECTION 9.4. Indemnification. (i) The Debenture Issuer shall indemnify, to the full extent permitted by law, any Debenture Issuer Indemnified Person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the Trust) by reason of the fact that he is or was a Debenture Issuer Indemnified Person against expenses (including attorney fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Trust, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the Debenture Issuer Indemnified Person did not act in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Trust, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful. (ii) The Debenture Issuer shall indemnify, to the full extent permitted by law, any Debenture Issuer Indemnified Person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the Trust to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of 48
144 the fact that he is or was a Debenture Issuer Indemnified Person against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Trust and except that no such indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such Debenture Issuer Indemnified Person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Trust unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery of Delaware or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which such Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper. (iii) Any indemnification under paragraphs (i) and (ii) of this Section 9.4(a) (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the Debenture Issuer only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the Debenture Issuer Indemnified Person is proper in the circumstances because he has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in paragraphs (i) and (ii). Such determination shall be made (1) by the Administrative Trustees by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of such Administrative Trustees who were not parties to such action, suit or proceeding, (2) if such a quorum is not obtainable, or, even if obtainable, if a quorum of disinterested Administrative Trustees so directs, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion, or (3) by the Common Security Holder of the Trust. (iv) Expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred by a Debenture Issuer Indemnified Person in defending a civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding referred to in paragraphs (i) and (ii) of this Section 9.4(a) shall be paid by the Debenture Issuer in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such Debenture Issuer Indemnified Person to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that he is not entitled to be indemnified by the Debenture Issuer as authorized in this Section 9.4(a). Notwithstanding the foregoing, no advance shall be made by the Debenture Issuer if a determination is reasonably and promptly made (i) by the Administrative Trustees by a majority vote of a quorum of disinterested Administrative Trustees, (ii) if such a quorum is not obtainable, or, even if obtainable, if a quorum of disinterested Administrative Trustees so directs, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion or (iii) the Common Security Holder of the Trust, that, based upon the facts known to the Administrative Trustees, counsel or the Common Security Holder at the time such determination is made, such Debenture Issuer Indemnified Person acted in bad faith or in a manner that such person did not believe to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Trust, or, with respect to any criminal proceeding, that such Debenture Issuer Indemnified Person believed or had reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. In no event shall any advance be made in instances where the Administrative Trustees, independent legal counsel or Common 49
145 Security Holder reasonably determine that such person deliberately breached his duty to the Trust or its Common or Preferred Security Holders. (v) The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, the other paragraphs of this Section 9.4(a) shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification and advancement of expenses may be entitled under any agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors of the Debenture Issuer or Preferred Security Holders of the Trust or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office. All rights to indemnification under this Section 9.4(a) shall be deemed to be provided by a contract between the Debenture Issuer and each Debenture Issuer Indemnified Person who serves in such capacity at any time while this Section 9.4(a) is in effect. Any repeal or modification of this Section 9.4(a) shall not affect any rights or obligations then existing. (vi) The Debenture Issuer or the Trust may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a Debenture Issuer Indemnified Person against any liability asserted against him and incurred by him in any such capacity, or arising out of his status as such, whether or not the Debenture Issuer would have the power to indemnify him against such liability under the provisions of this Section 9.4(a). (vii) For purposes of this Section 9.4(a), references to "the Trust" shall include, in addition to the resulting or surviving entity, any constituent entity (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger, so that any person who is or was a director, trustee, officer or employee of such constituent entity, or is or was serving at the request of such constituent entity as a director, trustee, officer, employee or agent of another entity, shall stand in the same position under the provisions of this Section 9.4(a) with respect to the resulting or surviving entity as he would have with respect to such constituent entity if its separate existence had continued. (viii) The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this Section 9.4(a) shall, unless otherwise provided when authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has ceased to be a Debenture Issuer Indemnified Person and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person. The obligation to indemnify as set forth in this Section 9.4(a) shall survive the resignation or removal of the Delaware Trustee or the Property Trustee or the termination of this Declaration. (b) The Debenture Issuer agrees to indemnify the (i) Property Trustee, (ii) the Delaware Trustee, (iii) any Affiliate of the Property Trustee or the Delaware Trustee, and (iv) any officers, directors, shareholders, members, partners, employees, representatives, custodians, nominees or agents of the Property Trustee or the Delaware Trustee (each of the Persons in (i) through (iv) being referred to as a "Fiduciary Indemnified Person") for, and to hold each Fiduciary Indemnified Person harmless against, any loss, liability or expense incurred without 50
146 negligence or bad faith on its part, arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of the trust or trusts hereunder, including the costs and expenses (including reasonable legal fees and expenses) of defending itself against or investigating any claim or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder. The obligation to indemnify as set forth in this Section 9.4(b) shall survive the resignation and removal of the Delaware Trustee or the Property Trustee and the satisfaction and discharge of this Declaration. In addition, the Debenture Issuer has agreed in the Indenture to pay the fees and expenses of the Delaware Trustee and the Property Trustee. SECTION 9.5. Outside Businesses. Subject to the provisions of Section 6.3, any Covered Person, the Sponsor, the Delaware Trustee and the Property Trustee may engage in or possess an interest in other business ventures of any nature or description, independently or with others, similar or dissimilar to the activities of the Trust, and the Trust and the Holders of Securities shall have no rights by virtue of this Declaration in and to such independent ventures or the income or profits derived therefrom, and the pursuit of any such venture, even if competitive with the activities of the Trust, shall not be deemed wrongful or improper. No Covered Person, the Sponsor, the Delaware Trustee or the Property Trustee shall be obligated to present any particular investment or other opportunity to the Trust even if such opportunity is of a character that, if presented to the Trust, could be taken by the Trust, and any Covered Person, the Sponsor, the Delaware Trustee and the Property Trustee shall have the right to take for its own account (individually or as a partner or fiduciary) or to recommend to others any such particular investment or other opportunity. Any Covered Person, the Delaware Trustee and the Property Trustee may engage or be interested in any financial or other transaction with the Sponsor or any Affiliate of the Sponsor, or may act as depositary for, trustee or agent for, or act on any committee or body of holders of, securities or other obligations of the Sponsor or its Affiliates. ARTICLE 10 ACCOUNTING SECTION 10.1. Fiscal Year. The fiscal year ("Fiscal Year") of the Trust shall be the calendar year, or such other year as is required by the Code. SECTION 10.2. Certain Accounting Matters. (a) At all times during the existence of the Trust, the Administrative Trustees shall keep, or cause to be kept, full books of account, records and supporting documents, which shall reflect in reasonable detail, each transaction of the Trust. The books of account shall be maintained on the accrual method of accounting, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied. The Trust shall use the accrual method of accounting for United States federal income tax purposes. The books of account and the records of the Trust shall be examined by and reported upon as of the end of each Fiscal Year of the 51
147 Trust by a firm of independent certified public accountants selected by the Administrative Trustees. (b) The Administrative Trustees shall cause to be prepared and delivered to each of the Holders of Securities, within 90 days after the end of each Fiscal Year of the Trust, annual financial statements of the Trust, including a balance sheet of the Trust as of the end of such Fiscal Year, and the related statements of income or loss. (c) The Administrative Trustees shall cause to be duly prepared and delivered to each of the Holders of Securities, an annual United States federal income tax information statement, required by the Code, containing such information with regard to the Securities held by each Holder as is required by the Code and the Treasury Regulations. Notwithstanding any right under the Code to deliver any such statement at a later date, the Administrative Trustees shall endeavor to deliver all such statements within 30 days after the end of each Fiscal Year of the Trust. (d) The Administrative Trustees shall cause to be duly prepared and filed with the appropriate taxing authority, an annual United States federal income tax return, on a Form 1041 or such other form required by United States federal income tax law, and any other annual income tax returns required to be filed by the Administrative Trustees on behalf of the Trust with any state or local taxing authority. SECTION 10.3. Banking. The Trust shall maintain one or more bank accounts in the name and for the sole benefit of the Trust; provided, however, that all payments of funds in respect of the Debentures held by the Property Trustee shall be made directly to the Property Account and no other funds of the Trust shall be deposited in the Property Account. The sole signatories for such accounts shall be designated by the Administrative Trustees; provided, however, that the Property Trustee shall designate the signatories for the Property Account. SECTION 10.4. Withholding. The Trust and the Administrative Trustees shall comply with all withholding requirements under United States federal, state and local law. The Trust shall request, and the Holders shall provide to the Trust, such forms or certificates as are necessary to establish an exemption from withholding with respect to each Holder, and any representations and forms as shall reasonably be requested by the Trust to assist it in determining the extent of, and in fulfilling, its withholding obligations. The Administrative Trustees shall file required forms with applicable jurisdictions and, unless an exemption from withholding is properly established by a Holder, shall remit amounts withheld with respect to the Holder to applicable jurisdictions. To the extent that the Trust is required to withhold and pay over any amounts to any authority with respect to distributions or allocations to any Holder, the amount withheld shall be deemed to be a distribution in the amount of the withholding to the Holder. In the event of any claimed over withholding, Holders shall be limited to an action against the applicable jurisdiction. If the amount required to be withheld was not withheld from actual Distributions made, the Trust may reduce subsequent Distributions by the amount of such withholding. 52
148 ARTICLE 11 AMENDMENTS AND MEETINGS SECTION 11.1. Amendments. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Declaration or by any applicable terms of the Securities, this Declaration may only be amended by a written instrument approved and executed by the Sponsor and (i) the Administrative Trustees (or, if there are more than two Administrative Trustees, a majority of the Administrative Trustees) and (ii) the Property Trustee if the amendment affects the rights, powers, duties, obligations or immunities of the Property Trustee; and (iii) the Delaware Trustee if the amendment affects the rights, powers, duties, obligations or immunities of the Delaware Trustee. (b) No amendment shall be made, and any such purported amendment shall be void and ineffective: (i) unless, in the case of any proposed amendment, the Property Trustee shall have first received an Officers' Certificate from each of the Trust and the Sponsor that such amendment is permitted by, and conforms to, the terms of this Declaration (including the terms of the Securities); (ii) unless, in the case of any proposed amendment which affects the rights, powers, duties, obligations or immunities of the Property Trustee, the Property Trustee shall have first received: a. an Officers' Certificate from each of the Trust and the Sponsor that such amendment is permitted by, and conforms to, the terms of this Declaration (including the terms of the Securities) and that all conditions precedent to the execution and delivery of such amendment have been satisfied; and b. an opinion of counsel (who may be counsel to the Sponsor or the Trust) that such amendment is permitted by, and conforms to, the terms of this Declaration (including the terms of the Securities) and that all conditions precedent to the execution and delivery of such amendment have been satisfied; and (iii) to the extent the result of such amendment would be to: a. cause the Trust to be classified an association or publicly traded partnership taxable as a corporation for United States federal income tax purposes; b. reduce or otherwise adversely affect the powers of the Property Trustee in contravention of the Trust Indenture Act; or 53
149 c. cause the Trust to be deemed to be an Investment Company required to be registered under the Investment Company Act. (c) If the Trust has issued any Securities that remain outstanding: (i) any amendment that would (a) change the amount or timing of any distribution of the Securities or otherwise adversely affect the amount of any distribution required to be made in respect of the Securities as of a specified date or (b) restrict the right of a Holder of Securities to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such date, will entitle the Holders of such Securities, voting together as a single class, to vote on such amendment or proposal and such amendment or proposal shall not be effective except with the approval of each of the Holders of the Securities affected thereby; and (ii) any amendment that would (a) adversely affect the powers, preferences or special rights of the Securities, whether by way of amendment to this Declaration or otherwise or (b) result in the dissolution, winding-up or termination of the Trust other than pursuant to the terms of this Declaration, will entitle the holders of the Securities voting together as a single class to vote on such amendment or proposal and such amendment or proposal shall not be effective except with the approval of 66 "% of the Securities affected thereby; provided that, if any amendment or proposal referred to in clause (a) above would adversely affect only the Preferred Securities or the Common Securities, then only the affected class will be entitled to vote on such amendment or proposal and such amendment or proposal. (d) This Section 11.1 shall not be amended without the consent of all of the Holders of the Securities. (e) Article 4 shall not be amended without the consent of the Holders of a Majority in Liquidation Amount of the Common Securities. (f) The rights of the Holders of the Common Securities under Article 5 to increase or decrease the number of, and appoint and remove Trustees shall not be amended without the consent of the Holders of a Majority in Liquidation Amount of the Common Securities. (g) Notwithstanding Section 11.1(c), this Declaration may be amended without the consent of the Holders of the Securities, if such amendment does not adversely affect in any material respect the rights of the holders of the Securities, to: (i) cure any ambiguity; (ii) correct or supplement any provision in this Declaration that may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision of this Declaration; (iii) add to the covenants, restrictions or obligations of the Sponsor; 54
150 (iv) to conform to any change in Rule 3a-5 of the Investment Company Act or written change in interpretation or application of Rule 3a-5 of the Investment Company Act by any legislative body, court, government agency or regulatory authority; or (v) to modify, eliminate and add to any provision of this Declaration to ensure that the Trust will be classified as a grantor trust for United States federal income tax purposes at all times that any Securities are outstanding or to ensure that the Trust will not be required to register as an Investment Company under the Investment Company Act. SECTION 11.2. Meetings of the Holders of Securities; Action by Written Consent. (a) Meetings of the Holders of any class of Securities may be called at any time by the Administrative Trustees (or as provided in the terms of the Securities) to consider and act on any matter on which Holders of such class of Securities are entitled to act under the terms of this Declaration, the terms of the Securities or the rules of any stock exchange on which the Preferred Securities are listed or admitted for trading. The Administrative Trustees shall call a meeting of the Holders of such class if directed to do so by the Holders of at least 10% in Liquidation Amount of such class of Securities. Such direction shall be given by delivering to the Administrative Trustees one or more calls in a writing stating that the signing Holders of Securities wish to call a meeting and indicating the general or specific purpose for which the meeting is to be called. Any Holders of Securities calling a meeting shall specify in writing the Certificates held by the Holders of Securities exercising the right to call a meeting and only those Securities specified shall be counted for purposes of determining whether the required percentage set forth in the second sentence of this paragraph has been met. (b) Except to the extent otherwise provided in the terms of the Securities, the following provisions shall apply to meetings of Holders of Securities: (i) notice of any such meeting shall be given to all the Holders of Securities having a right to vote thereat at least 7 days and not more than 60 days before the date of such meeting. Whenever a vote, consent or approval of the Holders of Securities is permitted or required under this Declaration or the rules of any stock exchange on which the Preferred Securities are listed or admitted for trading, such vote, consent or approval may be given at a meeting of the Holders of Securities. Any action that may be taken at a meeting of the Holders of Securities may be taken without a meeting and without prior notice if a consent in writing setting forth the action so taken is signed by the Holders of Securities owning not less than the minimum amount of Securities in liquidation amount that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all Holders of Securities having a right to vote thereon were present and voting. Prompt notice of the taking of action without a meeting shall be given to the Holders of Securities entitled to vote who have not consented in writing. The Administrative Trustees may specify that any written ballot submitted to the Security Holders for the purpose of taking any action without a meeting shall be returned to the Trust within the time specified by the Administrative Trustees; 55
151 (ii) each Holder of a Security may authorize any Person to act for it by proxy on all matters in which a Holder of Securities is entitled to participate, including waiving notice of any meeting, or voting or participating at a meeting. No proxy shall be valid after the expiration of 11 months from the date thereof unless otherwise provided in the proxy. Every proxy shall be revocable at the pleasure of the Holder of Securities executing such proxy. Except as otherwise provided herein, all matters relating to the giving, voting or validity of proxies shall be governed by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware relating to proxies, and judicial interpretations thereunder, as if the Trust were a Delaware corporation and the Holders of the Securities were stockholders of a Delaware corporation; (iii) each meeting of the Holders of the Securities shall be conducted by the Administrative Trustees or by such other Person that the Administrative Trustees may designate; and (iv) unless the Business Trust Act, this Declaration, the terms of the Securities, the Trust Indenture Act or the listing rules of any stock exchange on which the Preferred Securities are then listed for trading, otherwise provides, the Administrative Trustees, in their sole discretion, shall establish all other provisions relating to meetings of Holders of Securities, including notice of the time, place or purpose of any meeting at which any matter is to be voted on by any Holders of Securities, waiver of any such notice, action by consent without a meeting, the establishment of a record date, quorum requirements, voting in person or by proxy or any other matter with respect to the exercise of any such right to vote. ARTICLE 12 REPRESENTATIONS OF PROPERTY TRUSTEE AND DELAWARE TRUSTEE SECTION 12.1. Representations and Warranties of the Property Trustee. The Trustee that acts as initial Property Trustee represents and warrants to the Trust and to the Sponsor at the date of this Declaration, and each Successor Property Trustee represents and warrants to the Trust and the Sponsor at the time of the Successor Property Trustee's acceptance of its appointment as Property Trustee that: (a) the Property Trustee is a company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, with trust power and authority to execute and deliver, and to carry out and perform its obligations under the terms of, this Declaration; (b) the Property Trustee satisfies the requirements set forth in Section 6.3(a); (c) the execution, delivery and performance by the Property Trustee of this Declaration have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the 56
152 Property Trustee. This Declaration has been duly executed and delivered by the Property Trustee, and it constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Property Trustee, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, moratorium, insolvency and other similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally and to general principles of equity and the discretion of the court (regardless of whether the enforcement of such remedies is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law); (d) the execution, delivery and performance of this Declaration by the Property Trustee do not conflict with or constitute a breach of the articles of association or incorporation, as the case may be, or the by-laws (or other similar organizational documents) of the Property Trustee; and (e) no consent, approval or authorization of, or registration with or notice to, any State or federal banking authority is required for the execution, delivery or performance by the Property Trustee of this Declaration. SECTION 12.2. Representations and Warranties of the Delaware Trustee. The Trustee that acts as initial Delaware Trustee represents and warrants to the Trust and to the Sponsor at the date of this Declaration, and each Successor Delaware Trustee represents and warrants to the Trust and the Sponsor at the time of the Successor Delaware Trustee's acceptance of its appointment as Delaware Trustee that: (a) the Delaware Trustee satisfies the requirements set forth in Section 6.2, satisfies Trust Section 3807 of the Business Trust Act and has the power and authority to execute and deliver, and to carry out and perform its obligations under the terms of, this Declaration and, if it is not a natural person, is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or organization; (b) the Delaware Trustee has been authorized to perform its obligations under the Certificate of Trust and this Declaration. This Declaration under Delaware law constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Delaware Trustee, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, moratorium, insolvency and other similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally and to general principles of equity and the discretion of the court (regardless of whether the enforcement of such remedies is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law); and (c) no consent, approval or authorization of, or registration with or notice to, any State or federal banking authority is required for the execution, delivery or performance by the Delaware Trustee of this Declaration. 57
153 ARTICLE 13 MISCELLANEOUS SECTION 13.1. Notices. All notices provided for in this Declaration shall be in writing, duly signed by the party giving such notice, and shall be delivered, telecopied or mailed by registered or certified mail, as follows: (a) if given to the Trust, in care of the Administrative Trustees at the Trust's mailing address set forth below (or such other address as the Trust may give notice of to the Property Trustee, the Delaware Trustee and the Holders of the Securities): c/o BancWest Corporation 999 Bishop Street Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 Attention: General Counsel Facsimile No: (808) 533-7844 (b) if given to the Delaware Trustee, at the mailing address set forth below (or such other address as the Delaware Trustee may give notice of to the Administrative Trustees, the Property Trustee and the Holders of the Securities): Bank One Delaware, Inc. Three Christina Centre 201 North Walnut Street Wilmington, Delaware 19801 Attention: Corporate Trust Department Facsimile No: (c) if given to the Property Trustee, at its Corporate Trust Office (or such other address as the Property Trustee may give notice of to the Administrative Trustees, the Delaware Trustee and the Holders of the Securities). (d) if given to the Holder of the Common Securities, at the mailing address of the Sponsor set forth below (or such other address as the Holder of the Common Securities may give notice of to the Property Trustee, the Delaware Trustee and the Trust): c/o BancWest Corporation 999 Bishop Street Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 Attention: General Counsel Facsimile No: (808) 533-7844 (e) if given to any other Holder, at the address set forth on the register of the Trust. 58
154 All such notices shall be deemed to have been given when received in person, telecopied with receipt confirmed or mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid except that if a notice or other document is refused delivery or cannot be delivered because of a changed address of which no notice was given, such notice or other document shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date of such refusal or inability to deliver. SECTION 13.2. Governing Law. This Declaration and the rights of the parties hereunder shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware. SECTION 13.3. Intention of the Parties. It is the intention of the parties hereto that the Trust be classified for United States federal income tax purposes as a grantor trust. The provisions of this Declaration shall be interpreted in a manner consistent with such classification. SECTION 13.4. Headings. Headings contained in this Declaration are inserted for convenience of reference only and do not affect the interpretation of this Declaration or any provision hereof. SECTION 13.5. Successors and Assigns. Whenever in this Declaration any of the parties hereto is named or referred to, the successors and assigns of such party shall be deemed to be included, and all covenants and agreements in this Declaration by the Sponsor and the Trustees shall bind and inure to the benefit of their respective successors and assigns, whether so expressed. SECTION 13.6. Partial Enforceability. If any provision of this Declaration, or the application of such provision to any Person or circumstance, shall be held invalid, the remainder of this Declaration, or the application of such provision to persons or circumstances other than those to which it is held invalid, shall not be affected thereby. SECTION 13.7. Counterparts. This Declaration may contain more than one counterpart of the signature page and this Declaration may be executed by the affixing of the signature of each of the Trustees to one of such counterpart signature pages. All of such counterpart signature pages shall be read as though one, and they shall have the same force and effect as though all of the signers had signed a single signature page. [The remainder of this page left blank intentionally; The signature page follows.] 59
155 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused these presents to be executed as of the day and year first above written. BANCWEST CORPORATION, as Sponsor, as Common Securities Holder and as Debenture Issuer By: ---------------------------------------- Name: Title: BANK ONE TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Property Trustee By: ---------------------------------------- Name: Title: BANK ONE DELAWARE, INC., as Delaware Trustee By: ---------------------------------------- Name: Title: WILLIAM E. ATWATER, as Administrative Trustee By: ---------------------------------------- RICHARD W. AUBREY, as Administrative Trustee By: ---------------------------------------- 60
156 WILLIAM B. JOHNSTONE, III, as Administrative Trustee By: ---------------------------------------- 61
157 EXHIBIT A [IF THE CAPITAL SECURITY IS TO BE A GLOBAL CAPITAL SECURITY, INSERT THE FOLLOWING: THIS PREFERRED SECURITY IS A GLOBAL PREFERRED SECURITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE DECLARATION HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (THE "DEPOSITARY"), OR A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY. THIS PREFERRED SECURITY IS EXCHANGEABLE FOR PREFERRED SECURITIES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A PERSON OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITARY OR ITS NOMINEE ONLY IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE DECLARATION AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS PREFERRED SECURITY (OTHER THAN A TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY) MAY BE REGISTERED EXCEPT IN LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES. UNLESS THIS PREFERRED SECURITY CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE ISSUER OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY PREFERRED SECURITY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS REGISTERED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITARY (AND ANY PAYMENT HEREON IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITARY), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.] CERTIFICATE NO. ___________ NUMBER OF PREFERRED SECURITIES: ________ CUSIP NO. _____________ CERTIFICATE EVIDENCING __% PREFERRED SECURITIES OF BANCWEST CAPITAL __ % PREFERRED SECURITIES (LIQUIDATION AMOUNT $25 PER PREFERRED SECURITY) FULLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY GUARANTEED BY BANCWEST CORPORATION BANCWEST CAPITAL__, a statutory business trust created under the laws of the State of Delaware (the "Trust"), hereby certifies that Cede & Co. (the "Holder") is the registered owner of __________preferred securities of the Trust representing undivided beneficial ownership interests in the assets of the Trust designated the "__% Preferred Security" (liquidation amount $25 per Preferred Security) (the "Preferred Securities"). The Preferred Securities are transferable on the register of the Trust, in person or by a duly authorized attorney, upon surrender of this certificate duly endorsed and in proper form for transfer as provided in the Declaration (as defined below). The designation, rights, privileges, restrictions, preferences and other terms and provisions of the Preferred Securities represented hereby are issued and shall in all respects be subject to the provisions of the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of the A-1
158 Trust, dated as of __________, 2000, as the same may be amended from time to time (the "Declaration"), by and among BANCWEST CORPORATION, WILLIAM E. ATWATER, RICHARD W. AUBREY, and WILLIAM B. JOHNSTONE, III, as Administrative Trustees, BANK ONE TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Property Trustee, and BANK ONE DELAWARE, INC., as Delaware Trustee and the holders of undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meaning given them in the Declaration. The Holder is entitled to the benefits of the Guarantee to the extent described therein. The Sponsor will provide a copy of the Declaration, the Guarantee and the Indenture to a Holder without charge upon written request to the Sponsor at its principal place of business. Upon receipt of this certificate, the Holder is bound by the Declaration and is entitled to the benefits thereunder. By acceptance, the Holder agrees to treat, for United States federal, state and local income tax purposes, the Debentures as indebtedness and the Preferred Securities as evidence of undivided beneficial ownership interests in the Debentures. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trust has executed this certificate this ___day of ________, 2000. BANCWEST CAPITAL __ By:______________________________ Name: Title: Administrative Trustee This is one of the Preferred Securities referred to in the within-mentioned Declaration. BANK ONE TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Property Trustee By:_____________________________ Authorized Officer A-2
159 EXHIBIT B TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE IS SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN THE DECLARATION REFERRED TO BELOW. CERTIFICATE NO. ________ NUMBER OF COMMON SECURITIES: ________ CERTIFICATE EVIDENCING COMMON SECURITIES OF BANCWEST CAPITAL __ % COMMON SECURITIES (LIQUIDATION AMOUNT $25 PER COMMON SECURITY) BANCWEST CAPITAL __, a statutory business trust created under the laws of the State of Delaware (the "Trust"), hereby certifies that BANCWEST CORPORATION (the "Holder") is the registered owner of common securities of the Trust representing an undivided beneficial ownership interest in the assets of the Trust designated the "_____% Common Securities" (liquidation amount $25 per Common Security) (the "Common Securities"). The Common Securities are not transferable and any attempted transfer thereof shall be void except as permitted by applicable law and by Section 7.9(b)(ii) of the Declaration (as defined below). The designation, rights, privileges, restrictions, preferences and other terms and provisions of the Common Securities represented hereby are issued and shall in all respects be subject to the provisions of the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of the Trust, dated as of ____________, 2000 (as the same may be amended from time to time, the "Declaration"), by and among BancWest Corporation, as Sponsor, WILLIAM E. ATWATER, RICHARD W. AUBREY, and WILLIAM B. JOHNSTONE, III, as Administrative Trustees, BANK ONE TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Property Trustee, and BANK ONE DELAWARE, INC., as Delaware Trustee, and the holders of undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust. The Holder is entitled to the benefits of the Guarantee to the extent described therein. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meaning given them in the Declaration. The Sponsor will provide a copy of the Declaration, the Guarantee and the Indenture to the Holder without charge upon written request to the Sponsor at its principal place of business. Upon receipt of this certificate, the Holder is bound by the Declaration and is entitled to the benefits thereunder. By acceptance, the Holder agrees to treat, for United States federal income tax purposes, the Debentures as indebtedness and the Common Securities as evidence of an undivided indirect beneficial ownership interest in the Debentures. B-1
160 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trust has executed this certificate this ____ day of _________, 2000. BANCWEST CAPITAL __ By:____________________________________ Name: Title: Administrative Trustee B-2
1 Exhibit 4(b) ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ FORM OF GUARANTEE AGREEMENT DATED AS OF __________, 2000 BY AND BETWEEN BANCWEST CORPORATION, AS GUARANTOR AND BANK ONE TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS TRUSTEE ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________
2 CROSS REFERENCE TABLE1 Section of Trust Section of Indenture Act of Guarantee 1939, as amended Agreement - ---------------- --------- 310(a)...................................................................................... 4.1(a) 310(b)...................................................................................... 2.8; 4.1(c) 310(c)...................................................................................... Inapplicable 311(a)...................................................................................... 2.2(b) 311(b)...................................................................................... 2.2(b) 311(c)...................................................................................... Inapplicable 312(a)...................................................................................... 2.2(a); 2.9 312(b)...................................................................................... 2.2(b); 2.9 312(c)...................................................................................... 2.9 313(a)...................................................................................... 2.3 313(b)...................................................................................... 2.3 313(c)...................................................................................... 2.3 313(d)...................................................................................... 2.3 314(a)...................................................................................... 2.4 314(b)...................................................................................... Inapplicable 314(c)...................................................................................... 2.5 314(d)...................................................................................... Inapplicable 314(e)...................................................................................... 2.5 314(f)...................................................................................... Inapplicable 315(a)...................................................................................... 3.1(d); 3.2(a) 315(b)...................................................................................... 2.7(a) 315(c)...................................................................................... 3.1(c) 315(d)...................................................................................... 3.1(d) 316(a)...................................................................................... 2.6; 5.4(a) 316(b)...................................................................................... 5.3 316(c)...................................................................................... Inapplicable 317(a)...................................................................................... 2.10 317(b)...................................................................................... Inapplicable 318(a)...................................................................................... 2.1(b) __________________________________ 1 This Cross-Reference Table does not constitute part of the Agreement and shall not have any bearing upon the interpretation of any of its terms or provisions.
3 TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE ---- ARTICLE 1 INTERPRETATION AND DEFINITIONS......................................... 1 SECTION 1.1. Interpretation and Definitions................................... 1 ARTICLE 2 TRUST INDENTURE ACT.................................................... 5 SECTION 2.1. Trust Indenture Act; Application................................. 5 SECTION 2.2. Lists of Holders of Securities................................... 5 SECTION 2.3. Reports by Guarantee Trustee..................................... 5 SECTION 2.4. Periodic Reports to Guarantee Trustee............................ 5 SECTION 2.5. Evidence of Compliance with Conditions Precedent................. 5 SECTION 2.6. Guarantee Event of Default; Waiver............................... 6 SECTION 2.7. Guarantee Event of Default; Notice............................... 6 SECTION 2.8. Conflicting Interests............................................ 6 SECTION 2.9. Disclosure of Information........................................ 6 SECTION 2.10. Guarantee Trustee May File Proofs of Claim....................... 6 ARTICLE 3 POWERS, DUTIES AND RIGHTS OF GUARANTEE TRUSTEE......................... 6 SECTION 3.1. Powers and Duties of Guarantee Trustee........................... 6 SECTION 3.2. Certain Rights of Guarantee Trustee.............................. 8 SECTION 3.3. Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Guarantee............ 10 ARTICLE 4 GUARANTEE TRUSTEE...................................................... 10 SECTION 4.1. Guarantee Trustee; Eligibility................................... 10 SECTION 4.2. Appointment, Removal and Resignation of Guarantee Trustee........ 10 ARTICLE 5 GUARANTEE 11 SECTION 5.1. Guarantee........................................................ 11 SECTION 5.2. Waiver of Notice and Demand...................................... 12
4 SECTION 5.3. Obligations Not Affected......................................... 12 SECTION 5.4. Rights of Holders................................................ 14 SECTION 5.5. Guarantee of Payment............................................. 14 SECTION 5.6. Subrogation...................................................... 14 SECTION 5.7. Independent Obligations.......................................... 14 ARTICLE 6 LIMITATION OF TRANSACTIONS; SUBORDINATION.............................. 15 SECTION 6.1. Limitation of Transactions....................................... 15 SECTION 6.2. Ranking.......................................................... 15 SECTION 6.3. Subordination of Common Securities............................... 15 ARTICLE 7 TERMINATION 15 SECTION 7.1. Termination...................................................... 15 ARTICLE 8 INDEMNIFICATION 16 SECTION 8.1. Exculpation...................................................... 16 SECTION 8.2. Indemnification.................................................. 16 ARTICLE 9 MISCELLANEOUS 16 SECTION 9.1. Successors and Assigns........................................... 16 SECTION 9.2. Amendments....................................................... 17 SECTION 9.3. Notices.......................................................... 17 SECTION 9.4. Benefit.......................................................... 18 SECTION 9.5. Governing Law.................................................... 18
5 1 GUARANTEE AGREEMENT This GUARANTEE AGREEMENT (the "Guarantee"), dated as of _______, 2000, is executed and delivered by BANCWEST CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the "Guarantor"), and BANK ONE TRUST COMPANY, N.A., a Delaware banking corporation, as trustee (the "Guarantee Trustee"), for the benefit of the Holders (as defined herein) from time to time of the Securities (as defined herein) of BANCWEST CAPITAL ___, a Delaware statutory business trust (the "Trust"). RECITALS WHEREAS, pursuant to the Declaration (as defined herein), the Trust is issuing on the date hereof $___,___,___ aggregate liquidation amount of preferred securities, having a liquidation amount of $25 per security and designated the "____% Preferred Securities" [or insert other designation] of the Trust (the "Preferred Securities") and $_________ aggregate liquidation amount of common securities, having a liquidation amount of $25 per security and designated the "____% Common Securities" of the Trust (the "Common Securities" and, together with the Preferred Securities, the "Securities"); WHEREAS, as incentive for the Holders to purchase the Securities, the Guarantor desires irrevocably and unconditionally to agree, to the extent set forth in this Guarantee, to pay to the Holders of the Securities the Guarantee Payments (as defined herein) and to make certain other payments on the terms and conditions set forth herein; and WHEREAS, if a Trust Enforcement Event (as defined herein) has occurred and is continuing, the rights of holders of the Common Securities to receive Guarantee Payments (as defined herein) under this Guarantee are subordinated to the rights of Holders of Preferred Securities to receive Guarantee Payments under this Guarantee; NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the purchase by each Holder of Securities, which purchase the Guarantor hereby agrees shall benefit the Guarantor, the Guarantor executes and delivers this Guarantee for the benefit of the Holders. ARTICLE 1 INTERPRETATION AND DEFINITIONS SECTION 1.1. Interpretation and Definitions. In this Guarantee, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) capitalized terms used in this Guarantee but not defined in the preamble above have the respective meanings assigned to them in this Section 1.1; (b) a term defined anywhere in this Guarantee has the same meaning throughout;
6 2 (c) all references to "the Guarantee" or "this Guarantee" are to this Guarantee as modified, supplemented or amended from time to time; (d) all references in this Guarantee to Articles, Sections and Recitals are to Articles, Sections and Recitals of this Guarantee, unless otherwise specified; (e) unless otherwise defined in this Guarantee, a term defined in the Trust Indenture Act has the same meaning when used in this Guarantee; (f) a reference to the singular includes the plural and vice versa and a reference to any masculine form of a term shall include the feminine form of a term, as applicable; and (g) the following terms have the following meanings: "Affiliate" has the same meaning as given to that term in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any successor rule thereunder. "Business Day" has the meaning specified in the Declaration. "Common Securities" has the meaning specified in the Recitals hereto. "Corporate Trust Office" means the principal office of the Guarantee Trustee at which at any particular time its corporate trust business shall be administered, which office at the date of execution of this Guarantee is located a 1 Bank One Plaza, Chicago, Illinois 60670 Attention: Corporate Trust Department. "Covered Person" means a Holder or beneficial owner of Securities. "Debentures" means the series of junior subordinated debentures to be issued by BancWest Corporation designated the "____% Junior Subordinated Debentures due ______" held by the Property Trustee as defined in the Declaration of the Trust. "Declaration" means the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust, dated as of __________ __, 2000, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, among the trustees of the Trust named therein, the Guarantor, as sponsor, and the Holders, from time to time, of undivided beneficial ownership interests in the assets of the Trust. "Global Security" means a fully registered, global Capital Security, as defined in the Indenture, representing the Preferred Securities. "Guarantee Event of Default" means a default by the Guarantor on any of its payment or other obligations under this Guarantee. "Guarantee Payments" means the following payments or distributions, without duplication, with respect to the Securities, to the extent not paid by or on behalf of the Trust: (i) any accumulated and unpaid Distributions (as defined in the Declaration) that are required to be paid on such Securities to the extent the Trust has sufficient funds available therefor at the time, (ii) the redemption price, including all accumulated and unpaid Distributions to the date of redemption, with respect to any Securities called for redemption by the Trust, to the extent the
7 3 Trust shall have sufficient funds available therefor at the time or (iii) upon a voluntary or involuntary dissolution, winding-up or termination of the Trust (other than in connection with the distribution of Debentures to the Holders in exchange for Securities as provided in the Declaration), the lesser of (a) the aggregate of the liquidation amount and all accumulated and unpaid Distributions on the Securities to the date of payment, to the extent the Trust has sufficient funds available therefor and (b) the amount of assets of the Trust remaining available for distribution to Holders in liquidation of the Trust (in either case, the "Liquidation Distribution"). "Guarantee Trustee" means Bank One Trust Company, N.A., until a Successor Guarantee Trustee has been appointed and has accepted such appointment pursuant to the terms of this Guarantee and thereafter means each such Successor Guarantee Trustee. "Holder" means any holder of Securities, as registered on the books and records of the Trust; provided, however, that, in determining whether the Holders of the requisite percentage of Preferred Securities have given any request, notice, consent or waiver hereunder. Provided that in determining whether the Holders of the requisite liquidation amount of Preferred Securities have voted on any matter provided for in this Guarantee, then for the purpose of such determination only (and not for any other purpose hereunder), if the Preferred Securities remain in the form of one or more Global Certificates (as defined in the Declaration), the term "Holders" shall mean the holder of the Global Certificate acting at the direction of the Beneficial Owners (as defined in the Declaration). "Indemnified Person" means the Guarantee Trustee, any Affiliate of the Guarantee Trustee, or any officers, directors, shareholders, members, partners, employees, representatives, nominees, custodians or agents of the Guarantee Trustee. "Indenture" means the Indenture, dated as of __________, 2000, by and between BancWest Corporation and Bank One Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee, and by any indenture supplemental thereto pursuant to which the Debentures are to be issued to the Property Trustee, as defined in the Declaration of the Trust. "List of Holders" has the meaning assigned to it in Section 2.2 hereof. "Majority in Liquidation Amount" means, except as provided in the terms of the Preferred Securities or by the Trust Indenture Act, Holder(s) of outstanding Securities, voting together as a single class, or, as the context may require, Holders of outstanding Preferred Securities or Holders of outstanding Common Securities, voting separately as a class, who are the record owners of more than 50% of the aggregate liquidation amount (including the stated amount that would be paid on redemption, liquidation or otherwise, plus accumulated and unpaid Distributions to the date upon which the voting percentages are determined) of all outstanding Securities of the relevant class. In determining whether the Holders of the requisite amount of Securities have voted, Securities which are owned by the Guarantor or any Affiliate of the Guarantor or any other obligor on the Securities shall be disregarded for the purpose of any such determination. "Officers' Certificate" means, with respect to any Person, a certificate signed on behalf of such Person by two Authorized Officers (as defined in the Declaration) of such Person.
8 4 Any Officers' Certificate delivered with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Guarantee shall include: (a) a statement that each officer signing the Officers' Certificate has read the covenant or condition and the definitions relating thereto; (b) a brief statement of the nature and scope of the examination or investigation undertaken by each officer on behalf of such Person in rendering the Officers' Certificate; (c) a statement that each such officer has made such examination or investigation as, in such officer's opinion, is necessary to enable such officer on behalf of such Person to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with; and (d) a statement as to whether, in the opinion of each such officer acting on behalf of such Person, such condition or covenant has been complied with. "Person" means a legal person, including any individual, corporation, estate, partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock company, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated association, or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof, or any other entity of whatever nature. "Preferred Securities" has the meaning specified in the Recitals hereto. "Redemption Price" has the meaning specified in the Declaration. "Responsible Officer" means, with respect to the Guarantee Trustee, any officer with direct responsibility for the administration of this Guarantee and also means, with respect to a particular corporate trust matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of that officer's knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject. "Securities" has the meaning specified in the Recitals hereto. "Successor Guarantee Trustee" means a successor Guarantee Trustee possessing the qualifications to act as Guarantee Trustee under Section 4.1. "Trust Enforcement Event" in respect of the Securities means an Indenture Event of Default (as defined in the Indenture) has occurred and is continuing in respect of the Debentures. "Trust Indenture Act" means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended from time to time, or any successor legislation.
9 5 ARTICLE 2 TRUST INDENTURE ACT SECTION 2.1. Trust Indenture Act; Application. (a) This Guarantee is subject to the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act that are required to be part of this Guarantee and shall, to the extent applicable, be governed by such provisions. (b) If and to the extent that any provision of this Guarantee limits, qualifies or conflicts with the duties imposed by Sections 310 to 317, inclusive, of the Trust Indenture Act, such imposed duties shall control. SECTION 2.2. Lists of Holders of Securities. (a) The Guarantor shall provide the Guarantee Trustee (i) except while the Preferred Securities are represented by one or more Global Securities at least one Business Day prior to the date for payment of Distributions, a list, in such form as the Guarantee Trustee may reasonably require, of the names and addresses of the Holders of the Securities ("List of Holders") as of the record date relating to the payment of such Distributions, and (ii) at any other time, within 30 days of receipt by the Guarantor of a written request from the Guarantee Trustee for a List of Holders as of a date no more than 15 days before such List of Holders is given to the Guarantee Trustee; provided that the Guarantor shall not be obligated to provide such List of Holders at any time the List of Holders does not differ from the most recent List of Holders given to the Guarantee Trustee by the Guarantor. The Guarantee Trustee shall preserve, in as current a form as is reasonably practicable, all information contained in Lists of Holders given to it, provided that the Guarantee Trustee may destroy any List of Holders previously given to it on receipt of a new List of Holders. (b) The Guarantee Trustee shall comply with its obligations under Sections 311(a), 311(b) and 312(b) of the Trust Indenture Act. SECTION 2.3. Reports by Guarantee Trustee. Within 60 days after [May 15] of each year (commencing with the year of the first anniversary of the issuance of the Securities), the Guarantee Trustee shall provide to the Holders of the Securities such reports as are required by Section 313 of the Trust Indenture Act (if any) in the form and in the manner provided by Section 313 of the Trust Indenture Act. The Guarantee Trustee shall also comply with the requirements of Section 313(d) of the Trust Indenture Act. SECTION 2.4. Periodic Reports to Guarantee Trustee. The Guarantor shall provide to the Guarantee Trustee such documents, reports and information as required by Section 314(a) (if any) of the Trust Indenture Act and the compliance certificate required by Section 314(a) of the Trust Indenture Act in the form, in the manner and at the times required by Section 314(a) of the Trust Indenture Act, but in no event later than 120 days after the end of each calendar year. SECTION 2.5. Evidence of Compliance with Conditions Precedent. The Guarantor shall provide to the Guarantee Trustee such evidence of compliance with any conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Guarantee that relate to any of the matters set forth in Section 314(c) of the Trust Indenture Act. Any certificate or opinion required to be given by an officer pursuant to Section 314(c)(1) may be given in the form of an Officers' Certificate.
10 6 SECTION 2.6. Guarantee Event of Default; Waiver. The Holders of a Majority in Liquidation Amount of the Securities may, by vote or written consent, on behalf of the Holders of all of the Securities, waive any past Guarantee Event of Default and its consequences. Upon such waiver, any such Guarantee Event of Default shall cease to exist, and any Guarantee Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured, for every purpose of this Guarantee, but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or Guarantee Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon. SECTION 2.7. Guarantee Event of Default; Notice. (a) The Guarantee Trustee shall, within 90 days after the occurrence of a Guarantee Event of Default actually known to a Responsible Officer of the Guarantee Trustee, transmit by mail, first class postage prepaid, to the Holders of the Securities, notices of all such Guarantee Events of Default, unless such defaults have been cured before the giving of such notice; provided, that the Guarantee Trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if and so long as a Responsible Officer of the Guarantee Trustee in good faith determines that the withholding of such notice is in the interests of the Holders of the Securities. (b) The Guarantee Trustee shall not be deemed to have knowledge of any Guarantee Event of Default unless the Guarantee Trustee shall have received written notice thereof or a Responsible Officer of the Guarantee Trustee charged with the administration of the Declaration shall have obtained actual knowledge thereof. SECTION 2.8. Conflicting Interests. The Declaration shall be deemed to be specifically described in this Guarantee for the purposes of clause (i) of the first proviso contained in Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act. SECTION 2.9. Disclosure of Information. The disclosure of information as to the names and addresses of the Holders of the Securities in accordance with Section 312 of the Trust Indenture Act, regardless of the source from which such information was derived, shall not be deemed to be a violation of any existing law, or any law hereafter enacted which does not specifically refer to Section 312 of the Trust Indenture Act, nor shall the Guarantee Trustee be held accountable by reason of mailing any material pursuant to a request made under Section 312(b) of the Trust Indenture Act. SECTION 2.10. Guarantee Trustee May File Proofs of Claim. Upon the occurrence of a Guarantee Event of Default, the Guarantee Trustee is hereby authorized to (a) recover judgment, in its own name and as trustee of an express trust, against the Guarantor for the whole amount of any Guarantee Payments remaining unpaid and (b) file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have its claims and those of the Holders of the Securities allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to the Guarantor, its creditors or its property. ARTICLE 3 POWERS, DUTIES AND RIGHTS OF GUARANTEE TRUSTEE SECTION 3.1. Powers and Duties of Guarantee Trustee.
11 7 (a) This Guarantee shall be held by the Guarantee Trustee on behalf of the Trust for the benefit of the Holders of the Securities, and the Guarantee Trustee shall not transfer this Guarantee to any Person except a Holder of Securities exercising his or her rights pursuant to Section 5.4(b) or to a Successor Guarantee Trustee on acceptance by such Successor Guarantee Trustee of its appointment to act as Successor Guarantee Trustee. The right, title and interest of the Guarantee Trustee in and to this Guarantee shall automatically vest in any Successor Guarantee Trustee, and such vesting and succession of title shall be effective whether or not conveyance documents have been executed and delivered pursuant to the appointment of such Successor Guarantee Trustee. (b) If a Guarantee Event of Default actually known to a Responsible Officer of the Guarantee Trustee has occurred and is continuing, the Guarantee Trustee shall enforce this Guarantee for the benefit of the Holders of the Securities. (c) The Guarantee Trustee, before the occurrence of any Guarantee Event of Default and after the curing of all Guarantee Events of Default that may have occurred, shall undertake to perform only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Guarantee, and no implied covenants shall be read into this Guarantee against the Guarantee Trustee. In case a Guarantee Event of Default has occurred (that has not been cured or waived pursuant to Section 2.6) and is actually known to a Responsible Officer of the Guarantee Trustee, the Guarantee Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Guarantee, and use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise thereof, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his or her own affairs. (d) No provision of this Guarantee shall be construed to relieve the Guarantee 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 any Guarantee Event of Default and after the curing or waiving of all such Guarantee Events of Default that may have occurred: (A) the duties and obligations of the Guarantee Trustee shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this Guarantee, and the Guarantee Trustee shall not be liable except for the performance of such duties and obligations as are specifically set forth in this Guarantee, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Guarantee against the Guarantee Trustee; and (B) in the absence of bad faith on the part of the Guarantee Trustee, the Guarantee Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon any certificates or opinions furnished to the Guarantee Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Guarantee; but in the case of any such certificates or opinions that by any provision hereof are specifically required to be furnished to the Guarantee Trustee, the Guarantee Trustee shall be under a duty to examine the same to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Guarantee;
12 8 (ii) the Guarantee Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer of the Guarantee Trustee, unless it shall be proved that the Guarantee Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts upon which such judgment was made; (iii) the Guarantee Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the direction of the Holders of not less than a Majority in Liquidation Amount of the Securities relating to the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Guarantee Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Guarantee Trustee under this Guarantee; and (iv) no provision of this Guarantee shall require the Guarantee 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 the Guarantee Trustee shall have reasonable grounds for believing that the repayment of such funds or liability is not reasonably assured to it under the terms of this Guarantee or if the Guarantee Trustee shall have reasonable grounds for believing that an indemnity, reasonably satisfactory to the Guarantee Trustee, against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it under the terms of this Guarantee. SECTION 3.2. Certain Rights of Guarantee Trustee. (a) Subject to the provisions of Section 3.1: (i) The Guarantee 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, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or presented by the proper party or parties; (ii) Any direction or act of the Guarantor contemplated by this Guarantee shall be sufficiently evidenced by an Officers' Certificate; (iii) Whenever, in the administration of this Guarantee, the Guarantee Trustee shall deem it desirable that a matter be proved or established before taking, suffering or omitting any action hereunder, the Guarantee Trustee (unless other evidence is herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith on its part, request and conclusively rely upon an Officers' Certificate which, upon receipt of such request, shall be promptly delivered by the Guarantor; (iv) The Guarantee Trustee shall have no duty to see to any recording, filing or registration or any instrument (or any rerecording, refiling or re-registration thereof); (v) The Guarantee Trustee may consult with counsel, and the advice or opinion of such counsel with respect to legal matters shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by
13 9 it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with such advice or opinion. Such counsel may be counsel to the Guarantor or any of its Affiliates and may include any of its employees. The Guarantee Trustee shall have the right at any time to seek instructions concerning the administration of this Guarantee from any court of competent jurisdiction; (vi) The Guarantee Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Guarantee at the request or direction of any Holder, unless such Holder shall have provided to the Guarantee Trustee such security and indemnity, reasonably satisfactory to the Guarantee Trustee, against the costs, expenses (including attorneys' fees and expenses and the expenses of the Guarantee Trustee's agents, nominees or custodians) and liabilities that might be incurred by it in complying with such request or direction, including such reasonable advances as may be requested by the Guarantee Trustee; provided, that nothing contained in this Section 3.2(a)(vi) shall be taken to relieve the Guarantee Trustee, upon the occurrence of a Guarantee Event of Default, of its obligation to exercise the rights and powers vested in it by this Guarantee; (vii) The Guarantee Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document, but the Guarantee Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit; (viii) The Guarantee Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents, nominees, custodians or attorneys, and the Guarantee 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; (ix) Any action taken by the Guarantee Trustee or its agents hereunder shall bind the Holders, and the signature of the Guarantee Trustee or its agents alone shall be sufficient and effective to perform any such action. No third party shall be required to inquire as to the authority of the Guarantee Trustee to so act or as to its compliance with any of the terms and provisions of this Guarantee, both of which shall be conclusively evidenced by the Guarantee Trustee's or its agent's taking such action; and (x) Whenever in the administration of this Guarantee, the Guarantee Trustee shall deem it desirable to receive instructions with respect to enforcing any remedy or right or taking any other action hereunder, the Guarantee Trustee (i) may request written instructions from the Holders of a Majority in Liquidation Amount of the Securities, (ii) may refrain from enforcing such remedy or right or taking such other action until such written instructions are received and (iii) shall be protected in conclusively relying on or acting in accordance with such written instructions.
14 10 (b) No provision of this Guarantee shall be deemed to impose any duty or obligation on the Guarantee Trustee to perform any act or acts or exercise any right, power, duty or obligation conferred or imposed on it in any jurisdiction in which it shall be illegal, or in which the Guarantee Trustee shall be unqualified or incompetent to act in accordance with applicable law, to perform any such act or acts or to exercise any such right, power, duty or obligation. No permissive power or authority available to the Guarantee Trustee shall be construed to be a duty. SECTION 3.3. Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Guarantee. The recitals contained in this Guarantee shall be taken as the statements of the Guarantor, and the Guarantee Trustee does not assume any responsibility for their correctness. The Guarantee Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Guarantee. ARTICLE 4 GUARANTEE TRUSTEE SECTION 4.1. Guarantee Trustee; Eligibility. (a) There shall be at all times a Guarantee Trustee which shall: (i) not be an Affiliate of the Guarantor; and (ii) be a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America or any state or territory thereof or of the District of Columbia, or a corporation or other Person permitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission to act as an institutional trustee under the Trust Indenture Act, 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 publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of the supervising or examining authority referred to above, then, for the purposes of this Section 4.1(a)(ii), the combined capital and surplus of such corporation shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. (b) If at any time the Guarantee Trustee shall cease to be eligible to so act under Section 4.1(a), the Guarantee Trustee shall immediately resign in the manner and with the effect set out in Section 4.2(c). (c) If the Guarantee Trustee has or shall acquire any "conflicting interest" within the meaning of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act, the Guarantee Trustee and Guarantor shall in all respects comply with the provisions of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act. SECTION 4.2. Appointment, Removal and Resignation of Guarantee Trustee.
15 11 (a) Subject to Section 4.2(b), unless a Guarantee Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Guarantee Trustee may be appointed or removed with or without cause at any time by the Guarantor. (b) The Guarantee Trustee shall not be removed in accordance with Section 4.2(a) until a Successor Guarantee Trustee has been appointed and has accepted such appointment by written instrument executed by such Successor Guarantee Trustee and delivered to the Guarantor. (c) The Guarantee Trustee appointed to office shall hold such office until a Successor Guarantee Trustee shall have been appointed or until its removal or resignation. The Guarantee Trustee may resign from office (without need for prior or subsequent accounting) by an instrument in writing executed by the Guarantee Trustee and delivered to the Guarantor, which resignation shall not take effect until a Successor Guarantee Trustee has been appointed and has accepted such appointment by instrument in writing executed by such Successor Guarantee Trustee and delivered to the Guarantor and the resigning Guarantee Trustee. (d) If no Successor Guarantee Trustee shall have been appointed and accepted appointment as provided in this Section 4.2 within 60 days after delivery to the Guarantor of an instrument of removal or resignation, the removed or resigning Guarantee Trustee may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for appointment of a Successor Guarantee Trustee. Such court may thereupon, after prescribing such notice, if any, as it may deem proper, appoint a Successor Guarantee Trustee. (e) No Guarantee Trustee shall be liable for the acts or omissions to act of any Successor Guarantee Trustee. (f) Upon termination of this Guarantee or removal or resignation of the Guarantee Trustee pursuant to this Section 4.2, the Guarantor shall pay to the Guarantee Trustee all amounts owing for fees and reimbursement of expenses which have accrued to the date of such termination, removal or resignation. ARTICLE 5 GUARANTEE SECTION 5.1. Guarantee. The Guarantor irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to pay in full to the Holders the Guarantee Payments (without duplication of amounts theretofore paid by the Trust), as and when due, regardless of any defense, right of set-off or counterclaim that the Trust may have or assert. The Guarantor's obligation to make a Guarantee Payment may be satisfied by direct payment of the required amounts by the Guarantor to the Holders or by causing the Trust to pay such amounts to the Holders. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Guarantor retains all of its rights under the Indenture to (i) extend the interest payment period on the Debentures pursuant to Section 3.11 thereof and the Guarantor shall not be obligated hereunder to make any Guarantee Payments during any Extension Period (as defined in the certificate evidencing the Debentures) with respect to the Distributions (as defined in the Declaration) on
16 12 the Securities and (ii) change the maturity date of the Debentures to the extent permitted by the Indenture. SECTION 5.2. Waiver of Notice and Demand. The Guarantor hereby waives notice of acceptance of this Guarantee and of any liability to which it applies or may apply, presentment, demand for payment, any right to require a proceeding first against the Trust or any other Person before proceeding against the Guarantor, protest, notice of nonpayment, notice of dishonor, notice of redemption and all other notices and demands. SECTION 5.3. Obligations Not Affected. The obligations, covenants, agreements and duties of the Guarantor under this Guarantee shall be absolute and unconditional and shall remain in full force and effect until the entire liquidation amount of all outstanding Securities shall have been paid and such obligation shall in no way be affected or impaired by reason of the happening from time to time of any event, including without limitation, the following, whether or not with notice to, or the consent of, the Guarantor: (a) The release or waiver, by operation of law or otherwise, of the performance or observance by the Trust of any express or implied agreement, covenant, term or condition relating to the Securities to be performed or observed by the Trust; (b) The extension of time for the payment by the Trust of all or any portion of the Distributions, Redemption Price, Liquidation Distribution or any other sums payable under the terms of the Securities or the extension of time for the performance of any other obligation under, arising out of, or in connection with the Securities (other than an extension of time for payment of Distributions, Redemption Price, Liquidation Distribution or other sum payable that results from the extension of any interest payment period on the Debentures or any change to the maturity date of the Debentures permitted by the Indenture); (c) Any failure, omission, delay or lack of diligence on the part of the Property Trustee or the Holders to enforce, assert or exercise any right, privilege, power or remedy conferred on the Property Trustee or the Holders pursuant to the terms of the Securities, or any action on the part of the Trust granting indulgence or extension of any kind; (d) The voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution, sale of any collateral, receivership, insolvency, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, reorganization, arrangement, composition or readjustment of debt of, or other similar proceedings affecting, the Trust or any of the assets of the Trust; (e) Any invalidity of, or defect or deficiency in, the Securities; (f) The settlement or compromise of any obligation guaranteed hereby or hereby incurred; or
17 13 (g) Any other circumstance whatsoever that might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a guarantor, it being the intent of this Section 5.3 that the obligations of the Guarantor hereunder shall be absolute and unconditional under any and all circumstances. There shall be no obligation of the Guarantee Trustee or the Holders to give notice to, or obtain consent of the Guarantor or any other Person with respect to the happening of any of the foregoing. No setoff, counterclaim, reduction or diminution of any obligation, or any defense of any kind or nature that the Guarantor has or may have against any Holder shall be available hereunder to the Guarantor against such Holder to reduce the payments to it under this Guarantee.
18 14 SECTION 5.4. Rights of Holders. (a) The Holders of at least a Majority in Liquidation Amount of the Securities have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Guarantee Trustee in respect of this Guarantee or to direct the exercise of any trust or power conferred upon the Guarantee Trustee under this Guarantee. (b) If the Guarantee Trustee fails to enforce this Guarantee, then any Holder of Securities may, subject to the subordination provisions of Section 6.2, institute a legal proceeding directly against the Guarantor to enforce the Guarantee Trustee's rights under this Guarantee without first instituting a legal proceeding against the Trust, the Guarantee Trustee or any other person or entity. In addition, if the Guarantor has failed to make a Guarantee Payment, a Holder of Securities may, subject to the subordination provisions of Section 6.2, directly institute a proceeding against the Guarantor for enforcement of the Guarantee for such payment to the Holder of the Securities of the principal of or interest on the Debentures on or after the respective due dates specified in the Debentures, and the amount of the payment will be based on the Holder's pro rata share of the amount due and owing on all of the Securities. The Guarantor hereby waives any right or remedy to require that any action on this Guarantee be brought first against the Trust or any other person or entity before proceeding directly against the Guarantor. SECTION 5.5. Guarantee of Payment. This Guarantee creates a guarantee of payment and not of collection. SECTION 5.6. Subrogation. The Guarantor shall be subrogated to all (if any) rights of the Holders of Securities against the Trust in respect of any amounts paid to such Holders by the Guarantor under this Guarantee; provided, however, that the Guarantor shall not (except to the extent required by mandatory provisions of law) be entitled to enforce or exercise any right that it may acquire by way of subrogation or any indemnity, reimbursement or other agreement, in all cases as a result of payment under this Guarantee, if at the time of any such payment, any amounts are due and unpaid under this Guarantee. If any amount shall be paid to the Guarantor in violation of the preceding sentence, the Guarantor agrees to hold such amount in trust for the Holders and to pay over such amount to the Guarantee Trustee for the benefit of the Holders. SECTION 5.7. Independent Obligations. The Guarantor acknowledges that its obligations hereunder are independent of the obligations of the Trust with respect to the Securities, and that the Guarantor shall be liable as principal and as debtor hereunder to make Guarantee Payments pursuant to the terms of this Guarantee notwithstanding the occurrence of any event referred to in subsections 5.3(a) through 5.3(g), inclusive, hereof.
19 15 ARTICLE 6 LIMITATION OF TRANSACTIONS; SUBORDINATION SECTION 6.1. Limitation of Transactions. So long as any Securities remain outstanding, if (i) there shall have occurred an event of default under the Indenture with respect to the Debentures, (ii) there shall be a Guarantee Event of Default or (iii) the Guarantor shall have given notice of its election of an Extension Period as provided in the certificate evidencing the Debentures and shall not have rescinded such notice, or such Extension Period or any extension thereof shall be continuing, then the Guarantor shall not, and shall not permit any subsidiary of the Guarantor, to (x) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any of the Guarantor's capital stock or (y) make any payment of principal, interest or premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Guarantor that rank on a parity with or junior in interest to the Debentures or make any guarantee payments with respect to any guarantee by the Guarantor of the debt securities of any subsidiary of the Guarantor if such guarantee ranks on a parity with or junior in interest to the Debentures (other than (a) dividends or distributions in common stock of the Guarantor, (b) payments under this Guarantee, (c) any declaration of a dividend in connection with the implementation of a shareholders' rights plan, or the issuance of stock under any such plan in the future, or the redemption or repurchase of any such rights pursuant thereto, and (d) purchases of common stock related to the issuance of common stock or rights under any of the Guarantor's benefit plans). SECTION 6.2. Ranking. This Guarantee will constitute an unsecured obligation of the Guarantor and will rank subordinate and junior in right of payment to all Senior Debt (as defined in the Indenture) of the Guarantor in the same manner and to the same extent as set forth in Article XIII of the Indenture. SECTION 6.3. Subordination of Common Securities. If a Trust Enforcement Event has occurred and is continuing under the Declaration, the rights of the holders of the Common Securities to receive Guarantee Payments hereunder shall be subordinated to the rights of the Holders of the Preferred Securities to receive Guarantee Payments under this Guarantee. ARTICLE 7 TERMINATION SECTION 7.1. Termination. This Guarantee shall terminate upon (i) full payment of the Redemption Price of all Securities, (ii) distribution of the Debentures to the Holders of all the Securities or (iii) full payment of the amounts payable in accordance with the Declaration upon liquidation of the Trust. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Guarantee will continue to be effective or will be
20 16 reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time any Holder of Securities must restore payment of any sums paid under the Securities or under this Guarantee. ARTICLE 8 INDEMNIFICATION SECTION 8.1. Exculpation. (a) No Indemnified Person shall be liable, responsible or accountable in damages or otherwise to the Guarantor or any Covered Person for any loss, damage, liability, expense or claim incurred by reason of any act or omission performed or omitted by such Indemnified Person in good faith in accordance with this Guarantee and in a manner that such Indemnified Person reasonably believed to be within the scope of the authority conferred on such Indemnified Person by this Guarantee or by law, except that an Indemnified Person shall be liable for any such loss, damage or claim incurred by reason of such Indemnified Person's negligence or willful misconduct with respect to such acts or omissions. (b) An Indemnified Person shall be fully protected in relying in good faith upon the records of the Guarantor and upon such information, opinions, reports or statements presented to the Guarantor by any Person as to matters the Indemnified Person reasonably believes are within such other Person's professional or expert competence and who has been selected with reasonable care by or on behalf of the Guarantor, including information, opinions, reports or statements as to the value and amount of the assets, liabilities, profits, losses, or any other facts pertinent to the existence and amount of assets from which Distributions to Holders of Securities might properly be paid. SECTION 8.2. Indemnification. The Guarantor agrees to indemnify each Indemnified Person for, and to hold each Indemnified Person harmless against any loss, liability or expense incurred without negligence or bad faith on its part, arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of the trust or trusts hereunder, including the costs and expenses (including reasonable legal fees and expenses) of defending itself against, or investigating, any claim or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder. The obligation to indemnify as set forth in this Section 8.2 shall survive the termination of this Guarantee. ARTICLE 9 MISCELLANEOUS SECTION 9.1. Successors and Assigns. All guarantees and agreements contained in this Guarantee shall bind the successors, assigns, receivers, trustees and representatives of the Guarantor and shall inure to the benefit of the Holders of the Securities then outstanding.
21 17 SECTION 9.2. Amendments. Except with respect to any changes that do not materially adversely affect the rights of the Holders (in which case no consent of the Holders will be required), this Guarantee may not be amended without the prior approval of the Holders of at least a Majority in Liquidation Amount of the Securities. The provisions of Section 11.2 of the Declaration with respect to meetings of, and action by written consent of, the Holders of the Securities apply to the giving of such approval. SECTION 9.3. Notices. All notices provided for in this Guarantee shall be in writing, duly signed by the party giving such notice, and shall be delivered by hand, telecopied or mailed by registered or certified mail, as follows: (a) If given to the Guarantee Trustee, at the Guarantee Trustee's mailing address set forth below (or such other address as the Guarantee Trustee may give notice of to the Guarantor and the Holders of the Securities): Bank One Trust Company, N.A. 1 Bank One Plaza Chicago, Illinois 60670 Attention: Corporate Trust Department Facsimile No.: (312) 732-3366 (b) If given to the Guarantor, at the Guarantor's mailing addresses set forth below (or such other address as the Guarantor may give notice of to the Guarantee Trustee and the Holders of the Securities): BancWest Corporation 999 Bishop Street Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 Attention: General Counsel Facsimile No.: (808) 533-7844 (c) If given to any Holder of Securities, at the address set forth on the books and records of the Trust. All such notices shall be deemed to have been given when received in person, telecopied with receipt confirmed, or mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid, except that if a notice or other document is refused delivery or cannot be delivered because of a changed address of which no notice was given, such notice or other document shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date of such refusal or inability to deliver.
22 18 SECTION 9.4. Benefit. This Guarantee is solely for the benefit of the Holders of the Securities and, subject to Section 3.1(a), is not separately transferable from the Securities. SECTION 9.5. Governing Law. THIS GUARANTEE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. [The rest of this page has been left blank intentionally; the signature page follows.]
23 19 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Guarantee is executed as of the day and year first above written. BANCWEST CORPORATION, as Guarantor By: -------------------------------------------- Name: Title: By: -------------------------------------------- Name: Title: BANK ONE TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Guarantee Trustee By: -------------------------------------------- Name: Title:
1 Exhibit 4(d) CERTIFICATE OF TRUST OF BANCWEST CAPITAL I This Certificate of Trust of BancWest Capital I (the "Trust"), dated October 20, 2000, is being duly executed and filed by the undersigned, as trustees, to form a business trust under the Delaware Business Trust Act (12 Del. C.Section3801, et seq.)(the "Act"). 1. Name. The name of the business trust formed by this Certificate of Trust is BancWest Capital I. 2. Delaware Trustee. The name and business address of the trustee of the Trust with its principal place of business in the State of Delaware are Bank One Delaware, Inc., Three Christina Centre, 201 North Walnut Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801. 3. Effective Date. This Certificate of Trust shall be effective upon filing with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. 4. Counterparts. This Certificate of Trust may be executed in one or more counterparts. [THE SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]
2 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being the trustees of the Trust, have executed this Certificate of Trust in accordance with Section 3811(a)(1) of the Act. BANK ONE TRUST COMPANY, N.A., not in its individual capacity but solely as trustee of the Trust By: /s/ SANDRA L. CARUBA ---------------------- Name: Sandra L. Caruba Title: Vice President BANK ONE DELAWARE, INC., not in its individual capacity but solely as trustee of the Trust By: /s/ SANDRA L. CARUBA ---------------------- Name: Sandra L. Caruba Title: Vice President WILLIAM B. JOHNSTONE, III, not in his individual capacity but solely as trustee of the Trust /s/ WILLIAM B. JOHNSTONE, III -----------------------------
1 Exhibit 4(e) CERTIFICATE OF TRUST OF BANCWEST CAPITAL II This Certificate of Trust of BancWest Capital II (the "Trust"), dated October 20, 2000, is being duly executed and filed by the undersigned, as trustees, to form a business trust under the Delaware Business Trust Act (12 Del. C.Section3801, et seq.) (the "Act"). 1. Name. The name of the business trust formed by this Certificate of Trust is BancWest Capital II. 2. Delaware Trustee. The name and business address of the trustee of the Trust with its principal place of business in the State of Delaware are Bank One Delaware, Inc., Three Christina Centre, 201 North Walnut Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801. 3. Effective Date. This Certificate of Trust shall be effective upon filing with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. 4. Counterparts. This Certificate of Trust may be executed in one or more counterparts. [THE SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]
2 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being the trustees of the Trust, have executed this Certificate of Trust in accordance with Section 3811(a)(1) of the Act. BANK ONE TRUST COMPANY, N.A., not in its individual capacity but solely as trustee of the Trust By: /s/ SANDRA L. CARUBA ---------------------- Name: Sandra L. Caruba Title: Vice President BANK ONE DELAWARE, INC., not in its individual capacity but solely as trustee of the Trust By: /s/ SANDRA L. CARUBA ---------------------- Name: Sandra L. Caruba Title: Vice President WILLIAM B. JOHNSTONE, III, not in his individual capacity but solely as trustee of the Trust /s/ WILLIAM B. JOHNSTONE, III -----------------------------
1 Exhibit 4(f) DECLARATION OF TRUST OF BANCWEST CAPITAL I This DECLARATION OF TRUST, dated as of October 20, 2000 (this "Declaration"), is entered by and among BANCWEST CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, as sponsor (the "Sponsor"), BANK ONE DELAWARE, INC., a Delaware corporation, as trustee (the "Delaware Trustee"), BANK ONE TRUST COMPANY, N.A., a national banking corporation, as trustee (the "Property Trustee"), and WILLIAM B. JOHNSTONE, III, as trustee (the "Administrative Trustee" and collectively with the Delaware Trustee and the Property Trustee, the "Trustees"). The Sponsor and the Trustees hereby agree as follows: 1. The trust created hereby (the "Trust") shall be known as "BancWest Capital I", in which name the Trustees, or the Sponsor to the extent provided herein, may conduct the business of the Trust, make and execute contracts, and sue and be sued. 2. The Sponsor hereby assigns, transfers, conveys and sets over to the Trust the sum of ten dollars ($10.00), which amount shall constitute the initial trust estate. It is the intention of the parties hereto that the Trust created hereby constitute a business trust under Chapter 38 of Title 12 of the Delaware Code, 12 Del. C. Section 3801, et seq. (the "Business Trust Act"), and that this document constitutes the governing instrument of the Trust. The Trustees are hereby authorized and directed to execute and file a certificate of trust with the Delaware Secretary of State. 3. The Sponsor and the Trustees will enter into an amended and restated Declaration of Trust, satisfactory to each such party (and substantially in the form included as an exhibit to the 1933 Act Registration Statement (as defined below)), to provide for the contemplated operation of the Trust created hereby and the issuance of preferred securities (the "Preferred Securities") and common securities by the Trust as such securities will be described therein. Prior to the execution and delivery of such amended and restated Declaration of Trust, the Trustees shall not have any duty or obligation hereunder or with respect to the trust estate, except as otherwise required by applicable law or as may be necessary to obtain prior to such execution and delivery and licenses, consents or approvals required by applicable law or otherwise. 4. The Sponsor, as sponsor of the Trust, is hereby authorized and directed (i) to prepare and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") (a) a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (the "1933 Act Registration Statement"), including any pre-effective or post-effective amendments to the 1933 Act Registration Statement, relating to the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of the Preferred Securities of the Trust and possibly certain other securities and (b) a Registration Statement on Form 8-A (the "1934 Act Registration Statement") (including all pre-effective and post-effective amendments thereto) relating to the registration of the Preferred Securities of the Trust under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; (ii) to file with the New York Stock Exchange or any other national
2 stock exchange or The Nasdaq National Market (each, an "Exchange") and execute on behalf of the Trust one or more listing applications and all other applications, statements, certificates, agreements and other instruments as shall be necessary or desirable to cause the Preferred Securities to be listed on any of the Exchanges; (iii) to negotiate and execute an underwriting agreement among the Trust, the Sponsor and the underwriter(s) thereto relating to the offer and sale of the Preferred Securities, substantially in the form included or to be incorporated as an exhibit to the 1933 Act Registration Statement, (iv) to execute and file such applications, reports, surety bonds, irrevocable consents, appointments of attorneys for service of process and other papers and documents as shall be necessary or desirable to register the Preferred Securities under the securities or "Blue Sky" laws of such jurisdictions as the Sponsor, on behalf of the Trust, may deem necessary or desirable and (v) to execute and deliver letters or documents to, or instruments for filing with, a depository relating to the Preferred Securities of the Trust. It is hereby acknowledged and agreed that in connection with any document referred to in clauses (i), (ii) and (iv) above, Bank One Delaware, Inc. and Bank One Trust Company, N.A., in their capacities as trustees of the Trust, shall not be required to join in any such filing or execute on behalf of the Trust any such document unless required by the rules and regulations of the Commission, the Exchanges or state securities or blue sky laws, and in such case only to the extent so required. 5. This Declaration may be executed in one or more counterparts. 6. The number of Trustees initially shall be three (3) and thereafter the number of Trustees shall be such number as shall be fixed from time to time by a written instrument signed by the Sponsor which may increase or decrease the number of Trustees; provided that, to the extent required by the Business Trust Act, one Trustee shall be an entity that has its principal place of business in the State of Delaware. Subject to the foregoing, the Sponsor is entitled to appoint or remove without cause any Trustee at any time. The Trustees may resign upon thirty days prior notice to the Sponsor. 7. Bank One Delaware, Inc., in its capacity as trustee, shall not have the powers or the duties of the Trustee set forth herein (except as may be required under the Business trust Act) and shall be a Trustee hereunder for the sole and limited purpose of fulfilling the requirements ofSection3807(a) of the Business Trust Act. 8. The Trust may be dissolved and terminated before the issuance of the Preferred Securities at the election of the Sponsor. 9. The Sponsor hereby agrees to (i) reimburse the Trustees for all reasonable expenses (including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel and other experts) and (ii) indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Trustees and any of the officers, directors, employees and agents of the Trustees (the "Indemnified Persons") from and against any and all losses, damages, liabilities, claims, actions, suits, costs, expenses, disbursements (including the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel), taxes and penalties of any kind and nature whatsoever (collectively, "Expenses"), to the extent that such Expenses arise out of, or are imposed upon, or are asserted at any time against, such Indemnified Persons with respect to the performance of this
3 Declaration, the creation, operation or termination of the Trust or the transactions contemplated hereby; provided, however, that the Sponsor shall not be required to indemnify any Indemnified Person for any Expenses which are a result of the willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence of such Indemnified Person. 10. This Declaration shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware. [The rest of this page has been left blank intentionally; the signature page follows.]
4 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Declaration to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written. BANCWEST CORPORATION, as Sponsor By: /s/ HOWARD H. KARR -------------------------------------------- Name: HOWARD H. KARR Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer BANK ONE DELAWARE, INC., as Delaware Trustee By: /s/ STEVEN M. WAGNER ---------------------------------------- Name: STEVEN M. WAGNER Title: FIRST VICE PRESIDENT BANK ONE TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Property Trustee By:/s/ MARLA S. ROTH -------------------------------------------- Name: MARLA S. ROTH Title: ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT /s/ WILLIAM B. JOHNSTONE, III -------------------------------------------- WILLIAM B. JOHNSTONE, III, as Administrative Trustee
1 Exhibit 4(g) DECLARATION OF TRUST OF BANCWEST CAPITAL II This DECLARATION OF TRUST, dated as of October 20, 2000 (this "Declaration"), is entered by and among BANCWEST CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, as sponsor (the "Sponsor"), BANK ONE DELAWARE, INC., a Delaware corporation, as trustee (the "Delaware Trustee"), BANK ONE TRUST COMPANY, N.A., a national banking corporation, as trustee (the "Property Trustee"), and WILLIAM B. JOHNSTONE, III, as trustee (the "Administrative Trustee" and collectively with the Delaware Trustee and the Property Trustee, the "Trustees"). The Sponsor and the Trustees hereby agree as follows: 1. The trust created hereby (the "Trust") shall be known as "BancWest Capital II," in which name the Trustees, or the Sponsor to the extent provided herein, may conduct the business of the Trust, make and execute contracts, and sue and be sued. 2. The Sponsor hereby assigns, transfers, conveys and sets over to the Trust the sum of ten dollars ($10.00), which amount shall constitute the initial trust estate. It is the intention of the parties hereto that the Trust created hereby constitute a business trust under Chapter 38 of Title 12 of the Delaware Code, 12 Del. C. Section 3801, et seq. (the "Business Trust Act"), and that this document constitutes the governing instrument of the Trust. The Trustees are hereby authorized and directed to execute and file a certificate of trust with the Delaware Secretary of State. 3. The Sponsor and the Trustees will enter into an amended and restated Declaration of Trust, satisfactory to each such party (and substantially in the form included as an exhibit to the 1933 Act Registration Statement (as defined below)), to provide for the contemplated operation of the Trust created hereby and the issuance of preferred securities (the "Preferred Securities") and common securities by the Trust as such securities will be described therein. Prior to the execution and delivery of such amended and restated Declaration of Trust, the Trustees shall not have any duty or obligation hereunder or with respect to the trust estate, except as otherwise required by applicable law or as may be necessary to obtain prior to such execution and delivery and licenses, consents or approvals required by applicable law or otherwise. 4. The Sponsor, as sponsor of the Trust, is hereby authorized and directed (i) to prepare and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") (a) a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (the "1933 Act Registration Statement"), including any pre-effective or post-effective amendments to the 1933 Act Registration Statement, relating to the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of the Preferred Securities of the Trust and possibly certain other securities and (b) a Registration Statement on Form 8-A (the "1934 Act Registration Statement") (including all pre-effective and post-effective amendments thereto) relating to the registration of the Preferred Securities of the Trust under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; (ii) to file with the New York Stock Exchange or any other national
2 stock exchange or The Nasdaq National Market (each, an "Exchange") and execute on behalf of the Trust one or more listing applications and all other applications, statements, certificates, agreements and other instruments as shall be necessary or desirable to cause the Preferred Securities to be listed on any of the Exchanges; (iii) to negotiate and execute an underwriting agreement among the Trust, the Sponsor and the underwriter(s) thereto relating to the offer and sale of the Preferred Securities, substantially in the form included or to be incorporated as an exhibit to the 1933 Act Registration Statement, (iv) to execute and file such applications, reports, surety bonds, irrevocable consents, appointments of attorneys for service of process and other papers and documents as shall be necessary or desirable to register the Preferred Securities under the securities or "Blue Sky" laws of such jurisdictions as the Sponsor, on behalf of the Trust, may deem necessary or desirable and (v) to execute and deliver letters or documents to, or instruments for filing with, a depository relating to the Preferred Securities of the Trust. It is hereby acknowledged and agreed that in connection with any document referred to in clauses (i), (ii) and (iv) above, Bank One Delaware, Inc. and Bank One Trust Company, N.A., in their capacities as trustees of the Trust, shall not be required to join in any such filing or execute on behalf of the Trust any such document unless required by the rules and regulations of the Commission, the Exchanges or state securities or blue sky laws, and in such case only to the extent so required. 5. This Declaration may be executed in one or more counterparts. 6. The number of Trustees initially shall be three (3) and thereafter the number of Trustees shall be such number as shall be fixed from time to time by a written instrument signed by the Sponsor which may increase or decrease the number of Trustees; provided that, to the extent required by the Business Trust Act, one Trustee shall be an entity that has its principal place of business in the State of Delaware. Subject to the foregoing, the Sponsor is entitled to appoint or remove without cause any Trustee at any time. The Trustees may resign upon thirty days prior notice to the Sponsor. 7. Bank One Delaware, Inc., in its capacity as trustee, shall not have the powers or the duties of the Trustee set forth herein (except as may be required under the Business trust Act) and shall be a Trustee hereunder for the sole and limited purpose of fulfilling the requirements ofSection3807(a) of the Business Trust Act. 8. The Trust may be dissolved and terminated before the issuance of the Preferred Securities at the election of the Sponsor. 9. The Sponsor hereby agrees to (i) reimburse the Trustees for all reasonable expenses (including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel and other experts) and (ii) indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Trustees and any of the officers, directors, employees and agents of the Trustees (the "Indemnified Persons") from and against any and all losses, damages, liabilities, claims, actions, suits, costs, expenses, disbursements (including the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel), taxes and penalties of any kind and nature whatsoever (collectively, "Expenses"), to the extent that such Expenses arise out of, or are imposed upon, or are asserted at any time against, such Indemnified Persons with respect to the performance of this
3 Declaration, the creation, operation or termination of the Trust or the transactions contemplated hereby; provided, however, that the Sponsor shall not be required to indemnify any Indemnified Person for any Expenses which are a result of the willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence of such Indemnified Person. 10. This Declaration shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware. [The rest of this page has been left blank intentionally; the signature page follows.] IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Declaration to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written. BANCWEST CORPORATION, as Sponsor By: /s/ HOWARD H. KARR ------------------------------------------ Name: HOWARD H. KARR Title Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer BANKONE DELAWARE, INC., as Delaware Trustee By: /s/ SANDRA L. CARUBA ------------------------------------------ Name: SANDRA L. CARUBA Title VICE PRESIDENT BANKONE TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Property Trustee By: /s/ SANDRA L. CARUBA ------------------------------------------ Name: SANDRA L. CARUBA Title VICE PRESIDENT /s/ WILLIAM B. JOHNSTONE, III ------------------------------------------ WILLIAM B. JOHNSTONE, III, as Administrative Trustee
1 EXHIBIT 5(a) [LETTERHEAD OF RICHARDS, LAYTON & FINGER, P.A.] October 24, 2000 BancWest Capital I 999 Bishop Corporation Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 Re: BancWest Capital I Ladies and Gentlemen: We have acted as special Delaware counsel for BancWest Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and BancWest Capital I, a Delaware business trust (the "Trust"), in connection with the matters set forth herein. At your request, this opinion is being furnished to you. For purposes of giving the opinions hereinafter set forth, our examination of documents has been limited to the examination of originals or copies of the following: (a) The Certificate of Trust of the Trust, dated October 20, 2000 (the "Certificate"), as filed in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (the "Secretary of State") on October 20, 2000; (b) The Declaration of Trust of the Trust, dated as of October 20, 2000, among the Company and the trustees of the Trust named therein; (c) A form of Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of the Trust, (including Exhibits A and B thereto) (the "Declaration"), to be entered into among the Company, the trustees of the Trust named therein, and the holders, from time to time, of
2 BancWest Capital I October 24, 2000 Page 2 undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust, attached as an exhibit to the Registration Statement (as defined below); (d) The Registration Statement on Form S-3 (the "Registration Statement"), including a prospectus (the "Prospectus"), relating to the preferred securities of the Trust, representing undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust (each, a "Preferred Security" and collectively, the "Preferred Securities"), as proposed to be filed by the Company, the Trust and others with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or about October 24, 2000; and (e) A Certificate of Good Standing for the Trust obtained from the Secretary of State on October 24, 2000. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined are used as defined in the Declaration. For purposes of this opinion, we have not reviewed any documents other than the documents listed in paragraphs (a) through (e) above. In particular, we have not reviewed any document (other than the documents listed in paragraphs (a) through (e) above) that is referred to in or incorporated by reference into the documents reviewed by us. We have assumed that there exists no provision in any document that we have not reviewed that is inconsistent with the opinions stated herein. We have conducted no independent factual investigation of our own but rather have relied solely upon the foregoing documents, the statements and information set forth therein and the additional matters recited or assumed herein, all of which we have assumed to be true, complete and accurate in all material respects. With respect to all documents examined by us, we have assumed (i) the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as authentic originals, (ii) the conformity with the originals of all documents submitted to us as copies or forms, and (iii) the genuineness of all signatures. For purposes of this opinion, we have assumed (i) that the Declaration and the Certificate are in full force and effect and have not been amended, (ii) except to the extent provided in paragraph 1 below, that each of the parties to the documents examined by us has been duly created, organized or formed, as the case may be, and is validly existing in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction governing its creation, organization or formation, (iii) the legal capacity of natural persons who are signatories to the documents examined by us, (iv) that each of the parties to the documents examined by us has the power and authority to execute and deliver, and to perform its obligations under,
3 BancWest Capital I October 24, 2000 Page 3 such documents, (v) that each of the parties to the documents examined by us has duly authorized, executed and delivered such documents, (vi) the receipt by each Person to whom a Preferred Security is to be issued by the Trust (collectively, the "Preferred Security Holders") of a Preferred Security Certificate for such Preferred Security and the payment for the Preferred Security acquired by it, in accordance with the Declaration and the Registration Statement, and (vii) that the Preferred Securities are issued and sold to the Preferred Security Holders in accordance with the Declaration and the Registration Statement. We have not participated in the preparation of the Registration Statement and assume no responsibility for its contents. This opinion is limited to the laws of the State of Delaware (excluding the securities laws of the State of Delaware), and we have not considered and express no opinion on the laws of any other jurisdiction, including federal laws and rules and regulations relating thereto. Our opinions are rendered only with respect to Delaware laws and rules, regulations and orders thereunder that are currently in effect. Based upon the foregoing, and upon our examination of such questions of law and statutes of the State of Delaware as we have considered necessary or appropriate, and subject to the assumptions, qualifications, limitations and exceptions set forth herein, we are of the opinion that: 1. The Trust has been duly created and is validly existing in good standing as a business trust under the Business Trust Act. 2. The Preferred Securities will be duly authorized and will represent valid and, subject to the qualifications set forth in paragraph 3 below, fully paid and nonassessable undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust. 3. The Preferred Security Holders, as beneficial owners of the Trust, will be entitled to the same limitation of personal liability extended to stockholders of private corporations for profit organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. We note that the Preferred Security Holders may be obligated to make payments as set forth in the Declaration. We consent to the filing of this opinion with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. In addition, we hereby consent to the use of our name under the heading "Legal Opinions" in the Prospectus. In giving the foregoing consents, we do not thereby admit that we come within the category of Persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder. Except as
4 BancWest Capital I October 24, 2000 Page 4 stated above, without our prior written consent, this opinion may not be furnished or quoted to, or relied upon by, any other Person for any purpose. Very truly yours, /s/ RICHARDS, LAYTON & FINGER, P.A. BJK/MSC
1 Exhibit 5(b) [LETTERHEAD OF RICHARDS, LAYTON & FINGER, P.A.] October 24, 2000 BancWest Capital II 999 Bishop Corporation Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 Re: BancWest Capital II Ladies and Gentlemen: We have acted as special Delaware counsel for BancWest Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and BancWest Capital II, a Delaware business trust (the "Trust"), in connection with the matters set forth herein. At your request, this opinion is being furnished to you. For purposes of giving the opinions hereinafter set forth, our examination of documents has been limited to the examination of originals or copies of the following: (a) The Certificate of Trust of the Trust, dated October 20, 2000 (the "Certificate"), as filed in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (the "Secretary of State") on October 20, 2000; (b) The Declaration of Trust of the Trust, dated as of October 20, 2000, among the Company and the trustees of the Trust named therein; (c) A form of Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of the Trust, (including Exhibits A and B thereto) (the "Declaration"), to be entered into among the Company, the trustees of the Trust named therein, and the holders, from time to time, of
2 BancWest Capital II October 24, 2000 Page 2 undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust, attached as an exhibit to the Registration Statement (as defined below); (d) The Registration Statement on Form S-3 (the "Registration Statement"), including a prospectus (the "Prospectus"), relating to the preferred securities of the Trust, representing undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust (each, a "Preferred Security" and collectively, the "Preferred Securities"), as proposed to be filed by the Company, the Trust and others with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or about October 24, 2000; and (e) A Certificate of Good Standing for the Trust obtained from the Secretary of State on October 24, 2000. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined are used as defined in the Declaration. For purposes of this opinion, we have not reviewed any documents other than the documents listed in paragraphs (a) through (e) above. In particular, we have not reviewed any document (other than the documents listed in paragraphs (a) through (e) above) that is referred to in or incorporated by reference into the documents reviewed by us. We have assumed that there exists no provision in any document that we have not reviewed that is inconsistent with the opinions stated herein. We have conducted no independent factual investigation of our own but rather have relied solely upon the foregoing documents, the statements and information set forth therein and the additional matters recited or assumed herein, all of which we have assumed to be true, complete and accurate in all material respects. With respect to all documents examined by us, we have assumed (i) the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as authentic originals, (ii) the conformity with the originals of all documents submitted to us as copies or forms, and (iii) the genuineness of all signatures. For purposes of this opinion, we have assumed (i) that the Declaration and the Certificate are in full force and effect and have not been amended, (ii) except to the extent provided in paragraph 1 below, that each of the parties to the documents examined by us has been duly created, organized or formed, as the case may be, and is validly existing in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction governing its creation, organization or formation, (iii) the legal capacity of natural persons who are signatories to the documents examined by us, (iv) that each of the parties to the documents examined by us has the power and authority to execute and deliver, and to perform its obligations under,
3 BancWest Capital II October 24, 2000 Page 3 such documents, (v) that each of the parties to the documents examined by us has duly authorized, executed and delivered such documents, (vi) the receipt by each Person to whom a Preferred Security is to be issued by the Trust (collectively, the "Preferred Security Holders") of a Preferred Security Certificate for such Preferred Security and the payment for the Preferred Security acquired by it, in accordance with the Declaration and the Registration Statement, and (vii) that the Preferred Securities are issued and sold to the Preferred Security Holders in accordance with the Declaration and the Registration Statement. We have not participated in the preparation of the Registration Statement and assume no responsibility for its contents. This opinion is limited to the laws of the State of Delaware (excluding the securities laws of the State of Delaware), and we have not considered and express no opinion on the laws of any other jurisdiction, including federal laws and rules and regulations relating thereto. Our opinions are rendered only with respect to Delaware laws and rules, regulations and orders thereunder that are currently in effect. Based upon the foregoing, and upon our examination of such questions of law and statutes of the State of Delaware as we have considered necessary or appropriate, and subject to the assumptions, qualifications, limitations and exceptions set forth herein, we are of the opinion that: 1. The Trust has been duly created and is validly existing in good standing as a business trust under the Business Trust Act. 2. The Preferred Securities will be duly authorized and will represent valid and, subject to the qualifications set forth in paragraph 3 below, fully paid and nonassessable undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust. 3. The Preferred Security Holders, as beneficial owners of the Trust, will be entitled to the same limitation of personal liability extended to stockholders of private corporations for profit organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. We note that the Preferred Security Holders may be obligated to make payments as set forth in the Declaration. We consent to the filing of this opinion with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. In addition, we hereby consent to the use of our name under the heading "Legal Opinions" in the Prospectus. In giving the foregoing consents, we do not thereby admit that we come within the category of Persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder. Except as
4 BancWest Capital II October 24, 2000 Page 4 stated above, without our prior written consent, this opinion may not be furnished or quoted to, or relied upon by, any other Person for any purpose. Very truly yours, /s/ RICHARDS, LAYTON & FINGER, P.A. BJK/MSC
1 EXHIBIT 5(c) [LETTERHEAD OF SIMPSON THACHER & BARTLETT] October 25, 2000 BancWest Corporation BancWest Capital I BancWest Capital II 999 Bishop Street Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 Re: BancWest Corporation, BancWest Capital I and BancWest Capital II Ladies and Gentlemen: We have acted as counsel to BancWest Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), BancWest Capital I and BancWest Capital II, each a Delaware business trust (each, a "Trust", collectively, the "Trusts" and, together with the Company, the "Registrants"), in connection with the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (the "Registration Statement") filed by the Registrants with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), relating to (i) preferred securities representing beneficial ownership interests in such Trusts (the "Preferred Securities"), (ii) junior subordinated debentures (the "Debentures") to be issued by the Company and (iii) unconditional and irrevocable guarantees (the "Guarantees" and each a "Guarantee") that may be issued by the Company of the obligations of the Trusts under the Preferred Securities. The Preferred Securities, the Debentures and the Guarantees are hereinafter referred to collectively as the "Securities." The Securities may be issued and
2 BancWest Corporation -2- October 25, 2000 BancWest Capital I BancWest Capital II sold or delivered from time to time as set forth in the Registration Statement, any amendment thereto, the prospectus contained therein (the "Prospectus") and supplements to the Prospectus (the "Prospectus Supplements") and pursuant to Rule 415 under the Act for an aggregate initial offering price not to exceed $300,000,000. The Debentures will be issued under an Indenture (the "Indenture") between the Company and Bank One Trust Company, N.A., as Debenture Trustee (the "Debenture Trustee"). The Guarantees will be issued under a Guarantee Agreement (the "Guarantee Agreement") to be executed by the Company and Bank One Trust Company, N.A., as Guarantee Trustee (the "Guarantee Trustee"). We have examined (i) the Registration Statement, (ii) the form of Indenture as filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement, and (iii) the form of Guarantee Agreement as filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. We also have examined the originals, or duplicates or certified or conformed copies, of such records, agreements, instruments and other documents and have made such other and further investigations as we have deemed relevant and necessary in connection with the opinions expressed herein. As to questions of fact material to this opinion, we have relied upon certificates of public officials and of officers and representatives of the Company. In rendering the opinions set forth below, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity of natural persons, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as duplicates or certified or conformed copies, and the authenticity of the
3 BancWest Corporation -3- October 25, 2000 BancWest Capital I BancWest Capital II originals of such latter documents. We have also assumed that: (1) at the time of execution, authentication, issuance and delivery of the Debentures, the Indenture will be the valid and legally binding obligation of the Debenture Trustee; (2) at the time of execution, authentication, issuance and delivery of the Guarantees, the Guarantee Agreement will be the valid and legally binding obligation of the Guarantee Trustee; (3) the Registration Statement, and any applicable amendments thereto (including post-effective amendments), will have become effective under the Act at the time of issuance, offering and sale of any such Preferred Securities, Debentures or Guarantees; and (4) each of the Trusts is validly existing under the laws of Delaware. We have assumed further that at the time of execution, authentication, issuance and delivery of the Securities, each of the Indenture and Guarantee Agreement will have been duly executed and delivered by the Company. Based upon the foregoing, and subject to the qualifications and limitations stated herein, we are of the opinion that: 1. With respect to the Debentures to be issued under the Indenture, assuming (i) the taking of all necessary corporate action to approve the issuance and terms of any Debentures, the terms of the offering thereof and related matters by the Board of Directors of the Company, a duly constituted and acting committee of such Board or duly authorized officers of the Company (such Board of Directors, committee or authorized officers being referred to herein as the "Board") and (ii) the due execution, authentication, issuance and delivery of such Debentures, upon payment of the consideration therefor provided for in the applicable definitive underwriting or similar agreement approved by the Board and otherwise in accordance with the provisions of the applicable Indenture and such agreement, such Debentures will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms. 2. With respect to the Guarantees, assuming (i) the Board has taken all necessary corporate action to approve the issuance and specific terms of the Guarantees evidenced by such Guarantee Agreement, (ii) the due execution, authentication, issuance and delivery of the Debentures underlying such Guarantees, upon payment of the consideration therefor
4 BancWest Corporation -4- October 25, 2000 BancWest Capital I BancWest Capital II provided for in the applicable definitive underwriting or similar agreement approved by the Board and otherwise in accordance with the provisions of the applicable Indenture and such agreement and (iii) the due issuance of such Guarantees, such Guarantees will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms. Our opinions set forth in paragraphs 1 and 2 above are subject to the effects of (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors' rights generally, (ii) general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and (iii) an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing. We are members of the Bar of the State of New York and we do not express any opinion herein concerning any law other than the law of the State of New York and the federal law of the United States. We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion letter as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the reference to us under the caption "Legal Opinions" in the Prospectus forming a part of the Registration Statement. Very truly yours, /s/ SIMPSON THACHER & BARTLETT SIMPSON THACHER & BARTLETT
1 Exhibit 12 BANCWEST CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES COMPUTATION OF CONSOLIDATED RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, --------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ 2000 1999 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 (dollars in thousands) Income before income taxes ........ $275,174 $213,981 $296,129 $144,901 $138,185 $123,716 $127,286 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Fixed charges (1): Interest Expense ......... 407,871 330,382 446,877 315,822 281,232 270,755 279,269 Rental Expense ........... 11,975 11,274 15,017 13,659 12,502 6,574 6,345 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- 419,846 341,656 461,894 329,481 293,734 277,329 285,614 Less interest on deposits ......... 330,200 271,057 368,621 253,860 220,116 199,094 188,744 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Net fixed charges ........ 89,646 70,599 93,273 75,621 73,618 78,235 96,870 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Earnings, excluding interest on deposits .... $364,820 $284,580 $389,402 $220,522 $211,803 $201,951 $224,156 ======== ======== ======== ======== ======== ======== ======== Earnings, including interest on deposits .... $695,020 $555,637 $758,023 $474,382 $431,919 $401,045 $412,900 ======== ======== ======== ======== ======== ======== ======== Ratio of earnings to fixed charges: Excluding interest on deposits .... 4.07 x 4.03 x 4.17 x 2.92 x 2.88 x 2.58 x 2.31 x Including interest on deposits .... 1.66 x 1.63 x 1.64 x 1.44 x 1.47 x 1.45 x 1.45 x (1)For purposes of computing the consolidated ratios of earnings to fixed charges, earnings represent income before income taxes and fixed charges. Fixed charges, excluding interest on deposits, include interest (other than on deposits), whether expensed or capitalized, and that portion of rental expense (generally on third) deemed representative of the interest factor. Fixed charges, including interest on deposits, consist of the the foregoing items plus interest on deposits. 6
1 Exhibit 23(e) CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated January 18, 2000 relating to the consolidated financial statements, which appears in the 1999 Annual Report to Shareholders, which is incorporated by reference in BancWest Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement. /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Honolulu, Hawaii October 24, 2000
1 Exhibit 24 POWERS OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Walter A. Dods, Don. J. McGrath and Howard H. Karr, severally, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, and in any and all capacities, to sign this Registration Statement and any and all amendments to this Registration Statement of the Registrants, together with all schedules and exhibits thereto, and to file the same with all scheduled exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, severally, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as each such person might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof, on the date indicated. This document may be executed in counterparts. Signature and Title /s/ WALTER A DODS, JR. 10/19/2000 - ------------------------------------- ---------- Walter A. Dods, Jr. Date Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director /s/ HOWARD H. KARR 10/19/2000 - ------------------------------------- ---------- Howard H. Karr Date Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer /s/ JACQUES ARDANT 10/19/2000 - ------------------------------------- ---------- Jacques Ardant Date Director ** - ------------------------------------- ---------- John W. A. Buyers Date Director /s/ JULIA ANN FROHLICH 10/19/2000 - ------------------------------------- ---------- Julia Ann Frohlich Date Director /s/ ROBERT A. FUHRMAN 10/19/2000 - ------------------------------------- ---------- Robert A. Fuhrman Date Director /s/ PAUL MULLIN GANLEY 10/19/2000 - ------------------------------------- ---------- Paul Mullin Ganley Date Director
2 2 Powers of Attorney - continued /s/ DAVID M. HAIG 10/19/2000 - ------------------------------------- ---------- David M. Haig Date Director /s/ JOHN A. HOAG 10/19/2000 - ------------------------------------- ---------- John A. Hoag Date Director ** - ------------------------------------- ---------- Bert T. Kobayashi, Jr. Date Director /s/ MICHEL LARROUILh 10/19/2000 - ------------------------------------- ---------- Michel Larrouilh Date Director /s/ PIERRE MARIANI 10/19/2000 - ------------------------------------- ---------- Pierre Mariani Date Director /s/ YVES MARTRENCHAR 10/20/2000 - ------------------------------------- ---------- Yves Martrenchar Date Director /s/ FUJIO MATSUDA 10/19/2000 - ------------------------------------- ---------- Fujio Matsuda Date Director /s/ DON J. MCGRATH 10/19/2000 - ------------------------------------- ---------- Don J. McGrath Date Director /s/ RODNEY R. PECK 10/19/2000 - ------------------------------------- ---------- Rodney R. Peck Date Director /s/ JOEL SIBRAC 10/19/2000 - ------------------------------------- ---------- Joel Sibrac Date Director /s/ JOHN K. TSUI 10/19/2000 - ------------------------------------- ---------- John K. Tsui Date Director /s/ JACQUES HENRI WAHL 10/19/2000 - ------------------------------------- ---------- Jacques Henri Wahl Date Director
3 3 Powers of Attorney - continued ** - ------------------------------------- ---------- Fred C. Weyand Date Director /s/ ROBERT C. WO 10/19/2000 - ------------------------------------- ---------- Robert C. Wo Date Director ** Not available for signature.
1 EXHIBIT 25(a) 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 CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2) __ BANK ONE TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter) A National Banking Association 31-0838515 (I.R.S. employer identification number) 100 East Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio 43271-0181 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Bank One Trust Company, N.A. 1 Bank One Plaza, Suite IL1-0126 Chicago, Illinois 60670-0126 Attn: Sandra L. Caruba, Vice President, (312) 336-9436 (Name, address and telephone number of agent for service) BANCWEST CORPORATION (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter) Delaware 99-0156159 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer incorporation or organization) identification number) 999 Bishop Street Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Junior Subordinated Debentures Guarantees of Preferred Securities issued by BancWest Capital I and BancWest Capital II (Title of Indenture Securities)
2 Item 1. General Information. Furnish the following information as to the trustee: (a) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it is subject. Comptroller of Currency, Washington, D.C.; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Washington, D.C.; The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington D.C. (b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers. The trustee is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers. Item 2. Affiliations With the Obligor. If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such affiliation. No such affiliation exists with the trustee. Item 16. List of exhibits. List below all exhibits filed as a part of this Statement of Eligibility. 1. A copy of the articles of association of the trustee now in effect.* 2. A copy of the certificate of authority of the trustee to commence business.* 3. A copy of the authorization of the trustee to exercise corporate trust powers.* 4. A copy of the existing by-laws of the trustee.* 5. Not Applicable. 6. The consent of the trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act.
3 7. A copy of the latest report of condition of the trustee published pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority. 8. Not Applicable. 9. Not Applicable. Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the trustee, Bank One Trust Company, National Association, a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, has duly caused this Statement of Eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of Chicago and State of Illinois, on the 18th day of October, 2000. BANK ONE TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, TRUSTEE BY /S/ SANDRA L. CARUBA -------------------- SANDRA L. CARUBA VICE PRESIDENT * EXHIBITS 1, 2, 3, AND 4 ARE HEREIN INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE TO EXHIBITS BEARING IDENTICAL NUMBERS IN ITEM 16 OF THE FORM T-1 OF BANK ONE TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, FILED AS EXHIBIT 25 TO THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-4 OF U S WEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC., FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON MARCH 24, 2000 (REGISTRATION NO. 333-32124).
4 EXHIBIT 6 THE CONSENT OF THE TRUSTEE REQUIRED BY SECTION 321(b) OF THE ACT October 18, 2000 Securities and Exchange Commission Washington, D.C. 20549 Ladies and Gentlemen: In connection with the qualification of an indenture and guarantee agreement between BancWest Corporation and Bank One Trust Company, National Association, as Trustee, the undersigned, in accordance with Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, hereby consents that the reports of examinations of the undersigned, made by Federal or State authorities authorized to make such examinations, may be furnished by such authorities to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon its request therefor. Very truly yours, BANK ONE TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION BY: /S/ SANDRA L. CARUBA ------------------- SANDRA L. CARUBA VICE PRESIDENT
5 EXHIBIT 7 Legal Title of Bank: Bank One Trust Company, N.A. Call Date: 03/31/00 State #: 391581 FFIEC 032 Address: 100 Broad Street Vendor ID: D Cert #: 21377 Page RC-1 City, State Zip: Columbus, OH 43271 Transit #: 04400003 CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF CONDITION FOR INSURED COMMERCIAL AND STATE-CHARTERED SAVINGS BANKS FOR MARCH 31, 2000 All schedules are to be reported in thousands of dollars. Unless otherwise indicated, report the amount outstanding of the last business day of the quarter. SCHEDULE RC--BALANCE SHEET Dollar Amounts in thousands C300 ASSETS 1. Cash and balances due from depository institutions (from Schedule RC-A): RCON a. Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin(1) ..................... 0081 48,450 1.a b. Interest-bearing balances(2) .............................................. 0071 17,750 1.b 2. Securities a. Held-to-maturity securities(from Schedule RC-B, column A) ................. 1754 0 2.a b. Available-for-sale securities (from Schedule RC-B, column D) .............. 1773 5,714 2.b 3. Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell 1350 396,644 3. 4. Loans and lease financing receivables: RCON a. Loans and leases, net of unearned income (from Schedule RC-C) ............. 2122 87,817 4.a b. LESS: Allowance for loan and lease losses ................................. 3123 10 4.b c. LESS: Allocated transfer risk reserve ..................................... 3128 0 4.c d. Loans and leases, net of unearned income, allowance, and RCON reserve (item 4.a minus 4.b and 4.c) ...................................... 2125 87,807 4.d 5. Trading assets (from Schedule RD-D) .......................................... 3545 0 5. 6. Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases) ..................... 2145 25,200 6. 7. Other real estate owned (from Schedule RC-M) ................................. 2150 0 7. 8. Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies (from Schedule RC-M) ............................................... 2130 0 8. 9. Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances outstanding ................. 2155 0 9. 10. Intangible assets (from Schedule RC-M) ....................................... 2143 26,345 10. 11. Other assets (from Schedule RC-F) ............................................ 2160 176,297 11. 12. Total assets (sum of items 1 through 11) ..................................... 2170 784,207 12. (1) Includes cash items in process of collection and unposted debits. (2) Includes time certificates of deposit not held for trading.
6 Legal Title of Bank: Bank One Trust Company, N.A. Call Date: 03/31/00 State #: 391581 FFIEC 032 Address: 100 Broad Street Vendor ID: D Cert #: 21377 Page RC-2 City, State Zip: Columbus, OH 43271 Transit #: 04400003 SCHEDULE RC-CONTINUED Dollar Amounts in Thousands --------- LIABILITIES 13. Deposits: a. In domestic offices (sum of totals of columns A and C RCON from Schedule RC-E, part 1) ................................................ 2200 567,764 13.a (1) Noninterest-bearing(1) ................................................. 6631 506,455 13.a1 (2) Interest-bearing ....................................................... 6636 61,309 13.a2 b. In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs (from Schedule RC-E, part II) ......................................... (1) Noninterest bearing .................................................... (2) Interest-bearing ....................................................... 14. Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase: RCFD 2800 0 14 15. a. Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury ................................... RCON 2840 0 15.a b. Trading Liabilities(from Schedule RC-D) .................................... RCFD 3548 0 15.b 16. Other borrowed money: RCON a. With original maturity of one year or less ................................. 2332 0 16.a b. With original maturity of more than one year ............................... A547 0 16.b c. With original maturity of more than three years ............................ A548 0 16.c 17. Not applicable 18. Bank's liability on acceptance executed and outstanding ....................... 2920 0 18. 19. Subordinated notes and debentures ............................................. 3200 0 19. 20. Other liabilities (from Schedule RC-G) ........................................ 2930 83,885 20. 21. Total liabilities (sum of items 13 through 20) ................................ 2948 651,649 21. 22. Not applicable EQUITY CAPITAL 23. Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus ................................. 3838 0 23. 24. Common stock .................................................................. 3230 800 24. 25. Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock) ...................... 3839 45,157 25. 26. a. Undivided profits and capital reserves ..................................... 3632 86,585 26.a b. Net unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities ..... 8434 16 26.b c. Accumulated net gains (losses) on cash flow hedges ......................... 4336 0 26.c 27. Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments ........................... 28. Total equity capital (sum of items 23 through 27) ............................. 3210 132,558 28. 29. Total liabilities, limited-life preferred stock, and equity capital (sum of items 21, 22, and 28) ......................................... 3300 784,207 29. Memorandum To be reported only with the March Report of Condition. 1. Indicate in the box at the right the number of the statement below that best describes the most comprehensive level of auditing work performed for the bank by independent external auditors as of any date during 1996 RCFD 6724 Number M.1. 1 = Independent audit of the bank conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards by a certified public accounting firm which submits a report on the bank 2 = Independent audit of the bank's parent holding company conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards by a certified public accounting firm which submits a report on the consolidated holding company (but not on the bank separately) 3 = Directors' examination of the bank conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards by a certified public accounting firm (may be required by state chartering authority) 4 = Directors' examination of the bank performed by other external auditors (may be required by state chartering authority) 5 = Review of the bank's financial statements by external auditors 6 = Compilation of the bank's financial statements by external auditors 7 = Other audit procedures (excluding tax preparation work) 8 = No external audit work (1) Includes total demand deposits and noninterest-bearing time and savings deposits.
1 Exhibit 25(b) 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 CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(B)(2) __ BANK ONE TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (EXACT NAME OF TRUSTEE AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER) A NATIONAL BANKING ASSOCIATION 31-0838515 (I.R.S. EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER) 100 EAST BROAD STREET, COLUMBUS, OHIO 43271-0181 (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) (ZIP CODE) BANK ONE TRUST COMPANY, N.A. 1 BANK ONE PLAZA, SUITE IL1-0126 CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60670-0126 ATTN: SANDRA L. CARUBA, VICE PRESIDENT, (312) 336-9436 (NAME, ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF AGENT FOR SERVICE) BANCWEST CAPITAL I (EXACT NAME OF OBLIGOR AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER) DELAWARE APPLIED FOR (STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF (I.R.S. EMPLOYER INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION) IDENTIFICATION NUMBER) 999 BISHOP STREET HONOLULU, HAWAII 96813 (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) (ZIP CODE) PREFERRED SECURITIES (TITLE OF INDENTURE SECURITIES)
2 ITEM 1. GENERAL INFORMATION. FURNISH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AS TO THE TRUSTEE: (A) NAME AND ADDRESS OF EACH EXAMINING OR SUPERVISING AUTHORITY TO WHICH IT IS SUBJECT. Comptroller of Currency, Washington, D.C.; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Washington, D.C.; The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington D.C. (B) WHETHER IT IS AUTHORIZED TO EXERCISE CORPORATE TRUST POWERS. The trustee is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers. ITEM 2. AFFILIATIONS WITH THE OBLIGOR. IF THE OBLIGOR IS AN AFFILIATE OF THE TRUSTEE, DESCRIBE EACH SUCH AFFILIATION. No such affiliation exists with the trustee. ITEM 16. LIST OF EXHIBITS. LIST BELOW ALL EXHIBITS FILED AS A PART OF THIS STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY. 1. A copy of the articles of association of the trustee now in effect.* 2. A copy of the certificate of authority of the trustee to commence business.* 3. A copy of the authorization of the trustee to exercise corporate trust powers.* 4. A copy of the existing by-laws of the trustee.* 5. Not Applicable. 6. The consent of the trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act.
3 7. A copy of the latest report of condition of the trustee published pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority. 8. Not Applicable. 9. Not Applicable. Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the trustee, Bank One Trust Company, National Association, a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, has duly caused this Statement of Eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of Chicago and State of Illinois, on the 18th day of October, 2000. BANK ONE TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, TRUSTEE BY /S/ SANDRA L. CARUBA -------------------- SANDRA L. CARUBA VICE PRESIDENT * EXHIBITS 1, 2, 3, AND 4 ARE HEREIN INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE TO EXHIBITS BEARING IDENTICAL NUMBERS IN ITEM 16 OF THE FORM T-1 OF BANK ONE TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, FILED AS EXHIBIT 25 TO THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-4 OF U S WEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC., FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON MARCH 24, 2000 (REGISTRATION NO. 333-32124).
4 EXHIBIT 6 THE CONSENT OF THE TRUSTEE REQUIRED BY SECTION 321(b) OF THE ACT October 18, 2000 Securities and Exchange Commission Washington, D.C. 20549 Ladies and Gentlemen: In connection with the qualification of a trust agreement between BancWest Capital I and Bank One Trust Company, National Association, as Trustee, the undersigned, in accordance with Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, hereby consents that the reports of examinations of the undersigned, made by Federal or State authorities authorized to make such examinations, may be furnished by such authorities to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon its request therefor. Very truly yours, BANK ONE TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION BY: /S/ SANDRA L. CARUBA ------------------- SANDRA L. CARUBA VICE PRESIDENT
5 EXHIBIT 7 Legal Title of Bank: Bank One Trust Company, N.A. Call Date: 03/31/00 State #: 391581 FFIEC 032 Address: 100 Broad Street Vendor ID: D Cert #: 21377 Page RC-1 City, State Zip: Columbus, OH 43271 Transit #: 04400003 CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF CONDITION FOR INSURED COMMERCIAL AND STATE-CHARTERED SAVINGS BANKS FOR MARCH 31, 2000 All schedules are to be reported in thousands of dollars. Unless otherwise indicated, report the amount outstanding of the last business day of the quarter. Schedule RC--Balance Sheet Dollar Amounts in thousands C300 ASSETS 1. Cash and balances due from depository institutions (from Schedule RC-A): ...... RCON a. Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin(1) ...................... 0081 48,450 1.a b. Interest-bearing balances(2) ............................................... 0071 17,750 1.b 2. Securities a. Held-to-maturity securities(from Schedule RC-B, column A) .................. 1754 0 2.a b. Available-for-sale securities (from Schedule RC-B, column D) ............... 1773 5,714 2.b 3. Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell 1350 396,644 3. 4. Loans and lease financing receivables: a. Loans and leases, net of unearned income (from Schedule RCON RC-C) ......................................................................... 2122 87,817 4.a b. LESS: Allowance for loan and lease losses .................................. 3123 10 4.b c. LESS: Allocated transfer risk reserve ...................................... 3128 0 4.c d. Loans and leases, net of unearned income, allowance, and RCON reserve (item 4.a minus 4.b and 4.c) ....................................... 2125 87,807 4.d 5. Trading assets (from Schedule RD-D) ........................................... 3545 0 5. 6. Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases) ...................... 2145 25,200 6. 7. Other real estate owned (from Schedule RC-M) .................................. 2150 0 7. 8. Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies (from Schedule RC-M) ................................................ 2130 0 8. 9. Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances outstanding .................. 2155 0 9. 10. Intangible assets (from Schedule RC-M) ........................................ 2143 26,345 10. 11. Other assets (from Schedule RC-F) ............................................. 2160 176,297 11. 12. Total assets (sum of items 1 through 11) ...................................... 2170 784,207 12. (1) Includes cash items in process of collection and unposted debits. (2) Includes time certificates of deposit not held for trading.
6 Legal Title of Bank: Bank One Trust Company, N.A. Call Date: 03/31/00 State #: 391581 FFIEC 032 Address: 100 Broad Street Vendor ID: D Cert #: 21377 Page RC-2 City, State Zip: Columbus, OH 43271 Transit #: 04400003 SCHEDULE RC-CONTINUED Dollar Amounts in Thousands --------- LIABILITIES 13. Deposits: a. In domestic offices (sum of totals of columns A and C RCON from Schedule RC-E, part 1) ................................................ 2200 567,764 13.a (1) Noninterest-bearing(1) ................................................. 6631 506,455 13.a1 (2) Interest-bearing ....................................................... 6636 61,309 13.a2 b. In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs (from Schedule RC-E, part II) ......................................... (1) Noninterest bearing .................................................... (2) Interest-bearing ....................................................... 14. Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase: RCFD 2800 0 14 15. a. Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury ................................... RCON 2840 0 15.a b. Trading Liabilities(from Schedule RC-D) .................................... RCFD 3548 0 15.b 16. Other borrowed money: RCON a. With original maturity of one year or less ................................. 2332 0 16.a b. With original maturity of more than one year ............................... A547 0 16.b c. With original maturity of more than three years ............................ A548 0 16.c 17. Not applicable 18. Bank's liability on acceptance executed and outstanding ....................... 2920 0 18. 19. Subordinated notes and debentures ............................................. 3200 0 19. 20. Other liabilities (from Schedule RC-G) ........................................ 2930 83,885 20. 21. Total liabilities (sum of items 13 through 20) ................................ 2948 651,649 21. 22. Not applicable EQUITY CAPITAL 23. Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus ................................. 3838 0 23. 24. Common stock .................................................................. 3230 800 24. 25. Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock) ...................... 3839 45,157 25. 26. a. Undivided profits and capital reserves ..................................... 3632 86,585 26.a b. Net unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities. 8434 16 26.b c. Accumulated net gains (losses) on cash flow hedges ......................... 4336 0 26.c 27. Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments ........................... 28. Total equity capital (sum of items 23 through 27) ............................. 3210 132,558 28. 29. Total liabilities, limited-life preferred stock, and equity capital (sum of items 21, 22, and 28) ......................................... 3300 784,207 29. Memorandum To be reported only with the March Report of Condition. 1. Indicate in the box at the right the number of the statement below that best describes the most comprehensive level of auditing work performed for the bank by independent external auditors as of any date during 1996 RCFD 6724 Number M.1. 1 = Independent audit of the bank conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards by a certified public accounting firm which submits a report on the bank 2 = Independent audit of the bank's parent holding company conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards by a certified public accounting firm which submits a report on the consolidated holding company (but not on the bank separately) 3 = Directors' examination of the bank conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards by a certified public accounting firm (may be required by state chartering authority) 4 = Directors' examination of the bank performed by other external auditors (may be required by state chartering authority) 5 = Review of the bank's financial statements by external auditors 6 = Compilation of the bank's financial statements by external auditors 7 = Other audit procedures (excluding tax preparation work) 8 = No external audit work (1) Includes total demand deposits and noninterest-bearing time and savings deposits.
1 Exhibit 25(c) 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 CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(B)(2) __ BANK ONE TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (EXACT NAME OF TRUSTEE AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER) A NATIONAL BANKING ASSOCIATION 31-0838515 (I.R.S. EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER) 100 EAST BROAD STREET, COLUMBUS, OHIO 43271-0181 (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) (ZIP CODE) BANK ONE TRUST COMPANY, N.A. 1 BANK ONE PLAZA, SUITE IL1-0126 CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60670-0126 ATTN: SANDRA L. CARUBA, VICE PRESIDENT, (312) 336-9436 (NAME, ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF AGENT FOR SERVICE) BANCWEST CAPITAL II (EXACT NAME OF OBLIGOR AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER) DELAWARE APPLIED FOR (STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF (I.R.S. EMPLOYER INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION) IDENTIFICATION NUMBER) 999 BISHOP STREET HONOLULU, HAWAII 96813 (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) (ZIP CODE) PREFERRED SECURITIES (TITLE OF INDENTURE SECURITIES)
2 ITEM 1. GENERAL INFORMATION. FURNISH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AS TO THE TRUSTEE: (A) NAME AND ADDRESS OF EACH EXAMINING OR SUPERVISING AUTHORITY TO WHICH IT IS SUBJECT. Comptroller of Currency, Washington, D.C.; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Washington, D.C.; The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington D.C. (B) WHETHER IT IS AUTHORIZED TO EXERCISE CORPORATE TRUST POWERS. The trustee is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers. ITEM 2. AFFILIATIONS WITH THE OBLIGOR. IF THE OBLIGOR IS AN AFFILIATE OF THE TRUSTEE, DESCRIBE EACH SUCH AFFILIATION. No such affiliation exists with the trustee. ITEM 16. LIST OF EXHIBITS. LIST BELOW ALL EXHIBITS FILED AS A PART OF THIS STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY. 1. A copy of the articles of association of the trustee now in effect.* 2. A copy of the certificate of authority of the trustee to commence business.* 3. A copy of the authorization of the trustee to exercise corporate trust powers.* 4. A copy of the existing by-laws of the trustee.* 5. Not Applicable. 6. The consent of the trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act.
3 7. A copy of the latest report of condition of the trustee published pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority. 8. Not Applicable. 9. Not Applicable. Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the trustee, Bank One Trust Company, National Association, a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, has duly caused this Statement of Eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of Chicago and State of Illinois, on the 18th day of October, 2000. BANK ONE TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, TRUSTEE BY /S/ SANDRA L. CARUBA ---------------------------------- SANDRA L. CARUBA VICE PRESIDENT * EXHIBITS 1, 2, 3, AND 4 ARE HEREIN INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE TO EXHIBITS BEARING IDENTICAL NUMBERS IN ITEM 16 OF THE FORM T-1 OF BANK ONE TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, FILED AS EXHIBIT 25 TO THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-4 OF U S WEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC., FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON MARCH 24, 2000 (REGISTRATION NO. 333-32124).
4 EXHIBIT 6 THE CONSENT OF THE TRUSTEE REQUIRED BY SECTION 321(b) OF THE ACT October 18, 2000 Securities and Exchange Commission Washington, D.C. 20549 Ladies and Gentlemen: In connection with the qualification of a trust agreement between BancWest Capital II and Bank One Trust Company, National Association, as Trustee, the undersigned, in accordance with Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, hereby consents that the reports of examinations of the undersigned, made by Federal or State authorities authorized to make such examinations, may be furnished by such authorities to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon its request therefor. Very truly yours, BANK ONE TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION BY: /S/ SANDRA L. CARUBA --------------------------- SANDRA L. CARUBA VICE PRESIDENT
5 EXHIBIT 7 Legal Title of Bank: Bank One Trust Company, N.A. Call Date: 03/31/00 State #: 391581 FFIEC 032 Address: 100 Broad Street Vendor ID: D Cert #: 21377 Page RC-1 City, State Zip: Columbus, OH 43271 Transit #: 04400003 CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF CONDITION FOR INSURED COMMERCIAL AND STATE-CHARTERED SAVINGS BANKS FOR MARCH 31, 2000 All schedules are to be reported in thousands of dollars. Unless otherwise indicated, report the amount outstanding of the last business day of the quarter. SCHEDULE RC--BALANCE SHEET Dollar Amounts in thousands C300 ASSETS 1. Cash and balances due from depository institutions (from Schedule RC-A): RCON a. Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin(1).......... 0081 48,450 1.a b. Interest-bearing balances(2)................................... 0071 17,750 1.b Securities a. Held-to-maturity securities(from Schedule RC-B, column A)...... 1754 0 2.a b. Available-for-sale securities (from Schedule RC-B, column D)... 1773 5,714 2.b 3. Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell 1350 396,644 3. 4. Loans and lease financing receivables: a. Loans and leases, net of unearned income (from Schedule RCON RC-C)............................................................. 2122 87,817 4.a b. LESS: Allowance for loan and lease losses...................... 3123 10 4.b c. LESS: Allocated transfer risk reserve.......................... 3128 0 4.c d. Loans and leases, net of unearned income, allowance, and RCON reserve (item 4.a minus 4.b and 4.c)........................... 2125 87,807 4.d 5. Trading assets (from Schedule RD-D) .............................. 3545 0 5. 6. Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases) 2145 25,200 6. 7. Other real estate owned (from Schedule RC-M).... ................. 2150 0 7. 8. Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies (from Schedule RC-M).................................... 2130 0 8. 9. Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances outstanding 2155 0 9. 10. Intangible assets (from Schedule RC-M) ........................... 2143 26,345 10. 11. Other assets (from Schedule RC-F) ................................ 2160 176,297 11. 12. Total assets (sum of items 1 through 11) ......................... 2170 784,207 12. (1) Includes cash items in process of collection and unposted debits. (2) Includes time certificates of deposit not held for trading.
6 Legal Title of Bank: Bank One Trust Company, N.A. Call Date: 03/31/00 State #: 391581 FFIEC 032 Address: 100 East Broad Street Vendor ID: D Cert #" 21377 Page RC-2 City, State Zip: Columbus, OH 43271 Transit #: 04400003 Schedule RC-Continued Dollar Amounts in Thousands LIABILITIES 13. Deposits: a. In domestic offices (sum of totals of columns A and C RCON from Schedule RC-E, part 1).................................... 2200 567,764 13.a (1) Noninterest-bearing(1) .................................... 6631 506,455 13.a1 (2) Interest-bearing............................................ 6636 61,309 13.a2 b. In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs (from Schedule RC-E, part II)................. (1) Noninterest bearing........................................ (2) Interest-bearing........................................... 14. Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase: RCFD 2800 0 14 15. a. Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury RCON 2840 0 15.a b. Trading Liabilities(from Schedule RC-D)........................ RCFD 3548 0 15.b 16. Other borrowed money: RCON a. With original maturity of one year or less..................... 2332 0 16.a b. With original maturity of more than one year.................. A547 0 16.b c. With original maturity of more than three years............... A548 0 16.c 17. Not applicable 18. Bank's liability on acceptance executed and outstanding........... 2920 0 18. 19. Subordinated notes and debentures................................. 3200 0 19. 20. Other liabilities (from Schedule RC-G) ........................ 2930 83,885 20. 21. Total liabilities (sum of items 13 through 20).................... 2948 651,649 21. 22. Not applicable EQUITY CAPITAL 23. Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus..................... 3838 0 23. 24. Common stock...................................................... 3230 800 24. 25. Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock).......... 3839 45,157 25. 26. a. Undivided profits and capital reserves ........................ 3632 86,585 26.a b. Net unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities.................................................... 8434 16 26.b c. Accumulated net gains (losses) on cash flow hedges............. 4336 0 26.c 27. Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments 28. Total equity capital (sum of items 23 through 27) ............ 3210 132,558 28. 29. Total liabilities, limited-life preferred stock, and equity capital (sum of items 21, 22, and 28)............................. 3300 784,207 29. Memorandum To be reported only with the March Report of Condition. 1. Indicate in the box at the right the number of the statement below that best describes the most comprehensive level of auditing work performed for the bank by independent external auditors as of any date during 1996 RCFD 6724 Number M.1. 1 = Independent audit of the bank conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards by a certified public accounting firm which submits a report on the bank authority) 2 = Independent audit of the bank's parent holding company conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards by a certified public accounting firm which submits a report on the consolidated holding company (but not on the bank separately) 3 = Directors' examination of the bank conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards by a certified public accounting firm (may be required by state chartering authority) 4. = Directors' examination of the bank performed by other external auditors (may be required by state chartering 5 = Review of the bank's financial statements by external auditors 6 = Compilation of the bank's financial statements by external auditors 7 = Other audit procedures (excluding tax preparation work) 8 = No external audit work (1) Includes total demand deposits and noninterest-bearing time and savings deposits.