As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 24, 2015
Registration No. 333-
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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United Continental Holdings, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant issuer
as specified in its charter)
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United Airlines, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant issuer
as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
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Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
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36-2675207
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
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74-2099724
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
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233 S. Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60606
(872) 825-4000
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233 S. Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60606
(872) 825-4000
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(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of Registrant’s principal executive offices)
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Brett J. Hart
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
United Continental Holdings, Inc.
233 S. Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60606
(872) 825-4000
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
With a copy to:
John K. Hoyns
Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP
One Battery Park Plaza
New York, New York 10004
(212) 837-6000
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time after this registration statement becomes effective.
If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box: o
If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, 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: o
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering: o
If this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box: x
If this Form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to General Instruction I.D. filed to register additional securities or additional classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box: o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
| United Continental Holdings, Inc. | Large Accelerated Filer x | Accelerated filer o | Non-Accelerated Filer o | Smaller reporting company o |
| United Airlines, Inc. | Large Accelerated Filer o | Accelerated filer o | Non-Accelerated Filer x | ý Smaller reporting company o |
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Title of Each Class of
Securities to Be Registered
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Amount to Be Registered/
Proposed Maximum
Offering Price per Unit/
Proposed Maximum
Aggregate Offering Price (1)
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Amount of
Registration Fee (1)
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Common Stock of United Continental
Holdings, Inc., $0.01 par value
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Debt Securities of United Continental
Holdings, Inc.
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Depositary Shares of United Continental
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Inc. (3)
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Preferred Stock of United Continental
Holdings, Inc.
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Stock Purchase Contracts of United
Continental Holdings, Inc.
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Stock Purchase Units of United Continental
Holdings, Inc.
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Subscription Rights of United Continental
Holdings, Inc. (4)
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Inc.
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Guarantees of United Airlines, Inc. (3)
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Pass Through Certificates of United Airlines,
Inc.
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An unspecified aggregate initial offering price and number or amount of the securities of each identified class is being registered as may from time to time be offered at unspecified prices. Separate consideration may or may not be received for securities that are issuable on exercise, conversion or exchange of other securities or that are issued in units or represented by depositary shares. In accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant is deferring payment of all of the registration fee. Securities registered hereunder may be sold either separately or as units comprising more than one type of security registered hereunder.
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The depositary shares registered hereunder will be evidenced by depositary receipts issued pursuant to a deposit agreement. If the registrant elects to offer to the public fractional interests in shares of Preferred Stock, then depositary receipts will be distributed to those persons purchasing the fractional interests and the shares will be issued to the depositary under the deposit agreement.
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Pursuant to Rule 457(n) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, no additional registration fee is required with respect to the guarantees.
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Rights evidencing the right to purchase Common Stock, Preferred Stock, depositary shares or warrants.
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PROSPECTUS
United Continental Holdings, Inc.
Common Stock
Debt Securities
Depositary Shares
Guarantees of Debt Securities
Preferred Stock
Stock Purchase Contracts
Stock Purchase Units
Subscription Rights
Warrants
United Airlines, Inc.
Debt Securities
Guarantees of Debt Securities
The securities covered by this prospectus may be sold by United Continental Holdings, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary United Airlines, Inc., from time to time, together or separately. In addition, selling security holders who may be named in a prospectus supplement may offer and sell from time to time securities in such amounts as set forth in such prospectus supplement. We may, and any selling security holder may, offer the securities independently or together in any combination for sale directly to purchasers or through underwriters, dealers or agents to be designated at a future date. Unless otherwise set forth in a prospectus supplement, we will not receive any proceeds from the sale of securities by any selling security holders.
We will describe the specific terms of any offering of securities in a prospectus supplement to this prospectus. You should carefully read this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement, together with the documents we incorporate by reference, before you decide to invest in any of these securities.
This prospectus may not be used to offer or sell any securities unless accompanied by a prospectus supplement.
The Common Stock of United Continental Holdings, Inc. is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “UAL.”
Investing in our securities involves risks. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 2 of this prospectus.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The date of this prospectus is April 24, 2015.
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This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) using the “shelf” registration process. Under the shelf registration process, we, or certain of our security holders, may sell the securities described in this prospectus in one or more offerings from time to time. This prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities that we or a selling security holder may offer. Each time we, or, under certain circumstances, our security holders, sell securities, we will provide a prospectus supplement that will contain specific information about the terms of that offering.
This prospectus contains summaries of certain provisions contained in some of the documents described herein. Please refer to the actual documents for complete information. All of the summaries are qualified in their entirety by the actual documents. Copies of the documents referred to herein have been filed, or will be filed or incorporated by reference as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, and you may obtain copies of those documents as described below under “Where You Can Find More Information.”
In this prospectus, unless the context otherwise requires, the terms “we,” “our,” “us” and the “Company” refer to United Continental Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries, including United Airlines, Inc.
You should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus or in a prospectus supplement accompanying this prospectus or on the information incorporated by reference therein. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with different information. The distribution of this prospectus and sale of these securities in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law. Persons in possession of this prospectus are required to inform themselves about and observe any such restrictions. We are not making an offer to sell these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should assume that the information appearing in this prospectus is accurate as of the date on the front cover of this prospectus only. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since that date.
An investment in our securities involves risk. Before you invest in securities issued by us, you should carefully consider the risks involved. Accordingly, you should carefully consider:
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the information contained in or incorporated by reference into this prospectus;
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the information contained in or incorporated by reference into any prospectus supplement relating to specific offerings of securities;
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the risks described in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of United Continental Holdings, Inc. and United Airlines, Inc. for our most recent fiscal year and in any Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q which we have filed since our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, each of which is incorporated by reference into this prospectus; and
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other risks and other information that may be contained in, or incorporated by reference from, other filings we make with the SEC, including in any prospectus supplement relating to specific offerings of securities.
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The discussion of risks related to our business contained in or incorporated by reference into this prospectus or into any prospectus supplement comprises material risks of which we are aware. If any of the events or developments described actually occurs, our business, financial condition or results of operations would likely suffer.
Certain statements contained in or incorporated by reference in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement delivered with this prospectus are forward-looking and thus reflect our current expectations and beliefs with respect to certain current and future events and financial performance. Such forward-looking statements are and will be subject to many risks and uncertainties relating to our operations, financial condition and business environment that may cause actual results to differ materially from any future results expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements. Words such as “expects,” “will,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “indicates,” “believes,” “forecast,” “guidance,” “outlook” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements.
Additionally, forward-looking statements include statements that do not relate solely to historical facts, such as statements which identify uncertainties or trends, discuss the possible future effects of current known trends or uncertainties or which indicate that the future effects of known trends or uncertainties cannot be predicted, guaranteed or assured. All forward-looking statements contained in or incorporated by reference in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement delivered with this prospectus are based upon information available to us on the date such statements are made. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, changed circumstances or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.
Our actual results could differ materially from these forward-looking statements due to numerous factors including, without limitation, the following: our ability to comply with the terms of our various financing arrangements; the costs and availability of financing; our ability to maintain adequate liquidity; our ability to execute our operational plans and revenue-generating initiatives, including optimizing our revenue; our ability to control our costs, including realizing benefits from our resource optimization efforts, cost reduction initiatives and fleet replacement programs; our ability to utilize our net operating losses; our ability to attract and retain customers; demand for transportation in the markets in which we operate; an outbreak of a disease that affects travel demand or travel behavior; demand for travel and the impact that global economic conditions have on customer travel patterns; excessive taxation and the inability to offset future taxable income; general economic conditions (including interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates, investment or credit market conditions, crude oil prices, costs of aircraft fuel and energy refining capacity in relevant markets); economic and political instability and other risks of doing business globally; our ability to cost-effectively hedge against increases in the price of aircraft fuel; any potential realized or unrealized gains or losses related to fuel or currency hedging programs; the effects of any hostilities, act of war or terrorist attack; the ability of other air carriers with whom we have alliances or partnerships to provide the
services contemplated by the respective arrangements with such carriers; disruptions to our regional network; the costs and availability of aviation and other insurance; industry consolidation or changes in airline alliances; competitive pressures on pricing and demand; our capacity decisions and the capacity decisions of our competitors; U.S. or foreign governmental legislation, regulation and other actions (including open skies agreements and environmental regulations); labor costs; our ability to maintain satisfactory labor relations and the results of the collective bargaining agreement process with our union groups; any disruptions to operations due to any potential actions by our labor groups; weather conditions; and other risks and uncertainties, including those stated in the SEC reports incorporated by reference in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement delivered with this prospectus or as stated in any such prospectus supplement under “Risk Factors”. Consequently, the forward-looking statements should not be regarded as representations or warranties by us that such matters will be realized.
United Continental Holdings, Inc. (“UAL”) is a holding company, and its principal subsidiary is United Airlines, Inc. (“United”), which is a commercial airline.
Each of UAL and United is a Delaware corporation. The principal executive offices of UAL and United are located at 233 S. Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606, telephone (872) 825-4000.
UAL’s website is www.unitedcontinentalholdings.com, and United’s website is www.united.com. The information contained on or connected to these websites is not incorporated by reference into this prospectus and should not be considered part of this prospectus.
We may register securities covered by this prospectus for re-offers and resales by any selling security holders who may be named in a prospectus supplement. Because each of UAL and United is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), we may add secondary sales of securities by any selling security holders by filing a prospectus supplement with the SEC. We may register these securities to permit selling security holders to resell their securities when they deem appropriate. A selling security holder may resell all, a portion or none of their securities at any time and from time to time. We may register those securities for sale through an underwriter or other plan of distribution as set forth in a prospectus supplement. See “Plan of Distribution.” Selling security holders may also sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of some or all of their securities in transactions exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. We may pay all expenses incurred with respect to the registration of the securities owned by the selling security holders, other than underwriting fees, discounts or commissions, which will be borne by the selling security holders. We will provide you with a prospectus supplement naming the selling security holders, the amount of securities to be registered and sold and any other terms of the securities being sold by a selling security holder.
Unless otherwise indicated in an accompanying prospectus supplement, we intend to use the net proceeds from the sale of our securities for general corporate purposes, which may include possible future repayments of indebtedness, the funding of a portion of our pension liabilities, and our working capital requirements. Unless otherwise set forth in a prospectus supplement, we will not receive any proceeds from any sales of our securities by any selling security holder who may be named in a prospectus supplement.
The following table sets forth UAL’s consolidated ratio of earnings to fixed charges for the periods indicated (1):
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Earnings were inadequate to cover fixed charges by $756 million for the year ended December 31, 2012.
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The following table sets forth United’s consolidated ratio of earnings to fixed charges for the periods indicated (1):
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Earnings were inadequate to cover fixed charges by $689 million for the year ended December 31, 2012.
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For purposes of calculating this ratio, earnings consist of income before income taxes and cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles adjusted for distributed earnings of affiliates in which UAL/United has a minority equity interest plus interest expense (net of capitalized interest), the portion of rental expense representative of interest expense and amortization of previously capitalized interest. Fixed charges consist of interest expense, the portion of rental expense representative of interest expense, the amount amortized for debt discount, premium and issuance expense and interest previously capitalized.
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The following description of UAL’s capital stock includes a summary of certain provisions of UAL’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws. The following description of the terms of the Preferred Stock UAL may issue sets forth certain general terms and provisions of any series of Preferred Stock to which any prospectus supplement may relate. Particular terms of the Preferred Stock offered by any prospectus supplement and the extent, if any, to which these general terms and provisions shall apply to any series of Preferred Stock so offered will be described in the prospectus supplement relating to the applicable Preferred Stock. The applicable prospectus supplement may also state that any of the terms set forth in this description are inapplicable to such series of Preferred Stock. This description of UAL’s capital stock does not purport to be complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to applicable Delaware law and the provisions of UAL’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation and any applicable certificates of designations, which have been or will be filed with the SEC.
General
UAL is authorized to issue up to 1,000,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share. UAL is also authorized to issue 250,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, without par value (“Serial Preferred Stock”), one share of Class Pilot MEC Junior Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, and one share of Class IAM Junior Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share.
Common Stock
Dividends
The holders of UAL Common Stock will be entitled to receive dividends, if and when declared payable, from time to time by the UAL board of directors (the “Board”).
Liquidation
Upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of UAL, after all securities ranking prior to the Common Stock, including any shares of UAL’s Serial Preferred Stock, Class Pilot MEC Junior Preferred Stock and Class IAM Junior Preferred Stock, have been paid in full that to which they are entitled, the holders of the then outstanding Common Stock will be entitled to receive, pro rata, the remaining assets of UAL available for distribution to its stockholders.
Voting Rights
Each outstanding share of Common Stock of UAL will entitle the holder thereof to one vote on each matter submitted to a vote at a meeting of stockholders. At meetings of stockholders, holders of UAL’s Common Stock vote together as a single class with holders of UAL’s Class Pilot MEC Junior Preferred Stock and Class IAM Junior Preferred Stock on all matters except the election of directors to the Board. Except as otherwise required by UAL’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation, each director shall be elected by vote of a majority of the votes cast with respect to that director’s election. However, if the number of director nominees exceeds the number of directors to be elected at any meeting of stockholders as of the date ten days prior to the date UAL files its definitive proxy statement with the SEC, then each director shall be elected by a plurality of the votes cast and entitled to vote on the election of directors. The affirmative vote of holders of shares of UAL’s capital stock representing a majority of the votes present in person or by proxy at the meeting and entitled to be cast on the matter will be required to approve any other matters.
Other
UAL Common Stock is not convertible into, or exchangeable for, any other class or series of capital stock. Holders of Common Stock have no preemptive or other rights to subscribe for or purchase additional securities of UAL. UAL’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation contains no sinking fund provisions or redemption provisions with respect to the Common Stock. Shares of Common Stock are not subject to calls or assessments. No personal liability will attach to holders under the laws of the State of Delaware (UAL’s state of incorporation)
or of the State of Illinois (the state in which UAL’s principal place of business is located). There is no classification of the Board.
UAL Common Stock is subject to certain limitations on ownership and transfer. See “—Certain Limitations on Ownership and Transfer and Anti-Takeover Provisions in UAL’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws applicable to all UAL Capital Stock” below.
Serial Preferred Stock
Serial Preferred Stock may be issued independently or together with any other securities and may be attached to or separate from the securities.
Pursuant to Delaware law and UAL’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation, the Board by resolution, and without the approval of stockholders, may establish one or more series of Serial Preferred Stock, fix the number of shares constituting such series and fix the designations and the powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, if any, and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof, of such series. Such rights, preferences, powers and limitations as may be established could have the effect of discouraging an attempt to obtain control of UAL.
If the Board approves the issuance of a series of Serial Preferred Stock to be offered hereunder, a description will be filed with the SEC and the terms of such series will be described in the prospectus supplement with respect to such series, including the following terms:
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Class Pilot MEC Junior Preferred Stock
UAL currently has one share of Class Pilot MEC Junior Preferred Stock outstanding, which may be held only by the United Airlines Pilots Master Executive Council (the “MEC”) of the Air Line Pilots Association, International (“ALPA”) or a duly authorized agent acting for the benefit of MEC and may only be transferred in certain limited circumstances specified in UAL’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation.
Dividends
The holder of the Class Pilot MEC Junior Preferred Stock is not entitled to receive dividends or other distributions, except as described under “—Liquidation” below.
Liquidation
Upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of UAL, after all securities ranking prior to the Class Pilot MEC Junior Preferred Stock, including any shares of UAL’s Serial Preferred Stock, have been paid in full that to which they are entitled, the holder of the Class Pilot MEC Junior Preferred Stock will be entitled to receive $0.01 for the share of Class Pilot MEC Junior Preferred Stock, but such holder shall not be entitled to any further payment.
Voting Rights
The holder of the share of Class Pilot MEC Junior Preferred Stock has the following voting rights:
(a) So long as any persons represented by ALPA are employed by UAL or any of its affiliates or until the collective bargaining agreement between UAL or any of its affiliates and ALPA has been amended so that such agreement no longer provides that ALPA has the right to appoint a director to the Board, the holder of the share of Class Pilot MEC Junior Preferred Stock shall have the right (i) voting as a separate class, to elect one director to the Board at each annual meeting of stockholders for a term of office to expire at the succeeding annual meeting of stockholders, and (ii) voting together as a single class with the holders of Common Stock of UAL and the holders of such other classes or series of stock that vote together with the Common Stock of UAL as a single class, to vote on all matters submitted to a vote of the holders of Common Stock of UAL (other than the election of directors), except as otherwise required by law.
(b) The affirmative vote of the holder of the share of Class Pilot MEC Junior Preferred Stock, voting as a separate class, is necessary to authorize, effect or validate any amendment, alteration or repeal (including any amendment, alteration or repeal by operation of merger or consolidation) of any of the provisions of UAL’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation that would adversely affect the powers, preferences or special rights of the Class Pilot MEC Junior Preferred Stock.
Ranking
The Class Pilot MEC Junior Preferred Stock is deemed to rank senior to the Common Stock of UAL as to amounts distributable upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of UAL.
Class IAM Junior Preferred Stock
UAL currently has one share of Class IAM Junior Preferred Stock outstanding, which may be held only by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (the “IAM”) or a duly authorized agent acting for the benefit of the IAM and may only be transferred in certain limited circumstances specified in UAL’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation.
Dividends
The holder of the Class IAM Junior Preferred Stock is not entitled to receive dividends or other distributions, except as described under “—Liquidation” below.
Liquidation
Upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of UAL, after all securities ranking prior to the Class IAM Junior Preferred Stock, including any shares of UAL’s Serial Preferred Stock, have been paid in full that to which they are entitled, the holder of the Class IAM Junior Preferred Stock will be entitled to receive $0.01 for the share of Class IAM Junior Preferred Stock, but such holder shall not be entitled to any further payment.
Voting Rights
The holder of the share of Class IAM Junior Preferred Stock has the following voting rights:
(a) So long as any persons represented by the IAM are employed by UAL or any of its affiliates or until a certain letter agreement between UAL and the IAM no longer provides that the IAM has the right to appoint a director to the Board, the holder of the share of Class IAM Junior Preferred Stock shall have the right (i) voting as a separate class, to elect one director to the Board at each annual meeting of stockholders for a term of office to expire at the succeeding annual meeting of stockholders, and (ii) voting together as a single class with the holders of Common Stock of UAL and the holders of such other classes or series of stock that vote together with the Common Stock of UAL as a single class, to vote on all matters submitted to a vote of the holders of Common Stock of UAL (other than the election of directors), except as otherwise required by law.
(b) The affirmative vote of the holder of the share of Class IAM Junior Preferred Stock, voting as a separate class, is necessary to authorize, effect or validate any amendment, alteration or repeal (including any amendment, alteration or repeal by operation of merger or consolidation) of any of the provisions of UAL’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation that would adversely affect the powers, preferences or special rights of the Class IAM Junior Preferred Stock.
Ranking
The Class IAM Junior Preferred Stock is deemed to rank senior to the Common Stock of UAL as to amounts distributable upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of UAL.
Certain Limitations on Ownership and Transfer and Anti-Takeover Provisions in UAL’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws applicable to all UAL Capital Stock
Five-percent Ownership Limitation
UAL’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides, subject to certain exceptions therein, that any attempted transfer of UAL’s securities prior to the earliest of (A) February 1, 2014 or such later date as may be approved by the Board, (B) the repeal, amendment or modification of Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Section 382”), in such a way as to render the restrictions imposed by Section 382 no longer applicable to UAL, (C) the beginning of a taxable year of UAL in which no Tax Benefits (as defined in the amended and restated certificate of incorporation) are available, and (D) the date on which the limitation amount imposed by Section 382 in the event of an ownership change of UAL, would not be materially less than the net operating loss carry forward or net unrealized built-in loss of UAL (the “Restriction Release Date”), or any attempted transfer of UAL’s securities pursuant to an agreement entered into prior to the Restriction Release Date, will be prohibited and void ab initio so far as it purports to transfer ownership or rights in respect of such stock to the purported transferee (y) if the transferor is a five-percent shareholder or (z) to the extent that, as a result of such transfer either (1) any person or group of persons shall become a five-percent shareholder or (2) the percentage stock ownership interest in UAL of any five-percent shareholder shall be increased. The Board has extended the February 1, 2014 date referred to in clause (A) above to February 1, 2017. The Board has the authority to further extend such date in its sole discretion. The amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides an exception to this limitation for securities issued pursuant to UAL’s Second Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization dated January 20, 2006 or the Agreement and Plan of Merger relating to the merger on October 1, 2010, by which United became a subsidiary of UAL. The amended and restated certificate of incorporation defines the term “five-percent shareholder” as a person or group of persons that is identified as a “5-percent shareholder” of UAL pursuant to Treasury Regulation § 1.382-2T(g).
Foreign Ownership Limitation
UAL’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation limits the total number of shares of equity securities held by all persons who fail to qualify as citizens of the United States to having no more than 24.9% of the voting power of all outstanding equity securities of UAL.
Undesignated Preferred Stock
The ability to authorize undesignated Preferred Stock makes it possible for the Board to issue Preferred Stock with super voting, dividend or other special rights or preferences on a discriminatory basis that could impede the success of any attempt to acquire UAL. These and other provisions may have the effect of deferring, delaying or discouraging hostile takeovers, or changes in control or management of UAL.
Requirements for Advance Notification of Stockholder Meetings, Nominations and Proposals
UAL’s amended and restated bylaws provide that special meetings of the stockholders may be called only (i) by both the Chief Executive Officer and the Chairman of the Board, (ii) by the Board or (iii) subject to certain requirements set forth in UAL’s amended and restated bylaws, upon the written request of one or more stockholders of record of UAL that together have continuously held, for their own account or on behalf of others, beneficial ownership of at least a 25% aggregate “net long position” (as defined in UAL’s amended and restated bylaws) of the outstanding UAL Common Stock for at least one year prior to the date such request is delivered to UAL.
UAL’s amended and restated bylaws establish advance notice procedures with respect to stockholder proposals for annual meetings and the nomination of candidates for election as directors to the Board, other than nominations by ALPA or the IAM or nominations made by or at the direction of the Board or a committee of the Board. In order for any matter to be “properly brought” before a meeting, a stockholder will have to comply with advance notice requirements and provide UAL with certain information. Additionally, vacancies and newly created directorships may be filled by a vote of a majority of the directors then in office, even though less than a quorum. UAL’s amended and restated bylaws allow the Chief Executive Officer or Chairman, or his or her designee, to preside at a meeting to adopt rules and regulations for the conduct of meetings which may have the effect of precluding the conduct of certain business at a meeting if the rules and regulations are not followed. These provisions may also defer, delay or discourage a potential acquiror from conducting a solicitation of proxies to elect the acquiror’s own slate of directors or otherwise attempting to obtain control of UAL.
Stockholder Action by Written Consent
Pursuant to Section 228 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”), any action required to be taken at any annual or special meeting of the stockholders may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote if a consent or consents in writing, setting forth the action so taken, is signed by the holders of outstanding stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares of stock entitled to vote thereon were present and voted, unless UAL’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides otherwise. UAL’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that any action required or permitted to be taken by UAL stockholders must be effected at a duly called annual or special meeting of stockholders and may not be effected by consent in writing by such stockholders.
The following description of the terms of the debt securities sets forth certain general terms and provisions of the debt securities to which any prospectus supplement may relate. The particular terms of the debt securities offered by any prospectus supplement and the extent, if any, to which these general provisions may apply to those debt securities will be described in the prospectus supplement relating to those debt securities. Accordingly, for a description of the terms of a particular issue of debt securities, reference must be made to the prospectus supplement relating thereto and, to the extent applicable, the following description.
UAL or United may issue debt securities from time to time in one or more series. The debt securities will be general obligations of the applicable issuer. The debt securities issued by UAL or United may be fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a secured or unsecured senior or subordinated basis by the other of such companies. If any series of debt securities will be subordinated to other indebtedness that the applicable issuer has outstanding or may incur, the terms of the subordination will be set forth in the prospectus supplement relating to the subordinated debt securities. Debt securities will be issued under one or more indentures between one or more of us and one or more trustees named in the prospectus supplement. The indenture that UAL and United expect to use has been filed with the SEC and is listed as an exhibit to the registration statement. The following discussion of certain provisions of the indenture is a summary only and should not be considered a complete description of the terms and provisions of the indenture. Accordingly, the following discussion is qualified in its entirety by reference to the provisions of the indenture, including the definition of certain terms used below.
General
The debt securities will represent direct, unsecured, general obligations of UAL or United and:
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may rank equally with other unsubordinated debt or may be subordinated to other debt the issuer has or may incur;
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may be issued in one or more series with the same or various maturities;
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may be issued at a price of 100% of their principal amount or at a premium or discount;
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may be issued in registered or bearer form and certificated or uncertificated form; and
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may be represented by one or more global notes registered in the name of a designated depositary’s nominee, and if so, beneficial interests in the global note will be shown on and transfers will be made only through records maintained by the designated depositary and its participants.
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The aggregate principal amount of debt securities that we may authenticate and deliver is unlimited. The debt securities may be issued in one or more series as the issuer may authorize from time to time. You should refer to the applicable prospectus supplement for the following terms of the debt securities of the series with respect to which that prospectus supplement is being delivered:
(1) the identity of the issuer of such debt securities;
(2) the form and title of the debt securities of the series (which shall distinguish the debt securities of that particular series from the debt securities of any other series);
(3) the price or prices of the debt securities of the series;
(4) any limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the debt securities of the series that may be authenticated and delivered under the indenture (except for debt securities authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, other debt securities of the series);
(5) the date or dates on which the principal and premium with respect to the debt securities of the series are payable;
(6) the rate or rates (which may be fixed or variable) at which the debt securities of the series shall bear interest (if any) or the method of determining such rate or rates, the date or dates from which such interest, if any, shall accrue, the interest payment dates on which such interest, if any, shall be payable or the method by which such dates will be determined, the record dates for the determination of holders thereof to whom such interest is payable (in the case of securities in registered form), and the basis upon which interest will be calculated if other than that of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months;
(7) the currency or currencies in which debt securities of the series shall be denominated, if other than U.S. dollars, the place or places, if any, in addition to or instead of the corporate trust office of the trustee (in the case of securities in registered form) or the principal New York office of the trustee (in the case of securities in bearer form), where the principal, premium and interest with respect to debt securities of the series shall be payable or the method of such payment, if by wire transfer, mail or other means;
(8) the price or prices at which, the period or periods within which, and the terms and conditions upon which debt securities of the series may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at the issuer’s option or otherwise;
(9) whether debt securities of the series are to be issued as securities in registered form or securities in bearer form or both and, if securities in bearer form are to be issued, whether coupons will be attached to them, whether securities in bearer form of the series may be exchanged for securities in registered form of the series, and the circumstances under which and the places at which any such exchanges, if permitted, may be made;
(10) if any debt securities of the series are to be issued as securities in bearer form or as one or more global securities representing individual securities in bearer form of the series, whether certain provisions for the payment of additional interest or tax redemptions shall apply; whether interest with respect to any portion of a temporary bearer security of the series payable with respect to any interest payment date prior to the exchange of such temporary bearer security for definitive securities in bearer form of the series shall be paid to any clearing organization with respect to the portion of such temporary bearer security held for its account and, in such event, the terms and conditions (including any certification requirements) upon which any such interest payment received by a clearing organization will be credited to the persons entitled to interest payable on such interest payment date; and the terms upon which a temporary bearer security may be exchanged for one or more definitive securities in bearer form of the series;
(11) the obligation, if any, to redeem, purchase or repay debt securities of the series pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous provisions or at the option of a holder of such debt securities and the price or prices at which, the period or periods within which, and the terms and conditions upon which, debt securities of the series shall be redeemed, purchased or repaid, in whole or in part, pursuant to such obligations;
(12) the terms, if any, upon which the debt securities of the series may be convertible into or exchanged for the issuer’s or UAL’s Common Stock, Preferred Stock, other debt securities or warrants for Common Stock, Preferred Stock, indebtedness or other securities of any kind and the terms and conditions upon which such conversion or exchange shall be effected, including the initial conversion or exchange price or rate, the conversion or exchange period and any other additional provisions;
(13) if other than denominations of $1,000 or any integral multiple thereof, the denominations in which debt securities of the series shall be issuable;
(14) if the amount of principal, premium or interest with respect to the debt securities of the series may be determined with reference to an index or pursuant to a formula, the manner in which such amounts will be determined;
(15) if the principal amount payable at the stated maturity of debt securities of the series will not be determinable as of any one or more dates prior to such stated maturity, the amount that will be deemed to be such principal amount as of any such date for any purpose, including the principal amount thereof
which will be due and payable upon any maturity other than the stated maturity or which will be deemed to be outstanding as of any such date (or, in any such case, the manner in which such deemed principal amount is to be determined), and if necessary, the manner of determining the equivalent thereof in U.S. dollars;
(16) any changes or additions to the provisions of the indenture dealing with defeasance;
(17) if other than the entire principal amount thereof, the portion of the principal amount of debt securities of the series that shall be payable upon declaration of acceleration of the maturity thereof or provable in bankruptcy;
(18) the terms, if any, of the transfer, mortgage, pledge or assignment as security for the debt securities of the series of any properties, assets, moneys, proceeds, securities or other collateral, including whether certain provisions of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, are applicable and any corresponding changes to provisions of the indenture as then in effect;
(19) any addition to or change in the events of default with respect to the debt securities of the series and any change in the right of the trustee or the holders to declare the principal, premium and interest, if any, with respect to such debt securities due and payable;
(20) if the debt securities of the series shall be issued in whole or in part in the form of a global security, the terms and conditions, if any, upon which such global security may be exchanged in whole or in part for other individual debt securities in definitive registered form, the depositary (as defined in the applicable prospectus supplement) for such global security and the form of any legend or legends to be borne by any such global security in addition to or in lieu of the legend referred to in the indenture;
(21) any trustee, authenticating or paying agent, transfer agent or registrar for the debt securities of the series;
(22) the applicability of, and any addition to or change in, the covenants and definitions set forth in the indenture or in the terms set forth in the indenture relating to permitted consolidations, mergers or sales of assets;
(23) the terms, if any, of any guarantee of the payment of principal, premium and interest with respect to debt securities of the series, the identity of any guarantor and any corresponding changes to the provisions of the indenture as then in effect;
(24) the subordination, if any, of the debt securities of the series pursuant to the indenture and any changes or additions to the provisions of the indenture relating to subordination;
(25) with regard to debt securities of the series that do not bear interest, the dates for certain required reports to the trustee; and
(26) any other terms of the debt securities of the series (which terms shall not be prohibited by the provisions of the indenture).
Unless otherwise provided in the applicable prospectus supplement, securities in registered form may be transferred or exchanged at the office of the trustee at which its corporate trust business is principally administered in the United States or at the office of the trustee or the trustee’s agent in the Borough of Manhattan, the City and State of New York, at which its corporate agency business is conducted, subject to the limitations provided in the indenture, without the payment of any service charge, other than any tax or governmental charge payable in connection therewith. Securities in bearer form will be transferable only by delivery. Provisions with respect to the exchange of securities in bearer form will be described in the prospectus supplement relating to those securities in bearer form.
All funds which the issuer pays to a paying agent for the payment of principal, premium or interest with respect to any debt securities that remain unclaimed at the end of two years after that principal, premium or interest
shall have become due and payable will be repaid to the issuer, and the holders of those debt securities or any related coupons will thereafter look only to the issuer for payment thereof.
Global Securities
The debt securities of a series may be issued in whole or in part in the form of one or more global securities. A global security is a debt security that represents, and is denominated in an amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of, all outstanding debt securities of a series, or any portion thereof, in either case having the same terms, including the same original issue date, date or dates on which principal and interest are due, and interest rate or method of determining interest. A global security will be deposited with, or on behalf of, a depositary, which will be identified in the prospectus supplement relating to such debt securities. Global securities may be issued in either registered or bearer form and in either temporary or definitive form. Unless and until it is exchanged in whole or in part for the individual debt securities represented thereby, a global security may not be transferred except as a whole 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 nominee of the depositary to a successor depositary or any nominee of such successor.
The specific terms of the depositary arrangement with respect to a series of debt securities will be described in the prospectus supplement relating to such debt securities. We anticipate that the following provisions will generally apply to depositary arrangements.
Upon the issuance of a global security, the depositary for such global security will credit, on its book entry registration and transfer system, the respective principal amounts of the individual debt securities represented by such global security to the accounts of persons that have accounts with the depositary (“participants”). Such accounts shall be designated by the dealers or underwriters with respect to such debt securities or, if such debt securities are offered and sold directly by the issuer or through one or more agents, by the issuer or such agents. Ownership of beneficial interests in a global security will be limited to participants or persons that hold beneficial interests through participants. Ownership of beneficial interests in such global security will be shown on, and the transfer of that ownership will be effected only through, records maintained by the depositary (with respect to interests of participants) or records maintained by participants (with respect to interests of persons other than participants). The laws of some states require that certain purchasers of securities take physical delivery of such securities in definitive form. Such limitations and laws may impair the ability to transfer beneficial interests in a global security.
So long as the depositary for a global security, or its nominee, is the registered owner or holder of such global security, such depositary or nominee, as the case may be, will be considered the sole owner or holder of the individual debt securities represented by such global security for all purposes under the indenture. Except as provided below, owners of beneficial interests in a global security will not be entitled to have any of the individual debt securities represented by such global security registered in their names, will not receive or be entitled to receive physical delivery of any of such debt securities in definitive form, and will not be considered the owners or holders thereof under the indenture.
Subject to the restrictions applicable to securities in bearer form described in an applicable prospectus supplement (see “Limitations on Issuance of Securities in Bearer Form” below), payments of principal, premium, and interest with respect to individual debt securities represented by a global security will be made to the depositary or its nominee, as the case may be, as the registered owner or holder of such global security. Neither the issuer, the trustee, any paying agent or registrar for such debt securities nor any agent of the issuer or the trustee will have any responsibility or liability for:
(1) any aspect of the records relating to or payments made by the depositary, its nominee or any participants on account of beneficial interests in the global security or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to such beneficial interests;
(2) the payment to the owners of beneficial interests in the global security of amounts paid to the depositary or its nominee; or
(3) any other matter relating to the actions and practices of the depositary, its nominee or its participants.
None of the issuer, the trustee, any paying agent or registrar for such debt securities or any agent of the issuer or the trustee will be liable for any delay by the depositary, its nominee or any of its participants in identifying the owners of beneficial interests in the global security, and the issuer and the trustee may conclusively rely on, and will be protected in relying on, instructions from the depositary or its nominee for all purposes.
We expect that the depositary for a series of debt securities or its nominee, upon receipt of any payment of principal, premium or interest with respect to a definitive global security representing any of such debt securities, will immediately credit participants’ accounts with payments in amounts proportionate to their respective beneficial interests in the principal amount of such global security, as shown on the records of the depositary or its nominee. We also expect that payments by participants to owners of beneficial interests in such global security held through such participants will be governed by standing instructions and customary practices, as is now the case with securities held for the accounts of customers and registered in “street name.” Such payments will be the responsibility of such participants. Receipt by owners of beneficial interests in a temporary global security of payments of principal, premium or interest with respect thereto will be subject to the restrictions described in an applicable prospectus supplement (see “¾Limitation on Issuance of Securities in Bearer Form” below).
If the depositary for a series of debt securities is at any time unwilling, unable or ineligible to continue as depositary, the issuer shall appoint a successor depositary. If a successor depositary is not appointed by the issuer within 90 days, the issuer will issue individual debt securities of such series in exchange for the global security representing such series of debt securities. In addition, the issuer may at any time and in its sole discretion, subject to any limitations described in the prospectus supplement relating to such debt securities, determine to no longer have debt securities of a series represented by a global security and, in such event, will issue individual debt securities of such series in exchange for the global security representing such series of debt securities. Furthermore, if an event of default with respect to the debt securities of a series represented by a global security shall have happened and be continuing and owners of beneficial interests in such global security in an amount not less than a majority of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of such global security have delivered to the issuer and the trustee a notice indicating that the continuation of the book-entry system through such depositary is no longer in the best interests of the holders of the beneficial interests, such global security will be exchangeable for individual debt securities of such series.
Limitations on Issuance of Securities in Bearer Form
The debt securities of a series may be issued as securities in registered form (which will be registered as to principal and interest in the register maintained by the registrar for such debt securities) or securities in bearer form (which will be transferable only by delivery). If such debt securities are issuable as securities in bearer form, the applicable prospectus supplement will describe certain special limitations and considerations that will apply to such debt securities.
Certain Covenants
If debt securities are issued, the indenture, as supplemented for a particular series of debt securities, will contain certain covenants for the benefit of the holders of such series of debt securities, which will be applicable (unless waived or amended) so long as any of the debt securities of such series are outstanding, unless stated otherwise in the prospectus supplement. The specific terms of the covenants, and summaries thereof, will be set forth in the prospectus supplement relating to such series of debt securities.
Subordination
Debt securities of a series, and any guarantees of such securities, may be subordinated, which we refer to as subordinated debt securities, to senior indebtedness (as defined in the applicable prospectus supplement) to the extent set forth in the prospectus supplement relating thereto. To the extent the issuer of any debt securities conducts operations through subsidiaries of such issuer, the holders of such debt securities (whether or not subordinated debt securities) will be structurally subordinated to the creditors of such subsidiaries except to the extent such subsidiary is a guarantor of such series of debt securities.
Events of Default
Each of the following constitutes an event of default under the indenture with respect to any series of debt securities:
(1) default in any payment of the principal or premium, if any, on the debt securities of that series, when such amount becomes due and payable at maturity, upon acceleration, redemption or otherwise;
(2) failure to pay interest on any debt security of that series when such interest becomes due and payable, and such failure continues for a period of 30 days;
(3) failure to comply for 60 days after notice with any covenants or agreements applicable to the debt securities of that series (other than those referred to in (1) or (2) above) or the indenture or supplemental indenture related to that series of debt securities; or
(4) certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization affecting us.
A prospectus supplement may omit, modify or add to the foregoing events of default.
A default under clause (3) will not constitute an event of default until the trustee notifies the issuer or the holders of 25% in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities notify the issuer and the trustee of the default and such issuer does not cure such default within the time specified after receipt of such notice.
If any event of default (other than an event of default relating to certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization with respect to the issuer) occurs and is continuing with respect to a particular series of debt securities, either the trustee or the holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the debt securities of that series then outstanding by written notice to the issuer (and to the trustee if such notice is given by the holders), may declare the principal amount of (or in the case of original issue discount debt securities, the portion thereby specified in the terms thereof), and accrued interest on the debt securities of that series to be immediately due and payable. In the case of certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization, the principal amount of and accrued interest on the debt securities of that series shall automatically become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the trustee or any holders.
The holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the debt securities of any series then outstanding by notice to the trustee under the indenture may on behalf of the holders of all of such series of debt securities waive any existing default or event of default and its consequences under the applicable indenture except a default in the payment of the principal of, or premium, if any, and interest on the debt securities of such series, a default arising from the failure to redeem or purchase a debt security of that series when required pursuant to the terms of the indenture, or a default in respect of a provision that cannot be amended under the indenture without the consent of each holder of the series affected.
Subject to the provisions of the indenture relating to the duties of the trustee, in case an event of default shall occur and be continuing, the trustee is under no obligation to exercise any of its rights or powers under the indenture or debt securities at the request or direction of any of the holders of any series of debt securities, unless such holders have offered to the trustee indemnity or security satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or expense. Subject to such provisions for the indemnification of the trustee, the holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of a series have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on the trustee with respect to such series of debt securities. The trustee, however, may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with law or the indenture or that the trustee determines is unduly prejudicial to the rights of any other holder of such series of debt securities or that would involve the trustee in personal liability. Prior to taking any action under the indenture, the trustee is entitled to indemnification satisfactory to it in its sole discretion against all losses and expenses caused by taking or not taking such action.
Except to enforce the right to receive payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest when due, no holder of debt securities of a series has any right to pursue any remedy with respect to the indenture or debt securities unless:
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such holder has previously given to the trustee written notice of a continuing event of default with respect to such series of debt securities;
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the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series have made a written request to the trustee to pursue such remedy, and such holder or holders have offered indemnity satisfactory to the trustee against any loss, liability or expense, to the trustee; and
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the trustee has not complied with such request, and has not received from the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series a direction inconsistent with such request, within 60 days after such request and offer of indemnity.
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However, such limitations do not apply to a suit instituted by a holder of a debt security of such series for the enforcement of payment of the principal, premium, if any, or interest on such debt security on or after the applicable due date specified in such debt security.
The indenture provides that if a default with respect to a series of debt securities occurs and is continuing and is actually known to a trust officer of the trustee, the trustee must mail to each holder of such debt securities notice of the default within 90 days after it occurs. Except in the case of a default in the payment of principal of, or premium, if any, or interest on any debt security of a series when such amount becomes due and payable, the trustee may withhold notice if and so long as a committee of its trust officers in good faith determines that withholding notice is in the interests of the holders.
The indenture requires the issuer with respect to each outstanding series of debt securities to furnish to the trustee, within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year, a statement by certain of its officers as to whether or not such officers know of a default in the performance or observance of any of the terms, provisions and conditions with respect to such series of debt securities and, if so, specifying all such known defaults.
Street name and other indirect holders should consult their banks and brokers for information on their requirements for giving notice or taking other actions upon a default.
Modification and Waiver
Modifications and amendments of the indenture as it applies to any series of debt securities or any of the other terms of such series may be made by the applicable issuer, any applicable guarantor and the trustee with the consent of the holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of such series.
No such modification or amendment may, without the consent of each holder of an affected debt security,
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make any change to the percentage of principal amount of debt securities of the applicable series the holders of which must consent to an amendment;
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reduce the principal amount of, premium, if any, or interest on, or extend the stated maturity or interest payment periods, of such debt security;
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make such debt security payable in money or securities other than that stated in such debt security;
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make any change that adversely affects such holder’s right to require the applicable issuer to purchase such debt security, if any;
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impair the right of such holder to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment with respect to such debt securities;
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in the case of any subordinated debt security or coupons appertaining thereto, make any change in the provisions of the indenture relating to subordination that adversely affects the rights of such holder under such provisions;
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except as provided under “—Satisfaction and Discharge of the Indenture; Defeasance” or in accordance with a guarantee, release any guarantor of such debt security or make any changes in the applicable guarantee that would adversely affect such holder; or
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change the requirements relating to waiving a default in payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the debt securities of a series, the right to bring suit to enforce such payments or the provisions relating to modifications or amendments described in this sentence.
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Without the consent of any holder, the issuer with respect to a series of debt securities and the trustee may amend the indenture as it applies to such series or any of the other terms of such series for one or more of the following purposes:
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to evidence the succession of another person to such issuer pursuant to the provisions of the indenture relating to consolidations, mergers and sales of assets and the assumption by such successor of such issuer’s covenants, agreements and obligations in the indenture and with respect to the debt securities;
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to surrender any right or power conferred upon such issuer, to add such further covenants, restrictions, conditions or provisions for the protection of the holders of such series of debt securities, and to make the occurrence, or the occurrence and continuance, of a default in respect of any of such additional covenants, restrictions, conditions or provisions a default or an event of default under the indenture with respect to such series (provided, however, that with respect to any such additional covenant, restriction, condition or provision, such supplemental indenture may provide for a period of grace after default, which may be shorter or longer than that allowed in the case of other defaults, may provide for an immediate enforcement upon such default, may limit the remedies available to the trustee upon such default or may limit the right of holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of any series of debt securities to waive such default);
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to cure any ambiguity or correct or supplement any provision contained in the indenture, in any supplemental indenture, board resolution, officers’ certificate or in any debt securities that may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision contained therein;
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to convey, transfer, assign, mortgage or pledge any property to or with the trustee, or to make such other provisions in regard to matters or questions arising under the indenture as shall not adversely affect the interests of any holders of debt securities of such series;
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to modify or amend the indenture in such a manner as to permit the qualification of the indenture or any supplemental indenture under the Trust Indenture Act as then in effect;
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to add to or change any of the provisions of the indenture to provide that securities in bearer form may be registerable as to principal, to change or eliminate any restrictions on the payment of principal, premium or interest with respect to securities in bearer form, to permit securities in registered form to be exchanged for securities in bearer form or to permit or facilitate the issuance of debt securities of such series in uncertificated form, provided that any such action shall not adversely affect the interests of the holders of debt securities or any coupons of any series in any material respect;
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in the case of subordinated debt securities, to make any change in the provisions of the indenture or any supplemental indenture, board resolution or officers’ certificate relating to subordination that would limit or terminate the benefits available to any holder of senior indebtedness under such provisions;
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to add guarantees with respect to the debt securities or to secure the debt securities;
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to make any change that does not adversely affect the rights of any holder of debt securities of such series;
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to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment by a successor or separate trustee with respect to the debt securities of one or more series and to add to or change any of the provisions of the
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indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the indenture by more than one trustee; or
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to establish the form or terms of debt securities and coupons of any series, as described under “¾General” above.
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UAL, United and the trustee may amend the indenture to add to, change, or eliminate any of the provisions of the indenture, so long as any such addition, change or elimination not otherwise permitted under the indenture shall (a) neither apply to any debt security of any series outstanding at the time of the execution of such supplemental indenture and entitled to the benefit of such provision nor modify the rights of the holders of any such debt security with respect to such provision or (b) become effective only when there is no such debt security outstanding.
Mergers and Sales of Assets
The indenture provides that the issuer with respect to any outstanding series of debt securities may not consolidate with or merge into any other person or convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all of its properties and assets to another person, unless among other items: (a) the resulting, surviving or transferee person is organized and existing under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia and such person (if not such issuer) expressly assumes, by supplemental indenture, all obligations of such issuer under the applicable debt securities and the indenture; (b) no event of default with respect to any series of debt securities of such issuer issued under the indenture shall have occurred and be continuing; and (c) such issuer shall have provided the trustee with an officers’ certificate and an opinion of counsel confirming compliance with the indenture with respect to such transaction. Upon the assumption of the issuer’s obligations by such a person in such circumstances, subject to certain exceptions, such issuer shall be discharged from all obligations under the indenture.
Satisfaction and Discharge of the Indenture; Defeasance
Unless otherwise provided for in the prospectus supplement, the indenture shall cease to be of any further effect with respect to a series of debt securities if (1) either (a) the issuer has delivered to the trustee for cancellation all debt securities of such series (with certain limited exceptions) or (b) all debt securities and coupons of such series not theretofore delivered to the trustee for cancellation shall have become due and payable, or are by their terms to become due and payable at their stated maturity within one year or are to be called for redemption within one year, and the issuer shall have deposited with the trustee as trust funds the amount sufficient to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness on such debt securities not theretofore delivered to the trustee for cancellation, for principal (and premium, if any) and interest, if any, to the date of such deposit (in the case of debt securities which have become due and payable) or to the stated maturity or redemption date, as the case may be.
In addition, the issuer shall have a “legal defeasance option” (pursuant to which the issuer may terminate, with respect to the debt securities of a particular series, all of its obligations under such debt securities and the indenture with respect to such debt securities) and a “covenant defeasance option” (pursuant to which the issuer may terminate, with respect to the debt securities of a particular series, its obligations with respect to such debt securities under certain specified covenants with respect to such debt securities). If the legal defeasance option is exercised with respect to a series of debt securities, payment of such debt securities may not be accelerated because of an event of default. If the covenant defeasance option is exercised with respect to a series of debt securities, payment of such debt securities may not be accelerated because of an event of default related to the specified covenants.
The applicable prospectus supplement will describe the procedures the issuer must follow in order to exercise its defeasance options.
Regarding the Trustee
The indenture provides that, except during the continuance of an event of default, the trustee will perform only such duties as are specifically set forth in the indenture. During the existence of an event of default, the trustee will exercise such rights and powers vested in it under the indenture and use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of such person’s own affairs.
The indenture and provisions of the Trust Indenture Act that are incorporated by reference therein contain limitations on the rights of the trustee, should it become one of an issuer’s creditors, to obtain payment of claims in certain cases or to realize on certain property received by it in respect of any such claim as security or otherwise. The trustee is permitted to engage in other transactions with any issuer or any of its affiliates; provided, however, that if it acquires any conflicting interest (as defined in the indenture or in the Trust Indenture Act), it must eliminate such conflict or resign.
Governing Law
The indenture is, and the debt securities will be, governed by the laws of the State of New York.
The following summary of certain provisions of the depositary shares does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, the provisions of the depositary agreement that will be filed with the SEC in connection with the offering of such depositary shares.
UAL may offer fractional shares of Preferred Stock, rather than full shares of Preferred Stock. If UAL decides to offer fractional shares of Preferred Stock, it will issue receipts for depositary shares. Each depositary share will represent a fraction of a share of a particular series of Preferred Stock, and the prospectus supplement will indicate that fraction. The shares of Preferred Stock represented by depositary shares will be deposited under a deposit agreement between UAL and a depositary that is a bank or trust company that meets certain requirements and is selected by UAL. The depositary will be specified in the applicable prospectus supplement. Each owner of a depositary share will be entitled to all of the rights and preferences of the Preferred Stock represented by the depositary share. The depositary shares will be evidenced by depositary receipts issued pursuant to the deposit agreement. Depositary receipts will be distributed to those persons purchasing the fractional shares of Preferred Stock in accordance with the terms of the offering.
We have summarized selected provisions of the deposit agreement and the depositary receipts, but the summary is qualified by reference to the provisions of the deposit agreement and the depositary receipts. The particular terms of any series of depositary shares will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement. If so indicated in the prospectus supplement, the terms of any such series may differ from the terms set forth below.
Dividends
The depositary will distribute all cash dividends or other cash distributions received by it in respect of the Preferred Stock to the record holders of depositary shares relating to such preferred shares in proportion to the numbers of depositary shares held on the relevant record date. The amount made available for distribution will be reduced by any amounts withheld by the depositary or UAL on account of taxes.
In the event of a distribution other than in cash, the depositary will distribute securities or property received by it to the record holders of depositary shares in proportion to the numbers of depositary shares held on the relevant record date, unless the depositary determines that it is not feasible to make such distribution. In that case, the depositary may make the distribution by such method as it deems equitable and practicable. One such possible method is for the depositary to sell the securities or property and then distribute the net proceeds from the sale as provided in the case of a cash distribution.
Withdrawal of Shares
Upon surrender of depositary receipts representing any number of whole shares at the depositary’s office, unless the related depositary shares previously have been called for redemption, the holder of the depositary shares evidenced by the depositary receipts will be entitled to delivery of the number of whole shares of the related series of Preferred Stock and all money and other property, if any, underlying such depositary shares. However, once such an exchange is made, the Preferred Stock cannot thereafter be redeposited in exchange for depositary shares. Holders of depositary shares will be entitled to receive whole shares of the related series of Preferred Stock on the basis set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. If the depositary receipts delivered by the holder evidence a number of depositary shares representing more than the number of whole shares of Preferred Stock of the related series to be withdrawn, the depositary will deliver to the holder at the same time a new depositary receipt evidencing the excess number of depositary shares.
Redemption of Depositary Shares
Whenever UAL redeems the Preferred Stock, the depositary will redeem a number of depositary shares representing the same number of shares of Preferred Stock so redeemed. If fewer than all of the depositary shares are to be redeemed, the depositary shares to be redeemed will be selected by lot, pro rata or by any other equitable method as the depositary may determine.
Voting of Underlying Shares
Upon receipt of notice of any meeting at which the holders of the Preferred Stock of any series are entitled to vote, the depositary will mail the information contained in the notice of the meeting to the record holders of the depositary shares relating to that series of preferred shares. Each record holder of the depositary shares on the record date will be entitled to instruct the depositary as to the exercise of the voting rights represented by the number of shares of Preferred Stock underlying the holder’s depositary shares. The depositary will endeavor, to the extent it is practical to do so, to vote the number of whole shares of Preferred Stock underlying such depositary shares in accordance with such instructions. UAL will agree to take all action that the depositary may deem reasonably necessary in order to enable the depositary to do so. To the extent the depositary does not receive specific instructions from the holders of depositary shares relating to such preferred shares, it will abstain from voting such shares of Preferred Stock.
Amendment and Termination of Deposit Agreement
The form of depositary receipt evidencing the depositary shares and any provision of the applicable deposit agreement may at any time be amended by agreement between UAL and the depositary. With the consent of the depositary, UAL may amend the deposit agreement from time to time in any manner that it desires. However, if the amendment would materially and adversely alter the rights of the existing holders of depositary shares, the amendment would need to be approved by the holders of at least a majority of the depositary shares then outstanding.
The deposit agreement may be terminated by UAL or the depositary if:
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Resignation and Removal of Depositary
The depositary may resign at any time by delivering to UAL notice of its election to do so. UAL may remove a depositary at any time. Any resignation or removal will take effect upon the appointment of a successor depositary and its acceptance of appointment.
Charges of Depositary
UAL will pay all transfer and other taxes and governmental charges arising solely from the existence of any depositary arrangements. UAL will pay all charges of each depositary in connection with the initial deposit of the preferred shares of any series, the initial issuance of the depositary shares, any redemption of such preferred shares and any withdrawals of such preferred shares by holders of depositary shares. Holders of depositary shares will be required to pay any other transfer taxes.
Notices
Each depositary will forward to the holders of the applicable depositary shares all notices, reports and communications from UAL which are delivered to such depositary and which UAL is required to furnish the holders of the preferred shares.
Limitation of Liability
The deposit agreement contains provisions that limit UAL’s liability and the liability of the depositary to the holders of depositary shares. Both the depositary and UAL are also entitled to an indemnity from the holders of the depositary shares prior to bringing, or defending against, any legal proceeding pertaining to the rights of the holders of the depositary shares. UAL or any depositary may rely upon written advice of counsel or accountants, or
information provided by persons presenting preferred shares for deposit, holders of depositary shares or other persons believed by UAL or it to be competent and on documents believed by UAL or them to be genuine.
The following summary of certain provisions of the stock purchase contracts and stock purchase units does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, the provisions of the stock purchase contract or stock purchase unit, as applicable, that will be filed with the SEC in connection with the offering of such securities.
UAL may issue stock purchase contracts, including contracts obligating holders to purchase from it, and obligating UAL to sell to the holders, a specified number of shares of Common Stock or other securities at a future date or dates, which we refer to in this prospectus as “stock purchase contracts.” The price per share of the securities and the number of shares of the securities may be fixed at the time the stock purchase contracts are issued or may be determined by reference to a specific formula set forth in the stock purchase contracts. The stock purchase contracts may be issued separately or as part of units consisting of a stock purchase contract and debt securities, preferred securities, warrants or debt obligations of third parties, including U.S. treasury securities, securing the holders’ obligations to purchase the securities under the stock purchase contracts, which we refer to herein as “stock purchase units.” The stock purchase contracts may require holders to secure their obligations under the stock purchase contracts in a specified manner. The stock purchase contracts also may require us to make periodic payments to the holders of the stock purchase units or vice versa, and those payments may be unsecured or refunded on some basis.
The applicable prospectus supplement will describe the terms of the stock purchase contracts or stock purchase units. The description in the prospectus supplement will not necessarily be complete, and reference will be made to the stock purchase contracts, and, if applicable, collateral or depositary arrangements, relating to the stock purchase contracts or stock purchase units, which will be filed with the SEC each time UAL issues stock purchase contracts or stock purchase units.
The following summary of certain provisions of the subscription rights does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, the provisions of the certificate evidencing the subscription rights that will be filed with the SEC in connection with the offering of such subscription rights.
General
UAL may issue subscription rights to purchase Common Stock, Preferred Stock, depositary shares or warrants to purchase Preferred Stock, Common Stock or depositary shares. Subscription rights may be issued independently or together with any other offered security and may or may not be transferable by the person purchasing or receiving the subscription rights. In connection with any subscription rights offering to UAL’s stockholders, UAL may enter into a standby underwriting arrangement with one or more underwriters pursuant to which such underwriters will purchase any offered securities remaining unsubscribed for after such subscription rights offering. In connection with a subscription rights offering to UAL’s stockholders, UAL will distribute certificates evidencing the subscription rights and a prospectus supplement to its stockholders on the record date that UAL sets for receiving subscription rights in such subscription rights offering.
The applicable prospectus supplement will describe the following terms of subscription rights in respect of which this prospectus is being delivered:
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Exercise of Subscription Rights
Each subscription right will entitle the holder of the subscription right to purchase for cash such amount of shares of Preferred Stock, depositary shares, Common Stock, warrants or any combination thereof, at such exercise price as shall in each case be set forth in, or be determinable as set forth in, the prospectus supplement relating to the subscription rights offered thereby. Subscription rights may be exercised at any time up to the close of business on the expiration date for such subscription rights set forth in the prospectus supplement. After the close of business on the expiration date, all unexercised subscription rights will become void.
Subscription rights may be exercised as set forth in the prospectus supplement relating to the subscription rights offered thereby. Upon receipt of payment and the subscription rights certificate properly completed and duly executed at the corporate trust office of the subscription rights agent or any other office indicated in the prospectus supplement, UAL will forward, as soon as practicable, the shares of Preferred Stock, Common Stock, depositary shares or warrants purchasable upon such exercise. UAL may determine to offer any unsubscribed offered securities
directly to persons other than stockholders, to or through agents, underwriters or dealers or through a combination of such methods, including pursuant to standby underwriting arrangements, as set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement.
The following summary of certain provisions of the warrants does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, the provisions of the warrant agreement that will be filed with the SEC in connection with the offering of such warrants.
General
UAL may issue warrants for the purchase of debt securities, Preferred Stock or Common Stock. Warrants may be issued independently or together with debt securities, Preferred Stock or Common Stock offered by any prospectus supplement and may be attached to or separate from any such offered securities. Each series of warrants will be issued under a separate warrant agreement to be entered into between UAL and a bank or trust company, as warrant agent. The warrant agent will act solely as UAL’s agent in connection with the warrants and will not assume any obligation or relationship of agency or trust for or with any holders or beneficial owners of warrants.
Debt Warrants
The prospectus supplement relating to a particular issue of debt warrants will describe the terms of such debt warrants, including the following: (a) the title of such debt warrants; (b) the offering price for such debt warrants, if any; (c) the aggregate number of such debt warrants; (d) the designation and terms of the debt securities purchasable upon exercise of such debt warrants; (e) if applicable, the designation and terms of the debt securities with which such debt warrants are issued and the number of such debt warrants issued with each such debt security; (f) if applicable, the date from and after which such debt warrants and any debt securities issued therewith will be separately transferable; (g) the principal amount of debt securities purchasable upon exercise of a debt warrant and the price at which such principal amount of debt securities may be purchased upon exercise (which price may be payable in cash, securities, or other property); (h) the date on which the right to exercise such debt warrants shall commence and the date on which such right shall expire; (i) if applicable, the minimum or maximum amount of such debt warrants that may be exercised at any one time; (j) whether the debt warrants represented by the debt warrant certificates or debt securities that may be issued upon exercise of the debt warrants will be issued in registered or bearer form; (k) information with respect to book-entry procedures, if any; (1) the currency or currency units in which the offering price, if any, and the exercise price are payable; (m) the antidilution provisions of such debt warrants, if any; (n) the redemption or call provisions, if any, applicable to such debt warrants; and (o) any additional terms of such debt warrants, including terms, procedures, and limitations relating to the exchange and exercise of such debt warrants.
Stock Warrants
The prospectus supplement relating to any particular issue of Preferred Stock warrants or Common Stock warrants will describe the terms of such warrants, including the following: (a) the title of such warrants; (b) the offering price for such warrants, if any; (c) the aggregate number of such warrants; (d) the designation and terms of the Common Stock or Preferred Stock purchasable upon exercise of such warrants; (e) if applicable, the designation and terms of the offered securities with which such warrants are issued and the number of such warrants issued with each such offered security; (f) if applicable, the date from and after which such warrants and any offered securities issued therewith will be separately transferable; (g) the number of shares of Common Stock or Preferred Stock purchasable upon exercise of a warrant and the price at which such shares may be purchased upon exercise; (h) the date on which the right to exercise such warrants shall commence and the date on which such right shall expire; (i) if applicable, the minimum or maximum amount of such warrants that may be exercised at any one time; (j) the currency or currency units in which the offering price, if any, and the exercise price are payable, (k) the antidilution provisions of such warrants, if any; (l) the redemption or call provisions, if any, applicable to such warrants; and (m) any additional terms of such warrants, including terms, procedures and limitations relating to the exchange and exercise of such warrants.
We and any selling security holder may offer and sell the securities covered by this prospectus from time to time, in one or more transactions, at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to market prices, at a fixed price or prices subject to change, at varying prices determined at the time of sale or at negotiated prices, by a variety of methods, including the following:
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Registration of the securities covered by this prospectus does not mean that those securities necessarily will be offered or sold.
In effecting sales, brokers or dealers engaged by us may arrange for other brokers or dealers to participate. Broker-dealer transactions may include:
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purchases of the securities by a broker-dealer as principal and resales of the securities by the broker-dealer for its account pursuant to this prospectus;
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In addition, we and any selling security holder may sell any securities covered by this prospectus in private transactions or under Rule 144 under the Securities Act rather than pursuant to this prospectus.
In connection with the sale of securities covered by this prospectus, broker-dealers may receive commissions or other compensation from us in the form of commissions, discounts or concessions. Broker-dealers may also receive compensation from purchasers of the securities for whom they act as agents or to whom they sell as principals or both. Compensation as to a particular broker-dealer may be in excess of customary commissions or in amounts to be negotiated. In connection with any underwritten offering, underwriters may receive compensation in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from us or from purchasers of the securities for whom they act as agents. Underwriters may sell the securities to or through dealers, and such 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 agents. Any underwriters, broker-dealers, agents or other persons acting on our behalf that participate in the distribution of the securities may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act, and any profit on the sale of the securities by them and any discounts, commissions or concessions received by any of those underwriters, broker-dealers agents or other persons may be deemed to be underwriting discounts and commissions under the Securities Act.
In connection with the distribution of the securities covered by this prospectus or otherwise, we or any selling stockholder may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions. In connection with such transactions, broker-dealers or other financial institutions may engage in short sales of our securities in the course of hedging the positions they assume with us or any selling stockholder. We or any selling stockholder may also sell securities short and deliver the securities offered by this prospectus to close out our short positions. We or any selling security holder may also enter into option or other transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions, which require the delivery to such broker-dealer or other financial institution of securities offered by this prospectus, which securities such broker-dealer or other financial institution may resell pursuant to this prospectus, as supplemented or amended to reflect such transaction. We or any selling security
holder may also from time to time pledge our securities pursuant to the margin provisions of our customer agreements with our brokers. Upon our default, the broker may offer and sell such pledged securities from time to time pursuant to this prospectus, as supplemented or amended to reflect such transaction.
At any time a particular offer of the securities covered by this prospectus is made, a revised prospectus or prospectus supplement, if required, will be distributed which will set forth the aggregate amount of securities covered by this prospectus being offered and the terms of the offering, including the name or names of any underwriters, dealers, brokers or agents, any discounts, commissions, concessions and other items constituting compensation from us and any discounts, commissions or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers. Such prospectus supplement, and, if necessary, a post-effective amendment to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, will be filed with the SEC to reflect the disclosure of additional information with respect to the distribution of the securities covered by this prospectus. In order to comply with the securities laws of certain states, if applicable, the securities sold under this prospectus may be sold only through registered or licensed broker-dealers. In addition, in some states the securities may not be sold unless they have been registered or qualified for sale in the applicable state or an exemption from registration or qualification requirements is available and is complied with.
We may solicit offers to purchase directly. Offers to purchase securities also may be solicited by agents designated by us from time to time. Any such agent involved in the offer or sale of the securities in respect of which this prospectus is delivered will be named, and any commissions payable by us to such agent will be set forth, in the applicable prospectus supplement. Unless otherwise indicated in such prospectus supplement, any such agent will be acting on a reasonable best efforts basis for the period of its appointment. Any such agent may be deemed to be an underwriter, as that term is defined in the Securities Act, of the securities so offered and sold.
UAL may offer its equity securities into an existing trading market on the terms described in the applicable prospectus supplement. Underwriters, dealers and agents who may participate in any at-the-market offerings will be described in the prospectus supplement relating thereto.
Securities may also be offered and sold, if so indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, in connection with a remarketing upon their purchase, in accordance with a redemption or repayment pursuant to their terms, or otherwise, by one or more firms (“remarketing firms”) acting as principals for their own accounts or as agents for us. Any remarketing firm will be identified and the terms of its agreement, if any, with us and its compensation will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement. Remarketing firms may be deemed to be underwriters, as that term is defined in the Securities Act, in connection with the securities remarketed thereby.
If so indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, we may authorize agents, dealers or underwriters to solicit offers by certain institutions to purchase securities from us at the public offering price set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement pursuant to delayed delivery contracts providing for payment and delivery on the date or dates stated in the applicable prospectus supplement. Such delayed delivery contracts will be subject to only those conditions set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. A commission indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement will be paid to underwriters and agents soliciting purchases of securities pursuant to delayed delivery contracts accepted by us.
In connection with an underwritten offering, we and any selling stockholder would execute an underwriting agreement with an underwriter or underwriters. Unless otherwise indicated in the revised prospectus or applicable prospectus supplement, such underwriting agreement would provide that the obligations of the underwriter or underwriters are subject to certain conditions precedent, and that the underwriter or underwriters with respect to a sale of the covered securities will be obligated to purchase all of the covered securities, if any such securities are purchased. We or any selling security holder may grant to the underwriter or underwriters an option to purchase additional securities at the public offering price, less any underwriting discount, as may be set forth in the revised prospectus or applicable prospectus supplement. If we or any selling security holder grants any such option, the terms of that option will be set forth in the revised prospectus or applicable prospectus supplement.
Underwriters, agents, brokers or dealers may be entitled, pursuant to relevant agreements entered into with us, to indemnification by us or any selling security holder against certain civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act that may arise from any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact, or any omission or alleged omission to state a material fact in this prospectus, any supplement or amendment hereto, or in
the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, or to contribution with respect to payments which the underwriters, agents, brokers or dealers may be required to make.
UAL and United file annual, quarterly and current reports and other information, and UAL files proxy statements with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). You may read and copy this information at the Public Reference Room of the SEC, 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. You may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at (800) SEC-0330.
The SEC also maintains an internet website that contains reports, proxy statements and other information about issuers, like us, who file reports electronically with the SEC. The address of that site is http://www.sec.gov.
We have filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-3, which includes this prospectus and which registers the securities that we may offer under this prospectus. The registration statement, including the exhibits and schedules thereto, contains additional relevant information about us and the securities offered.
The SEC allows us to incorporate by reference information into this prospectus. This means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to another document filed separately with the SEC. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be part of this prospectus, except for any information that is superseded by subsequent incorporated documents or by information that is included directly in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement.
This prospectus incorporates by reference the documents listed below that we previously have filed with the SEC (excluding any information that has been “furnished” but not “filed” for purposes of the Exchange Act) and that are not delivered with this prospectus. They contain important information about us and our financial condition.
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Combined Filings by UAL and United
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Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014
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February 20, 2015
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Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2015
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Registration Statement on Form 8-A, description of UAL’s Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
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The SEC file number is 1-6033 for UAL and 1-10323 for United.
We incorporate by reference additional documents that we may file with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (excluding any information that has been “furnished” but not “filed” for purposes of the Exchange Act) between the date of this prospectus and the termination of the offering of securities under this prospectus. These documents include our periodic reports, such as Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K, as well as our proxy statements.
You may obtain any of these incorporated documents from us without charge, excluding any exhibits to those documents unless the exhibit is specifically incorporated by reference in such document. You may obtain documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus by requesting them from us in writing or by telephone at the following address:
United Continental Holdings, Inc.
United Airlines, Inc.
233 S. Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60606
(872) 825-4000
Attention: Secretary
Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, our counsel Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP, New York, New York, will pass upon the validity of the securities offered in this prospectus and any related prospectus supplement.
The consolidated financial statements of UAL appearing in UAL’s Annual Report on Form 10-K at December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014 (including the financial statement schedule appearing therein), and the effectiveness of UAL’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, have been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their reports thereon, and incorporated herein by reference. Such consolidated financial statements are incorporated herein by reference in reliance upon such reports given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
The consolidated financial statements of United appearing in United’s Annual Report on Form 10-K at December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014 (including the financial statement schedule appearing therein), have been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their report thereon, and incorporated herein by reference. Such consolidated financial statements are incorporated herein by reference in reliance upon such report given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
PROSPECTUS
UNITED AIRLINES, INC.
Pass Through Certificates
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This prospectus relates to pass through certificates to be issued by one or more trusts that United Airlines, Inc. will form, as creator of each pass through trust, with a national or state bank or trust company, as trustee. The trustee will hold all property owned by a trust for the benefit of holders of pass through certificates issued by that trust. Each pass through certificate issued by a trust will represent a beneficial interest in all property held by that trust. United Continental Holdings, Inc., the holding company of United, may provide a guarantee of certain obligations of United relating to property owned by such a trust.
We will describe the specific terms of any offering of pass through certificates in a prospectus supplement to this prospectus. You should carefully read this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement, together with the documents we incorporate by reference, before you invest in any pass through certificates.
This prospectus may not be used to offer or sell any pass through certificates unless accompanied by a prospectus supplement.
Investing in our pass through certificates involves risks. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 2 of this prospectus.
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Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
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The date of this prospectus is April 24, 2015.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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About This Prospectus
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Risk Factors
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Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
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The Company
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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS
This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) using the “shelf” registration process. Under the shelf registration process, we may sell the pass through certificates described in this prospectus in one or more offerings from time to time. Each time we sell pass through certificates, we will provide a prospectus supplement that will contain specific information about the terms of that offering.
This prospectus contains summaries of certain provisions contained in some of the documents described herein. Please refer to the actual documents for complete information. All of the summaries are qualified in their entirety by the actual documents. Copies of the documents referred to herein have been filed, or will be filed or incorporated by reference as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, and you may obtain copies of those documents as described below under “Where You Can Find More Information.”
In this prospectus, unless the context otherwise requires, the terms “we,” “our,” “us” and the “Company” refer to United Continental Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries, including United Airlines, Inc.
You should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus or in a prospectus supplement accompanying this prospectus or information incorporated by reference therein. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with different information. The distribution of this prospectus and sale of these pass through certificates in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law. Persons in possession of this prospectus are required to inform themselves about and observe any such restrictions. We are not making an offer to sell these pass through certificates in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should assume that the information appearing in this prospectus is accurate as of the date on the front cover of this prospectus only. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since that date.
RISK FACTORS
An investment in our pass through certificates involves risk. Before you invest in our pass through certificates, you should carefully consider the risks involved. Accordingly, you should carefully consider:
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the information contained in or incorporated by reference into this prospectus;
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the information contained in or incorporated by reference into any prospectus supplement relating to specific offerings of securities;
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the risks described in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of United Continental Holdings, Inc. and United Airlines, Inc. for our most recent fiscal year and in any Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q which we have filed since our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, each of which is incorporated by reference into this prospectus; and
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other risks and other information that may be contained in, or incorporated by reference from, other filings we make with the SEC, including in any prospectus supplement relating to specific offerings of pass through certificates.
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The discussion of risks related to our business contained in or incorporated by reference into this prospectus or into any prospectus supplement comprises material risks of which we are aware. If any of the events or developments described actually occurs, our business, financial condition or results of operations would likely suffer.
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain statements contained in or incorporated by reference in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement delivered with this prospectus are forward-looking and thus reflect our current expectations and beliefs with respect to certain current and future events and financial performance. Such forward-looking statements are and will be subject to many risks and uncertainties relating to our operations, financial condition and business environment that may cause actual results to differ materially from any future results expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements. Words such as “expects,” “will,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “indicates,” “believes,” “forecast,” “guidance,” “outlook” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements.
Additionally, forward-looking statements include statements that do not relate solely to historical facts, such as statements which identify uncertainties or trends, discuss the possible future effects of current known trends or uncertainties or which indicate that the future effects of known trends or uncertainties cannot be predicted, guaranteed or assured. All forward-looking statements contained in or incorporated by reference in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement delivered with this prospectus are based upon information available to us on the date such statements are made. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, changed circumstances or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.
Our actual results could differ materially from these forward-looking statements due to numerous factors including, without limitation, the following: our ability to comply with the terms of our various financing arrangements; the costs and availability of financing; our ability to maintain adequate liquidity; our ability to execute our operational plans and revenue-generating initiatives, including optimizing our revenue; our ability to control our costs, including realizing benefits from our resource optimization efforts, cost reduction initiatives and fleet replacement programs; our ability to utilize our net operating losses; our ability to attract and retain customers; demand for transportation in the markets in which we operate; an outbreak of a disease that affects travel demand or travel behavior; demand for travel and the impact that global economic conditions have on customer travel patterns; excessive taxation and the inability to offset future taxable income; general economic conditions (including interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates, investment or credit market conditions, crude oil prices, costs of aircraft fuel and energy refining capacity in relevant markets); economic and political instability and other risks of doing business globally; our ability to cost-effectively hedge against increases in the price of aircraft fuel; any potential realized or unrealized gains or losses related to fuel or currency hedging programs; the effects of any hostilities, act
of war or terrorist attack; the ability of other air carriers with whom we have alliances or partnerships to provide the services contemplated by the respective arrangements with such carriers; disruptions to our regional network; the costs and availability of aviation and other insurance; industry consolidation or changes in airline alliances; competitive pressures on pricing and demand; our capacity decisions and the capacity decisions of our competitors; U.S. or foreign governmental legislation, regulation and other actions (including open skies agreements and environmental regulations); labor costs; our ability to maintain satisfactory labor relations and the results of the collective bargaining agreement process with our union groups; any disruptions to operations due to any potential actions by our labor groups; weather conditions; and other risks and uncertainties, including those stated in the SEC reports incorporated by reference in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement delivered with this prospectus or as stated in any such prospectus supplement under “Risk Factors”. Consequently, the forward-looking statements should not be regarded as representations or warranties by us that such matters will be realized.
THE COMPANY
United Continental Holdings, Inc. (“UAL”) is a holding company, and its principal subsidiary is United Airlines, Inc. (“United”), which is a commercial airline.
Each of UAL and United is a Delaware corporation. The principal executive offices of UAL and United are located at 233 S. Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606, telephone (872) 825-4000.
UAL’s website is www.unitedcontinentalholdings.com, and United’s website is www.united.com. The information contained on or connected to these websites is not incorporated by reference into this prospectus and should not be considered part of this prospectus.
USE OF PROCEEDS
Unless otherwise indicated in an accompanying prospectus supplement, we intend to use the proceeds from the sale of the securities to finance or refinance aircraft or for general corporate purposes, which may include repayment of indebtedness, the funding of a portion of our pension liabilities, and our working capital requirements.
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
The following table sets forth UAL’s consolidated ratio of earnings to fixed charges for the periods indicated (1):
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Three Months Ended
March 31, 2015
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Year Ended December 31,
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2012
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2.36
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1.66
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1.31
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1.40
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1.19
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Earnings were inadequate to cover fixed charges by $756 million for the year ended December 31, 2012.
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The following table sets forth United’s consolidated ratio of earnings to fixed charges for the periods indicated (1):
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Three Months Ended
March 31, 2015
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1.65
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1.37
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1.21
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Earnings were inadequate to cover fixed charges by $689 million for the year ended December 31, 2012.
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For purposes of calculating this ratio, earnings consist of income before income taxes and cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles adjusted for distributed earnings of affiliates in which UAL/United has
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a minority equity interest plus interest expense (net of capitalized interest), the portion of rental expense representative of interest expense and amortization of previously capitalized interest. Fixed charges consist of interest expense, the portion of rental expense representative of interest expense, the amount amortized for debt discount, premium and issuance expense and interest previously capitalized.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
UAL and United file annual, quarterly and current reports and other information, and UAL files proxy statements with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). You may read and copy this information at the Public Reference Room of the SEC, 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. You may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at (800) SEC-0330.
The SEC also maintains an internet website that contains reports, proxy statements and other information about issuers, like us, who file reports electronically with the SEC. The address of that site is http://www.sec.gov.
We have filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-3, which registers the securities that we may offer under this prospectus. The registration statement, including the exhibits and schedules thereto, contains additional relevant information about us and the securities offered.
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
The SEC allows us to incorporate by reference information into this prospectus. This means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to another document filed separately with the SEC. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be part of this prospectus, except for any information that is superseded by subsequent incorporated documents or by information that is included directly in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement.
This prospectus incorporates by reference the documents listed below that we previously have filed with the SEC (excluding any information that has been “furnished” but not “filed” for purposes of the Exchange Act) and that are not delivered with this prospectus. They contain important information about us and our financial condition.
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Combined Filings by UAL and United
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Date Filed
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Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014
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February 20, 2015
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Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2015
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April 23, 2015
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Filings by UAL
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Date Filed
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Registration Statement on Form 8-A, description of UAL’s Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
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September 30, 2010,
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Current Report on Form 8-K
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January 7, 2015
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The SEC file number is 1-6033 for UAL and 1-10323 for United.
We incorporate by reference additional documents that we may file with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (excluding any information that has been “furnished” but not “filed” for purposes of the Exchange Act) between the date of this prospectus and the termination of the offering of securities under this prospectus. These documents include our periodic reports, such as Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K, as well as our proxy statements.
You may obtain any of these incorporated documents from us without charge, excluding any exhibits to those documents unless the exhibit is specifically incorporated by reference in such document. You may obtain
documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus by requesting them from us in writing or by telephone at the following address:
United Continental Holdings, Inc
United Airlines, Inc.
233 S. Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60606
(872) 825-4000
Attention: Secretary
LEGAL MATTERS
Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, our counsel Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP, New York, New York, will pass upon the validity of the certificates being offered by such prospectus supplement.
EXPERTS
The consolidated financial statements of UAL appearing in UAL’s Annual Report on Form 10-K at December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014 (including the financial statement schedule appearing therein), and the effectiveness of UAL’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, have been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their reports thereon, and incorporated herein by reference. Such consolidated financial statements are incorporated herein by reference in reliance upon such reports given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
The consolidated financial statements of United appearing in United’s Annual Report on Form 10-K at December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014 (including the financial statement schedule appearing therein), have been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their report thereon, and incorporated herein by reference. Such consolidated financial statements are incorporated herein by reference in reliance upon such report given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item 14. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution
The following table sets forth the estimated costs and expenses, other than underwriting discounts and commissions, payable by UAL or United in connection with the sale or distribution of the securities registered under this registration statement. All of the amounts shown are estimates.
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Pursuant to Rules 456(b) and 457(r) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), applicable SEC registration fees have been deferred and will be paid at the time of any particular offering of securities under this registration statement, and are therefore not estimable at this time.
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Estimated amounts of fees and expenses to be incurred in connection with the registration of the securities pursuant to this registration statement. The actual amounts of such fees and expenses will be determined from time to time. In addition, as the amount of the securities to be issued and distributed pursuant to this registration statement is indeterminate, the fees and expenses of such issuances and distributions cannot be determined or estimated at this time.
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Item 15. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Section 145(a) of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”) provides in relevant part that a corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe such person’s conduct was unlawful.
Section 145(b) of the DGCL provides in relevant part that a corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery 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 the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.
The amended and restated certificate of incorporation of each of UAL and United generally provides that each of UAL and United will indemnify its respective directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by law; provided that except as set forth in the following paragraph, UAL and United will indemnify any person seeking indemnification in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such person only if such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the board of directors of the relevant company. Furthermore, neither UAL nor United will be obligated to indemnify a director or officer for costs and expenses relating to proceedings (or any part thereof) instituted against UAL or United, respectively, by such director or officer (other than proceedings pursuant to which such director or officer is seeking to enforce such director’s or officer’s indemnification rights hereunder). The right to indemnification includes the right to be paid the expenses incurred in defending any such proceeding in advance of its final disposition; provided, however, that if the DGCL requires the payment of such expense incurred by a director or officer in such capacity in advance of the final disposition of a proceeding, it shall be made only upon delivery of an undertaking, by or on behalf of such director or officer, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that such director or officer is not entitled to be indemnified.
If UAL or United does not pay a claim for indemnification in full within 30 days after a written claim has been received by it, the claimant may at any time thereafter bring suit to recover the unpaid amount of the claim and, if successful in whole or in part, the claimant shall be entitled to be paid also the expense of prosecuting such claim. It shall be a defense to any such action (other than an action brought to enforce a claim for expenses incurred in defending any proceeding in advance of its final disposition where the required undertaking, if any is required, has been tendered to UAL or United) that the claimant has not met the standards of conduct that make it permissible under the DGCL for UAL or United to indemnify the claimant for the amount claimed, but the burden of proving such defense shall be on UAL or United, as applicable. Neither the failure by UAL or United (including by the applicable board of directors, independent legal counsel or stockholders) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of such action that indemnification of the claimant is proper in the circumstances because he or she has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in the DGCL, nor an actual determination by UAL or United (including by the applicable board of directors, independent legal counsel, or stockholders) that the claimant has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that the claimant has not met the applicable standard of conduct.
The amended and restated certificate of incorporation of each of UAL and United also provides for the limitation of liability set forth in Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL, which permits a corporation to provide in its certificate of incorporation that a director of the corporation shall not be personally liable to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (i) for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under Section 174 of the DGCL or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.
The amended and restated certificate of incorporation of each of UAL and United allows each of UAL and United, respectively, to maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and any director, officer, employee or agent of the respective corporation or another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any expense, liability or loss, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under the DGCL. Section 145(g) of the DGCL provides that a corporation shall have power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such capacity, or arising out of such person’s status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such liability under that section. UAL maintains a policy that provides liability insurance for directors and officers of UAL and its subsidiaries.
The right to indemnification set forth in the amended and restated certificate of incorporation of each of UAL and United is not exclusive of any other right that any person may have or acquire under any statute, any provision of the amended and restated certificate of incorporation or amended and restated bylaws of each of UAL or United, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.
The employment agreement of Jeffery Smisek provides for indemnification by UAL and United as provided in UAL’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws, the Merger
Agreement (as defined below) and pursuant to applicable law. UAL’s indemnification obligations under Mr. Smisek’s employment agreement survive the termination of the employment agreement.
The Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 2, 2010, by and among UAL, Continental and JT Merger Sub Inc. (the “Merger Agreement”) provides that UAL shall purchase a “tail” directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy for Continental and its then current and former directors and officers then covered by the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance coverage maintained by Continental in a form reasonably acceptable to Continental that shall provide Continental and such directors and officers with coverage for six years following the effective time of the merger of JT Merger Sub Inc. into Continental of not less than the existing coverage and have other terms not less favorable to the insured persons than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance coverage then maintained by Continental; provided, however, that in no event will UAL be required to expend for any year of such six-year period an amount in excess of 250% of the annual aggregate premiums currently paid by UAL for such insurance (the “Maximum Premium”). UAL shall maintain such policy in full force and effect, and continue to honor the obligations thereunder. If such insurance coverage cannot be obtained at all, or can only be obtained at an annual premium in excess of the Maximum Premium, UAL will cause to be maintained the most advantageous policies of directors’ and officers’ insurance obtainable for an annual premium equal to the Maximum Premium.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling the registrants pursuant to the foregoing provisions, the registrants have been informed that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.
Item 16. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
Set forth below is a list of exhibits that are being filed or incorporated by reference into this prospectus:
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Registrant
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Exhibit
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1.1
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UAL
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Form of Equity Securities Underwriting Agreement*
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1.2
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UAL
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Form of United Continental Holdings, Inc. Debt Securities Underwriting Agreement*
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1.3
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United
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Form of United Airlines, Inc. Debt Securities Underwriting Agreement*
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1.4
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UAL
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Form of Warrant Underwriting Agreement*
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1.5
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UAL
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Form of Stock Purchase Contracts Underwriting Agreement*
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1.6
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UAL
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Form of Stock Purchase Units Underwriting Agreement*
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1.7
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United
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Form of Pass Through Certificates Underwriting Agreement*
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2.1
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UAL
United
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Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 2, 2010, by and among UAL Corporation, Continental Airlines, Inc. and JT Merger Sub Inc. (schedules and exhibits have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K) (filed as Exhibit 2.1 to UAL’s Form 8-K filed May 4, 2010, Commission file number 1-6033, and incorporated herein by reference)
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2.2
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United
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Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of March 28, 2013, by and between Continental Airlines, Inc. and United Air Lines, Inc. (filed as Exhibit 2.1 to UAL’s Form 8-K filed April 3, 2013, Commission file number 1-6033, and incorporated herein by reference)
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3.1
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UAL
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Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of United Continental Holdings, Inc. (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to UAL’s Form 8-K filed October 1, 2010, Commission file number 1-6033, and incorporated herein by reference)
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3.2
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UAL
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Amended and Restated Bylaws of United Continental Holdings, Inc. (filed as Exhibit 3.2 to UAL’s Form 10-K filed February 20, 2014, Commission file number 1-6033, and incorporated herein by reference)
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United
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Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of United Airlines, Inc. (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to UAL’s Form 8-K filed April 3, 2013, Commission file number 1-6033, and incorporated herein by reference)
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3.5
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United
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Amended and Restated By-laws of United Airlines, Inc. (filed as Exhibit 3.2 to UAL’s Form 8-K filed April 3, 2013, Commission file number 1-6033, and incorporated herein by reference)
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4.1
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UAL
United
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Indenture, dated as of May 7, 2013, among United Continental Holdings, Inc., United Airlines, Inc. and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A, the trustee thereunder (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to UAL’s Form 8-K filed May 10, 2013, Commission file number 1-6033 and incorporated herein by reference)
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4.2
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UAL
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Form of Debt Security to be issued by United Continental Holdings, Inc.*
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4.3
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United
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Form of Debt Security to be issued by United Airlines, Inc.*
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4.4
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UAL
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Specimen Certificate of United Continental Holdings, Inc. Common Stock*
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4.5
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UAL
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Form of Warrant Agreement of United Continental Holdings, Inc.*
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4.6
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UAL
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Form of Warrant to be issued by United Continental Holdings, Inc.*
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4.7
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UAL
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Form of Depositary Agreement*
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4.8
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UAL
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Form of Depositary Receipt*
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4.9
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UAL
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Form of Stock Purchase Contracts*
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4.10
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UAL
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Form of Stock Purchase Units*
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4.11
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United
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Pass Through Trust Agreement, dated as of October 3, 2012, between United and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee thereunder (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to United’s Form 8-K filed on October 9, 2012, Commission file number 1-10323 and incorporated herein by reference)
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5.1
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UAL
United
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Opinion of Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP, as to the validity of the securities**
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12.1
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UAL
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United Continental Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiary Companies Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges (filed as Exhibit 12.1 to UAL’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2015, Commission file number 1-6033, and incorporated herein by reference)
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12.2
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United
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United Airlines, Inc. and Subsidiary Companies Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges (filed as Exhibit 12.2 to United’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2015, Commission file number 1-10323, and incorporated by reference herein)
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23.1
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UAL
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Consent of Ernst & Young LLP**
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23.2
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United
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Consent of Ernst & Young LLP**
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23.3
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UAL
United
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Consent of Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
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24.1
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UAL
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Powers of Attorney **
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25.1
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UAL
United
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Statement of Eligibility of Trustee for the Debt Securities.**
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25.2
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United
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Statement of Eligibility of Trustee for the Pass Through Certificates issued by United Airlines, Inc.**
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* To be filed, if necessary, as an exhibit to a post-effective amendment to this registration statement or as an exhibit to a Current Report on Form 8-K to be filed by the registrant in connection with a specific offering, and incorporated herein by reference.
** Filed herewith.
Item 17. Undertakings
(a) Each undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(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) under the Securities Act if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% 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 clauses (1)(i), (1)(ii) and (1)(iii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those clauses is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the SEC by such registrant 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, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the registration statement;
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof;
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering;
(4) That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act to any purchaser:
(i) Each prospectus filed by such registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and
(ii) Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by Section 10(a) of the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which the prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof; provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by
reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date;
(5) That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrants under the Securities Act to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, each undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of such undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, such undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:
(i) Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of such undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;
(ii) Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of such undersigned registrant or used or referred to by such undersigned registrant;
(iii) The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about such undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and
(iv) Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by such undersigned registrant to the purchaser.
(b) Each undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of such registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to 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) For an offering in which the securities to be registered are to be offered to existing security holders pursuant to warrants or rights and any securities not taken by security holders are to be reoffered to the public, each undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to supplement the prospectus, after the expiration of the subscription period, to set forth the results of the subscription offer, the transactions by the underwriters during the subscription period, the amount of unsubscribed securities to be purchased by the underwriters, and the terms of any subsequent reoffering thereof. If any public offering by the underwriters is to be made on terms differing from those set forth on the cover page of the applicable prospectus supplement, a post-effective amendment will be filed to set forth the terms of such offering.
(d) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of a registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, each registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC, 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 such 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, the applicable registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
(e) Each undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to file an application for the purpose of determining the eligibility of the trustee to act under subsection (a) of Section 310 of the Trust Indenture Act, as amended, in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the SEC under Section 305(b)(2) of the Trust Indenture Act, as amended.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on this 24th day of April, 2015.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
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/s/ Jeffery A. Smisek
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Chairman, President and Chief
Executive Officer and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
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April 24, 2015
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/s/ John D. Rainey
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Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer (Principal Financial
Officer)
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April 24, 2015
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| John D. Rainey | |||
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/s/ Chris Kenny
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Vice President and Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)
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April 24, 2015
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Chris Kenny
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Director
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April 24, 2015
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April 24, 2015
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Richard A. Delaney
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April 24, 2015
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Jane C. Garvey
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April 24, 2015
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James J. Heppner
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Director
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April 24, 2015
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Walter Isaacson
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Director
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April 24, 2015
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Henry L. Meyer III
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April 24, 2015
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Oscar Munoz
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April 24, 2015
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William R. Nuti
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April 24, 2015
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Laurence E. Simmons
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April 24, 2015
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David J. Vitale
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April 24, 2015
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John H. Walker
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April 24, 2015
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Charles A. Yamarone
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/s/ John D. Rainey
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John D. Rainey, Attorney-in-fact
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on this 24th day of April, 2015.
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UNITED AIRLINES, INC.
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By:
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Name: John D. Rainey
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Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
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Title
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Date
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/s/ Jeffery A. Smisek
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Chairman, President and Chief
Executive Officer and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
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April 24, 2015
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| Jeffery A. Smisek | |||
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/s/ John D. Rainey
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Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer and Director
(Principal Financial Officer)
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April 24, 2015
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John D. Rainey
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/s/ Chris Kenny
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Vice President and Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)
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April 24, 2015
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Chris Kenny
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/s/ James E. Compton
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Director
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April 24, 2015
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James E. Compton
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/s/ Gregory L. Hart
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Director
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April 24, 2015
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Gregory L. Hart
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit
No.
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Registrant
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Exhibit
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1.1
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UAL
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Form of Equity Securities Underwriting Agreement*
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1.2
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UAL
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Form of United Continental Holdings, Inc. Debt Securities Underwriting Agreement*
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1.3
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United
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Form of United Airlines, Inc. Debt Securities Underwriting Agreement*
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1.4
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UAL
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Form of Warrant Underwriting Agreement*
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1.5
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UAL
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Form of Stock Purchase Contracts Underwriting Agreement*
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1.6
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UAL
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Form of Stock Purchase Units Underwriting Agreement*
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1.7
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United
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Form of Pass Through Certificates Underwriting Agreement*
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2.1
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UAL
United
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Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 2, 2010, by and among UAL Corporation, Continental Airlines, Inc. and JT Merger Sub Inc. (schedules and exhibits have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K) (filed as Exhibit 2.1 to UAL’s Form 8-K filed May 4, 2010, Commission file number 1-6033, and incorporated herein by reference)
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2.2
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United
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Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of March 28, 2013, by and between Continental Airlines, Inc. and United Air Lines, Inc. (filed as Exhibit 2.1 to UAL’s Form 8-K filed April 3, 2013, Commission file number 1-6033, and incorporated herein by reference)
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3.1
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UAL
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Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of United Continental Holdings, Inc. (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to UAL’s Form 8-K filed October 1, 2010, Commission file number 1-6033, and incorporated herein by reference)
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3.2
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UAL
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Amended and Restated Bylaws of United Continental Holdings, Inc. (filed as Exhibit 3.2 to UAL’s Form 10-K filed February 20, 2014, Commission file number 1-6033, and incorporated herein by reference)
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3.4
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United
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Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of United Airlines, Inc. (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to UAL’s Form 8-K filed April 3, 2013, Commission file number 1-6033, and incorporated herein by reference)
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3.5
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United
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Amended and Restated By-laws of United Airlines, Inc. (filed as Exhibit 3.2 to UAL’s Form 8-K filed April 3, 2013, Commission file number 1-6033, and incorporated herein by reference)
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4.1
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UAL
United
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Indenture, dated as of May 7, 2013, among United Continental Holdings, Inc., United Airlines, Inc. and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A, the trustee thereunder (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to UAL’s Form 8-K filed May 10, 2013, Commission file number 1-6033 and incorporated herein by reference)
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4.2
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UAL
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Form of Debt Security to be issued by United Continental Holdings, Inc.*
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4.3
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United
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Form of Debt Security to be issued by United Airlines, Inc.*
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4.4
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UAL
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Specimen Certificate of United Continental Holdings, Inc. Common Stock*
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4.5
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UAL
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Form of Warrant Agreement of United Continental Holdings, Inc.*
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4.6
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UAL
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Form of Warrant to be issued by United Continental Holdings, Inc.*
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4.7
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UAL
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Form of Depositary Agreement*
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4.8
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UAL
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Form of Depositary Receipt*
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4.9
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UAL
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Form of Stock Purchase Contracts*
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4.10
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UAL
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Form of Stock Purchase Units*
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4.11
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United
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Pass Through Trust Agreement, dated as of October 3, 2012, between United and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee thereunder (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to United’s Form 8-K filed on October 9, 2012, Commission file number 1-10323 and incorporated herein by reference)
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5.1
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UAL
United
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Opinion of Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP, as to the validity of the securities**
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12.1
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UAL
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United Continental Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiary Companies Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges (filed as Exhibit 12.1 to UAL’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2015, Commission file number 1-6033, and incorporated herein by reference)
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12.2
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United
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United Airlines, Inc. and Subsidiary Companies Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges (filed as Exhibit 12.2 to United’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2015, Commission file number 1-10323, and incorporated by reference herein)
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23.1
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UAL
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Consent of Ernst & Young LLP**
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23.2
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United
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Consent of Ernst & Young LLP**
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23.3
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UAL
United
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Consent of Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
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24.1
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UAL
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Powers of Attorney **
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25.1
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UAL
United
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Statement of Eligibility of Trustee for the Debt Securities.**
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25.2
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United
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Statement of Eligibility of Trustee for the Pass Through Certificates issued by United Airlines, Inc.**
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* To be filed, if necessary, as an exhibit to a post-effective amendment to this registration statement or as an exhibit to a Current Report on Form 8-K to be filed by the registrant in connection with a specific offering, and incorporated herein by reference.
** Filed herewith.
II-12
Exhibit 5.1
Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP
One Battery Park Plaza
One Battery Park Plaza
New York, New York 10004
212-837-6000
April 24, 2015
United Continental Holdings, Inc.
233 S. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
United Airlines, Inc.
233 S. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
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Re:
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Registration Statement on Form S-3
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as counsel for United Continental Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“UAL”), and United Airlines, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“United” and, together with UAL, the “Companies”), in connection with the filing by the Companies with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) of a registration statement (the “Registration Statement”) on Form S-3 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), relating to the registration under the Act of the proposed issuance and sale from time to time pursuant to Rule 415 under the Act of (a) common stock of UAL (the “Common Stock”), (b) debt securities of UAL in one or more series (the “UAL Debt Securities”) to be issued under the Indenture, dated as of May 7, 2013, (the “Indenture”) among UAL, United and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee thereunder (the “Indenture Trustee”), (c) debt securities of United in one or more series (the “United Debt Securities” and, together with the UAL Debt Securities, the “Debt Securities”) to be issued under the Indenture, (d) preferred stock of UAL (the “Preferred Stock”), (e) depositary shares of UAL (the “Depositary Shares”) representing a fractional interest in a share of Preferred Stock, (f) full and unconditional guarantees by UAL (the “UAL Debt Guarantees”) of the United Debt Securities to be issued under the Indenture, (g) full and unconditional guarantees by United (the “United Guarantees” and, together with the UAL Debt Guarantees, the “Debt Guarantees”) of the UAL Debt Securities to be issued under the Indenture, (h) contracts to purchase shares of Common Stock or other securities of UAL at a future date or dates (“Stock Purchase Contracts”), (i) stock purchase units of UAL consisting of a Stock Purchase Contract and UAL Debt Securities, Preferred Stock, Warrants (as defined below) or debt obligations of third parties (“Stock Purchase Units”), (j) subscription rights of UAL to purchase Common Stock, Preferred Stock, Depositary Shares or Warrants (“Subscription
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Rights”), (k) warrants of UAL to purchase UAL Debt Securities, Preferred Stock or Common Stock (the “Warrants” ), (l) pass through certificates (the “Pass Through Certificates”) issued by one or more trusts (each, a “Trust”) to be formed by United, (m) full and unconditional guarantees by UAL (the “PTC Guarantees”; and together with the other securities specified in clauses (a) through (l) above, the “Securities”) of certain obligations of United relating to property owned by a Trust that issues Pass Through Certificates.
The Pass Through Certificates will be issued in one or more series under the Pass Through Trust Agreement, dated as of October 3, 2012 (the “Pass Through Trust Agreement”), between United and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee thereunder (the “Trustee”), as supplemented by a separate trust supplement (each, a “Trust Supplement”) relating to each such series.
We have examined, and have relied as to matters of fact upon, originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of such corporate records, agreements, documents and other instruments and such certificates or comparable documents of public officials and of officers and representatives of each Company, and have made such other and further investigations as we have deemed relevant and necessary as a basis for the purposes of this opinion. In rendering our opinion, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity of all natural persons, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as certified, conformed or photostatic copies, the authenticity of the originals of such latter documents. As to all statements of fact material to this opinion that have not been independently established, we have relied upon certificates or comparable documents of officers and representatives of the Companies and documents furnished to us by the Companies without independent verification of their accuracy.
The opinions set forth below that certain Securities constitute valid and binding obligations are subject to (i) limitations on enforceability arising from applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, receivership, fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent transfer, preferential transfer and similar laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors generally and the effect of general principles of equity, including, without limitation, laches and estoppel as equitable defenses and concepts of materiality, reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered or applied in a proceeding in equity or at law) and considerations of impracticability or impossibility of performance, and defenses based upon unconscionability of otherwise enforceable obligations in the context of the factual circumstances under which enforcement thereof is sought and (ii) the qualification that the remedy of specific performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be subject to equitable defenses and to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought.
Based upon and subject to the foregoing, and assuming that: (i) the Registration Statement and any amendments thereto (including post-effective amendments) will be effective and will comply with all applicable laws at the time the Securities are offered or issued as contemplated by the Registration Statement; (ii) a prospectus supplement, pricing supplement or term sheet will have been prepared and filed with the Commission in compliance with the Act and the applicable rules and regulations thereunder describing the Securities offered thereby and
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will comply with all applicable laws (including the applicable provisions of such “blue sky” or state securities laws as may be applicable); (iii) at all relevant times UAL and United, as applicable, are validly existing corporations under the laws of the State of Delaware, and have the corporate power and authority to issue, execute and deliver the Securities, (iv) all Securities will be issued and sold in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws and in the manner stated in the Registration Statement and the appropriate prospectus supplement; (v) none of the terms of any Security to be established subsequent to the date hereof, nor the issuance and delivery of such Security, nor the compliance by UAL or United, as applicable, with the terms of such Security will violate any applicable law, the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of UAL or United, as applicable, any provision of any instrument or agreement then binding upon UAL or United, as applicable, or any restriction imposed by any court or governmental body having jurisdiction over UAL or United, as applicable; (vi) a definitive purchase, underwriting or similar agreement with respect to any Securities offered or issued will have been duly authorized and validly executed and delivered by UAL or United, as applicable, and the other parties thereto, (vii) the Indenture has been duly executed and delivered by the Indenture Trustee, (viii) the Pass Through Trust Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Trustee and (ix) any Securities issuable upon conversion, exchange or exercise of any Security being offered or issued will be duly authorized, created and, if appropriate, reserved for issuance upon such conversion, exchange or exercise, we are of the opinion that:
(1) With respect to shares of Common Stock, when both (A) the board of directors or a duly constituted and acting committee thereof (such board of directors or committee being hereinafter referred to as the “Board”) of UAL has taken all necessary corporate action to approve the issuance of and the terms of the offering of the shares of Common Stock and related matters and (B) certificates in the form required under Delaware corporate law representing the shares of Common Stock have been duly executed, countersigned, registered and delivered either (i) in accordance with the applicable definitive purchase, underwriting or similar agreement approved by the Board of UAL against payment of the consideration therefor (not less than the par value of the Common Stock) provided for therein or (ii) upon conversion or exercise of any other Security, in accordance with the terms of such Security or the instrument governing such Security providing for such conversion or exercise as approved by the Board of UAL, against the consideration approved by the Board of UAL (not less than the par value of the Common Stock), then the shares of Common Stock will be legally issued, fully paid and nonassessable;
(2) With respect to the Debt Securities and the Debt Guarantees to be issued under the Indenture, when (A) the Indenture Trustee is eligible to act as trustee under the Indenture, (B) the Indenture Trustee has duly executed and delivered the applicable supplemental indenture under the Indenture, (C) the applicable supplemental indenture under the Indenture has been duly authorized and validly executed and delivered to the Indenture Trustee by UAL and United, as applicable, (D) the Indenture has been duly qualified for purposes of the Registration Statement under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, (E) the Board of UAL and United, as applicable, has taken all necessary corporate action to approve the issuance and terms of such Debt Securities and Debt Guarantees, if any, the terms of the offering thereof and related matters and (F) such Debt Securities and Debt Guarantees have been duly executed, authenticated, issued and delivered in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture, any supplemental indenture and the applicable definitive purchase, underwriting or similar agreement approved by the Board of
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UAL and United, as applicable, against payment of the consideration therefor provided for therein, such Debt Securities and Debt Guarantees will be legally issued and will constitute valid and binding obligations of UAL or United, as applicable;
(3) With respect to the Depositary Shares, when (A) the Board of UAL has taken all necessary corporate action to approve the issuance and terms of the Depositary Shares, the terms of the offering thereof, and related matters, including the adoption of a Certificate of Designations (a “Certificate”) relating to the Preferred Stock underlying such Depositary Shares and the filing of the Certificate with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, (B) the deposit agreement or agreements relating to the Depositary Shares and the related depositary receipts have been duly authorized and validly executed and delivered by UAL and the depositary appointed by UAL, (C) the shares of Preferred Stock underlying such Depositary Shares have been deposited with a bank or trust company (which meets the requirements for the Depositary set forth in the Registration Statement) under the applicable deposit agreement and (D) the depositary receipts representing the Depositary Shares have been duly executed, countersigned, registered and delivered in accordance with the appropriate deposit agreement and the applicable definitive purchase, underwriting or similar agreement approved by the Board of UAL against payment of the consideration therefor provided for therein, the Depositary Shares will be legally issued;
(4) With respect to shares of Preferred Stock, when both (A) the Board of UAL has taken all necessary corporate action to approve the issuance and terms of the shares of Preferred Stock, the terms of the offering thereof, and related matters, including the adoption of a Certificate and the filing of the Certificate with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and (B) certificates in the form required under Delaware corporate law representing the shares of Preferred Stock have been duly executed, countersigned, registered and delivered either (i) in accordance with the applicable definitive purchase, underwriting or similar agreement approved by the Board of UAL against payment of the consideration therefor (not less than the par value of the Preferred Stock) provided for therein or (ii) upon conversion or exercise of any other Security or the instrument governing such Security providing for such conversion or exercise as approved by the Board of UAL, for the consideration approved by the Board of UAL (not less than the par value of the Preferred Stock), then the shares of Preferred Stock will be legally issued, fully paid and nonassessable;
(5) With respect to Stock Purchase Contracts, when (i) the purchase agreement establishing the terms of the Stock Purchase Contracts has been duly authorized and validly executed by the parties thereto; (ii) the Board of UAL has taken all necessary corporate action to approve and establish the terms of the Stock Purchase Contracts and to authorize and approve the issuance thereof, the terms of the offering and related matters and (iii) the Stock Purchase Contracts have been duly executed and delivered in accordance with the purchase agreement and the applicable definitive purchase, underwriting or similar agreement approved by or on behalf of the Board of UAL against payment of the consideration therefor provided for therein, the Stock Purchase Contracts will be legally issued and will constitute valid and binding obligations of UAL;
(6) With respect to Stock Purchase Units, when (i) the purchase agreement establishing the terms of the Stock Purchase Units has been duly authorized and validly executed
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by the parties thereto, (ii) the Board of UAL has taken all necessary corporate action to approve and establish the terms of the Stock Purchase Units and to authorize and approve the issuance thereof, the terms of the offering and related matters and (iii) the Stock Purchase Units have been duly executed and delivered in accordance with the purchase agreement and the applicable definitive purchase, underwriting or similar agreement approved by or on behalf of the Board of UAL against payment of the consideration therefor provided therein, the Stock Purchase Units will be legally issued and will constitute valid and binding obligations of UAL;
(7) With respect to Subscription Rights, when (i) the Board of UAL has taken all necessary corporate action to approve the issuance and terms of the offering thereof and related matters and (ii) certificates representing the Subscription Rights have been duly executed, countersigned, registered and delivered by UAL, the Subscription Rights will be legally issued and will constitute valid and binding obligations of UAL;
(8) With respect to the Warrants, when (A) the Board of UAL has taken all necessary corporate action to approve the creation of and the issuance and terms of the Warrants, the terms of the offering thereof, and related matters, (B) the warrant agreement or agreements relating to the Warrants have been duly authorized and validly executed and delivered by UAL and the warrant agent appointed by UAL and (C) the Warrants or certificates representing the Warrants have been duly executed, countersigned, registered and delivered in accordance with the appropriate warrant agreement or agreements and the applicable definitive purchase, underwriting or similar agreement approved by the Board of UAL against payment of the consideration therefor provided for therein, the Warrants will be legally issued and will constitute valid and binding obligations of UAL;
(9) With respect to each series of Pass Through Certificates and any related PTC Guarantees, when (A) the Trustee is eligible to act as trustee under the Pass Through Trust Agreement, (B) the Trustee has duly executed and delivered the applicable Trust Supplement under the Pass Through Trust Agreement, (C) the applicable Trust Supplement under the Pass Through Trust Agreement and any PTC Guarantee has been duly authorized and validly executed and delivered to the Trustee by UAL or United, as applicable, (D) the Pass Through Trust Agreement has been duly qualified for purposes of the Registration Statement under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, (E) the Board of UAL or United, as applicable, has taken all necessary corporate action to approve the issuance and terms of such Pass Through Certificates and PTC Guarantees, if any, the terms of the offering thereof and related matters and (F) such Pass Through Certificates and PTC Guarantees have been duly executed, authenticated, issued and delivered in accordance with the provisions of the Pass Through Trust Agreement, the applicable Trust Supplement and the applicable definitive purchase, underwriting or similar agreement approved by the Board of UAL and United, as applicable, against payment of the consideration therefor provided for therein, such Pass Through Certificates and PTC Guarantees will be legally issued and will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Trustee, in the case of such Pass Through Certificates, or UAL or United, as applicable, in the case of such PTC Guarantee.
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, the federal law of the United States and the Delaware General Corporation Law. We have assumed that each
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agreement constituting the Securities (other than Common Stock and Preferred Stock) will be governed by the laws of the State of New York.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and we further consent to the use of our name under the caption “Legal Matters” in the forms of prospectus included in the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not hereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.
| Very truly yours, | |||
| /s/ Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP | |||
Exhibit 23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption “Experts” in this Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related Prospectus of United Continental Holdings, Inc. for the registration of Common Stock, Debt Securities, Depositary Shares, Guarantees of Debt Securities, Preferred Stock, Stock Purchase Contracts, Stock Purchase Units, Subscription Rights, and Warrants, and of United Airlines, Inc. for the registration of Debt Securities and Guarantees of Debt Securities, and to the incorporation by reference therein of our reports dated February 20, 2015, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of United Continental Holdings, Inc. and United Airlines, Inc., and on United Continental Holdings, Inc.’s effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2014, included in their Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2014, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Chicago, IL
April 23, 2015
Exhibit 23.2
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption “Experts” in this Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related Prospectus of United Airlines, Inc. for the registration of Pass Through Certificates, and to the incorporation by reference therein of our reports dated February 20, 2015, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of United Continental Holdings, Inc. and United Airlines, Inc., and on United Continental Holdings, Inc.’s effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2014, included in their Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2014, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Chicago, IL
April 23, 2015
Exhibit 24.1
UNITED CONTINENTAL HOLDINGS, INC.
UNITED AIRLINES, INC.
Power of Attorney
FORM S-3
Registration Statement
Under
The Securities Act of 1933
The undersigned officers and/or directors of United Continental Holdings, Inc. (“UAL”) and United Airlines, Inc. (“United”) do hereby constitute and appoint Jeffery A. Smisek, John D. Rainey, Brett J. Hart, and Chris Kenny, or any of them, as the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys in fact and agents to do any and all acts and things in the undersigned’s name and behalf in the undersigned’s capacities as officer and/or director, and to execute any and all instruments for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name in the capacities as officer and/or director which such person or persons may deem necessary or advisable to enable UAL and/or United to comply with the Securities Act of 1933 and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) in connection with a universal automatic shelf Registration Statement on Form S-3 relating to the offering of debt securities, equity securities and other securities specified therein, including but not limited to guarantees of debt securities, shares of preferred stock, shares of common stock, warrants for the purchase of the foregoing securities, stock purchase contracts, stock purchase units, pass through certificates and enhanced equipment trust certificates, and subscription rights to purchase the foregoing securities (the “Registration Statement”). Such appointment to act specifically includes, but is not limited to, the power and authority to sign for the undersigned in the capacity as a director and/or officer of UAL and/or United the Registration Statement, and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) thereto, and to file the same, with all supplements and exhibits thereto, and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform in the name of on behalf of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, each and every act and thing necessary or desirable to be done in and about the premises, to all intents and purposes and as fully as they might or could do in person, hereby ratifying, approving and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or their substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Executed as of the 9th day of April, 2015.
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By:
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/s/ Carolyn Corvi | |
| Name: Carolyn Corvi | |||
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Title: Director of United Continental Holdings, Inc.
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UNITED CONTINENTAL HOLDINGS, INC.
UNITED AIRLINES, INC.
Power of Attorney
FORM S-3
Registration Statement
Under
The Securities Act of 1933
The undersigned officers and/or directors of United Continental Holdings, Inc. (“UAL”) and United Airlines, Inc. (“United”) do hereby constitute and appoint Jeffery A. Smisek, John D. Rainey, Brett J. Hart, and Chris Kenny, or any of them, as the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys in fact and agents to do any and all acts and things in the undersigned’s name and behalf in the undersigned’s capacities as officer and/or director, and to execute any and all instruments for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name in the capacities as officer and/or director which such person or persons may deem necessary or advisable to enable UAL and/or United to comply with the Securities Act of 1933 and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) in connection with a universal automatic shelf Registration Statement on Form S-3 relating to the offering of debt securities, equity securities and other securities specified therein, including but not limited to guarantees of debt securities, shares of preferred stock, shares of common stock, warrants for the purchase of the foregoing securities, stock purchase contracts, stock purchase units, pass through certificates and enhanced equipment trust certificates, and subscription rights to purchase the foregoing securities (the “Registration Statement”). Such appointment to act specifically includes, but is not limited to, the power and authority to sign for the undersigned in the capacity as a director and/or officer of UAL and/or United the Registration Statement, and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) thereto, and to file the same, with all supplements and exhibits thereto, and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform in the name of on behalf of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, each and every act and thing necessary or desirable to be done in and about the premises, to all intents and purposes and as fully as they might or could do in person, hereby ratifying, approving and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or their substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Executed as of the 9th day of April, 2015.
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By:
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/s/ Richard A. Delaney | |
| Name: Richard A. Delaney | |||
| Title: Director of United Continental Holdings, Inc. | |||
UNITED CONTINENTAL HOLDINGS, INC.
UNITED AIRLINES, INC.
Power of Attorney
FORM S-3
Registration Statement
Under
The Securities Act of 1933
The undersigned officers and/or directors of United Continental Holdings, Inc. (“UAL”) and United Airlines, Inc. (“United”) do hereby constitute and appoint Jeffery A. Smisek, John D. Rainey, Brett J. Hart, and Chris Kenny, or any of them, as the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys in fact and agents to do any and all acts and things in the undersigned’s name and behalf in the undersigned’s capacities as officer and/or director, and to execute any and all instruments for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name in the capacities as officer and/or director which such person or persons may deem necessary or advisable to enable UAL and/or United to comply with the Securities Act of 1933 and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) in connection with a universal automatic shelf Registration Statement on Form S-3 relating to the offering of debt securities, equity securities and other securities specified therein, including but not limited to guarantees of debt securities, shares of preferred stock, shares of common stock, warrants for the purchase of the foregoing securities, stock purchase contracts, stock purchase units, pass through certificates and enhanced equipment trust certificates, and subscription rights to purchase the foregoing securities (the “Registration Statement”). Such appointment to act specifically includes, but is not limited to, the power and authority to sign for the undersigned in the capacity as a director and/or officer of UAL and/or United the Registration Statement, and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) thereto, and to file the same, with all supplements and exhibits thereto, and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform in the name of on behalf of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, each and every act and thing necessary or desirable to be done in and about the premises, to all intents and purposes and as fully as they might or could do in person, hereby ratifying, approving and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or their substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Executed as of the 9th day of April, 2015.
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By:
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/s/ Jane C. Garvey | |
| Name: Jane C. Garvey | |||
| Title: Director of United Continental Holdings, Inc. | |||
UNITED CONTINENTAL HOLDINGS, INC.
UNITED AIRLINES, INC.
Power of Attorney
FORM S-3
Registration Statement
Under
The Securities Act of 1933
The undersigned officers and/or directors of United Continental Holdings, Inc. (“UAL”) and United Airlines, Inc. (“United”) do hereby constitute and appoint Jeffery A. Smisek, John D. Rainey, Brett J. Hart, and Chris Kenny, or any of them, as the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys in fact and agents to do any and all acts and things in the undersigned’s name and behalf in the undersigned’s capacities as officer and/or director, and to execute any and all instruments for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name in the capacities as officer and/or director which such person or persons may deem necessary or advisable to enable UAL and/or United to comply with the Securities Act of 1933 and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) in connection with a universal automatic shelf Registration Statement on Form S-3 relating to the offering of debt securities, equity securities and other securities specified therein, including but not limited to guarantees of debt securities, shares of preferred stock, shares of common stock, warrants for the purchase of the foregoing securities, stock purchase contracts, stock purchase units, pass through certificates and enhanced equipment trust certificates, and subscription rights to purchase the foregoing securities (the “Registration Statement”). Such appointment to act specifically includes, but is not limited to, the power and authority to sign for the undersigned in the capacity as a director and/or officer of UAL and/or United the Registration Statement, and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) thereto, and to file the same, with all supplements and exhibits thereto, and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform in the name of on behalf of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, each and every act and thing necessary or desirable to be done in and about the premises, to all intents and purposes and as fully as they might or could do in person, hereby ratifying, approving and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or their substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Executed as of the 9th day of April, 2015.
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By:
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/s/ James J. Heppner | |
| Name: James J. Heppner | |||
| Title: Director of United Continental Holdings, Inc. | |||
UNITED CONTINENTAL HOLDINGS, INC.
UNITED AIRLINES, INC.
Power of Attorney
FORM S-3
Registration Statement
Under
The Securities Act of 1933
The undersigned officers and/or directors of United Continental Holdings, Inc. (“UAL”) and United Airlines, Inc. (“United”) do hereby constitute and appoint Jeffery A. Smisek, John D. Rainey, Brett J. Hart, and Chris Kenny, or any of them, as the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys in fact and agents to do any and all acts and things in the undersigned’s name and behalf in the undersigned’s capacities as officer and/or director, and to execute any and all instruments for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name in the capacities as officer and/or director which such person or persons may deem necessary or advisable to enable UAL and/or United to comply with the Securities Act of 1933 and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) in connection with a universal automatic shelf Registration Statement on Form S-3 relating to the offering of debt securities, equity securities and other securities specified therein, including but not limited to guarantees of debt securities, shares of preferred stock, shares of common stock, warrants for the purchase of the foregoing securities, stock purchase contracts, stock purchase units, pass through certificates and enhanced equipment trust certificates, and subscription rights to purchase the foregoing securities (the “Registration Statement”). Such appointment to act specifically includes, but is not limited to, the power and authority to sign for the undersigned in the capacity as a director and/or officer of UAL and/or United the Registration Statement, and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) thereto, and to file the same, with all supplements and exhibits thereto, and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform in the name of on behalf of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, each and every act and thing necessary or desirable to be done in and about the premises, to all intents and purposes and as fully as they might or could do in person, hereby ratifying, approving and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or their substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Executed as of the 9th day of April, 2015.
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By:
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/s/ Walter Isaacson | |
| Name: Walter Isaacson | |||
| Title: Director | |||
UNITED CONTINENTAL HOLDINGS, INC.
UNITED AIRLINES, INC.
Power of Attorney
FORM S-3
Registration Statement
Under
The Securities Act of 1933
The undersigned officers and/or directors of United Continental Holdings, Inc. (“UAL”) and United Airlines, Inc. (“United”) do hereby constitute and appoint Jeffery A. Smisek, John D. Rainey, Brett J. Hart, and Chris Kenny, or any of them, as the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys in fact and agents to do any and all acts and things in the undersigned’s name and behalf in the undersigned’s capacities as officer and/or director, and to execute any and all instruments for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name in the capacities as officer and/or director which such person or persons may deem necessary or advisable to enable UAL and/or United to comply with the Securities Act of 1933 and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) in connection with a universal automatic shelf Registration Statement on Form S-3 relating to the offering of debt securities, equity securities and other securities specified therein, including but not limited to guarantees of debt securities, shares of preferred stock, shares of common stock, warrants for the purchase of the foregoing securities, stock purchase contracts, stock purchase units, pass through certificates and enhanced equipment trust certificates, and subscription rights to purchase the foregoing securities (the “Registration Statement”). Such appointment to act specifically includes, but is not limited to, the power and authority to sign for the undersigned in the capacity as a director and/or officer of UAL and/or United the Registration Statement, and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) thereto, and to file the same, with all supplements and exhibits thereto, and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform in the name of on behalf of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, each and every act and thing necessary or desirable to be done in and about the premises, to all intents and purposes and as fully as they might or could do in person, hereby ratifying, approving and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or their substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Executed as of the 9th day of April, 2015.
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By:
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/s/ Henry L. Meyer III | |
| Name: Henry L. Meyer III | |||
| Title: Director of United Continental Holdings, Inc. | |||
UNITED CONTINENTAL HOLDINGS, INC.
UNITED AIRLINES, INC.
Power of Attorney
FORM S-3
Registration Statement
Under
The Securities Act of 1933
The undersigned officers and/or directors of United Continental Holdings, Inc. (“UAL”) and United Airlines, Inc. (“United”) do hereby constitute and appoint Jeffery A. Smisek, John D. Rainey, Brett J. Hart, and Chris Kenny, or any of them, as the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys in fact and agents to do any and all acts and things in the undersigned’s name and behalf in the undersigned’s capacities as officer and/or director, and to execute any and all instruments for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name in the capacities as officer and/or director which such person or persons may deem necessary or advisable to enable UAL and/or United to comply with the Securities Act of 1933 and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) in connection with a universal automatic shelf Registration Statement on Form S-3 relating to the offering of debt securities, equity securities and other securities specified therein, including but not limited to guarantees of debt securities, shares of preferred stock, shares of common stock, warrants for the purchase of the foregoing securities, stock purchase contracts, stock purchase units, pass through certificates and enhanced equipment trust certificates, and subscription rights to purchase the foregoing securities (the “Registration Statement”). Such appointment to act specifically includes, but is not limited to, the power and authority to sign for the undersigned in the capacity as a director and/or officer of UAL and/or United the Registration Statement, and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) thereto, and to file the same, with all supplements and exhibits thereto, and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform in the name of on behalf of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, each and every act and thing necessary or desirable to be done in and about the premises, to all intents and purposes and as fully as they might or could do in person, hereby ratifying, approving and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or their substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Executed as of the 9th day of April, 2015.
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By:
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/s/ Oscar Munoz | |
| Name: Oscar Munoz | |||
| Title: Director of United Continental Holdings, Inc. | |||
UNITED CONTINENTAL HOLDINGS, INC.
UNITED AIRLINES, INC.
Power of Attorney
FORM S-3
Registration Statement
Under
The Securities Act of 1933
The undersigned officers and/or directors of United Continental Holdings, Inc. (“UAL”) and United Airlines, Inc. (“United”) do hereby constitute and appoint Jeffery A. Smisek, John D. Rainey, Brett J. Hart, and Chris Kenny, or any of them, as the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys in fact and agents to do any and all acts and things in the undersigned’s name and behalf in the undersigned’s capacities as officer and/or director, and to execute any and all instruments for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name in the capacities as officer and/or director which such person or persons may deem necessary or advisable to enable UAL and/or United to comply with the Securities Act of 1933 and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) in connection with a universal automatic shelf Registration Statement on Form S-3 relating to the offering of debt securities, equity securities and other securities specified therein, including but not limited to guarantees of debt securities, shares of preferred stock, shares of common stock, warrants for the purchase of the foregoing securities, stock purchase contracts, stock purchase units, pass through certificates and enhanced equipment trust certificates, and subscription rights to purchase the foregoing securities (the “Registration Statement”). Such appointment to act specifically includes, but is not limited to, the power and authority to sign for the undersigned in the capacity as a director and/or officer of UAL and/or United the Registration Statement, and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) thereto, and to file the same, with all supplements and exhibits thereto, and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform in the name of on behalf of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, each and every act and thing necessary or desirable to be done in and about the premises, to all intents and purposes and as fully as they might or could do in person, hereby ratifying, approving and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or their substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Executed as of the 9th day of April, 2015.
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By:
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/s/ William R. Nuti | |
| Name: William R. Nuti | |||
| Title: Director of United Continental Holdings, Inc. | |||
UNITED CONTINENTAL HOLDINGS, INC.
UNITED AIRLINES, INC.
Power of Attorney
FORM S-3
Registration Statement
Under
The Securities Act of 1933
The undersigned officers and/or directors of United Continental Holdings, Inc. (“UAL”) and United Airlines, Inc. (“United”) do hereby constitute and appoint Jeffery A. Smisek, John D. Rainey, Brett J. Hart, and Chris Kenny, or any of them, as the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys in fact and agents to do any and all acts and things in the undersigned’s name and behalf in the undersigned’s capacities as officer and/or director, and to execute any and all instruments for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name in the capacities as officer and/or director which such person or persons may deem necessary or advisable to enable UAL and/or United to comply with the Securities Act of 1933 and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) in connection with a universal automatic shelf Registration Statement on Form S-3 relating to the offering of debt securities, equity securities and other securities specified therein, including but not limited to guarantees of debt securities, shares of preferred stock, shares of common stock, warrants for the purchase of the foregoing securities, stock purchase contracts, stock purchase units, pass through certificates and enhanced equipment trust certificates, and subscription rights to purchase the foregoing securities (the “Registration Statement”). Such appointment to act specifically includes, but is not limited to, the power and authority to sign for the undersigned in the capacity as a director and/or officer of UAL and/or United the Registration Statement, and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) thereto, and to file the same, with all supplements and exhibits thereto, and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform in the name of on behalf of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, each and every act and thing necessary or desirable to be done in and about the premises, to all intents and purposes and as fully as they might or could do in person, hereby ratifying, approving and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or their substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Executed as of the 9th day of April, 2015.
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By:
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/s/ Laurence E. Simmons | |
| Name: Laurence E. Simmons | |||
| Title: Director of United Continental Holdings, Inc. | |||
UNITED CONTINENTAL HOLDINGS, INC.
UNITED AIRLINES, INC.
Power of Attorney
FORM S-3
Registration Statement
Under
The Securities Act of 1933
The undersigned officers and/or directors of United Continental Holdings, Inc. (“UAL”) and United Airlines, Inc. (“United”) do hereby constitute and appoint Jeffery A. Smisek, John D. Rainey, Brett J. Hart, and Chris Kenny, or any of them, as the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys in fact and agents to do any and all acts and things in the undersigned’s name and behalf in the undersigned’s capacities as officer and/or director, and to execute any and all instruments for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name in the capacities as officer and/or director which such person or persons may deem necessary or advisable to enable UAL and/or United to comply with the Securities Act of 1933 and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) in connection with a universal automatic shelf Registration Statement on Form S-3 relating to the offering of debt securities, equity securities and other securities specified therein, including but not limited to guarantees of debt securities, shares of preferred stock, shares of common stock, warrants for the purchase of the foregoing securities, stock purchase contracts, stock purchase units, pass through certificates and enhanced equipment trust certificates, and subscription rights to purchase the foregoing securities (the “Registration Statement”). Such appointment to act specifically includes, but is not limited to, the power and authority to sign for the undersigned in the capacity as a director and/or officer of UAL and/or United the Registration Statement, and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) thereto, and to file the same, with all supplements and exhibits thereto, and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform in the name of on behalf of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, each and every act and thing necessary or desirable to be done in and about the premises, to all intents and purposes and as fully as they might or could do in person, hereby ratifying, approving and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or their substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Executed as of the 9th day of April, 2015.
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By:
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/s/ David J. Vitale | |
| Name: David J. Vitale | |||
| Title: Director of United Continental Holdings, Inc. | |||
UNITED CONTINENTAL HOLDINGS, INC.
UNITED AIRLINES, INC.
Power of Attorney
FORM S-3
Registration Statement
Under
The Securities Act of 1933
The undersigned officers and/or directors of United Continental Holdings, Inc. (“UAL”) and United Airlines, Inc. (“United”) do hereby constitute and appoint Jeffery A. Smisek, John D. Rainey, Brett J. Hart, and Chris Kenny, or any of them, as the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys in fact and agents to do any and all acts and things in the undersigned’s name and behalf in the undersigned’s capacities as officer and/or director, and to execute any and all instruments for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name in the capacities as officer and/or director which such person or persons may deem necessary or advisable to enable UAL and/or United to comply with the Securities Act of 1933 and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) in connection with a universal automatic shelf Registration Statement on Form S-3 relating to the offering of debt securities, equity securities and other securities specified therein, including but not limited to guarantees of debt securities, shares of preferred stock, shares of common stock, warrants for the purchase of the foregoing securities, stock purchase contracts, stock purchase units, pass through certificates and enhanced equipment trust certificates, and subscription rights to purchase the foregoing securities (the “Registration Statement”). Such appointment to act specifically includes, but is not limited to, the power and authority to sign for the undersigned in the capacity as a director and/or officer of UAL and/or United the Registration Statement, and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) thereto, and to file the same, with all supplements and exhibits thereto, and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform in the name of on behalf of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, each and every act and thing necessary or desirable to be done in and about the premises, to all intents and purposes and as fully as they might or could do in person, hereby ratifying, approving and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or their substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Executed as of the 9th day of April, 2015.
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By:
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/s/ John H. Walker | |
| Name: John H. Walker | |||
| Title: Director of United Continental Holdings, Inc. | |||
UNITED CONTINENTAL HOLDINGS, INC.
UNITED AIRLINES, INC.
Power of Attorney
FORM S-3
Registration Statement
Under
The Securities Act of 1933
The undersigned officers and/or directors of United Continental Holdings, Inc. (“UAL”) and United Airlines, Inc. (“United”) do hereby constitute and appoint Jeffery A. Smisek, John D. Rainey, Brett J. Hart, and Chris Kenny, or any of them, as the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys in fact and agents to do any and all acts and things in the undersigned’s name and behalf in the undersigned’s capacities as officer and/or director, and to execute any and all instruments for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name in the capacities as officer and/or director which such person or persons may deem necessary or advisable to enable UAL and/or United to comply with the Securities Act of 1933 and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) in connection with a universal automatic shelf Registration Statement on Form S-3 relating to the offering of debt securities, equity securities and other securities specified therein, including but not limited to guarantees of debt securities, shares of preferred stock, shares of common stock, warrants for the purchase of the foregoing securities, stock purchase contracts, stock purchase units, pass through certificates and enhanced equipment trust certificates, and subscription rights to purchase the foregoing securities (the “Registration Statement”). Such appointment to act specifically includes, but is not limited to, the power and authority to sign for the undersigned in the capacity as a director and/or officer of UAL and/or United the Registration Statement, and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) thereto, and to file the same, with all supplements and exhibits thereto, and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform in the name of on behalf of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, each and every act and thing necessary or desirable to be done in and about the premises, to all intents and purposes and as fully as they might or could do in person, hereby ratifying, approving and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or their substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Executed as of the 9th day of April, 2015.
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By:
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/s/ Charles A. Yamarone | |
| Name: Charles A. Yamarone | |||
| Title: Director of United Continental Holdings, Inc. | |||
Exhibit 25.1
UNITED STATES
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) __
_________________
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY,
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)
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95-3571558
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(Jurisdiction of incorporation
if not a U.S. national bank)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
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400 South Hope Street,
Suite 400
Los Angeles, CA
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90071
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip code)
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Rhea L. Ricard, Legal Department
The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, National Association
400 South Hope Street, Suite 400
Los Angeles, California 90071
(213) 630-6476
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
________________
United Continental Holdings, Inc.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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36-2675207
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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
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233 S. Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois
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60606
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip code)
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_________________________
United Airlines, Inc.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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74-2099724
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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
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233 S. Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois
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60606
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip code)
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________
Debt Securities and
Guarantees of Debt Securities
(Title of the indenture securities)
Item 1. General Information.
Furnish the following information as to the Trustee:
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(a)
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Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to
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which it is subject.
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Comptroller of the Currency – United States
Department of the Treasury, Washington, D.C. 20219
Federal Reserve Bank, San Francisco, California 94105
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Washington, D.C. 20429
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(b)
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Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.
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Yes.
Item 2. Affiliations with Obligor.
If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such affiliation.
None.
Pursuant to General Instruction B of the Form T-1, no responses are included for Items 3-15 of this Form T-1 because the Obligor is not in default as provided under Item 13.
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Item 16. List of Exhibits.
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Exhibits identified in parentheses below, on file with the Commission, are incorporated herein by reference as an exhibit hereto, pursuant to Rule 7a-29 under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (the "Act") and 17 C.F.R. 229.10(d).
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1.
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A copy of the articles of association of The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, National Association. (Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed on September 8, 2008 in connection with Registration Statement No. 333-135006).
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2.
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A copy of certificate of authority of the trustee to commence business. (Exhibit 2 to Form T-1 filed January 11, 2005 in connection with Registration Statement No. 333-121948).
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3.
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A copy of the authorization of the trustee to exercise corporate trust powers. (Exhibit 3 to Form T-1 filed on September 8, 2008 in connection with Registration Statement No. 333-135006).
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4.
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A copy of the existing by-laws of the trustee. (Exhibit 4 to Form T-1 filed on October 28, 2009 in connection with Registration Statement No. 333-162713).
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6.
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The consent of the trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act.
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7.
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A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee published pursuant to law or to the requirements of its supervising or examining authority.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the trustee, The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, National Association, a 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 23rd day of April, 2015.
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THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY,
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
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By:
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/s/ Lawrence M. Kusch | ||||
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Name:
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Lawrence M. Kusch
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Title:
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Vice President
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EXHIBIT 6
The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321 (b) of the Act
April 23, 2015
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
Ladies and Gentlemen:
In connection with the qualification of the Indenture among United Continental Holdings, Inc., United Airlines, Inc. and The Bank of New York Mellon 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, State, Territorial, or District authorities authorized to make such examinations, may be furnished by such authorities to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon its request therefor.
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The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company,
National Association
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By:
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/s/ Lawrence M. Kusch | |||
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Name:
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Lawrence M. Kusch
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Title:
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Vice President
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EXHIBIT 7
Consolidated Report of Condition of
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
of 400 South Hope Street, Suite 400, Los Angeles, CA 90071
At the close of business December 31, 2014, published in accordance with Federal regulatory authority instructions.
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Dollar Amounts
in Thousands
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ASSETS
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Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
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Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin
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2,244
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Interest-bearing balances
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283
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Securities:
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Held-to-maturity securities
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0
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Available-for-sale securities
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681,797
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Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell:
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Federal funds sold
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181,700
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Securities purchased under agreements to resell
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0
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Loans and lease financing receivables:
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Loans and leases held for sale
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0
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Loans and leases, net of unearned income
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0
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LESS: Allowance for loan and lease losses
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0
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Loans and leases, net of unearned income and allowance
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0
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Trading assets
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0
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Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases)
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13,215
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Other real estate owned
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0
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Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies
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0
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Direct and indirect investments in real estate ventures
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0
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Intangible assets:
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Goodwill
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856,313
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Other intangible assets
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103,947
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Other assets
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117,698
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Total assets
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$1,957,197
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LIABILITIES
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Deposits:
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In domestic offices
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502
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Noninterest-bearing
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502
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Interest-bearing
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0
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Not applicable
|
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Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase:
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Federal funds purchased
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0
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Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
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0
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Trading liabilities
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0
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Other borrowed money:
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(includes mortgage indebtedness and obligations under capitalized leases)
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0
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Not applicable
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Not applicable
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Subordinated notes and debentures
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0
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Other liabilities
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257,630
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Total liabilities
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258,132
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Not applicable
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EQUITY CAPITAL
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Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus
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0
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Common stock
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1,000
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Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock)
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1,122,182
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Not available
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Retained earnings
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575,618
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Accumulated other comprehensive income
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265
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Other equity capital components
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0
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Not available
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Total bank equity capital
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1,699,065
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Noncontrolling (minority) interests in consolidated subsidiaries
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0
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Total equity capital
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1,699,065
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Total liabilities and equity capital
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1,957,197
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I, Matthew J. McNulty, CFO of the above-named bank do hereby declare that the Reports of Condition and Income (including the supporting schedules) for this report date have been prepared in conformance with the instructions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory authority and are true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
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Matthew J. McNulty
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)
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CFO
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We, the undersigned directors (trustees), attest to the correctness of the Report of Condition (including the supporting schedules) for this report date and declare that it has been examined by us and to the best of our knowledge and belief has been prepared in conformance with the instructions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory authority and is true and correct.
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Antonio I. Portuondo, President
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)
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William D. Lindelof, Director
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)
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Directors (Trustees)
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Alphonse J. Briand, Director
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)
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Exhibit 25.2
File No.____________
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)
WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)
16-1486454
(I.R.S. employer identification no.)
1100 North Market Street
Wilmington, DE 19890
(Address of principal executive offices)
Robert C. Fiedler
Vice President and Counsel
1100 North Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19890
(302) 651-8541
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
UNITED AIRLINES, INC.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
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DELAWARE
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74-2099724
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(State of incorporation)
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(I.R.S. employer identification no.)
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233 S. WACKER DRIVE
CHICAGO, IL 60606
(Address of principal executive offices)
PASS THROUGH TRUST CERTIFICATES
(Title of the indenture securities)
Item 1. GENERAL INFORMATION. Furnish the following information as to the trustee:
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(a)
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Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it is subject.
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Comptroller of Currency, Washington, D.C.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Washington, D.C.
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(b)
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Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.
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Yes.
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Item 2.
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AFFILIATIONS WITH THE OBLIGOR. If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each affiliation:
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Based upon an examination of the books and records of the trustee and upon information furnished by the obligor, the obligor is not an affiliate of the trustee.
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Item 16.
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LIST OF EXHIBITS. Listed below are all exhibits filed as part of this Statement of Eligibility and Qualification.
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1.
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A copy of the Charter for Wilmington Trust, National Association, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1 of Form T-1.
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2.
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The authority of Wilmington Trust, National Association to commence business was granted under the Charter for Wilmington Trust, National Association, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 1 of Form T-1.
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3.
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The authorization to exercise corporate trust powers was granted under the Charter for Wilmington Trust, National Association, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 1 of Form T-1.
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4.
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A copy of the existing By-Laws of Trustee, as now in effect, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4 of form T-1.
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5.
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Not applicable.
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6.
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The consent of Trustee as required by Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 6 of Form T-1.
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7.
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Current Report of the Condition of Trustee, published pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority, attached as Exhibit 7.
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8.
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Not applicable.
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9.
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Not applicable.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the trustee, Wilmington Trust, 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 Wilmington and State of Delaware on the 15th day of April, 2015.
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WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
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By:
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/s/ Jennifer A. Luce | |||
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Name:
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Jennifer A. Luce | |||
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Title:
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Vice President | |||
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EXHIBIT 1
CHARTER OF WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
OF
WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
For the purpose of organizing an association to perform any lawful activities of national banks, the undersigned do enter into the following articles of association:
FIRST. The title of this association shall be Wilmington Trust, National Association.
SECOND. The main office of the association shall be in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, State of Delaware. The general business of the association shall be conducted at its main office and its branches.
THIRD. The board of directors of this association shall consist of not less than five nor more than twenty-five persons, unless the OCC has exempted the bank from the 25-member limit. The exact number is to be fixed and determined from time to time by resolution of a majority of the full board of directors or by resolution of a majority of the shareholders at any annual or special meeting thereof. Each director shall own common or preferred stock of the association or of a holding company owning the association, with an aggregate par, fair market or equity value $1,000. Determination of these values may be based as of either (i) the date of purchase or (ii) the date the person became a director, whichever value is greater. Any combination of common or preferred stock of the association or holding company may be used.
Any vacancy in the board of directors may be filled by action of a majority of the remaining directors between meetings of shareholders. The board of directors may not increase the number of directors between meetings of shareholders to a number which:
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1)
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exceeds by more than two the number of directors last elected by shareholders where the number was 15 or less; or
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2)
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exceeds by more than four the number of directors last elected by shareholders where the number was 16 or more, but in no event shall the number of directors exceed 25, unless the OCC has exempted the bank from the 25-member limit.
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Directors shall be elected for terms of one year and until their successors are elected and qualified. Terms of directors, including directors selected to fill vacancies, shall expire at the next regular meeting of shareholders at which directors are elected, unless the directors resign or are removed from office. Despite the expiration of a director's term, the director shall continue to serve until his or her successor is elected and qualifies or until there is a decrease in the number of directors and his or her position is eliminated.
Honorary or advisory members of the board of directors, without voting power or power of final decision in matters concerning the business of the association, may be appointed by resolution of a majority of the full board of directors, or by resolution of shareholders at any annual or special meeting. Honorary or advisory directors shall not be counted to determine the number of directors of the association or the presence of a quorum in connection with any board action, and shall not be required to own qualifying shares.
FOURTH. There shall be an annual meeting of the shareholders to elect directors and transact whatever other business may be brought before the meeting. It shall be held at the main office or any other convenient place the board of directors may designate, on the day of each year specified therefor in
the bylaws, or, if that day falls on a legal holiday in the state in which the association is located, on the next following banking day. If no election is held on the day fixed, or in the event of a legal holiday on the following banking day, an election may be held on any subsequent day within 60 days of the day fixed, to be designated by the board of directors, or, if the directors fail to fix the day, by shareholders representing two-thirds of the shares issued and outstanding. In all cases at least 10 days advance notice of the time, place and purpose of a shareholders’ meeting shall be given to the shareholders by first class mail, unless the OCC determines that an emergency circumstance exists. The sole shareholder of the bank is permitted to waive notice of the shareholders’ meeting.
In all elections of directors, the number of votes each common shareholder may cast will be determined by multiplying the number of shares such shareholder owns by the number of directors to be elected. Those votes may be cumulated and cast for a single candidate or may be distributed among two or more candidates in the manner selected by the shareholder. If, after the first ballot, subsequent ballots are necessary to elect directors, a shareholder may not vote shares that he or she has already fully cumulated and voted in favor of a successful candidate. On all other questions, each common shareholder shall be entitled to one vote for each share of stock held by him or her.
Nominations for election to the board of directors may be made by the board of directors or by any stockholder of any outstanding class of capital stock of the association entitled to vote for election of directors. Nominations other than those made by or on behalf of the existing management shall be made in writing and be delivered or mailed to the president of the association not less than 14 days nor more than 50 days prior to any meeting of shareholders called for the election of directors; provided, however, that if less than 21 days notice of the meeting is given to shareholders, such nominations shall be mailed or delivered to the president of the association not later than the close of business on the seventh day following the day on which the notice of meeting was mailed. Such notification shall contain the following information to the extent known to the notifying shareholder:
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1)
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The name and address of each proposed nominee.
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2)
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The principal occupation of each proposed nominee.
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3)
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The total number of shares of capital stock of the association that will be voted for each proposed nominee.
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4)
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The name and residence address of the notifying shareholder.
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5)
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The number of shares of capital stock of the association owned by the notifying shareholder.
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Nominations not made in accordance herewith may, in his/her discretion, be disregarded by the chairperson of the meeting, and the vote tellers may disregard all votes cast for each such nominee. No bylaw may unreasonably restrict the nomination of directors by shareholders.
A director may resign at any time by delivering written notice to the board of directors, its chairperson, or to the association, which resignation shall be effective when the notice is delivered unless the notice specifies a later effective date.
A director may be removed by shareholders at a meeting called to remove the director, when notice of the meeting stating that the purpose or one of the purposes is to remove the director is provided, if there is a failure to fulfill one of the affirmative requirements for qualification, or for cause; provided, however, that a director may not be removed if the number of votes sufficient to elect the director under cumulative voting is voted against the director's removal.
FIFTH. The authorized amount of capital stock of this association shall be ten thousand shares of common stock of the par value of one hundred dollars ($100) each; but said capital stock may be increased or decreased from time to time, according to the provisions of the laws of the United States.
No holder of shares of the capital stock of any class of the association shall have any preemptive or preferential right of subscription to any shares of any class of stock of the association, whether now or hereafter authorized, or to any obligations convertible into stock of the association, issued, or sold, nor any right of subscription to any thereof other than such, if any, as the board of directors, in its discretion, may from time to time determine and at such price as the board of directors may from time to time fix. Preemptive rights also must be approved by a vote of holders of two-thirds of the bank’s outstanding voting shares. Unless otherwise specified in these articles of association or required by law, (1) all matters requiring shareholder action, including amendments to the articles of association, must be approved by shareholders owning a majority voting interest in the outstanding voting stock, and (2) each shareholder shall be entitled to one vote per share.
Unless otherwise specified in these articles of association or required by law, all shares of voting stock shall be voted together as a class, on any matters requiring shareholder approval. If a proposed amendment would affect two or more classes or series in the same or a substantially similar way, all the classes or series so affected must vote together as a single voting group on the proposed amendment.
Shares of one class or series may be issued as a dividend for shares of the same class or series on a pro rata basis and without consideration. Shares of one class or series may be issued as share dividends for a different class or series of stock if approved by a majority of the votes entitled to be cast by the class or series to be issued, unless there are no outstanding shares of the class or series to be issued. Unless otherwise provided by the board of directors, the record date for determining shareholders entitled to a share dividend shall be the date authorized by the board of directors for the share dividend.
Unless otherwise provided in the bylaws, the record date for determining shareholders entitled to notice of and to vote at any meeting is the close of business on the day before the first notice is mailed or otherwise sent to the shareholders, provided that in no event may a record date be more than 70 days before the meeting.
If a shareholder is entitled to fractional shares pursuant to a stock dividend, consolidation or merger, reverse stock split or otherwise, the association may: (a) issue fractional shares; (b) in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares, issue script or warrants entitling the holder to receive a full share upon surrendering enough script or warrants to equal a full share; (c) if there is an established and active market in the association's stock, make reasonable arrangements to provide the shareholder with an opportunity to realize a fair price through sale of the fraction, or purchase of the additional fraction required for a full share; (d) remit the cash equivalent of the fraction to the shareholder; or (e) sell full shares representing all the fractions at public auction or to the highest bidder after having solicited and received sealed bids from at least three licensed stock brokers; and distribute the proceeds pro rata to shareholders who otherwise would be entitled to the fractional shares. The holder of a fractional share is entitled to exercise the rights for shareholder, including the right to vote, to receive dividends, and to participate in the assets of the association upon liquidation, in proportion to the fractional interest. The holder of script or warrants is not entitled to any of these rights unless the script or warrants explicitly provide for such rights. The script or warrants may be subject to such additional conditions as: (1) that the script or warrants will become void if not exchanged for full shares before a specified date; and (2) that the shares for which the script or warrants are exchangeable may be sold at the option of the association and the proceeds paid to scriptholders.
The association, at any time and from time to time, may authorize and issue debt obligations, whether or not subordinated, without the approval of the shareholders. Obligations classified as debt, whether or not subordinated, which may be issued by the association without the approval of shareholders, do not carry voting rights on any issue, including an increase or decrease in the aggregate number of the securities, or the exchange or reclassification of all or part of securities into securities of another class or series.
SIXTH. The board of directors shall appoint one of its members president of this association, and one of its members chairperson of the board and shall have the power to appoint one or more vice presidents, a secretary who shall keep minutes of the directors' and shareholders' meetings and be responsible for authenticating the records of the association, and such other officers and employees as may be required to transact the business of this association.
A duly appointed officer may appoint one or more officers or assistant officers if authorized by the board of directors in accordance with the bylaws.
The board of directors shall have the power to:
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1)
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Define the duties of the officers, employees, and agents of the association.
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2)
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Delegate the performance of its duties, but not the responsibility for its duties, to the officers, employees, and agents of the association.
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3)
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Fix the compensation and enter into employment contracts with its officers and employees upon reasonable terms and conditions consistent with applicable law.
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4)
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Dismiss officers and employees.
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5)
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Require bonds from officers and employees and to fix the penalty thereof.
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6)
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Ratify written policies authorized by the association's management or committees of the board.
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7)
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Regulate the manner in which any increase or decrease of the capital of the association shall be made, provided that nothing herein shall restrict the power of shareholders to increase or decrease the capital of the association in accordance with law, and nothing shall raise or lower from two-thirds the percentage required for shareholder approval to increase or reduce the capital.
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8)
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Manage and administer the business and affairs of the association.
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9)
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Adopt initial bylaws, not inconsistent with law or the articles of association, for managing the business and regulating the affairs of the association.
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10)
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Amend or repeal bylaws, except to the extent that the articles of association reserve this power in whole or in part to shareholders.
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11)
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Make contracts.
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12)
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Generally perform all acts that are legal for a board of directors to perform.
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SEVENTH. The board of directors shall have the power to change the location of the main office to any other place within the limits of Wilmington, Delaware, without the approval of the shareholders, or with a vote of shareholders owning two-thirds of the stock of such association for a relocation outside such limits and upon receipt of a certificate of approval from the Comptroller of the Currency, to any other location within or outside the limits of Wilmington Delaware, but not more than 30 miles beyond such limits. The board of directors shall have the power to establish or change the location of any branch or branches of the association to any other location permitted under applicable law, without approval of shareholders, subject to approval by the Comptroller of the Currency.
EIGHTH. The corporate existence of this association shall continue until termination according to the laws of the United States.
NINTH. The board of directors of this association, or any one or more shareholders owning, in the aggregate, not less than 50 percent of the stock of this association, may call a special meeting of shareholders at any time. Unless otherwise provided by the bylaws or the laws of the United States, a notice of the time, place, and purpose of every annual and special meeting of the shareholders shall be given at least 10 days prior to the meeting by first-class mail, unless the OCC determines that an emergency circumstance exists. If the association is a wholly-owned subsidiary, the sole shareholder may waive notice of the shareholders’ meeting. Unless otherwise provided by the bylaws or these articles, any action requiring approval of shareholders must be effected at a duly called annual or special meeting.
TENTH. For purposes of this Article Tenth, the term “institution-affiliated party” shall mean any institution-affiliated party of the association as such term is defined in 12 U.S.C. 1813(u).
Any institution-affiliated party (or his or her heirs, executors or administrators) may be indemnified or reimbursed by the association for reasonable expenses actually incurred in connection with any threatened, pending or completed actions or proceedings and appeals therein, whether civil, criminal, governmental, administrative or investigative, in accordance with and to the fullest extent permitted by law, as such law now or hereafter exists; provided, however, that when an administrative proceeding or action instituted by a federal banking agency results in a final order or settlement pursuant to which such person: (i) is assessed a civil money penalty, (ii) is removed from office or prohibited from participating in the conduct of the affairs of the association, or (iii) is required to cease and desist from or to take any affirmative action described in 12 U.S.C. 1818(b) with respect to the association, then the association shall require the repayment of all legal fees and expenses advanced pursuant to the next succeeding paragraph and may not indemnify such institution-affiliated parties (or their heirs, executors or administrators) for expenses, including expenses for legal fees, penalties or other payments incurred. The association shall provide indemnification in connection with an action or proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by an institution-affiliated party (or by his or her heirs, executors or administrators) only if such action or proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the board of directors.
Expenses incurred by an institution-affiliated party (or by his or her heirs, executors or administrators) in connection with any action or proceeding under 12 U.S.C. 164 or 1818 may be paid by the association in advance of the final disposition of such action or proceeding upon (a) a determination by the board of directors acting by a quorum consisting of directors who are not parties to such action or proceeding that the institution-affiliated party (or his or her heirs, executors or administrators) has a reasonable basis for prevailing on the merits, (b) a determination that the indemnified individual (or his or her heirs, executors or administrators) will have the financial capacity to reimburse the bank in the event he or she does not prevail, (c) a determination that the payment of expenses and fees by the association will not adversely affect the safety and soundness of the association, and (d) receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such institution-affiliated party (or by his or her heirs, executors or administrators) to repay such advancement in the event of a final order or settlement pursuant to which such person: (i) is assessed a civil money penalty, (ii) is removed from office or prohibited from participating in the conduct of the affairs of the association, or (iii) is required to cease and desist from or to take any affirmative action described in 12 U.S.C. 1818(b) with respect to the association. In all other instances, expenses incurred by an institution-affiliated party (or by his or her heirs, executors or administrators) in connection with any action or proceeding as to which indemnification may be given under these articles of association may be paid by the association in advance of the final disposition of such action or proceeding upon (a) receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such institution-affiliated party (or by or on behalf of his or her heirs, executors or administrators) to repay such advancement in the event that
such institution-affiliated party (or his or her heirs, executors or administrators) is ultimately found not to be entitled to indemnification as authorized by these articles of association and (b) approval by the board of directors acting by a quorum consisting of directors who are not parties to such action or proceeding or, if such a quorum is not obtainable, then approval by stockholders. To the extent permitted by law, the board of directors or, if applicable, the stockholders, shall not be required to find that the institution-affiliated party has met the applicable standard of conduct provided by law for indemnification in connection with such action or proceeding.
In the event that a majority of the members of the board of directors are named as respondents in an administrative proceeding or civil action and request indemnification, the remaining members of the board may authorize independent legal counsel to review the indemnification request and provide the remaining members of the board with a written opinion of counsel as to whether the conditions delineated in the first four paragraphs of this Article Tenth have been met. If independent legal counsel opines that said conditions have been met, the remaining members of the board of directors may rely on such opinion in authorizing the requested indemnification.
In the event that all of the members of the board of directors are named as respondents in an administrative proceeding or civil action and request indemnification, the board shall authorize independent legal counsel to review the indemnification request and provide the board with a written opinion of counsel as to whether the conditions delineated in the first four paragraphs of this Article Tenth have been met. If legal counsel opines that said conditions have been met, the board of directors may rely on such opinion in authorizing the requested indemnification.
To the extent permitted under applicable law, the rights of indemnification and to the advancement of expenses provided in these articles of association (a) shall be available with respect to events occurring prior to the adoption of these articles of association, (b) shall continue to exist after any restrictive amendment of these articles of association with respect to events occurring prior to such amendment, (c) may be interpreted on the basis of applicable law in effect at the time of the occurrence of the event or events giving rise to the action or proceeding, or on the basis of applicable law in effect at the time such rights are claimed, and (d) are in the nature of contract rights which may be enforced in any court of competent jurisdiction as if the association and the institution-affiliated party (or his or her heirs, executors or administrators) for whom such rights are sought were parties to a separate written agreement.
The rights of indemnification and to the advancement of expenses provided in these articles of association shall not, to the extent permitted under applicable law, be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which any such institution affiliated party (or his or her heirs, executors or administrators) may now or hereafter be otherwise entitled whether contained in these articles of association, the bylaws, a resolution of stockholders, a resolution of the board of directors, or an agreement providing such indemnification, the creation of such other rights being hereby expressly authorized. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the rights of indemnification and to the advancement of expenses provided in these articles of association shall not be deemed exclusive of any rights, pursuant to statute or otherwise, of any such institution-affiliated party (or of his or her heirs, executors or administrators) in any such action or proceeding to have assessed or allowed in his or her favor, against the association or otherwise, his or her costs and expenses incurred therein or in connection therewith or any part thereof.
If this Article Tenth or any part hereof shall be held unenforceable in any respect by a court of competent jurisdiction, it shall be deemed modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it enforceable, and the remainder of this Article Tenth shall remain fully enforceable.
The association may, upon affirmative vote of a majority of its board of directors, purchase insurance to indemnify its institution-affiliated parties to the extent that such indemnification is allowed in these articles of association; provided, however, that no such insurance shall include coverage to pay or reimburse any institution-affiliated party for the cost of any judgment or civil money penalty assessed against such person in an administrative proceeding or civil action commenced by any federal banking agency. Such insurance may, but need not, be for the benefit of all institution-affiliated parties.
ELEVENTH. These articles of association may be amended at any regular or special meeting of the shareholders by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the stock of this association, unless the vote of the holders of a greater amount of stock is required by law, and in that case by the vote of the holders of such greater amount. The association's board of directors may propose one or more amendments to the articles of association for submission to the shareholders.
EXHIBIT 4
BY-LAWS OF WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS
OF
WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
ARTICLE I
Meetings of Shareholders
Section 1. Annual Meeting. The annual meeting of the shareholders to elect directors and transact whatever other business may properly come before the meeting shall be held at the main office of the association, Rodney Square North, 1100 Market Street, City of Wilmington, State of Delaware, at 1:00 o'clock p.m. on the first Tuesday in March of each year, or at such other place and time as the board of directors may designate, or if that date falls on a legal holiday in Delaware, on the next following banking day. Notice of the meeting shall be mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid, at least 10 days and no more than 60 days prior to the date thereof, addressed to each shareholder at his/her address appearing on the books of the association. If, for any cause, an election of directors is not made on that date, or in the event of a legal holiday, on the next following banking day, an election may be held on any subsequent day within 60 days of the date fixed, to be designated by the board of directors, or, if the directors fail to fix the date, by shareholders representing two-thirds of the shares. In these circumstances, at least 10 days’ notice must be given by first class mail to shareholders.
Section 2. Special Meetings. Except as otherwise specifically provided by statute, special meetings of the shareholders may be called for any purpose at any time by the board of directors or by any one or more shareholders owning, in the aggregate, not less than fifty percent of the stock of the association. Every such special meeting, unless otherwise provided by law, shall be called by mailing, postage prepaid, not less than 10 days nor more than 60 days prior to the date fixed for the meeting, to each shareholder at the address appearing on the books of the association a notice stating the purpose of the meeting.
The board of directors may fix a record date for determining shareholders entitled to notice and to vote at any meeting, in reasonable proximity to the date of giving notice to the shareholders of such meeting. The record date for determining shareholders entitled to demand a special meeting is the date the first shareholder signs a demand for the meeting describing the purpose or purposes for which it is to be held.
A special meeting may be called by shareholders or the board of directors to amend the articles of association or bylaws, whether or not such bylaws may be amended by the board of directors in the absence of shareholder approval.
If an annual or special shareholders' meeting is adjourned to a different date, time, or place, notice need not be given of the new date, time or place, if the new date, time or place is announced at the meeting before adjournment, unless any additional items of business are to be considered, or the association becomes aware of an intervening event materially affecting any matter to be voted on more than 10 days prior to the date to which the meeting is adjourned. If a new record date for the adjourned meeting is fixed, however, notice of the adjourned meeting must be given to persons who are shareholders as of the new record date. If, however, the meeting to elect the directors is adjourned before the election takes place, at least ten days’ notice of the new election must be given to the shareholders by first-class mail.
Section 3. Nominations of Directors. Nominations for election to the board of directors may be made by the board of directors or by any stockholder of any outstanding class of capital stock of the association entitled to vote for the election of directors. Nominations, other than those made by or on behalf of the existing management of the association, shall be made in writing and shall be delivered or mailed to the president of the association and the Comptroller of the Currency, Washington, D.C., not less than 14 days nor more than 50 days prior to any meeting of shareholders called for the election of directors; provided, however, that if less than 21 days' notice of the meeting is given to shareholders, such nomination shall be mailed or delivered to the president of the association not later than the close of business on the seventh day following the day on which the notice of meeting was mailed. Such notification shall contain the following information to the extent known to the notifying shareholder:
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The name and address of each proposed nominee;
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The principal occupation of each proposed nominee;
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The total number of shares of capital stock of the association that will be voted for each proposed nominee;
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The name and residence of the notifying shareholder; and
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The number of shares of capital stock of the association owned by the notifying shareholder.
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Nominations not made in accordance herewith may, in his/her discretion, be disregarded by the chairperson of the meeting, and upon his/her instructions, the vote tellers may disregard all votes cast for each such nominee.
Section 4. Proxies. Shareholders may vote at any meeting of the shareholders by proxies duly authorized in writing, but no officer or employee of this association shall act as proxy. Proxies shall be valid only for one meeting, to be specified therein, and any adjournments of such meeting. Proxies shall be dated and filed with the records of the meeting. Proxies with facsimile signatures may be used and unexecuted proxies may be counted upon receipt of a written confirmation from the shareholder. Proxies meeting the above requirements submitted at any time during a meeting shall be accepted.
Section 5. Quorum. A majority of the outstanding capital stock, represented in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at any meeting of shareholders, unless otherwise provided by law, or by the shareholders or directors pursuant to Article IX, Section 2, but less than a quorum may adjourn any meeting, from time to time, and the meeting may be held, as adjourned, without further notice. A majority of the votes cast shall decide every question or matter submitted to the shareholders at any meeting, unless otherwise provided by law or by the articles of association, or by the shareholders or directors pursuant to Article IX, Section 2. If a meeting for the election of directors is not held on the fixed date, at least 10 days’ notice must be given by first-class mail to the shareholders.
ARTICLE II
Directors
Section 1. Board of Directors. The board of directors shall have the power to manage and administer the business and affairs of the association. Except as expressly limited by law, all corporate powers of the association shall be vested in and may be exercised by the board of directors.
Section 2. Number. The board of directors shall consist of not less than five nor more than twenty-five members, unless the OCC has exempted the bank from the 25-member limit. The exact number within such minimum and maximum limits is to be fixed and determined from time to time by resolution of a majority of the full board of directors or by resolution of a majority of the shareholders at any meeting thereof.
Section 3. Organization Meeting. The secretary or treasurer, upon receiving the certificate of the judges of the result of any election, shall notify the directors-elect of their election and of the time at which they are required to meet at the main office of the association, or at such other place in the cities of Wilmington, Delaware or Buffalo, New York, to organize the new board of directors and elect and appoint officers of the association for the succeeding year. Such meeting shall be held on the day of the election or as soon thereafter as practicable, and, in any event, within 30 days thereof. If, at the time fixed for such meeting, there shall not be a quorum, the directors present may adjourn the meeting, from time to time, until a quorum is obtained.
Section 4. Regular Meetings. The Board of Directors may, at any time and from time to time, by resolution designate the place, date and hour for the holding of a regular meeting, but in the absence of any such designation, regular meetings of the board of directors shall be held, without notice, on the first Tuesday of each March, June and September, and on the second Tuesday of each December at the main office or other such place as the board of directors may designate. When any regular meeting of the board of directors falls upon a holiday, the meeting shall be held on the next banking business day unless the board of directors shall designate another day.
Section 5. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the board of directors may be called by the Chairman of the Board of the association, or at the request of two or more directors. Each member of the board of directors shall be given notice by telegram, first class mail, or in person stating the time and place of each special meeting.
Section 6. Quorum. A majority of the entire board then in office shall constitute a quorum at any meeting, except when otherwise provided by law or these bylaws, but a lesser number may adjourn any meeting, from time to time, and the meeting may be held, as adjourned, without further notice. If the number of directors present at the meeting is reduced below the number that would constitute a quorum, no business may be transacted, except selecting directors to fill vacancies in conformance with Article II, Section 7. If a quorum is present, the board of directors may take action through the vote of a majority of the directors who are in attendance.
Section 7. Meetings by Conference Telephone. Any one or more members of the board of directors or any committee thereof may participate in a meeting of such board or committees by means of a conference telephone or similar communications equipment allowing all persons participating in the meeting to hear each other at the same time. Participation in a meeting by such means shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.
Section 8. Procedures. The order of business and all other matters of procedure at every
meeting of the board of directors may be determined by the person presiding at the meeting.
Section 9. Removal of Directors. Any director may be removed for cause, at any meeting of stockholders notice of which shall have referred to the proposed action, by vote of the stockholders. Any director may be removed without cause, at any meeting of stockholders notice of which shall have referred to the proposed action, by the vote of the holders of a majority of the shares of the Corporation entitled to vote. Any director may be removed for cause, at any meeting of the directors notice of which shall have referred to the proposed action, by vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors.
Section 10. Vacancies. When any vacancy occurs among the directors, a majority of the remaining members of the board of directors, according to the laws of the United States, may appoint a director to fill such vacancy at any regular meeting of the board of directors, or at a special meeting called for that purpose at which a quorum is present, or if the directors remaining in office constitute fewer than a quorum of the board of directors, by the affirmative vote of a majority of all the directors remaining in office, or by shareholders at a special meeting called for that purpose in conformance with Section 2 of Article I. At any such shareholder meeting, each shareholder entitled to vote shall have the right to multiply the number of votes he or she is entitled to cast by the number of vacancies being filled and cast the product for a single candidate or distribute the product among two or more candidates. A vacancy that will occur at a specific later date (by reason of a resignation effective at a later date) may be filled before the vacancy occurs but the new director may not take office until the vacancy occurs.
ARTICLE III
Committees of the Board
The board of directors has power over and is solely responsible for the management, supervision, and administration of the association. The board of directors may delegate its power, but none of its responsibilities, to such persons or committees as the board may determine.
The board of directors must formally ratify written policies authorized by committees of the board of directors before such policies become effective. Each committee must have one or more member(s), and who may be an officer of the association or an officer or director of any affiliate of the association, who serve at the pleasure of the board of directors. Provisions of the articles of association and these bylaws governing place of meetings, notice of meeting, quorum and voting requirements of the board of directors, apply to committees and their members as well. The creation of a committee and appointment of members to it must be approved by the board of directors.
Section 1. Loan Committee. There shall be a loan committee composed of not less than 2 directors, appointed by the board of directors annually or more often. The loan committee, on behalf of the bank, shall have power to discount and purchase bills, notes and other evidences of debt, to buy and sell bills of exchange, to examine and approve loans and discounts, to exercise authority regarding loans and discounts, and to exercise, when the board of directors is not in session, all other powers of the board of directors that may lawfully be delegated. The loan committee shall keep minutes of its meetings, and such minutes shall be submitted at the next regular meeting of the board of directors at which a quorum is present, and any action taken by the board of directors with respect thereto shall be entered in the minutes of the board of directors.
Section 2. Investment Committee. There shall be an investment committee composed of not less than 2 directors, appointed by the board of directors annually or more often. The investment committee, on behalf of the bank, shall have the power to ensure adherence to the investment policy, to recommend amendments thereto, to purchase and sell securities, to exercise authority regarding
investments and to exercise, when the board of directors is not in session, all other powers of the board of directors regarding investment securities that may be lawfully delegated. The investment committee shall keep minutes of its meetings, and such minutes shall be submitted at the next regular meeting of the board of directors at which a quorum is present, and any action taken by the board of directors with respect thereto shall be entered in the minutes of the board of directors.
Section 3. Examining Committee. There shall be an examining committee composed of not less than 2 directors, exclusive of any active officers, appointed by the board of directors annually or more often. The duty of that committee shall be to examine at least once during each calendar year and within 15 months of the last examination the affairs of the association or cause suitable examinations to be made by auditors responsible only to the board of directors and to report the result of such examination in writing to the board of directors at the next regular meeting thereafter. Such report shall state whether the association is in a sound condition, and whether adequate internal controls and procedures are being maintained and shall recommend to the board of directors such changes in the manner of conducting the affairs of the association as shall be deemed advisable.
Notwithstanding the provisions of the first paragraph of this section 3, the responsibility and authority of the Examining Committee may, if authorized by law, be given over to a duly constituted audit committee of the association's parent corporation by a resolution duly adopted by the board of directors.
Section 4. Trust Audit Committee. There shall be a trust audit committee in conformance with Section 1 of Article V.
Section 5. Other Committees. The board of directors may appoint, from time to time, from its own members, compensation, special litigation and other committees of one or more persons, for such purposes and with such powers as the board of directors may determine.
However, a committee may not:
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Authorize distributions of assets or dividends;
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Approve action required to be approved by shareholders;
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Fill vacancies on the board of directors or any of its committees;
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Amend articles of association;
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Adopt, amend or repeal bylaws; or
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Authorize or approve issuance or sale or contract for sale of shares, or determine the designation and relative rights, preferences and limitations of a class or series of shares.
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Section 6. Committee Members' Fees. Committee members may receive a fee for their services as committee members and traveling and other out-of-pocket expenses incurred in attending any meeting of a committee of which they are a member. The fee may be a fixed sum to be paid for attending each meeting or a fixed sum to be paid quarterly, or semiannually, irrespective of the number of meetings attended or not attended. The amount of the fee and the basis on which it shall be paid shall be determined by the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE IV
Officers and Employees
Section 1. Chairperson of the Board. The board of directors shall appoint one of its members to be the chairperson of the board to serve at its pleasure. Such person shall preside at all meetings of the board of directors. The chairperson of the board shall supervise the carrying out of the policies adopted or approved by the board of directors; shall have general executive powers, as well as the specific powers conferred by these bylaws; and shall also have and may exercise such further powers and duties as from time to time may be conferred upon or assigned by the board of directors.
Section 2. President. The board of directors shall appoint one of its members to be the president of the association. In the absence of the chairperson, the president shall preside at any meeting of the board of directors. The president shall have general executive powers and shall have and may exercise any and all other powers and duties pertaining by law, regulation, or practice to the office of president, or imposed by these bylaws. The president shall also have and may exercise such further powers and duties as from time to time may be conferred or assigned by the board of directors.
Section 3. Vice President. The board of directors may appoint one or more vice presidents. Each vice president shall have such powers and duties as may be assigned by the board of directors. One vice president shall be designated by the board of directors, in the absence of the president, to perform all the duties of the president.
Section 4. Secretary. The board of directors shall appoint a secretary, treasurer, or other designated officer who shall be secretary of the board of directors and of the association and who shall keep accurate minutes of all meetings. The secretary shall attend to the giving of all notices required by these bylaws; shall be custodian of the corporate seal, records, documents and papers of the association; shall provide for the keeping of proper records of all transactions of the association; shall have and may exercise any and all other powers and duties pertaining by law, regulation or practice to the office of treasurer, or imposed by these bylaws; and shall also perform such other duties as may be assigned from time to time, by the board of directors.
Section 5. Other Officers. The board of directors may appoint one or more assistant vice presidents, one or more trust officers, one or more assistant secretaries, one or more assistant treasurers, one or more managers and assistant managers of branches and such other officers and attorneys in fact as from time to time may appear to the board of directors to be required or desirable to transact the business of the association. Such officers shall respectively exercise such powers and perform such duties as pertain to their several offices, or as may be conferred upon or assigned to them by the board of directors, the chairperson of the board, or the president. The board of directors may authorize an officer to appoint one or more officers or assistant officers.
Section 6. Tenure of Office. The president and all other officers shall hold office for the current year for which the board of directors was elected, unless they shall resign, become disqualified, or be removed; and any vacancy occurring in the office of president shall be filled promptly by the board of directors.
Section 7. Resignation. An officer may resign at any time by delivering notice to the association. A resignation is effective when the notice is given unless the notice specifies a later effective date.
ARTICLE V
Fiduciary Activities
Section 1. Trust Audit Committee. There shall be a Trust Audit Committee composed of not less than 2 directors, appointed by the board of directors, which shall, at least once during each calendar year make suitable audits of the association’s fiduciary activities or cause suitable audits to be made by auditors responsible only to the board, and at such time shall ascertain whether fiduciary powers have been administered according to law, Part 9 of the Regulations of the Comptroller of the Currency, and sound fiduciary principles. Such committee: (1) must not include any officers of the bank or an affiliate who participate significantly in the administration of the bank’s fiduciary activities; and (2) must consist of a majority of members who are not also members of any committee to which the board of directors has delegated power to manage and control the fiduciary activities of the bank.
Notwithstanding the provisions of the first paragraph of this section 1, the responsibility and authority of the Trust Audit Committee may, if authorized by law, be given over to a duly constituted audit committee of the association’s parent corporation by a resolution duly adopted by the board of directors.
Section 2. Fiduciary Files. There shall be maintained by the association all fiduciary records necessary to assure that its fiduciary responsibilities have been properly undertaken and discharged.
Section 3. Trust Investments. Funds held in a fiduciary capacity shall be invested according to the instrument establishing the fiduciary relationship and applicable law. Where such instrument does not specify the character and class of investments to be made, but does vest in the association investment discretion, funds held pursuant to such instrument shall be invested in investments in which corporate fiduciaries may invest under applicable law.
ARTICLE VI
Stock and Stock Certificates
Section 1. Transfers. Shares of stock shall be transferable on the books of the association, and a transfer book shall be kept in which all transfers of stock shall be recorded. Every person becoming a shareholder by such transfer shall in proportion to such shareholder's shares, succeed to all rights of the prior holder of such shares. The board of directors may impose conditions upon the transfer of the stock reasonably calculated to simplify the work of the association with respect to stock transfers, voting at shareholder meetings and related matters and to protect it against fraudulent transfers.
Section 2. Stock Certificates. Certificates of stock shall bear the signature of the president (which may be engraved, printed or impressed) and shall be signed manually or by facsimile process by the secretary, assistant secretary, treasurer, assistant treasurer, or any other officer appointed by the board of directors for that purpose, to be known as an authorized officer, and the seal of the association shall be engraved thereon. Each certificate shall recite on its face that the stock represented thereby is transferable only upon the books of the association properly endorsed.
The board of directors may adopt or use procedures for replacing lost, stolen, or destroyed stock certificates as permitted by law.
The association may establish a procedure through which the beneficial owner of shares that are registered in the name of a nominee may be recognized by the association as the shareholder. The procedure may set forth:
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ARTICLE VII
Corporate Seal
Section 1. Seal. The seal of the association shall be in such form as may be determined from time to time by the board of directors. The president, the treasurer, the secretary or any assistant treasurer or assistant secretary, or other officer thereunto designated by the board of directors shall have authority to affix the corporate seal to any document requiring such seal and to attest the same. The seal on any corporate obligation for the payment of money may be facsimile.
ARTICLE VIII
Miscellaneous Provisions
Section 1. Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the association shall be the calendar year.
Section 2. Execution of Instruments. All agreements, indentures, mortgages, deeds, conveyances, transfers, certificates, declarations, receipts, discharges, releases, satisfactions, settlements, petitions, schedules, accounts, affidavits, bonds, undertakings, proxies and other instruments or documents may be signed, executed, acknowledged, verified, delivered or accepted on behalf of the association by the chairperson of the board, or the president, or any vice president, or the secretary, or the treasurer, or, if in connection with the exercise of fiduciary powers of the association, by any of those offices or by any trust officer. Any such instruments may also be executed, acknowledged, verified, delivered or accepted on behalf of the association in such other manner and by such other officers as the board of directors may from time to time direct. The provisions of this section 2 are supplementary to any other provision of these bylaws.
Section 3. Records. The articles of association, the bylaws and the proceedings of all meetings of the shareholders, the board of directors, and standing committees of the board of directors shall be recorded in appropriate minute books provided for that purpose. The minutes of each meeting shall be signed by the secretary, treasurer or other officer appointed to act as secretary of the meeting.
Section 4. Corporate Governance Procedures. To the extent not inconsistent with federal banking statutes and regulations, or safe and sound banking practices, the association may follow the Delaware General Corporation Law, Del. Code Ann. tit. 8 (1991, as amended 1994, and as amended thereafter) with respect to matters of corporate governance procedures.
Section 5. Indemnification. For purposes of this Section 5 of Article VIII, the term “institution-affiliated party” shall mean any institution-affiliated party of the association as such term is defined in 12 U.S.C. 1813(u).
Any institution-affiliated party (or his or her heirs, executors or administrators) may be indemnified or reimbursed by the association for reasonable expenses actually incurred in connection with any threatened, pending or completed actions or proceedings and appeals therein, whether civil, criminal, governmental, administrative or investigative, in accordance with and to the fullest extent permitted by law, as such law now or hereafter exists; provided, however, that when an administrative proceeding or action instituted by a federal banking agency results in a final order or settlement pursuant to which such person: (i) is assessed a civil money penalty, (ii) is removed from office or prohibited from participating in the conduct of the affairs of the association, or (iii) is required to cease and desist from or to take any affirmative action described in 12 U.S.C. 1818(b) with respect to the association, then the association shall require the repayment of all legal fees and expenses advanced pursuant to the next succeeding paragraph and may not indemnify such institution-affiliated parties (or their heirs, executors or administrators) for expenses, including expenses for legal fees, penalties or other payments incurred. The association shall provide indemnification in connection with an action or proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by an institution-affiliated party (or by his or her heirs, executors or administrators) only if such action or proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the board of directors.
Expenses incurred by an institution-affiliated party (or by his or her heirs, executors or administrators) in connection with any action or proceeding under 12 U.S.C. 164 or 1818 may be paid by the association in advance of the final disposition of such action or proceeding upon (a) a determination by the board of directors acting by a quorum consisting of directors who are not parties to such action or proceeding that the institution-affiliated party (or his or her heirs, executors or administrators) has a reasonable basis for prevailing on the merits, (b) a determination that the indemnified individual (or his or her heirs, executors or administrators) will have the financial capacity to reimburse the bank in the event he or she does not prevail, (c) a determination that the payment of expenses and fees by the association will not adversely affect the safety and soundness of the association, and (d) receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such institution-affiliated party (or by his or her heirs, executors or administrators) to repay such advancement in the event of a final order or settlement pursuant to which such person: (i) is assessed a civil money penalty, (ii) is removed from office or prohibited from participating in the conduct of the affairs of the association, or (iii) is required to cease and desist from or to take any affirmative action described in 12 U.S.C. 1818(b) with respect to the association. In all other instances, expenses incurred by an institution-affiliated party (or by his or her heirs, executors or administrators) in connection with any action or proceeding as to which indemnification may be given under these articles of association may be paid by the association in advance of the final disposition of such action or proceeding upon (a) receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such institution-affiliated party (or by or on behalf of his or her heirs, executors or administrators) to repay such advancement in the event that such institution-affiliated party (or his or her heirs, executors or administrators) is ultimately found not to be entitled to indemnification as authorized by these bylaws and (b) approval by the board of directors acting by a quorum consisting of directors who are not parties to such action or proceeding or, if such a quorum is not obtainable, then approval by stockholders. To the extent permitted by law, the board of directors or, if applicable, the stockholders, shall not be required to find that the institution-affiliated party has met the applicable standard of conduct provided by law for indemnification in connection with such
action or proceeding.
In the event that a majority of the members of the board of directors are named as respondents in an administrative proceeding or civil action and request indemnification, the remaining members of the board may authorize independent legal counsel to review the indemnification request and provide the remaining members of the board with a written opinion of counsel as to whether the conditions delineated in the first four paragraphs of this Section 5 of Article VIII have been met. If independent legal counsel opines that said conditions have been met, the remaining members of the board of directors may rely on such opinion in authorizing the requested indemnification.
In the event that all of the members of the board of directors are named as respondents in an administrative proceeding or civil action and request indemnification, the board shall authorize independent legal counsel to review the indemnification request and provide the board with a written opinion of counsel as to whether the conditions delineated in the first four paragraphs of this Section 5 of Article VIII have been met. If legal counsel opines that said conditions have been met, the board of directors may rely on such opinion in authorizing the requested indemnification.
To the extent permitted under applicable law, the rights of indemnification and to the advancement of expenses provided in these articles of association (a) shall be available with respect to events occurring prior to the adoption of these bylaws, (b) shall continue to exist after any restrictive amendment of these bylaws with respect to events occurring prior to such amendment, (c) may be interpreted on the basis of applicable law in effect at the time of the occurrence of the event or events giving rise to the action or proceeding, or on the basis of applicable law in effect at the time such rights are claimed, and (d) are in the nature of contract rights which may be enforced in any court of competent jurisdiction as if the association and the institution-affiliated party (or his or her heirs, executors or administrators) for whom such rights are sought were parties to a separate written agreement.
The rights of indemnification and to the advancement of expenses provided in these bylaws shall not, to the extent permitted under applicable law, be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which any such institution-affiliated party (or his or her heirs, executors or administrators) may now or hereafter be otherwise entitled whether contained in the association’s articles of association, these bylaws, a resolution of stockholders, a resolution of the board of directors, or an agreement providing such indemnification, the creation of such other rights being hereby expressly authorized. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the rights of indemnification and to the advancement of expenses provided in these bylaws shall not be deemed exclusive of any rights, pursuant to statute or otherwise, of any such institution-affiliated party (or of his or her heirs, executors or administrators) in any such action or proceeding to have assessed or allowed in his or her favor, against the association or otherwise, his or her costs and expenses incurred therein or in connection therewith or any part thereof.
If this Section 5 of Article VIII or any part hereof shall be held unenforceable in any respect by a court of competent jurisdiction, it shall be deemed modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it enforceable, and the remainder of this Section 5 of Article VIII shall remain fully enforceable.
The association may, upon affirmative vote of a majority of its board of directors, purchase insurance to indemnify its institution-affiliated parties to the extent that such indemnification is allowed in these bylaws; provided, however, that no such insurance shall include coverage for a final order assessing civil money penalties against such persons by a bank regulatory agency. Such insurance may, but need not, be for the benefit of all institution-affiliated parties.
EXHIBIT 6
Section 321(b) Consent
Pursuant to Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, Wilmington Trust, National Association hereby consents that reports of examinations by Federal, State, Territorial or District authorities may be furnished by such authorities to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon requests therefor.
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WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
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Dated: April 15, 2015
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By:
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/s/ Jennifer A. Luce | ||
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Name:
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Jennifer A. Luce | |||
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Title:
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Vice President | |||
EXHIBIT 7
R E P O R T O F C O N D I T I O N
WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
As of the close of business on December 31, 2014
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ASSETS
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Thousands of Dollars
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Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
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2,246,734
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Securities:
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5,091
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Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreement to resell:
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0
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Loans and leases held for sale:
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0
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Loans and leases net of unearned income, allowance:
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444,218
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Premises and fixed assets:
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7,821
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Other real estate owned:
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338
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Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies:
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0
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Direct and indirect investments in real estate ventures:
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0
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Intangible assets:
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2,033
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Other assets:
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63,718
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Total Assets:
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2,769,953
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LIABILITIES
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Thousands of Dollars
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Deposits
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2,168,256
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Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase
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89,000
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Other borrowed money:
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0
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Other Liabilities:
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76,499
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Total Liabilities
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2,333,755
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EQUITY CAPITAL
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Thousands of Dollars
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Common Stock
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1,000
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Surplus
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387,020
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Retained Earnings
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48,773
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Accumulated other comprehensive income
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(595)
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Total Equity Capital
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436,198
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Total Liabilities and Equity Capital
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2,769,953
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